Tom Ksobiech
@tomksobiech.bsky.social
I'm a husband and father. I'm a higher ed administrator. I also care about politics, music, running, ChiSox, Hawkeyes, Blackhawks, and Tottenham.
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Let’s Go Hawks!
Ohio State at Iowa at 1:00 on Peacock and NBCSN on YouTube TV.
Ohio State at Iowa at 1:00 on Peacock and NBCSN on YouTube TV.
January 25, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Let’s Go Hawks!
Ohio State at Iowa at 1:00 on Peacock and NBCSN on YouTube TV.
Ohio State at Iowa at 1:00 on Peacock and NBCSN on YouTube TV.
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i think this attitude — that all opposition is illegitimate and nothing we do can be questioned— is probably pervasive in the white house and helps explain why they keep making terrible political choices
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM
i think this attitude — that all opposition is illegitimate and nothing we do can be questioned— is probably pervasive in the white house and helps explain why they keep making terrible political choices
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Boy, I am just a former state public defender and federal criminal investigator but someone is going to have to explain to me how federal agents who are not on federal property are able to block state law enforcement from accessing a crime scene
Sounds like pretty clear Obstruction of Justice to me
Sounds like pretty clear Obstruction of Justice to me
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Boy, I am just a former state public defender and federal criminal investigator but someone is going to have to explain to me how federal agents who are not on federal property are able to block state law enforcement from accessing a crime scene
Sounds like pretty clear Obstruction of Justice to me
Sounds like pretty clear Obstruction of Justice to me
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New @slate.com:
Your eyes are telling you one thing, but Stephen Miller is telling you another thing. Which should you trust?
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Your eyes are telling you one thing, but Stephen Miller is telling you another thing. Which should you trust?
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump and Stephen Miller Want You Not to Trust Your Own Eyes
But this is exactly as bad as it looks.
slate.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:48 AM
New @slate.com:
Your eyes are telling you one thing, but Stephen Miller is telling you another thing. Which should you trust?
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Your eyes are telling you one thing, but Stephen Miller is telling you another thing. Which should you trust?
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.
Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
Federal authorities said the slain man, Alex Pretti, had approached agents with a gun. But videos show Mr. Pretti was holding his phone, not a weapon, when they pulled him to the ground.
nyti.ms
January 25, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Videos verified by The New York Times show Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man federal agents shot and killed in Minneapolis on Saturday, was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him. In total, at least 10 shots appear to have been fired within five seconds.
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I worked at Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for 4 years. I helped with our graduate and night programs for nurses. I have never met a better group of selfless people. That the last thing he did was try to care for another doesn’t surprise me. This is sickening.
January 25, 2026 at 12:09 AM
I worked at Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for 4 years. I helped with our graduate and night programs for nurses. I have never met a better group of selfless people. That the last thing he did was try to care for another doesn’t surprise me. This is sickening.
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Dave Matthews and Tim Ryenolds playing Neil Young’s Ohio last night and ends with some Rage Against the Machine.
January 24, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Dave Matthews and Tim Ryenolds playing Neil Young’s Ohio last night and ends with some Rage Against the Machine.
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"It could be worse." -Thousands of Minnesotans today
The funniest shit is that I feel like the huge turnout downtown is almost because of the cold not in spite of it. The fact that it’s -10 degrees out led to just more defiance, like thousands out there saying, it isn’t even that bad out.
January 23, 2026 at 10:14 PM
"It could be worse." -Thousands of Minnesotans today
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"Trump's shooting moms and dads, killing the American dream and making everything cost more. He isn't good at anything but corruption."
is an easy and accurate message
is an easy and accurate message
I will repeat: It is not obvious, based on the data, that campaigning on the economy in Nov would be significantly more effective than campaigning on immigration. Gov. policy is dramatically out of step with the public on immigration/deportations, and executive overreach is a potent motivator
January 22, 2026 at 6:44 PM
"Trump's shooting moms and dads, killing the American dream and making everything cost more. He isn't good at anything but corruption."
is an easy and accurate message
is an easy and accurate message
The biopic casting we need immediately!
January 22, 2026 at 2:14 PM
The biopic casting we need immediately!
Five concerts seen with women lead singers
10,000 Maniacs
Wednesday
Debbie Gibson
Alabama Shakes
Letters to Cleo
10,000 Maniacs
Wednesday
Debbie Gibson
Alabama Shakes
Letters to Cleo
Five concerts seen with women lead singers
Snail Mail
Big Thief
Girl Pool
Melissa Etheridge
Breeders
Snail Mail
Big Thief
Girl Pool
Melissa Etheridge
Breeders
Five concerts seen with women lead singers
Waxahatchee
Alabama Shakes
Vandoliers
SG Goodman
I'm With Her
Waxahatchee
Alabama Shakes
Vandoliers
SG Goodman
I'm With Her
January 22, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Five concerts seen with women lead singers
10,000 Maniacs
Wednesday
Debbie Gibson
Alabama Shakes
Letters to Cleo
10,000 Maniacs
Wednesday
Debbie Gibson
Alabama Shakes
Letters to Cleo
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listen, when we say “we’re not prepared for snow down here” I really don’t think people understand that we’re speaking on a region-wide institutional level
Yeah I think the last time we tried to borrow a couple plows from Asheville and they got stuck?? But my favorite story is still the time where two of Atlanta‘s four plows were disabled because they ran into each other in their own parking lot
January 21, 2026 at 3:13 PM
listen, when we say “we’re not prepared for snow down here” I really don’t think people understand that we’re speaking on a region-wide institutional level
Nope. Don't like that, White Sox.
January 21, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Nope. Don't like that, White Sox.
Congratulations to White Sox great and now Hall of Famer, Andruw Jones!
January 21, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Congratulations to White Sox great and now Hall of Famer, Andruw Jones!
This is junior high quality basketball. Get it together, Iowa.
January 21, 2026 at 1:55 AM
This is junior high quality basketball. Get it together, Iowa.
The two writers representing the Longhorns...SMH.
One has Vandy 10 spots ahead of Iowa.
The other left Iowa unranked and Vandy in the Top 15.
One has Vandy 10 spots ahead of Iowa.
The other left Iowa unranked and Vandy in the Top 15.
January 20, 2026 at 6:33 PM
The two writers representing the Longhorns...SMH.
One has Vandy 10 spots ahead of Iowa.
The other left Iowa unranked and Vandy in the Top 15.
One has Vandy 10 spots ahead of Iowa.
The other left Iowa unranked and Vandy in the Top 15.
Iowa finishes Number 17 in the Season Ending AP Poll. Best finish since 2020.
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NCAA College Football Rankings: AP Top 25 Football Poll
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January 20, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Iowa finishes Number 17 in the Season Ending AP Poll. Best finish since 2020.
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If you see this post, post a photo taken in the mountains
January 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM
If you see this post, post a photo taken in the mountains
This has Iowa 16th.
Of course, it also says Iowa could move even further up the list if Mark Gronkowski take another step forward as a passer.
Of course, it also says Iowa could move even further up the list if Mark Gronkowski take another step forward as a passer.
January 20, 2026 at 11:25 AM
This has Iowa 16th.
Of course, it also says Iowa could move even further up the list if Mark Gronkowski take another step forward as a passer.
Of course, it also says Iowa could move even further up the list if Mark Gronkowski take another step forward as a passer.
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CFB coach rankings entering 2026:
1. Cignetti
1. Smart
3-10: Don't really care, but some order of Lanning, Day, Whittingham, Ferentz, DeBoer, Sitake, Freeman, and Mario sounds about right to me, before I realize I forgot someone obvious
1. Cignetti
1. Smart
3-10: Don't really care, but some order of Lanning, Day, Whittingham, Ferentz, DeBoer, Sitake, Freeman, and Mario sounds about right to me, before I realize I forgot someone obvious
January 20, 2026 at 6:21 AM
CFB coach rankings entering 2026:
1. Cignetti
1. Smart
3-10: Don't really care, but some order of Lanning, Day, Whittingham, Ferentz, DeBoer, Sitake, Freeman, and Mario sounds about right to me, before I realize I forgot someone obvious
1. Cignetti
1. Smart
3-10: Don't really care, but some order of Lanning, Day, Whittingham, Ferentz, DeBoer, Sitake, Freeman, and Mario sounds about right to me, before I realize I forgot someone obvious
State of Football Champions:
JUCO: Iowa
NAIA: Iowa
D3: Wisconsin
D2: Michigan
FCS: Montana
FBS: Indiana
NFL: Massachusetts, Colorado, Washington, or California
Why does the South not care about football?
JUCO: Iowa
NAIA: Iowa
D3: Wisconsin
D2: Michigan
FCS: Montana
FBS: Indiana
NFL: Massachusetts, Colorado, Washington, or California
Why does the South not care about football?
January 20, 2026 at 11:19 AM
State of Football Champions:
JUCO: Iowa
NAIA: Iowa
D3: Wisconsin
D2: Michigan
FCS: Montana
FBS: Indiana
NFL: Massachusetts, Colorado, Washington, or California
Why does the South not care about football?
JUCO: Iowa
NAIA: Iowa
D3: Wisconsin
D2: Michigan
FCS: Montana
FBS: Indiana
NFL: Massachusetts, Colorado, Washington, or California
Why does the South not care about football?