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I think it’s primarily a function of exposure caused by their success but the ability to play close to home a few times a year can hurt. Whatever the reason I like it.

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

This is the playbook, folks.

If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.

Do not be quiet in this moment.

Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.
-Benjamin Franklin

The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.
-Garry Kasparov
#disinformation #lies #misinformation #propaganda #thinking #thought #truth

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It’s interesting that our reaction to learning who Kirk’s shooter is and that most of the speculation about who he would be is wrong, we decide to continue to speculate.

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I understand the urge to joke about Charlie Kirk but please resist the urge.

She is in a very difficult position and the only person who can save her is Kirk. My hope is that he gets the wins record and announces his retirement so the fans can give him the positive sendoff he deserves. My fear is he gets the record and sees it as affirmation that he knows best and stays.

Kirk Ferentz is the GOAT of #Hawkeye Football coaches but even GOATs diminish their legacy when they hang on too long. He is about 3 years past when he should have hung it up.

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Paige Bueckers gets hurt in the Wings/Fever game and has her head buried in a towel. Why do they keep the camera focused on her when she obviously is trying to hide from the camera? Leave her alone. I hope she is fine. #WNBA

“When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.”

-Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Or the what the ref said crossed a line and he knew it. It’s ok to not like Caitlin but you need to realize you are viewing her through glasses tinted by that dislike.

Have a good night.

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To pretend Caitlin gets a favorable whistle, especially when it comes to technicals, is a stretch. There are plenty of things to complain about when it comes to officiating in the W but refs being afraid to call a T on Caitlin isn’t one of them.

So there is nothing the ref could say that would warrant that reaction?

“Democrats tax and spend, Republicans just spend.” -Mike Grandon

“If you find yourself in quicksand, the only way you can get out is if someone gives you a hand, and a lot of people are born in quicksand.” -Mike Grandon

#Budget

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The Fever/Sun game is out of control and it falls squarely on the refs.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.
-W. H. Auden

Today should be an interesting day.

"Fear not, we shall have no kings here; each of us has a voice."
-Frederick Douglass

#democracy #Kings #NoKings #Fascism #FlagDay #UnitedStates

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.
-George Orwell, 1984

We preferred Cool Whip brand storage containers at our house.

Report ranks Iowa as state with the worst economy On Monday, WalletHub released a report ranking Iowa as the state with the worst economy.

Should I be concerned?

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I hope everyone has a happy Sunday.

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RIP Loretta Swift
“In a war zone, love can feel like a precious commodity.” – Hot Lips Houlihan

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"Well, we are all going to die." --Senator Joni Ernst

The reality that masked men without proper identification are confronting and arresting and taking away people should be intolerable to anyone who calls themselves American.

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It is so disheartening to see the absolute stupidity of many of our state legislatures.

How many people are languishing in jail somewhere for petty offenses while these two who attempted to defraud banks to the tune of $30MM are heading home?

For the powerful, crimes are those that others commit.”
-Noam Chomsky