John Ziegler

Highly-opinionated/contrarian-minded commentator who has disdain for the news media & a world-class BS-detector. Host of “The Death of Journalism” podcast/Dad.

[John Ziegler @Zigmanfreud]

10 years after the “Penn State Scandal”:

The 1st episode of our EPIC “WTBOH” podcast with co-host @LizHabib has been posted, along with over 17 hours of exclusive/mind-blowing interviews.

As is all too common, the media/experts got this story 100% wrong!
https://t.co/AUyaJ77A7J

[John Ziegler @Zigmanfreud]

This didn’t happen…

[John Ziegler @Zigmanfreud]

@TexasAce0328 Not remotely the same thing.

[John Ziegler @Zigmanfreud]

To me, one of the key questions not being answered is…

What do you really get for winning one Challenge series event? No Championship series status, and presumably no Masters invite?!

Why would anyone sponsor or care about such an event?!

Also, the very top players aren’t playing in anywhere near all of the Championship series events, which brings into question how they all get $20 million purses.

Finally, if say Jordan Spieth falls out of the top 90 of the Championship Series, does anyone really think he’s going to play in the minors to bust his ass for relative peanuts?!

[Monday Q Info @acaseofthegolf1]

I think the changes are good overall. It creates more playing opportunities. The two tier system is already in place, it just hasn't been said explicitly.

The biggest question to me...is this sustainable?
- What companies want to pay millions for a Challenger Series event
- How does the KFT survive and sell itself to sponsors as a now third tier.
- Are there enough companies to pay $30 million a year

And from a golf perspective they HAVE to (imo) limit amount of catergories of exempt players for Championship Series.
If they still get 2 additional years for a win, can stack wins to gain more year, and get 5 years for a Major, then in 3-4 years you could have very little turnover. Add in lifetime starts, earnings, wins etc. (if those remain in place)
My thought would be to have one additional year for a win and maybe 3 for a Major.

[WNBA Updates @Update_Centrals]

This angle is hilarious 😂 Look at the Indiana Fever bench reacting to the Sophie Cunningham finger-pointing showdown with Phoenix Mercury last night. The whole bench had the same “wait… what is happening?” reaction 😭🔥

[Bob Sampson @bobsalpha1]

@Zigmanfreud I do find it funny how his fantasy is about a big muscular man unhappy with his wife showing him a lot of affection.

[Overton @overton_news]

Scott Jennings warns that if the Mamdani-backed socialists win their Democrat primaries tonight, this radicalism is no longer going to be contained to New York and Seattle.

He predicts it will spark a socialist wave across the country.

JENNINGS: “If the socialists win, I agree with you. They’re going to feel like they have the wind at their back. You’re going to see a Mamdani-inspired candidacies across the country. You already are!”

“Michigan is a great example. There’s a senate primary going on there, and I think Abdul El-Sayed is ahead in that, he has a great chance to win. He’s exactly like these socialist candidates in New York City.”

“It’s not just confined to a few districts here. It is spreading already. And if they win, you’re going to see this inspiration for these kinds of candidacies across the country. The implications for the Democratic Party out there for 2028 are vast.”

[Daily Caller @DailyCaller]

Former Republican attorney George Conway, one of President Trump’s loudest critics, finished fifth in Tuesday’s Democratic primary for New York’s 12th Congressional District, the seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Jerrold Nadler.

With 85% of votes reporting, Conway received 6.1% of the vote, trailing winner and state Assemblyman Micah Lasher, state Assemblyman Alex Bores, JFK’s grandson Jack Schlossberg, and nonprofit executive Nina Schwalbe.

[Curtis Houck @CurtisHouck]

WATCH: CNN's @BradOnMessage Todd on tonight's New York primary results showing socialists now control the Democrat Party....

"[Democratic socialists are] pulling the brand leftward. I mean, the Democratic Party now is the Democratic Socialist Party of America. They're for anti-Semitism. They're for confiscation. They're against capitalism."

"This is what's happening. This is what's happening."

"And, you know, you also can look tonight and see somebody else's a big loser. That's Hakeem Jeffries. Hakeem Jeffries is going to lose these races in New York for Zohran Mamdani."

"He did endorse. He endorsed Goldman. He endorsed -- he endorsed his incumbent members of Congress. If he can't get the Hispanic Caucus chairman across the line in a city where he's the leading figure of the political machine, then his stick is very short in the U.S. Capitol. And that's because Hakeem Jeffries himself is liberal as he is, is not far left enough for today's Democratic primary vote."

"The Democratic Socialist Party of America's critique is that the Democratic Party is not left enough!"

[Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_]

BREAKING: Rep. Espaillat concedes. Mamdani-backed socialists have officially gone 3/3 and won all of their respective Democratic primaries for U.S. House in New York tonight. Their positions are some of the most extreme & far left Dems have seen:

Darializa Avila Chevalier (NY-13): Abolish prisons, abolish ICE, abolish borders, defund the police, and “all deportations are wrong”, including for violent criminals. She has called the U.S. an “effing disgrace”, and said in a prior social media post “I forgot to get napkins so I just wiped my hand on the American flag behind me.”

Claire Valdez (NY-7): Grant citizenship and voting rights to illegal aliens, use taxpayer funds for all transgender treatments, & eliminate private health insurance.

Brad Lander (NY-10): Abolish ICE, forgive all student loans (almost $2 trillion worth), expand the Supreme Court.

Mamdani gets a clean sweep, a bad night for Hakeem Jeffries, and big questions for where the Democratic Party is heading.

[End Wokeness @EndWokeness]

Darializa Avila Chevalier just won the NY-13 Democrat primary. Mamdani endorsed her.

[Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_]

BREAKING: AP projects Mamdani-backed socialist Claire Valdez has won the Democratic nomination for US House in New York’s 7th Congressional District.

Valdez has campaigned on granting citizenship & voting rights to illegal aliens, taxpayer funded transgender treatments, and eliminating private health insurance.

[John Ziegler @Zigmanfreud]

This didn’t happen…

[Acyn @Acyn]

Trump: I was in New York, and I met a great police officer in New York. He said, “Sir, I want to thank you.”

I said, “For what?”

He said, “My wife didn’t think very much of me. We were having marital difficulties, actually. She thought I was nothing. I’m a police officer. I’m a tough guy.”

I looked at him—the muscles were all over the place. He didn’t suffer from that, but she thought maybe that muscle wasn’t so good because he was always losing money in the stock market.

And he said, “Sir, in the last year and a half, my 401(k) is up 74%, sir, and she thinks I’m Warren Buffett. She thinks I’m a super genius.”

I said, “How are you getting along with her?”

He said, “Well, I’m not so sure I like her anymore.”

[Not the Bee @Not_the_Bee]

Report: Female cop shoots Jewish rabbi outside Pornhub office in Canada while hiding from Marxist gunman who killed immigrant officer named Mohamed
https://t.co/0XOk1IBVbG

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

Golden line from John Strong as England fails to score against Ghana today in Boston. “But as we know the English historically struggle here in Massachusetts.”

[Todd Spence @Todd_Spence]

COACH is an extremely underrated sitcom and has one of the best bloopers of all time 😂

[John Stossel @JohnStossel]

$122 for Thai takeout?

That's what’s happened in Seattle, after politicians forced a high minimum wage for DoorDashers.

Now customers order less food, and drivers get less work.

Government wage controls ALWAYS fail:

[Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley]

Fox is calling the 10th District race for Brad Lander, who appears to be utterly crushing Rep. Dan Goldman despite the incumbent outspending him (including using part of Goldman's massive inherited fortune to fund his campaign). Lander is currently leading by almost 30 points...

[Rolling Stone @RollingStone]

Lizzo's new album sold less than 3,000 copies in its first week.

Industry insiders question whether it's a perceived betrayal of her fanbase or lack of label support.
https://t.co/xEjV9BLEwZ

[David Rumsey @_DavidRumsey]

If the 2028 PGA Tour schedule starts on the weekend before the Super Bowl (tentative game date Feb. 13), that's 30 weeks thru the end of August.

Leaves room for 7 off weeks for a 23-event Championship Series (15 tourneys + 4 majors, Players, 3 playoffs).

Off weeks: Super Bowl Sunday (although Phoenix may want to stay), weeks after majors, plus two rogue? Maybe one before the postseason?

Top players will certainly not play entire schedule. Will be interesting to see how many they tee it up in and which ones the skip/prioritize.

[Melanie @mheinz16]

@Zigmanfreud @Elex_Michaelson @briantylercohen This was awesome!