Adam Dreeszen

BREAKING: Lane Kiffin is leaving LSU to become the new ayatollah of Iran: "I will forever cherish my 3 months in Baton Rouge but becoming Supreme Leader is the next chapter in my career." 🇮🇷

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Shared today by Bev Perry in the Expand Dem Values in the House and Senate Facebook group. I need to say something that's been bothering me for a while, and I'm saying it as a Marine Corps veteran who leans center-right. This isn't partisan. This is observation. We've slow-faded into accepting militarized police as normal, and nobody seems to notice or care. Even as a USMC pilot, I went through six months of infantry training as an officer before flight school. I've worn the gear. The helmet, the tactical vest, the whole kit. And I can tell you from experience, it changes you. There's a psychological shift that happens when you strap that stuff on. You feel different. You carry yourself different. You start seeing the environment differently. In the Marine Corps, that shift was appropriate because it's a combat culture and organization. But these are American streets. American citizens. And we've got law enforcement dressed like they're kicking down doors in Fallujah to serve warrants in suburbia. What happend to high standards and real policing tactics? Think Adam-12...Officers Reed and Malloy. Crisp uniforms. A revolver. A baton. High standards and professionalism. They looked like public servants because they were public servants. They de-escalated. They talked to people. They were part of the community. Now? Tactical gear, beards, ball caps, Oakley sunglasses, sleeve tattoos, and a tactical kit that would make special operators jealous. And we've turned it into a fetish. We celebrate it. We assume that because someone looks hard, they must be a professional. They're not. I loved the Marine Corps. But I'll be honest, I was also blinded by it for a while. Mission first. Unit over everything. And that mentality made sense in that context. But law enforcement doesn't get that critical examination. "Back the Blue" has become a shield against accountability. A blanket assumption that a badge plus gun equals hero. That tactical gear equals competence. It doesn't. Most people who join law enforcement aren't special operators. They're average people who desperately want to belong to something bigger than themselves. I understand that impulse deeply, it's why I joined the Marines. But wanting to belong doesn't make you qualified. Looking the part doesn't mean you can perform under pressure. And wrapping yourself in warrior aesthetics doesn't make you a warrior. Old school law enforcement represented something. Standards. Bearing. Discipline. Professionalism that was demonstrated, not costumed. A revolver and a baton meant you had to rely on your training, your words, your judgment, not overwhelming firepower. What I see now in law enforcement is the costume without the culture. The gear without the training. The authority without the accountability. Are there good people in law enforcement? Of course. I know some personally. But this reflexive "law enforcement can do no wrong" mentality is lazy, dangerous, and intellectually dishonest. A woman is dead. And before we sort ourselves into teams and start assigning blame, maybe we should ask harder questions: Why do we accept a militarized police force as normal? Why do we assume tactical gear equals tactical competence? Why have we let "Back the Blue" become a substitute for actual standards? I wore the uniform. I went through the training. I know what that gear does to your head. It shouldn't be normalized on American streets against American citizens. And we shouldn't pretend everyone wearing it is qualified to carry it. The fact that he called her a “fucking bitch” after he shot her three times should be a huge red flag for all of us.

@espn @PeteThamel

Breaking: Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht has informed the Iowa State coaches that he intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal, sources tell @PeteThamel. Get breaking news alerts from Pete Thamel through the ESPN App: https:// espn.smart.link/4k7hu604e

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Coop you dawg!

@Wisdom_HQ Is 116 not an acceptable answer?

If the only thing keeping a kid on the Nice List is the expectation of toys, then, brother, that kid is a piece of shit

@CycloneFB Trust the process, and it will lead you to Penn State

Thank you for 10 unforgettable seasons, Coach Campbell! 🌪️🚨🌪️

@gavin_spoor Love my calmers, great for no-till beans the next year. Haven't heard of the air foil chaffer- do you have to change that between corn and beans?

Calmer BT choppers. Snow shows off perfectly what we are accomplishing. Confetti residue that’s ready to melt down and no till into next Spring. Gordon air foil chaffer for a beautiful tank sample. Match made in heaven for an old red combine. Dry corn getting dumped straight on the barge with a $$ non gmo premium. Maybe harvest in December isn’t the worst thing in the world 🤷🏼‍♂️

@espn @PeteThamel Quit stealing our coaches Penn State! First our wrestling coach, now football too?! Get your own!

Breaking: Matt Campbell and Penn State are working toward a deal for him to become the next head coach for the Nittany Lions, sources told @PeteThamel. There are multiple steps needed to finalize, including agreeing to terms and formal approval of compensation. Get breaking news alerts from Pete Thamel through the ESPN App: espn.smart.link/4k7hu604e

Breaking: Penn State is finalizing a contract to make Coach Klein out of South-Central Louisiana State University their new head coach. #WeAre

@MLFootball Why does a coach have a pregame routine?

🚨🚨THIS IS WEIRD🚨🚨 Colorado football coach Warren Sapp continued his pregame tradition of kicking over the pylons, and head coach Deion Sanders followed him around picking the pylons up. 😬😬😬 Very off-putting behavior from a coach…

40 acres into this 80 and I finally got it opened up!

HEARTWARMING: #Lions star running back David Montgomery shared a precious moment with his sister Kiki, who is paralyzed, after he scored a touchdown and paid tribute to her. Kiki has not been able to attend any of Davis’s games until today. Beautiful ❤️❤️

@apasztor82 Mine needs a wash Andy

Seen it on TikTok….. whoa!!!!!

@gavin_spoor By the time I can afford anything that requires DEF I'll already be dead

What’s DEF?

Praying before lying to protect your pedophile boss is some crazy shit