Noah Carlson

[cameron skattebo @camskattebo5]

American Airlines…. A JOKE

[NBA Courtside @NBA__Courtside]

Tyrese Haliburton on the moment he realized he wasn’t playing in the Olympics 😭

“We’re in the back doing film and we have the team meeting where we acknowledge that all 12 guys can not play. Steve starts talking everybody can’t play, Bron is talking how he didn’t play in the 04 Olympics that much, Kd is over there saying we’re all 12 all stars, everybody is good. I’m sitting there listening and I’m like yeah. As we start film I’m like, but who are they talking about? I’m looking around like, he’s not talking about him, he’s not talking about him, I’m like ahhh, they talking bout me!”

(Via @mindthegamepod)

[Iowa State Nation @IowaStateNation]

🚨 Rocco Becht, Benjamin Brahmer, and Caleb Bacon showed up to support the WBB team!

(📸 - @SEhrhardtKCCI)

[Barstool NOLA @BarstoolNOLA]

😢

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

If you are truly afraid of what Iran might do now — spoiler they can’t and won’t do anything — but if you are truly afraid, why weren’t you terrified of them getting nuclear weapons? Your logic doesn’t even add up.

[Kaizen D. Asiedu @thatsKAIZEN]

Seeing a lot of takes saying Trump is simply defending Israel, or has been manipulated by Netanyahu.

There is clear America-first rationale for the bombing, even if you ignore Israel entirely.

And it’s important to understand it, even if you disagree:

1. Iran had enriched Uranium to 60%.
3-5% is needed for civilian energy. 90% for nukes.

2. Between February and May, they increased their 60%-enriched stockpile by 50%, enough to make several nuclear bombs.

3. Going from 60-90% takes weeks.
Once Iran hits weapons-grade, it becomes far more difficult to detect what they do with it.

They could assemble a bomb in secret, underground, in Fordow. That’s likely why Trump targeted that site.

4. A nuclear Iran triggers a chain reaction.
Saudi Arabia has already said: “If they get one, we have to get one.”

Even many Muslim countries consider Iran a bad actor - not just Israel.

5. A nuke gives Iran cover for proxy warfare.

With nuclear deterrence, Iran could act more aggressively through Hezbollah, Hamas, and other actors.

They wouldn’t need to use the bomb. Just possessing it changes the game.

6. Iran’s regime, the Islamic Republic, is hostile to America.

They chant “Death to America” - earnestly and regularly.

To be fair: America’s history of missteps in the region has contributed to that hostility.

But acknowledging mistakes in history doesn’t mean ignoring the present threat.

The fact remains, Iran using nukes against us, directly or indirectly, was a real threat.

How much was Trump influenced by Netanyahu? We cannot know.

But he had to make a choice.

So he chose to specifically target Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

And there’s strong rationale for the choice he made.

If you don’t like what he did, ask yourself:

What was the alternative given the situation right before the strike?

This wasn’t a simple choice.

It was a calculated risk in a probabilistic world.

Iran was playing nuclear poker - uncertainty was their weapon.

Trump removed that uncertainty.

Peace is not made exclusively through diplomacy.

Sometimes, it requires force.

Such is the imperfect and sadly, violent world of man.

I don’t know if Trump exhausted every peaceful option first.

I hope he did.

But he made a choice.

Hopefully this helped you understand, even if you disagree.

Now we wait to see the consequence.

Trump rolled the iron dice of war.

Let’s pray the result is peace.

Even if that peace was won through force.

[Tyrese Haliburton @Hali]

‘cers in 6

[Tyrese Haliburton @Hali]

Overrate THAT

[Noah Carlson @noah_3x]

You’re telling me we went to the North Pole and didn’t get a look of where Santa lives? Waste of money.

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

First views of Earth's polar regions from Dragon

[Noah Carlson @noah_3x]

@ChristianSRauh @espn I don’t understand how a Big 12 team can be under a power 5 conference team. Take AZ state or IA State and play Boise States schedule and they go 11-1. SOS is an argument for everyone other than Boise State.

[Keenan Womack @KeenanWomack]

Thanksgiving conversation topics

- Israel/Palestine
- The election
- Gender
- reproductive rights
- Texas/A&M game (risky)

[Noah Carlson @noah_3x]

Big10+ was already a disgrace to the sport of wrestling. Could they at least invest a little bit of money to announcers that actually know what’s going on?

[Noah Carlson @noah_3x]

The CFB needs clear cut rules/distinctions on what makes a team in and a team out. What makes Penn State a 6 seed?

[ESPN @espn]

The updated CFP bracket projection has arrived‼️

Did your team make the cut? 👀

[Noah Carlson @noah_3x]

God is good!! 🙌🏻

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Another coaching change: Saints have fired head coach Dennis Allen, sources tell ESPN.

[CTESPNNetwork @CtespnN]

🤔 #CTESPN

[Noah Carlson @noah_3x]

@Cheesepot613 Will every metacard holder be allowed in or only select?

[Noah Carlson @noah_3x]

@jakeszalat Just so many other things come into play. If you took the top 4 and put them in the ACC they would all go 13-0. Michigan should have a post season ban with 2 different cheating scandals. Any other program would receive a much worse punishment.