Rooting for about 10 million obnoxious sports parents to watch this

She is one of thousands adopted from abroad who were never granted citizenship because of a fracture at the intersection of adoption and immigration law. This is a failure by our government and our country. She's an American who's been here for a half-century. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Fun story. #Olympics www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltwj...

PBS counts on support from dancers like you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMX7...

9-year-old: "Wait, there's an eight-hundred-and-oneth episode!?" #d'oh! #TheSimpsons

Stunning and enraging, but great reporting by @wsmv.com and Jeremy Finley. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmSn...

Once I learned the story was concocted, I didn't bother with it. Maybe that works in another forum. Or with another writer. Hypotheticals aren't going to persuade the people who pooh-poohed true stories -- on TV, in their towns, in their families(!) -- in 2020. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/the-...

So close to where I grew up I thought I might know this guy. I don't, but I know dozens like him. Likely HS athlete, went to Rutgers (note the hoodie), went back home, blows off steam at TopGolf, teachers & middle managers. Decent enough people. If they're in the street something is happening.

My 9-year-old: "That looks disgusting ... and I sometimes eat things off the floor!" #DareToBeStupid www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeuS...

Unbelievable. And categorizing it under Olympic "heritage" is one hell of a word choice.

I'm officially at the "Dad Shirt" phase in which I'm basically buying the same shirts over and over again. At least I'm thrifting and not paying full price.

As an ex-print reporter who has watched newsrooms contract b/c the ad & classified $$ collapsed, I think news folks long underestimated how TV news trained ppl for "news should be free." I knew lots of ppl 20 yrs ago who watched local news but never bought a paper. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/most...

Judah didn't know she'd be in tears in front of the school board last night. Marroquin wants the board to show it will keep ICE officers out of playgrounds & classrooms, not just for her 8yo Latino daughter, but for the trauma it could impart on her schoolmates. www.publicsource.org/ice-arrest-i...

Took the opportunity to teach my kids about this last night when NBC News broke into the Olympics coverage.

Given the reminder, it's worth sharing this old Deadspin piece. deadspin.com/the-hateful-...

“We’re not talking about fraudsters. We’re not talking about schemers. We’re talking about our neighbors,” Shawn Fluharty said in opposing the bill. “In particular, whom are we talking about? The elderly, the disabled and our military. Those are the individuals who request absentee ballots."

The monthly Springdale Borough Council meetings are on the third Tuesday of the month. Emails for the mayor, police chief, manager and council members are on the borough's website. I'm betting the community won't be quiet. triblive.com/local/valley...

So, I just realized one of my grandfathers had been in the U.S. for 16 years before he became a citizen in 1954. He was almost 17 when he arrived. By then, he was a married homeowner with two kids. Not sure I ever knew how long it took. Hits a hell of a lot differently these days. #PathToCitizenship

Absolutely wild to me that Pitt is standing behind the coach given the allegations. When six ex-players are putting their names on federal complaints that a (losing) coach is his third year is making disgusting comments, Pitt ought to prioritize an investigation. www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

That would have taken another miracle.

Data from the National Registry of Exonerations indi­cates that Tommy Lee Walker is at least the 35th per­son con­vict­ed by DA Wade to be exon­er­at­ed. Unbelievable. deathpenaltyinfo.org/i-have-been-...

We've always had shady publishers (or staffers) who ran cover for shady businesses or shady politicians, but too many of these phony news outlets are just plain nefarious. www.cjr.org/tow_center/p...

The 9-year-old has an opinion about the quality of the milk purchased two days ago.

Hate fans are asking: has love gone too far?

It’s actually illegal for you to do that.

It's cool that they brought Mike Tyson on to tell us to stop eating processed foods and start eating ears.

In the past, Super Bowl commercials were snapshots of the cultural moment. The past few years they've felt like projections of a future elites want to force us into against our will.

I actually would like to hear Brandi Carlile sing the phone book, because she’d probably crush it.

So, I just realized one of my grandfathers had been in the U.S. for 16 years before he became a citizen in 1954. He was almost 17 when he arrived. By then, he was a married homeowner with two kids. Not sure I ever knew how long it took. Hits a hell of a lot differently these days. #PathToCitizenship

The luge looks like it’s being held in a supervillain’s dungeon: “I don’t expect you to talk, Mr. Bond. I expect you to slide!”

Does anyone else feel that in recent decades movies rarely depict average working people? In the 70s and 80s we had movies about struggling families, stories about people most of us could understand. Not necessarily about the struggle, but where it was an obvious factor.

“A skier with lightning reaction time, massive muscle recruitment, experience in the sport and the help of a functional ACL brace would be best equipped to attempt a downhill course without an ACL.” #GiftLink www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...

Nobody knew this dude before. He has an "independently published" book and fewer than 2,400 X followers despite 56K(!) posts. Vonn's awesome and her story is incredible. Just root for her and keep your yap shut. awfulannouncing.com/olympics/lin...

Some good news. triblive.com/local/valley...

Plus, some people really underestimate the appeal of a shared watching experience - even hate-watching - especially these days. There are going to be a lot of people performatively complaining. There's not enough content in "I boycotted." They'll watch to find a reason to get pissed.

I love that the son-in-law was the one who found the marriage certificate. Here's to the countdown to the 75th anniversary starting next week. triblive.com/local/westmo...

Well, the hairstyle is similar.

Ugh. Was just talking with a colleague today about the gutting of small-town papers in Western Pennsylvania. And now three are outright closing even before the Post-Gazette's scheduled shuttering in May. Such a terrible void for communities. www.exploreclarion.com/sponsored/20...

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1789

The good news: Utah has reviewed 2.1 million registered voters & hasn't confirmed a single case of a noncitizen voting. The ironic news: Lt. Gov. initially didn't receive '22 ballot b/c local clerk flagged her registration b/c Lt. Gov. was born in the Netherlands. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

Godfrey Wade has been in the U.S. longer than I've been alive and he's given more back to our country by serving in the military than many of us.

It's unconscionable for a billionaire to oversee the gutting of the newsroom staff while advertising for new staffers to offer "takes."

I just got off the phone with Elizabeth's dad...she and her mom were freed tonight! Updated story: sahanjournal.com/education/co...

How hard is it to get public records in Kentucky if you're not a resident? Very, according to a former asst. attorney general, academic researchers, and people from adjacent states. nkytribune.com/2026/02/kent...

Excerpt: Finding a way to take freedom without taking dignity was important to Tillman. “They screwed up, but you can still treat them like human beings,” Tillman says. “It was not for me to judge them.” #GiftArticle www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...

In my opinion, that's way too many openings for the Opinions section. Maybe my opinion would matter if I didn't drop my WaPo sub a yr ago. But it was my opinion the failure to endorse for prez in '24 -among later "news" decisions- meant the paper's quality plummeted. Shame to see what Bezos did.

My wife made a distinction once between men who want a wife and children vs. a man who wants to be a husband and father. Very accurate.