Bill Van Eman

@GabeBock I’m a little flustered you spent $40 at Whataburger and didn’t get something for yourself!

Just picked up Whataburger for the kids and a couple of friends. The bill came out to $40.44 and I immediately thought… *Von Miller (40) *John David Crow (44) Anyone other sick Aggie sports people who do this with numbers all the time?

@MannySchewitz @mikeroweworks Who is qualified to give advice on Homeland Security if not a member of that Senate committee?

@mikeroweworks I go to a plumber when I need an expert's advice on plumbing. I don't go to one when I need advice on Homeland Security, especially since the one before was a joke too.

I want to apologize for not responding to any of the 22 thousand comments my last post inspired. I’ve been filming all week and just noticed my observations about Jimmy Kimmel and a former plumber named Markwayne Mullin have gone viral. I've also noticed that many of the comments are from people who genuinely seem to believe that Jimmy wasn’t belittling plumbers at all, but was instead, simply trying to point out that Mullin is not qualified to lead the DHS. Here's a small smattering... Roger Bicknell... Mikey stop. Kimmel wasn't making fun of plumbers he was making fun of Mullin. Rebecca Piatt Gonzalez... Dearest Mike, it's not anything to do with his being a plumber. It's him NOT being skilled in Homeland Security. Patrick Wise... Being a plumber qualifies you to be a plumber. Period. The issue Jimmy and the rest of us at the adult table recognize is that jobs require certain training and experience and being a plumber does not qualify you to be Sec of DHS. Had Roger, Rebecca, Patrick and all the others who rushed to Jimmy’s Kimmel’s defense actually read what I had written, they would see that I did not suggest - even remotely - that a plumber was inherently qualified to hold a cabinet position. What I said was that being a plumber should not disqualify a person from holding such a position. Big difference. Doctors, lawyers, veterinarians, fireman, and university professors are no more or less qualified to run the DHS than plumbers, electricians, or carpenters – but should they all be dismissed as “unqualified” simply because they made a living in some other vocation? As I wrote in my original post, credentials and diplomas are great ways to bolster a person’s credibility, especially if we’re talking about mastering a specific skill. I think we can all agree that plumbers, accountants, mechanics, and surgeons should all have to prove themselves competent before hanging out a shingle. But what do their credentials and diplomas have to do with their actual competency? Are we not already surrounded by a legion of perfectly qualified experts who don't know what the hell they're doing? Moreover, what do credentials and experience have to do with wisdom, honesty, common sense, integrity, courage, the ability to lead, or any other virtue we’d like to have in our elected officials? There are plenty of legitimate reasons to question Mullin’s suitability for this role. But there’s no legitimate reason to disqualify him simply because he used to be a plumber. Just as there was no legitimate reason to dismiss AOC because she used to tend bar. As for the joke itself, here’s an honest question. If Senator Mullin was a retired doctor instead of a retired plumber, do you believe he would have would made the same joke? Roger, Rebecca, Patrick...be honest. Do you really think Jimmy would have said to his audience, "So, now we have a DOCTOR in charge of protecting us from terrorism? Hey – it worked for Dr. Suess – maybe it’ll work for Markwayne!" Personally, I don't. Not in a million years. Why? Because no one would have found it funny, that’s why. Even though doctors are no more “qualified” to protect us from terrorists than plumbers are, Jimmy knows that doctors are widely respected in society, and that plumbers are not. He knows that medical degrees and doctorates are aspirational credentials, whereas plumbing certificates are not. The entire premise of his joke was based on a personal bias that he knew his audience shared – a bias that presupposes plumbers are uneducated, one-dimensional workers who never made it to college, and are therefore "unqualified" to do anything but plumb. Jimmy is entitled to his opinion, along with anyone else who believes that Mullin is unqualified to lead the DHS. The Constitution, however, says otherwise, and so does the Senate. Likewise, reasonable people can disagree as to what is funny and what isn’t. Frankly, I couldn’t care less. What I do care about, is the extraordinary shortage of plumbers and electricians our country is facing, and the longstanding stigmas and stereotypes that continue to discourage people from considering a lucrative career in the skilled trades. Jimmy’s joke – and his audience’s reaction to it – is proof positive that those stigmas and stereotypes are alive and well. PS. We have a lot of money set aside to help train the next generation of plumbers. Apply for a scholarship at mikeroweworks.org Who knows? Could be the first step on your road to President..

@acaseofthegolf1 If you like the NFL, you will like golf in 5-10 years. If you think the NFL is constantly changing the game for television and not improving the product, you may not be as happy.

Brian Rolapp asking reporters to give him their name is a small thing, but thought it was such a sign that he wanted to change the relationship with the media. Since LIV every Monahan presser felt like he was on defense and annoyed. This presser feels like he wants to inform and understand the people in that room have a job to do. He’s been really great so far.

@SaveAmericaNew A

🚨BREAKING: Elon Musk has vowed to destroy the Woke Mind Virus once and for all “I lost my Son essentially, they call it dead naming for a reason, so my Son, Xavier is dead. Killed by the woke mind virus. I vowed to destroy the woke mind virus after that, and we are making some progress” As of today, how would you rate your level of support for Elon Musk? A. Very Strong Support (100%) B. Strong Support (75%) C. Moderate Support (50%) D. Limited Support (25%) E. No Support (0%)

@timony001 No

BREAKING: Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) just proposed a bill that would REQUIRE the President to get Congressional approval for new tariffs. Do you support this bill? YES or NO? Yes , Give me a Thumbs-Up

@DKH013 D.

Any chances you’d vote for Gavin Newsom for president in 2028? A. 100% B. 50% C. 25% D. 0%

@NuclearMAGAlady A.

🚨BREAKING: Sen. Kennedy’s bill just moved forward, and it hits Congress where it hurts: NO paycheck for senators during a shutdown. If they can’t keep the government open, why should taxpayers keep paying them? Do you firmly support this? A. Huge Yes B. No IF Yes, Give me a THUMBS-UP👍!!

@NuclearMAGAlady A.

🚨BREAKING: Markwayne Mullin says he’s ready to ram the SAVE America Act through with a talking filibuster. Fifty votes plus JD Vance and it’s done. No more hiding behind process. If you believe only citizens should vote, prove it. Lock it in. Pass the SAVE Act and secure the elections. Do you firmly support this? A. Huge Yes B. No IF Yes, Give me a THUMBS-UP👍!!

@DKH013 YESSSSSS!!

🚨 BREAKING: Sen. Kennedy’s new bill just advanced and it hits Congress where it hurts. If the government shuts down, senators wouldn’t get paid. If they can’t keep the government running, why should taxpayers keep paying them? Do you support this? A. Huge YES 👍 B. NO If you’re a YES, drop a 👍 and share. Let’s make this go viral on 𝕏 👏

@DKH013 👍👍

🚨BREAKING: Markwayne Mullin says he’s ready to ram the SAVE America Act through with a talking filibuster. Fifty votes plus JD Vance and it’s done. No more hiding behind process. If you believe only citizens should vote, prove it. Lock it in. Pass the SAVE Act and secure the elections. Do you firmly support this? A. Huge Yes B. No IF Yes, Give me a THUMBS-UP👍!!

@RothCRE This year? I’m not sure it’s been below 4.00 since 2023. If it stays that low or goes down further, it may signal a real change in the rate curve. Mortgage rate are next.

The 10-year Treasury yield just dipped below 4% for the first time this year. Investors are moving capital to Treasuries as a safe haven. Here are two major reasons: 1) Concerns about AI disrupting entire industries, job losses, etc. See Jack Dorsey's post from yesterday about laying off nearly half their workforce. 2) Concerns about a conflict between the US and Iran. On Polymarket, the odds of a US strike on Iran before March 31st has increased from 30% two weeks ago to 66% today.

@mikerodak What sport is Men’s and Women’s S+D?

Here are Alabama's sport-by-sport profits/losses for the 2024-25 fiscal year; football ($65 million) and men's basketball ($9 million) posted profits, while the largest losses were from women's basketball ($4.7M) and baseball ($4.5M).

@wesbury Now is the OCC would just agree with you and end it for banks

The Fed’s “abundant reserve policy” is built on a myth. That myth is that QE saved the world. It didn’t. QE was started in Sept 2008…the S&P 500 fell another 40% between then and March. Finally, in March, mark-to-market accounting was ended. That was the bottom.

@BilloscarSmith @notgaetti I’m guessing you offset Inky’s GPA.

@notgaetti I was born in Alaska and part of '85 MLB draft...albeit in 23rd round. I was better at software, but my claim to fame is hitting 5th behind Pete Incaviglia at okstate, so gave him 48 high fives!

Only 12 players born in Alaska have ever reached the big leagues; the first was Tom Sullivan, a catcher who had exactly 1 AB with the 1925 Cincinnati Reds. Curt Schilling has 83% of the WAR and 86% of the All-Star appearances of all Alaska-born players combined.

@jamesdecker2006 🤣🤣

“We need a bridge payment to get farmers to next year when things won’t actually be better, but we have to pretend they will be, because otherwise we have to admit the truth, which is that we are keeping farmers and rural America on life support to keep extracting cheap food out of them to benefit the rest of the world, and to actually make things better for farmers and rural America would require a fundamental reshaping of the markets that farmers buy from and sell into and there are way too many people getting rich at the hog trough right now at the expense of agriculture and we can’t ruin that.” Fixed it for the Secretary.

@BruceFeldmanCFB Tell ‘em, Bruce! Truth bombs all around!

The CFP committee and chairman Hunter Yurachek just seem to be making it up as they go along, moving the goalposts, and stepping on rakes with every question they get asked: nytimes.com/athletic/68566…

The College Football Playoff rankings reveal has become a clown show by any metric. It’s a lame reality TV show that isn’t actually based in reality: nytimes.com/athletic/68566…

@BrandonLeone 100% right, Brandon. This has been awful game.

Just a very disappointing game plan on offense against what has been one of the worst secondaries in the country.

@Brent_Crowley @BrandonLeone Who would hire him after that terrible performance?

@BrandonLeone Klein coaching like he got a new coaching gig next year lined up

@GabeBock Their offense may not be any good but we are making them look awesome!

KC!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥

@GlennJacobsTN “Oh, the humanity!”

One of the greatest sitcom segments in history.