Don't like touching this particular stove, but if anybody thinks a Harris loss would be interpreted as "time for a Palestinian state," and not "Trump has a mandate to boot out the migrants" ... hm I think that's incorrect

I’m not ready for the “Scaramucci fundraising for Kamala” level of cognitive dissonance on a Saturday morning.

This is good. Also, I find that there are good posts on Threads for sure but the algorithm, which is demonstrably gameable, surrounds it with such weirdly bad posts that I never find myself scrolling and engaging like I do here

KMastrokatie.comSep 26, 2024 7:54am

I mentioned on Threads that I like Bluesky and someone who had tried and abandoned it asked me why I liked it. This was my response.

Awww they may have already taken it down. It's the only one of the three caps in Google search that doesn't go directly to the product now. 😪Awww they may have already taken it down. It's the only one of the three caps in Google search that doesn't go directly to the product now. 😪

Going to send one of these to @kurtblumenau.bsky.social@medialawprof.bsky.social ASAP.

moxiest.artSep 24, 2024 12:20pm

In what may be their last piece of official merch ever made. The A's absolutely nailed it. Legit want one.

Yeah and I think you've said this before, but a major gambling scandal from within the sport is inevitable and any response the affected league has is going to come across as cynical.Yeah and I think you've said this before, but a major gambling scandal from within the sport is inevitable and any response the affected league has is going to come across as cynical.

remember who he pardoned and who he let die

It wasn't long ago the NFL said it would never have a team in Vegas so long as it was legal to bet on its games there. NBA openly worried about MJ's gambling. Now they're just cool with it, and that opened up floodgates of ubiquitous ads that guys like Wetzel and Simmons couldn't have imagined.It wasn't long ago the NFL said it would never have a team in Vegas so long as it was legal to bet on its games there. NBA openly worried about MJ's gambling. Now they're just cool with it, and that opened up floodgates of ubiquitous ads that guys like Wetzel and Simmons couldn't have imagined.

I think it ended up being less about TV/digital ads and more the unexpected way leagues went all-in on gambling partnerships after being so harsh on its effect on the sport. MLB in particular has shocked me. This is the league that banned Shoeless Joe Jackson for merely knowing about a scheme.I think it ended up being less about TV/digital ads and more the unexpected way leagues went all-in on gambling partnerships after being so harsh on its effect on the sport. MLB in particular has shocked me. This is the league that banned Shoeless Joe Jackson for merely knowing about a scheme.

At the very least, restricting sports broadcasts from gambling ads and sponsor partnerships would help. Televised sports are unwatchable right now because of gambling partnerships. I think about this piece all the time:At the very least, restricting sports broadcasts from gambling ads and sponsor partnerships would help. Televised sports are unwatchable right now because of gambling partnerships. I think about this piece all the time:

How Often Would You Lose On 81 Tigers Same-Game Parlays Pushed By Bally Sports Detroit? | Defector

I resent how numb I've grown to the sports gambling ad blitz; what once felt jarring and intrusive now sort of washes over me. But in late April, about 20 games into the Tigers' season, I snapped out ...