rivers mccown
@riversmccown.bsky.social
@rotoworld-fb.bsky.social, @ftnfantasy.com, https://man-free-a-football-newsletter.ghost.io/ etc. | guy who plays Final Fantasy 4 a lot
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welcome to the trap that will ensnare every liberal this year: abolish ICE is rapidly becoming a red line for people, much like ending the genocide was in 2024. you will either comply or you will lose
“Abolish” or “defund” aren't within grasp in 2026. But where are:
- End qualified immunity
- Rewrite use-of-force so this crap isn't ruled “within policy”
- Overturn July 8 mandatory detention memo
- Reinstate TPS
- Open up detention centers, enforce humane conditions
He doesn’t even *ask* for it.
- End qualified immunity
- Rewrite use-of-force so this crap isn't ruled “within policy”
- Overturn July 8 mandatory detention memo
- Reinstate TPS
- Open up detention centers, enforce humane conditions
He doesn’t even *ask* for it.
Chuck Schumer just announced demands on DHS to avoid shutdown:
1. End roving patrols, tighten rules on warrants
2. Enforce accountability & unified code of conduct for agents
3. No more masks & require bodycams
There are *already* standards on much of this.
The issue is DHS isn't following them!
1. End roving patrols, tighten rules on warrants
2. Enforce accountability & unified code of conduct for agents
3. No more masks & require bodycams
There are *already* standards on much of this.
The issue is DHS isn't following them!
January 29, 2026 at 6:54 PM
welcome to the trap that will ensnare every liberal this year: abolish ICE is rapidly becoming a red line for people, much like ending the genocide was in 2024. you will either comply or you will lose
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
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"Healthcare workers confirm that ICE is abandoning half-naked kidnapping victims in the woods of Minnesota to die. "Individuals have shown up in emergency rooms who require amputations—some with cracked skulls." (1/29/26)"
www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Watch/...
www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Watch/...
From the ICE_Watch community on Reddit: Healthcare workers confirm that ICE is abandoning half-naked kidnapping victims in the woods of Minnesota to die. "Individuals have shown up in emergency rooms ...
Explore this post and more from the ICE_Watch community
www.reddit.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:15 AM
"Healthcare workers confirm that ICE is abandoning half-naked kidnapping victims in the woods of Minnesota to die. "Individuals have shown up in emergency rooms who require amputations—some with cracked skulls." (1/29/26)"
www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Watch/...
www.reddit.com/r/ICE_Watch/...
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good stuff from @mobute.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 11:06 PM
good stuff from @mobute.bsky.social
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30 minutes in. $80,000 raised. absolutely unbelievable showing of love and support <3
We're about to go live with the ICE Out Charity Stream from the MinnMax Studio! We have @grubb.wtf and @danryckert.com and @jacobgeller.com in Minneapolis to help protect our neighbors! www.twitch.tv/minnmaxshow
Donate here - bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
Donate here - bit.ly/iceoutminnea...
January 30, 2026 at 11:37 PM
30 minutes in. $80,000 raised. absolutely unbelievable showing of love and support <3
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Spent a lot of time today thinking about the takes involving the Darnold-Smith trade -- I know it wasn't technically a trade, but, yes it was -- and man some awfully smart people were awfully wrong. And I kinda think that's great? Sports would be so freaking boring if process always equaled result.
January 30, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Spent a lot of time today thinking about the takes involving the Darnold-Smith trade -- I know it wasn't technically a trade, but, yes it was -- and man some awfully smart people were awfully wrong. And I kinda think that's great? Sports would be so freaking boring if process always equaled result.
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The boys and I @rotoworld-fb.bsky.social got together for a Way-Too-Early fantasy football mock draft. Just a mini five-rounder to get the blood flowing. I broke down some of the picks here:
cc: @rotopat.bsky.social @dennycarter.bsky.social
www.nbcsports.com/fantasy/foot...
cc: @rotopat.bsky.social @dennycarter.bsky.social
www.nbcsports.com/fantasy/foot...
Way-Too-Early Fantasy Football Mock Draft 2026: Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson lead the way
From Gibbs and Bijan to Chase and Puka, Rotoworld's way-too-early 2026 fantasy football mock draft sets the first-round debate.
www.nbcsports.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
The boys and I @rotoworld-fb.bsky.social got together for a Way-Too-Early fantasy football mock draft. Just a mini five-rounder to get the blood flowing. I broke down some of the picks here:
cc: @rotopat.bsky.social @dennycarter.bsky.social
www.nbcsports.com/fantasy/foot...
cc: @rotopat.bsky.social @dennycarter.bsky.social
www.nbcsports.com/fantasy/foot...
I can't imagine a more thankless task than being the Browns social media admin who was asked to put together a Todd Monken hype video.
January 30, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I can't imagine a more thankless task than being the Browns social media admin who was asked to put together a Todd Monken hype video.
Timing is weird on this, but I get it. Ultimately your job is to hit draft picks and the only pick you can say they really hit on of five first-round picks in four years is Addison. Only other players with more than 10 career wAV (p-fr stat) are Ed Ingram and Vederian Lowe, who play on other teams.
Pelissero: Vikings fire GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
Pelissero: Vikings fire GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
Vikings fired GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah.
dlvr.it
January 30, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Timing is weird on this, but I get it. Ultimately your job is to hit draft picks and the only pick you can say they really hit on of five first-round picks in four years is Addison. Only other players with more than 10 career wAV (p-fr stat) are Ed Ingram and Vederian Lowe, who play on other teams.
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I loved this idea. And so (with Bryan's blessing)...
darnold-meter.com
darnold-meter.com
We need one of those NYT needles with "Do You Trust Sam Darnold".
It's quivering towards "yes" at the moment.
It's quivering towards "yes" at the moment.
January 30, 2026 at 4:05 PM
I loved this idea. And so (with Bryan's blessing)...
darnold-meter.com
darnold-meter.com
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We are live! 25 Seahawks/Seattle sports items that I have collected over the years are up for grabs, with every cent going to @abortionfunds.bsky.social :) Seahawks fans, let's show 'em how much we love reproductive rights! Tell a friend to tell a friend... www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?s...
January 29, 2026 at 2:18 AM
We are live! 25 Seahawks/Seattle sports items that I have collected over the years are up for grabs, with every cent going to @abortionfunds.bsky.social :) Seahawks fans, let's show 'em how much we love reproductive rights! Tell a friend to tell a friend... www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?s...
I do apologize.
*deep sigh*
Dhar Mann Greg.
*deep sigh*
Dhar Mann Greg.
NFL officially appointed influential storyteller Dhar Mann as its first-ever Chief Kindness Officer and Creator of the Week for Super Bowl LX.
nitter.net
January 30, 2026 at 3:02 AM
I do apologize.
*deep sigh*
Dhar Mann Greg.
*deep sigh*
Dhar Mann Greg.
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oh my god. they’re the foot clan
So I found out this is one of the ICE agents involved in this incident.
January 30, 2026 at 12:46 AM
oh my god. they’re the foot clan
They spent 10 years feeding this device millions of datapoints so it could make Vreath Of The Vild, do any of these people have shame
Google’s new world AI model tool let me generate a bunch of Nintendo-inspired games. Including one featuring Link with a paraglider! Gift link: www.theverge.com/news/869726/...
January 29, 2026 at 6:31 PM
They spent 10 years feeding this device millions of datapoints so it could make Vreath Of The Vild, do any of these people have shame
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Every tech thing now is like “we have listened and we hear you, calling you ‘meat money puppets’ wasn’t the message you wanted and the AI powered ‘dumbass browser for little dicks’ needs some fine-tuning”
scoop: Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows. The head of Windows tells me Microsoft will focus on "addressing pain points we hear consistently from customers." Full details in my Notepad newsletter this week, gift link here 👇 tinyurl.com/win11trust
Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows
2026 is all about improving Windows
tinyurl.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Every tech thing now is like “we have listened and we hear you, calling you ‘meat money puppets’ wasn’t the message you wanted and the AI powered ‘dumbass browser for little dicks’ needs some fine-tuning”
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Widening your mom faster than 1992 Dale Earnhardt
US TRADE DEFICIT WIDENS MOM BY MOST SINCE 1992
January 29, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Widening your mom faster than 1992 Dale Earnhardt
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I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
Today, Luke Farrell (@lukef.bsky.social) explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.
The Means-Testing Industrial Complex
As Republicans tightened work requirements and eligibility rules for Medicaid and SNAP last year, Equifax’s CEO openly celebrated the profits to be made from administering this deprivation.
lpeproject.org
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I will simply never recover from reading this sentence:
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
"Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
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"When one fed attempted to blow off the crowd by visibly watching basketball highlights on his phone, a protester shouted “You’re watching ads, you broke bitch! Kill yourself!” The federal agent returned to his room shortly thereafter."
crimethinc.com/2026/01/27/t...
crimethinc.com/2026/01/27/t...
The Noise Demonstrations Keeping ICE Agents Awake at Their Hotels
Participants in the noise demonstrations targeting hotels that house federal agents in the Twin Cities recount their experiences and explain how this tactic might be employed elsewhere.
crimethinc.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
"When one fed attempted to blow off the crowd by visibly watching basketball highlights on his phone, a protester shouted “You’re watching ads, you broke bitch! Kill yourself!” The federal agent returned to his room shortly thereafter."
crimethinc.com/2026/01/27/t...
crimethinc.com/2026/01/27/t...
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Half a billion on terrorizing citizens but we can’t have universal healthcare or basic income or affordable housing or public transit or
Congressional Budget Office: “Federal troop deployments to US cities cost a total of $496 million in 2025, CBO estimates. Continuing current deployments will cost $93 million a month; 1,000 Guard personnel deployed to a city will cost at least $18 million a month.” www.cbo.gov/publication/...
www.cbo.gov
January 28, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Half a billion on terrorizing citizens but we can’t have universal healthcare or basic income or affordable housing or public transit or
At this point I'd rather be represented in Congress by a random sampling of Minnesotans.
SCHUMER says Democrats are “united” behind three DHS reforms
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
January 28, 2026 at 9:22 PM
At this point I'd rather be represented in Congress by a random sampling of Minnesotans.
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This isn't mine, and I can't definitively find the original source. But I love this little bit of wisdom:
"If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."
"If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."
For all the fearmongering about capital flight from New York City, there’s an exodus few want to talk about: working people.
Sky-high rents and outrageous child care costs are already pushing families out of the city they keep running.
That’s what we have to change.
That’s what we have to change.
January 28, 2026 at 7:59 PM
This isn't mine, and I can't definitively find the original source. But I love this little bit of wisdom:
"If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."
"If you're a fifteen-minute walk from a coffee shop, but the server there has to drive an hour to get to work, you don't live in a walkable city. You live in a theme park."
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there are tears in my eyes rn
January 28, 2026 at 7:44 PM
there are tears in my eyes rn
SWARM mentality.
Iowa tackle Gennings Dunker calls himself "a guy who likes to hit and run."
Senior Bowl.
Senior Bowl.
January 28, 2026 at 7:45 PM
SWARM mentality.
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I wrote about what Brandon Aubrey is worth in an NFL that has largely decided fourth-down gos are the way to go:
www.dmagazine.com/sports/2026/...
www.dmagazine.com/sports/2026/...
Brandon Aubrey Is an Anomaly. What’s That Worth to the Cowboys?
The record-setting kicker is a restricted free agent and will need a long-term contract sooner or later. How does Dallas compensate a player who's done things no one ever has before?
www.dmagazine.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I wrote about what Brandon Aubrey is worth in an NFL that has largely decided fourth-down gos are the way to go:
www.dmagazine.com/sports/2026/...
www.dmagazine.com/sports/2026/...
Things of that nature.
January 28, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Things of that nature.