Michael Toney
@rustbeltmike.bsky.social
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Chicago, cycling, cfb, things of that nature
Chicago, cycling, cfb, things of that nature
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I miss when the TV scoreboard would give us the hangtime of a punt. We used to be a proper country.
September 19, 2026 at 3:13 AM
I miss when the TV scoreboard would give us the hangtime of a punt. We used to be a proper country.
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All y’all finding Herbstreit’s IG follows to confirm his politics, when you could just cite the fact that he is from Ohio and moved to Nashville
September 19, 2026 at 1:19 AM
All y’all finding Herbstreit’s IG follows to confirm his politics, when you could just cite the fact that he is from Ohio and moved to Nashville
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This is nuts AND...290 people attended in-person (with another 230 online).
Pathetic showing from a small & unpopular but very loud group that has hijacked American public health to our deep detriment.
Pathetic showing from a small & unpopular but very loud group that has hijacked American public health to our deep detriment.
“On Thursday, Mr. Gorton said that “the success of the polio vaccine was a massive medical fraud” and that widespread vaccination was a “public health disaster.” He received a standing ovation…
Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’
The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 2:11 PM
This is nuts AND...290 people attended in-person (with another 230 online).
Pathetic showing from a small & unpopular but very loud group that has hijacked American public health to our deep detriment.
Pathetic showing from a small & unpopular but very loud group that has hijacked American public health to our deep detriment.
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Carly Rae Jepsen album release day is a very important holiday for a certain type of late 30s-early 40s white guy. Please be respectful of their religious practices today
September 18, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Carly Rae Jepsen album release day is a very important holiday for a certain type of late 30s-early 40s white guy. Please be respectful of their religious practices today
Hiring McAfee is of course what made gameday finally unwatchable, but the downgrade from Fowler to Reece Davis is when the quality really started to slide
September 18, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Hiring McAfee is of course what made gameday finally unwatchable, but the downgrade from Fowler to Reece Davis is when the quality really started to slide
Pro tip: anyone who says the Ellisons don't care about ratings or wanted this to happen because they have more money than God is not someone worth listening to.
You buy CBS to buy influence. If no one watches, you don't have any
You buy CBS to buy influence. If no one watches, you don't have any
Bari Weiss has plunged CBS News into ratings calamity.
—"Evening News" has posted worst ratings of 21st century
—"CBS Mornings" has posted worst ratings of 21st century
—And now "60 Minutes" has posted worst ratings of 21st century
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...
—"Evening News" has posted worst ratings of 21st century
—"CBS Mornings" has posted worst ratings of 21st century
—And now "60 Minutes" has posted worst ratings of 21st century
More in @status.news: www.status.news/p/60-minutes...
Bari’s ‘60’ Bust
Bari Weiss blew up “60 Minutes," ostensibly to create a better show. Instead, her revamped premiere just suffered its worst debut ratings of the 21st century—what one longtime TV executive told Status...
www.status.news
September 16, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Pro tip: anyone who says the Ellisons don't care about ratings or wanted this to happen because they have more money than God is not someone worth listening to.
You buy CBS to buy influence. If no one watches, you don't have any
You buy CBS to buy influence. If no one watches, you don't have any
For those 10 seconds or less, I'm free
I live my life one funnel cake at a time...
three times on the new Fast & Furious roller coaster today. no we did not try the Quarter Mile Funnel Cake
September 16, 2026 at 5:58 AM
For those 10 seconds or less, I'm free
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Haven't watched shogun in a long time but my main memory of it is it made me want to buy a sumptuous silk robe
finally watched the first episode of Shogun. guy got boiled. they souped a man. gonna watch more episodes
September 16, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Haven't watched shogun in a long time but my main memory of it is it made me want to buy a sumptuous silk robe
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Rough week to tell people that your application to join the FBI finally went through.
September 16, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Rough week to tell people that your application to join the FBI finally went through.
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the dating app for the politically left that i created with my two internet friends launches at 12:00AM ET, this friday.
leftlynk.com
leftlynk.com
September 15, 2026 at 1:16 PM
the dating app for the politically left that i created with my two internet friends launches at 12:00AM ET, this friday.
leftlynk.com
leftlynk.com
This is just white people correcting our own cultural appropriation.
A while ago I saw a post that said “White people don’t say ‘It do be like that’ anymore. They say ‘Many such cases.” And I have never felt more called out.
September 15, 2026 at 6:51 AM
This is just white people correcting our own cultural appropriation.
My hot take about the 2016 election is that not only is it true that Clinton was the only Democrat who could have lost to Trump, but Trump was the only Republican who could have beaten Clinton
Revisiting pre-Trump conservatism...Clinton probably could've beaten Ted Cruz in 2016 huh
A famous tweet?
September 15, 2026 at 6:47 AM
My hot take about the 2016 election is that not only is it true that Clinton was the only Democrat who could have lost to Trump, but Trump was the only Republican who could have beaten Clinton
If the liberal justices had to choose between the Medicaid expansion and the exchanges, they made the right choice
it’s even worse than this. Roberts cut a deal *with the liberals* to trade the exchanges for the mandatory Medicaid expansion, and they agreed to it because judges don’t know shit about policy or have any policy staff
probably the most heavily debated "policy" in my lifetime was Obamacare and the result of it was not that any of the debates got resolved, John Roberts just randomly took a meat clever and excised like half the stuff in it on a whim. Who cares if that's how actual policy gets made.
September 15, 2026 at 6:45 AM
If the liberal justices had to choose between the Medicaid expansion and the exchanges, they made the right choice
Happy for all the windows bay wins (it's the best show of the year) but between it and The Bear, we need to do something about category fraud at the emmys
September 15, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Happy for all the windows bay wins (it's the best show of the year) but between it and The Bear, we need to do something about category fraud at the emmys
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the greatest president on climate change in history and all y’all do is complain
(WSJ) - American oil executives warned for months that the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz was bound to cause a fuel crisis. Now, they say it is here.
@wsj.com #$CVX
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
@wsj.com #$CVX
www.wsj.com/business/ene...
September 14, 2026 at 11:19 PM
the greatest president on climate change in history and all y’all do is complain
Very grateful Jason posts these as gift links because no matter how many times I try to sign up, I cannot get this newsletter delivered to my email
Having the top two teams is great until you suddenly no longer have the top two teams. All of college football, via a seven-minute read and one GIF, presumably in your inbox
Two kinds of Big Ten meltdown, plus the rest of Week 2 college football (Gift Article)
Until Saturday is The Athletic's free college football newsletter.
www.nytimes.com
September 13, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Very grateful Jason posts these as gift links because no matter how many times I try to sign up, I cannot get this newsletter delivered to my email
In foreign policy? The Blob
Who are the policymakers beholden to, then?
The former Special Assistant to President Joe Biden decided to throw a temper tantrum on Twitter, but I do think it is actually really good to have Biden alumna say this out loud.
September 13, 2026 at 6:23 PM
In foreign policy? The Blob
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In the last 5 Ohio State games decided by 10 or fewer points, they've lost four, and he's been outcoached by Sark (the only one he's beaten), Mario and Sherrone Moore.
September 13, 2026 at 12:37 PM
In the last 5 Ohio State games decided by 10 or fewer points, they've lost four, and he's been outcoached by Sark (the only one he's beaten), Mario and Sherrone Moore.
And then what happened?
Ohio State hasn’t lost to three straight power conference opponents since this run:
- the Urban Meyer Sad Pizza B1G Championship
- a loss to Clemson in the Orange Bowl
- the early defeat to Virginia Tech in 2014
- the Urban Meyer Sad Pizza B1G Championship
- a loss to Clemson in the Orange Bowl
- the early defeat to Virginia Tech in 2014
September 13, 2026 at 4:46 AM
And then what happened?
@rkalland.bsky.social I thought you'd always be there for me, smh
September 13, 2026 at 3:35 AM
@rkalland.bsky.social I thought you'd always be there for me, smh
Day is a very difficult coach to evaluate because on the one hand his teams are basically always well-prepared and he wins almost all his games, but when Ohio State loses it seems like it is directly his fault.
But 13-10 was worse, "run it at the pair of all American DTs 30 times" was a bad plan
But 13-10 was worse, "run it at the pair of all American DTs 30 times" was a bad plan
This will be Ryan Day's worst performance at Ohio State if it happens, right? Just strictly on game management. Disasterclass the last five minutes. Is he dealing with personal stuff tonight?
September 13, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Day is a very difficult coach to evaluate because on the one hand his teams are basically always well-prepared and he wins almost all his games, but when Ohio State loses it seems like it is directly his fault.
But 13-10 was worse, "run it at the pair of all American DTs 30 times" was a bad plan
But 13-10 was worse, "run it at the pair of all American DTs 30 times" was a bad plan
Nope, just stress and relief
Do Ohio State Football fans enjoy watching their team? They expect to win every game and are right to do so with their material advantages. Is there joy in their fandom?
September 13, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Nope, just stress and relief
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no! dont run the football! i dont care about playing for a responsible field goal! i dont want to eat my veggies!
just keep throwing it to Jeremiah!!!
just keep throwing it to Jeremiah!!!
September 13, 2026 at 1:14 AM
no! dont run the football! i dont care about playing for a responsible field goal! i dont want to eat my veggies!
just keep throwing it to Jeremiah!!!
just keep throwing it to Jeremiah!!!