Andy "Andyfa" Schwarz
@andyhre.bsky.social
Dorky antitrust economist with an interest in sports economics, athletes' rights, and way too many boardgames.
Apparently these Democrats today joined the majority of Republicans in voting to strip college athletes of their economic rights.
I'm particular upset with Senators like @padilla.senate.gov
@schatz.bsky.social and @wyden.senate.gov who I would have expected not to vote anti-progressively.
I'm particular upset with Senators like @padilla.senate.gov
@schatz.bsky.social and @wyden.senate.gov who I would have expected not to vote anti-progressively.
September 17, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Apparently these Democrats today joined the majority of Republicans in voting to strip college athletes of their economic rights.
I'm particular upset with Senators like @padilla.senate.gov
@schatz.bsky.social and @wyden.senate.gov who I would have expected not to vote anti-progressively.
I'm particular upset with Senators like @padilla.senate.gov
@schatz.bsky.social and @wyden.senate.gov who I would have expected not to vote anti-progressively.
I am not sure which direction Rick Scott thinks is the "right thing" vis-a-vis destroying humanity.
Rick Scott: "With regard to destroying mankind, these companies need to do the right thing on their own. We're not going to get smart enough to regulate them. We're not going to get something done up here."
September 17, 2026 at 10:40 PM
I am not sure which direction Rick Scott thinks is the "right thing" vis-a-vis destroying humanity.
I found out that @padilla.senate.gov has switched to supporting the PCSA. What a horrible position for a Senator from the State that started the Athletes Rights movement when Nancy Skinner pushed for SB206.
September 17, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I found out that @padilla.senate.gov has switched to supporting the PCSA. What a horrible position for a Senator from the State that started the Athletes Rights movement when Nancy Skinner pushed for SB206.
Fun fact: the Germanic languages' words for Cheese come from a borrowing from classical Latin: Caseum. The French and Italian words for cheese do not.
Not all Romance languages abandoned their mother tongue's word. Queso, for example, is cognate with Käse, as is the dialectical italina Cacio.
Not all Romance languages abandoned their mother tongue's word. Queso, for example, is cognate with Käse, as is the dialectical italina Cacio.
September 17, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Fun fact: the Germanic languages' words for Cheese come from a borrowing from classical Latin: Caseum. The French and Italian words for cheese do not.
Not all Romance languages abandoned their mother tongue's word. Queso, for example, is cognate with Käse, as is the dialectical italina Cacio.
Not all Romance languages abandoned their mother tongue's word. Queso, for example, is cognate with Käse, as is the dialectical italina Cacio.
If I were Canada, I would 100% call this bluff. Join the Euro, whatever.
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 17, 2026 at 1:18 AM
If I were Canada, I would 100% call this bluff. Join the Euro, whatever.
Because this guy announced his retirement, it made me wonder how long anyone could live off of selling a,e,i,o, and u for $250 a pop.
September 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Because this guy announced his retirement, it made me wonder how long anyone could live off of selling a,e,i,o, and u for $250 a pop.
Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters cannot be far behind.
Anotha one: Fellow T-NBC rock group Zack Attack has pulled out of the Ed Sheeran tour.
September 16, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters cannot be far behind.
I think the only reasonable response to a headline like this is to say "what an asshole!"
I mean, it's just pure assholery all the way down with him.
I mean, it's just pure assholery all the way down with him.
September 15, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I think the only reasonable response to a headline like this is to say "what an asshole!"
I mean, it's just pure assholery all the way down with him.
I mean, it's just pure assholery all the way down with him.
Super intrigued by boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/47... coming from @hawkanddovegames.bsky.social
Small Steps to Fight Fascism
Build your community as you struggle against a rising tide of fascism.
boardgamegeek.com
September 15, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Super intrigued by boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/47... coming from @hawkanddovegames.bsky.social
I would like to apply for the job of the devil that torments Samuel Alito in Hell for all eternity.
September 15, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I would like to apply for the job of the devil that torments Samuel Alito in Hell for all eternity.
BGA is down. Blood Pressure is up!
September 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
BGA is down. Blood Pressure is up!
Reposted by Andy "Andyfa" Schwarz
Today's designer diary covers the early stages of An Infamous Traffic: Second Edition, the difficulty of understanding how designs really work, and how, at least for me, coming to really dislike something is often the first step in building something new. boardgamegeek.com/thread/37682...
Designer Diary 3 - Diagnostic Difficulties | An Infamous Traffic: Second Edition
I consider myself a pretty optimistic and joyful worker. I love getting to the office early and kicking off a new project, and I never mind staying late to talk about some little element of a design. ...
boardgamegeek.com
September 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Today's designer diary covers the early stages of An Infamous Traffic: Second Edition, the difficulty of understanding how designs really work, and how, at least for me, coming to really dislike something is often the first step in building something new. boardgamegeek.com/thread/37682...
Refloating this for the weekday crowd. Ted Cruz was given 10 minutes to go on ESPN's College Game Day and lie about a bill he wants to get passed by tricking Democrats into voting with him.
Here is a bunch of lies Ted Cruz told on College Game Day and my efforts to providing the true answers via a brief fisking. I'll answer each one in text below as well.
Short version: When you have to pile this many false statements in one paragraph to sell something, the something ain't good.
Short version: When you have to pile this many false statements in one paragraph to sell something, the something ain't good.
September 14, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Refloating this for the weekday crowd. Ted Cruz was given 10 minutes to go on ESPN's College Game Day and lie about a bill he wants to get passed by tricking Democrats into voting with him.
A very stable genius.
Trump is having a Crashout Monday: "Oil is flowing through the Hormuz Strait. The Countries of the World, which have been no help to us whatsoever, should, and will, reimburse the US when this SCAM Confligration is all over. We are doing it much more for others, than we are for ourselves ... "
September 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
A very stable genius.
Democrats in Congress. Your voters do not want you "reach across the aisle" to make nice-nice with Ted Cruz on the PCSA.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
cc @chrismurphyct.bsky.social to spread the word.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
cc @chrismurphyct.bsky.social to spread the word.
September 13, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Democrats in Congress. Your voters do not want you "reach across the aisle" to make nice-nice with Ted Cruz on the PCSA.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
cc @chrismurphyct.bsky.social to spread the word.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
cc @chrismurphyct.bsky.social to spread the word.
I wonder if there is a little part of his brain saying "hey, that's just like Trump! How Ironic"
Mike Johnson: "The Iranians are not trustworthy negotiating partners. They lie every day. For some of them, it's part of their religion."
September 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I wonder if there is a little part of his brain saying "hey, that's just like Trump! How Ironic"
Here is a bunch of lies Ted Cruz told on College Game Day and my efforts to providing the true answers via a brief fisking. I'll answer each one in text below as well.
Short version: When you have to pile this many false statements in one paragraph to sell something, the something ain't good.
Short version: When you have to pile this many false statements in one paragraph to sell something, the something ain't good.
September 13, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Here is a bunch of lies Ted Cruz told on College Game Day and my efforts to providing the true answers via a brief fisking. I'll answer each one in text below as well.
Short version: When you have to pile this many false statements in one paragraph to sell something, the something ain't good.
Short version: When you have to pile this many false statements in one paragraph to sell something, the something ain't good.
With apologies to Petula Clark:
Just listen to the rhythm as the gamers play Ark Nova
You'll be playing with 'em soon before Game Night is over
How can you lose?
The coffee break's coming soon
You must get that enclosure built
and place that baboon!
Just listen to the rhythm as the gamers play Ark Nova
You'll be playing with 'em soon before Game Night is over
How can you lose?
The coffee break's coming soon
You must get that enclosure built
and place that baboon!
September 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
With apologies to Petula Clark:
Just listen to the rhythm as the gamers play Ark Nova
You'll be playing with 'em soon before Game Night is over
How can you lose?
The coffee break's coming soon
You must get that enclosure built
and place that baboon!
Just listen to the rhythm as the gamers play Ark Nova
You'll be playing with 'em soon before Game Night is over
How can you lose?
The coffee break's coming soon
You must get that enclosure built
and place that baboon!
September 12, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Narrator: This was not happening in California.
Tim Scott: "Think about how dangerous states like California [are] that want to take away your kids if you don't agree w/pronouns the schools chooses for your kids. They're coming for our culture. If you don't want to stand up & fight for the soul of this country, your wood is wet. It's that simple"
September 12, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Narrator: This was not happening in California.
Reposted by Andy "Andyfa" Schwarz
The Racism Pledge of Allegiance
Trump: "They say you can't generalize about groups of people. But you can!"
September 12, 2026 at 2:36 PM
The Racism Pledge of Allegiance
the NCAA's argument for the PCSA is basically the same as bankrobbers saying: "we're getting caught robbing banks and having to go to jail too often. if robbing banks were not illegal, we'd have more money and time to do other things, rather than be in jail all the time"
September 11, 2026 at 11:00 PM
the NCAA's argument for the PCSA is basically the same as bankrobbers saying: "we're getting caught robbing banks and having to go to jail too often. if robbing banks were not illegal, we'd have more money and time to do other things, rather than be in jail all the time"
Chaos is just management's word for "we're keeping less of the revenue" combined with "our jobs are no longer sinecures"
Some people say college sports in the player-pay era is chaos.
To many athletes, it's been life-changing for them and their families. For instance: Some college football players are buying their own homes, gaining a foothold on lifelong financial stability.
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
To many athletes, it's been life-changing for them and their families. For instance: Some college football players are buying their own homes, gaining a foothold on lifelong financial stability.
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
College Athletes Used to Live in Dorms. Now They’re Buying Million-Dollar Homes.
Football players are using their NIL earnings to purchase properties in college towns. “This can change our lives forever.”
www.wsj.com
September 11, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Chaos is just management's word for "we're keeping less of the revenue" combined with "our jobs are no longer sinecures"
The old joke about the NCAA being so mad about Kentucky they gave Cleveland State 3 years probation seems to be at work, causing Trump to punish Canada for Iran being a totally predictably difficult country to defeat via air power.
September 9, 2026 at 11:03 PM
The old joke about the NCAA being so mad about Kentucky they gave Cleveland State 3 years probation seems to be at work, causing Trump to punish Canada for Iran being a totally predictably difficult country to defeat via air power.
feels clever responding to a phish request "any ideas where I should go for vacation" with "HELL" until you get autocorrected to "HE'LL"
September 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM
feels clever responding to a phish request "any ideas where I should go for vacation" with "HELL" until you get autocorrected to "HE'LL"