Jacob

Folks! College football is nearly here, which means I can finally unveil my first week of betting predictions:

@ReviewsPossum People are saying the evidence was tampered with. Which by the letter of the law it was, but no one is saying he didn't do it

"Luigi Mangione is a hero for shooting that healthcare CEO in the back. Also, he didn't do it. They're framing an innocent man."

@SauceCastillo38 The Big 5 isn't an official conference though. And this can go both ways. Let me ask you this, is Boston College a Boston school?

@jacobringenwald It’s still called the Big 5. Again, there is no strict nomenclature, names are not signifiers. The Atlantic Coast Conference has teams from California and Texas now. Are Stanford and Cal considered Atlantic Coast schools now?

Villanova isn’t a Philly school

@TheHoopCentral Post the bs moving screen call on Drummond that happened a minute after this

Andre Drummond on this play. 😬🤣

@smolwarden Why though? It made changes to the story. So what? That doesn't impact the importance of the original poem at all, nor would a 1:1 adaptation enhance it.

idk maybe because preserving historical texts is important so we should be able to criticize a movie adaptation of homer’s the odyssey called “The Odyssey” if it changes the fundamentals of homer’s the odyssey

@smolwarden @phthalobloo Okay but the Odyssey's impact isn't going to be affected by what the movie does lol that gets back to the tweet you were responding to

@phthalobloo resident evil is not an epic poem that shaped civilizations across historical periods but fuck me what do i know

@SauceCastillo38 I mean it's technically called the city 6 now. Which again, one has to wonder what city they would be referring to 🤔

@jacobringenwald The Philadelphia Big 5 now has six schools. Does 6 = 5 now because that’s what the name implies? Don’t be dense

@SauceCastillo38 Sure, weird to call it the Philadelphia Big 5 and have a non Philly school in there. Almost like Nova is a Philly school

@jacobringenwald I mean, it’s still doesn’t make it untrue. Yeah Villanova lapped everyone else, in large part because of poor decision making from Temple and St. Joe’s on a lot of fronts, Penn a bit too.

Rage baiting is now over, wrap it up, it doesn't get better than this

@sw_holocron @GQMagazine This is list is perfect. Omg, I've never seen rage bait this good. No matter what kind of Star Wars fan you are, you're mad at something. Jc give this author an award

Every Star Wars Live-Action Movie & Show Ranked from Worst to Best by @GQMagazine, in honor of May the 4th 19-20. Caravan of Courage: The Ewok Adventure & Ewoks: The Battle for Endor 18. The Rise of Skywalker 17. Ahsoka 15-16. The Book of Boba Fett & Obi-Wan Kenobi 14. Skeleton Crew 13. Solo 12. The Mandalorian 11. Rogue One 10. The Acolyte 9. The Force Awakens 8. The Phantom Menace 7. A New Hope 6. Andor 5. Attack of the Clones 4. The Empire Strikes Back 3. The Last Jedi 2. Revenge of the Sith 1. Return of the Jedi

WANTED BOSTON ✅ BEAT BOSTON ✅

@ken_kmak8542 @HandstandKyle Who voted for Trump

@HandstandKyle By Tim Walz's friend. But hey, whose counting?

Why is it that a Democrat is never shot at?

@Libfyter @Handre By this logic, politicians need to satisfy the voters

@Handre "Private companies must satisfy customers to survive, while government monopolies need only satisfy politicians." This should be framed and hung on the wall in every classroom and government office!

The Japanese railway privatization of 1987 stands as one of the most devastating defeats ever dealt to statist transportation mythology. The government split the bloated Japan National Railways into seven regional companies, sold them off, and watched private ownership transform a bankruptcy-bound disaster into the world's most efficient rail system. JNR hemorrhaged money for decades before privatization. By 1987, the state railway carried debt equivalent to $200 billion in today's money while delivering mediocre service plagued by strikes and inefficiency. Politicians treated it as a jobs program rather than a transportation service. The predictable result: chronic losses, deteriorating infrastructure, and customer service that reflected government monopoly arrogance. Private ownership changed everything overnight. The new JR companies slashed operating costs by 40% within five years while dramatically improving service quality. JR East alone now generates annual profits exceeding $3 billion. These companies invest billions in cutting-edge technology, maintain punctuality rates above 99%, and operate the world's most advanced high-speed rail networks. They achieved this without a single yen of operational subsidies. The transformation reveals a core dynamic of transportation infrastructure: private companies must satisfy customers to survive, while government monopolies need only satisfy politicians. JR companies diversified into real estate, retail, and hospitality around their stations, creating integrated profit centers that cross-subsidize rail operations. Government railways never innovate this way because bureaucrats face no market pressure to generate returns. Meanwhile, Amtrak burns through $2 billion in annual subsidies while delivering third-world service across most routes, and European state railways require massive taxpayer bailouts every few years to stay solvent.

I typically hate nostalgia bait nonsense but I genuinely believe there should always be a Scooby Doo Adaptation in the works. Every generation needs some Scooby Doo

@MiniRetireMatt Those three months are not PTO lol. Also, the highest average salary for a teacher is in California and that's only 100k.

The teacher making $125k per year, with 3 months of PTO, and 35 hour work weeks Is better off than... The attorney making $250k per year, with 1-2 weeks of PTO, and 60+ hour work weeks It's not even close

@Challenger_ST It's undeniable that the modern hitter's approach is typically different. You can dismiss the choking up thing but bat speed correlates to average

@Challenger_ST Except your typical MLB hitter isn't facing Paul Skenes every night. And guys back then had movement, they just didn't throw as fast. Are you going to tell me that Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Clemens, or anyone of the other elite 90s pitchers couldn't or didn't do this? Also,

Some dad somewhere: “These guys just don’t hit .365 anymore. In my day, Jimmy Johnson Cooternickel was a true hitter.” This is why they don’t hit .365, Ron.

@Challenger_ST @HoggyWonder There were a ton of pitchers with "nasty stuff" back then too, though, they just didn't pitch as fast.

@HoggyWonder You must not watch enough. I could send you 5 videos right now of nasty stuff from guys in AAA pitching is nastier than ever

@JoshPateCFB I'll see this and raise you Twister being my parents' first date

Twister is iconic. It shaped 60% of who I am. I consider it less than gospel but more than a movie. It’s what people claim The Godfather is. The soundtrack and cast are A+ and it perfectly captures the culture of storm chasing.

I just checked 25k people playing it right this second

It's always really funny seeing people talking about how Bethesda's game design is outdated when Skyrim still has tens of thousands of people playing it every day despite it being a 15 year old game with - let's just be honest - no major, game changing updates