Glad I'm paying for a subscription. I'd hate to be left in the dark just reading the freebie.

I absolutely love Joe Rogan. Dana white even more. They just speak their minds and it is what it is. I don’t listen to podcasts so I only get the clips of him I see on the internet or on instagram. This is the first I’ve watched his stand up. Shockingly bad. Not remotely clever. Just base obvious jokes. Very political. Really really dumb. I was surprised

very impressed with IU this upcoming season

Those numbers would leave IU what, maybe a #7 or #8 seed? I really hope it doesn’t play out like that, for ALL our sakes

A good watch if you have 12 minutes to spare. These dudes are high on Sarratt, Ponds, Rourke and concerned about the O-Line but think have a really good shot of winning 6 games this year.

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Pretty good chance he’s the lousiest announcer I’ve ever listened to.

Sounds like something out of a C-grade horror movie. But this report is pretty scary, esp when you consider how many people frequent truck stops...I had to double check and make sure this wasn't some video from 16 yrs ago that was just now showing up on youtube...

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Are you going to Estes Park this summer?

You may want to change plans. A 9,000 acre (and growing) fire burns near the mouth the Big Thompson canyon. Highway 34 is closed. The photo shows the Big T siphon for perspective.

4 fires burn along the Front Range, from this one to one west of Denver. No lightning to cause them. Much arson speculation.

Does anyone know if this is being done anymore? I have been looking for one but no luck. I liked seeing the pictures.

Apparently i have not been paying attention.

Why does Simone Biles love her “black job”?

Looks like it. Hearing scheduled this month.

If I only had the money to pay the shipping from Tajikistan...

Maybe they'll have Free Shipping later in the early morning...

I think I may have just broken a thousand on my Ignore List with that one...

….twin brother must be coaching at Florida State because they, too, are trying to run him between the tackles in their spring game I’m watching. And, no, he hasn’t suddenly put on enough weight to look like Earl Campbell.

Not a great look for Joe and his Administration.


The Biden administration has quietly pushed more than a half-dozen countries to weaken, delay or rethink baby formula regulations aimed at protecting the public’s health — sometimes after manufacturers complained, a ProPublica investigation has found.

In the European Union, the U.S. opposed an effort to reduce lead levels in baby formula. In Taiwan, it sought to alter labeling that highlighted the health benefits of breastfeeding. And in Colombia, it questioned an attempt to limit microbiological contaminants — the very problem that shut down a manufacturing plant in Michigan in 2022, leading to a widespread formula shortage.

“Infant formula companies want to sell more infant formula,” said Marion Nestle, professor emerita of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University. “The idea that governments are aiding and abetting them in their commercial enterprise over the public health interest is really shocking to me.”

Resistance is futile

he's too weak on the 2nd amendment according to Kyle. he's going to write in Ron Paul, I suggest all you gun lovers do the same.

Very cool.

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In the booth with Fisch … let the good times roll this fall

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/buck-suhr-will-return-to-the-iu-football-radio-booth-this-fall/

Has anyone seen any policy language on this idea?

I'm curious because I've got questions:

1) The tip/gig economy has gotten huge. Presumably this would significantly shrink the tax base. Maybe not a huge deal because most people working for tips probably aren't in the cohort that pays net federal taxes?
2) Is it only talking about income tax or is it FICA too? A lot of people would see their social security statement wrecked if it's the latter.
3) Would it be a new box on the W2 that is declared but exempt or would it just not be defined as income? If the latter, then, theoretically, your mom could make 6 figures at the strip club but still qualify for all the income-based welfare because it would be in tips.....glittery tips.
4) Piggybacking off of #3, if it's the new box on W2 and people actually DO declare them, it could end up being a boon for state/local income taxes because tipped wages are woefully under-reported.
5) Is the idea being taken seriously by anyone in Congress or is it just one of those election year things?

A few excerpts and quotes on the NCAA's proposed mandatory disclosure rules that I found interesting...

..... For some, the plan looks like an overstep by the Indianapolis-based NCAA and power conferences that will eventually lead them back to court. “Honest question here for those in the #NIL space, as well as all fans of sports: WHY should a college athlete be required to submit, for approval by the NCAA (or any other group) an NIL deal over $600 (as proposed by the NCAA)?” Russell White, the head of The Collective Association, posted on social media.


.... Other legal experts see ample precedent in professional sports leagues to support the attempt to regulate NIL. "The idea that there’s going to be a whole lot of litigation around this disclosure requirement, to me, was not completely well thought out,” said Jay Ezelle, an Alabama attorney who has been involved in NCAA cases and antitrust lawsuits.

.... Sports law attorney Mit Winter said disclosure isn’t as problematic as rules that target what the NCAA deems to be boosters and the difficulty in determining fair-market value.

And finally,
..... Gabe Feldman, a sports law professor at Tulane, said it is common for pro leagues to regulate outside sources of income for athletes to prevent circumvention of salary caps and luxury taxes by teams. “Now the big difference is, obviously, the pro sports rules are collectively bargained. These are not. So there will there will be no antitrust immunity for these cases,” Feldman said.

Here's a link to the whole article... probably a pay wall.
IBJ - NIL Article from 8-2-2024

Which am I?

Some days I look at myself in my lederhosen and feathered cap and I don't like what I see. Why? Because I'm denying my Norwegian-ness.

Rakfish and surstromming is what's for dinner tonight, kids! And we're gonna binge watch the Thor films.

Aiden Fisher could be this team’s Micah Mc Fadden, Cam Jones, Aaron Casey …

… seemly undersized, productive, team leader, …


https://247sports.com/college/india...-hoosiers-football-lb-aiden-fisher-234157461/

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/wil...nslate-to-the-big-ten-we-asked-curt-cignetti/

https://247sports.com/college/india...gnetti-said-at-big-ten-media-days--234156640/

I already hate it.