Michael Lodge

[Michael Lodge @mflodge]

@WIPMorningShow @JoeDeCamara @RitchieJon Jon, as a professional athlete, you defined part of yourself through violent, high-level competition. When you retired, how did you redirect that part of yourself so you didn’t feel a void afterward?

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[Michael Lodge @mflodge]

@SteveKim323 It’s just a sad reality we just have to accept. So I guess resignation. Good thing we have Ennis Oct 11th.

[Michael Lodge @mflodge]

@SpikeEskin A thank you would certainly be called for.

[Michael Lodge @mflodge]

@SpikeEskin You’re right, fromTalkin’215 is visible under the video. The source is technically there. What I mean is that best practice when sharing someone’s work is to tag or mention the originating account directly. That way, credit is unmistakable, and people can click through easily.

[Michael Lodge @mflodge]

@SpikeEskin You should credit the interviewer as well who originally posted this

[Kevin W. @Brink_Thinker]

This Pennsylvania barbershop boosts kids' confidence by paying young customers $3 to read stories aloud during haircuts, deserving endless retweets.

[Michael Lodge @mflodge]

@MalikRosier12 @LateKickJosh It’s playoff or bust imo

[Michael Lodge @mflodge]

@TheCoachCoop Agree

[Michael Lodge @mflodge]

@TheCoolerMelB Never gonna happen. Shit ruined my weekend.

[Philadelphia Phillies @Phillies]

ONTO THE NLCS

#RedOctober

[Franzke & LA @FranzkeLA]

The Phillies should have one game every season where you have to overdress

[Michael Lodge @mflodge]

@devong975 @975TheFanatic Always loved ya

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[Gummi @gummibear737]

I'd like to set the record straight on this issue of NATO expansion as a cause of Russia's invasion of Ukraine because there seems to be awful lot of confusion on the topic

Being born in Eastern Europe, I can tell you that every former communist bloc country lobbied NATO fervently for admission and not the other way around

The reason for this, which was clear to East Europeans decades ago, is that they knew that they had a binary choice as far as their future was concerned: West or East...or more accurately USA/Europe or Russia

This is the geopolitical reality that was obvious to the people of these countries and they all chose to orient themselves in the same direction. None of these countries wanted anything more to do with Russia

As much as the west likes to self-flagellation about everything that's wrong about their societies, those criticisms are orders of magnitude less significant than what is wrong about with being under Russian influence

NATO didn't go knocking at the door of these countries to recruit them. It was the opposite...they allowed these countries, which were banging at their door, to enter a western community based on shared values

Now if the argument is that NATO shouldn't have allowed the Eastern European countries to join because Russia didn't agree, then I would say that goes against the very values that define western civilization...yes, values still matter

I realize that there is a lot of cynicism in the west about their own society...their systems and institutions. There is a feeling that the west has no moral foundation on which to criticize other peoples. It's a type of extreme cynicism that you find at both extremes of the political spectrum

I'll be very blunt saying this: if you really believe that the west is such a horrible, terrible place then maybe you've become soft and don't know what real adversity is

Because for those of us who actually know the reality...the evil that exists in the world, outside of the safe space which is western civilization, it's a little bit insulting. There is no moral equivalence between Russia and the west...(not convinced? google "russia child rape" and see what comes up)

Now going back to the issue of Russia being provoked by this encroachment into their "sphere of influence" then again I say bullshit. Spheres of influence stopped being a thing since every country, including Russia, signed the UN Charter. Whatever "sphere of influence" the US currently has is a voluntary sphere of influence....see Saudi Arabia as an example. Russia is not entitled to it's own sphere of anything according to the very international accords it has signed onto.

And if you still insist on this narrative that Russia saw NATO expansion as a military threat, then why don't we see Russian forces deployment along it's border with NATO? Where is it's real outrage over Finland and Sweden joining NATO?

None of that exists because it has nothing to do with NATO expansion and everything to do with Russia's misguided imperialist ambitions.

And I say misguided because Russia is a backward kleptocratic autocracy that somehow believes there is some inherent greatness in being Russian. Yet the very same people that started this war and shed tears for Mother Russia are the ones destroying it by robbing it blind for personal gain. It's cognitive dissonance on a logarithmic scale

Russia simply wanted to take Ukraine and they thought they could do it quickly without any major repercussions. That's all it was...it's a story as old as human history...I want that so I'm going to take it by force

And I'll end on the following. People across Europe understand the reality of the Ukraine situation as I've just broken it down because people tend to know what's happening in their neighborhood. There might be differences as to how they think the conflict should be resolved, but there is clarity in their understanding of Russia, it's motivations and where the moral burden lies

On the other hand, this "alternative" understanding of the conflict by some on the American right baffles me

[Anthony Gargano @AnthonyLGargano]

Take a bow @sixers! #PlayTheSong

[Noah Rothman @NoahCRothman]

When philosophies are subordinated to the identity of the individual exploring them, the compelling power of ideas takes a back seat to the raw power of political coalitions. https://t.co/yQrFTNIAJn

[Michael Lodge @mflodge]

A Letter on Justice and Open Debate | Harper's Magazine https://t.co/bhyVyRd3fe

[Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds]

Barring a significant change in plans, the Miami Hurricanes and offensive coordinator Dan Enos are expected to part ways after today’s Independence Bowl.

[Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org]

After two years of a U.S.-China trade war, multinational companies that manufacture in China are looking to relocate. Why aren't they going to Mexico? https://t.co/pWa5wPTwAd via @ShannonKONeil