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@baseballcrank

Senior Writer . Reaganite, Catholic, Mets fan, New Yorker, ex-lawyer. Opinions 100% my own, but you can share them. Not the Cardinals broadcaster.

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    Like Lincoln, Frederick Douglass was practical as well as principled. In 1856, he explained why he supported John C. Fremont & the Republicans even though they were not campaigning on the full abolition of slavery, rather than cast a third-party vote for anti-slavery purists.

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    When you watch the video, you realize how close the cameras could get because there really wasn't a big crowd. Many of those behind the podium are the stop the steal groupies from metro Atlanta.

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  3. Mughals had a wealthy & cultured civilization until Delhi was sacked & looted in 1739 by the Persians. Never recovered.

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    22 hours ago

    Would you be willing to help me out? I'm taking an anonymous survey of baseball fans on the best MLB game you've seen _from a gameplay perspective_. I'm mostly interested in the "Why?" Use the form below. RT and cross-posting appreciated

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  5. The Spaceman still knows how to work a crowd & throw a ball. Impressive flexibility for 75.

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  8. Dan Quayle was right about this; he's been right about many things in his career

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    Clarification needed — does the orangutan have a sword, or do I have a sword with which to fight him?

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  10. Donors bought Marjorie Taylor Greene a $92,000 vehicle

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    23 hours ago

    This country never recovered from losing Michael Crichton. We used to have novels about shooting cyborg gorillas in the face with machine guns and when you got done reading it you knew how an MRI machine worked

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    The events on September 11, 2001 shaped a generation and forever changed America. We’re going to ensure future generations of Arizonans never forget how our nation’s values were defended on that fateful day.

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  14. Looks like a much larger crowd than you'd expect.

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    More than 2,000 ballots were counted in , and McCormick ony gained about 50 votes. That's quite bad for McCormick as the reserves are dwindling here and he's still behind more than 1,000.

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  17. Cruz explains! “The reason we should support our Ukrainian allies who are fighting and killing Russian soldiers is because it protects American national security. It keeps America safer, and it prevents our enemies from getting stronger...”

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  18. "Wear masks to protect yourself from...[checks notes]...monkeypox"

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    Sandy Koufax and John Roseboro celebrate on the field after beating the Yankees in the 1963 World Series.

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  20. I do love the "I did this crappy job" stories.

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  21. Wait until you find out about In Supremo Apostolatus.

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