Today's GameDay fit check says that when playing in the Windy City proper for the first time since 1939, you honor one of Michigan's finest from Chicago, so it's a 2004 road white #8 Jason Avant jersey, @forcier4heisman.bsky.social approved. Let's Go Blue.

A prayer vigil for the Palestinian victims of the Gaza War in Jackson, Mississippi, lasted two days. Here is a collection of photos from the vigil.

previously on Sports Night

tomorrow is five years since I lost one of the community OGs who super stepped up after my dad was killed. he helped install things for us around the house and fix things. just a genuinely good dude. he called me darlin'. what a tremendous loss.

If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university. You’re working at a state propaganda factory.

The one true inflation indicator

a hot and ready pizza in the Detroit suburbs is $7.29 now before tax

Important new piece from RGCS postdoc alum Samuel Bagg @samuel-bagg.bsky.social , now Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of South Carolina:

why does my child insist on putting his toothbrush in the toilet

obligatory youtu.be/VM56KXM4y4c

the vegetarian frozen french onion soup is on sale at Costco and for today, that is enough

literally had to slide into my now husband's DMs. my line was: "heyyy we should be friends!" to which he replied, "girl we are friends!" 😭

a prayer youtu.be/uB2x9sCMSG8?...

allowing vulnerable folks to be sacrificial lambs for political fanfare or any other reason inherently dishonors their dignity.

there's nothing negative about running away to save your life

my kid opened two separate emergency exits at peppa pig world in 5 minutes despite me being 20 feet away with no distractions follow me for more parenting tips

hahahaah YESSSSS!!!!!!!!!

Coach Rod is losing his voice 😭😭😭 organic peppermint tea from Trader Joe's + honey my friend

our whole household is officially COVID boosted and flu vaxed!

you're on your own kid you always have been

if you feel too much...

441am 😭🙃🫠

so much of who I am continues to be shaped by being raised in a beautiful immigrant family. so grateful for my ancestors who sacrificed and overcame so much. 🕯️

you're on your own kid you always have been

No matter how hard people try to convince us having empathy is wrong, it is right. No matter how hard people try to convince us that diversity is a weakness, it is a strength. No matter how hard people try to convince us that love is limited, it is unlimited.

welllllll it turns out Dr Pepper does in fact have caffeine 😭😭

TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS 🏳️‍⚧️

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i need YouTubeTV to get it together bc I can't do another night without David Muir 😭

super excited for my new book!

what's the best thing that happened to you today?

my chihuahua snuck an abandoned chicken nugget from the toddler and took it in our bed while I was in the shower evidently - my husband told me - but then it was gone bc husband threw it away and i was like WHAT IF HE GETS HUNGRY OVERNIGHT

literally 3am for no reason 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

IF DRAKE IS SAD I AM SAD

is anyone at the game? how's attendance tonight in real life?

there should be a daylight saving time waiver if you have young children

LET'S GOOOOOOO

excited to tell my pulmonologist the only thing that cleared this asthma exacerbation is reiki lmfao

i am not super domestic, i'm super intellectually curious, and i have a lot of ambitious career goals, but from the bottom of my soul i love being a mom

If you’re looking to support on the ground Jamaican orgs, We Change Jamaica focuses on gender equality and LBGTQ+ inclusion & they are putting together aid packages for queer & trans Jamaicans who don’t feel safe going to shelters. gofund.me/09619a41e

hey hey in case no one's told you lately: you're fucking crushing it, my dear, and I could not be prouder of you. keep going but rest when you need to 🩷

Father God please wrap your arms around everyone in the path of this hurricane

I was at a conference dinner last week where i was the only person without a political science PhD and all of them are like 🤷🏻‍♀️ this goes beyond the literature/does not compute. we don't have a game plan for the politics of cruelty.

No one ever says Springsteen's best album is Wrecking Ball, but it super is, especially in what we are trying to navigate right now. Since the government shut down, "Jack of all Trades" has been in my head and spirit on repeat.

asthma girl we need to chill bc they don't allow chihuahuas or toddlers in the hospital mmmkay

What in the actual fuck is going on

my kids are going to Wayne State

happy 39th birthday to the greatest rapper alive! more life 🩷🦉