Mike Smiles

Cubs.Teacher and Coach. Softball. Simpsons and seinfeld trivia expert. Breakfast lover.

[Talley Brand Co. @talleybrand]

I did it. Meet STRANGLEHOLD.

A 36-inch tall, full-body Luther Burden fan art display expressing exactly how Bears fans feel about "that team."

There are only 50 numbered 2026 First Editions.
And I’m giving every last one of them away.

Six can be won. The rest can be earned.

Talley Brand has grown because Bears fans wear the stuff, post it and tell another Bears fan. I don’t buy ads. I’d rather put that effort right here and give back to the people helping grow this thing.

To enter, follow @talleybrand and share this post.
That’s it.

I’ll give one away every few weeks until the first Bears/Packers game in Week 5.

Now, I know a certain kind of meatball is looking at this and thinking, “I’m not leaving it to chance.”

Fair. It’s the offseason. And new Talley Brand gear dropped today. So it's the perfect time to prep for "Da Year!"

Buy $200 in FGB wearable disdain and you earn one. FREE. No discount code. I’ll just send it to you.

You take care of Talley Brand. I take care of you.

#FGB https://t.co/OOGvuarqYz

[Mike Smiles @MikeSmiles2]

@MJA773 haha

[Ficky @itsfickybaby]

To celebrate the Bears beating the Packers, I’m giving away a Bears jersey of your choice.

To enter LIKE and RT this tweet and an extra entry by following me. Winner picked tonight.

[Mike Smiles @MikeSmiles2]

Keeping an eye out today

[Kevín @KevOnStage]

Mitch McConnelling my way out of tough questions.

[Simpsons Daily Glavins 🏴‍☠️🇺🇲 @simpsons_DG]

Shh! Lisa! The dog is barking.

[On This Day in Simpsons History 🇺🇦 @dailysimpsons]

Me, picking up a newspaper today. #TheSimpsons

[Herb Lawrence @Ecnerwal23]

Oh no! Adolis got ahold of Ken Griffey Jr’s tonic

[Steve 🤙 @SteveKBark]

Ohio State is the most deserving champion in the history of college football.

They’ve beaten every single team in the top 8 of the final rankings except Georgia. And they did it with an average margin of victory of 15.5 points.

Ryan Day rewrote the narrative. He’s a legend.

[Big Cat @BarstoolBigCat]

BEARS ARE BACK. PACKERS SUCK

[Mike Smiles @MikeSmiles2]

@MJA773 @dan_bernstein

[Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing]

A Larry David-Jim Harbaugh pregame meet-up.

(via @NFLonPrime )

[DrewShamir. @DrewShamir_]

Mike forgot he was talkin to a kid 😂

[Depressed Bears Fan @DepBearsFan]

Just rip the bandaid off #Bears

[Mike Smiles @MikeSmiles2]

@MJA773

[John Garrido @JohnGarridoIII]

Almost 10 seconds. Almost a Dozen Warnings.

Think about that.

I want everyone to pause and count to 10.

Ten seconds may not seem like a long time—until it’s the last 10 seconds of your life.

To those advocating to defund the police, I ask: How long is too long? How long is long enough?

Consider this: what if the exact same scenario had unfolded, but the officer fired first, killing the suspect?

What if the suspect wasn’t armed, but the officers believed he was reaching for a weapon?

Here’s what would happen:

There would be an outcry questioning why the stop was conducted in the first place. People would ask why more time wasn’t given for the suspect to comply or why the officer didn’t just wound him.

The officers involved would be placed on desk duty while the State’s Attorney deliberated over potential murder charges. The family would hold a press conference demanding justice and a multimillion-dollar settlement from the city. We’d hear about how the suspect was on the verge of turning his life around.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) would probably recommend termination. Politicians would claim systemic racism had struck again, calling for even more scrutiny on law enforcement.

This is the climate we face today—one shaped by politicians and media, systematically dismantling the foundation of policing. This erosion of public safety has left our young officers second-guessing themselves, hesitating in critical moments.

In this profession, hesitation can be fatal.

So, the next time you hear about an officer shooting a suspect—armed or unarmed—who refuses to comply, remember the last 10 seconds of Officer Martinez’s life.

Ask yourself: What would you have done?

#NeverForget

[Chief @BarstoolChief]

#EberflusOUT

[Clem 🏆 @TheClemReport]

I don’t care what happens the rest of the World Series. Nothing will top this moment

[MLFootball @MLFootball]

🚨TRENDING: MULTIPLE #BEARS DEFENDERS WERE CLEARLY BEING HELD ON THE WASHINGTON HAIL MARY, NUMBER 55 ON CHICAGO.

😱😱😱

Extremely obvious hold with the refs standing right there..

(🎥@Willyamo1127 @jack_bfr)