MLB roundup: D-backs buzz past Dodgers in 10 innings Christian Walker hit two home runs, including a game-ending two-run shot in the 10th inning, as the Arizona Diamondbacks stung the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 in Phoenix on Tuesday. 04/30/2024 - 9:05 pm | View Link
Orioles defeat the Yankees to take a one game lead in the AL East Dean Kremer pitched seven innings of two-run ball, Adley Rutschman extended his hitting streak to a career-best 11 games and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees 4-2 on Tuesday night. 04/30/2024 - 7:48 pm | View Link
After thrilling comeback win, Mets start series vs. Cubs Vientos' two-run homer capped a three-run 11th inning Sunday for the Mets, who edged the visiting Cardinals 4-2. The Cubs lost the rubber game of a three-game series Sunday night when they fell in ... 04/28/2024 - 6:54 pm | View Link
Royals run past Tigers 8-0 Seth Lugo pitched seven scoreless innings and Kansas City won their fourth straight game, beating Detroit. Lugo allowed three singles and matched a career high with nine strikeouts in a game played at ... 04/26/2024 - 5:52 pm | View Link
Cardinals prospect Joshua Baez flashes power-tool with towering homer: Minor League Report Cardinals prospect Joshua Baez’s second home run of the 2024 season cleared the left-center field berm at Dozer Park and touched down on the concourse behind the grass-area seating. 04/25/2024 - 11:45 pm | View Link
The Justice Department said yesterday that it had recommended easing restrictions on marijuana in what would be a major change in federal policy. Yes, it will take a while and no, it won't make it legal, but it's movement. Via the New York Times:
Even though the move, which kicks off a lengthy rule-making process, does not end the criminalization of the drug, it is a significant shift in how the government views the safety and use of marijuana for medical purposes.
As bad as the things he admits to are, the ones he won't admit are even scarier. Because it means he knows people will hate him for it, he just doesn't care. Mika Brzezinski talks about Trump's Time Magazine interviewL
"The former president was asked about his stance on abortion issues and he mostly dodged the questions," she said.
"He was asked whether women should be able to get the abortion pill mifepristone.
Before there was Fox News, before there was Rush Limbaugh, before there was the sprawling rightwing ecosystem of fake news and vicious smears we so enjoy today, there was the National Enquirer.
For most of our lives, the Enquirer stared up at us from the checkout aisle of our local supermarket.
You Might Notice a Trend: The threat of Trump's atrocities.
The Mahablog: The unwise men who need correction.
Dispatches from a Collapsing State: J. D. Vance, the right, and the center.
The Cottage: The great divorce, evangelical style.
Finally, for May Day (which is Labor Day or Workers' Day in some countries), Billy Bragg's version of "The Internationale."
This installment by Batocchio.
Yesterday, in making a pitch for the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Bernie noted that “while it is critically important we do everything we can to defeat Donald Trump, it is just as important we work to elect progressives this November.” Amen!
And it’s what Blue America does.
Our endorsement page for incumbents is skimpy this cycle.
The collection of mooks that make up the current MAGA roster is what many of us saw coming years ago. It's been a long death spiral, highlighted by "I'm not a witch" and "2nd Amendment solutions," "palling around with terrorists" and "s*thole countries."Most recently, a puppy killer.
So in principle it's not shocking to know that irritable bowel syndrome spokesperson Matt Gaetz so personally targeted a GOP colleague, Rep.