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Definitely Manning—that is, if he were ever going to get called up to the majors ever again, which I’m thinking he might not be. I think he might end up in Asia at some point.

My best off-the-cuff guess here is that (1) he wants to outlaw secondary sales between individuals and have that managed only by the big players, so instead of you posting your tickets on StubHub, you will have to sell the ticket back to the ticket broker at face minus fees, provided they have a buyer already lined up to pay face plus fees (something like a stock market exchange); and (2) special pleading and payoffs by the big ticket brokers will exempt them from having to reduce the exorbitant fees they charge on the primary market.

Small sample size theater.

I kind of wonder whether this is a deliberate nod to its audience of mostly young and middle-aged people of modest means who don't have the money or family situations for vacations and new cars anyway? A way to make them feel smart or morally superior for engaging in delayed gratification, even though they practically don't have a choice anyhow? To your point about wealth-building as a "religious undertaking": isn't religion itself, like wealth-building ideology, all about delayed gratification anyway? After all, the radio host Dave Ramsey is a vocal proponent of delayed gratification (although you can be sure he's not delaying his in even the slightest), and I hear all kinds of Christianity dog whistles any time I hear his show. I don't think it's an accident that they are linked with one another, even as it operates in the shadow of prosperity bible theology.

Considering the political landscape and the way it's trending, she might have to. I'm a white cis man who has voted for people of color and women for president, and will again, but I ain't gonna lie, I'm nervous if anyone but a white cis man comes out of the primaries. Not because that's what I want to see, because it truly does not matter either way to me, but because not having exactly that will always cost votes on the margin, and that could be the difference between winning and losing.

Also, whose autograph is that on the check? Not Elon's.

Of course the woman’s name is Ekaterina.

I think it’s more likely everyone gets the bats.

He wants a lot more than to be financially okay. That’s a bourgeois dream.

By a couple weeks from now, that percent of Republicans saying using Signal to discuss military plans will be at least 60%, a new horror will be dominating the news cycle, and everybody will be like, "what's 'Signalgate'"?

It's not because they own stocks that the working class is hurt by a recession .

Until AI gets something like this right, it simply has limited utility for me.

Four teams are off today.

But that would be work, and that's simply a bridge too far.

You did this by hand. right?

You do see how this works, right? First Trump "jokes" about gunning for a third term, then congressmen submit bills to allow Trump and only Trump to enjoy a third term, then Trump starts saying he's serious about a third term, then the pundit class seriously and earnestly discuss the pros and cons of Trump enjoying a third term, and by the time the courts bulldoze the Constitution it becomes clear that Trump will be installed for his third term, the American people simply shrug and say, well, everyone did say he would serve a third term, it's not like we didn't know it was going to happen.

Crashing the economy is on purpose.

How about we guess at a few more Executive Orders? EO mandating all federal elections, starting with the 2026 midterms, be administered by the federal government and not the states, under a newly constituted federal agency named along the lines of the National Elections Administration. EO decreeing that all foreign national students from a list of certain countries be immediate expelled from universities that receive federal funds. EO designating God Bless America as an official second national anthem. Come on, everyone, join in! It’s so super fun! 💩

This is turning into a slow-moving blowout.

Maeda’s first pitch of the season ain’t comin’ back.

Oh, Riley, Riley, Riley …

Wow, monumental ****up by Garcia and Freeman.

And that’s how Jake Rogers can hit a triple. EDIT: New York might overturn it and pull the Dodgers’ ass out of the jackpot. EDIT 2: Maybe a make-up call by New York to let it stand, not as much of a biggie for their favorite team up three late.

Not for the Tigers, since he was never coming here.

One batter too much for Reese. That’s a shame.