Tyler Sherman

@ColinCowherd why should anyone believe anything you say after your "lock of the year" really wasn't even close? #idiot

If you haven’t heard, and even if you have, Jimmy Kimmel said this about Markwayne Mullin, former Senator from Oklahoma, and our newest Secretary of Homeland Security: “We have a plumber now protecting us from terrorism.” Apparently, there has been some backlash. Plumbers were offended, obviously, as were parents of plumbers, spouses of plumbers, children of plumbers, and millions of people who have had a plumber show up when they needed one. Comedians were also offended, (the funny ones, anyway,) along with a surprising number of terrorists - especially those with access to hot and cold running water. However, in spite of the ensuing kerfuffle, @jimmykimmel doubled down. “I’m not upset that the head of Homeland Security was a plumber,” he said, “I’m upset that he isn’t still a plumber." He further elucidated by adding, "I wouldn't put a plumber in charge of Homeland Security for the same reason I wouldn't call a five-star general to pull a rat out of my toilet, OK? We all have our areas of expertise.” Being offended is always a choice, and I don’t choose to be offended by a joke, even one that comes at the expense of the skilled tradespeople my foundation tries to elevate. But I am a tad butt hurt by the suggestion that skilled workers should never evolve into something new, and that competence is somehow limited to one vocation. Obviously, expertise and skill are important. If I need a new kidney, I’d prefer a doctor do the surgery, not a late-night talk show host. But if the doctor in question used to host a talk show, why would I hold that against him? Ten years ago, during one of the presidential debates, @MarcoRubio answered a workforce-related question by arguing that America needed to get shop class back into high schools. He concluded by saying, “What our country needs are more welders and fewer philosophers.” A lot of people on this page commented that Rubio and I were singing from the same hymnal, but in fact, we weren’t. At least not entirely. Because I don’t think the current shortage of welders has anything to do with an overabundance of philosophers. In fact, I think it’s a mistake to promote one vocation at the expense of the other. What we really need in this country, are more welders who can talk intelligently about Aristotle, and more philosophers who can run an even bead. More Generals, in other words, who can fix their own toilets, and more plumbers who can hold a powerful government job. This is what Mullin did. He was a private citizen who mastered an essential skill and then turned that skill into a multi-million-dollar company that employed a lot of people and served a lot of customers. That gave him the freedom to do other things with his life, including a career in public service which got him into Congress, where he’s spent the last eleven years doing whatever Congressmen do. Now, he has a very consequential position in the Cabinet of the current administration. Is that not the embodiment of the American Dream? I get that Jimmy Kimmel might have a problem with Mullin’s politics, but what possible objection could he have about the trajectory of his career, or his desire to do more than one thing with his life? The only sensible thing to do in the wake of a moment this tone deaf, is remind America that the skills gap is wide, and getting wider. The shortage of skilled tradespeople is now headline news and closing it is nothing less than a matter of national security. This year, my foundation has set aside $10 million dollars to help train the next generation of plumbers, and lots of other essential workers. I'm talking about hundreds of thousands of AI-proof, six figure jobs that don't require a four-year degree, waiting to be filled. The money is currently available to anyone who wants to master a useful skill at mikeroweworks.org. Apply today. As for those of you genuinely offended by Kimmel's comments, consider expressing your disappointment with a modest donation to mikeroweWORKS. Our work ethic scholarship is making a real difference, and your money will be well spent, I promise. The donate button is big and red and hard to miss, at mikeroweworks.org I’d love to chat but I’ve gotta pull a rat out of my toilet…

WE’RE GOING TO VEGAS!!!

@RuthlessPodcast I blame tech wizard @MichaelDuncan.

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Dartmouth President Sian Beilock: “Assuming that most Americans value our mission is a recipe for irrelevance and decline. We must demonstrate to students and families—and to the broader public—that we’ve heard their criticisms and will address them.” Five steps: 1. “Make college affordable” 2. “Return on investment matters…there must be an undeniable return.” 3. “Re-center higher education on learning rather than political posturing.” 4. “Emphasize equal opportunity, not equal outcomes.” 5. “Testing is important.”

We are allowed to have loaded magazines in America. Whether the shooting was justified or not, simply being in possession of a gun with ammo is not proof of intentions to massacre anyone. Sorry, I'm not giving up that premise to the federal government.

In the last 12 years, the number of child care workers has increased by about 33%, while the number of children ages 5 and under fell by 8.8%. The isn't just a matter of Somali fraudsters. It’s a much bigger story about special-interest politics boosted by ideology and masquerading as family policy. washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/44127…

Honestly, this is just sickening. Shame this is where we are as a society that wishing death upon a candidates kids isn’t a show stopper. Like what are we actually doing?!

@MLB Turang has seen 3,228 pitches away in his career. This is the first time he hit a home run on an away pitch. #ThisIsMyCrew | #Postseason

@JimRutledge Guess they went to boo in a bar?

#Badgers football, feel the excitement.

R.I.P. Charlie Kirk I didn't know Charlie personally. But he did send me a kind message last year. "I love all people" is what he said. If that is any indication of who the man was, then this country has lost someone special today. Partisan politics did not stand in the way of him paying me a compliment, and it should not stand in the way of mourning him either. We cannot become a society where expressing political views, even controversial ones, leads to violence. Whatever you think of his politics, Charlie was a decent man, a patriot, and a brave defender of his values. My heart goes out to his wife and his kids.

I saw this video this morning on my feed and I think it so eloquently explains what Charlie Kirk was put on this earth to do. “When people stop talking, that’s when you get violence, that is when civil war happens”

Charlie Kirk appeared on Fox and Friends with his family just weeks before he was shot in Utah. Prayers are continuing to pour in for the Turning Point USA co-founder.

I just realized the Packers are playing the Commanders on September 11th. The first team the Packers played AFTER the 9/11 attacks was Washington. Game was on MNF, and there was some fear that the stadium might be a target. Chris Gizzi ran out with the flag. Chills.

@ComfortablySmug @ScottHanson @NFL Please keep this a topic on @RuthlessPodcast until this is stopped! Unacceptable!

@ScottHanson @NFL WTF SCOTT I WANT RED ZONE NOT WING STOP ADS

245 days since the last full NFL Sunday… but now, THE WAIT IS OVER. Let’s GO!! #NFLRedZone

Not only would they impose arbitrary restrictions, but they wd throw a tantrum whenever others deviated. Remember the freak-outs over FL having beaches open? GA reopening businesses? FL reopening schools in fall of 2020? DeSantis & Kemp were accused of trying to kill people.

gm we’re gonna make it

@jasonjwilde @_JesseNelson Man card**

@jasonjwilde @_JesseNelson This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen. That guy needs to give up his mansard. Karen’s cannot win.

Can someone explain to me what makes Cruella de Vil here think she has the right to that baseball? She didn't catch it and have the dad rip it out of her hands, right? Maybe I can get a ruling from @_JesseNelson's dad, retired Miller Park/AmFam Field usher George.

@imried7 Never met you man. My thoughts are with you and your family. May Remi rest gently into the night.

30.07.25-19.08.25 Our girl got tired in the early hours of Tuesday morning & decided it was time to rest ‘If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever’ 💔