GoBigRev (he/him/his)

Well, I made it a good 15 minutes in. I like sports but giving the PMF to a hockey goalie was the moment I cashed out.

Lord knows our democracy isn’t.

MRS. REV: “Are they gonna stand for everything?”

ME: “Of course. They will be noticed if they do not.”

Indeed, no one can believe what they’re watching

What the hell does being the “hottest” country even mean?

An entire decade of "He's truly miserable, but what if he turns it around out of nowhere and somehow doesn't sit on his own balls?"

And of course they kicked him out.

"Black People Aren't Apes." -Representative Al Green #SOTU2026

If you’d have told me years ago one of the loudest and most prominent voices for female athletes was Flavor Flav, I’m not sure I’d have believed you.

You’re a good one, Flavor Flav.

a man is laying on a bed with his eyes closed and the words `` good morning '' written above him . ALT: a man is laying on a bed with his eyes closed and the words `` good morning '' written above him .

“My hair!” #sotu

HOW 3 TRUMP-APPOINTED JUDGES HAVE STOPPED JUDGE BOASBERG FROM PROBING POSSIBLE CRIMINAL CONTEMPT FOR 10 MONTHS Apr 16 Judge Boasberg finds probable cause to believe criminal contempt was committed, but gives govt a chance to “purge” the contempt Apr 17 Govt petitions for stay and mandamus (a type of emergency appeal) Apr 18 Trump-appointed Judges Katsas & Rao impose an “administrative” stay. Judge Pillard dissents. Such stays, which provide no reasoning & are unappealable, are only supposed to last a week or so, if that. But this one lasts 112 days. Jun 24 Former DOJ atty Erez Reuveni unveils whistleblower letter alleging that on 3/14/25 then Principal Asst DAG Emil Bove told DOJ attys they might have to say “fuck you” to judges—the day before DOJ & DHS failed to follow Boasberg’s order to turn CECOTbound planes around. Aug 8 Katsas & Rao each grant mandamus, though neither joins the other’s theory. Pillard dissents. Aug 29 Same panel stays its own ruling and reinstates the administrative stay pending resolution of petition for rehearing en banc. Nov 14 Petition for rehearing is denied, but administrative stay is dissolved. Six of 11 judges explain, in statements, that Boasberg can resume fact-finding for possible contempt because changes on the ground have rendered Rao’s theory of mandamus inoperative. Dec 8 Judge Boasberg sets evidentiary hearing on contempt for Dec. 15 Dec 12 Govt petitions for second mandamus Dec 12 New administrative stay entered by Trumpappointed Judges Rao & Walker. Judge Childs dissents. 2026 Feb 24 [Second administrative stay now in ehect for 74 days. Total delay since April 18: 312 days, or about 10 months]

Reminder:
For 313 days, three Trump-appointed judges have stopped Judge Boasberg from probing possible criminal contempt of his turn-the-planes-around order of last March—conduct implicating, among others, Secy Noem, Judge Bove, DAG Blanche, and, maybe, higher officials.

Trump Invites Victims Of Jeffrey Epstein Investigation As SOTU Guests

Trump Invites Victims Of Jeffrey Epstein Investigation As SOTU Guests

My only expectation tonight is bluster, blamestorming and utter bullshit.

The State of the Union is really damn good. 23 years after our first date, 21 years married, and life is good.

Big challenge for political pundits:

Discuss the speech the president actually gives tonight, and not the one you maybe thought you might have seen if you squinted just right.

Compare that real speech to the real world around us.

Bro, same, only two weeks ago.

I know a bishop who certainly will.

I have a bottle of Lagavulin waiting for just that occasion.

Minnesota faith groups sue DHS over access to immigrant detainees It's at least the second lawsuit challenging the federal government's policy of barring faith leaders from accessing some DHS facilities.

NEW: Three Minnesota faith groups/leaders — local ELCA and UCC bodies, and a Jesuit priest — are suing DHS over its refusal to grant them access to immigrant detainees at a federal building.

It's one of 2 related suits filed against the government in recent months. religionnews.com/2026/02/23/f...

I’ve told our girls the f-bomb is like a hammer drill: way more than you need for most tasks, but sometimes it’s exactly the thing to get the job done.

As a Bald White Guy (But Not One of THOSE BWGs) I really loved the intro.

This is the kind of shade we should be seeing from religious leaders everywhere (no endorsement of the Catholic Church as an institution, mind you).

I don’t know how the B1G coaches handle the absolutely maddening officiating inconsistency. They’re not crooked, they just suck SO BAD.

Oh, I know. That’s why it sucks that much more when Lucy yanks the ball away every freaking time.

I mean in the sense of “How will we give it to Iowa THIS TIME.”

I wonder how we’re going to lose to Iowa on a last second field goal in basketball?

*sigh*

Not exactly thrilled by the quality of Frager’s play since he came back from the ankle injury.

Brian Ferentz, Iowa MBB OC?