Rob Engel M.Ed.

@obvious_shirts That was an absolute masterpiece. I was sitting in my dorm watching on WGN. Amazing considering the lineup the Astros had.

Just wanted to highlight how ridiculous the 1st inning of Kerry Wood’s 20K masterpiece was: - 100mph to the umps face to start the game - What HoFer Craig Biggio called his most embarrassing swing of his career - Strikes out NL batting leader Derek Bell on possibly the nastiest, definition of fall-off-the-table, curveball you’ve ever seen - Strikes out HoFer and one of the greatest fastball hitters…on three fastballs. -Just absolutely disgusting stuff - Kerry Wood Forever

It seems mathematically impossible for only three teams in the AL to have winning records #mlb

On 4/11 the @Cubs lose to the Pirates to go 5-9. I say they suck and I give up. They then win 11 in a row and counting. I’m either sorry or I caused this.

I cannot unsee this. I've been watching Trump answer questions for years. The confidence. The certainty. The way he shuts down a room. I genuinely thought he was one of the sharpest communicators alive. Then one day I caught myself finishing his sentence before he said it. Not guessing. Knowing. Word for word. Before he said it. So I pulled the transcripts. Press conferences. Interviews. Sprays. Egg prices. Greenland. January 6th. Military strikes. Different years. Different reporters. Completely different topics. Same thing every time. Every single time Trump is asked a question — any question — he runs the exact same 7 steps. In the exact same order. Without exception. This is not personality. This is not confidence. This is not charisma. This is a deliberate repeatable formula. And I can prove it. His actual words. Public record. Verify every single one yourself. 📷 STEP 1 — KILL THE QUESTION (First thing every time — make the question itself the problem.) 📷 "That's a stupid question." / "Fake news." 📷 STEP 2 — KILL WHO ASKED IT (Destroy the source so the question has nowhere to stand.) 📷 "Your ratings are terrible. Nobody watches your network." 📷 STEP 3 — INSERT HIMSELF (Every topic. Every time. Without fail. It always lands here.) 📷 "Nobody has ever done what I've done." 📷 STEP 4 — SCALE IT TO THE BIGGEST CLAIM POSSIBLE (Not good. Not great. The greatest. Ever. In history. Every single time.) 📷 "More than any administration — by far." / "Nobody has ever had crowds like I've had — in history, for any country." 📷 STEP 5 — UNNAMED PEOPLE AGREE (Faceless. Countless. Unverifiable. Always there.) 📷 "Smart people are saying it. Great people. A lot of people." 📷 STEP 6 — VAGUE THREAT (Something bad will happen. Never specified. Always implied.) 📷 "All hell will break out." / "They know it. Believe me." 📷 STEP 7 — LOOP BACK TO HIMSELF (Different words. Same destination. Formula complete.) 📷 "It's been an amazing period of time. Page after page of accomplishments." The question was never answered. The formula just ran. Go back and watch any clip. Any year. Any topic. Any reporter. Count the steps. I'll wait. This is the part nobody wants to sit with: Real conviction engages with the actual question. It sometimes stumbles. Sometimes says I don't know. It changes shape based on what's in front of it. A formula runs the same 7 steps whether the topic is war or egg prices. Which means the response was never built for the question. It was built for you. To feel powerful. To feel certain. To stop you from noticing that nothing was actually answered. And it worked. For years it worked. Pull any transcript. Public record. Count the steps yourself. This isn't about politics. This is about what you were never supposed to notice. I've found the same deliberate pattern running in another major figure in this administration. Different slots. Same principle. Same effect. Next post I break it down. Follow or miss it. VIA~~ Jamie Hoo

@TonesOfMusic Blue Album, Dookie

Pick two '94

Ok this is too funny because it’s real

@AnchorLightPub The appeal to the masses fallacy is a Trump favorite as well. The “everyone is saying…” without any proof that anyone is saying that.

This is great

🔴 Le New York Times vient de publier le récit le plus accablant sur Trump depuis le début de la guerre. Et c'est une bombe. Jonathan Swan et Maggie Haberman, deux journalistes de la Maison Blanche, révèlent comment Trump a pris la décision d'entrer en guerre contre l'Iran. Ce qu'ils décrivent est exactement ce que j'analyse dans Le Pantin de la Maison Blanche. Voici les faits. Netanyahu a vendu un rêve. Le 11 février, dans la Situation Room, le Premier ministre israélien a présenté un scénario en quatre actes : tuer le Guide Suprême, détruire l'armée iranienne, déclencher une révolution populaire, installer un nouveau régime. Il a même montré une vidéo de montage avec les "futurs dirigeants" de l'Iran. Trump a répondu : "Sounds good to me." En une phrase, il venait de sceller le destin de la région. Le lendemain, la CIA a dit que c'était du vent. Les parties 3 et 4 du pitch de Netanyahu, la révolution populaire et le changement de régime, ont été qualifiées de "farce" par Ratcliffe lui-même. Rubio a traduit : "In other words, it's bullshit." Le général Caine a ajouté : "C'est la procédure standard des Israéliens. Ils survendent, et leurs plans ne sont pas toujours bien développés." Trump a entendu. Et il a quand même dit oui. Vance a tout vu. Le vice-président était le seul dans la pièce à s'opposer frontalement, avertissant que la guerre pourrait "détruire la coalition politique de Trump", que le Détroit d'Ormuz était le vrai point de vulnérabilité, que personne ne pouvait prédire les représailles iraniennes quand la survie d'un régime était en jeu. Il a dit : "Tu sais que je pense que c'est une mauvaise idée. Mais si tu veux le faire, je te soutiendrai." Ce n'est pas du courage politique. C'est de la déférence. Susie Wiles a regardé. La cheffe de cabinet, qui avait des inquiétudes, a estimé que ce n'était "pas son rôle" de s'exprimer sur une décision militaire devant les autres. Elle a "encouragé les conseillers à partager leurs vues." Elle s'est tue. Le général Caine n'a jamais dit non. Il a exposé les risques : diminution des stocks de munitions, Détroit d'Ormuz, pas de voie claire vers la victoire. Puis il a dit : "Si vous ordonnez l'opération, l'armée exécutera." Trump, lui, "entendait seulement ce qu'il voulait entendre." Et Trump a signé à bord d'Air Force One, 22 minutes avant la deadline fixée par son propre général : "Operation Epic Fury is approved. No aborts. Good luck." Voilà comment on entre en guerre au XXIe siècle. Pas avec une délibération solennelle. Pas avec un vote du Congrès. Pas avec une stratégie de sortie. Avec un slide show de Netanyahu, un "sounds good to me", et une note envoyée depuis un avion. Dans Le Pantin de la Maison Blanche, j'écris que les vrais décideurs sont ceux qui préparent les présentations que Trump regarde. Netanyahu l'a compris mieux que quiconque. Il a mis en scène une heure de spectacle visuel dans la Situation Room avec Mossad en fond d'écran, des vidéos de "futurs dirigeants", une promesse de victoire rapide et propre. Et Trump a dit oui. Pendant que Vance, Rubio, Wiles et Caine regardaient. Voici l'article du New-York Times : nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/… 📖 Le Pantin de la Maison Blanche → amazon.fr/dp/B0GPCCMS68/

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@HuskerTapes I was there, what a game!

Here's another "Us and Them" radio installment from 2000 Nebraska vs Notre Dame Dan Alexander's 28-yd touchdown run, followed by the Irish's 100-yd KO return on the ensuing kick-off (with an enthusiastic response by the Notre Dame student broadcasters😂) Featuring the audio @HuskersRadio Network and Notre Dame Student Radio. #HuskerTapes

We asked AI what would happen if Larry Bird played in today’s NBA? Accurate results 🤣 (@pronbascout YT)

@coach_jb1 It’s 100 percent on the Husker bench. But tha being said I’ve never put a ball in play as a ref without counting to five on both hands and getting the go sign from my partners in a moment like that.

Who is to blame for this? Coaches? Officials? Players?

That’s just not right. Not how that was supposed to end.

Go big Red!!!!!! #marchmadness #GBR

@ElizLanders @POTUS Can we just concede the 2020 election to Trump at this point and say he was right, and then he couldn’t have been constitutionally elected in 2024 and we could be rid of him?

I asked @POTUS about the FBI reportedly seizing election records in Arizona. He said they must have done that because it was a “rigged” election. I pointed out to him that his own AG said there was not measurable voter fraud to overturn that election

Marketing works. I want a big arch. #mcDs #imlovinit

@JohnnyC4077 @jedmlnarik57 @osbornforne Why should my tax dollars pay for the fire department? My house isn’t on fire.

@jedmlnarik57 @osbornforne Public schools are paid by private school families. You're not the brightest. Every kid should have their money.

In 2024, Nebraska voters rejected private school vouchers by nearly 60%. Voters in 45 of 49 legislative districts said NO. So did Jim Pillen and Pete Ricketts accept the will of the voters? Of course not.

@jamesb8316 @HurrdatSports @pinnbank If he’s on defense I want it called the exact same way

@realMr_E @HurrdatSports @pinnbank So Rob if your son was in the same situation would you feel the same way? Just asking out of curiosity.

Isabel Wray’s overtime game-winner over Lincoln Christian sent Fort Calhoun to the Class C1 semifinals for the first time since 2005. Should there have been a foul call at the end? #nebpreps | @pinnbank