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Civic engagement enthusiast; emeritus political science faculty; views are my own; retweets and likes =/= endorsements

Muncie, IN
Joined December 2012
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If you ever considered running for local office and thought “Hmm. I’m not sure I’m smart enough.” Rest assured that no matter how fucking dumb you are, there is someone in office right now that is even fucking dumber.
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Charles Taylor retweeted
Indiana House Republicans keep the majority, but a caucus of about 54 is a very different chamber than one of 70. A few thoughts from a parliamentary perspective on what that means for the 2027 session.
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Charles Taylor retweeted
I hope Democrats approach their victory with some humility and don't overread their mandate in the way Republicans have. In the upcoming primaries, I hope Democrats choose a candidate with broad appeal rather than cater only to the base.
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“Democrat takeover” 🤣
Just received this text from Max Engling.
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Hardly seems fair. It’s two against one.
New - Senate poll - Alaska 🔵 Mary Peltola 50% 🔴 Dan Sullivan 50% InsiderAdvantage (A) - LV - 11/1
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Got my renewal notice from @indystar Looking at a 50% increase for my annual subscription. I’ve got a month to consider if it’s worth that.
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Sabato's Crystal Ball moves the Indiana Secretary of State's race from Toss-up to Leans Democratic.
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No one should be subject to violent threats. So I hope this experience leads @PatMcAfeeShow to reflect more honestly on the contributions made by him and some of his guests to the violent shit directed at other people.
It’s been a fun October.. excited to get to Halloween. Here’s a couple fun screenshots from this month. I don’t know if Karey from Derry is real or not but, the picture on the left is from a very real man in Ohio. I’ve stayed away from my mentions and DM’s this month since these back to back days but.. I’m sure if I went in there now, I’d find some wishes for and threats of death for me. “Don’t read them.” They’re everywhere. Annnd.. They still exist though right? I just don’t know the person is in Ohio then? That’s where I’m at now. So I do get a bit fucked up when a couple days after The New York Times releases a “WE ARE ALLOWED TO AND SHOULD HATE THIS GUY” piece, a University puts a video out from their own page, indicating “we think he’s a corny creep here.” It’s a weird time. The things that get said about what my daughter and son and wife deserve are all rather wild as well. I haven’t talked to anybody about what the days were like leading up to Tennessee’s GameDay last year. There’s been some misreporting but in the ball park articles. Everybody in the “security” world was worried of a copycat incident potentially happening. GameDay was a few days out and we were the next huge gathering on a campus. The world, in front of the entire internet, just proved that we had gotten to a rather extreme place. The FBI.. alongside, Disney security, Tennessee State Police, Knoxville PD, University Police, everybody in area, all had the very same goal to protect the shit out of the area. FBI snipers were sent down there, huge presence of police.. it was a surreal moment. The conversation about the death threats I had been receiving in life was definitely a huge topic. I don’t think it was the FBI that suggested the Bullet Proof Vest, but it was certainly an idea presented by one of the security groups. We had no idea what to expect. Nobody had been in that type of situation before. Everybody wanted the best for everybody. I never felt safer and never felt more appreciative of the people that were around me that morning including the students that came out and did WAY more than they could’ve ever imagined for my soul. How’d we get here? I had to wrestle with that a bit. FBI’s sending snipers so me and the lads don’t get shot. That’s crazy. I don’t know if they teach how you’re supposed to handle these types of things in classes or something but, I was a bit rattled by the current reality of my World. I think what I realized was, when I talked about the Algerian Olympic Gold Medal boxer, and then I was HEADLINE Quoted and Captioned by platforms with rather large influence over certain communities, they left out the massive empathy part of the conversation that I had about the entire subject. I was labeled and immediately targeted. Such is life I guess.. since then, every mistake, misstep or misquote relaunches A LOT of folks into a frenzy of me being the worst person on Earth who needs to be eliminated, and they gain more and more folks who want me unalived or as they actually say it “Kirked.” I was created on the internet. I’ve been “cooked” and shit talked and criticized since I have memories. I am no where near perfect.. and there’s no way everybody is gonna agree with me but I had no idea that this is just what life would become. I’m trying my best in real time but.. I am to talk about sports and care about the future of sports. I owe everything to sports. I’m grateful as hell to do what I do. I literally try to love every minute of the incredible opportunities I get to experience but.. it’s certainly all a much different life than I could’ve ever expected. I try to give everything I have, all the time.. I am very sorry to those that despise me. The video is how I opened The Tennessee show.. I put on a USA Sports Coat and celebrated Ball. I love sports because it’s unifying. That’s all I’m ever trying to be… actually. & Connor.. I LOVE YOU BROTHER, I’m sorry I’ve brought you lads into all of this as well.
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I've fallen back into the bad habit of looking at local politics Facebook pages. Pretty sure I've lost a dozen points or so off my IQ.
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Charles Taylor retweeted
This guy still makes 3D animations on Youtube to this day, despite being an old man. Look up Vince Collins.
In 1976, the U.S. government funded one of the most psychedelic short films ever made. It was filled with odd images and occult symbols. 🎬 from 200 (1976) by Vince Collins.
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Makes no sense: “Watkins was convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Clay County in 2018, Indiana court records show. The charges show it was his first offense, and he did not endanger others.” indystar.com/story/news/crim…
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Grew up in Missouri and have no idea what a St. Paul’s sandwich is.
The signature sandwich of each state
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In more ways than one.
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Where's that variety meats poster that @mass_ave had the other day? "Just eat liver." jfc
RFK Jr. suggests Americans can more easily afford groceries if they start eating liver instead of beef: "Most of the cheap cuts of meat are very inexpensive. You can buy liver or the cheap cuts."
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One of my guilty pleasures is reading advice columns. Where else can you find gems like this?
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I'm calling for a shut down of @ConsumerAffairs until we get to the bottom of whatever the fuck is going on over there.
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Sure. We were digging a big hole. But the bigger story is why didn’t he take the shovel from our hands?
Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico's viral hospital rumor has been debunked by time-stamped security footage reviewed by The New York Times — but the bigger story may be why his campaign sat on the evidence while the conspiracy theory exploded across social media for days. Talarico disappeared from the campaign trail for nine days in early October, fueling rampant speculation that he had secretly traveled to an Ohio behavioral health center. His campaign maintained he was home with the flu, and security camera images from his Austin home now back that up. But GOP strategists and journalists are torching the campaign's response as "mind-numbing malpractice" for not releasing the footage sooner. With Election Day just weeks away in one of the biggest Senate races in the country, the question has shifted from where Talarico was to why his team let the narrative spiral unchecked when they had the receipts the entire time. Full story here foxnews.com/politics/new-evi…
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Are we sure this guy isn’t from south Saint Louis County?
Reconstruction of an Anglo-Saxon from the 400s↓ (He was found in Sussex, near Brighton.) What do you think he’d think of England today?
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I see everyone is talking about the time change again. Some people want permanent DST. Others prefer permanent standard time. Why don’t we try having DST part of the year and then standard for the rest?
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Just when you might think that things could get no stupider…
Kim Jong Un broke off his friendship with Rodman after the last visit where Rodman allegedly got super drunk and allegedly defacated on the hotel room floor. He can’t help Trump with North Korean diplomacy anymore.
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