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They love authoritarianism, but only when they get to be the authoritarians.

You don’t get rid of your umbrella while it’s still raining.

Give the craziest people you know everything they want and hope they don’t ask for more? Great plan.

New McCarthy, same old McCarthyism.

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

Second rate reporter says what?

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

Today’s GOP: why go just far enough when too far is right there?

Meanwhile over at truth Social, the former president is busy confessing to crimes.

It’s time for the GOP to dust off that post-2012 autopsy, completely ignore it, and light the party on fire again.

White supremacy is terrorism.

When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.

Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

They fucked up the fucking up of the fuckup!

I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.

Fuck the extremist election deniers. What’s money for if not for keeping them out of office?

Republicans are radicals, not conservatives.

Within six months Twitter will be fully self-driving.

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  1. 1.

    dmsilev

    From the TwitterTron:

    @mattyglesias 2h2 hours ago Washington, DC
    The last time the Cubs won a World Series, the Republican Party favored voting rights for African-Americans.

  5. 5.

    Death Panel Truck

    Just call it on account of rain and finish it tomorrow. I ain’t stayin’ up half the goddamned night.

  10. 10.

    dmsilev

    So, is it true that if it goes to a recount, SCOTUS makes the final determination? Do we know where Justice Roberts stands on the infield fly rule?

  11. 11.

    Jerzy Russian

    I think the Cubs have a slight edge with the bullpens, but I don’t know what to think any more. Taking Hendricks out early will turn out to be the stupidest move in quite some time.

  12. 12.

    Bill E Pilgrim

    Comey just emailed, they’re going to review new evidence about that slide.

    But he assured everyone he didn’t want to affect the outcome.

  15. 15.

    divF

    I landed in Hartford, got thanks from the flight attendants and the Cubs fans for keeping them up to date on the score. Apparently, the wireless was balky for many people, though not for me.

    As for the current situation, I should have taken Acts of God and points.

  18. 18.

    burnspbesq

    Amongst?

    Speak American, dammit. It’s “among” for baseball. Amongst is for cricket, and ideally only for Test cricket, which is the only true form of the game. One-day is a waste of a perfectly good day, and T20 is baseball minus defense and strategy.

  19. 19.

    Mary G

    @David ?▶️Bad Hombres▶️? Koch: He’s got Cleveland, because he was madder at them.

    Here are the worst quotes from the Joe Buck article:

    About people saying he sucks:

    Vin Scully and Curt Gowdy have talked about it, this is an ongoing phenomenon that’s only gotten louder because of social media.

    SACRILEGE: You are not fit to lick their boots.

    About some interview show he does (never even heard of it):

    It’s kind of like Inside the Actor’s Studio, but instead of Sean Penn it’s Lynn Swann.

    Don’t think you can lick James Lipton’s boots, either. He comes up with fascinating facts. You don’t.

    The hairplugs thing:

    But it was a joke, it’s not like I’m freebasing hair plugs at parties. It’s painful as hell and I hate every minute of it, but I felt like it was a necessary evil. And as I joked, and I think I’m being honest, I think it’s more for ego than for TV. I don’t think men like losing their hair, I don’t think that’s a newsflash. When you see people, start from Donald Trump and go down, you realize people will do anything to have some coverage up there.

    What is going on with that situation with Trump’s hair, as someone who knows?

    I’m fascinated. As someone who has a good radar for hair plugs, and they are everywhere, way more than people realize, his just stun me. I have no earthly idea. When Fallon messed it up, I thought… I don’t know? It is ear hair that’s combed way over? It’s really intriguing.

    He said it’s not a joke. This is what he wants to know about the Republican candidate for President.

  24. 24.

    Eric S.

    Put this downstairs. Cubs pulled their DH. They can no longer use a DH. The pitcher’s spot now has to hit. With the one run scored that may not matter.

  27. 27.

    different-church-lady

    OK, here’s how it plays out: grand slam, followed by Chapman giving up 5 runs in the bottom of the 10th…

  37. 37.

    David ?▶️Bad Hombres▶️? Koch

    Ken Burns is done with making baseball movies — with one potential exception.

    “There are no baseball-themed features in the pipeline,” Burns said Monday during a TCA press tour session. But, he added, “If the Cubs win the World Series we will have ‘The 11th Inning.’”

    now that’s exciting.

  39. 39.

    Eric S.

    @Eric S.: I retract that statement. I was confusing a rule. If the DH gets plays a defensive position then you lose the DH. Substituting a pinch runner means the runner becomes the new DH.

  47. 47.

    max

    @Adam L Silverman: Yep. When the bases are loaded like that you just need to put it in play in a way that your runners can advance and score.

    OR you lay off and accept the walk!

    max
    [‘A run’s a run.’]

  57. 57.

    Suzanne

    I have decided to view this game as a proxy for the election and ergo to root for the Cubs. However, if the Cubs win, Billy Corgan will be happy, and that will be a bummer.

  58. 58.

    Mary G

    Hit! One run in.

    So, does anybody know what the thick necklace Davis is wearing is made out of? They look like braided plastic to me, but somehow that doesn’t seem likely.

  74. 74.

    CaseyL

    The CUBS have WON.

    What an amazeballs game. What a series – down 3 games to 1, and they come back to win. An instant classic.

  75. 75.

    dmsilev

    Well, it’s been nice knowing you folks, but now that the meteor is confirmed to strike the Earth, I guess that’s it.

  83. 83.

    Mary G

    @Suzanne: I went to a new mega-doctor’s office today and I thought of you. The accent walls were painted the same bile green they used in hospitals in the 50s, but the waiting room had electrical plugs under the seats, which people were impressed with. One guy was charging a phone and a tablet.

  93. 93.

    Death Panel Truck

    Never thought I’d live long enough to see the Red Sox, the White Sox and the Cubs win the World Series.

    Now, if only the Detroit Lions would win the Super Bowl. I’d die a happy man.

  98. 98.

    Steve in the ATL

    Happy for Jason Heyward that he got a ring.

    Also happy that the Braves didn’t re-sign him.

  99. 99.

    WaterGirl

    Someone in my neighborhood is banging pots together in celebration, and I just heard fireworks go off.
    (Champaign-Urbana)

  100. 100.

    Suzanne

    @Mary G: Hah. It is funny how “charging furniture” and decor is becoming a thing. I was in a hotel recently that had outlets for charging in the base of the bedside lamp. Mr. Suzanne is now coveting.

  101. 101.

    different-church-lady

    REPORTER: “Baseball player! You just went through one of the most grueling, draining, amazing, heartwrenching sporting events in history. Please be articulate!”

  105. 105.

    Elizabelle

    Wow, that was an exciting game. If you are only going to watch one, during the whole season, that was the one the watch.

    And the Indians played very well too.

  108. 108.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    @Mary G:

    The accent walls were painted the same bile green they used in hospitals in the 50s

    My landlord painted my bathroom that color, I told him it had to go. (I repainted it muslin white.)

  112. 112.

    Death Panel Truck

    @efgoldman: The ’91 season is probably the closest they’ll ever get. They humiliated Dallas 38-6, and were slaughtered by Washington in the NFC championship game.

  113. 113.

    Eric S.

    @WaterGirl: Amateurs in your neck of the woods. If I’m lucky it’ll be quiet enough to sleep in an hour.
    3 blocks west of Wrigley Field.

  115. 115.

    hueyplong

    The “great” games are ones in which there are bad managerial decisions, bullpen meltdowns, etc. But these “failings” are what create the drama. You’re counting down the remaining outs and then something goes awry (or, if you were trailing, something great happens).

    A lot of fun to watch. Not sure I would have survived it had my team been playing.

  121. 121.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    At least Joe of the Morning and crew won’t be talking about emails for the first hour of Morning Email tomorrow.

  123. 123.

    rikyrah

    I learned baseball through both my parents. My mother loved the words spring training. Watching the game. I felt them. They would have loved the actual game. Let alone the world series. Could you have asked for more for a game 7 in the World Series?

  124. 124.

    Elizabelle

    Oh, WaPost: little blurb on front page:

    The Chicago Cubs won their first title since 1906 with a riveting, 8-7, 10-inning victory over the Cleveland Indians…

    Are there no editors?

  127. 127.

    Mary G

    The necklaces really are just rope and cost between $4-$50.

    Sold on the Major League Baseball website, Phiten ropes claim to “stabilize your electric current inside the body” by “allowing the flow of energy.” All Phiten’s products have been treated with metal that has been dissolved in water – what they call aqua titanium.

    On Fox news site, so no linkie.

  133. 133.

    hueyplong

    I could easily see the Detroit Lions making the playoffs this year.

    [These posts delete after a month or so, right?]

  135. 135.

    Percysowner

    Congratulations to all the Cub fans! As someone who 1) Could not care less about baseball. 2) Was born and raised in Cleveland 3) Finds the Cleveland name and mascot offensive I really did not care who won the series. If Cleveland gets its act together and at the VERY LEAST dumps Chief Wahoo, I will root for them until then, Eh! But I am happy for the Cubs fans.

  141. 141.

    max

    @different-church-lady: REPORTER: “Baseball player! You just went through one of the most grueling, draining, amazing, heartwrenching sporting events in history. Please be articulate!”

    ‘It’s just a great feeling, we got it done, we always believed in our hearts that we could get it done and with the support of my wife and kids and God/family/hometown/whatever we got it done.’

    max
    [‘Insert extra sputtering as needed.’]

  142. 142.

    patroclus

    My 94-year old Dad just called to celebrate the Cubbies’ W! Even he had never seen anything like this. One of the most exciting games I’ve ever seen. I live a few blocks away from Wrigleyville and the whole North Side is going BERSERK!!!!

  146. 146.

    patroclus

    @redshirt: I just got back. It was great, but there are lot of crazy drunks and I think I’ll call it a night and watch the TV coverage.

  149. 149.

    BC in Illinois

    Chicago is too far away at the moment, so I am just going to have to go outside and turn my own car over.

  152. 152.

    patroclus

    @Elizabelle: Maybe eventually, but we’ve got Chicago-related parades and rallies which will go on for days first. I suspect Obama might have them to the White House as well (although he’s a Sox fan). Hillary’s a historic Cubs fan though – she feigns being a Yankee/Mets fan now, but we all know how she really feels.

  154. 154.

    patroclus

    Frickin Rahmbo just announced a ticker-tape parade, but he won’t announce the date until they’re ready.

  157. 157.

    Jacel

    As a San Francisco Giants fan, I must say I’m relieved that both cities got through this year’s World Series without any earthquakes.

  158. 158.

    jl

    @Elizabelle: The curse on the Cubs supposedly started when they kicked a fan who took his stinky goat to the game. The guy owned a bar called the Billy Goat Tavern. The fan was steamed and put a curse in the team. That was in 1945. Thought the goats should share in the glory.

  162. 162.

    Suffragete City elftx

    Wish my fil and a cpl others were around to see this. Hubby and I have looked at each other a few times then talk about how yes we are happy but it’s difficult to understand how to feel.
    The G/D Cubs won the World Series!!

  163. 163.

    Death Panel Truck

    @efgoldman: They were pretty dominant in the ’50s. They beat the Browns three times out of four. Bobby Layne was a bad ass. He barhopped (with Alex Karras) six days a week, and played football on Sunday. The booze did him in eventually.

  166. 166.

    patroclus

    Former Justice John Paul Stevens, who was at the game where Ruth called his shot against Charlie Root in 1932, is happy tonight!

  167. 167.

    Mary G

    @redshirt: I hate the end of the season just when the best players are at work. Spring training seems to start earlier every year, though.

  172. 172.

    redshirt

    @Davebo: True. 5-2 is a good record. But they’ve shown dramatic weaknesses these past 2 weeks, both losses: No offensive line. Injuries. Bradford is harassed constantly and no QB save a scrambling genius can succeed being heavily rushed all the time.

    And with the opposition offense able to control the ball more, the defense gets worn down and then beaten. This was by far the best defense in football for the first month, but Chicago made them look bad.

    I expect the Vikings to lose most of the rest of their games.

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