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People say it isn't polite to discuss religion or politics. I have a Ph.D. in not being polite.
Maybe Spav needs to go.

#SicEm
November 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Baylor up over Ariz. 17-14.

#SicEm
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media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Just when I was about ready to say goodbye.
Baylor coach Dave Aranda to return for sixth season in 2026
Baylor is 5-5 in 2025 and Aranda is 36-35 in his time with the school.
sports.yahoo.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Has anyone ever proposed a graphic novel version of Kitchen Confidential by #AnthonyBourdain? I, for one, would think it would be a great idea.
November 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
So when do the impeachment proceedings start?
November 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I am behind, but this is for our posterity!

On to Episode II

#AmericanRevolution
November 19, 2025 at 6:34 AM
God, finally.

#AmericanRevolution
November 17, 2025 at 3:59 AM
This review at the end of the first quarter of the Baylor game is so dumb. It should not have been a shot clock violation because the ball hit the rim. Baylor should have been able to keep possession and play on.

#SicEm
November 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
When all else fails in the Baylor athletics, we know we can turn to Coach Nicki Colleen and the Baylor Women’s Basketball team.

#SicEm
November 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Looks like change is inevitable after this season. And it’s a real shame because I really thought Aranda could have been the niche we needed to win in this new era of college football.
November 16, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Baylor vs Utah 2nd Half

Hoping for a double digit comeback…

#SicEm
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media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Baylor vs Utah 1st Half

#SicEm
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media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Cincy losing to Baylor’s next two opponents.
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media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
(Whisper)

Maybe, after everything Baylor has gone through this week, maybe it’s a good thing we have an unemotional, cerebral coach.
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media.tenor.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
As much as I want to laugh at A&M for this stupidity, this move is incredibly damaging to higher ed as a whole, esp. in TX.

Alumni need to use the critical thinking skills they developed learning when to plant and what to plant and fight this administrative overreach!

(I couldn’t help it)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Just another reason to hate Ken Starr.

#SicEm
Ken Starr signed an email to Jeffery Epstein with "hugs"
November 13, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Last night was the first time since the 2016 election that I was glad Tim Kaine was not Vice President.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Who got to them, and why did they flip? Was it donations? Favors? Dirt?

Any in case, they 8 who flipped cannot be trusted.
What makes this more frustrating is that Dems were winning.

They had public opinion

They had base enthusiasm

They had Trump making tactical mistakes every day

And they lose
This is why this surrender isn't just about this narrow issue but is rather the whole constitutional ballgame:

Democrats are affirmatively signaling they do not want political power at the same time Trump is transitioning the political system into an autocratic one wherein they're denied it forever
November 10, 2025 at 5:03 AM
In case you, like me, were not familiar with the term “quisling” before tonight.
Vidkun Quisling - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Bookmarking this for 2028 (assuming any of us are still here then).
so currently defectors are:

Kaine (2030)
Shaheen (Retiring)
Hasan (2028)
Fetterman (2028)
Durbin (Retiring)
CCM (2028)
Rosen (2030)
King (2030)
November 10, 2025 at 1:57 AM
@jeff-merkley.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov

If Sen. Schumer leads a group of Democrats to cave on the government shutdown, I expect both of you to publicly challenge his status as minority leader. If you do not, I will assume you are both okay with the deal & surrender.

Sincerely, Oregon voter
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
November 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Reposted by Jon in PDX
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
That Mamdani speech needs to be posted in and rewritten by all DNC candidates and their platforms. He (among others) is showing the way to win back this country from the authoritarians and oligarchs.

#TurnTheVolumeUp
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media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Mamdami quoting Eugene V. Debbs in his victory speech?

FUCK YEAH!!!
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM