“I’m not the run of the mill cause for the mill I don’t run.” -The Blastmaster KRS-One Galactus, Devourer of Words
The 9/11 cheerleading thing sounds so vile, but watching it I realized it’s a corny GenZ/Alpha attempt at patriotism. As someone who saw it & lived it & can’t even go down to Ground Zero, I’m unphased. I realized long ago that 9/11 may as well be Pompeii to kids born after 2001. They don’t get it
CSketchOh my god I think I found the video.
Thank you for your service. 🫡🔶🔷🏆 #OAKAAK
Posting and ToastingNBA champion Trey Jemison III signs with Eastern Conference rival
He also mushed Jalen Brunson in the head & tried to kick out OG Anunoby’s knee while the refs & the league looked the other way. He got a free shot at Brunson’s ankles by taking up his landing area to no call. Fun. What a wacky alien.
The New York TimesFrom @theathletic.com: In a moment that looks too spectacular to be real, Spurs star Victor Wembanyama kicked a basketball out of the net while still touching the ground. nyti.ms/4w2JWPV
2021 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Meursault “Clos de la Barre” Retail is ~$250 and a restaurant mark up probably puts it at $600-700. Knicks in 5.
Michael ScottoAfter four seasons and winning one NBA championship, New York Knicks Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations Gersson Rosas has departed from the organization, league sources confirm to HoopsHype. Rosas hinted at his departure in an Instagram post.
Hmmm…curious about what this even means to the organization.
Michael ScottoAfter four seasons and winning one NBA championship, New York Knicks Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations Gersson Rosas has departed from the organization, league sources confirm to HoopsHype. Rosas hinted at his departure in an Instagram post.
This is eerily reminiscent of baseball discourse of several years back. When I did some writing for Baseball Prospectus I was deeper in analytics on that end & still in the Stone Age with my hoops fandom. The lesson I’d carry over is that data analytics tell stories, plural, and never absolutes.
Michael PinaI wrote about the NBA’s increasingly stupid analytics vs. eye test conversation: www.theringer.com/2026/08/03/n...
You could replace the particular field of expertise here with almost anything in the world & you’d have a perfect response to the willful and amplified ignorance of the very worst people in the world.
Marc VeldhoenI'm a full Professor of Immunology and fully vaccinated. I didn't get vaccinated out of obedience, but after decades of studying the immune system and evaluating all evidence. Calling that "lack of critical thinking" is not an argument. It's ideology masked as pretend intellect.
At Spider-Man in the lights up, advertising phase of movie going.
Spider Man SpidermanALT: Spider Man Spidermanstatic.klipy.com1. If you’re explaining, you’re losing. 2. He oozes smarmy creepiness. 3. He definitely did it. This doesn’t help him. It makes it more obvious.
The BulwarkRep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"
If you never thought reading a doctoral dissertation would be interesting or enjoyable, I present to you the opening paragraph of mine:
God Emperor DoomOr my dissertation which deals with sports, gender, national & cultural identity in a slightly different way: scholarshare.temple.edu/server/api/c...