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Thank you Adam West, for always answering when we needed you. #Batman
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Bryan Mitchell (P/1B/P today) is the first Yankees pitcher to play a position other than pitcher since Ron Guidry (CF) on 7/24/83 vs. KC.
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Bryan Mitchell: 1st pitcher to pitch, play 1B, then pitch again in the same game since Chuck Crim with the Brewers in 1989
(@EliasSports)
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Sorry if we jinxed that...here's a GIF of Bryan Mitchell, who is now pitching again, flashing the leather at first. #YANKSonYES
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There's no federal libel law for the Trump administration to change. It's purely a state tort. teapawt.org/cnn/status/85874502027…
"We've looked at" changing libel laws, President Trump's chief of staff Reince Priebus says cnn.it/2oYcSrQ
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They are all constrained to pretend they intend to do so, and that they would wish to if only implementation difficulties cd be overcome
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So while I very much doubt that a concrete proposal to empower presidential libel suits will in fact emerge from the Trump White House
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The president’s words must at least nominally be treated as policy by the president’s staff & the larger administration beyond.
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So why couldn’t Priebus simply dismiss the question? Question answers itself: Trump had threatened it, so staff can’t disavow it
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In terms of job-related work product, the Trump White House is the least productive in a very long time.
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If (as reported) the Trump White House had not even drafted a tax plan as of April 21, it seems unlikely they’ve done much of anything else
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A PS on Priebus comments this AM about “taking a look” at revising 1st amendment to permit Trump to sue news organizations for libel...
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I’ve always admired Reince’s work at RNC. But those words should follow him through the rest of his career. teapawt.org/kylegriffin1/status/85…
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This is an actual threat to the 1st Amendment. So where are all those free speech defenders now?
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Welp. Asked if the Trump admin wants to make it easier for POTUS to sue the press, Reince Priebus says "it's something we're *looking* at." teapawt.org/kylegriffin1/status/85…
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Remember when Trump said he wanted to "open up libel laws" last summer👇? Well, here we are...
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4. #Trump also openly suggested ordering war crimes & opening up libel laws to punish journalists who publish critical coverage of him.
