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Chris Blake retweeted
MAGA is not conservatism. Period. It is a radical reactionary movement built around authoritarianism, parochialism, and a cult of personality. Its economic policies also reject free-market principles in favor of dirigisme and protectionist tariffs that give the government a greater role in shaping the economy. The movement is a fragmented set of beliefs, heavily dependent on the whims of a man who may not be entirely in control of his faculties. The justifications and rationalizations offered for his policies and actions are baffling.
I wrote an essay some time ago about why conservatives should vote Democratic. It isn’t aimed at the inevitable trolls who will flood the replies. It’s for conservatives who recognize that Republicans have failed them but are planning to stay home. Read the essay, and consider voting Democratic instead..
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Stephon Marbury reacts via KFTV IG:
“We have too many guys trying to iso, and the other four guys are sitting there staring at the ball for a whole possession, and we're burping up bad shots” 👀
Mike Brown not happy with the sticky ball and the turnovers vs the Sixers
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A class act!
One of the best to ever do it. This video is why he’s the best - Ernie Johnson understands the connection people have with those they watch for years of their lives - and his honesty and relatability and goodness are why he’s been so successful. Will miss seeing him all season long but am happy he’s doing what is right for him now.
Love you Ernie and thanks for keeping us company all these years.
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The revenge docket rockets on with another failed effort to indict washingtonpost.com/national-…
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Men's College Basketball: URI's Archie Miller defends job status before fifth season independentri.com/sports/art… via @IndependentRI
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Chris Blake retweeted
I’ll stipulate that Trump is an agent of Putin.
Go down the checklist.
1. Destroyed the Western alliance? Putin wanted that.
2. Threatened a NATO ally over Greenland? Putin wanted that.
3. Pulled out of the intermediate nuclear pact? Putin wanted that.
4. Withdrawing 25-40,000 troops from Western Europe while Russian bellicosity is rising? Putin wanted that.
5. Russian satellites giving coordinates to Iranians killing our soldiers, and his response is “they kill us, we kill them”? What American president says that?
I think he’s been compromised.
The election of Donald Trump may be the greatest foreign policy success in post-Czarist Russian history.
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Congratulations, Sophie!
#URI enters year one of the Colleen Mullen era picked ninth in the #A10WBB preseason poll with 97 points.
Sophia Vital earns both Preseason All-Conference First Team and Defensive Team honors. She’s the first Ram selected to the Preseason First Team since Mayé Touré in 2023.
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I’ve been there. Amazing spot.
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Chris Blake retweeted
Trump says he brought in “$21 trillion” of investment vs. “less than $1 trillion” under Biden.
Actual business investment: $14.5 trillion under Biden, $6.7 trillion so far under Trump.
My @Morning_Joe Chart
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She didn’t even last one Scaramucci @chrispkeating
Breaking : TRUMP White House press secretary gone after only one high-profile briefing, says multiple media reports
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Preseason interview with URI men’s basketball coach Archie Miller.
Rhody MBB || Media Availability: Archie Miller (Oct. 14) piped.video/NXVdg4f_XFs?is=8rs2… via @YouTube
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Chris Blake retweeted
Congrats to the “conservatives” who have ushered in an era of:
-A pro-Putin administration;
-Superpower suicide;
-Crony socialism;
-live-streamed executions;
-losing a war to Iran;
-unprecedented corruption;
-vindictive prosecutions;
-A disastrous economy for the working class.
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Chris Blake retweeted
Trump devoted a long stretch of his rally last night to griping that he should’ve earned the Nobel, or actually eight Nobels, for having “settled eight wars.”
The problem, or one of multiple problems, is that he absolutely hasn’t settled eight wars: cnn.com/2026/10/10/politics/…
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Chris Blake retweeted
President Trump complained at length tonight that he hasn't been given the Nobel Peace Prize for having "settled eight wars," then recited a list of supposed wars settled that includes...
- "Egypt and Ethiopia" (who had a diplomatic dispute, not a war)
- "Kosovo and Serbia" (who also weren't at war under Trump)
- "The Democrat(ic) Republic of the Congo and Rwanda" (the war in the eastern DRC never ended despite a peace deal brokered by his administration that didn't include the rebel coalition doing the fighting)
- "Israel and Iran" last year (Israel went back to war with Iran this year along with the Trump-led US)
- "Israel and Hamas" (Israel continues to conduct frequent attacks in Gaza despite a ceasefire)
Trump also claimed he's "about to settle or win" the war with Iran, the one he started, and also "Russia-Ukraine," though he'd repeatedly promised to end that one within 24 hours of taking office in 2025.
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Agreed!
At some point, baseball has to get back to valuing ballplayers and not just numbers on a screen. Give me the Freddie Freemans, the Buster Poseys, Hunter Pences, Pablo Sandovals, Michael Youngs, Ian Kinslers of the world. Guys who just flat out know how to play the game. Everyone wants to talk launch angle and exit velo, but what happened to valuing a quality at bat?” The 9-pitch battle that might end in an out, but forces a pitcher to show everything he’s got.
The guy who hits behind the runner, takes what’s given, or just refuses to give a pitcher an easy inning. Those at-bats might not look sexy in the box score, but they show up in the 7th, 8th, and 9th. Some of these dudes could absolutely leave the yard too. That’s the point. They weren’t one-dimensional. Somewhere along the way, we confused measurable tools with knowing how to win baseball games.
I’m not against analytics or hitting the ball hard, but there is an art to winning that you can’t fully measure. We need more guys who know how to play baseball, not just hitters, not just athletes, ballplayers. And I promise you, those dudes never go out of style
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