Andy Agin

He/Him, raging liberal, Detroit sports fan, Go Blue, Army (Dynamite era), BTS is 7

[Andy Agin @IndyAndy77]

Had a pretty incredible night! Thank you ARMY, hope I did you proud! 💜💜💜

[jin files @seokjinfile]

FANBOY SINGING THE MOON INTRO

[sophie @thvchapters]

the timing of a new “asian pop” category while a major asian act is having one of the most successful albums globally really exposes the problem: it’s segregation and not inclusion.

when non western artists are still underrepresented in major categories, it doesn’t feel like recognition for the asian music market, but containment. they deserve to win, but they cannot, so let’s give them a candy that excludes them a bit further. at least it looks pretty, right?

it’s unfortunate how the “how are you so shameless” line from aliens always hits.

[sora⁷ @tulipsforjmn]

fuck you @RecordingAcad

[Tina | ⊙⊝⊜ @MinYoongiSwagg7]

The Grammys creating an "Asian Pop Performance" category the same year BTS returns with one of the year's biggest albums feels less like inclusion and more like a new way to keep Asian artists out of the main categories.

If the music is good enough to dominate charts, stadiums, and global culture, it's good enough to compete for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year.

Separate shouldn't mean secondary.

[Liv⁷ met hobi | ㉧㉣㉣ | ❤️🤍 @Livheartt]

It had nothing to do with getting there early enough btw. We were there with plenty of time to spare.

They had no control of the massive crowd that was present. No clear paths set for where to go for admission.

My entrance was stand still for an hour. With nowhere to go. It was a wall of human beings packed literally body to body. And for some reason my entrance just stopped letting anyone in bc they ran out of wristbands and gifts for those who had facepass. They stopped everyone.

Told us to go to a DIFFERENT ENTRANCE WHEN WE COULDNT EVEN MOVE.

This was at ~6.54pm

A bunch of us made it in. We scanned our facepass and made it in.

I ran from the 3rd floor down THREE TIMES FOR THE GIFT. Each time the swarm of people rushing for it. People grabbing in. Those who weren’t in yet that were coming in just grabbed and went. Staff were yelling. Army was yelling. People were crying. Random people were grabbing the gifts from the boxes. It was the scariest shit I ever witnessed. At some point they said if you want your gift, you wait and possibly miss the start or you go take your seat.

????

It was my first OT7 in 7 years of being army. I wasn’t missing anything.

I was crying the whole time during that delayed one hour. I was shaking.

The only thing that got me out of it was the show starting.

BTS was everything and beyond. That 3 hours they made me forgot how genuinely heartbroken I was bc I read that news got to them. That they were hoping no army left without the gifts. That they handpicked them.

And then in the same line of vision I see posts of people selling their gifts. I can’t. Words can’t describe this feeling.

After the show we were told we could collect it outside. Here there everywhere. Finally it’s the information booths. Lined up. Got yelled at more. Then they just told us all to go bc there were no gifts.

And then as I’m walking out to get further away enough to get a cab. I see this small group. Who have two each. They just took extra.

I felt sick to my stomach.

This feeling is awful. Awful. I cried the whole cab ride. I’m still sobbing.

I would never wish this experience on anyone.

The apologies should come from staff who were not communicating with each other and the organisation who did not factor in what a mass of up to 80k would look like trying to bottle neck to into entrances.

BTS was everything. Seeing them was everything. I got Normal Korean version, Paldogangsan, Ma City and One More Night. It almost makes up for everything else. Almost.

[John Arnold @johnarnold]

Instances of active players caught betting on their own team:
Pete Rose (MLB): Banned for life
8 White Sox players (MLB): Banned for life
Jontay Porter (NBA): Banned for life
Tucupita Marcano (MLB): Banned for life
Brendan Sorsby (college football): Suspended for 2 games

[Mark Warner @MarkWarner]

It seems there is an entirely different set of rules for Republicans and Democrats.

[The Day Warrior @thedaywar90]

Are you alive today? If you didn’t die from COVID, HIV/AIDS, Ebola, SARS, swine flu, anthrax, tuberculosis, malaria, or other diarrheal diseases, you have the great Dr. Tony Fauci to thank.

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

Jesus' harshest words weren't directed towards "sinners."

Jesus' harshest words were directed towards those who used their religion as a tool of oppression and self serving power.

Jesus' harshest words were directed towards religious hypocrisy.

May we remember this.

[WHO is Ginnyᴴ⁴ᴾᴾ⁷🩷🩵 @DynamiteInMyDNA]

If you say you are a BTS fan, learn a thing or two from them....be kinder and nicer to people

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

I read something like this and I think: Some of us have been so focused on their authoritarianism and abuse of power and lawless that we’ve perhaps neglected to point out the additional fact that these are also just terrible humans—lacking class, grace, kindness or dignity.

[Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen]

"The same Supreme Court that told Black voters in Alabama and Texas that they’d have to live with illegal maps because a primary was four months away had no problem blowing up an ongoing election in Louisiana."

https://t.co/c1XNgWEKtd

[Jen Rice @jen_rice_]

Supreme Court today: We'll allow Alabama Republicans to change the congressional map in the primary election even though absentee voting has literally already started

Supreme Court last December: November's too late to strike down the GOP's map in TX's March primary election!!

[Democracy Docket @DemocracyDocket]

The decision marks a significant and terrifying moment in our democracy as the court allowed an election to be cancelled after its completion.

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

BREAKING: Virginia Supreme Court throws out redistricting referendum results

So to be sure, US Supreme Court says Red states can ignore the will of the people and gerrymander their districts 9-0 in favor of MAGA Republicans

But VA Supreme Court says Blue states cannot put the vote to the will of the people and follow through on the people's vote to redistrict.

Once again, gerrymandering that centers white people is A-OK but gerrymandering that centers a broad base of voters is not. Absurd.

[Break The System⁷ ㉧㉣㉣ @breaktheesystem]

Mexican Armys, I hope your concerts are incredible and I hope you get the best songs for your surprises, you deserve EVERYTHING for all the stress you all have had to deal with.

🫂💜🫂

[Jules⁷⊙⊝⊜ @Seoul_OT7]

It’s time to spread awareness about ARMY etiquette.
As BTS gains new fans every day, it’s important to show them what made BTS and ARMY special from the beginning: mutual respect 💜

[V⁷SawBTSInTampa💜 @S62128636]

@MaceyWalker5 @aurayoonz Please be nice to fanboys too. My brother and I went for all 3 days in Tampa and when I got freebies most armys passed him just because he was a boy and he got upset. Remember not every male was forced to got to a bts concert there's fanboys as much as there's fangirls 🫩

[sen @sugatradamus]

i can’t believe i have been an army long enough to see all of this come to life

[Gary Chambers @GaryChambersJr]

Jeff Landry has been the chief law enforcement officer of Louisiana for over a decade — eight years as AG, three as governor. We are still ranked #50 in crime.

The governor stood at a podium today after a mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana and offered nothing but the same failed playbook. More jails. More Angola. More dog whistles.
At some point the record has to speak louder than the rhetoric.

The data is clear — Jeff Landry’s policies cost us more money and they don’t make us safer.

I am praying for every family impacted by this act of violence and all the violence across our state. Too many families are carrying this grief because our leaders choose to be reactive instead of proactive.

Notice I’m not focused on his dog whistles and racism — that’s what he wants. His policies are far more racist than his rhetoric. Talk about how he’s failed as a leader. That’s how we remove him next year.

Share if you care 🦾

[Rev. Benjamin Cremer @Brcremer]

Reading the entire Bible and broadcasting it to the entire nation while actively taking food, healthcare, clean water, clean air, shelter, due process, and basic human dignity away from people is the exact kind of religious hypocrisy Jesus raged against.