Batting average doesn’t mean as much anymore

Batters are concentrating on home runs now. We also appreciate the value of walks more. Still, this decline is shocking compared to my childhood. There was a stretch in the late 1960s when averages were low so MLB lowered the pitching mound.

Number of .300 hitters 1999-2024

The decline in the .300 hitter

Trumo will fill the Smithsonian with his distorted view of history

He has never cared about facts. Now he is going to distort American history to support his racism.

At a campaign stop in Pennsylvania last year, Trump made up a quote by Robert E. Lee about the Battle of Gettysburg: "Never fight uphill, me boys. Never fight uphill."

Tim Lambert (@timlambert-pa.bsky.social) 2025-08-12T17:16:40.416Z

She told Trump the Smithsonian needs changing. He’s ordered her to do it.

The media continues to help Trump

He gives us what we want badfaithtimes.com/we-want-dopa…

Denny Carter (@dennycarter.bsky.social) 2025-08-10T21:54:18.466Z

I still think about Washington reporters basically saying they would never forgive Biden for being a boring president. It’s all about dopamine now.

Denny Carter (@dennycarter.bsky.social) 2025-08-10T22:20:34.108Z

It wasn’t just Biden that was boring, it was facts too. CNN did lots of interviews with Trump cult members spewing conspiracy theories. I guess a Biden supporter saying Biden won would boring because I never saw CNN show one.

Harris Levy (@harrislevy.bsky.social) 2025-08-10T23:00:26.962Z

Trump’s latest racist talk about LA

Trump is a racist. All of his supporters are either racists or willing to tolerate racism which is terrible too. Now, he’s attacking cities with black mayors such as Los Angeles and Washington. It’s not a coincidence.

Overall, the media has been reluctant to call him a racist, using words like “racially charged” to describe his words. He has done so many bad things, the focus isn’t even on his racism anymore.

Trump’s rhetoric about DC echoes a history of racist narratives about urban crime

it's crazy how we just take for granted now that the president is a deranged racist

jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) 2025-08-12T14:36:05.211Z

It's staggering how comfortable Trump is being this racist on national TV. Because he knows at this point there's just no cost for doing so. His supporters knew who he was and this is what they voted for.

Melissa Ryan (@melissaryan.bsky.social) 2025-08-05T15:46:45.698Z

Trump Is Putting Confederate Statues Back Up. Here’s Why They Must Fall Again.Monuments to racism license racist violence. White supremacists, for their part, know this well.theintercept.com/2025/08/08/t…

UAINE (@mahtowin1.bsky.social) 2025-08-11T02:37:57.031Z