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Even if you were so clever and so wise that you had all knowledge - in all these things you should not glory.
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“We get here on Monday and people are here. Six days before the race, there are more fans than normal. By the first practice on Wednesday, it’s packed. People are lining the fence.” open.substack.com/pub/phoebewa...

“You can try to get one now.” www.mlb.com/news/topps-r...

After comparisons to Justin Verlander, Tarik Skubal’s latest gem brought back memories of Max Scherzer. His best pitches were his last. “As the game wore on, I felt like I got better. That’s probably what I’m the most proud of.” www.mlb.com/news/tarik-s...

June 12, 2025

Spent much of yesterday touring Holocaust and Jewish history sites in Amsterdam. Read a lot about how the non-Jewish Dutch were divided between collaborators and resistance. Sobering. Very close to home. Too close. But a necessary reminder to choose well when authoritarianism arrives.

“Once Greene realized the stroke of fortune, he met Green on the field, ran back into the Tigers' clubhouse and autographed a bat for him. Then, they took a photo together.” www.mlb.com/news/riley-g...

The 7 players to draw a walk vs. Tarik Skubal in 2025: Dodgers' Mookie Betts (3/27) Mariners' Dylan Moore (4/2, twice) Mariners' Julio Rodríguez (4/2) Royals' Maikel Garcia (4/20) Red Sox's Carlos Narváez (5/14) Cardinals' Victor Scott II (5/20) Orioles' Coby Mayo (6/12)

Jon, Jill Lepore and @kevinmkruse.bsky.social discuss the many ways Trump has learned to entrench his power and how we may be able to fight back. An all-new The Weekly Show is out now!

As Trump versus Newsom dominates the media, Jon, Jill Lepore, and @kevinmkruse.bsky.social lament the lack of a robust and unified defense of immigration, universities, and other institutions under attack.

The most inspiring chapters in our nation's history came when Americans faced down some of our country's darkest demons. Those moments, like our own, were difficult to live through but also brought the chance to bring out the best in us, with enduring consequences.

The emergence of Simon, the good listener:

Orioles will use Keegan Akin as an opener ahead of previous scheduled starter Dean Kremer tonight vs. Tigers. You could say they're employing a pitching strategy very Akin to what the Tigers have made popular.

There is no deal Thank you for your attention to this matter

"When our team is doing what we're doing ... the whole contract and money stuff kind of goes to the side because we're winning so much," www.freep.com/story/sports...

"There’s plenty of (rare earth minerals) in the Unites States, but we don’t have much in the way to process it," www.freep.com/story/money/...

"Today’s announcement demonstrates our ongoing commitment to build vehicles in the U.S and to support American jobs. We're focused on giving customers choice and offering a broad range of vehicles they love," www.fox2detroit.com/news/general...

Jackson Jobe's season is over. The Tigers rookie RHP will undergo Tommy John surgery after further evaluation from doctors, the team announced.

"It was time to listen and to do what others who have experienced it [have done]." www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Witnesses say five or six people were detained after an immigration judge dismissed their cases at Detroit’s Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building. Most of them are Venezuelan, according to activists.

“This is a play that deserves to be sold out every night,” critic Randiah Camille Green writes. “I’d see it again without thinking twice, and probably will.”

On this week’s episode Jon discusses Trump’s LA escalation, Terry Moran, Elon & more. New episode out with Jill Lepore & @kevinmkruse.bsky.social out tomorrow!

“Rate Field will play host to a celebration of the Chicago-born pontiff on Saturday put on by the Archdiocese of Chicago, featuring the premiere of a video message from Pope Leo XIV to young people of the world.” www.mlb.com/news/pope-le...

“Zach McKinstry tripled twice” www.mlb.com/news/spencer...

“Please don’t make one person stand for everybody else. We are businesses owners and residents of Port Huron. We’re not President Trump. The decisions he’s made are not ours.” open.substack.com/pub/phoebewa...

“It’s a percentage bias and it’s what we’ve been seeing in EV sales for a couple of years.” www.freep.com/story/money/...

“The Tigers announced the weekend’s attendance was the second-highest for a three-game series in Detroit since 2015.” www.mlive.com/tigers/2025/...

The event at Clark Park is part of a “National Day of Defiance and Mass Mobilization.”

“Beijing also granted rare earth licenses to suppliers of U.S. auto giants General Motors, Ford and Jeep-maker Stellantis, Reuters reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources.” www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/06/...

While we were distracted by Marines marching on L.A., that dude from the health food store with the "Don't Tread on Me" bumper sticker who's always going on about chem trails catapulted us back to the days of blood-letting & leeches.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social History is. Facts matter.

BREAKING: we won vs. DOGE--again This time it is for mishandling of personal data at the on MILLIONS of current & former federal employees Preliminary injunction entered! Kudos to my @democracydefendersaction.org colleagues and the wonderful team listed below 👇

Jon Stewart and @kaitlancollins.bsky.social discuss the importance of journalists’ access to leaders.

Claude has discovered that his patience is shorter than nesting season.

The EPA says the plumes of aircraft exhaust vapor are a natural result of flight and pose no risk to weather patterns, while the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has denied undertaking or planning any weather modification experiments. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

June 8, 2025

"You want to feel things out as the way the game goes…” www.freep.com/story/sports...

If you don’t know what Palantir is, or the people behind it, investigate. Or listen to @hcrichardson.bsky.social Heather Cox Richardson’s interview with Gil Duran on her YT channel. He goes through everything and connects the dots really well.

The replies on here may not be as racist as Twitter, but they damn sure are hateful. Talk AI: FU, AI sucks go away Talk Business: Go away Talk Healthcare: Crickets. Engagement went from great convos on many topics, to agree with me or you are a nazi fascist We are forcing posts to X

National Guard firing tear gas in response to what's described as "several dozen" protesters suggests to me that they're operating on a schedule, not in response to real events. (Or, even worse, some of them are panicking.)

Over on X Trumpers getting giddy over a post by Trump spox Steven Cheung declaring, twice, "THEY SPIT, WE HIT!" a paraphrase of Trump's promise to use violence in response to reports that protesters have spat on troops. They are very excited about the hitting part.

430 ppm: www.cbc.ca/news/science...

"She is a superb retail politician, and a really unique one," www.freep.com/story/opinio...

"Beer drinkers in the state of Michigan have been anticipating this for years," www.freep.com/story/news/l...

“We all know moms are strong.” www.mlb.com/news/daniell...

Ahead of No Kings Day, a couple trainings we have coming up that might be useful: Safety and Deescalation: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even... Know Your Rights (w/ACLU): act.aclu.org/a/2025-kyr-t...

From the archives: What happened in Detroit in 1967? “You put a pot of water on the burner, and if you don't lower that heat it's going to boil over,” Harvey Ovshinsky told us. “And that's what happened.”

“Might be one to leave him alone for 24 hours and let him come back ready to hit in the middle of our order tomorrow.” www.mlb.com/news/riley-g...