Dan Breen

alive

[Chris Manno @Mann_O_Steel17]

No joke, this is why Americans havent completely bought into soccer.

My Achilles would literally have to be stuck on the bottom of this dudes cleat for me to carry on like that.

This joker got the call, stood up, and played the rest of the match. And Balogun gets the rest of this match, and the next, a win or go home off the pitch.

Clown stuff

[Dan Breen @danimalbreen]

@nickkokonas There are many of us politically homeless. You've got my vote. Make it happen.

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

Tom Green in 2007 explaining to a 39-year old Joe Rogan about podcasts — and how creators can go direct to audience on the internet — on Tom Green’s webshow in Tom Green’s living room while drinking Coronas really was one of the most important moments in modern media history:

[Big Cat @BarstoolBigCat]

You know Kevin Warren is sitting in Halas right now being like “If they would just let me write one more open letter I can get myself out of this mess”

[Z Fellows @zfellows]

Jeff Bezos on taking big swings:

[Dan Breen @danimalbreen]

@avidseries Politically homeless

[John Carter @martianwyrdlord]

We're not going to cross the Atlantic ocean.

1. No one has any idea how far away the nearest land is. It could be thousands of miles!

2. Surely we can just build faster caravels? The problem is that wind can only push you so fast.

3. There are no landmarks out on the ocean. Sure you can use the stars to determine your latitude, but with no way of knowing your longitude you'll just get hopelessly lost.

4. The storms are ferociously powerful. The waves are huge. Ships would sink long before they reached the other side of the ocean.

5. There's no fresh water. You'd need to carry it all with you, along with all your food. The more stores you carry, the less capable wind is of propelling you, and the slower you go. There's no way you'd be able to carry enough to avoid death by thirst or starvation long before you reached land. The Sail Equation prevents it.

[Peter Schiff @PeterSchiff]

PepsiCo spent $2.8 million last year lobbying to keep junk food eligible for food stamps. Then RFK got 18 states to ban SNAP purchases of soda, candy, and processed snacks. Within a week, PepsiCo cut Doritos, Lay's, and Tostitos prices by up to 15%. The CEO blamed "affordability." But the timing tells the real story. SNAP is a $100 billion-a-year program. According to the USDA, 20 cents of every SNAP dollar goes to junk food. Frito-Lay products appeared in 7.2% of all SNAP shopping trips.

The moment the government stopped subsidizing demand, PepsiCo had to compete on price. No regulation. No price caps. No antitrust probe. The subsidy disappeared, and the market corrected overnight.

Now consider that this same pattern — government money in, prices up — plays out in college tuition, healthcare, defense, and every other industry with a guaranteed government buyer. Federal spending is nearly a quarter of the entire economy. All of it inflating prices. All of it eroding your purchasing power.
Central banks see the same math. That's why they're dumping dollars and buying gold. The gold companies we cover in our investment research newsletter Strategic Assets are earning record profits at these prices — some trading at just 3-4x earnings.

https://t.co/rQjQPHOY0p

[Dan Breen @danimalbreen]

@metraBNSF We can set our watches to how unreliable you are.

[Dan Breen @danimalbreen]

Pour out some wild turkey

[Ryan Ewing @FlyingHighRyan]

The last scheduled @SouthwestAir flight with open seating will be WN1791 from Honolulu to Los Angeles this evening.

And it is slated to be flown by N871HK – the 'Desert Gold' retro jet dedicated to the carrier's founder Herb Kelleher.

[Dan Breen @danimalbreen]

@Metra @metraBNSF Weak, lame, therefore right on brand...

[Jay Tust @Jay_Tust]

#Indiana football started in 1899.

They now have six total bowl victories in program history.

The dates:
• Dec. 21, 1979
• Dec. 28, 1988
• Dec. 31, 1991
• Jan. 1, 2026
• Jan. 9, 2026
• Jan. 19, 2026

So the Hoosiers won as many bowl games in the last 19 days as they had in the previous 125 years combined.

A truly mind-blowing story.

[Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson]

The Don't Die food guide

[Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson]

Overall, significant upgrade to the American diet. Some longevity tweaks:

0. Milk and dairy should be deprioritized and moved down the inverted pyramid, especially for adults. In adults, and particularly men, milk protein has an unfavorable amino acid composition, being high in Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs). BCAAs have been linked to metabolic disease and preclinically shown to accelerate cancer growth. BCAAs, especially leucine, are potent mTOR activators; while essential for growth, repair, and survival, mTOR hyperactivation accelerates aging and is a common mechanism underlying several chronic diseases.

Milk protein has been associated with inflammation, blood glucose dysregulation, and weight gain in some mechanistic and observational studies; however, randomized controlled trials show inconsistent effects. In a longevity-focused context, high dairy-derived BCAA intake may nonetheless contribute to metabolic stress, including impaired glucose handling and weight gain, in susceptible adults and is therefore best moderated.

Saturated fatty acids are another concern. The American Heart Association recommends limiting saturated fat to 5–6% of total energy (around 13 g/day at a 2,000 kcal intake) when targeting LDL reduction, which is particularly important for men over 40 and post-menopausal women, high-risk groups for cardiovascular disease, still the leading cause of death in developed societies including the US.

1. Legumes should have their own prominent category, placed high on the pyramid as a primary protein and dietary fiber source. Plant-based protein has been associated with better health and longevity outcomes in several large population studies across various societies, including the US. Legume fiber has health promoting qualities, including the reduction of colon cancer risk.

2. Meat belongs on the pyramid but with an emphasis on high-quality, non-processed sources. It should occupy a lower rank and be optional, especially for adult men. Red meat is associated with increased chronic disease and mortality risk in multiple large population studies. These results might be confounded by healthy user bias and a lack of specific information about meat sources. However, processed red meat is strongly implicated in driving chronic age-related disease and shorter lives in all studies. The same concern about saturated fats applies here, especially for men over 40 and post-menopausal women.

3. Healthy fats (unrefined cold-pressed oils, nuts, and fatty fish) belong at the top, next to legumes and vegetables. Olive oil, avocados, and macadamia nuts are rich in healthy Monounsaturated Fatty Acids (MUFAs) shown to reduce heart disease and all-cause mortality risk as part of Mediterranean-style dietary patterns demonstrated in large randomized controlled trials.

Fatty fish and walnuts are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential for lowering cholesterol, providing systemic and vascular anti-inflammatory protection, and slowing down biological aging in interventional studies, along with vitamin D.

What it did well: shifted away from highly processed starches and added sugars toward protein and fat rich foods

Children are well positioned to benefit from the highly anabolic effects of milk and red meat proteins and are least affected by the risk of saturated fats, provided these are part of a relatively balanced diet.

[Some.BYU.Dude @ByuSome]

Guys, I'm confused by the NFL playoff.

You mean they don't have a committee that just decides what teams get in? How could they possibly know who deserves to be in the playoffs without a committee telling them?

Traditionally, the Chiefs have been really good. Why are they out?

Arizona is out? But they play in the NFC West. They'd be 17-0 in any other league.

Why are they playing playoffs this weekend? Why aren't they waiting 24 days to play?

Why is Denver so high? Their SOS isn't as good as the Bengals? Have you seen the SOS of the Bengals?

[Dan Breen @danimalbreen]

@ChicagoBears Kevin Warren = dumbass. A stain on a franchise that has otherwise made many strides this year.

[BYU Blue @BYUbluThru]

ESPN owns all broadcasting rights to the CFP.

All CFP money is paid by ESPN

ESPN owns all SEC broadcasting rights.

ESPN owns all ACC broadcasting rights.

ESPN isn’t the primary owner of B1G or Big 12 rights anymore.

ESPN doesn’t own primary Notre Dame broadcast rights.

Is anyone surprised ESPN managed to invest $20 million in its main product and found away to shun a more deserving Big 12 program and/or Notre Dame to invest $4 million in its ACC product instead?

Only $16 million to B1G and Big 12 where ESPN has minimal broadcasting rights compared to $32 million paid to ESPN owned conference rights.

Follow the money and it all makes sense.

[Jack Sacco @JackSacco]

SEVEN DAYS AGO
9. Notre Dame
10. Alabama
11. Miami

[Neither ND nor Miami play. Alabama plays and gets blown out]

TODAY
9. Alabama
10. Miami
11. Notre Dame

It was never about ND vs Miami. It was ND and Miami vs espn and the SEC.

[Dan Breen @danimalbreen]

@mhp_guy Pizza pizza

[Jameis Winston @Jaboowins]

“The horse is prepared for battle, but victory comes from the Lord.” - Proverbs 21:31