Did the NBA put Scott Foster on the Wolves-Nuggets Christmas game on purpose?! If so: 1)Malpractice against the Wolves 2) Brilliant league marketing knowing that Foster holds a grudge against Minnesota - The League got the fireworks in OT Foster should not be allowed to officiate Wolves games.

Wolves fans: You may now return to your otherwise scheduled politics. I think we can now see just how easy it is to send off 200 social posts. Ours are just about Ant, Slim, Two Words, Rudy, flopping, great refs. Dear Leader's are about not being in the Epstein Files and wishing scum Merry Christmas

Jokic started his flop before McDaniels touched him. I love Jokic's ability but I hate the flopping. Trash basketball.

Not guarding Jokic at the 3 point line is not a great choice.

Ant is just lucky his toes aren't as long as Kevin Durant's.

ANT!

Jokic throwing obvious elbows into his defender during post-ups is quite the move. Might be like 3 consecutive offensive fouls, but when the refs don't blow a whistle, it's highly effective.

Reindeer games on the Nuggets bench tonight! Quick camera cut away!

How is this the President of the United States?

Just finished Die Hard. 1st time! And now I understand another reference or two that always sounded cool. Definitely a Christmas movie.

I did it. One month without watching a game. Gross. 0/10. Will never do again. Frequently watched game updates from the faithful in Bluesky. Timberwolves did not implode. So I guess Christmas means: WOLVES BACK

At what point will the cult turn on Trump? Ever? At what point will our leaders use the 25th and jail this criminal? The evidence is there. The evidence is everywhere.

JC, of "Naz Reid tattoo guy" fame, has been diagnosed with a brain tumor 💔 A friend set up a GoFundMe, if you have anything to spare: www.gofundme.com/f/support-jc...

Happy HumanLIght Day! "HumanLight is a secular holiday that focuses on the "positive, secular human values of reason, compassion, humanity and hope". For all our brothers/sisters who may celebrate this time of year without religion, let us all embrace these universal values.

Had a dream last night. The AE2's got renamed the AE1s because there wasn't really any difference between the first and second shoe. Wow. My mind has some really deep stuff going on.

More from the world of Chompy: Chompy Claus

Not going to let last night's Timberwolves snafu ruin my Ugly Christmas Sweater. It needs a few mods: basketball snowflakes, etc. Naz Christmas to all, and to all, Two Words.

Thanks @bradmeltzer.com for the I am Simone Biles book! Can't wait to share it with some students. It looked like the best place for a picture was with my I am mirror.

Sounds about right.

Increase in productivity since 1979: 87% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.

Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

2026 will be a great year if the Merriam-Webster word of the year is comeuppance.

16 days without watching an NBA game, and I feel as though my life is substantially worse. 14 days to go until my NBA cleanse is complete.

Reading Kurt Vonnegut about 20 years too late. Now I can't even tell him how much his work means to me. Breakfast of Champions was powerful. Not the cereal, the book.

ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”

-Bust up monopolies -Boost unions -$20/hr fed minimum wage -Ban Wall Street from buying homes -Pass M4A -Universal childcare -Get rid of Trump’s tariffs -Enact UBI -Tax the rich These are crucial steps to making America affordable again. Every Democrat must fight for this.

I want to know if Dr. John Gartner or some psychologist like him know if Trump has any awareness that he is dying, or is completely unaware of his condition. If you are a psychologist OR stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night, feel free to chime in.

The lowest scoring streak of his career.

Is making pictures of Naz Reid as Santa (he delivers), the Easter Bunny (he gets baskets), an actual Timberwolf, a snowman, my best friend, etc. going too far? ...Because I'm not sure if that goes far enough.

Today, my lactose intolerance awarded me the No Bel Piece Prize. It truly is an honor to receive recognition that I so greatly deserve.

I really did it. I took a bath in the bathtub. A standard bathtub is not made for adult humans. Listened to 'Breakfast of Champions' by Kurt Vonnegut while relaxing, and so on. Orated by Stanley Tucci. Appropriate listening for my mid-life crisis bath, and so on.

1/ I get so irritated when I get emails to my teaching email account from professional organizations telling me some side-hustle ideas to help me make enough money to survive. WTF!? I have a Masters' degree, and my profession doesn't make enough money to get by. Yay Capitalism!

I request that Kevin Harlan one day narrate my biopic. He needs to narrate in such a way that even the most mundane of action becomes a 'Mayberry on Marbury. MARBURY ON MAYBERRY!' or action like 'Stanley Roberts, a 747 preparing for takeoff. CLEAR THE RUNWAY!' To be continued. TO BE CONTINUED!

I think my mid-life crisis has arrived. I just decided that I will take a bath tomorrow. I don't recall taking a bath post 2010, so what could this be besides a cry for help? I'm really wracking the ol' Compy 286 to retrieve info from my last bathing experience. No files found yet.

5 full days, no ball. I just tried to type in 'still alive,' but it autocorrected to 'all alone'.

Impeach and remove. Indict and convict.

Gonna go radical. I'm giving up watching basketball until Dec 25. I'm sure I'll see some box scores and standings. Just want to see how that impacts my life. If I don't know the Timberwolves imploded, did it really happen?

I think the Wolves are just starting the boycott early. No work. No shopping. No defense. No winning.

Refs really wanted this game tonight.

Ant got a whistle! I repeat: Ant got a whistle. Time to go buy some lotto tix.

There needs to be a Wicked metaverse. The current cast is top notch, but how about another rendition with Lady Gaga as Elphaba, or some of the other big names who auditioned but didn't get the part. How about an Adam Sandler as the Wizard? Josh Gad as Fiyero?

At some point, we're going to find out the basketball has syrup on it or is lopsided. Or the Wolves entire team went on a bender last night.

The Timberwolves are currently unaware that they are playing a basketball game.

Wondering when we will wake up to find out Vance is president and Trump and all family members have been pardoned for all actions.

Missed the majority of a Naz Reid Game to see the early premiere of Wicked For Good. 11/10 will see again. Amazing.

Finished product: on the eve of Wicked: For Good. Chompy Elphaba Trick or Treating at Glinda's. For some reason, David Simon Pumpkins is in tow with the skeletons.

WHY IS THERE NOT A FUNKO POP! NAZ REID!? @funko.bsky.social Make it happen!

I want to tell you what we know about Trump’s truly sh*tty economy. Then I’ll suggest 10 things that Democrats should pledge to do about it. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-truly-shtty-economy

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