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StatManDan @statmandan.bsky.social · 1d

Season 20 coming up. 🥌

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StatManDan @statmandan.bsky.social · 4d

If you’re not watching “The Reluctant Traveler” with Eugene Levy on Apple TV+, you should.

StatManDan @statmandan.bsky.social · 5d

RIP Sister Jean. (1919-2025) #WorkWorshipAndWin

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain who cheered on Loyola University Chicago basketball teams, has died at 106. nyti.ms/4n1Lntn

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YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 12d

Oct 2-3 poll of 6,845 U.S. adults (+/-1.4%)
% who say it's generally acceptable | unacceptable for fans to heckle players during sports events
U.S. adults: 20% | 68%
Men: 28% | 62%
Women: 14% | 74%
18-29: 24% | 59%
30-44: 26% | 60%
45-64: 19% | 71%
65+: 12% | 83%
today.yougov.com/topics/socie...

YouGov survey results by gender for the question, Do you think it is generally acceptable or unacceptable for fans to heckle players by loudly making rude or critical comments during sports events?

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YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 11d

Oct 3 poll of 2,811 U.S. adults (+/-2.4%)
% of U.S. adults saying Democrats' bigger goal in congressional shutdown talks is to:
Preserve Affordable Care Act tax credits & restore Medicaid funds 61%
Expand Medicaid benefits to immigrants in the U.S. illegally 13%
today.yougov.com/topics/polit...

YouGov survey results by political party for the question, Which do you think is the more important goal for Congressional Democrats in government shutdown negotiations?

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YouGov America @today.yougov.com · 15d

NEW Economist/YouGov Sep 26-29: Vaccines
% who say they are very or somewhat satisfied | dissatisfied with how the Trump administration has been handling vaccinations
U.S. adult citizens 30% | 45%
Democrats 7% | 80%
Independents 20% | 47%
Republicans 61% | 10%
today.yougov.com/politics/art...

A chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "How satisfied are you with how the Trump administration has been handling vaccinations? ."

The chart's sub-headline is: "%."

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StatManDan @statmandan.bsky.social · 19d

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What we get wrong about political violence in the U.S.

Podcast Episode · Apple News In Conversation · 09/25/2025 · 27m

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Taylor #GlimmerGang @taylorbmcardle.bsky.social · 26d

Please consider helping Slush out! They’re really amazing and it would be a shame if they had to miss Ciderfest this year!

ko-fi.com/slushpony

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StatManDan @statmandan.bsky.social · 25d

Bird's eye view vs. Worm's eye view

onion person @junlper.beer · 26d

the hysteria has gone off the rails so far that the average american thinks 1 in 5 people are transgender. pure absolute insanity that is driving the current lavender scare

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The Lantern: A Chicago Soccer Newsletter @lanternsoccer.bsky.social · 25d

On the menu for the Chicago Fire tonight: Some revenge for the Open Cup quarterfinal, served piping hot. #cf97 www.patreon.com/posts/reveng...

Revenge: Minnesota United vs Chicago Fire MLS Game 30 Preview | The Lantern

Get more from The Lantern on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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The Lantern: A Chicago Soccer Newsletter @lanternsoccer.bsky.social · 25d

Inter Miami is home tonight. Why isn't Javier Mascherano
The guest picker on Gameday?

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 27d

President Trump is conducting “the most punishing government crackdown against major American media institutions in modern times, using what seems like every tool at his disposal to eradicate reporting and commentary with which he disagrees,” our reporter writes in an analysis.

What Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension Says About the Trump Administration’s Crackdown Against Mainstream Media

ABC’s decision to “indefinitely” suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show illuminates the administration’s efficacy so far.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 27d

A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.

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StatManDan @statmandan.bsky.social · 27d

Those that do things to keep the bully 'happy' and 'hope they won't target them' are only enabling the bully to keep those unhappy and to target anyone he/she/they please.

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StatManDan @statmandan.bsky.social · Sep 15

RIP Governor Edgar.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · Sep 14

Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar died Sunday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 79.
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Jim Edgar, former Illinois governor, dies at 79

Jim Edgar, a Republican, served two-terms as Illinois governor from 1991 to 1999. He announced this year that he was being treated for pancreatic cancer. Asked how he would be remembered, Edgar told columnist Fran Spielman: "He was a good, good public servant."

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StatManDan @statmandan.bsky.social · Sep 12

I don’t think Charlie Kirk should’ve been killed for his beliefs. However, it is his beliefs that I don’t blame some of my friends for not mourning him. Plus, I don’t know think flags should be at half staff in his honor.

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · Sep 11

“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind

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Taylor #GlimmerGang @taylorbmcardle.bsky.social · Sep 11

Make sure you check on your friends every now and then, sometimes a few kind words of encouragement can really make a difference in the moment when you need it the most.

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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · Sep 10

I'll merely note that today, like all days, is a great day to stop posting on Twitter, a platform whose owner force feeds this slop into people's brains with an algorithm designed to boost his views and trample yours.

Screenshot of Elon Musk tweet from shortly after Charlie Kirk was shot. Elon says "The Left is the party of murder" and is quote tweeting a post from Shaun Maguire that reads:

The Left lectured us for the last decade about the dangers of violence from the Right

From the assassination attempts of President Trump

To Brian Thompson, the United Healthcare CEO, being murdered

Now to Charlie Kirk

The danger was actually on the Left

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StatManDan @statmandan.bsky.social · Sep 11

RIP Polly Holiday

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 11

Polly Holliday, the actress who was best known for playing Flo on the long-running sitcom “Alice,” and who also pursued a notable stage career for decades, died on Tuesday. She was 88.

Polly Holliday, a Sassy Waitress on the Sitcom ‘Alice,’ Dies at 88

“Kiss my grits,” her character, Flo, was known to say. But that high-profile role was just one facet of a long, busy stage and screen career.

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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · Sep 11

Former President Barack Obama condemned the fatal shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk in a statement released Sept. 10.

Barack Obama condemns Charlie Kirk shooting in statement

Former President Barack Obama condemned the fatal shooting of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk in a statement released Sept. 10.

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StatManDan @statmandan.bsky.social · Sep 9

So anyway, they started blasting….

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YouGov America @today.yougov.com · Sep 9

A line chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "How Americans rate the state of the U.S. economy."

The chart's sub-headline is: "How would you describe the current state of the American economy? (% of U.S. adult citizens)."

The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "don't know" are not shown."

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StatManDan @statmandan.bsky.social · Sep 9

Didn’t expect this scoreline.

StatManDan @statmandan.bsky.social · Sep 4

I'm 15 minutes from Bridgeview, so I have the opposite feeling (though things could have been much better on and off the pitch).

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Tim Hotze @thotze.bsky.social · Sep 3

They had to get permission from Evanston - it's a 1 year "trial" - since normally they don't allow pro sports in town (why the Bears had to go all the way down to Champaign when Soldier Field was under construction in 2002)

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