Donation Suggestions for the American, CUSA and MAC for the #CharitibundiBowl Along with some other things we will be tracking.

Since the rules of the CHARITIBUNDI Bowl have changed. We thought we’d give you some ideas to donate to keep the pettiness going!

Donation Suggestions for the American, CUSA and MAC for the #CharitibundiBowl @newap-georgia.bsky.social

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On Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, we remember and honor the 30,961 IDF soldiers, police officers, members of Israel’s national security forces, and civilians who have lost their lives due to war and terror. 🕯️

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With 35 points in his NBA playoff debut, Victor Wembanyama broke Tim Duncan’s record for the most points by a San Antonio Spurs player in their first postseason game (32 points, 1998).

The fact there was a mass shooting with EIGHT dead today and it barely made the front page of any news site tells you everything you need to know how fucked up we are as a country. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/us/shreveport...

Be the Mets, be the Mets. Step right up and Be the Mets!

The Little Probe That Could: Why Voyager 1 Matters, and Why NASA Just Switched Part of It Off This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission has failed, but to keep it alive a little longer.

This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission has failed, but to keep it alive a little longer. n.pr/41HfdLS

Behind Trump’s Public Bravado on the War, He Grapples With His Own Fears The president’s impulsive style has never been tested in a sustained military conflict, and he’s been ruminating on Jimmy Carter’s failure in Iran.

Trump “even mused he should award himself the nation’s highest military honor, the Medal of Honor.”

And that’s not even the craziest part of this excellent WSJ story about the paranoia and chaos that overshadow the White House right now.

Free link:

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Stabbings, kidnap threats and arson attacks: how the Iranian regime targets UK journalists Staff at outlets critical of Tehran have faced chilling intimidation and violence, amid calls for greater protection and support

Stabbings, kidnap threats and arson attacks: how the Iranian regime targets UK journalists

JANSEN WILSON STAND UP AND TAKE A BOW!! What a beauty! #LouCity

114.1 MPH
OVER the batter's eye

Munetaka Murakami's first MLB grand slam was a sight to behold!

Both the best thing and the worst thing would be for the World Cup to be played in front of mostly empty stadiums.

It is sad to say but this tournament deserves to be a massive commercial failure.

Texas Medical Board Sanctions Three Doctors for Delayed Care That Led to the Deaths of Two Pregnant Women The two women died during miscarriages. The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to their deaths.

NEW: Porsha Ngumezi and Nevaeh Crain died during miscarriages in Texas after doctors delayed treatment.

The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to the deaths, but the doctors were given minimal punishment.

By Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser

Double Espresso & Double Thompsons in tonight’s USWNT lineup ☕👯‍♀️

Trump six weeks ago:

I demand UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.

Trump today:

I basically surrender on regime change, the nuclear program being gone once and for all, missiles, proxies, sanctions, and paying off the Iranian regime.

But memo to my followers: Let’s pretend it’s all good!

"I don't think people are sufficiently prepared notwithstanding what happened in 2021, for the possibility that he will try to fuck with this election. And he will. He's already basically telling us that's what he's going to do, just the same way he told us he would do that in 2020."

I can think of a way for them to reach more users…

Turns out all the economic gains were just Uncle Roger’s new restaurant.

Sudan enters a fourth year of war as officials lament an ‘abandoned crisis’ Conflict in the Middle East has overshadowed the fighting in Sudan, which has killed at least 59,000 people and pushed parts of the North African country into famine.

Sudan enters a fourth year of war that’s been called an “abandoned crisis,” as a new Middle East conflict throws into shadow the fighting that has forced 13 million people to flee their homes.

Man City have failed to score in each of their last three games against teams who were starting the day top of the Premier League table.

#MCIARS

The Mets have scored 2 runs in their last 34 innings. Progress!!

Not great, Molly!

Ahhhhhhh ahhhh ahhhhh ahhhhhh.

I read the news today, oh boy.

I talked to numerous people in Newtown. They were surprised to hear Trump condemn Alex Jones for his Sandy Hook denial, because they expressly asked Trump to disavow this in 2017 during his first term and he refused.

I've got quotes from them and the backstory here:

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Mets Instagram post of the Artemis splashdown being shown on the Jumbotron at Citi Field

The only thing Mets fans will see touch home tonight

OpenAI Is A Confidence Game Empowered By The Media and Investors That Is Rigged To Explode I tend to be pretty light-hearted in what I write, but please take me seriously when I say I have genuine concerns about the dangers posed by OpenAI. I believe that OpenAI is an incredibly risky entity, not due to the power of its models or its underlying assets, but due to Sam Altman’s ability to con people and find others that will con in his stead. Those responsible for rooting out con artists - regulators, investors and the media - have not simply failed, but actively assisted Altman in this con. Here’re the crucial elements of the con: Creating a halo of uncertainty around the actual efficacies of LLMs, to the point that a cult of personality grew around a technology that obfuscated its actual outcomes and efficacies to the point that it could be sold based on what it might do rather than what it actually does. Creating a halo of “genius” around Altman himself, aided by constant and vague threats of human destruction with the suggestion that only Altman could solve them. Normalizing the idea that it’s both necessary and important to let a company burn billions of dollars. Normalizing the idea that it’s okay that a company has perpetual losses, and perpetuating the idea that these losses are necessary for innovation to continue at large. Sam Altman is a dull, mediocre man that loves money and power. He appears to be superficially charming, but his actual skill is ingratiating himself with others and having them owe him favors, or feel somehow indebted to him otherwise. He remembers people’s names and where he met them, and is very good at emailing people, writing checks, or finding reasons for somebody else to write a check. He is not technical - he can barely code and misunderstands basic machine learning (to quote Futurism) - but is very good at making the noises that people want to hear, be they big scary statements that confirm their biases or massive promises of un…

Tomorrow's Premium: The Hater's Guide To OpenAI, a 17,000 word guide to Sam Altman's decade-long con built on lies about the capabilities and economics of generative AI. This company can not be allowed to go public.

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This is good from Senator Elissa Slotkin. Same message as Murphy below:

Trump’s Purge May Be Just Beginning After Pam Bondi’s ouster, other top administration officials could be in jeopardy.

After months of simmering discontent, Donald Trump finally ended Pam Bondi’s tenure as attorney general. Other top administration officials could be in jeopardy, @ashleyrparker.bsky.social and Sarah Fitzpatrick report.

$600 for a ticket is a joke in itself from FIFA but this resale markup is disgusting for a Scotland group game.

Home Sweet Dome: The Rebuilt Tropicana Field Deserves Its Flowers After a hurricane forced them to spend last season in a minor league park, the Rays learned that be it ever so humble, there’s no place like dome.

“I’ve stayed in hotel rooms that are nicer than my house. But home is still home.” Wrote about what the Rays learned in their season away from Tropicana Field, and what it means for them to return, if only for a little:

Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Help America Vote Act of 2002

NEW: With no authority under the Constitution to change election rules, President Trump has signed an executive order that calls for restricting voting by mail. The order is expected to be challenged in court
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