Sports editor @thenation Edge of Sports TV at http://youtube.com/therealnews Host of the Edge of Sports Podcast. Co-host of WPFW's The Collision.https://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3mldyaet3ms2xHappy 250th to a country that resembles a vat of mayonnaise left on a radiator. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldyaet3ms2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3mldvcc2tys2nMy latest piece @thenation.com, ] is about choosing celebrity over solidarity. "WNBA Players Should Have Picketed, Not Attended the Met Gala" https://www.thenation.com/article/society/wnba-met-gala/08 May 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldvcc2tys2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3mlcgshsjqs2xWe’ve been too accustomed to taking as truism that Amen is better than Asur. Reorder the Thompson Twins! Doctor Doctor!08 May 2026 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcgshsjqs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3mlbwzusmec2dThe doc “Everyone Is Lying to You for Money” that just **crushes** the crypto scam economy is hilarious, educational, and excellent.07 May 2026 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbwzusmec2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3mlbd5hzaj22gOn this week's pod, I interviewed Austin McCoy about his tremendous book "Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age: The Music, Culture and World De La Soul Made." I felt like a kid in a candy store talking to someone who knew so much about a group that meant so much to me. https://www.thenation.com/podcast/culture/eos-040426/07 May 2026 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbd5hzaj22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3mlbckepsos2zIf you've ever played hoops, watching this is like getting pixie dust blown in your face. My Lord, the pros are so talented. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cpr8n7pit3I07 May 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbckepsos2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3ml4ab3jusk2qOver the next couple of weeks I’m going to share the advance blurbs we’ve received for my new book “The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life Of Howard Zinn” (out August 4th.) Please, preorder a copy. Preorders are *vital* to making sure that a book gets attention upon its release 👊05 May 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4ab3jusk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3mktjmsiql22319 points in the second half. Was like a joke that goes on so long it morphs from a groan to a giddy thrill. That was art.02 May 2026 01:48 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktjmsiql223https://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3mkppgegaoc2kTomorrow is May Day of course so I took a break from sports/politics and wrote the following for @thenation.com Happy May Day Eve. May Day and the Reclamation of the Jewish Radical Tradition https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/may-day-jewish-radical-tradition/30 Apr 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkppgegaoc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3mkieu4fzzs2eEveryone should follow ZEP [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Apr 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkieu4fzzs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3mki2f7t4xs2vThe Big Lie in the phrase 'don't mix sports and politics' is that it's not sports & politics they object to. It's sports and a certain kind of politics. Speak out against police violence or Israel's war on Gaza and it's 'stick to sports.' But bleat pro-war patriotic bombast and you're a hero.27 Apr 2026 12:16 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki2f7t4xs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3mkbxfdxc5k2cI don’t care for Stephen A Smith but I understand why he appeals. I don’t understand the appeal of Pat McAfee at all. Like a sentient ham.25 Apr 2026 02:07 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbxfdxc5k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3mkbcjdzizk2hCan we dispense with the fiction that the NBA is some kind of crypto-leftist op? [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbcjdzizk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3mk6ej2h6qc2eMy latest piece @thenation.com asks the question: is WNBA free agent Natasha Cloud, the social conscience of the sports world, being "blackballed" for standing for a Free Palestine? https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/natasha-cloud-getting-kapped-wnba-palestine/23 Apr 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6ej2h6qc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3mk64f2cojc2mThe coming "joyless World Cup" just keeps the hits coming. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/italy-trump-envoy-iran-world-cup_n_69e9fee6e4b0bb584bc95580?origin=home-whats-happening-unit23 Apr 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk64f2cojc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3mjq5dydisc2lOn artistic integrity : Dirk Diggler > Mark Wahlberg. At least Dirk thought that "we can do better." Mark with every cash-grab-crap movie says, "No we can't."18 Apr 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjq5dydisc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3mjmoycn7fs2i52% of men have a sports betting account like fan duel or draft kings. The addiction economy of sports - picking the meat off of what’s left in the wallets of fans - is a growing sector of our economy. So we got *that* going for us. Which is nice. 🤪16 Apr 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmoycn7fs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3mjibgbrjms2zA tournament that’s been hosted by all manner of despots, fascists, and villains was never joyless. The joy has always been FIFA’s secret sauce. This is the first time there will be a joyless World Cup. Everything he touches…. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Apr 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjibgbrjms2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/edgeofsports.bsky.social/post/3mjaucv7ot22qCohosting a local radio show that’s just music from the movies for the next couple hours Takomaradio.org if you want to check out some really great tunes https://Takomaradio.org11 Apr 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:r6vnoykdvl6pdavfxt6xmigk/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjaucv7ot22q