More than 40 years ago, I arrived in Chicago in search of an idea. I was a young man looking for purpose, who believed deeply in America, was inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, and wanted to be a part of something larger. The America I believed in was one where everyone has opportunity, everyone is seen, everyone belongs—because that was an America that had a place for me, too.
During Collision, a kid in the Omaha crowd flipped off Chris Jericho… and what followed was incredible.
Might be the funniest wrestling moment in 2025 that never aired.
Absolute gold — it even made Jericho break character 😭💀
So the ballroom is a fiasco, the reflecting pool is a fiasco, the Iran war is a fiasco—the Trump administration is a fiasco.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Today in Rock History
June 2, 1988
Van Halen was preparing for their upcoming performance at the Orange Bowl in Miami as part of the Monsters of Rock tour. A local news segment captured the band’s preparations, offering fans a behind-the-scenes look at the tour’s setup.
Who built the America you benefit from every day?
Social Security.
Medicare.
The Civil Rights Act.
The Voting Rights Act.
The 40-hour work week.
Overtime protections.
The last balanced federal budgets.
Democrats did.
A lot of Americans inherited the results so completely they forgot who fought for them in the first place.
If you voted Democrat, you helped build this country.
If you didn’t, you still live inside what they built.
And it’s not too late to figure out who’s actually spent decades moving America forward while others screamed “socialism” every single step of the way.
People will drive on public roads, collect Social Security, use Medicare, cash unemployment checks, send their kids to public schools, then turn around and ask what Democrats ever accomplished.
Historical object permanence continues to beat this country’s ass.
Steve Harness: “When is a reporter gonna snap back and say don’t you fucking talk to me that way? I’m a goddamned adult. I’m here working. You work for us, asshole. Go fuck yourself. Somebody, for the love of God, I will buy the Pulitzer for you if you will just tell this man how fucking dare you, do not talk to me that way”