Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 15m

I will never understand wearing a suit to a college football game in the 21st century

1

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 32m

Alabama Head Coach Gus Malzahn is going to be wild

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 34m

Targeting is a very specific penalty that is clearly spelled out in the rule. If you read it, 99% of calls or no-calls under the rule will make sense

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 35m

Not targeting. Everyone will once again not read the rule and instead ask "wut is targeting" for an hour

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 37m

Might be time to switch from Tessitore to ... whatever is going on in Oxford right now

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 38m

Jesse Palmer continuing to analyze the previous play, oblivious to the fact that a player is hurt, as Tessitore tries to interrupt him to point out the injury is a moment that says so much

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 41m

Was that Alabama reception (upheld) really a catch?

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 55m

Tessitore potential for Alabama-Missouri as we move to the fourth quarter:

a graph of red blocks with an arrow pointing up

ALT: a graph of red blocks with an arrow pointing up

media.tenor.com

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 1h

Ole Miss, your commercial is great, but Hotty Toddy will never be Roll Tide sorry not sorry

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 14h

Well well well

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 24d

Just because I've always thought FOX had a slight pro-American League bias, I would find it hilarious if the ALCS ends up being Toronto-Seattle while TBS gets something like Cubs-Mets or Dodgers-Phillies as the NLCS

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 1d

The Cubs will offer a posting fee of $174 and three packets of hot sauce, and a contract for $4 million a year, WHICH SOUNDS VERY GENEROUS IF YOU ASK JED HOYER

Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 1d

Japan’s Triple Crown winner. This is going to be an insane off-season, again.

MLB Trade Rumors @mlbtraderumors.bsky.social · 1d

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 1d

bsky.app/profile/aa-r...

BOO_Ron @aa-ron.bsky.social · 1d

I work in this field. And yes, this is nothing new. The freak out over this is driving me insane. There are foreign air force members/equipment all over in USAF bases.

We sell, train, and sustain aircraft and weapons to many different countries.

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d

This is Hegseth trying to make it sound like a bigger deal than it is. We have friendly foreign air forces in the US for training exercises and the like all the time, especially ones that use US equipment. That's what this is. It's not like an operational deployment or giving them a whole airbase.

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 1d

Always look to people who know things when something sounds incredibly off. Sometimes it is something! But a lot of times it's hyped up normality serving as clickbait for those with motivated reasoning and confirmation bias

BOO_Ron @aa-ron.bsky.social · 1d

I work in this field. And yes, this is nothing new. The freak out over this is driving me insane. There are foreign air force members/equipment all over in USAF bases.

We sell, train, and sustain aircraft and weapons to many different countries.

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d

This is Hegseth trying to make it sound like a bigger deal than it is. We have friendly foreign air forces in the US for training exercises and the like all the time, especially ones that use US equipment. That's what this is. It's not like an operational deployment or giving them a whole airbase.

1

Reposted by Becoming Brandon

BOO_Ron @aa-ron.bsky.social · 1d

I work in this field. And yes, this is nothing new. The freak out over this is driving me insane. There are foreign air force members/equipment all over in USAF bases.

We sell, train, and sustain aircraft and weapons to many different countries.

Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 1d

This is Hegseth trying to make it sound like a bigger deal than it is. We have friendly foreign air forces in the US for training exercises and the like all the time, especially ones that use US equipment. That's what this is. It's not like an operational deployment or giving them a whole airbase.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

10 20 60

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 1d

Authoritarians are authoritarians, whether they are "left-wing" or "right-wing."

Liberal democrats are liberal democrats, whether they are "progressive" or "conservative."

One is bad, and one is good, and political stances have nothing to do with it (in this arena)

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 1d

As someone from the fan base that made SB infamous, I hope Phillies fans will lay off Orion Kerkering. One mistake, no matter how egregious, is completely responsible for a playoff series loss

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 1d

Good to see outlets credulously reporting Andrew Garfield saying he is not in Doomsday, given that he has never lied about something like that before.

(And whether he should be in the movie or not is, to me, a question based on what's in it. Just sayin')

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 2d

Thousands of bills are filed in the 50 state legislatures every year. A handful in each state will get approved. I'm not saying never pay attention to stories about bills being introduced, but keep in mind that unless there is some tangible reason to think a bill will pass, the odds are against it

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 2d

There are ways in which a Lee Greenwood Super Bowl halftime show would be immensely entertaining, but almost certainly not intentionally

1

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 2d

Reupping this, for reasons

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · Dec 12

The only real question I have about Bill Belichick's UNC tenure is whether he resigns midseason or sticks around for the whole 4-8 slouch

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 2d

a close up of a blue letter w on a white surface .

ALT: a close up of a blue letter w on a white surface .

media.tenor.com

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 3d

Watching The Price Is Right as a kid misled me about the frequency with which I would acquire a new car

1

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 4d

The Ricketts family is a wealthy family successful in business. Do I think they spent $845 million for one of the Tiffany franchises in American sports and are just breaking even? I do not. And some profit is fine. But I want numbers at this point

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 4d

An offer for Tom Ricketts: If you are just breaking even, if you are not turning a huge profit, just give the team to me. Shouldn't be an issue, right? It wouldn't cost you anything. If, on the other hand, you are turning massive profits while pleading poverty, I can understand why you would decline

Becoming Brandon @becomingbrandon.bsky.social · 4d

Pathetic. If you don't want to spend the resources you have -- and do not tell me you don't have them -- give the team to someone who will fansided.com/mlb/shocking...

Shocking Kyle Tucker report turns Cubs fans' playoff anxiety into full-on panic

This is not exactly what you want to hear about your star free agent-to-be heading into a critical postseason game.

fansided.com

1