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[wheeler @oddwheeler6]

#INBRADWETRUST

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Jack Hughes for the gold.

[End Tribalism in Politics @EndTribalism]

Two unpopular opinions on the Minneapolis shooting:

1. The woman who died was at fault. She was acting erratically, inserted herself into a dangerous situation, and behaved in a way that put both herself and others at serious risk.

2. The ICE agent acted on instinct and fired too quickly. He should not have escalated to lethal force in that moment. We need full body cam footage to understand exactly what he perceived, but based on the video available, it does not appear his life was in immediate danger as the vehicle was moving away.

The left is already calling this blatant murder.

The right is already claiming the woman was trying to kill the agent.

Neither narrative is accurate.

The woman who died acted dangerously and recklessly, and the ICE agent drew and fired his weapon too fast.

If both sides don’t pause the political posturing and focus on de-escalation, Minneapolis is headed toward another night of chaos just like George Floyd.

ICE should temporarily pull back from the community, and leaders on the left need to clearly and forcefully call for calm and nonviolence.

There’s almost no chance both of those things happen, which means this situation will likely get ugly and Minneapolis could burn again.

I know this take won’t make me popular with either side but it’s just my initial thoughts on situation.

[ZIM @zimwhodey]

Hey does Joe Burrow get a pass too for actually having a winning record & throwing for 400 yards & 5 TDs in a game where his kicker sold too? His kicker hits this he’s in the playoffs. This happened to him 3 times last year. Where’s our pass?

@CameronNewton @RGIII

[wheeler @oddwheeler6]

Started the night down 42pts but then… Bijan happened 🏆 #fantasyfootball

[Emmanuel Acho @EmmanuelAcho]

9-8 will win the AFC North.

So here’s how the Bengals make the playoffs:

• Bengals win out and finish 9-8

• Winning out implies Ravens have 7 losses, so how do Ravens get to 8? Lose to either Packers/Patriots

• Steelers need 3 more losses: Ravens (play them 2x)/Lions/Bills
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9-8 will win the AFC North, so can Joe Burrow get the Bengals to 9-8? That’s the question. Because if he does, they’re in.

#WhoDey

[Terrence K. Williams @w_terrence]

Let me clear the air.

There are people accusing me of being “Islamophobic” because of my recent statements about Zohran.

I called for him to be impeached and deported because of his shady citizenship paperwork and what he’s trying to push in this country.
That’s it. That’s the reason.

I don’t have anything against Muslims.
I have everything against Muslims trying to take over our country.
I have everything against people trying to destroy our country, implement Sharia law, and turn America into something it was never meant to be.

If you come here, respect our freedoms.
If you come here, respect our laws.
If you come here, don’t try to replace America with something else.

This is about protecting our country, our culture, and our way of life.

And I’m not apologizing for that.
Not today. Not ever.

[wheeler @oddwheeler6]

@DaleJr @Nascar25Game @JRMotorsports PS5

[Spittin' Chiclets @spittinchiclets]

What a moment.

Brad Marchand gets teary eyed during his Bruins tribute 🐻

[wheeler @oddwheeler6]

@austinabbott Wandale Robinson or Kennan Allen? Full PPR

[T.J. Houshmandzadeh @housh84]

🐅

[ZIM @zimwhodey]

Ja’marr Chase is the greatest WR in the history of football. Fuck your favorite WR. I do not care anymore.

[Ian Rapoport @RapSheet]

Ja'Marr Chase is ridiculous.

[wheeler @oddwheeler6]

@BengalsKorey #Whodey from Boston!

[RGF @rgfray1]

Mark Sanchez coming home from the bar and seeing a delivery driver

[Bengalorian @thebengalorian]

Oh wow… government shutdown down is directly attributed to this?

[Korey 🐅 @BengalsKorey]

Idc if I get fired, what Jimmy Kimmel said wasn’t wrong.

My name is Katie Blackburn and I am the general manager of Cincinnati Bengals.

[JD Vance @JDVance]

A while ago, probably in 2017, I appeared on Tucker Carlson's Fox show to talk about God knows what. Afterwards a name I barely knew sent me a DM on twitter and told me I did a great job. It was Charlie Kirk, and that moment of kindness began a friendship that lasted until today.

Charlie was fascinated by ideas and always willing to learn and change his mind. Like me, he was skeptical of Donald Trump in 2016. Like me, he came to see President Trump as the only figure capable of moving American politics away from the globalism that had dominated for our entire lives. When others were right, he learned from them. When he was right--as he usually was--he was generous. With Charlie, the attitude was never, "I told you so." But: "welcome."

Charlie was one of the first people I called when I thought about running for senate in early 2021. I was interested but skeptical there was a pathway. We talked through everything, from the strategy to the fundraising to the grassroots of the movement he knew so well. He introduced me to some of the people who would run my campaign and also to Donald Trump Jr. "Like his dad, he's misunderstood. He's extremely smart, and very much on our wavelength." Don took a call from me because Charlie asked him too.

Long before I ever committed (even in my mind) to running, Charlie had me speak to his donors at a TPUSA event. He walked me around the room and introduced me. He gave me honest feedback on my remarks. He had no reason to do this, no expectation that I'd go anywhere. I was polling, at that point, well below 5 percent. He did it because we were friends, and because he was a good man.

When I became the VP nominee--something Charlie advocated for both in public and private--Charlie was there for me. I was so glad to be part of the president's team, but candidly surprised by the effect it had on our family. Our kids, especially our oldest, struggled with the attention and the constant presence of the protective detail. I felt this acute sense of guilt, that I had conscripted my kids into this life without getting their permission. And Charlie was constantly calling and texting, checking on our family and offering guidance and prayers. Some of our most successful events were organized not by the campaign, but by TPUSA. He wasn't just a thinker, he was a doer, turning big ideas into bigger events with thousands of activists. And after every event, he would give me a big hug, tell me he was praying for me, and ask me what he could do. "You focus on Wisconsin," he'd tell me. "Arizona is in the bag." And it was.

Charlie genuinely believed in and loved Jesus Christ. He had a profound faith. We used to argue about Catholicism and Protestantism and who was right about minor doctrinal questions. Because he loved God, he wanted to understand him.

Someone else pointed out that Charlie died doing what he loved: discussing ideas. He would go into these hostile crowds and answer their questions. If it was a friendly crowd, and a progressive asked a question to jeers from the audience, he'd encourage his fans to calm down and let everyone speak. He exemplified a foundational virtue of our Republic: the willingness to speak openly and debate ideas.

Charlie had an uncanny ability to know when to push the envelope and when to be more conventional. I've seen people attack him for years for being wrong on this or that issue publicly, never realizing that privately he was working to broaden the scope of acceptable debate.

He was a great family man. I was talking to President Trump in the Oval Office today, and he said, "I know he was a very good friend of yours." I nodded silently, and President Trump observed that Charlie really loved his family. The president was right. Charlie was so proud of Erika and the two kids. He was so happy to be a father. And he felt such gratitude for having found a woman of God with whom he could build a family.

Charlie Kirk was a true friend. The kind of guy you could say something to and know it would always stay with him. I am on more than a few group chats with Charlie and people he introduced me to over the years. We celebrate weddings and babies, bust each other's chops, and mourn the loss of loved ones. We talk about politics and policy and sports and life. These group chats include people at the very highest level of our government. They trusted him, loved him, and knew he'd always have their backs. And because he was a true friend ,you could instinctively trust the people Charlie introduced you to. So much of the success we've had in this administration traces directly to Charlie's ability to organize and convene. He didn't just help us win in 2024, he helped us staff the entire government.

I was in a meeting in the West Wing when those group chats started lighting up with people telling Charlie they were praying for him. And that's how I learned the news that my friend had been shot. I prayed a lot over the next hour, as first good news and then bad trickled in.

God didn't answer those prayers, and that's OK. He had other plans. And now that Charlie is in heaven, I'll ask him to talk to big man directly on behalf of his family, his friends, and the country he loved so dearly.

You ran a good race, my friend.

We've got it from here.

[wheeler @oddwheeler6]

We are in a dark dark world

[Tim Sharp 🍊 🍊 🇺🇸 @realtimsharp]

Listen to this video of @TMZ announcing the death of Charlie Kirk. You can audibly hear the staff cheering as the receive the news that Kirk has died. It is seconds before it is relayed to the on air host. Disgusting.

[wheeler @oddwheeler6]

@DJ_DoesSports @urfavmixtape