Wow!

The Times Strikes Again talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-tim… via Talking Points Memo

Wishing a happy 100th birthday to Reverend Bill Greason, the oldest living Negro Leaguer. Greason was a lifelong friend of Willie Mays, his teammate on the 1948 Birmingham Black Barons. In 1954 he became the first Black pitcher in St. Louis Cardinals history. A World War II

MLB.com story: mlb.com/news/bill-grea…

Horrified Taylor Swift Realizes Football Happens Every Year bit.ly/3Myoiia

Ron Johnson speculates U.S. government could have been involved in Trump assassination attempt jsonline.com/story/news/pol…

News via reporting by our intern Tiffany Li: 3 municipal clerks reversed plans to use drop boxes after the Dodge County sheriff sent them emails expressing "serious concerns" and suggesting it could create the appearance of fraud. See more in today's PM Update.

Make all the cleats out of Jayden Reed’s cleats.

🔜 October Skub

Courage

On political endorsement wapo.st/3YmeD3T This is cowardice, with democracy as its casualty. @realdonaldtrump will see this as an invitation to further intimidate owner @jeffbezos (and others). Disturbing spinelessness at an institution famed for courage.

If true, this is an abuse of his power.

This is the text of the Post columnists' statement, for those hitting the paywall: The Washington Post’s decision not to make an endorsement in the presidential campaign is a terrible mistake. It represents an abandonment of the fundamental editorial convictions of the newspaper

The 10-year-old kid who caught Freeman’s walk-off grand-slam ball didn’t know he was going to the game until he got to Dodgers Stadium. His parents told him he was going to the dentist. nbclosangeles.com/news/local/los…

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers encourages voting, calls Trump rally at Madison Square Garden 'atrocious' jsonline.com/story/sports/n…

I’ll be writing on the election soon, but a few thoughts. Beyond the tactical, the resounding result is more evidence that far-right success follows far-left overreach. The media normalized Trump, but also downplayed how strongly many Americans disliked leftist agitation. 1/7

the bears offense

Am trying to wrap my Bears brain around what just happened in Green Bay. It appears the Packers ran a play with about 10 seconds left in the half, then called their last timeout and — the craziest part — even squeezed in a field goal before it was too late. What madness is this?

Politico's shoddy piece of "data journalism" cited here came as close as possible to lying about turnout in Milwaukee without actually stepping over the line. It said "turnout" declined in Milwaukee because D+R votes fell between 2020 & 2024, ignoring that total votes cast grew.

More Parents Say Allowing Child To Play Football Not Worth Risk Of Being Drafted By Jets theonion.com/more-parents-s…