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@MetCastPod Rest him for a week so this problem completely goes away.

Thoughts?

@mark_slapinski I doubt it. They’ll set her up with a cushy job. She won’t screw that up.

OMG: There are reports that Pam Bondi is prepared to sing like a bird after she was fired by Trump. Stay tuned!

@notbobkoz Fans have been saying this since day 1 of his tenure - 1) lock down WI, 2) focus on the offensive line, and 3) run the darn ball. Hmm. Someone named Alvarez figured out that formula 35 years ago.

Fickell is finally getting Wisconsin guys to commit Like they used to I’ll give him credit that he is trying. Gotta keep the guys in state!

@TechLayoffLover If this really happens across the board, then the economy will tank.

Had drinks with 30 CTOs last night at an off-the-record gathering in Palo Alto Every single one showed me the same internal PowerPoint slide "2026 AI Headcount Targets: Path to 70% Cost Reduction" The numbers will make you physically sick Fintech CTO planning to cut 280-person engineering org down to 43 "AI orchestrators" by September. Same product roadmap. Same delivery expectations. Healthcare CTO already eliminated his entire manual QA department. 67 people. Replaced with 3 senior engineers running autonomous testing agents that ship code directly to production. SaaS CTO walked me through his "human depreciation timeline": 340 engineers today, 89 planned for 2027. Customer support going from 120 humans to 12 "escalation specialists" managing AI conversations. The most chilling part: they're all using the exact same consulting deck from McKinsey called "The 30% Organization" One CTO literally said "hiring humans for code is like hiring horses for transportation" Another showed me Slack screenshots where his L7s are asking if they should train their replacements The consensus was unanimous: if you can't manage 10 AI agents by Christmas, you're not making it to New Year's Every single one of them is planning to announce these cuts as "AI transformation success stories" While their stock options vest at record highs built on the backs of workers they're about to execute The future of engineering is 3 humans with 50 AI agents in a WeWork somewhere while 500 families lose their homes

@eternaltxts Become a commercial airline pilot.

I’m 21. Give me oddly specific life tips. No general ”surround yourself with positive people” tips. I want the most random, specific advice possible.

@CharlieFreyre Unbelievable. 95% of fans have been yelling this since day 1 of his tenure.

It took until Year 4, but Luke Fickell has thought of a bold, new plan to have success at the University of Wisconsin: Dominate in-state recruiting, build great offensive lines, and run the ball. Wow.

@McNamara_247 @wisconsinsane Richie Flanigan has to go to Notre Dame.

Wisconsin has now locked up eight of the 10 players from inside the state. Flanigan had an offer. Reikowski did not. 247sports.com/season/2027-fo…

@FastbreakHoops5 Can I please silence all 9?

If you had to silence 3 mics forever, who are you choosing?

@AdrianMedina_16 Why is that a big deal?

On MLB Network, Edwin Díaz revealed one thing that surprised him in his short time with the #Dodgers "I think players having their own plane. That was something nice and something new for me. I was happy about that." Players and support staff fly separately, he added.

@NFL_DovKleiman I think I would take a chance on him. He did an incredibly stupid and terrible thing and has paid a huge price. He hopefully has learned his lesson.

𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: Former Raiders WR Henry Ruggs (DUI/Vehicular Manslaughter) is eligible for parole in August of this year. Ruggs is only 26 years old and could potentially be ready to go in week 1 of next season. Would you want your team to pick him up?

@flyersphan28 @Senga2Alvarez Pittsburgh doesn’t deserve a WS. They have 3 (at least) really good to exceptional starting pitchers and refuse to spend more than $150M on their payroll. If they spent $20M or $30M more on their offense, they’d have a really good team.

@Senga2Alvarez hell be 28 when the deal is up, still can easily ink a 10+ year deal for god knows what 9 years from now if he is a generational superstar. Why not take 140 & try to bring Pittsburgh a world series? The pitching staff is elite, he has the opportunity to be the guy. No brainer imo

I understand that being guaranteed generational wealth is tough to turn down but man if he panned out and hit free agency at 25 he could have genuinely made a billion dollars

@nidafjaffery @DearS_o_n You’re a jackass.

@DearS_o_n Why would women's advice not be useful? Maybe fix your misogyny and that'll get you started. Im sorry I hope things get better for you otherwise

To all men who survived rock bottom, what’s one piece of advice would you give a man who feels like giving up right now?

@Ford_Nick Nothing

What’s the best seasoning for a ribeye steaks?

@jack_sperry Has anyone looked at NFL QBs over the last 10 years (or some time period) to see if this formula really predicts NFL success?

Bill Parcells' 7 requirements for drafting QBs out of college include... 1. Are they coming out as a senior? 2. Did they graduate college? 3. Were they a 3-year starter in college? 4. Did they have 30+ college starts? 5. Did they win 23+ games in college? 6. Did they have a career 60+% COMP% in college? 7. Did they have a career 2:1 TD/INT ratio in college? This year, 7 QBs prospects meet all of this criteria:⬇️ - Drew Allar - Carson Beck - Taylen Green - Cade Klubnik - Luke Altmyer - Diego Pavia - Behren Morton None of the QBs inside the top 100 on the consensus big board (Mendoza, Simpson, Nussmeier) meet all these requirements 😂

@Zebra12991210 Biden had the chance but they dragged their feet and Jack Smith took his sweet time. These idiots have no urgency. Could have buried Trump for Jan 6 and other stuff but totally dropped the ball

Make no mistake, when the Democrats regain power they will conduct a Nuremberg trial for Trump and his administration. And by extension, MAGA. It will be sham trials, with only one outcome possible. Prison for the administration. Not hyperbole, fact.

@alexaphilippou @SportsCenter I don’t mean to body shame in any way - if she lost 40 lbs, she would be a WNBA MVP-caliber player. With her touch and skill, she would move much quicker and be incredible. And she is great now!

BREAKING: Iowa State star Audi Crooks is entering the transfer portal. The nation's No. 2 scorer, and one of the most prominent faces in the sport, is on the market. The biggest name in the portal to date.

@conquertheno Iran hostage crisis

What's the first major story you remember?

@MichLieben Brilliant! Money talks.

We offered $5,000 to whichever employee got the most engagement on LinkedIn in a single quarter. $2,500 for second. $1,500 for third. Plus $500 for anyone who published 20+ times. The result: 24 employees published 581 posts in 85 days. 43,000+ reactions. 28,000+ comments. 34,000+ new followers. 27 new clients signed. $153,000 in new MRR. I remember one guy from our team had less than 1,000 followers when the competition started. Today? 10,000+ followers. The total prize pool cost us about $15K. The return was $153K per month. Every month. Recurring. People need a reason to do things that aren't in their job description. Cash works.

@TheMetsX I know they wanted to dump Nimmo but I would have preferred Baty to play 2B every day over Semian. Could have traded Nimmo for prospects and then just slotted Baty in at 2B every day.

It’s obviously early, so have to give it a month or two, but let’s say Marcus Semien is amid another declining year of offense and his OPS is sitting in the low 600’s Do you think they have stones to make Marcus Semien a full time backup 2B making $26 million for 3 more years?

@BellaBaddie__ 7-8 hours of sleep every night. Need to go to bed early.

I wanna get addicted to getting up early, hitting the gym, and eating healthy like y’all, what’s the secret?