Derik Scudder

Dad, Coach, sports nut, Boise State fan, Bears fan, amateur photographer, writer, runner, aspiring entrepreneur, and civil servant.

[FNF NFL @fnfantasyleeg]

Kellen Moore at Boise State was one of the best college QBs ever.

He went 49-3 (basically 50-3) as a starter and threw for 14,667 yards, 142 TDs, and only 28 interceptions.

Moore was elite pre-snap, had great timing, threw with anticipation, could call audibles, pulled off trick-plays, and he knew exactly where to go with the ball on almost every play.

College defenses were virtually facing a supercomputer.

Kellen Moore never should have gone undrafted, and he should have been given an opportunity to start.

Kellen Moore’s lack of NFL success is 100% lack of opportunity. Moore only saw 2 career NFL regular season starts. For his preseason career, Moore had 1,308 passing yards and a 9:3 touchdown to interception ratio.

[Derik Scudder @DerikScudder]

@teacher_mom03 Si!

[The Intellectualist @highbrow_nobrow]

Bob Costas on Trump: "He is by far the most disgraceful figure in modern presidential history.

You have to be in a toxic cult to believe that Trump has ever been emotionally, psychologically, intellectually, or ethically fit to be POTUS." * (2024)

[Derik Scudder @DerikScudder]

@MrsErikaKirk No… the public just isn’t cool with the White House being used for private profit and personal gain. A President SHOULD NOT host a private event available only to paying customers on public grounds. Period. End of discussion.

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@nuttallriley1

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

The White House was built to serve the American people.

Tonight it was used to promote a company the President owns stock in, sell subscriptions, promote corporate sponsors, push Trump crypto, and enrich the President and his family.

The founders warned us about kings enriching themselves from public office.

They did not fight a revolution for this.

[jezz @JezziiB]

I will never understand how so many of y'all were hoodwinked into believing the government should not use the money YOU PAY IN TAXES to create a social safety net that benefits YOU.

[Derik Scudder @DerikScudder]

@nuttallriley1 Whether one is a fan of the UFC or not, our government institutions- including The White House- should not be co-opted for private profit activities. It’s a slap in the face of all Americans that our President is using his public position for personal and private gain.

[Jamie Walters, CAIA @JWalters314]

See the propaganda move?

Make the image emotionally overwhelming, then pretend the only possible objection is hatred of America.

Nobody has to pretend to be mad at a flyover.

It looks cool.

That is not the critique.

The critique is that cool imagery is being used to launder the structure underneath it.

The White House becomes the set.

The military supplies the emotional force.

UFC supplies the combat aesthetic.

Paramount+ gets the paid stream.

Trump-world and politically connected corporations get the branding halo.

And then accounts like this say: if you notice the machinery, you must hate America.

No.

I like the flyover.

I dislike fake patriotism that turns the country into ad inventory.

This is Don Draper selling belonging after tribal sorting so the powerful concentrate more power.

Working-class people are not props.

Marines are not props.

National monuments are not props.

The issue is billionaires turning the White House into branded regime content, then hiding behind “the working class” when anyone notices the circus.

[‏ً @omgsidewalks]

You actually reduce crime by eliminating poverty. You reduce crime with universal healthcare, public housing, livable wages, and free college. You reduce violence by creating happy, healthy communities that aren’t constantly fighting over basic needs and material resources.

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@nuttallriley1 Fair enough. All I said is… he is complicit in overt fraud. Also not hyperbole.

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@nuttallriley1 Riley- Trump has a huge number of people from his own party who see things clearly and call out the corruption. There is no question he is engaged in overt corruption. Those who don’t see it at this point have Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS), and have wool over eyes.

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@RGIII @AtomicCheddar2 The whole event was disgraceful and that particular guy was a total douche.

[Chris Christie @GovChristie]

Marco Rubio compared UFC to landing a man on the moon. There's nothing comparable to it.

This is the poison of working for Donald Trump. Every time you get behind a microphone, you've got to figure out a way to kiss his behind.

[Derik Scudder @DerikScudder]

@skylarromines I’m so sorry to hear that Skylar. Sincere condolences to you and her family.

[Derrick Evans @DerrickEvans4WV]

US Senator Tom Cotton and anyone who votes for this should be arrested for treason.

It’s NOT antisemitic to say I don’t want our military bound to ANY foreign country or government.

This is absolutely nuts. I’d love to hear someone try to defend this.