Mikk

I collect cards for fun, I gamble for fun. Laugh More, Complain Less. #GamblingCommunity #TheHobby #L1C4 #COYS

[Mikk @Mikk_Money]

+11400 yesterday to a +15000 today. Cannot believe this run

[Mr Black @MrBlackFootball]

Genuinely may be the most satisfying goal of all time

[Yogi @Houseofyogi]

Chicago lost the Bears this week. A team that's been in the city since 1921.

They didn't lose them to a bigger market or a better deal. The Bears decided they'd rather be a tenant in Indiana than deal with Illinois for one more year.

Think about how badly you have to run a place for that to be the smart move.

They lost them for two reasons.

The people running Illinois would rather villainize a builder than keep one. And they're bad at their jobs.

In 2021 the Bears spent $197M on the old Arlington Park racetrack.

Before they could break ground, Cook County valued the empty lot at $192M (Bears said $60M). They were salivating at the chance to extort a building that didn't even exist yet.

That fight dragged on for years.

The Bears were ready to put $2B into the stadium. All they wanted was a promise the county wouldn't reassess them into oblivion, plus $855M for infrastructure everyone uses. Roads, transit, utilities. A $3B project, two thirds of it private money pouring into Illinois.

Springfield had since 2021 to get this done. They dragged it to the final night of session, passed it through the Senate at 3:39AM, and the House went home without voting.

So now it's all gone.

The funniest part? This started because Cook County tried to grab the tax early. They knew a built stadium would pay $53M a year. Now they get under $4M on a vacant lot. No jobs, no buildout, no new anything.

Congrats on fighting for scraps and losing the whole prize.

Pritzker: they're "an $8.5B valued business" that doesn't need propping up.

But be smart for a second. Almost every NFL city throws in public money for a stadium. Not charity. The return is real. Tourism, hotels, restaurants, jobs, game days, property tax on a huge development. The math works.

Indiana did the math. While Illinois sat on it for years, Indiana passed a bill in months, put up $1B, and took the team.

And the Bears took a worse deal to get there. In Illinois they were going to own their stadium. In Indiana they rent it from the state. A team that wanted to build its own home gave up ownership just to escape Chicago.

Nobody won but Indiana. The Bears lost their stadium. Illinois lost the team, the $2B, and $53M a year in taxes.

Pritzker after they left: "I wasn't willing to give up billions of dollars of taxpayer money to give it to a billionaire-owned family or team."

There it is. "Billionaire-owned."

That's how Democrats talk about any business right before they run it out of town. Call them a billionaire, act like you're saving working families, take a victory lap while the tax base drives across the state line.

Meanwhile they're running the whole state into the ground. And you already know how this ends. You're living in it.

Pensions are $143B in the hole, worst in the country and not close. You pay $6,285 a year in property taxes, double the $2,969 national average, for a city that's $1.15B in the red. The mayor called its finances "the point of no return."

When you run things this badly, you sell what's left.

They leased the parking meters for 75 years to Morgan Stanley and a sovereign wealth fund in Abu Dhabi. Took $1.15B and burned through it in two years. The investors already made it all back, with 58 years left to collect.

Sold the Skyway. Sold the downtown garages. Every asset that made money, gone for one check.

But a fixed property tax rate for a team that's been here 106 years? That's "propping up billionaires."

Companies are leaving. Boeing for Virginia. Caterpillar for Texas. Citadel for Miami. In 2023 alone Illinois lost 56,000 people and $6B in income to other states. The ones who left earned a third more than the ones who moved in.

Indiana didn't outbid anyone. AAA credit, 16 years straight. A $676M surplus. Fourth-lowest debt per person in the country. They just weren't a disaster.

Illinois could have collected $53M a year. It chose zero. Ignore all the bad management but make sure to stick it to those evil, pesky billionaires.

[The Dark Side @FantasyGalaxies]

Me and my son have been sneaking out in the middle of the night in our Ewok and Chewbacca costumes just to mess with our neighbor's trail cams.

[B/R Football @brfootball]

Seven years ago, Tottenham were down 3-0 to Ajax on aggregate heading into the second half of their UCL semifinal second leg.

Enter: Lucas Moura

55’—⚽
59’—⚽
90+6’—⚽

One of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history 😮‍💨

[TCL @TitleTalkTCL]

Tell me I'm wrong...

[College Baseball News @CollegeBSBNews]

TAGUE DAVIS BREAKS THE LOUISVILLE PROGRAM RECORD FOR SINGLE SEASON HOME RUNS (26) 🚨

[Matt McGavic @Matt_McGavic]

This is absolutely hysterical.

[2001 Live @25YearsAgoLive]

Taco Bell introduces a new product, the “Cheesy Gordita Crunch.”

[Marquee Sports Network @WatchMarquee]

The road to another October run starts now.

Narrated by Anthony Rizzo.

[Complex Music @ComplexMusic]

Jay Sean and Lil Wayne's "DOWN" is officially certified diamond 💎

(Via @RIAA)

[ACC Network @accnetwork]

13 Sweet 16 appearances.

All under Jeff Walz 🔥📈 @LouisvilleWBB

[Mikk @Mikk_Money]

I get Louisville has final four expectations but let’s see Scott Drew, Will Wade, Mark Few, Chris Beard to name a few also didn’t get their teams far. Both can be true Louisville didn’t achieve their goals but gave the fans something to cheer about.

[Mikk @Mikk_Money]

Mckneely thank you for showing up today.

[Mikk @Mikk_Money]

Mckneely we need so much more from you

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

BRACKETS (2026) @outttoforderrr

[Mikk @Mikk_Money]

Louisville might have a chance. Vegas needs us 😂

[DK Insights @DKInsights_]

Lopsided Thursday CBB Action @DKSportsbook⚠️

83%💰 on USF ML
89%🎟️ on Duke ML
81%🎟️ on Duke -27.5
82%🎟️ on Vandy ML
88%🎟️ on Mich St ML
88%🎟️ on Arkansas ML
85%🎟️ on VCU/UNC u151.5
87%🎟️ on Michigan ML
80%🎟️ on Illinois ML
87%🎟️ on Gonzaga ML
89%💰 on Kennesaw St ML
89%🎟️ on Houston ML
80%💰 on Idaho ML
88%💰| 87%🎟️ on Houston -23.5

[Mikk @Mikk_Money]

@TySpalding @jlightsy7 But like is there anything good that comes out of trashing mbj and his dad?? I get we wanted more from him but I’ve seen fans wish ill on this kid like cmon. I think fans are just frustrated with how the season has gone and are just putting it on mbj as the cherry on top.

[Mikk @Mikk_Money]

It’s funny how much Louisville and Kentucky basketball fans are in the same boat. Both just had to watch former coaches win their conference championships. Both schools underachieved in the regular season. Both schools paid big money for players that are dealing with injuries.

[Mikk @Mikk_Money]

@stoolgambling @DKSportsbook VCU

[Mikk @Mikk_Money]

Chicago has everything except a Waffle House

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

That game cannot end like that. A shame.