NBA on NBC sound engineer demonstrates where all the hidden mics are that bring us the in game sounds. Pretty cool stuff. The sounds of the game are super important to me and I appreciate what they put into it. I don't think I'm gonna deal with the proper thing tonight.

The Top 5 Worst First Round Draft Picks by the Chicago Bears for @danbernstein.bsky.social. 🤔

A federal employee asked ICE to detain and deport a widow so he could gain the inheritance of her late husband’s house, per a probate judge. At 85 years old, the widow was not likely the “worst of the worst” ICE claims it targets. @mclem.org @douglasrivlin.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

Wait what?

This is how Bruce Springsteen opened his concert in Los Angeles last night. 🔥🔥 Footage from @margaret_nagle on Threads.

Preach!

This is a really good read.

Hilarious 😂

There’s a crazy lunatic lose her drunken mind over the squashing of the Jerome Powell subpoenas. #shecraycray

It was on Soul Train if I’m remembering correctly

This was phenomenal! Also, @refaubrey.bsky.social made that ref bump look devastating! 5 ⭐️

Good!

OMG LOL

Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

This is probably one of my all-time favorite movie reviews, ever.

I had to look that up, that’s messed up

Satchel Paige once intentionally walked 2 hitters so he could to face Josh Gibson with the Bases Loaded. Just so Satchel could prove who was the Best, 1 on 1. 🤣 Told by the Buck O’Neil, perhaps the greatest storyteller in baseball history.

NEW: Two Chicago police officers were investigated for sexual misconduct — then promoted. It wasn’t an oversight. Despite a decadeslong reform effort, the Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows for disciplinary records to be ignored.

The most hilarious pick 6!

The entire week has been embarrassing.

👏👏

the last 24 hours on X, summed up:

The writing on this kinda sucks but the reveal is 🤯 I feel dumber for reading this, but looking forward to part two 🤣

This is really good. Reminded me that @katiephang.bsky.social should still be on tv.

normal things happening

It over delivered!

Correct.

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.

Pleasantly surprised and that was a fun tag match.

Some thoughts about trades: trades can be hard on players, they're often on planes hours after learning they've been traded, some have partners who can't move, kids in school, dogs/cats they can't leave, etc. (I once helped w/a dog), I know they're well paid (I signed the checks) but it can be hard.

Obama: They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and D.E.I. For every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? D.E.I.. Wife mad at you? D.E.I..

Da Pope Southside legend!

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Outside of Portland's ICE facility last night, Kenny from South Park got married to a unicorn. The betrothed Portland couple said they decided to get hitched on site to bring some joy and fun to a dark time. "People can be fun loving people and still protest." www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Lolzzz #shade #milwaukeebrewers

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

WTF

Those streets of Portland are a wa…dance party!! 😂

I screamed Rainmaker when he caught a pass. #itsrealtoome

Back in the land of reality, here's what one of the Black people whose home was smashed into during the apartment raid last week said about his Venezuelan neighbors: "They were cool people." Mr. Jones, a U.S. citizen, was dragged out in handcuffs and held outside for hours.

UCLA in the shotgun on 4th and very short and failing🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️ @amytrask.bsky.social shoe math should be mandatory viewing Oh and hi!

Wow

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

😂😂😂😂😂😂

Elizabeth Abunaw, the force behind the West Side’s new grocery store, says her industry is not for the faint of heart: “You can lose your shirt in grocery. You can lose everything in grocery. But if you do it right, there’s money to be had.”

Here’s the reporting @chrislhayes.bsky.social graciously referenced:

How far under the cap floor are they?

That’s an impressive list

Agreed