COMM Professor. Studying crisis communication, politics, and sports

Joined July 2014
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The Cardinals might be one of the worst ran organizations but at least they nailed the Larry Fitzgerald number retirement ceremony
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3 days as a denver nugget
You ever just sit in a dark room and feel like the darkness is the only thing that truly understands you. No fake smiles, no false hope. Just raw bitter silence…
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Dudes can’t even 6-7 at games anymore
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Brewers closer Trevor Megill was very straightforward with his thoughts about Tropicana Field (via @Dario_Melendez)
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Michael McCarron accidentally knocked over this dude’s beer, so he came back & handed him a 20 Legend
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“Even when I go home, I’m not really thinking about much. I’m just kinda reading with my rabbit.” Another incredible postgame interview with the one and only, Devin Cooley 😂👏
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Most accounts at least try to be creative
Vote red because Democrats want you dead.
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Right-wing accounts smell that blue wave coming
They shot Charlie Kirk. If that doesn’t get you to the polls idk what will.
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Lillard and Morant in the same starting backcourt makes my head hurt
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Junior Caminero hit a baseball so far during batting practice that it smoked the FOX Sports set in the back of the stadium 😳 Via: @FOXSports
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I need those subsidies!
Talarico will vote to take away your kids and transition them
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THE LEFT HAS WON BASEBALL IN THE NATIONAL DIVORCE LFG
Trump on the World Series and a possible baseball lockout: "Nobody cares"
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No exaggeration, this guy might be the best interview in pro sports right now
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Should have sat this one out. Regardless of the merits of your case, wait till after the midterms to weigh in
It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say. But that’s exactly what the Trump Administration is doing to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. To understand why this is so appalling, it’s important to know the facts. Congresswoman Omar came to this country with her father when she was 12 years old. Five years later, her father became a naturalized citizen. If Ilhan had been 18 at the time, she would have had to apply for citizenship separately. But because she was 17, she became a naturalized citizen automatically. Congresswoman Omar went on to graduate from college, work as a community organizer, become the first Somali-American legislator elected to public office in the U.S., and win a seat in Congress. There, she has been one of the Trump Administration’s fiercest critics, which has led the president to repeatedly single her out as someone who he believes does not belong in this country. Now the Administration is actively trying to deport Congresswoman Omar, seemingly based solely on the unsubstantiated theory that she was actually 18 when her father was naturalized, and therefore is not a citizen. Federal agents have raided her home, confiscated personal records, and seized her phone — all to try and uncover a nonexistent smoking gun from 20 years ago that will somehow make their case. Think about that. The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president. And it’s not the first time this has happened. Under President Trump, the Justice Department has repeatedly gone after those he considers his political enemies — from the Attorney General of New York, to the former head of the FBI, to members of the Federal Reserve. In those cases, the prosecutions either stalled or were dismissed for having no basis in law, and the same is likely to happen in this case. But not before Congresswoman Omar’s life has been turned upside down, her legal bills have piled up, and she’s been forced to spend time fighting unsubstantiated charges instead of serving the people of Minnesota. The fact that any president, or any administration, is willing to engage in such transparent efforts to intimidate someone should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views. Because if this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same.
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The hockey season just started & we already got the fight of the year
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They all act like they're living off the grid like the Unabomber.
“I’m old. I’ve paid my home off,” said Ray Warner, a 72-year-old Akron resident. “Why would I pay property tax?” Across the country, homeowners are asking the same question and revolting against property taxes at a scale not seen in a half century. politico.com/news/magazine/2…
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“I’m old. I’ve paid my home off,” said Ray Warner, a 72-year-old Akron resident. “Why would I pay property tax?” Across the country, homeowners are asking the same question and revolting against property taxes at a scale not seen in a half century. politico.com/news/magazine/2…
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