Nolen

The Arc of the Moral Universe Is Long, But It Bends Toward Justice. Hokie and supportive of all things #RVA

[Nolen @NolenRules]

The announcers are trashing the refs. In real time during a finals. What are you doing @NBA? Adam Silver absolute trash.

[Nolen @NolenRules]

@BadSportsRefs And you have.

[RedditCFB @RedditCFB]

Per reports, members of Congress working on college sports legislation are confused by the recent consternation around athletes gambling. Placing bets on outcomes they influence is a primary source of income for many of them.

[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

[CFB Kings @CFBKings]

This quote from an anonymous Big 12 coach is incredible.

That’s exactly what the ruling today means. If the NCAA can’t win the appeal or severely punish Texas Tech for this, players gambling is not only allowed now, but they’re probably going to intentionally use it.

[Betsey @Betsycashmoney]

One of the most insane facts in municipal finance:

Chicago still owes ~$500M on the *CURRENT* Soldier Field.

So in the mid-2030s, when the Bears are in Indiana, Chicago will be STILL be paying off all the backloaded debt from the stadium they gave the Bears in the early 2000s.

[Nolen @NolenRules]

@BadSportsRefs He was correct to bring up.

[BuccoCapital Bloke @buccocapital]

@andyantiles_ This is the shittiest financial advice I’ve read on here and that’s really saying something

[Nolen @NolenRules]

@MikeSilver Also retired as NBA leader in career three-point shooting percentage. No big deal I guess.

[Kareem Shaya @kareems]

@justinamash I'm a Third Amendment absolutist, but you weren't even using that spare bedroom.

[Rebekah Jones @GeoRebekah]

ICE and CBP have killed more people *this month* than US citizens killed by undocumented immigrants *all of last year.*

[Blue @BlueBadger2600]

Positions ICE has taken:

- We can enter your home without a warrant
- You must carry your papers at all times
- But we can ignore them and only our scanner matters
- We can detain you anywhere, no matter your age, situation or status
- Indefinitely with no access to a lawyer
- And basically no right to a day in court
- We can send you to a third world prison if we choose
- But we can’t bring you back if we made a mistake
- And if you interfere with any of this we can shoot you because you are a terrorist

How is this not a recipe for totalitarianism?

[Nolen @NolenRules]

@sandibachom I’d vote for her.

[Nolen @NolenRules]

@PaulSchleifer Yes

[Irlandarra @aldamu_jo]

Trumps just been shot but here’s the Secret Service guiding photographers around ignoring danger to get the famous photo while the crane operator lowers the flag into position ignoring the danger.

Staged event

[Dr. Tryone E.D.D. @10oh3point1]

@PeterSchiff Prior to going off the gold standard in 1972, minimum wage workers earned enough each week to purchase 1.8 ounces of gold. At today's prices, given a 50-week work year, that would be $403,965.00 per year.

[Nolen @NolenRules]

@MattHayesCFB How long is CFP locked into current setup? When is soonest change could be made to second round campus games?

[Nolen @NolenRules]

@awealthofcs @JimDuncanRVA What are these percentages? It is more likely that those figures accurately reflect monthly inflation numbers. If we’re seeing ~3.00% inflation month-over-month, that gets you to annual inflation ~4.15%. Seems about right to me.

[Nolen @NolenRules]

@WahooGlobal The truth is: Bill Goodwin, a VT alum, billionaire, and prodigious philanthropist, told UVA (and the governor at the time), that the donations to UVA would cease should VT and UVA not remain in the same conference. That forced UVAs support, probably begrudgingly, so yes, thanks.

[Nolen @NolenRules]

@williefroman @tinainvirginia Which is quite sad.