Eric Sims

off the chains.

[AL.com @aldotcom]

The suspect was charged with possession of dangerous drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and second-degree possession of marijuana.

He was released from the south Alabama jail on Friday.

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[AG @AGHamilton29]

This is undoubtedly the greatest country in the history of the world.

That doesn’t mean we are perfect, but the ideals laid out at our founding are worth defending and preserving for future generations.

Forever grateful to be an American.

Happy birthday, America!

[Sarah Isgur @whignewtons]

Once again, nearly all of these SCOTUS decisions can be changed by Congress: late arriving mail ballots, partisan gerrymandering, student loan debt forgiveness, asylum at the southern border, TPS designations, tariffs…

If you don’t like the decision: LOBBY CONGRESS!

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: Job cuts at U.S. factories ran near their highest levels since the end of the global financial crisis in 2009 and the Covid-19 pandemic, per CNBC

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

Footage of a Ukrainian attack drone hitting a storage tank at the Moscow Oil Refinery this morning, sending the tank lid perfectly soaring hundreds of feet.

[Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome]

New Fed paper finds US tariffs in 2025 1) decreased Americans' spending much more than the tariff-fueled increase in US retail prices would necessitate, and 2) disproportionately harmed poorer US households https://t.co/WzUPcpp9j2

[U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. @SenBillCassidy]

Reagan is rolling over in his grave. Iran’s nuclear ambitions were not curbed, and they have learned that threatening the Strait of Hormuz works and will undoubtedly leverage it in the future. Now, Iran gets to build brand-new infrastructure under this deal.

Before the war, the strait was open, Iran was being crushed by sanctions, and 13 service members were still alive. Now, 13 Americans are dead, families have paid billions at the pump, sanctions will be lifted, and the bombing has stopped. This is the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.

[Eric Sims @eric_sims]

Hey @BhamBarons! When we were walking out of the game on Sunday we found this foam guy lying on the ground, but we can’t figure out what it is. Any ideas?

[Bob Elder @southernphd]

I never met Gordon Wood, but I have a story about him.

In one of my grad school seminars, we read Wood’s Creation of the American Republic. The sheer erudition and evidentiary depth of the book bowled me over.

Back then, before kids and before life accelerated to warp speed, I used to call my mother every Sunday to catch up. Lots of times, we ended up talking about what I was reading that week in my grad seminars or for leisure. Mom had an omnivorous mind, and she was always looking for something else to read. She was a true intellectual—curious about almost everything, always eager to integrate new arguments or ideas into her existing schemas of how the world worked or to have those schemas challenged and changed.

When we talked that particular Sunday, I think I tried to describe to her part of Wood’s argument about the relationship between the state constitutions during the Articles of Confederation era and the federal Constitution. Maybe I was tired, maybe I didn’t completely understand her questions, but the end result of the conversation was that Mom had questions about Wood’s argument that I didn’t answer satisfactorily. I told her that she should probably just read the book, and we said goodbye.

She did eventually read the book, but the next Sunday, Mom started our conversation by saying, “Well, I had a lovely conversation with Gordon Wood this week.” For a split second, I thought she was joking, but then I remembered who I was dealing with. I started to sweat. “How?” I asked. A whole variety of unlikely scenarios in which the foremost historian of the American Revolution and my mother, who lived in Wichita, Kansas, might have met ran through my mind. “Oh, I just looked up his office phone number on Brown’s website and called, and he picked up!” Mom said. I decided I would have to find another profession.

As it ended up, Gordon Wood spent about an hour on the phone with my mother answering her questions about the Constitution. Ever since, I’ve had a soft spot for the man when I imagine him picking up the phone in Providence and finding Becky Elder from Wichita on the other end of the line. His generosity in that moment spoke very well of him.

Rest in peace, professor.

[Palmer Luckey @PalmerLuckey]

One funk to bring them all, and in the disco bind them.

[Eric Sims @eric_sims]

@hunterbrantley8 At a minimum $25 a ticket, this is what you get.

[Eric Sims @eric_sims]

@geoffschwartz Looks like they were dyed in piss.

[Billy Binion @billybinion]

This is a colossal failure on the part of the Biden admin (and antitrust hawks generally). The government stopped Spirit from merging with JetBlue over concerns about ticket prices. So instead the low-price company will just shut down instead. A total faceplant.

[American Football @americfootball]

LP4 is out now ❤️ https://t.co/tk0qLpS5bO

[John Hudson @John_Hudson]

can't believe that just happened: Trump got a NASA question and deferred to NASA administrator Jared Isaacman, saying "the best man to tell you that is the man sitting right over here. You heard that question with those beautiful ears of yours ... He's got super hearing"

[Boise State Football @BroncoSportsFB]

𝟮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟭.

Permanently marking the greats who defined the culture.

#BleedBlue | #BuiltDifferent

[Talladega Superspeedway @TALLADEGA]

Y’ALL ALREADY KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS!!

Left Behind: 2026 Jack Links 500 edition.

And I’m not happy with what I found.

[Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing]

Rich Eisen officially returns to Bristol to host SportsCenter on ESPN, complete with a throwback intro and studio. 📺🎙️