OK, NDSU. Go off. www.espn.com/college-foot...

I have no idea what's going on but I am happy that this is making the worst people in the world very angry.

The NFL celebrating "250 years of freedom"

An NLI fallout I wasn’t ready for: seeing players’ hometowns listed instead of their colleges. I actually dig it. #superbowl

The day the Browns crafted a playbook entirely out of spite:

Brought to you by an outlet without a lucrative sponsorship with a betting company.

Physical media ftw

It’s clear to us: The latest season of Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-head is a welcome addition to the pantheon of the series. Part 2 of our breakdown of Season 3 is now available wherever you get your podcasts!

Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.

Amazon spent $75 million for MELANIA, a hagiomentary that will likely incur $60 million in losses even after a robust box office. Jeff Bezos is willing to lose money on media, just a certain kind of media

sports coverage is not about box scores anymore. it's about power and politics and corruption and sovereign wealth and real estate and the use of taxpayer money and the most publicized labor disputes in the country and yes, sometimes about ball go in hoop

Watergate every day.

Cut my foot today and now I feel like Curt Schilling.

"Many journalists told me they view gambling partnerships as a necessary evil, since their companies are fighting for survival and it’s difficult in that position to stand on principle and turn away a new, massive revenue stream." @dannyfunt.bsky.social www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/spor...

Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"? Well, it happens they were doing exactly that. www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...

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The Open Visualization Academy (OVA) IS LIVE! openvisualizationacademy.org Thread follows #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization

Targeting journalists to punish their coverage of dissent is about as authoritarian as you can get

Wondering how to get a '90s Beavis and Butt-head fan interested in the new stuff? Well, we know THE episode from the newest season of Mike Judge's Beavis and Butt-head to do just that! That and MUCH more in part 1 of our review of Season 11. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Watergate every day.

Look, it’d be hypocritical for me to say “we don’t need any more professional opinon-havers,” but opinion writing in 2026 doesn’t need the institutional support of a newsroom, and certainly not as a priority over reporting. Canning journalists to purchase more takes is a betrayal of mission.

Written by a former colleague of mine. Worth the time it will take to read it.

Generally not much of a fan of TMZ. But when they venture into these kinds of stories, they usually do so with clear eyes and a level of fearlessness that others could learn from.

If I shot and killed someone 100% in self-defense, I would still have to prove that to a jury. We should hold everyone to that standard.

It's straight from the fascist playbook to create chaos and then demand unquestioned authority to stop the chaos.

If you are tracking breaking news, read local sources: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

Counterpoint: I think it'd be even more newsworthy if the Rams DIDN'T know this....

I've been looking for this song for more than 20 years! All I could remember was that I heard it on ESPN, but I didn't know the artist, the title or the show I saw it on. Got lucky today and found it! "Last Man Standing" by Cash Brown from ESPN's "The Life": www.youtube.com/watch?v=E51d...

This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.

In these *gestures wildly* times, having something to laugh with has been critically important in maintaining my balance. For example ⬇️⬇️⬇️

One court decision, two different headlines. Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?

Even after Trump is gone, the world will remember that he threatened to forcibly seize the territory of a peaceful democratic ally, and our institutions failed to immediately remove him. That makes US dangerously unreliable, not just one senile gangster.

I went ahead and made an unofficial guide to Bluesky, the official app of sports. I hope it helps you find your various sports/team communities. badfaithtimes.com/your-guide-t...

Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…

Did not realize that the Rams’ kicker was this dude! All of a sudden, our house has a team (and player) to root for in the NFL playoffs! #mevis

Mountain View Subs in Casper, Wyoming. The best chicken cashew salad was what got me hooked; getting to know the owners (since @ohtheprofanity.com and I ate there every Friday for lunch, after the rush when they had time to chat) kept us coming back.

Why I came to Bluesky in this moment. @jonbois.bsky.social doesn’t disappoint.

The Minnesota Star Tribune has reporters write about the ICE crackdown in Minnesota, then emails the next day’s layouts to Des Moines, Iowa, to be printed, then trucks the printed papers back to Minnesota for delivery, then can’t get the newspapers delivered because of the ICE crackdown in Minnesota

This was fun! Hashtag Meeteetse

Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning. I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.

A competent opposition political party would cut together the footage of what ICE had been doing in the twin cities with Mike Johnson saying "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do" and have it in ads all across the country

"Protesters clashed with Birmingham authorities, who attempted to disperse the crowd with less-lethal canine crowd dispersal techniques after repeated requests to leave the area."

"The wall looks permanent until the day it comes down." data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-wall-l... Several people I know have used the word "beautiful" for this piece, and that's exactly right. A beautifully phrased essay on the bind we're in— until we aren't. Recommended, in an extreme way.

@jonbois.bsky.social A thought: hoping the next big @secretbase.bsky.social project can be the history of tearing down the goalposts in college football... complete with searchable database?

Joshes Allen like Attorneys General

This is an unlawful order as given. Press cannot be ordered to disperse. They’re exempt. Press CAN be told not to obstruct. A “safe zone” (Crespo area) is always appreciated and in some cases required to provide. It is NEVER required for press to be in it (per law, policy and courts).

Maybe @citruscollege.bsky.social can turn its fountain back on now?

It’s sad Gerardus Mercator isn’t on Bluesky because I would be hate-tagging him on this SO FAST.