T-Paul Bagala

Dino nugget enthusiast. New Orleans Basketball. Below average Cajun dancer. Aspiring Catholic dad.

[T-Paul Bagala @tpbagala]

A bit too deep/morbid for Twitter, but all the things I read about my grandpaw’s death harped on this. It’s how I know my dad wanted to be remembered.

Godwilling, Id want nothing more than to be remembered one day by my fellow Cajuns as someone that represented our heritage well

[Coach Ed Orgeron @Coach_EdOrgeron]

Rest In Peace Reggie. You Represented our Cajun Heritage and our Great State of Louisiana In a Great Way. God Bless Geaux Tigers

[Michael Brendan Dougherty @michaelbd]

Slowly losing my mind as the broadcasters continue to insist on pronouncing it Türkiye. We have an English word for this country. Just as we call it Germany, not Deutschland.

If we’re going to do this for the World cup go all the way and call Japan, 日本.

[Robyn Urback @RobynUrback]

Deranged statement

[Mark Etheridge @marketheridge]

Oklahoma tied for 11th at 14-16 in SEC play with Vanderbilt, who didn't make the postseason. Gonna continue this drumbeat but it is time to downplay conference record as a meaningful metric in this age of bloated, unbalanced conference schedules

[Aelfred The Great @aelfred_D]

So his speeches are aesthetically compelling but their actual content is unimportant.

It’s perfect.

[San Jose Sharks @SanJoseSharks]

Congratulations to the Sharks legend! 👏🦈

[Tyler DeLuca @TylerDeLuca]

Genuinely the best thing that can happen to American soccer culture is to lean in to what makes us unique with our college football culture opposed to doing our version of European soccer culture

College gameday style atmospheres is a great start

[weird medieval guys @WeirdMedieval]

you fools….where do you think they’re rowing to…..?

[Scott Gustin @ScottGustin]

Look, I don’t know what this is. I’m not mad about it. I’m not even against it. I genuinely just don’t get it. But I’ll admit I’m fascinated to see whether there’s actual demand for it, because maybe I’m losing my fastball. Right now, though? I’m stumped.

[Matt Brown @MattBrownEP]

TIRED: The World Cup is already too large at 48 teams.

WIRED: The World Cup should expand to 64 teams.

TRULY INSPIRED: There are 211 countries in FIFA. Lets make a tournament format that somehow includes ALL of them. Bring me Spain vs Turkmenistan!!!

[T-Paul Bagala @tpbagala]

Why not, instead, create policies that mitigate the loss of Asian tourism to Guam & CNMI, that have crippled the tourism industry far more than this?

If we can have EAS airports 45 minutes drive apart in North Dakota, why can't my tax dollars subsidize a mainland connection?

[Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee]

Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands are U.S. territories.

Their remote location should be considered in applying U.S. law, especially for restrictions that uniquely burden them due to their distance from our continent.

These Pacific islands are thousands of miles closer to Manila, Tokyo, and Fiji than to Honolulu—which itself lies thousands of miles from the U.S. mainland.

U.S. “Jones Act of the Skies” cabotage rules nevertheless block foreign commercial air carriers from serving these territories, as they do for the states.

The result: sky-high fares, crushed tourism, and isolated communities already struggling with often-crippling poverty.

A carve-out for those territories seems worth considering.

The downside for major U.S. air carriers would almost certainly be minimal.

The upside for the residents of these territories would be massive.

Targeted exemptions—similar to existing maritime carve-outs for some of these islands—might make a lot of sense.

Congress should seriously consider legislation to cut the red tape, boost competition, and deliver fairness to the residents of Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Having heard from their territorial governors this morning, I’m considering introducing a bill in the Senate to ease these burdens and look forward to additional input from residents of these territories, U.S. air carriers, and other interested parties.

[T-Paul Bagala @tpbagala]

Great! Let's destroy the United crew base that's the only thing that makes reaching Guam and Saipan accessible to everyday Americans!

[Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee]

Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands are U.S. territories.

Their remote location should be considered in applying U.S. law, especially for restrictions that uniquely burden them due to their distance from our continent.

These Pacific islands are thousands of miles closer to Manila, Tokyo, and Fiji than to Honolulu—which itself lies thousands of miles from the U.S. mainland.

U.S. “Jones Act of the Skies” cabotage rules nevertheless block foreign commercial air carriers from serving these territories, as they do for the states.

The result: sky-high fares, crushed tourism, and isolated communities already struggling with often-crippling poverty.

A carve-out for those territories seems worth considering.

The downside for major U.S. air carriers would almost certainly be minimal.

The upside for the residents of these territories would be massive.

Targeted exemptions—similar to existing maritime carve-outs for some of these islands—might make a lot of sense.

Congress should seriously consider legislation to cut the red tape, boost competition, and deliver fairness to the residents of Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Having heard from their territorial governors this morning, I’m considering introducing a bill in the Senate to ease these burdens and look forward to additional input from residents of these territories, U.S. air carriers, and other interested parties.

[The Goddamned Penguin @who_shot_jgr]

really excited to purchase petroleum products from saudi aramco as a result of world cup advertising

[Crystal Palace F.C. @CPFC]

Our Chris Richards.

He completed all 83 passes he attempted for the @USMNT against Paraguay. The most passes with a 100% accuracy rate by any player in a @FIFAWorldCup match since 1966.

@OptaJack 📊

[Alexandra F. Baldwin @VerumVulnero1]

This is a metaphor for the Iran War

[the doogfather @thedoogfather]

huge congrats to senator talarico

[Sam/FIFA Brit @FIFABrit]

I’ve decided we need a cultural exchange program in the autumn where we send the Europeans to college football games and send Americans to go and see Arsenal/Spurs or Rangers/Celtic or Newcastle/Sunderland

This will heal the sporting divide between our nations

[Department of State @StateDept]

Welcome to the Volunteer State.

The United States of America is the most beautiful country in the world, and we’re happy you’re visiting.

[eli yudin @eliyudin]

sometimes you read a dating profile that’s like “i’m happiest near water! I go crazy for fresh berries! i’m fiercely loyal to my friends!” and it’s like damn did Professor Oak write this? you just described a Squirtle

[kofie.substack.com @Kofie]

$13 at Cookout? 10 years ago, that would give you some equity in the company

[Patrick Brethour @PatrickBrethour]

Globe editorial: There is no reconciliation without truth
https://t.co/b91oixz23z