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Here's a fun article about a little-known 1938 exhibition game between the Chicago Bears and the Negro All-Stars, which came during the NFL's ban on Black players. Yours truly is quoted as well.
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In this accompanying piece, TRiiBE culture correspondent @romej.thetriibe.com dives into a historic 1938 game where the Chicago Bears took on the Negro All-Stars.

"There’s this progressive element to even schedule the game, but the backdrop is not one of progress.”

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First of its kind: The 1938 showdown between the Chicago Bears and the Negro All-Stars • The TRiiBE
Hundreds of thousands of people cut out ballots from Black newspapers and mailed in their votes for which players should make the 1938 Negro All-Star football team.
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February 16, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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Factoid Feast XIX
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February 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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Read this.
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I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.

I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”

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February 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... Honey, I Shrunk The Football Field
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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... Honey, I Shrunk The Football Field
Pigskin Dispatch Podcast’s Darin Hayes and I discuss how football fields came to be 100 yards long and 160 feet wide.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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February 9, 2026 at 4:23 AM
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Makes sense that the guy headlining the MAGA halftime show is named Kid Cock.
February 8, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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Who's gonna trust their money to Trump Accounts?
February 8, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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W. R. Crowley And His 1934 Rule Book
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W. R. Crowley And His 1934 Rule Book
W. R. "Bill" Crowley was a top official of the 1920s and 1930s, when officiating became organized and professional.
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February 8, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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Today's Tidbit... J. C. Higgins and Sears Sporting Goods
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February 7, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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Ted Lieu claims 'highly disturbing allegations' of Trump in Epstein files…
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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This is brilliant. I'm so grateful for this testimony. I've transcribed it to use in letters I'm writing. Sharing the full transcription here (see alt text to copy/paste it):
"I'd like to share a story from a local paper in Coldwater, Michigan dated to the 9th of April, 1945. It tells how the US Army, under General Patton--the US 3rd Army--came onto what you might call a detention center just outside the village of Ohrdruf, Germany. The US Army brought the leading citizens of Ohrdruf to tour the facility, which turned out to be part of the Buchenwald network of concentration camps. A US Army colonel told the German civilians who viewed the scenes, without muttering a word, that they were to blame. One of the Germans replied that what happened in the camp was (quote) 'done by a few people, and you cannot blame us all.' And the American, who could have been any one of our grandfathers, said, 'this was done by those that the German people chose to lead them, and all are responsible.' The morning after the tour, the Mayor of Ohrdruf killed himself. And maybe he did not know the full extent of the outrages that were committed in his community, but he knew enough. And we don't know exactly how ICE will use this warehouse. But we know enough. I ask you to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf might have thought before he died. Maybe he felt like a victim. He might have thought, 'how is this my fault? I have no jurisdiction over this.' Maybe he would have said, 'this site was not subject to local zoning, what could I do?' But I think, when he reflected on the suffering that occurred at this camp, just outside of town, that those words would have sounded hollow even to him. Because in his heart he knew--as we do--that we are all responsible for what happens in our community. I urge the council to take action to stop, or stall, or at the barest minimum to think creatively about how to exercise oversight over this proposed ICE facility. Thank you."
February 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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Find the answer by using the @kenwhite.bsky.social principle. Works with most things but it was literally made for this moment.
February 4, 2026 at 4:40 AM
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THOU SHALT NOT PROTECT PEDOS!!! WHY THE FUCK IS THIS SENDER’S NAME REDACTED?!?
February 4, 2026 at 1:59 AM
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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... The Most Accomplished Football Team Ever
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February 3, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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1916 Intersectionality: Colgate @ Illinois
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1916 Intersectionality: Colgate @ Illinois
In an early intersectional game for both, a small Eastern school battled a Midwestern state school for gridiron glory. One team came out on top.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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Today's Tidbit... The First Touchdown Pass Caught In The End Zone
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February 2, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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February 1, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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What If We Dropkicked All Field Goals?
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January 31, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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Pigskin Dispatch Podcast... The Johnny Poe Story
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January 28, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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It used to be the federal marshals hunted these guys down. Now they are those guys.
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
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Today’s Tidbit... The Evolution of Yardage Markers and Field Numbers
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January 28, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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The Danish Navy is ready to defend Greenland...against the US.
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January 27, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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Trump did this.
January 27, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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A History of Logos on Football Gear
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January 25, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Trump, the Republican party, and those who support them murdered another Minnesotan today.
January 24, 2026 at 7:57 PM