"On Friday night, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers put on an athletic performance beyond anything I have ever seen, and I covered sports full-time for six years, and continue to do so now and again. He did something that nobody alive ever had seen before because only Babe Ruth, while in the employ of the Boston Red Sox, ever came close to anything like it. He pitched six innings and struck out 10 Milwaukee Brewers. And he also hit three home runs"
"Then, on Saturday, seven million of us took to the streets and the parks and the common spaces of our cities to enjoy ourselves in protesting the policies of a president who marked the occasion by releasing an AI video that showed this third-generation draft dodger flying a fighter bomber and dropping bags of AI shit all over New York City, proving conclusively that, as long as he's remodeling the White House anyway, he might want to pad the walls of the Oval Office."
Shohei Ohtani produced an extraordinary two-way performance, pitching six innings, striking out ten Brewers, and hitting three home runs, with the second leaving Dodger Stadium. Only Babe Ruth, while with the Boston Red Sox, came close to comparable feats, and no living figure like Shirley Povich remains to place the accomplishment in historical context. The following day, an estimated seven million people protested presidential policies in streets, parks, and public spaces. The president released an AI video depicting a third-generation draft dodger piloting a bomber and dropping bags of AI shit over New York City. The weekend combined astonishing athletic achievement and a provocative presidential spectacle, signaling unusually chaotic national moments.
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