Hal Snarr

@XVanFleet Socialism is charity by force through the state; Christianity is charity by choice through love. Utopian communal Christian movements are numerous in history that ultimately failed as economic systems.

“Capitalism shouldn’t be anywhere near Christianity. Christianity is socialism at its core.” No. Socialism, at its core, is about collectivism, statism, and totalitarianism. Christianity, at its core, is about individuals and freedom. Capitalism itself is amoral. Under Christian moral constraints, it can and has created unprecedented wealth for the largest numbers of people. Without those constraints—as seen in Communist China—it can and has become a tool to enrich the state and few elites by maximum exploitation of the powerless. This isn’t my opinion. It’s my lived experience.

@slipperypanda74 @ZachSchumaker That push in the back was a bad. The C official should’ve whistled that: count it & the ball back. Cadeau is the best at making hand checking look innocent, too. He hit shooters’ forearms several times as their shots started in the paint. He’s great at disguising physical play.

@ZachSchumaker Now tell me what you think about the Cadeau push

You can talk about the 11-4 foul discrepancy all you want, but there is no debating this call right here. Alex Karaban being hit with a Flagrant 1 for a hook and hold on this play is the right call.

@ZachSchumaker I’m not a fan of either team. To me, the Michigan player looks like he purposely dropped his arm to make the dual hook (rewind to see that both were hooking) look like a hold. Why? I used to do it. I think he baited the official. He’s so much stronger than the UCON player.

Consumer loans at all commercial banks since Jan 2025

Commercial and Industrial Loans since Jan 2025

Loans to Nondepository Financial Institutions are up 40% since Jan 2025, while consumer loans are up just 2.5% over the same period. Commercial and Industrial Loans are up 6.4% (they were only up 1.7% back in Jan 26)

M2 is growing more rapidly than it did before COVID

@BBGreatMoments It’s a hit.

Is bunting to break up a perfect game acceptable, or no?

@Michael_Bonner @JohnnieBaxley3 The school that signed the player and developed him get compensated. The player gets a better deal. The blue blood pays more than they would otherwise. It’s a better system than what we have.

@HalSnarr @JohnnieBaxley3 That doesn’t fix ANYTHING. Big programs would have NO PROBLEM buying out a player from smaller schools that had an overachieving player because his contract buyout would pennies because his NIL deal would be hardly anything.

The problem isn't athletes being paid; everyone agrees that this is a good thing. The problem is unlimited free agency on an annual basis with no enforceable rules for the entire process.

@rstoller35 @AndrewW45837485 @JohnnieBaxley3 … the school who signed him initially and developed him is compensated. The blue blood program who signs him away pays more than what they would have paid in the current system. It’s why the blue bloods don’t want or like it.

@rstoller35 @AndrewW45837485 @JohnnieBaxley3 He would if it was a market wages and the school that hires him away has to compensate the school who signed him initially. The player loses nothing in that transaction. He actually gains because he’s going to be paid more with his new contract….

@AndrewW45837485 @TheBustedFlush @JohnnieBaxley3 If they pay market compensation, there is no need for unions. The top players wouldn’t unionize, but I’m sure they’d sign contracts with buyout clauses that correctly value their labor at market value.

@TheBustedFlush @JohnnieBaxley3 @HalSnarr They *are* employees. Once pay gets to living wage status, there's really no way to argue otherwise. The NCAA would be better off if they'd allowed unions in 2016 and done collective bargaining. It's always had a house of cards, how they treat student-athletes, and it collapsed.

@JohnnieBaxley3 The courts don’t nullify coaches buyouts.

@HalSnarr If it’s truly enforceable and not going to be nullified by the courts, I think this is a reasonable solution to part of the problem.

@Hoopss If A’ja Wilson could average 15 and 3 in the NBA she would be in the NBA making 5x her current salary…which as you should know has no gender restrictions. Stop comparing men and women in sports it only invites disrespect to amazing women competitors.

@Hoopss She could NOT guard nor score on 6’2” Mac McClung, the 3-time NBA dunk champion, winner of multiple G League MVPs, and that league’s all-time leading scorer. His head is at the rim when he dunks, and he is faster than her. If he can’t break into the NBA, there is no way she can.

I truly believe at 6’4 190-195lb and with her athleticism. That Aja Wilson could play shooting guard in the NBA .. I am not saying that she is going to Dominate but a cool 12-15pts with 3-4ast.

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@Hoopss An under-15 boys team beat the US women’s soccer team 5 to 2.

@WallStreetApes Cows have ribs, the fact that it’s on a bun suggests there no bones in the meat, and “Mc” in McRib says it’s fake, fake ribs. I’ve never eaten one. I’ve never researched one. Yet, I figured that all out.

An in depth look at McDonald’s - A class-action lawsuit accused McDonald’s of misleading customers by calling a product the “McRib” and shaping the patty like ribs, when it contains no actual pork rib meat - Burgers that look identical after 14 YEARS - DNA testing finding thousands of cows in one burger - and so much more

@NILnotNLI @SethOnHoops NIL and full scholarships are compensation. NY considered Trump’s accountant’s free-rent apartment as income.

According to ​Jay Bilas NCAA athletes are professionals and "adults," not developing young adults (as @SethOnHoops correctly pointed out yesterday). ​Well, adults pay for their own lives. They pay for things like housing, food, and school tuition. ​How about Jay endorses the growing sentiment of eliminating "free ride" athletic scholarships for any "adult" who receives NIL or rev-share that exceeds the university's cost of attendance? If you get paid a million dollars, you should have to pay for school. Simple. ​That would be the "adult" thing to do.