"Such facilities will create a major climate challenge. By the mid 2030s, forecasts show the world’s data centers could drive as much carbon pollution as the New York, Chicago and Houston metro areas combined." bleak www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Neoklis Avdalas passing accuracy One extended pocket, one jump transition, both on money. Neo is at nearly 30 ast% with a 3-1 (!!) ATO. freshman 6’6 and above with 25 ast% and 2-1: (Cam Boozer) Cooper Flagg Lonzo Neo Shoutout Amani Hansberry as well. Hokies can play @bgeisinger.bsky.social

The offense is clicking as a new era under Ryan Odom takes shape at Virginia For @basketunderreview.bsky.social: Digging into the numbers + sets for UVA's offense, the 2-way impact of Chance Mallory, and 40 minutes a night of elite rim protection www.basketunderreview.com/dressed-for-...

This is so ducking dumb

🎥 Film Room: Inside Duke’s offense Cam Boozer’s inverted pick-and-roll, the value of the hit-ahead pass, empty-corner actions, Isaiah Evans off the ball, 5-out initiation with Patrick Ngongba and Nik Khamenia’s impact with the starters briangeisinger.substack.com/p/film-room-...

New film room breakdown: How NC State's guard-guard ball screens unlock Matt Able More on Able driving off the catch + working in tandem with Quadir Copeland, Musa Sagnia clearing space + State using Wide action to get into 5-out handoff sets briangeisinger.substack.com/p/matt-able-...

Tracking Duke’s offense — key sets + numbers, including some of my own hand-charted stats Empty corner PNR with Cam Boozer Late-game offense + inverted pick-and-roll: Boozer x Isaiah Evans 5-out initiation with Patrick Ngongba Nik Khamenia's role + lineup data 247sports.com/college/duke...

NEW: AIPAC spent millions to keep her out of Congress. But as the tide shifts for the pro-Israel lobby, Nida Allam is back - with big endorsements. She launched her campaign today against Rep. Valerie Foushee in NC-04, who has since sworn off AIPAC $ under pressure. theintercept.com/2025/12/11/a...

Tracking Duke’s offense — key sets + numbers, including some of my own hand-charted stats Empty corner PNR with Cam Boozer Late-game offense + inverted pick-and-roll: Boozer x Isaiah Evans 5-out initiation with Patrick Ngongba Nik Khamenia's role + lineup data 247sports.com/college/duke...

Durham County commissioner Nida Allam will file to run for the seat on Thursday, challenging Representative Valerie Foushee in a near replay of the 2022 race.

“If I live long enough, I’ll be able to do shit like watch my nephew have children, watch the rise and fall and rise and fall of the right wing, but mostly find a way to be at peace with every bad thing that has ever happened in my life.” —Brontez Purnell

I wrote about it this week, Duke spammed it down the stretch for the win at Michigan State — Cam Boozer + Isaiah Evans inverted action

Breaking down the inverted pick-and-roll with Cam Boozer + Isaiah Evans How, when and why this action works for Duke, including the game-winner vs. Florida, along with some hand tracked data on Boozer as an on-ball initiator briangeisinger.substack.com/p/a-twist-en...

‘Abbott Elementary’ star Quinta Brunson launches fund to provide free field trips to thousands of Philly students www.phillytrib.com/news/local_n...

So, some cool news to share: Myself & Basketball, She Wrote are named in the “Best of Indy 2025,” Arts & Entertainment Category. Best Sports Analyst, via Indy Monthly. 🔗 www.indianapolismonthly.com/best-of-indy...

don't care about data, vibes only www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS8o...

HBOMax has started showing a 'remastered' 4K Mad Men and they’ve messed things up so during Roger’s oyster vomit scene you can now see the crew men with the vomit hose on the right

Unclear What Coworker With Banana On Desk All Day Waiting For https://theonion.com/unclear-what-coworker-with-banana-on-desk-all-day-waiti-1819579617/

“You better not be NBA Live ‘97 David Robinson when you get back from that *walk* with your cousins!” {me coming back from the *walk* with my cousins}

Film Room: Checking in on Duke's offense More on all of the stuff Duke got to out of its L Series vs. Kansas: Zipper cuts into step-up screens, post-ups for Cam Boozer + Patrick Ngongba, split action, and inverted Ghost screens with Isaiah Evans briangeisinger.substack.com/p/riding-the...

a bakery in Durham has been selling these cookies for a couple of weeks now and raised $3,200 for @siembranc.bsky.social

In Raleigh...

Man, get ICE the fuck out of my city

I can’t believe someone had the audacity to ask me if ICE is in Charlotte, why are we protesting in Raleigh! My sibling in Christ, solidarity knows no borders. An injury to one is an injury to all!

NC State currently ranks Top 5 nationally in effective shooting and 2P% — Stepping into the film room to break down a few notable offensive sets for the Pack: Veer action for Paul McNeil + putting defenses into a bind with Darrion Williams and Angle Pop briangeisinger.substack.com/p/veering-on...

The play within the play: How Duke's 5-out offense leverages the 45 Cut Dive into how Duke’s 5-out offense has used the 45 Cut this season + how it sparks frontcourt passing sequences between Cam Boozer, Patrick Ngongba, Maliq Brown and Nik Khamenia briangeisinger.substack.com/p/angles-of-...

This brief biography is a beautiful read. “Seems to me that one big difference between the revolutionary and the fascist is that one tries to understand his own heart and one doesn’t.” Allan Troxler in a note, circa 1969

Film Room: Isaiah Evans and how Duke spaces the floor for flare screens How Duke got Evans in motion against Texas, working in tandem with Cam Boozer as a high-post passing hub, plus Dame Sarr in the Sion James role briangeisinger.substack.com/p/flare-for-...

Film Room: Isaiah Evans and how Duke spaces the floor for flare screens How Duke got Evans in motion against Texas, working in tandem with Cam Boozer as a high-post passing hub, plus Dame Sarr in the Sion James role briangeisinger.substack.com/p/flare-for-...

It’s a small win compared to all the others tonight, but the Colorado propositions in support of school lunches is tax payer money well spent on behalf of the future.

Happy birthday to Bill Walton, Eugene Debs and my mom (not pictured)

The unionization effort, which began in Garner, is targeting four facilities in Durham in a new campaign as it contests a February election loss.

Ahead of Duke-Texas Tuesday night in Charlotte: Scouting the Longhorns Going through the Texas roster, including some intriguing pieces like Dailyn Swain + Declan Duru, and looking at a few of Sean Miller's sets + pick-and-roll coverages briangeisinger.substack.com/p/tip-off-ta...

Tyrone Riley IV flashed real potential as a freshman two-way wing at San Francisco. I dug into his numbers + film to scout the sophomore southpaw for @swishtheory.bsky.social -- is he poised for a breakout season? theswishtheory.com/2026-nba-dra...

Tyrone Riley IV flashed real potential as a freshman two-way wing at San Francisco. I dug into his numbers + film to scout the sophomore southpaw for @swishtheory.bsky.social -- is he poised for a breakout season? theswishtheory.com/2026-nba-dra...

With Wake Forest basketball tipping off tomorrow, I decided to seek some help from the likes of Isaac Trotter and @bgeisinger.bsky.social to preview the Deacs, chat the ACC, and how a weird portal/NIL offseason shaped roster building: spotify.link/prWPHMtlYXb

TrueAnon hasn’t used the podcast to aggressively support a political candidate, not even Zohran Mamdani. "There’s a long trend of politicians moderating as things change," says Belden. "He is already a fairly moderate leftwing guy. It’s tough to be mayor." www.gq.com/story/truean...

Malik Thomas profiles as a strong fit for Ryan Odom at Virginia — blending scoring craft, off-ball movement + physicality as a driver Full breakdown of Thomas for @basketunderreview.bsky.social, including some of the ways Odom can feature him offensively www.basketunderreview.com/from-the-bay...

They're calling the costco kirkland signature x nike SB dunk low collab the "most targeted at 36 year olds" product ever invented

From high-post playmaking to pick-and-pop range to outlet passes — Cam Boozer’s usage will define Duke’s offense A quick scout on a few of the ways Duke has involved Boozer + how his versatility allows him to play different roles in the same actions briangeisinger.substack.com/p/lights-cam...

Operators feel “unsupported and disrespected” by management, Brown said. “We are seeking fairness, respect, and the right to a safe workplace.”

From high-post playmaking to pick-and-pop range to outlet passes — Cam Boozer’s usage will define Duke’s offense A quick scout on a few of the ways Duke has involved Boozer + how his versatility allows him to play different roles in the same actions briangeisinger.substack.com/p/lights-cam...

The MAHA hype in taking on the corporate food system is belied by all the former corporate officers running things at the Department of Health and Human Services. From our friends at @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social: prospect.org/2025/10/24/m...

ChatGPT usage craters when students are out of school. It's clear what's going on: AI has replaced copying off the smart kid in front of you. That doesn't make it unusable in schools, but it's up to teachers to find the right formula. Logan Chapman reports: prospect.org/2025/10/24/a...

Confirmed: the Charlotte Hornets are a real team

North Carolina will be sued.

Malik Thomas profiles as a strong fit for Ryan Odom at Virginia — blending scoring craft, off-ball movement + physicality as a driver Full breakdown of Thomas for @basketunderreview.bsky.social, including some of the ways Odom can feature him offensively www.basketunderreview.com/from-the-bay...