mrpuck7

Former hockey beat writer at Former reporter Lansing State Journal, Ann Arbor News. OSU, U-D alum.

[Pat Forde @ByPatForde]

To know Kenny Klein professionally is to love him. The best SID. The glue that kept Louisville athletics together in multiple times of crisis.

To know Kenny personally is to adore him. An absolute prince. A font of kindness and good cheer.

Continued prayers for his family.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: MAD KING! Trump insanely announces that six people have been arrested for imaginary vandalism done to the Reflecting Pool as the scandal consumes him completely.

These renovations have destroyed the last of his rotting mind...

"Six people have been arrested, and seven people have been cited, for the damage they did to our Country’s now beautiful Reflecting Pool," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "The 350 foot gash, made by a very sharp knife or razors, is actually numerous slashes over a very long 350 foot length. It was purposefully and criminally done, and somebody had to work very hard, probably in the dark of night, to create such a condition."

This is obviously a complete fabrication. Crazed vandals have not been diving into the pool in broad daylight and slashing madly with "very sharp" knives at the substandard lining that was installed. Nor are there secretive leftist cells sneaking into the pool at night to do such dirty work.

If there were any truth to Trump's claim the White House would be blasting out the evidence. There would be photos and videos of the vandals because the pool is under constant surveillance.

There are two likely explanations here. Either nobody was arrested at all, or the Trump administration scooped up six people on sham charges which will soon be thrown out. Either way, we once again see this President prioritizing his focus on a self-inflicted PR wound rather than on the rising cost of living or any of the countless other real problems facing average Americans.

"Likewise, the small area at the bottom of the Pool was cut and powerfully lifted off the surface leaving very jagged, uneven edges," Trump continued. "The large areas of grass are being replaced. In any event, even prior to fixing those areas, the Reflecting Pool is as beautiful as it can be. We will drain some of the water, either immediately before or after the Fourth of July, to do the permanent repair. President DONALD J. TRUMP"

Nobody is falling for this narrative except for the most gullible. diehard MAGA supporters. The Reflecting Pool has become a disgusting, algae-tinged swamp because Trump hired shady firms — including one run by a convicted felon — to do the renovations and they either cut corners or had no idea what they were doing.

This is run-of-the mill Trumpian incompetence, not a grand conspiracy.

Please ❤️ and share if you don't believe any of Trump's lies!

[Shireen Starman @ShireenRinkside]

I always enjoyed working with Linda. Congratulations on a tremendous career!

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

I just had the craziest experience at the airport.

We are about to board a flight to Atlanta when the pilot from the incoming plane walks out of the jetway. Guy is probably late 50s, salt and pepper hair, military look. The kind of pilot you instantly feel good about seeing on your flight.

Pilot walks over to the counter, gets on the PA system, and starts addressing everyone. “Folks, I’ve been doing this a long time. Flying one of these jets is easy. The hard part is looking at 130 people and telling them their flight is going to be delayed.”

Audible groans throughout the boarding gate. Most people here are flying to Atlanta as a layover before another flight. 130 people just had their day become a complete mess.

The pilot goes on. “I get it, trust me. But here’s the deal: During our landing, we had a small mechanical issue. I’m not your pilot for the next leg, but I don’t feel confident the jet’s safe to fly until we have a mechanical team look it over, and I don’t feel comfortable asking the next pilots to fly you guys until we get confirmation.”

He points at the agents next to him behind the counter: “Now, none of this is the agents’ fault. Please be kind to them. I’m the one who made this decision, not them, so any inconvenience you experience is my fault. Just please know that I don’t do this lightly, and I’m only doing it because I believe it’s in the best interests of everyone’s safety.”

Now this is where the story gets crazy. The pilot puts the microphone down, grabs his suitcase, and all the people in the gate…

Start clapping.

I’m not joking, everyone starts clapping for the guy. 130 people who just had their travel plans ruined give an ovation to the guy who made the decision and delivered the message.

All because he addressed them with decency and transparency, took ownership of the decision, made it clear that it was necessary, and explained why it was in everyone’s best interest.

It’s honestly one of the best examples of strong communication—of strong leadership, for that matter—that I’ve seen in a long time.

@Delta, whoever your Atlanta to Wichita pilot was this morning, he’s one of the good ones. Please tell him the delayed passengers of flight 1637 appreciate what he did.

[Kerry Fraser @kfraserthecall]

Happy Father’s Day in Heaven to two men who had tremendous influence throughout my life & my career…my father Hilt Fraser & John McCauley. (Note the Holy Spirit below my chin & sending rays of Light upon the 2 deceased.) With much Love & Remembrance…💕

[Kristen Shilton @kristen_shilton]

someone must always be shirtless at a stanley cup parade those are the rules

[Ian Kennedy @IanKennedyCK]

Finally catching a breath today. Wanted to say thank you to the countless PWHL fans who introduced themselves and said hello this week in Detroit.

Really is an incredible fan base filled with kind people and passionate hockey lovers.

[𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙠𝙚 @Arealmfngl]

How fucking racist do you have to be

[fuck around and find out @noz3243]

@RpsAgainstTrump

[Mike Ciura @AtomicGus]

@MadelnCanada I have to say, as an American that lives a stone’s throw from the border, this saddens me. I chose my US cable provider ver specifically so I could continue to watch HNIC every Saturday night. Even bought HNIC merch growing up. Sad day.

[JOE @SayItIsSoJoe]

@MadelnCanada This was when Hockey Night in Canada was great.

[The Shouty %&#@! Grawlix™ @Mark____Edwards]

@Acyn

[Ryan Henkel @RyanHenkel_]

The Carolina Hurricanes didn't have a single player in the top-20 of league scoring this year.

They didn't have a single goaltender finish with a 0.900 save percentage or higher.

Not a single member of the organization was a finalist for any end-of-season awards.

Yet in the end, the Carolina Hurricanes are the 2026 Stanley Cup Champions.

[jeffintokyo @jeffintokyo1]

@phildstewart The best part of the Iran deal is that Taco Bell will open a branch in Tehran. So much winning!

[Jim Stewartson, Decelerationist 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸 @jimstewartson]

There has never been a more perfect metaphor.
He didn’t drain the swamp, he literally installed one.

[Jess Myers @JessRMyers]

Dear #mnwild — I’m out for a lovely dinner with my wife and we have concert tickets tonight. Please declare a 12-hour moratorium on all trades or other transactions.

[Daniel Dale @ddale8]

Trump to NBC: “First of all, I didn’t guarantee no war.” And: “So when you say I promised – I didn’t promise anything. I don’t like these endless wars. This is not an endless war.”

Reality: Trump promised in two of his highest-profile 2024 addresses not to have any wars at all, and he also made that promise in a bunch of other forums. Some examples:

June 2024 social media post: The election is “a choice between STRENGTH or WEAKNESS, COMPETENCE or INCOMPETENCE, peace and prosperity or war and no war.”

July 2024 Republican National Convention acceptance address: “With our victory in November, the years of war, weakness, and chaos will be over. I don’t have wars.”

August 2024 Pennsylvania rally: “Under Trump, we will have no more wars, no more disruptions, and we will have prosperity and peace for all.”

August 2024 North Carolina rally: Approvingly claimed Viktor Orban had said, “Make sure that Trump gets re-elected president and you're not going to have any more wars,” then added himself, “No more wars. No more disruptions. We will have prosperity and we will have peace.”

August 2024 Adin Ross interview: Boasted that he had no wars during his first term, then said, “And we won't have wars again.”

October 2024 Wisconsin rally: Did one of his numerous renditions of the Orban story: “Viktor Orban said, ‘If Trump comes back, you won't have any wars. You won't have any wars.’ And he's about as tough as they get, and he said it loud and clear and he said why. But you won't have any wars.”

November 2024 Election Night victory address: “I'm not going to start a war, I'm going to stop wars.”

That is in addition to the many times he struck similar themes without the explicit promise of having no wars period if elected again – for example, vowing to stop “endless” wars or prevent “World War III,” denouncing “warmongers,” boasting of having had “no wars” in his first term, or saying we don’t “need” wars.

Fact check with links to his full comments: https://t.co/qMQ8JmVG4z

[Brad @BraddrofliT]

So let me get this straight:

When immigrants take jobs, it’s a national crisis.

When AI takes jobs, it’s innovation.

Can someone explain why we’re supposed to fear people willing to work, but celebrate technology designed to replace workers?

[Daniel Dale @ddale8]

Trump’s egregious (repeat) lie about Jan. 6 in the new NBC interview he walked out of: “They had FBI agents ushering them into the building. They had FBI: ‘Go into the building.’”

There’s precisely no evidence this happened. DOJ’s inspector general found that the FBI had zero undercover agents in the Capitol crowd. Kash Patel has himself debunked a Trump-promoted conspiracy theory on this subject, saying FBI agents were merely deployed to do crowd control after the police declared a riot.

And of the dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who tried a “the cops let me in” defense, just one (1) was acquitted. Even in that case, the acquitting judge said that though the defendant reasonably believed he was being allowed in, the officers in question were actually overrun by the crowd and standing back reasonably and responsibly, not explicitly encouraging anyone to enter. (And they weren’t FBI.)