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Ben Krimmel @benkrimmel.bsky.social · 58m

Having said that, there was also one from 2015 that declared it a "golden age for morons." So, I might have been dipping too often into the 'golden age' well.

Ben Krimmel @benkrimmel.bsky.social · 1h

In one of my notebooks of the many essays I never found the time to write is one from 2021 (or so) that starts off with this line: "It is a golden age for the unscrupulous."

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1h

Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.

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Ben Krimmel @benkrimmel.bsky.social · 1d

I'm slowly turning into this guy every time I watch Wemby play:

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Ben Krimmel @benkrimmel.bsky.social · 1d

Man, what the fuck?

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 1d

Ryan Ruocco and Jay Bilas are convinced that Victor Wembanyama must be an alien.

Absolutely absurd stuff from Wemby in the Spurs-Mavericks game on ESPN. 🏀👽🎙️ #NBA

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Ben Krimmel @benkrimmel.bsky.social · 2d

They've been quite good since this post, which came at halftime and the same time Alexander Isak came off the pitch. But that also could just be more about their opponent.

Ben Krimmel @benkrimmel.bsky.social · 2d

This is Liverpool's 13th competitive fixture (including Community Shield) and eighth with Alexander Isak, and it still feels like there are long stretches of uncertainty around how they are supposed to play together and lack of getting sum of parts to gel. Concerning.

nate @natefc.bsky.social · 2d

Up 3-1 at halftime and we can still bring Alexander Isak off the bench????

*taps earpiece*

wait what

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Ben Krimmel @benkrimmel.bsky.social · 2d

Do you know the fella with the Nazi tattoo still has the Nazi tattoo right now? Let's take the most generous reading: Nazi tattoo fella didn't know what he did. But you want me to believe you went 'I'll get around to removing my accidental Nazi tatoo, no big deal' for 20 years? Unless.... oh, boy.

Megan Greenwell @greenwell.bsky.social · 2d

“Let him among you who is without a Nazi tattoo cast the first stone.” -The Bible

Only perfect candidates off the harvard law conveyor belt pls, highly disciplined, all boxes checked, well liked and humble, absolutely no spiritual connection to having a physical body except for severe IBS, volunteered at a soup kitchen in high school, signs email "cheers," etc.

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Ben Krimmel @benkrimmel.bsky.social · 2d

This was an interesting way to learn that this dude attended George Washington University at the same time I did. Another banner day for the GW Hippos....

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t understand why anyone’s debating this — a Nazi tattoo is a non starter, full stop.

This is a race for a U.S. Senate seat. The bar for candidates to clear doesn’t have to be insanely high, but it should at least be off the ground

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Ben Krimmel @benkrimmel.bsky.social · 2d

I had that same thought after reading a New York Times piece from June with the headline: "$4,785. That’s How
Much It Costs to Be a Sports Fan Now."

In a lot of words, I wrote about why that piece missed the mark:
benkrimmel.substack.com/p/how-much-d...

How much does it really cost to be a sports fan?

Fans now may be paying more to watch games, but paywalls are nothing new for the old ball game

benkrimmel.substack.com

Ben Krimmel @benkrimmel.bsky.social · 2d

In honor of the NBA on NBC and basketball's return tonight, the cost for fans to watch every game across all the various channels and streaming platforms is again a topic.

Here's @bomani-jones.bsky.social's take: "Not sure why ppl think seeing EVERY nba game is a birthright."