Year 1. Only freshman in the class to not start a game yet was the only one that stayed
Year 2. Started on an Elite 8 team
Year 3. Redshirted to get better
Year 4. Knee injury, basically became a coach
Unselfish, culture carrier
Ty Rodgers is an Illini for life
Go be great
Keaton Wagler's 46-point performance today at Mackey Arena is the most points scored ever by a freshman in Illinois history.
An incredible victory for the Illini on the road without Kylan Boswell.
James Talarico: “Instead of posting the Ten Commandments in every classroom, why don’t they post money is the root of all evil in every boardroom? Why don’t they post do not judge in every courtroom? Why don’t they post turn the other cheek in the halls of the Pentagon? Or it’s easier for a rich man to pass through the eye of a needle than to get into the kingdom of heaven on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange?”
It sucks that this shift is being framed as anti-Crockett as opposed to pro-Talarico. A subversively positive campaign with a populist platform, nonpartisan class-focused messaging, and extensive ground game attracting grassroots excitement is the story here, not who pundits like
I’m announcing my plan to take on our broken, corrupt political system:
✅Ban corporate PACs & super PACs
✅Ban lawmakers from trading stocks
✅And require every member of Congress to hold annual town halls
This is how we build a government of, by, and for the people.
Warhammer maker Games Workshop has banned the use of AI in its content production and its design process, insisting that none of its senior managers are currently excited about the technology. https://t.co/cXh32kObFC
.@FreddieGibbs loves everything about Caleb Williams and his personality.
"He like me in a way — he's a rebel," Freddie says. "He do what he want to do. They can say what they want about his nails. I just got my nails done too.
"Caleb is the savior of Soldier Field."
Japan has a new stationmaster cat. The Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line is famous for its feline stationmasters. A new cat, Rokutama, has been appointed trainee stationmaster of 2 stations.
Other cats received promotions. This is serious stuff.
Christopher Nolan said he will never work with Netflix
“Why would you? If you make a theatrical film, it’s to be played in theaters”
“Netflix has a bizarre aversion to supporting theatrical films. They have this mindless policy of everything having to be simultaneously streamed and released”