Tim Kenyon

Dad to 2 sons; print & online journalist; USAF Vet; follow Cubs, Bears, (ISU grad) Cyclones, 49ers, & yes, Hawkeyes, too!

[Janice Hough @leftcoastbabe]

From the Texas Tribune:

After Mexican officials confirmed case of screwworm in Nov. 2024, USDA, under Joe Biden, closed southern ports of entry to live cattle imports to prevent spread of screwworm into U.S. Move also strained supply of cattle in Texas....
USDA reversed course in Feb 2025, after Trump took office, announcing opening of ports"

[National Air and Space Museum @airandspace]

X-59 goes supersonic 💨

On June 5, NASA's quiet supersonic research aircraft, the experimental X-59, went supersonic for the first time. It reached a top speed of Mach 1.1 during its 81-minute flight.

[Chief Cub @ChiefCub]

Alex Bregman has left a major league leading 140 runners on base.

[Dovi Safier @safier]

“It was one of the most monumentally unselfish things one group of people did for another.”

-#DDay veteran Andy Rooney on the young 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 soldiers who stormed the beaches of Normandy 82 years ago.

Required watching for every young person today!

[Tim Kenyon @tim_kenyon]

@mattlindner 🍻

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

In 1978, a student working a summer job at minimum wage could earn enough to cover an entire year of in-state tuition at a four-year public university, often without needing to take on debt.

In 1978, a student earning the federal minimum wage could realistically pay for an entire year of in-state tuition at a public four-year university with a typical summer job. With minimum wage set at $2.65 per hour and average annual tuition and required fees around $688, a student working 40 hours a week for 12 weeks could earn about $1,272 before taxes—more than enough to cover tuition and still have money left for books, transportation, and other expenses.

That reality has largely disappeared. While the federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 per hour for years, average in-state tuition and fees at public four-year universities have climbed to roughly $11,000 annually. Covering tuition alone at minimum wage would now require more than 1,500 hours of work before taxes, the equivalent of nearly 38 weeks of full-time employment—far beyond what a student could earn during a normal summer break.

[Tim Kenyon @tim_kenyon]

@chifanpatt2 @CalebGoatQB1 Sounds like loads of fun! 😁

[GOP Ls @GOP__Ls]

🚨 Republican candidate Tommy Tuberville committed voter fraud by voting in Florida while living in Alabama.

Many legal scholars now claim he is not eligible to run for governor of Alabama.

[Old Styln @OldStylnSince85]

@barstoolWSD @GovPritzker @ChicagosMayor Losers. The whole lot of them. George said Virginia left them the "playbook". I'm skeptical the playbook said, "move the Bears out of Illinois at first whiff of a successful QB".

Absolutely infuriating.

[Dov Kleiman @NFL_DovKleiman]

Insane: Florida State Punter Daniel Hughes has gone viral for having one of the strongest legs you will ever see.

The regular person doesn't realize how impressive this is.

🤯🤯🤯

[Tim Kenyon @tim_kenyon]

Too funny 🤣

[Aaron Gleeman @AaronGleeman]

Twins originally had a Royce Lewis replica jersey giveaway for today. They took it off the promotional schedule when Lewis was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul.

Then the Saints scheduled a separate Royce Lewis t-shirt giveaway for today, only for him to get called up by the Twins.

[Tim Kenyon @tim_kenyon]

@TheHappySlut1 😁

[Tim Kenyon @tim_kenyon]

@TheHappySlut1 Nice touch!

[Molly Ploofkins @Mollyploofkins]

Kimmel: "You'd think Trump would be rooting for the Spurs. It's what got him out of Vietnam."

[Tim Kenyon @tim_kenyon]

@jeje66 Borderline strike

[Tim Kenyon @tim_kenyon]

@SteveP468 @DavidHaugh @thescorechicago @mullyhaugh 🤣

[Evan Sidery @esidery]

The state of Indiana has now successfully taken two NFL teams from their previous city:

1984: Baltimore Colts move overnight to Indianapolis

2026: Chicago Bears announce future stadium preference in Hammond

[Tim Kenyon @tim_kenyon]

@JCowleyHoops I could imagine the Steelers moving to Wheeling!

[Iowa Democrats @iowademocrats]

Amana Whirlpool announced plans to lay off 288 employees. Since last summer, Whirlpool has laid off nearly 900 workers in Amana while continuing to expand in Mexico.

Our communities deserve better than the Iowa Republicans in D.C., who have only catered to corporations and failed to provide protections for workers.

[Tim Kenyon @tim_kenyon]

@StephCopley Right on the nose 💯