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Indy resident, Irvingtonian, lawyer, former CQ site manager. IU undergrad, ND law. Cubs/Colts/Pacers/Liverpool fan. @johnm_iu at the other place.

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I have a kid in college in Ohio and chuckle every time I see Tressel's name on the Welcome to Ohio sign, until I remember I would take him in a heartbeat over Indiana's governor and especially our awful lieutenant gov.

09.03.2026 16:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't know, it will be fun in 15 years to say "what? Travis Kelce played a year for the Cardinals?!"

09.03.2026 01:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Finally, something Bruce Pearl and the ayatollah can bond over

09.03.2026 00:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 381 ๐Ÿ” 46 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Osceola Magic is an overpriced AAU basketball team for kids who couldn't make the JV at Penn High School.

08.03.2026 19:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Nobody without a respirator should have attended a sporting event or movie in the last 6 years, in any jurisdiction with COVID-19 circulating in the public, where people from infected regions can travel from without quarantine. 

No truth serum required for the truth. #ZeroCOVID

Nobody without a respirator should have attended a sporting event or movie in the last 6 years, in any jurisdiction with COVID-19 circulating in the public, where people from infected regions can travel from without quarantine. No truth serum required for the truth. #ZeroCOVID

08.03.2026 15:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep. Put some of these people under truth serum and they would admit they believe nobody should have attended a movie or sporting event in the past 6 years.

08.03.2026 14:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This is a good thing for Purdue. If it happens (as if IU could beat Northwestern) then it's probably an NCAA play-in game for IU. If you win you ruin IU's season, if you lose it probably doesn't affect your NCAA seed.

08.03.2026 10:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Essential read: a statement from Cardinal Cupich. www.archchicago.org/statement/-/...

08.03.2026 04:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 953 ๐Ÿ” 392 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20 ๐Ÿ“Œ 37

Just in time for a tradition unlike any other, talking myself into a Big Ten Tournament run.

07.03.2026 23:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lou Holtz 2020 RNC Speech Transcript | Rev Former football coach Lou Holtz gave a speech at the 2020 RNC. Read the transcript here.

I looked up the transcript a few weeks ago. The speech was the last straw for me, too, but somehow it's even worse than I remember. Today's a sad day, but so was 8/26/20. www.rev.com/transcripts/...

04.03.2026 22:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This isn't city council, man, this is the US Congress!

04.03.2026 17:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep. The smarmy Facebook posts I see, the "can't we just get along and be friends and not make everything politics" posts are almost exclusively from Trump voters. "Don't make me experience any social consequence or discomfort because of my support of this horrible man," basically.

02.03.2026 15:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It does appear there is a very wide section with no tracks there. I don't think I've ever seen a truck there before, though.

01.03.2026 23:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm not even mad, that's amazing.

01.03.2026 23:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, if the question is would I be mad if my kids went to a good school whose sports teams I don't like, the answer is of course not. If the question is would I wear a Purdue shirt? Eh, maybe for an on campus event or if my kid were an athlete or other competitor, but not out in society.

01.03.2026 19:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The rare time your wish the TV were tuned to Fox News.

01.03.2026 13:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Showing my age, but there were no fancy graphics in my day, just these beauties:

27.02.2026 13:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

happy 14th anniversary to all who observe

26.02.2026 21:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 6149 ๐Ÿ” 2479 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 55 ๐Ÿ“Œ 40

Your commenters are making references to centuries-ago events and the Regency Act, while I keep thinking about "King Ralph."

25.02.2026 18:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This guy seems like a standard issue FedSoc conservative who wants Trump to appoint his replacement. His reputation will be enhanced with the people whose opinion he values. I understand your position, but also have some sympathy for district court judges in particular who just want to retire.

25.02.2026 16:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That was also the only legitimately good team IU has has since 2016. They were a 4 seed in the NCAA and a tough matchup for Purdue's freshmen guards.

25.02.2026 14:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes. IU somehow is 5-5 against Purdue during the best run in your program's history but hasn't defeated Northwestern since Archie was the coach.

25.02.2026 14:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

5-5 against Purdue's golden era, zero wins against NU since Archie. Who knows?

25.02.2026 02:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He also was using the word f*g in the late 2010s and "gay" as a slur in 2021. And that's just what we know about! My biggest concern is that Collins's oppo research people have something in their pocket that they won't use until it's too late for Democrats to change course.

24.02.2026 19:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Once on a family road trip we decided, "hey, let's duck into Asheville, take a quick look and get some lunch." Yeah, that didn't work.

24.02.2026 14:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Kirshner and Trump, both trying to cancel Gordie Howe.

24.02.2026 00:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep. Which should be OK! We should be able to have these ceremonial things without putting our beloved meatheads who were raised to "respect the office" in a terrible position. Unfortunately doesn't work when the president himself doesn't respect the office.

23.02.2026 17:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The only downside to IU's football championship is that I'm bracing myself for the White House visit. Not that the before times were perfect, but I miss when a president of either party would give a rote non-political speech in the Rose Garden and accept an autographed ball and that was that.

23.02.2026 16:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We had that last year. Good pretzel, didn't get them over the top, though.

22.02.2026 20:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He ran Henry Kissinger's consulting firm!

22.02.2026 18:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0