tom rawls

all you NYTimes haters: pay attention

the problem with Obama's gilded cheescake factory remark is that it takes attention away from his clear explanation about the Strait of Hormuz and oil prices. Trump did it. sparkling rhetoric outshines plain speech. voters bounce from one distraction to the next--popcorn in the electoral microwave

at the grocery story, I maneuvered my cart to get by an old lady coming the other way, she nudged her cart sideways a jot, smiled and said, "at 85, any morning you can get up is a good morning"

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

in the most recent episode, River couldn't beat up a girl. had to be save by his dad. is that Bond, James Bond?

King Darius!

Eagles fans, you gotta check out the clips of Lane bludgeoning edge rushers. It will lift you spirits. Also a good read.

not sure what's worse, the Phillies performance, the Eagles lack of performance, or the MAGA/MAHA poisonous performance. seeking antidotes

VOTE! for the most deserving fat bear explore.org/fat-bear-week

King Darius!

c'mon man, if you're going to post that, you've got to offer up a whack opinion for our entertainment

@lesbowen.bsky.social Sir, did experts or tape savants at PHLY identify Dickerson as a major liability BEFORE the opener with the Commanders? Were his shortcomings apparent during practices with Pats or the intrasquad scrimmage? Did Howie and Nick fail to act based on obvious flaws? thanks

Democrats should make a better offer than Trump. He'll give you $5000, but we'll give you $5000 and 5 jars of Cheech and Chong's Space Chews

great opportunity for all the politicians to see the reaction to Dolly's death and follow her example . . . feed the kids provide health care fund education

great opportuntiy for all the rich people to see the reaction to Dolly's death and follow her example

read this. so smart and equally inventive

Painter. . . . and Nola!

the indomitable human spirit

@imbernomics.bsky.social interview with El-Sayed. obviously intelligent and thoughtful. I think we'd be fortunate to have him in the senate www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...

TANK!

bring back Topper

ridiculous VAR to overturn that goal

that Dodge Ram ad "In Loud We Trust" is . . . . . . just wrong in so many ways

if you're paying attention to the World Cup, this is excellent. Long, but smart and entertaining www.newyorker.com/sports/world...

@jimmykempski.bsky.social NPR had a backgammon champ talking about prediction model he built for the NFL. "The Eagles used it religiously" during the Pederson super bowl season. "Coaches were giving up quite a bit," he said. Has this been reported on? freakonomics.com/podcast/can-...

this collection of short portraits of lesser-known (mostly) historical heroes is terrific. inspiring. don't know if it's possible to breach the paywall www.newyorker.com/culture/anna...

@audacityofdespair.bsky.social are you the David Simon who wrote about Frances Perkins in the Yorker? Excellent work. The collection is inspiring. Plus it includes a Baltimore-born man: Rawls

sneaky little shit

if you are going to foul Messi, and sure, do that, make it a punishing foul

Tomorrow will we see a picture of the Bosnian's swollen, purple ankle?

so much emotion

Today's World Cup game cannot begin soon enough. Distractions required.

someone please, what is the logic behind the dissent that says the constitution doesn't say what it says?

Ronaldo both offside and incompetent on that play. Yes, i am amused

good piece about annoying Nick. obviously not a great offensive mind, but he's serious about stuff that wins games, like turnovers. my question is: the "tight windows" that Hurts doesn't throw into. are they truly windows? also has Nick inhibited Hurts? www.nytimes.com/athletic/736...

@welch.senate.gov @balint.house.gov we need medicare for all lookit this--what a costly, useless mess vtdigger.org/2026/06/11/v...

do you know about the grass in World Cup stadia? www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...

is it possible that news about solar power will awaken the benighted?

Apparently the bobolinks have returned. We haven't had a nesting pair for a number of years. They're in decline. but we heard one today. Also, tonight: lightning bugs!

Jordan Mailata on Sean Mannion: “He is an evil genius. The guy knows ball. … If I were to lock the three smartest people in the building in a room, Sean would be there by himself.”

Paying a little attention to the French Open tennis championship. All the women speak English, in addition to their native language (Polish, Ukrainian, what have you). How many Americans are fluent in a second language? An initiative to make Americans multilingual would open a lot of minds

take a moment to read the Pope

paid $5.39.9 for diesel today. Donald Trump gives a grand total of zero fucks about what his Iran misadventure is doing to the cost of operating working vehicles, those being machines that burn diesel: tractors, trucks, excavators, dozers, and such.

Hoping that the NY Giants' Abdul Carter and the people leading the NAACP "Out of Bounds" campaign get together naacp.org/campaigns/ou...

🚨If a state is making it harder for your family to vote, why reward them with your talent and your NIL money? I said what I said. You can still make it to the NFL, NBA, or anywhere else without propping up politicians attacking democracy and voting rights.

a good read. plus a little food for thought www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/u...

@jimmykempski.bsky.social would it be worth asking players from SEC colleges about this? naacp.org/articles/naa...

@greghartpa.bsky.social @jdtbirds17.bsky.social @phillywannabgm.bsky.social @fonzz.bsky.social @phillyfrontoffice.com @chocomil.bsky.social @number1hurtsfan.bsky.social @lesbowen.bsky.social Howie can no longer draft kids from the SEC. That's the new rule naacp.org/articles/naa...

reading a Tana French novel. the fraud and scammers are known to some. but how will things play out? will any characters we like get hurt? can we trust there will be a decent conclusion? Watching Trump is like being in the middle of crime fiction, but with no confidence the good guys will win