tariffs happening for no reason and theyre making your life worse, secret police kidnapping people for no reason and making your life worse, firing thousands of government employees for no reason and making your life worse, going to war with iran for no reason and making your life worse
The general approval rating of Draft Kings and Fan Duel among normal people is probably pretty negative, but in a sort of obvious way. Some of us participate in it. Almost all of us find its ubiquity in sports annoying. Most nof us see it as a net negative but just accepting that fact is enough to sort of not investigate any further, the way people can kind of say "politicians are corrupt" and then not follow their local races or propositions.
fo his week’s My Time Back, i wrote about @dannyfunt.bsky.social ‘s Everybody Loses, why i think it’s the most important sports book this decade, my own gambling addiction, and why i’m glad it was an illegal bookie who got their hooks in me mytimeback.beehiiv.com/p/everybody-...
The bottom line is Trump sacrificed 8 American lives (& counting) and more than 1,000 Iranian lives (& counting) for nothing. He hurt the US & global economies, destabilized the Middle East, & will pull out with the same Iranian regime in power. There's no silver lining.
A senseless, criminal waste
Wide angle of an MLB pitcher. Quote reads: "No league has actively made it more difficult to watch their games than MLB has over the last 10 years. It discourages fans from tuning in." Attribution reads: Daniel O., an MLB fan, on the viewing experience.
From @theathletic.com: Baseball has been revitalized by rule changes, but according to our readers, not everything has gotten better.
The legal web of MLB's regional sports network contracts continues to subject nearly 40% of fans we polled to blackouts: nyti.ms/4bazaia
This playlist is fantastic. Disco country spring!
For example: bsky.app/profile/nata...
2026-03-03: Yes.
Days since last #NYTXW OREO: 0
Hey did we know the time change is NEXT Sunday ?
The Name a Snowplow 2026 graphic reads, "Name a Snowplow Class of 2026." Oh, For Sleet’s Sake Flurrious George Sled Zepplin K Pop Blizzard Hunter Minne-Snow-ta Every Day I’m Shovelin’ O Brother, Where Art Plow? The Life of a Snowgirl The Minnesota Department of Transportation logo is at the bottom of the graphic.
Say hello to Minnesota’s newest snowplow celebrities! 🎉
Thousands voted, the results are tallied and the 2026 winning names are LIVE. Meet the winners: mndot.gov/nameasnowplow
$2 to don’t rock the inbox and every friday you get at least one song you’re jamming all weekend
Good news today in Minnesota.
From school meals, to paid family leave, and a nation-leading child tax credit, we’ve proven we can invest to make Minnesota the best place to raise a family while keeping our state‘s finances strong.
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I'm going to give this album a proper chance this weekend because Natalie endorsed it. I am lucky to get this newsletter for free 😄
majestic
I will be back with a link to purchase merch later this summer when our Millers are fundraising for their teams!
MPLS M MILLERS
For our Minneapolis siblings seeking a comparably sick design for their version of The Jackets, I suggest raiding some Minneapolis Millers looks as part of your vision board
Nate’s right, and it applies to the whole business community and their supplicant business press. The administration is trying to extinguish our economy and they’re silent or punching left or straining to both-sides a cataclysm. (Thanks to the small biz folk who’ve been so brave.)
@natalieweiner.bsky.social and @marissarmoss.bsky.social have been saying this for yesrs. They also have excellent recommendations if you're looking for something good to listen to. www.dontrocktheinbox.com/poptimism-an...
Just goes to show again that country music is universal and even if you think you don't like it (trust me I agree that most of what is played on country radio is pretty boring and at times offensive) you probably actually do like some country. You just call it folk, Americana, acoustic, or rock.
List of search results for MacArthur Park
Went in search of Alysa Liu's music and discovered that while Donna Summer recorded MacArthur Park in 1979, Glen Campbell also recorded a country version in 1970. And Waylon Jennings did at some point in the 1970s too.
Live shows are the best even when you are in the cheap seats. Pretty amazing weekend of concerts ended with Brandi Carlile at the Target Center last night:
Brandi Carlile was magical tonight at Target Center. She talked about how much she loves Minnesotans and I believe her.
My review of the joyous show (gift link):
I urge you to stop what you're doing and watch Alysa Liu's free skate from yesterday. I have never seen anything like this. I understand why sports writers are born now. I have never seen anyone as free from the burdens of this world as this pierced Oakland girl spinning to Donna Summers.
Live shows are the best
Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
Sometime along the way, the immigration debate in America got stuck on what we fear, rather than what should be. Minnesota's past, including the charming, gentle story of a curious girl named Betsy, shows a way forward.
We’ll continue reporting on the streets to see how this plays out in real life. But this is significant.
designing a new timberwolves jersey after every win 🐺
record: 34-22
Women being played on country radio?!
