Jason Deal

[Jason Deal @DealJT]

@StubHub Update: Event day. The "specialized team" has just started reviewing my 77 day old case. @TeamStubHub has been of no help. Apparently I'm supposed to drive to Milwaukee without tickets and just wait outside of Summerfest for hours until maybe receiving tickets.

[Jason Deal @DealJT]

Beware the @StubHub FanProtect Guarantee. 76 days ago, I bought great Megan Moroney seats and was delivered terrible seats. Stubhub first told me I was wrong, then promised replacements by 5-8 biz days before event. Event is tomorrow, still nothing. https://t.co/UcWShvNA4d

[Jason Deal @DealJT]

@crossplainsjohn @DrewSav It is adjusted for the statewide swing, which was ~25% towards D. So blue means the county swung more than 25% towards D. Red means the county swung less.

[Wisconsin Volleyball @BadgerVB]

Strong. Skilled. Unstoppable.

Happy National Girls & Women in Sports Day 🏆

[Jason Deal @DealJT]

@AmericanAir
Why has the same customer service "representative" (who doesn't seem to actually exist) responded to my question about bag fes with the exact same non-response three times in a row?

[Jason Deal @DealJT]

@cheesetrader1 @AudreyMarrTV Gotta wonder if Charlie had some idea of where Una was thinking and wanted to encourage her to stick around.

[Jason Deal @DealJT]

@alexisohanian @leagueonevb Maybe LOVB LA needs a regional rival in the Bay Area?

[Kelly Sheffield @KellyPSheffield]

See you Thursday night Badger fans! We are going to need you to be loud and every seat filled early!!!

[Kelly Sheffield @KellyPSheffield]

There’s no thing that’s holding college volleyball back more than this. The hype & energy going into the tournament can only be done at local level instead of nationally because of it. Next contract negotiation between TV & NCAA (or whoever) is incredibly important for our sport.

[Emily Zanotti 🦝 @emzanotti]

My children are not on the autism spectrum because I took Tylenol while pregnant. They’re on the autism spectrum because I, a person who will wear only one type of shoe and can’t eat food that is “too potato-y,” had babies with a man who has an encyclopedic knowledge of European aristocracy but a limited ability to process social cues.

[Jason Deal @DealJT]

@BenVerlander @grok what is a transcript of the video?

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.

[Jason Deal @DealJT]

@jaypo1961 4-8; 2-7 Big Ten

[Jason Deal @DealJT]

@AvidVolley We could sell this out in Madison.

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

I debated whether to share my story on here, but I guess I will.

I think there's an idea out there that millions of violent criminals are pouring across the border, carrying machetes and drugs, looking to harm Americans. Certainly, while some people fall into that category, the vast majority of undocumented immigrants don't.

My family escaped Vietnam after the Tet Offensive and went through an arduous journey that eventually landed them in the Canada. My father worked there for a time as a janitor; my mother, a secretary. When work fell through, my dad was offered to work with his sister in the United States, so he went, as our family needed money. He ended up staying in the US longer than he was supposed to — not knowing immigration laws — and asked my mom to come be with him. Of course, she went and carried me over the border while I was still a baby.

I'm still unsure whether we technically broke an immigration law. The border between Canada and the United States was pretty porous (as it is today, for the most part). But either way, since I came here without legal documentation, I eventually fell into the category of being an undocumented immigrant. Yet, I've been in the United States since I was a baby. My identity and roots are very much based in this country, no different from anyone else.

The lack of legal immigration has totally shaped my life. It has made every interaction with the law much scarier. It has shaped which opportunities I could or could not get. It has taken an emotional toll, as this legal issue hangs over your head like a black cloud.

There are millions of people in my situation — people who were brought here as children, some babies, and were unable to raise their hand during this process and say "maybe we should hire a lawyer." Parents may have crossed the border not knowing about the law, as the law can be pretty confusing and lawyers are expensive. Perhaps, in the end, they should have hired a lawyer; but sometimes life is messy. In the end, they crossed for the same reason many people rise every day: to support their families.

I think it's unreasonable to deport millions of people who have contributed positively to society. It's simply not true that the majority of these people are violent criminals carrying drugs. Many own small businesses; many work as skilled laborers (including garment workers!). The vast majority are good, honest people. For those of us who grew up in the United States, sending us "back" to our "home" country would mean sending someone to a foreign land, as they grew up in the United States. Tearing families apart based on immigration status seems inhumane.

About twenty years ago, I watched with some small measure of hope that the Dream ACT would pass and help a portion of undocumented immigrants. I saw people march angrily in the streets (something I supported). But I was dismayed to see nothing really come about. In fact, when Obama passed DACA, I was skeptical that it would be sensible to give your information to the federal government without a guaranteed path to citizenship. It seems that the Trump administration may use those lists to hunt down immigrants.

I think the ICE sweeps are inhumane. I support and admire the protestors who are putting their bodies on the line for non-violent resistance. Ultimately, I think we need to solve this issue on a systemic level. It's unreasonable to me to expect that the government will deport some 10-20 million people. Even deporting 1 million will cause an insane amount of chaos, not to mention an incredible amount of wasteful government spending. The militarization of law enforcement is over the top and only escalate the situation.

I have seen people march on this issue, only for it to be dropped later and dissolve into quiet grumbles. In the end, nothing is done for immigrants. Time passes until decades later, we have another political crisis like the one we have today. This cycle seems unsustainable. I hope people sustain this energy to solve the immigration issue and put undocumented immigrants — most who are peaceful, skilled, and hard-working citizens — on a path to citizenship. As time continues to go by, many undocumented immigrants are seeing their lives wasted away.

If you care about this issue, I hope you get involved on the long haul: volunteer for pro-immigrant groups, donate to mutual aid, and perhaps pursue career paths that help people in this situation. I was moved to read someone on here say that, when they found their employee was undocumented, they helped them get a green card. The path was difficult, as our immigration system is broken (it took them 11 years). But I can tell you that this is like pulling someone drowning in raging waters.

Ultimately, I hope me sharing this story helps push back against the idea that all undocumented immigrants are MS-13 members. I know many people in my position and they are all like your neighbors.

[Jason Deal @DealJT]

@cheesetrader1 @AvidVolley “I jUsT fEEl so bAd FOr ALL tHe pLAyers PeNN St rEcRUiTs oVEr”

[Jason Deal @DealJT]

@cheesetrader1 @AvidVolley This! I spent all week reading about how the only reason she was in the portal was because of a deal that was the result of tampering; we gonna undo that narrative now?

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

Now is as good a time as any to remind everyone that the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City (@NLBMuseumKC) exists to tell a deeply important American story -- one that is ultimately about triumph. Our history, good and bad, is all we have. Learning it is our duty.

[U.S. Senator John Fetterman @SenFettermanPA]

A sad cavalcade of self owns and unhinged petulance.

It only makes Trump look more presidential and restrained.

We’re becoming the metaphorical car alarms that nobody pays attention to—and it may not be the winning message.

[Lis Smith @Lis_Smith]

As Dems move forward- important to learn the lessons of 2024. What didn't work, yes, but more importantly what DID work.

🧵on key findings in today's @washingtonpost:

- Across the board, moderates performed better than more ideologically extreme candidates in both parties.