Sunday Funday: Love those Jays! plus a No Kings roundup, Carney as the Trump-Trainer, Canada stuff, other random stuff, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers

Love those Jays!

So now the boys have to win on Sunday AND on Monday. 

Canada is cheering for them!
At The Globe and Mail, Cathal Kelly writes about the Seattle fans booing Springer when he was hit by a pitch in that awful Game 5 blowout:

....If there’s anything missing in this Jays’ run, it’s that streak of animus. All great Toronto runs have featured some sort of blood lust.
In Atlanta in ’92, they hung the flag upside down and the country wigged out. In ’93, the Phillies could not hide their disdain for the city and the country. In 2015 and ’16, it was José Bautista vs. the rock ’em sock ’em Rangers.
Now, thanks to the crowd and Springer and Jays relievers Brandon Little and Seranthony Domínguez, Toronto has a reason to feel a little hostile. The Jays were on their way to tying this one off. They’re coming home in the midst of trying to hand it back...
You want to win this thing? What would you tell a hockey team who just got shown up in the other club’s barn, and is coming home out of options?
You’d tell them that the time for good manners is over. Now is the time to return fire. Don’t just wait for nine guys to give you what you want. Be the mean-spirited change you want to see in the world. Be like Seattle.

🇨🇦 Halifax pilot Dimitri Neonakis showed his Blue Jays pride during the American League Championship Series, sketching the team’s logo across the sky using his flight path. #bluejays #Canada www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5Ok...

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— Joe Public 🇨🇦 (@joepublic.bsky.social) October 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM

Max Scherzer sending John Schneider back to the dugout might be the single most badass thing I’ve ever seen pic.twitter.com/f53cmbtmUm

— Blue Jays Today (@TodayJays) October 17, 2025

No Kings roundup

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Did you tear-up today when you were out protesting because you felt the camaraderie and fellowship with so many like-minded and caring people? I did. Did you tear-up today when you were protesting because you're still processing the fact that we're rapidly tumbling toward authoritarianism? I did.

— Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) October 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM

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Live your life in such a way that 7 million people don’t show up just to tell you that you are an asshole. #NoKings

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— Jon Cryer (@mrjoncryer.bsky.social) October 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM

Breaking: Today is officially one of the biggest days of protest in American history. Over 7 million Americans turned out to No Kings events to stand up against MAGA fascism.

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— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) October 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM

I’m absolutely exhausted in the best possible way. I love us. We did it! #NoKings

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— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) October 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM

Sanders: Today, October 18th 2025, there are more people out on the streets in more communities all over our country than we have ever seen in American history

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— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) October 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM

cops tackling and marching off with a giant penis, Kristi Noem menacing a chicken she swears is antifa, feds pepper-spraying a frog ridicule is an extremely effective protest tactic and foil for authoritarianism

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— Molly White (@molly.wiki) October 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM

The world joined us and said, “No Kings.”

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— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) October 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM

In Dublin:

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Trump, of course, posted a disgusting video where he was literally shitting on the protestors. I won't post it but see it here if you want to. Ehhhh!

A lot of centrist commentators who genuinely got worked up about the unforgivably insulting nature of "cling to guns and religion" or "basket of deplorables" are weirdly silent about Trump portraying himself as literally shitting on American cities

— mtsw (@mtsw.bsky.social) October 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM

But here's some good news for America:

The Supreme Court is expected to run out of federal funding today, according to Patricia McCabe, the court’s public information officer. Personally, I can't think of a better way to serve justice in America.

— 🌹Weegie 🍀 (@onefussyone.bsky.social) October 18, 2025 at 5:20 PM

Carney as the Trump-Trainer

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"Transformative"

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Canada!

I am elbows up but then again I grew up watching Eddie Shack Clear the Track you nail them when, where and how you can

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— justehgirl.bsky.social (@justehgirl.bsky.social) October 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM

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I have to post this because I actually agree with something Chris Selley says!

Very annoying to see people shitting on these on aesthetic and lifestyle grounds, as if your average Canadian homeowner lives in something designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

They're fine. They're homes. We're desperate. https://t.co/DMt5oyOLey

— Chris Selley (@cselley) October 16, 2025

Random stuff 

Our daughter used to play league softball - this is exactly what she and her team would have done, too:

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Probably 40+ years ago, still great:

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And one more:

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This is mesmerizing:

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"The Office at Night", a homage to Edward Hopper by British artist Phil Lockwood. If you zoom in, you’ll see that every window is a Hopper painting. pic.twitter.com/t8H4Vbwhly

— Bobbie (@bo66ie29) October 16, 2025

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They make good pasta, too:

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TrumpWatch - posts about the world's most anticipated event.

But I only found one this week -- I think everyone was busy making their No Kings signs instead.

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Animal Crackers

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Cats

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Dogs

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I'm not sure whether this is the dog's fault or the cat's:

Some Dogs though🤣🤣🤣🤣 I don’t think this is AI at all. 😂😅

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— 🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 (@teamcanadaforever.bsky.social) October 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM