Bearclaws

I am bearclaws. My goal is to be a pokémon master.

[nxthompson @nxthompson]

This is an amazing quote from Lindsey Graham about when he realized how politics works. https://t.co/sh04ahQOFq

[Bearclaws @Bearclaws__]

@TennyGeldbaugh All I’m sayin is… it would make sense

[Ryan Briggs @ryancbriggs]

They will read if you read. Sadly the trick to parenting is almost always making yourself a better person first.

[Mike Nellis @MikeNellis]

Me: People are really mad about how much money AIPAC is spending in our elections.

Newsmax: I’m so tired of hearing about the AIPAC argument. What about China? Why are you singling out AIPAC?

Me: They’re the number one spender in Democratic and Republican primaries right now. We have to reform our campaign finance laws. How many times have I heard you guys complain about George Soros spending money? Let’s deal with all of it.

[Rodger Sherman @rodger]

Again, if I were France, I would simply score four goals (three in the first half) against Paraguay. I was told this was easy when the United States men’s national team did it

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

It’s really hard to understand this. “The fate of your entire country is on the line and they trust you to make the difference” is the stuff of childhood dreams. Anyone with even an ounce of competitive spirit leaps at that opportunity.

[Bearclaws @Bearclaws__]

“Hey everyone, I’m a moron and I think you all should know it.”

[NOVA Campaigns @NoVA_Campaigns]

Lisa Franchetti didn’t even rifle qual. She also didn’t even qualify sharpshooter or expert in pistol.

“Warfighter”

[Larry Correia @monsterhunter45]

I’ve been telling people this for years.
GRRM pissed off millions of customers but he don’t give a shit. He got his bag. But his legacy is being such an epic bum ass bum that he crippled an entire genre, ruined consumer sentiment, and killed off an entire generation of epic fantasy authors.

Romantasy and LitRPG grew as a direct result of filling the smoking crater George left in the industry. New writers could no longer get deals to write epic fantasy unless the entire series was in the bag, and nobody can afford to gamble that much time to write that many books they may never sell.

Publishers no longer took chances on new series because customers had got burned by lazy shirkers like George and Pat. Agents wouldn’t represent new epic fantasy unless the whole thing was done. It hurt Indy because dudes had to convince customers that they weren’t bums too. Except when book one makes $50 total, because customers said Im not starting a new series until it’s done! they sure as shit ain’t writing book two. So it’s a self fulfilling prophesy of suck.

In the comments Dunning-Krugerands are saying this isn’t true. Look at guys like Brandon Sanderson. Wrong. Guys like him, or me, who already had established names, reputations, and fan bases were fine. We had enough customers who trusted us we could still do new things and people would come along to make it economically viable.

For example, the only reason my epic fantasy series got picked up is because I was already successful and could guarantee a viable level of sales off my existing fans. Newbs don’t have that. And over the ten years it took for me to write the six books to finish it, the entire time I heard from potential customers, nope, not gonna start a new series that might not finish because of George.

I am fine during this because I’m still gonna make a couple hundred grand off each of those just off my existing fans. Newbs make two bucks an hour, say to hell with being a writer I’m going back to my day job, and you all missed out on the next great author and his absolutely brilliant series, because you were too mad at billionaire George shoving twinkies in his mouth instead of writing.

Nope. Guys like me and Brandon are fine. George’s profound laziness screwed over the new guys. Customers and the industry quit taking chances on new guys. We will never know how many excellent fantasy series we missed out on, robbed by George’s laziness burning so many customers.

Some writers gave up, but others moved into different genres. Which is good. But it sure does suck if epic fantasy is your jam. LitRPG is close but different enough it blew up during this time frame because that’s where the talented went.

Being such a pretentious, bloviating bum that you damage an entire industry and strangle a generation of aspiring artists is quite the legacy.

Kal (who is a good writer btw, check out his books) asks what can we do about this? For me personally I’m just gonna continue mocking George’s work ethic in the hopes more normies realize what an outlier he is, and how they should expand their horizons to read other authors who aren’t stuck up, know it all, dickheads.

And before anybody starts barking at me that I’m such a hypocrite because I’ve not finished all my series, sorry I’ve only finished three of eight so far, and have only written THIRTY books since George’s last one, the next MHI comes out in December, and the last two books are next year, and I’m not planning on retiring anytime soon (if ever).

[Karen McGee @karenmotherof2]

My body is a machine that turns domestic beers and grilled meats into respect for all of those who have served

[Bearclaws @Bearclaws__]

Rory is the worst. Insufferable. Shoots two bad scores, complains. Shoots a good score, actually it’s kinda fun. Has adversity, chirped, melts down on the fans. Cry baby.

[NUCLR GOLF @NUCLRGOLF]

🚨🗣️ ‘SHUT THE F— UP!’ 🫨

Rory McIlroy loses it on a fan during his final round at The PGA Championship and appears to direct security to have them removed.

[Bearclaws @Bearclaws__]

This guy sucks

[NUCLR GOLF @NUCLRGOLF]

🚨🗣️⛳️ #NEW — Rory McIlroy spoke on the course setup, walking back prior comments a bit: “If I'm reflecting on the last three days I think there's been a really good balance of tough pins and then pins that you can get at a little bit more”

@TrackingRory

[Bearclaws @Bearclaws__]

I think about this episode once a week

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

“Breaking Point” from Band of Brothers (2001) feels less like watching actors and more like watching men physically and mentally collapse from war. One of the few episodes of television that leaves you genuinely exhausted by the end.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Argentina seems to have forgotten what happened the last time they attempted to seize the Falkland Islands from Britain.

[Big Cat @BarstoolBigCat]

Maybe it’s just a couple friends interlocking lips? You know. Like when you and your boys get together and have a little smoochy smooch at the bar then 6 years later hang out at a sex hotel. Things of that nature and such.

[Mark Cuban @mcuban]

Why aren’t any of these at risk hospitals publishing their full accounting so everyone can see where they spend their money ?

All but one group of hospitals that I have looked at potentially investing in, spend so much on consultants and fees that it’s no wonder they are at risk

Plus, I have NEVER seen an industry that is worse than hospitals when it comes to buying medications and items like implants, screws, other devices. They overpay for everything.

And then when you show them how to save money, their “supply chain” employees resist any change.

They are so set in their ways, it’s a shock more don’t go out of business.

Prove me wrong.

[Coach Tommy Tuberville @SenTuberville]

My NIL bill is simple.

You get five consecutive years to play five seasons with one free transfer. If you choose to transfer again, you sit out a year.

Proud to be leading the charge to SAVE COLLEGE SPORTS.

[doomer @uncledoomer]

the clip of the taliban trying the gym for the first time when we pulled out of afghanistan

[Big Cat @BarstoolBigCat]

Jax Forrest is a monster

[Marc Caputo @MarcACaputo]

💥🇮🇷🇺🇸
History buffs: the White House hosted a fascinating call yesterday with 3 administration officials who gave a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into the Iran talks & why Trump ordered strikes hours earlier

It’s a first draft of history, so follow 🧵 👇

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[Space Koala @SpaceKoala]

China's anti-stealth radar detects the presence of stealth aircraft by exploding, thus alerting defenders that a stealth aircraft is definitely in the area.