Well the Federer-Nadal semifinal plans got upset last night by Juan Martin del Potro. He took Federer down when the latter made a series of uncharacteristic errors and yakked away the third set even though he had seven chances to put it away. And on the ladies side, its an all-American semifinal after Keys and Vandeweghe won their matches. I don’t know what ESPN’s on-air personalities will do with themselves. They’ve been cheerleading for all four ladies for a week now. How are they gonna be able to pick sides now that they’ve got their wish?
In baseball, we’ve got two serious streaks going. The Indians ran theirs to 14 games with a win over the White Sox and the D-backs got their brooms out to sweep the Dodgers, extending theirs to a team-record 13. Elsewhere, the BIG RED MACHINE took down the reeling Brewers. The Twinks got a big win against the Rays (while the Yankees and Orioles got rained out and the Angels lost!). The Cubbies only managed one run, but it was enough against the Bucs. The Red Sox had their smartwatches working against Team Canada. The Cardinals won and inched closer to the Rockies, who are most definitely looking over their shoulder after losing. The Nationals won. And lastly, the Astros remained hot, winning their seventh in a row.
We all have people we’re worried about in Florida, so let’s jump into that and more important stuff in…the links!
Irma’s track seems to be tightening and Miami is not gonna like what they are about to see. Expectations are for the storm to skirt the entire east coast of the state and then come inland around central Georgia to Charleston, SC. But you never know with these things. All you Glibs down that way, hunker down and keep us posted. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your loved ones.
Sometimes these storms bring out the best in people. And sometimes the exact opposite happens. I guess after Arpaio got pardoned and Clarke retired, this guy saw some shoes to fill. What an asshole.
Red states and Blue states face off in a civil settlement case over the Second Amendment. Or something like that.
So USAToday is doxxing 4500 members of Trump golf courses. Why? Because apparently they get special access to the President. And there are 50 execs of companies with government contracts on that list. So they’re obviously trying to buy influence. You know, because no rich people ever joined exclusive country clubs before the Age Of Trump. Nosiree! They bought influence the old-fashioned way: by donating huge sums to foundations and by buying nights in the White House.
For Mexico, one man don do wedding with crocodile. You heard that right.
(It was covered yesterday, but here’s a bonus link from our new favorite place just for the title: Woman wan troway poo-poo, come trap for window. God, I love the internet.)
How do Texans feel about the demon weed? Pretty mellow, man.
Stickin’ with the theme for the week. (Which would have been easier if it hadn’t have been pre-empted on Monday.)
Lift something heavy today. And be proud of yourself for doing so.
The all-encompassing nature of mass media is relatively new to the human experience. By and large, humans throughout history have only been immersed in the “news” of their family and their neighbors. News, in the regional, national, and global sense, was a triviality ridden into town on the back of a camel, a donkey, or a horse. It wasn’t until the 19th century that reliable, near-real-time national media coverage was normalized through national daily newspapers. It wasn’t until the mid-20th century that the nation, and later the world, was shrunk down and neatly packaged in a tiny box in every family’s living room. That growing scope of awareness, combined with the growth of media titans created what is now known as the “mainstream media.”
People in my state are freaking out. I give the people on the east coast south of Orlando a pass. They need to be
