Staff writer, The New Republic. Law, democracy, and the courts. 49ers/Dodgers stuff too.https://bsky.app/profile/mford.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mford.bsky.social/post/3mvqxd6utps23TNF announcers sound like they’ve never been inside a stadium before tonight.18 Sep 2026 00:52 +0000at://did:plc:4d2snfeymcblmvoaxvgfs7i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqxd6utps23https://bsky.app/profile/mford.bsky.social/post/3mvqpg4vbtc23The buried lede in this story is that TMZ has access to birth certificates, either at Cedars-Sinai or in Los Angeles County generally. https://www.tmz.com/2026/09/17/lady-gaga-welcomed-baby-girl-in-los-angeles/17 Sep 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:4d2snfeymcblmvoaxvgfs7i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqpg4vbtc23https://bsky.app/profile/mford.bsky.social/post/3mvqfb6fi7k2bDodgers clinch the NL West! Congrats to my plucky little band of misfits and underdogs.17 Sep 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:4d2snfeymcblmvoaxvgfs7i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqfb6fi7k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mford.bsky.social/post/3mvpvotg47c2bSotomayor speaks out on executive power: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/sotomayor-renews-sharp-criticism-of-expanding-presidential-power-117 Sep 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:4d2snfeymcblmvoaxvgfs7i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpvotg47c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mford.bsky.social/post/3mvot4tr3ks2cI’m honestly not sure how much Toryism is left in the UK, either. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 04:32 +0000at://did:plc:4d2snfeymcblmvoaxvgfs7i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvot4tr3ks2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mford.bsky.social/post/3mvobhnn55224Dodgers starting rotation is now down to Yamamoto, Skubal, and you. Yes, you. Get to Cincinnati as quickly as you can. 🫵16 Sep 2026 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:4d2snfeymcblmvoaxvgfs7i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvobhnn55224https://bsky.app/profile/mford.bsky.social/post/3mvm5ixbqps2qHad no idea until today that Ed Sheeran was running a WPA program for Irish musicians.16 Sep 2026 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:4d2snfeymcblmvoaxvgfs7i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvm5ixbqps2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mford.bsky.social/post/3mvlrwt4hw22iVery serious allegations in this lawsuit by Missouri’s former director of election integrity against Missouri Secy. of State Denny Hoskins: https://www.washingtonsun.com/missouri/whistleblower-says-elections-chief-plotted-to-change-local-results15 Sep 2026 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:4d2snfeymcblmvoaxvgfs7i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlrwt4hw22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mford.bsky.social/post/3mvlly6jac22iIf I were also trying to take over the Smithsonian, I would simply not write things like this to Smithsonian chancellor Chief Justice John Roberts [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:4d2snfeymcblmvoaxvgfs7i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlly6jac22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mford.bsky.social/post/3mvklhvcqqc2sCongratulations to my wife on crushing me in fantasy football this week.15 Sep 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:4d2snfeymcblmvoaxvgfs7i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvklhvcqqc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mford.bsky.social/post/3mvjdqmkkyc2cHas Alito ever voted for a liberal or progressive-coded outcome (for lack of a better term) as a justice? Even Thomas has done it a few times.15 Sep 2026 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:4d2snfeymcblmvoaxvgfs7i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjdqmkkyc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mford.bsky.social/post/3mvh4bsohjk2qNot a fan of NBC referring to it as “9/11 Day” multiple times on SNF.14 Sep 2026 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:4d2snfeymcblmvoaxvgfs7i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvh4bsohjk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mford.bsky.social/post/3mvgai4s2ic2kFirst HR in the majors for Josue De Paula!13 Sep 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:4d2snfeymcblmvoaxvgfs7i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgai4s2ic2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mford.bsky.social/post/3mvfrehjisk2xFitting that the Nevada GOP’s SoS nominee became an election denier after Sharron Angle blew the 2010 Senate race. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/09/13/election-denier-jim-marchant-nevada-secretary-state-race/91697219007/13 Sep 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:4d2snfeymcblmvoaxvgfs7i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfrehjisk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mford.bsky.social/post/3mvemowruvk2xArch Manning legacy game (derogatory) to Arch Manning legacy game (complimentary)13 Sep 2026 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:4d2snfeymcblmvoaxvgfs7i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvemowruvk2x