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Iowa-born, NYC-influenced, Spain living. Former sports journalist launching a sports tourism company, Gata Sports Tours. Runner, traveler, pro-democracy, love to read. My own opinions. Signal @Democracy.23
It felt like FOX News gaslighting its viewers by ignoring topics of day.
Silicon Valley’s love for AI, which accelerates data centers needs, meets administration attack on immigrants and brown people.
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/homebui...
www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/09/...
Bloomberg TV just had a LONG (7-min+) segment on high demand for construction workers due to high data center needs & demographics -I think, detentions/deportations & terrorizing brown people. No, not a word on ICE decimating workforce, only talked retiring. www.sheetmetaljournal.com/feed/data-ce...
A must-read thread on the U.S.’s deliberate incineration of diplomatic capabilities and soft power, which will haunt us for decades, minimum.
Illinois’ Accountability Commission heard testimony about a third grader who stopped eating lunch at school because he feared typing in his lunch code would help immigration enforcement agents target his family: capitolnewsillinois.com/news/a-city-...
Reminder
With Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Paul Skenes & Tarik Skubal, this will be the first @WBCBaseball with all 4 reigning MVP + Cy Young winners
“It’s stunning there were no orders for authorized departure for nonessential U.S. government employees and family members in almost all the affected diplomatic missions in the region — nor public recommendations to American citizens to depart — until days into the war."
Ohtani cranks a grand slam in team Japan’s first game of the 2026 WBC.
In Tokyo.
Blessed to be alive to see this. Sound UP.
The world is watching Trump turn our nation into a rogue state as he threatens our allies, abandons the vulnerable and unleashes chaos that impacts their families directly and indirectly. Iranian civilians went from a brave struggle against their own tyrannical government to fleeing bombs from ours.
Even if you are lucky enough to have legal representation, which in immigration must be funded by yourself (or pro bono counsel) how do your lawyers rep you in this system? Not to mention how does your family find you? not due process
Oh, I used to live around the corner from there! Recommend Oslo ☕️ on W 10th.
With an expanding war in the Middle East and less than 100 days until the start of the World Cup, the promised $30.5 billion economic boon to the U.S. is not a sure thing.
Some baseball fans outside Tokyo Dome earlier before Japan’s blowout (13-0 currently in 7th inning) over Taiwan.
Awesome mural with Yamamoto Vlad Ohtani Judge Jung Hoo Lee and Arozarena
The WBC mural in shibuya is siiiiiickkkkkk
Gorgeous!
Somebody should tell Donald Trump about renewable energy. 🤭🫣
Very little in this video is from the U.S. But then, those putting it out are all morons. Alas.
Tate was trying to get to Dubai on a bus.
When they got to the Saudi border everyone was told to get off for passport and baggage checks and Tate decided to stay on - presumably because the bus was air conditioned and he didn't want to stand in a queue.
He then got detained by Saudi guards.
En el fondo no es más que un hábito narcisista e irritante.
La decisión de no permitir el uso de bases en suelo español es excelente; la de enviar una fragata a una misión de defensa aérea en otro Estado miembro de la UE, también.
Shohei Ohtani all over the newspaper
It’s the Shohei Ohtani show outside the Tokyo Dome before the game.
Not going to the game, but went to snap some pics.
The European leaders choosing not to stand up to Trump on anything are reminiscent of corporate leaders who won’t stand up to Trump, some bc fear & some bc they support his actions or sorta do, and the Republicans who were against him but too cowardly to say so.
Props to Sánchez & those like him.
Gravity.
Handelsblatt Joschka Fischer Donald Trump is a symbol of America's decline Interview with former Foreign Minister Fischer about the risks of the Iran war, the state of America, and Europe's loneliness
It is a constant torrent of such things these days.
In my scan of newspaper covers today, that was the main headline on Germany’s Handelsblatt: “Donald Trump is a symbol of America's decline.”
Interview with former Foreign Minister Fischer
Reuters Exclusive
"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."
"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the Middle East."
New post: Wally Taylor identifies problems with the 2026 draft list of impaired waters, issued by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
www.bleedingheartland.com/2026/03/06/t...
Read this with my face like this gif the whole time.
Evergreen.
I've been thinking about the Rangers' decision to display One Riot, One Ranger, and what it says about who this team is for. So I wrote about that. It's a big ol' bummer.
www.dmagazine.com/sports/2026/...
Not to mention people like 22yo put in charge of terror prevention (probably 23yo now). They really are laughing in our faces putting such unqualified people in these roles. But they might not have last laugh. There are decades, even half a century+, to prosecute.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
"She frequently reported on stories critical of ICE for Nashville Noticias, the Spanish-language outlet."
www.tennessean.com/story/news/l...