Echo Tremaine (he/him)
@echotopia.bsky.social
Risk consultant, game player, lifelong learner, and so much more who loves all things Chicago. Music. Movies. Books. Art.
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Nothing says Thanksgiving like a FanDuel commercial encouraging families to gamble together. Wtf is wrong with us????
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This is actually a good example of why the customer model is wrong.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
If you are providing me with an education that is low utility in the world then it’s a disservice. My composition class spent four weeks on poetry. I’m sorry, but that only would’ve been useful if I wanted to be a poet. I don’t need to know iambic pentameter in order to be a victim advocate.
December 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is actually a good example of why the customer model is wrong.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
He is deeply unserious.
December 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
He is deeply unserious.
Joe vs The Volcano
December 9, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Joe vs The Volcano
NYT. WTF.
Such bullshit, fascism-abetting framing by the NYTimes. Authoritarians like Trump cultivate and then make use of xenophobic racism and cruelty—something that has very little at all to do with immigration realities. Stop giving liberal cover to this fascist rhetoric.
December 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
NYT. WTF.
This. Plus I used to be able to just enjoy some entertainment without thinking about the political motivations of the artist. Today? I may as well be running a background check on some folks. lol.
December 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
This. Plus I used to be able to just enjoy some entertainment without thinking about the political motivations of the artist. Today? I may as well be running a background check on some folks. lol.
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If I’m not mistaken, Kent plaque will mark the first time the hall of fame has representation for dudes with weedy dirtbag mustaches
Congrats to Hall of Famer Jeff Kent, who was on Survivor in 2012 and said this after he was kicked off. It should be noted that the top marginal tax rate in 2012 was 35%, unchanged from the last 6 years of the Bush era. Which makes you wonder whether maybe the tax rate was not his beef with Obama.
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 AM
If I’m not mistaken, Kent plaque will mark the first time the hall of fame has representation for dudes with weedy dirtbag mustaches
The world isn’t black & white. If Society could realize this, things would get so much better. Been seeing YouTubes where they ask a few people to correctly match 10 individuals with something they are. They get 9/10 wrong. They get one attribute right and are all “I knew it!” No, champ. You didn’t.
December 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The world isn’t black & white. If Society could realize this, things would get so much better. Been seeing YouTubes where they ask a few people to correctly match 10 individuals with something they are. They get 9/10 wrong. They get one attribute right and are all “I knew it!” No, champ. You didn’t.
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Hands down least “masculine” person I met covering tech. One lunch I had with him in Palo Alto (he was urging me to run for mayor and wanted to give me $) I recall thinking what an incredibly whiny boy (I think I told someone at the time: what a limp dick) and could not get away fast enough.
December 7, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Hands down least “masculine” person I met covering tech. One lunch I had with him in Palo Alto (he was urging me to run for mayor and wanted to give me $) I recall thinking what an incredibly whiny boy (I think I told someone at the time: what a limp dick) and could not get away fast enough.
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A doctor’s letter to United Healthcare for denying nausea meds for a child on chemo.
December 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A doctor’s letter to United Healthcare for denying nausea meds for a child on chemo.
Yes the cruelty is the point. But don’t forget… This is a sign that they are very weak. They want to control everything. It will not work. This is desperation.
This is just some petty and cruel shit. I was very proud to serve alongside Rachel Levine. She has more leadership, integrity, and expertise in her little finger than the entire RFK HHS crew does all together. www.npr.org/sections/sho...
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
www.npr.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Yes the cruelty is the point. But don’t forget… This is a sign that they are very weak. They want to control everything. It will not work. This is desperation.
*Catches a break. Lmao
Why yes, USMNT should definitely like the results of the World Cup draw.
Story from the FIFA circus at Kennedy Center:
sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...
Story from the FIFA circus at Kennedy Center:
sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...
2026 World Cup draw: USMNT catches a break with favorable group including Australia and Paraguay
The top seed in Group D, the Americans welcomed Australia and Paraguay — manageable foes that they defeated in home friendlies this fall — and the winner of a March playoff between Türkiye, Romania, S...
sports.yahoo.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
*Catches a break. Lmao
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If you watch TV in the United States, you've probably seen the Google Pixel 10 commercial with the Nancy Sinatra song "Sugar Town." I particularly smile at this clip because Ed would have had no clue Nancy was singing about sugar cubes laced with LSD. 😂
#tvsky 📺
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwNt...
#tvsky 📺
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwNt...
Nancy Sinatra "Sugar Town" on The Ed Sullivan Show
YouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
If you watch TV in the United States, you've probably seen the Google Pixel 10 commercial with the Nancy Sinatra song "Sugar Town." I particularly smile at this clip because Ed would have had no clue Nancy was singing about sugar cubes laced with LSD. 😂
#tvsky 📺
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwNt...
#tvsky 📺
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwNt...
We got a ton of work to do when we get control back. Lots of accountability moments have to be in the hopper.
December 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
We got a ton of work to do when we get control back. Lots of accountability moments have to be in the hopper.
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This is the right wing extremist who wrote an infamous op-ed calling for the military to use lethal force against protesters in the US.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), to reporters, after viewing video footage of the U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean on Sept. 2:
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This is the right wing extremist who wrote an infamous op-ed calling for the military to use lethal force against protesters in the US.
Lock him TF up.
The constitution says only Congress can declare war.
December 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Lock him TF up.
Do people actually care about what a pedo-apologist thinks anymore??
December 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Do people actually care about what a pedo-apologist thinks anymore??
Interesting look at the White Sox. Echo Hot Take: Robert seems over valued here and the projections for Colson Montgomery are way below what we all want out of him. Here’s hoping Colson outperforms and that Zips isn’t overvaluing Robert.
The 2026 ZiPS projections for the Chicago White Sox are now up at @fangraphs.com
blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-zips-pr...
blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-zips-pr...
2026 ZiPS Projections: Chicago White Sox
The White Sox have improved to the point of just being an ordinarily terrible team.
blogs.fangraphs.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Interesting look at the White Sox. Echo Hot Take: Robert seems over valued here and the projections for Colson Montgomery are way below what we all want out of him. Here’s hoping Colson outperforms and that Zips isn’t overvaluing Robert.
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Ball game.
1st place Chicago Bears
1st place Chicago Bears
a young boy is laughing with his mouth open in a striped shirt .
Alt: a girl screaming at a doctors office
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Ball game.
1st place Chicago Bears
1st place Chicago Bears
We are living under the rule of a death cult.
I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...
Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern
A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.
kentuckylantern.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:06 AM
We are living under the rule of a death cult.
They woke the dragon….
Connor Bedard repeatedly telling the Ducks bench to "shut the fuck up" after his empty-netter gave him a four-point night.
December 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
They woke the dragon….
What in the Ghost of Matt Eberfluss is going on here????
November 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
What in the Ghost of Matt Eberfluss is going on here????
If you have a minute, this column is fantastic.
Online sports betting might be killing your marriage, GPA and 401k. But is a clear social contagion killing sports, in any sense?
I wrote about the wave of betting scandals with insights from the 1919 Black Sox, the end-times Oakland A’s, and endlessly refreshing my Tankathon tab.
I wrote about the wave of betting scandals with insights from the 1919 Black Sox, the end-times Oakland A’s, and endlessly refreshing my Tankathon tab.
Tanking Is Hurting Pro Sports More Than Gambling Ever Could
Gambling isn’t killing pro sports, our guest columnist writes. The multiplying scandals are just part of a much deeper problem.
frontofficesports.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
If you have a minute, this column is fantastic.
“But he believes most of the credit goes to University President Pam Whitten and Athletic Director Scott Dolson. They pledged significant financial support to the football program...”
Whitten has torn IU down to the studs. But football. So I guess that’s ok.
www.insidethehall.com/2025/11/29/i...
Whitten has torn IU down to the studs. But football. So I guess that’s ok.
www.insidethehall.com/2025/11/29/i...
IU football claims program’s first perfect regular season and Big Ten championship game spot with win at Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Two years ago next week, the then-newest Big Ten football hire made a trip up to Indianapolis to converse with a panel on the Big Ten Network ahead of the conference championshi...
www.insidethehall.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“But he believes most of the credit goes to University President Pam Whitten and Athletic Director Scott Dolson. They pledged significant financial support to the football program...”
Whitten has torn IU down to the studs. But football. So I guess that’s ok.
www.insidethehall.com/2025/11/29/i...
Whitten has torn IU down to the studs. But football. So I guess that’s ok.
www.insidethehall.com/2025/11/29/i...
It’s a GD cult.
Trump approval at 37%
Way too fucking high
What is the matter with fucking people?
Way too fucking high
What is the matter with fucking people?
November 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
It’s a GD cult.
Bulls. Come on. Seriously???
November 30, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Bulls. Come on. Seriously???