Nick

A bit of a heatseeker, a real sport-o, and total nerd

[Cole Wehrle @colewehrle]

An update from the Twin Cities.

[Dan Carlin @HardcoreHistory]

I wonder how many Americans who consider themselves politically aware could pass a civics test about how our government is supposed to function. I wonder how many Americans who ostensibly talk about politics as part of how they make a living could. Our anti-education/anti-knowledge culture has come for our constitutional society. And people who consider themselves "patriotic" celebrate dismantling the very aspects of our Framer's work that those exquisite-minded guys were most proud of. Co-equal branches of govt and checks and balances. Not bugs...but this system's greatest features. We are a politically hypocritical society and this will cost us. Can you imagine if the Biden/Harris/Hillary Clinton crowd were doing and saying the sort of things Trump is saying now? How many of you Trump fans would be ready to take to the streets? "That's what the 2d Amendment is for Dan"...how many times have I been told that by the "defenders of our Constitution"? For 40 years you've been saying it to me! So...it's only a problem if THEY'RE doing it? One side gets a pass at assaulting the constitutional wall that protects us all, and the other doesn't? How many of you would say "they're only joking" or "don't worry, it's a negotiation position" if Kamala Harris said these things? Serious question. You'd be just fine with it? No big deal? And I'm sure the right-wing talker's ecosystem would be too? All of this is going to come back to bite us. All of it. We are shortsighted, propagandized, political hypocrites. And we simply refuse to apply the same standards to both sides.
And while I'm ranting: half of this problem is the fault of the Democratic Party. I've never seen such a toothless, feckless, directionless, passion-free group of poor political candidates in my life (and I was of voting age in the Mondale/Dukakis years). Only their most radical wing shows any passion or life at all...and that's the group that absolutely, positively can't win a general election.
When the great historian in the sky writes about this era the "other party" in a two-party system deserves a ton of the blame too. Everyone over 70 years old in that party should resign right now. What Trump is trying to do in our system now is exactly what the Founders designed safeguards to prevent. And that's why Trump is targeting the safeguards.

[Bill Simmons @BillSimmons]

Historic run for Glen Taylor: 30 years, but only 2 seasons with a playoff series win. Plus, no NBA Finals appearances, a huge scandal (Joe Smith), a slew of truly horrible trades/signings/hirings, and in the end, he couldn’t even sell the T-Wolves correctly. He’ll be missed.

[ℳatt (matttomic.bsky.social) @matttomic]

The three types of sports owner

[Doug Marshak @vetshak]

Thanks to the travesty that is Leagues Cup, @MNUFC has played a total of two matches in the past 6 1/2 weeks. In what is supposed to be the middle of the @MLS regular season.

As a fan how am I supposed to stay vested in a league that doesn't take itself seriously?

[Lawrence O'Donnell @Lawrence]

Here’s the whole thing. What I said tonight was a muted version of what I was actually feeling, even when I threw the script which surprised me too.

[Melanie Walby @LemanieGrace]

The new vendor list for @mnstatefair posted today! Come find me in the West End Market. I'll be selling the book version of #ClearWaterExhibit along with some old and new prints.

[Av @aviv_lavi]

Saka: *plays 25 minutes in a 1-0 loss to Iceland in a friendly*

Newspapers:

Saka: *scores a late equaliser in Euros QF, scores in the shootout and wins MOTM*

Newspapers:

[Nick @LeftMellow]

@fredserval @fortcircle 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

[Nick @LeftMellow]

@fortcircle @fredserval @colewehrle @BoardGameGeek @joe_dewhurst @gmtgames Has that been announced? I know Red Flag Over Paris is there already, but hadn’t seen that Gest for Robin Hood will get added. Awesome news if it’s happening!

[K👁🌲🐺🌲 @Kgformvp211]

KAT has gone further in the playoffs then Embiid

ANT has gone further in the playoffs than SGA.

This tweet is for the haters

[Hanif Abdurraqib @NifMuhammad]

saw Rudy Gobert hit a Hakeem Olajuwon fadeaway over the mvp with my own two eyes

[Nick @LeftMellow]

@ReedBenjaminn 👀🐺

[Nick @LeftMellow]

My wife has started a Patreon! If you’re as big a fan of her work as I am you should consider joining

[Melanie Walby @LemanieGrace]

By now, most of my community knows I'm leaving Pollen after nearly seven years. Many have reached out asking for ways to support me in this transition and I'm excited to share a few updates: https://t.co/gTSGqfaOWD

[Minnesota Timberwolves @Timberwolves]

WOLVES IN FOUR.

[Melanie Walby @LemanieGrace]

I was recently awarded L’Étoile du Nord by @MNUFC and today, they published a writeup on me and my work! Thank you, Loons. This whole thing has meant a lot to my family. https://t.co/m4U10oFWpE

[Nick @LeftMellow]

@fredserval @joebyer @joe_dewhurst Hahaha not exactly, just didn’t know the server existed and I’m a big fan so I thought I’d ask to join. Thanks for that by the way

[Nick @LeftMellow]

@colewehrle Awesome! Would love to check it out if you have the time when you get back to MN