Marlins Flounder With 10th Straight Loss

The Miami Marlins have lost 10 games in a row falling 4-2 to the San Diego Padres this evening.

Just 15 days ago, the Marlins were 52-42 and tied with the Philadelphia Phillies for second place in the NL East only 3 games back of the Atlanta Braves. They were on a 6-game winning streak, had won 8 of their last 10 games and were 26-8 since June 1st. For good measure, the Marlins had hooked of the NL Wild Card spots.

Since then, the Marlins have been swept by the Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers and the Houston Astros before tonight's loss to the Padres. In 15 days, the Marlins have gone from 3 games back of the Braves to 9½ games back in the loss column. 

The Marlins are now at the .500 mark tied with the Washington Nationals and are at a crossroads. 

What is interesting is that last season the Marlins swam their way to the .500 mark in early August after a sweep of the New York Yankees with a plausible chance at the NL Wild Card. The Marlins would then lose 10 of 13 games before I saw them have a comeback win against the Boston Red Sox at my first game at Fenway Park in 7 seasons. In 2025, the Marlins would finish strong winning 9 of their last 12 games and finishing just under .500 at 79-83 with first year manager Clayton McCullough, a 17-game improvement over 2024.

As for this current losing streak, the Marlins offense has dried up with Xavier Edwards, Otto Lopez and Liam Hicks mired in slumps. In 7 of their 10 losses, the Marlins scored 3 runs or less.

The question now is whether the Marlins will sink or swim.

Tom Homan's Inhumanity

(YouTube screenshot of Tom Homan speaking to reporters outside the White House on July 20, 2026)

White House border czar Tom Homan is a man without humanity.

Following the ICE involved shooting deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Arajuo in Houston and Johan Sebastián in Biddeford, Maine earlier this month, Homan told Margaret Brennan on CBS' Face the Nation, “They would be alive today if they simply complied with a vehicle stop by federal law enforcement. Just comply.” 

Yet neither man was ICE's intended target. So why did they have to comply? What did they do wrong? Was it because they were driving while brown? As Renee Graham of The Boston Globe put it, "It’s hard to comply when officers barely hesitate before they fire bullets into someone through that person’s windshield."

Mind you, Homan then claimed that ICE had made no mistakes in Minnesota. The families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti might like a word or two.

Homan's claim is dubious when you consider that if not for the deaths of two American citizens, President Trump would not have had him replace Gregory Bovino. It is clear there is little difference between Homan and Bovino. As I have previously argued, it doesn't matter who is running ICE. It only matters who is sitting in the Oval Office. 

After all, when Homan declared that ICE vehicle stops would be temporarily put on hold following Sebastián's death, Trump immediately overruled him. 

President Trump wants a police state which can arbitrarily kill people, be they citizens or non-citizens, and wants people who will implement his authoritarian regime without regard for human life. This is the kind of inhumanity which allows Tom Homan to blame ICE's victims for their own deaths. 

Mamdani Caused The Hate He Says There is No Place For in NYC Following Anti-Semitic Stabbings

This afternoon two men were stabbed on NYC's Upper West Side by a man chanting "Allahu Akbar". One of the men was wearing a yarmulke and was attacked as he left a synagogue on Amsterdam and West 86th Street. Fortunately, both men are expected to survive their injuries.

Hours later, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued a boilerplate statement declaring, “These hateful and despicable attacks have no place in our city.”

Yet it is Mamdani who is causing the very hate he says there is no place for in New York. After all, scarcely 48 hours ago, it was Mamdani using taxpayer money to willfully promote hatred against Jews by demanding the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits NYC for the UN General Assembly in September amid dubious claims of genocide.

While Mamdani is clear in stating that Netanyahu is not welcome in NYC, he is more than happy to welcome Chinese Premier Xi and the Myanmar military junta. Mind you, both regimes are committing genocide against their Muslim populations. But it would seem that Mamdani cares very little about fellow Muslims unless he can blame Jews for their suffering. 

Make no mistake. This is not only about singling out Israel, but also about singling out Jews and today's attack is a consequence of Mamdani's message. Indeed, if Mamdani spent his time addressing issues in Harlem instead of being a mouthpiece for Hamas then I submit this attack does not happen today.

Mark my words. Things are going to get worse. A lot worse. I firmly believe there will be an October 7th style attack against Jews in NYC. I sincerely hope I am wrong, but I doubt I will be so long as Mamdani is in office.

Red Sox Snap Win Streak at 15 Games Tying Club Record Set in 1946

Well, all things must come to an end.

The Boston Red Sox snapped a 15-game winning streak during the second game of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles falling 5-1.

But the Red Sox have nothing to be ashamed of because their 15-game winning streak tied a club record originally set in 1946 when they won their first AL pennant in 28 years. 

Of course, there are some differences between the 1946 Red Sox and the 2026 Red Sox.

When the 1946 Red Sox had their 15-game winning streak it was near the beginning of the season. During the streak which lasted between April 25th and May 10th, the Red Sox improved to 21-3 giving them a 5½ game lead over the New York Yankees in the American League. Boston would win 104 games and finish 12 games ahead of the 1945 World Series champion Detroit Tigers and 17 games ahead of the Bronx Bombers. The Red Sox would fall short against the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series losing in 7 games due to Enos Slaughter's mad dash home.

The 2026 Red Sox had to scrap just to get to this point and have a lot more scrapping to do. Exactly four weeks ago, the Red Sox had the worst record in the American League. In four weeks, the Red Sox have gone 20-3 and are now have possession of the third AL Wild Card berth. 

Nevertheless, their record stands at 52-49. They could regress and lose 7 of their next 10 games and end up sellers at the trade deadline. On the other hand, the Red Sox will be facing struggling clubs in the Toronto Blue Jays and Athletics before having to face back-to-back World Series champion Dodgers. In which case, Boston could win 7 of its next 10 games and be more firmly ensconced into the AL Wild Card berth and even move up in the AL East standings and knock on both the Yankees and Rays' doors. 

Let me put it another way. Back in 1946 there were no playoffs. Just the regular season and the World Series and a 52-49 record was unlikely to lead to a pennant. We live in far different times where it concerns baseball and a lot for worse. 

But as far as the Red Sox go, things are looking better in these times. What a difference four weeks makes.

The Media & Voters Should Give El-Sayed More "Non-Consensual Colonoscopies" (re: Ask Tough Questions)

Over the weekend, Michigan Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed got into a kerfuffle with ABC News' Jake Tapper after Tapper noted that El-Sayed had told his supporters that many people in Dearborn were saddened by the death of the Ayatollah Khamenei.

To be precise, back in March, El-Sayed wanted to avoid making any public comment about Khamenei's death noting "there are a lot of people in Dearborn who are sad" about the Ayatollah's death.

Tapper raised the matter with El-Sayed who did not respond kindly:

Tapper: I thought that quote was interesting because the ayatollah has killed tens of thousands of innocent Iranians, not to mention the proxies that Iran has funded that have killed innocent civilians all over the Middle East. Why were you worried about offending people who support the ayatollah?

El-Sayed: Jake, on a day where we’re mourning the loss of two more service members in a war we never should have fought, I think all of us ought to step back and ask whether or not everybody in Michigan — frankly, everybody in America — shouldn’t be sad about the fact that this president, backed by the prime minister of a foreign government, took us to a war we had no business fighting in.

Of course, El-Sayed didn't want to answer the question. So, he pretended to care about our soldiers who lost their lives in the line of duty in "a war we never should have thought" "backed by the prime minister of a foreign government." Of course, our soldiers don't get to pick and choose the battles they fight. El-Sayed is just using the fallen soldiers as a cudgel to bash the U.S. and Israel. He is quick to decry Netanyahu as being part of "a foreign government" but what does that make the Ayatollah?

Following the interview, El-Sayed complained about Tapper giving him "a non-consensual colonoscopy."  Clearly El-Sayed is unaccustomed to tough questions and cannot handle them. If that is the case, then he why be a candidate for the U.S. Senate? Tough questions come with the territory. If all El-Sayed can do is whine about it then he is clearly in the wrong line of work.

In which case, the media should give El-Sayed more non-consensual colonoscopies. Voters should too. Michigan voters have a right to a Senator who will answer tough questions and not be a crybaby about it. 

However, it remains to be seen whether Michigan Democratic primary voters want a Senator who can answer tough questions. If they don't then shame on them.

Trump Will Always Find a Reason to Threaten Canada with Tariffs

Different day, same old shit!!!

President Trump announced that a 50% tariff would be imposed on Canadian alcohol, dairy and auto parts in 30 days' time because America has been "invaded" by Canadian wildfires. 

But if Trump wasn't ranting about wildfires, he would be ranting about something else.

Trump first announced 25% tariffs against Canada and Mexico before he returned to the White House in November 2024. He would back away from those commitments in February 2025 but then implemented much the tariff regime by the following month.

Trump has suspended trade talks on multiple occasions. He did so in June 2025 in protest of Canada's Digital Services Tax. The Carney government scrapped the DST only for Trump to threaten additional tariffs weeks later. Trump suspended trade talks again in October 2025 because of ad run by the Ontario government with the late President Reagan waring about the dangers of tariffs. Carney subsequently apologized for the ads. Fat lot of good that did him.

In January, Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs if Canada entered into a trade deal with China despite having encouraged such an agreement only days earlier. 

Earlier this month, Trump refused to renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) although USMCA talks have now resumed with Mexico.

Of course, Trump might very well lift these levies at the last minute only to threaten to impose new levies a few months down the road. Trump might also very well include Canada new USMCA talks only to cut them off yet again. Indeed, Carney says trade negotiations will be intensified with the U.S. Yet it is only a matter of time before Carney's Charlie Brown tries to kick the football only for Trump's Lucy to snatch it away from him.

Trump does this because he does not negotiate, let alone govern in good faith. He treats Canada like the workers and small businesses he refused to pay in his business dealings. Like I wrote back in March 2025, "I tariff you; I tariff you not."

Carney's smartest move would be to walk away and ignore Trump and not return his calls. Yes, that will make Trump angry. But Trump would get angry if his Diet Coke was flat. Canada is getting nowhere with the United States. The United States is wasting Canada's time. Canada's time is better spent engaging in negotiations with countries which actually want to negotiate with it in good faith and for mutual benefit not with a country which begrudges Canadians for forest fires.

Anti-Semitism Will Continue to Thrive in the U.K. Under Andy Burnham

Today, Andy Burnham moved into Number 10 Downing Street and is the U.K.'s new Prime Minister only three days after being anointed the new leader of the Labour Party. Keir Starmer might very well be rendered a footnote.

Last month, I wrote about my brief experience with him as my boss when I interned for the late Tessa Jowell more than 30 years ago. I do not remember those days with fondness. 

In the days which have followed, Burnham has done little to inspire my confidence when it comes to Israel and Jews in the U.K.

Earlier this month, he apologized for his predecessor's stance on Gaza. Considering that Starmer recognized a Palestinian state before all hostages had been released by Hamas, this apology is nothing more than pandering to the Far Left and to the Islamists.

Burnham sought counsel on Gaza from former soccer player turned BBC journalist Gary Lineker. Last year, Lineker departed the BBC after sharing a social media post from a group called Palestine Lobby which described Zionists as rats. That Burnham would seek Lineker's advice on the subject speaks volumes about Burnham's attitudes towards Zionism and towards Jews.

Under Burnham's leadership, we can expect more calls for and acts of violence against the Jewish community in the U.K. Should Jews be murdered at a synagogue, community center or on the streets, I'm sure Burnham will say anti-Semitism has no place in the U.K. when in fact it will take place with his tacit approval. 

Consequently, those Jews who can leave the U.K. will do so. Those who remain may see fit to throw in their lot with Nigel Farage. I have doubts about Farage, but if Burnham insists on singling out Israel while being unwilling or unable to combat anti-Semitism, U.K. Jewry could turn to him if he makes overtures Burnham is unprepared to make. Should Burnham lose to Farage in the next general election, he will only have himself to blame though that might not stop him from blaming the Jews.