See how that Claudine Gay story hits with "only" instead of "first" when you read it.
Sure changes the feel, doesn't it?
When the "only" Black woman in history is pressured to resign because tone policing whites got in their feels.
When the "only" Black woman is expected to dance around chosen ones who share a background with slaveholders and Confederate leadership.
"Only" hits a lot harder with the facts too, don't it?
Let's see how things go with "only" before playing "first" games again.
Latest report states that 8,176 children have perished in the Gaza Strip.
It equals the crowd who watched the Red Sox and Angels play in Boston on July 21, 1966.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS196607210.shtml
That day was the 7th anniversary of Elijah Green crossing the color line at Fenway Park, and finally desegregating MLB to the bare minimum of one player per team.
Now, imagine that everyone at the ballgame was a child, and they were all murdered for reasons.
https://euromedmonitor.org
#Baseball #Gaza
A pinned thread for baseball games with the same attendance as the reported death toll of children in Gaza.
First report was 2,360. It equalled the largest crowd for Washington Huskies baseball at their new stadium.
https://gohuskies.com/news/2015/5/3/210066760.aspx
Second report was 3,195. It equalled the crowd watching the Phillies and Reds at Redland Field.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN192205200.shtml
Third report was 3,648. It equalled the crowd who saw the A's and Browns at Sportsman's Park.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLA/SLA194707170.shtml
Children. Kids.
A pinned thread for baseball games with the same attendance as the reported death toll of children in Gaza.
First report was 2,360. It equalled the largest crowd for Washington Huskies baseball at their new stadium.
https://gohuskies.com/news/2015/5/3/210066760.aspx
Second report was 3,195. It equalled the crowd watching the Phillies and Reds at Redland Field.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN192205200.shtml
Third report was 3,648. It equalled the crowd who saw the A's and Browns at Sportsman's Park.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLA/SLA194707170.shtml
Children. Kids.
Sources
First report:
"Over the past 18 days, the Gaza Strip has borne witness to a devastating toll on its children, with a reported 2,360 fatalities..."
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/child-casualties-gaza-growing-stain-our-collective-conscience
Second report:
"Since October 7, more than 3,257 children have been reported killed, including at least 3,195 in Gaza..."
https://www.savethechildren.net/news/gaza-3195-children-killed-three-weeks-surpasses-annual-number-children-killed-conflict-zones
Third report:
"Here are just a few of the 3,648 Palestinian children and minors who have been killed in the war..."
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-11-1-2023-children-killed-4a352398b32887e60a658e0270f0a021
Rest their precious souls
What kind of person names a store "Target" and clings to the brand like a lifeboat when shooting after shooting after shooting happens at a place called "Target" because reasons?
These are not bright people at all.
Rest all of the past, present, and future sacrifices on the altar of capitalism. Their souls deserved more.
What kind of person names a store "Target" and clings to the brand like a lifeboat when shooting after shooting after shooting happens at a place called "Target" because reasons?
These are not bright people at all.
This regime has made it clear that every young woman needs to know how to decapitate a man with a camping saw.
They should also know how to use piano wire for more than boogie-woogie. Neutralizing threats is part of life.
Stay safe. Do. Process. Due process is a silly notion to amuse antique people.
Would we all be happier if a 15-year-old girl actually killed Big Balls?
Of course.
This regime has made it clear that every young woman needs to know how to decapitate a man with a camping saw.
They should also know how to use piano wire for more than boogie-woogie. Neutralizing threats is part of life.
Stay safe. Do. Process. Due process is a silly notion to amuse antique people.
If everyone was forced to prove why they are living on a specific piece of land, who would have receipts?
Seems like the Indigenous folks would be alone with a shoebox of papers going back to the days before shoes.
And the invaders, squatters, and the other refuse would be shopping for apartments in their homelands.
"Wheels Up!" is what folks should say to white people every time they are in range.
Wanna be comfortable? Go home.
It's funny how polite we are when we can wrap the parasites in duct tape and leave them as baggage for the airlines of their homelands.
ICE doesn't need to have the field to themselves. Be proactive. Make sure folks know their place. Stop being welcoming.
Conveyor belts with the unwelcome are available. Fill them with issues from your neighborhood. You know which houses are the issues.
Proactive problem solvers are rewarded for their efforts. Examine granular data. Pursue permanent solutions.
Apologies for not sharing this as well. Since it's still frozen at 99F, pause for irony, I should also mention that it's been 37C for going on three days now too.
The inbred people in government are still saying it is 99F because they have generations of inbred people demanding it.
Fair enough. Book a flight on Lufthansa. Now.
When one "cleanses" a locality, they aren't listening to whining.
They are listening to compliments for a job well done.
Try not to be nervous about these observations.
Focus that energy on learning the strengths and weaknesses of your guns.
Comfort? When exactly should we stop laughing at your white ass?
Remember that everyone is cheered up and rooted on by some progress.
Any dead Kennedy or Trump is a big amount of support to the resistance.
Focusing on the famous ones? Just take the name out of the phone book.
Like one did when the phone book was paper and delivered to your porch.
Not one person with that surname remains? Good work. Excellent.
When one "cleanses" a locality, they aren't listening to whining.
They are listening to compliments for a job well done.
Remember that everyone is cheered up and rooted on by some progress.
Any dead Kennedy or Trump is a big amount of support to the resistance.
Focusing on the famous ones? Just take the name out of the phone book.
Like one did when the phone book was paper and delivered to your porch.
Not one person with that surname remains? Good work. Excellent.
Yakyu Night Owl