{"id":7637,"date":"2019-05-30T12:20:26","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T16:20:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meadowparty.com\/blog\/?p=7637"},"modified":"2019-05-30T12:20:29","modified_gmt":"2019-05-30T16:20:29","slug":"stick-to-baseball-5-25-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meadowparty.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/30\/stick-to-baseball-5-25-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Stick to baseball, 5\/25\/19."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For ESPN+ subscribers, I posted <a href=\"https:\/\/klaw.me\/30AQhVi\" target=\"_Blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">my 2019 MLB draft Big Board<\/a>, ranking the top 100 prospects in this year&#8217;s draft class. I&#8217;ll tweak that before the draft but this is the last complete re-ranking. I also held a <a href=\"https:\/\/klaw.me\/2W4e8Oz\" target=\"_Blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Klawchat<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m behind on just about everything else these days, but I&#8217;ll have a fresh game review up for <em>Paste<\/em> this upcoming week, and I swear there will be <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyletter.com\/keithlaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a new email newsletter issue<\/a> soon. Really. I promise. Mostly.<\/p>\n<p>And now, the links\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I tweeted about this story this week, but the report that set me off was Brandy Zadrozny&#8217;s article for NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/internet\/moms-go-undercover-fight-fake-autism-cures-private-facebook-groups-n1007871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">about parents giving their kids bleach as a (fake) autism cure<\/a>. The so-called MMS &#8220;cure&#8221; is just a fancy name for a toxic dose of chlorine dioxide, which is used to bleach wood pulp and paper.<\/li>\n<li>The <em>Washington Post<\/em> examines how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/graphics\/2019\/investigations\/leonard-leo-federalists-society-courts\/?utm_term=.91eb773a68a8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one right-wing activist has helped pack the nation&#8217;s courts with conservative judges<\/a>. Why should any one person, regardless of political bent, have this kind of power over this branch of government? It&#8217;s likely to take decades to roll back the damage done to the country&#8217;s judiciary when it comes to fundamental issues like civil rights.<\/li>\n<li>The <em>Atlantic<\/em> explores <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/family\/archive\/2019\/05\/sesame-street-created-foster-care-muppet\/589756\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Sesame Street<\/em>&#8216;s introduction of a Muppet who lives with foster parents<\/a>, and how the show&#8217;s writers try to teach viewers about dealing with traumatic events.<\/li>\n<li>The editorial board of prestigious British medical journal <em>The Lancet<\/em> wrote this week that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736(19)31182-1\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">all doctors must fight to protect women&#8217;s rights<\/a> and keep abortion safe and legal.<\/li>\n<li>Anti-vaxxer activists are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/health-science\/antivaxxers-go-viral-in-communities-battling-measles\/2019\/05\/20\/a476417c-78d7-11e9-bd25-c989555e7766_story.html?utm_term=.5e9b43a74eae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">now working to spread their disinformation within communities suffering from measles outbreaks<\/a>, including encouraging the orthodox to use (bogus) religious exemptions to skip mandatory vaccinations.<\/li>\n<li>ProPublica shines a light on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/emails-show-how-much-pull-political-bosses-had-over-state-tax-breaks-new-jersey-norcross\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how the family of New Jersey political boss George Norcross benefited from over $1 billion in tax breaks<\/a>, obtained through pressure on state officials that extended to one family lawyer helping write legislation to specifically benefit the Norcrosses.<\/li>\n<li>Violence against trans people appears to be on the rise, so in response, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/blog\/lgbt-rights\/transgender-rights\/black-trans-women-are-being-murdered-streets-now-trump\" target=\"_Blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Administration is trying to roll back very basic protections for trans people<\/a>, allowing homeless shelters to turn away people for being transgender and healthcare providers to freely discriminate against them.<\/li>\n<li>Far far-right Arizona Rep. Kelly Townsend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/story\/news\/politics\/legislature\/2019\/05\/22\/kelly-townsend-bill-banning-politics-classroom-might-back-arizona-legislature\/3761626002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">is trying again to pass a bill banning political speech in the classroom<\/a> in a direct attempt to retaliate against teachers who fought last spring for higher pay and better working conditions in the #RedForEd movement.<\/li>\n<li>Other far-right politicians attended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/2019\/05\/republicans-attend-rally-to-carve-out-new-christian-state-its-either-going-to-be-bloodshed-or-liberty-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a rally in Spokane to create a Christian state called Liberty State<\/a> out of eastern Washington and northern Idaho. I&#8217;m sure the old Aryan Nations folks would be thrilled.<\/li>\n<li>Deadspin&#8217;s Albert Burnenko writes that <a href=\"https:\/\/theconcourse.deadspin.com\/the-big-idiot-president-is-not-getting-himself-impeache-1834981998\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the idea that Trump wants to be impeached is absurd<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Trump entered office with more debt than any President in history, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/politics\/2019\/05\/trump-2018-financial-disclosure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">and last year added even more<\/a>. So many of the core values that underpinned our democracy have died quiet deaths since his election; the failure to require Trump to divest from all his businesses feels like the worst of all the new precedents we&#8217;ve set.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2019\/film\/markets-festivals\/quentin-tarantino-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-margot-robbie-sharon-tate-1203223332\/\" target=\"_Blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quentin Tarantino did not handle it well when asked a fair question<\/a> about the limited dialogue for Margot Robbie in <em>Once Upon a Time in Hollywood<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>The Division 3 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/st-thomas-vows-to-attack-what-s-next-after-being-kicked-out-of-miac\/510270892\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">is kicking out St. Thomas after 100 years of membership for being too good<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Lindsey Adler asked a number of Yankees players <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/991552\/2019\/05\/23\/man-i-dont-know-if-im-good-enough-for-this-yankees-players-reflect-on-the-moments-they-came-closest-to-quitting-baseball\/\" target=\"_Blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">about the time each came closest to quitting baseball<\/a> (subscription required).<\/li>\n<li>Over at <em>Baseball America<\/em>, J.J. Cooper looks at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/stories\/2019-mlb-draft-stock-watch-its-a-bad-year-to-covet-pitching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">what happens in pitching-poor drafts like this year&#8217;s<\/a> when you choose to draft a pitcher. The short answer: it&#8217;s not good.<\/li>\n<li>Alabama continues to roll back the clock as fast as they can, as Alabama public television <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/news\/2019\/05\/alabama-public-television-refuses-to-air-arthur-episode-with-gay-wedding.html\" target=\"_Blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">refused to air an episode of <em>Arthur<\/em> that showed a same-sex wedding<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A Methodist pastor in Alabama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2019\/5\/19\/1858831\/-Birmingham-Alabama-Pastor-Has-Powerful-Sermon-for-Forced-Birthing-Republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">had some strong words for forced-birth Republicans<\/a>, but more importantly, doesn&#8217;t he look a lot like David Ross?<\/li>\n<li>Britain&#8217;s Labour Party made <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robdelaney\/status\/1132266545470689281\" target=\"_Blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this tremendous video arguing against UKIP&#8217;s politics of exclusion<\/a> as part of its Labour Voices series.<\/li>\n<li>Board game news: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eggertspiele.com\/en\/home\/89-era-ma-pre-order-bundle.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pre-orders are up now for Era<\/a>, the newest game from designer Matt Leacock (Pandemic, Forbidden Desert).<\/li>\n<li>Asmodee announced a new division, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asmodee.co.uk\/news-item\/gamegenic\/\" target=\"_Blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gamegenic, to design and sell accessories for games<\/a>, items like card sleeves, playmats, and storage boxes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For ESPN+ subscribers, I posted my 2019 MLB draft Big Board, ranking the top 100 prospects in this year&#8217;s draft class. I&#8217;ll tweak that before the draft but this is the last complete re-ranking. I also held a Klawchat on Friday. I&#8217;m behind on just about everything else these days, but I&#8217;ll have a fresh [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[964,566,49,1083,1112,1066,824,870,940,807,1113],"class_list":["post-7637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-alabama","tag-arizona","tag-baseball","tag-board-game-news","tag-lgbt-rights","tag-new-jersey","tag-pseudoscience","tag-stick-to-baseball","tag-the-swamp","tag-vaccines","tag-white-nationalism","entry"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meadowparty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meadowparty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meadowparty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meadowparty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meadowparty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7637"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/meadowparty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7640,"href":"https:\/\/meadowparty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7637\/revisions\/7640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meadowparty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meadowparty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meadowparty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}