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Chris Jenkins

@bychrisjenkins.bsky.social

PR guy. Reformed sportswriter. Illini grad. Evans Scholar. From CHI, fell in love with MKE. Nerdy about Arsenal, F1, Illini and MUBB hoops.

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β€œNah, we’re good.” - scouts

20.10.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Someone in the crowd: β€œGo Cubs!”

Pope Leo XIV: β€œHan perdido! They lost!”

15.10.2025 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5916    πŸ” 1116    πŸ’¬ 99    πŸ“Œ 522
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Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the β€œancient art of lying” and manipulation.

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

09.10.2025 10:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2341    πŸ” 788    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 109
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Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, Loyola Chicago's beloved chaplain, dies at 106 Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for Loyola Chicago's men's basketball team, has died at 106. The university announced her death on Thursday night.

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the beloved chaplain for Loyola Chicago's men's basketball team, has died at 106.

10.10.2025 04:23 β€” πŸ‘ 574    πŸ” 119    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 49

Sittin’ at the dock of Old Bay, wasting time.

03.10.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Music Review: On Taylor Swift’s 'The Life of a Showgirl,' love and reputation are on the line Taylor Swift's 12th album, "The Life of a Showgirl," shows she's still at the top of the cultural mainstream.

Taylor Swift's 12th album, "The Life of a Showgirl," shows she's still at the top of the cultural mainstream.

03.10.2025 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

As if designing the original Miata wasn’t enough, he also did the gorgeous FD-generation RX-7.

27.09.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Over time, Twitter became a shortcut proxy for β€œwhat people are talking about.” It isn’t, and never was.

27.09.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bookmark this, screenshot it, print it out.

24.09.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I worked in higher ed, my institution had β€œBaroness” as a dropdown menu title option.

22.09.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

NFL games are mostly penalties, and complex explanations of penalties.

06.09.2025 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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See What Others Miss: The Prof G Storytelling Playbook | No Mercy / No Malice One query I get often is β€œWhat class/skill would you suggest our kids take/learn to compete in the modern economy?” A few years ago, people expected me to say STEM, or make the contrarian case for a l...

This week’s installment of No Mercy / No Malice is a guest post by our research lead at Prof G Media, Mia Silverio. It’s all about storytelling.

16.08.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 102    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Not much perfection out there these days, so appreciate it when you see it.

15.08.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine owning this magnificent beast and only driving it 19,000 miles. What a waste.

07.08.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What a drive by Lando Norris.

03.08.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These new Illini uniforms are sweet! Oh wait.

25.07.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The great brieond

23.07.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | 11 tips for becoming a columnist Here’s my advice for handling the awesome responsibility of this job.

Gift link: wapo.st/3TU2fGw

23.07.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great perspective, and a loss for the Post and readers.

23.07.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Catherine, I really enjoy and appreciate your writing. I hope you find a new forum where you can hit the reset button and keep writing - or create your own forum, or try something entirely new.

23.07.2025 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please please please use the Sky Sports feed if this happens.

11.07.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The #F1 movie was terrific. See it in a theater as nature intended.

26.06.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Connor McDavid is filthy

07.06.2025 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 563    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 33

An β€œAmendment 21” jersey would make it clear that you are here to party.

05.06.2025 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of Taylor Swift on stage. Text reads: "Taylor Swift Buys Back Rights to Her First 6 Albums."

A photo of Taylor Swift on stage. Text reads: "Taylor Swift Buys Back Rights to Her First 6 Albums."

Taylor Swift announced on Friday that she had bought back the rights to her first six albums. Swift said that her record-breaking Eras Tour helped make her acquisition of the masters. She did not disclose the price. nyti.ms/3FgfXzZ

30.05.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 11266    πŸ” 1279    πŸ’¬ 386    πŸ“Œ 288

We’re so close to the dream of having the NFL schedule released one game at a time, one per day, over an entire calendar year.

12.05.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How many secret listening and tracking devices would be on the Qatari gift plane? Would we find all of them, or just some?

12.05.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œChicago Pope,” Thursday nights at 8 pm on NBC and Peacock.

08.05.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Race car drivers turn lemons (and $500) into an endurance contest like no other The 24 Hours of Lemons is an endurance race with a twist: The cars cost less than $500, and costumes are unlimited. A recent race saw a Toyota Yaris painted like a snail, and a team dressed as bees.

The 24 Hours of Lemons is an endurance race with a twist: The cars cost less than $500, and costumes are unlimited. A recent race saw a Toyota Yaris painted like a snail, and a team dressed as bees.

05.05.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 837    πŸ” 113    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 29

Rooting for Journalism, both in the Kentucky Derby and generally.

03.05.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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