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Cartoon from NYer depicting baseball announcers in booth: "New rule this year - the pitcher or catcher may challenge the batter's walk-up music"
Authorities say eight children were killed in a domestic disturbance in Louisiana. The victims range in age from one to about 14 years old. https://to.pbs.org/4sP7Cpv
WOW: Jodi Kantor & Adam Liptak have the memos that describe the origins of SCOTUS shadow docket - the 2016 order halting Obama’s Clean Power Plan @jodikantor.bsky.social @adamliptak.bsky.social @nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...
"I am not naive enough to believe that nobody will hold this against us, that women out in the field won't have to hear horrible jokes about it from sources for years."
For @wired.com’s April cover, we take you inside Madison Square Garden’s surveillance machine — which has allegedly tracked a trans woman, lawyers, protesters, and more.
Revelatory work from @noahshachtman.bsky.social & @robertsilverman.bsky.social that I’m proud to publish and urge you to read.
Photo of Jackson Merrill robbing a home run from Julio Rodriguez.
You can hang a star on that one.
#Padres @padres.com
I wrote about Dianna Russini, the constant pressure female reporters face to prove they aren't sleeping with sources (plus the pressure we do get from sources to get involved with them), and why all of this is so uncomfortable to talk about.
Gift link:
Very very very rare to see something like this - a public apology from a Supreme Court justice www.cnn.com/2026/04/15/p...
Ruby dreams of ice cream
I call this one: “Long Cat wonders how ice cream tastes”
Padres have the second-best record in baseball and are still 1.5 back of the Dodgers. Sigh.
This is how Ruby holds a grudge.
Taken just minutes after being put in the cone of shame to have her nails trimmed
1/ gift link 🎁 for this better late than never obit on an incredible journalism badass who died in 2010. My new hero www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/o...
Ugh Craig Stammen. Stop being clever and put Tatis in RF. He catches that one.
It would be so meta if Brian Eno were there.
After a walk-off grand slam, a walk-off 3-run HR feels just kind of meh
Thankfully he’s not in the starting lineup tonight
About an hour to get the astronauts out of the capsule so they can make it to the Padres game at Petco Park by first pitch
⚾ #Baseball #MLB
San Diego wins in the 12th on a walk off Grand Slam Home Run.
"BOGEY GOES BOOM!!!'
The local commentators enjoyed that.
Not the point, but it’s been harder to find the real Fox’s U-bet syrup lately.
That’s 5.
Nic Lentz having a bad day behind the plate - 4 ball/strike calls overturned and it’s only the third inning!
What if you do it on purpose?
In space, no one can hear you screen.
Austin, Texas metro information from December on the board at a DC Metrobus stop today
Austin, Texas, metro information from December on the board at a DC Metrobus stop today
Thank you to @drewmagary.bsky.social for reminding us of this absolute gem.
Gristle of the sea, indeed. www.nytimes.com/2016/01/13/d...
Too many secrets.