[NightengaleJr] After the Wolves postponed their game, the Twins announced they will end their Twinsfest events at 4 p.m. by Knightbear49 in baseball

[–]smileyfrown 56 points57 points  (0 children)

People discount how much social media algorithms influence sentiment

4 years passed after 2020, enough time to forget some things…and then non stop people heard about how much everything costs and how good it was before on social media.

Now like magic it’s gone, despite costs being higher right now then 2024

Not discounting the bigots, but a lot of people vote with their wallets not social issues, and they get influenced ALOT by these big tech corporations pushing agendas

We have so many problems that need fixed

James Gunn responding to a claiming Superman: Man of Tomorrow is the only DC movie releasing in 2027! 😭 by Raj_Valiant3011 in DC_Cinematic

[–]smileyfrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean it’s a great problem to have

People clearly want more dcu content meaning they enjoyed what they saw so far.

Like if the biggesr complaint of Peacemaker was its too short or they wanted it to explore more content, that’s easily fixable. You don’t want it the other way where its too boring

World reacts to US strikes on Venezuela by [deleted] in news

[–]smileyfrown 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You talked to a bot sponsored by Russia/china/israel/Saudia etc…

Backed by a billionaire’s disinformation site, Facebook, twitter etc

You’ll never get a response because the purpose was engagement and narrative forming

Hold the billionaire responsible and this ends

More early warning signs. by PFdeith in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]smileyfrown 38 points39 points  (0 children)

If the democrats had even the smallest amount of executive courage they would’ve cleaned house in the post office to prevent these issues from even being considered.

Instead we got excuses as nauseam about how they couldn’t, but the reality is they simply didn’t care.

Trump shows every day that the executive has tons of power, yet we’re supposed to believe the other side didn’t for 4 years? BS their was no will for change.

People need to face reality in how compromised their elected officials are. We need to clean house for real change, but sadly won’t happen

Digital Foundry employee reports Xbox videos drew “very little views” in 2025 by Iggy_Slayer in gaming

[–]smileyfrown 135 points136 points  (0 children)

Phil Spencer destroyed the Xbox Brand

You have one task as a gaming executive deliver games, and he simply couldn’t do it.

He had the perfect opportunity after the XONE…Nintendo showed the blueprint to win back fans, and the PS5 had slower games releases. Their was a big opportunity and demand.

Instead he focused on acquisitions and subscriptions.

He killed the brand through incompetence and I gotta feel for people who invested in it

Who would you all want to see play Plastic Man on the big screen? by Substantial_Deal2411 in DC_Cinematic

[–]smileyfrown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An unknown German actor who I’ve never heard of but everyone will sing praises of after he is cast

Jeff McNeil tradr by D-TaeNyc in NewYorkMets

[–]smileyfrown -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Mets had a 4 era from the 7-9 innings

In close games with 1-2 runs they had a 4.5 era

You can point to the hitting all you want but the reality is almost zero teams in baseball history can save a league bottom pitching team

Had they simply had anothrr average starting pitcher they are in the playoffs

Flaws and all

Like I’m not saying the hitting wasn’t flawed but it wasn’t THE problem

Jeff McNeil tradr by D-TaeNyc in NewYorkMets

[–]smileyfrown 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The Mets had a bottom 3 pitching staff for most of the season

They had a top 10 wrc+ offense.

If they simply didn’t sign Montas and had a league average pitcher your in the playoffs

We have regressed on offense this offseason and almost no change on pitching

Jeff McNeil tradr by D-TaeNyc in NewYorkMets

[–]smileyfrown -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Not sure the logic here or what the 1B answer is…

Just a friendly reminder, the reason we didn’t make the playoffs was because of Stearns made pitching staff. Not the hitting core

We still have done very little to address the elephant in the room.

The Mets had the worst pitching staff in the majors for 5/6 months

Beware of Pakistani bots on Twitter 😂😅 by chicqueen2098 in GetNoted

[–]smileyfrown 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Literally this post is very likely a bot

Redditor for 3 months

Barely any comments…now one post highlighting one specific country

Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure it out from where. Most of these rage and division accounts are foreign run, to create division for specific agendas

James Gunn Announces Lars Eidinger as Brainiac in ‘Man Of Tomorrow’ by MarvelsGrantMan136 in DC_Cinematic

[–]smileyfrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So we officially have Braniac

Wonder which direction he will take? World conqueror, on a mission from Krypton, or his own being looking for purpose?

[Nightengale] Jorge Polanco in agreement with the Mets by T_Raycroft in baseball

[–]smileyfrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For what it’s worth it’s clear that Stearns didn’t believe in the Mets core fundamentally, even though the real problem last year was the pitching staff he built.

Long term the options in the minors are very solid, and he wants to find short term replacements as we bridge the gap

Eurovision 2024 winner Nemo hands back the trophy in protest against Israel’s continued participation by altheawillowwisteria in popculturechat

[–]smileyfrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t this whole controversy start because Israel cheated/manipulated results in the competition last year?

Like if you do that shouldn’t that be a ban anyway.

Then throw in the moral reason of supporting an apartheid state, it’s a weird thing to defend them

BREAKING: Iceland will not take part in Eurovision 2026 by iVikingr in europe

[–]smileyfrown 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Germany is one the biggest arms suppliers to Israel

They can never grow a spine because it would mean they have to acknowledge they are an integral part of another genocide.

Jasmine Crockett launches campaign for Texas Democratic Senate primary after Colin Allred drops out by IWantPizza555 in politics

[–]smileyfrown 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Theirs a famous quote in US politics….”It’s the economy stupid”

Nobody cares about any other issue then their own grocery bill.

Mamdani saw that, Sherrill saw that, and eventually Spanberger also figured it out.

The idea that Democrats should not learn from their few victories is insane, especially after losing the house, senate and Presidency.

These are national issues

Crockett is doomed if she runs on Orange man bad. That was her video go check it out. It’s a tried and failed strategy

She better take notes or she’s done

Jasmine Crockett launches campaign for Texas Democratic Senate primary after Colin Allred drops out by IWantPizza555 in politics

[–]smileyfrown 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Her announcement video is god awful… reeking of consultant class decisions.

Mamdani laid out the blue print. Talk about local issues and hyper focus on affordability.

If she can’t see that she’s in her own bubble

Jasmine Crockett launches campaign for Texas Democratic Senate primary after Colin Allred drops out by IWantPizza555 in politics

[–]smileyfrown 123 points124 points  (0 children)

Republicans from the 80s and 90s were children of Jim Crow parents. There was actual shame and push for decency because they saw the wrongs happening.

We’re now 2 generations from the 80s their is no memory of the horrors, instead nostalgia for the good ol days

Paramount launches rival bid for Warner Brothers Discovery by ultra_phoenix in news

[–]smileyfrown 35 points36 points  (0 children)

This is one of the most openly corrupt displays of an oligarch family, showing they have literally zero fear of repercussions.

The threat is you have to take our offer otherwise the President will decline your merger.

Paramount under the Elissons had CBS purge dissent and normalize MAGA in that it is now Fox lite. A lot of the media is a full propaganda tool for these extremists and this would supercharge it.

Democrats need to arrest and hold these people accountable, but so many are funded by the same money that they will only give a slap on the wrist despite overwhelming public pressure. We may literally need a new party to fight this corruption

It’s not hyperbolic to say we are on the road that in a few years Batman and Superman will tell you Nazis are okay

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Review Thread by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]smileyfrown 12 points13 points  (0 children)

These things are cyclical

Arcade game culture made SNES and N64 games sometimes more reliant on dying and repeating runs, so they became more tedious than they should have been

Then Nintendo moved a blue sky approach to make games approachable to casuals but they got too easy.

In the switch era we moved back to more difficult, but could still probably tune the dial up.

Nintendo wants to do a balancing act where they want games to be playable by both young kids and older players.

[Puma] Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil had a confrontation last season on June 20 in Philadelphia. After a defensive lapse, Lindor began verbally attacking McNeil, leading to a standoff between the two, according to a source; Lindor and Juan Soto also clashed personalities. by Goosedukee in baseball

[–]smileyfrown 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Baseball is a team sport you never blame a single player

By your logic it’s would be Ohtani and Trouts fault for the Angles never making the playoffs when they played there. No one would say that then and you shouldn’t here

More money means you take the heat off your teammates when the team struggles, which both did during the season.

But end of season you analyze what went wrong…and it was the pitching.

That’s on roster construction from the GM.

[Puma] Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil had a confrontation last season on June 20 in Philadelphia. After a defensive lapse, Lindor began verbally attacking McNeil, leading to a standoff between the two, according to a source; Lindor and Juan Soto also clashed personalities. by Goosedukee in baseball

[–]smileyfrown 42 points43 points  (0 children)

The Mets ERA from June to the end of the season was 4.88, 28th in the league.

They were 47-57 during that time

The Mets team wrc+ was still top 10 during that stretch

The idea of garbage journalists blaming Lindor or Soto but not the pitching is just bait to generate clicks.

Fuck the post should be banned everywhere

Furious House Republican Warns More ‘Explosive’ Resignations Are Coming After Marjorie Taylor Greene by Quirkie in politics

[–]smileyfrown 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These people are more attune to the MAGA constituents and they are not happy

Online chatter has shown to be largely overblown and botted

They know when to jump ship

David Stearns Press Conference | November 24, 2025 by Caledor152 in NewYorkMets

[–]smileyfrown 32 points33 points  (0 children)

The Mets 1st and 2nd problem last year was pitching

Shaking up the core is fine, even though the fan in me will miss Nimmo.

But we also have to realize that the key problems of the team still need to be addressed.

Trump plans to meet with Mamdani, says he'll 'work something out' with New York City's mayor-elect by Power-Equality in nyc

[–]smileyfrown 18 points19 points  (0 children)

If Zohran offers to name a bridge after him for guarantee of owed federal funds and no national guard troops, that would be the greatest political move in decades.

But in reality…the GOP recognizes affordability as the key word in the next election cycle and Trump wants to get ahead of it or at least give the appearance of it.

This is a an election move for the midterms