Tim Hanlon
@timhanlon.bsky.social
Hoya. Maroon. Media. Strategy. Sports. History. Democracy. Founder/CEO: https://verteregroup.com Host/producer: @goodseatsstillavailable.com "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana
Well, at least it was for a completely lawless and pointless cause.
CNBC@cnbc.com · 2d agoU.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters
My latest story has some intrigue. FCC finally released Chairman Brendan Carr’s financial report for 2025 late Friday. The report states Paramount gave him tickets to the gala worth $12,390. But he and his wife sat in skybox seats that sold for $125,000 a piece. www.propublica.org/article/fcc-...
FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount
Citing a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about to...
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Congrats again to the White House Correspondents Association!
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump says Jeanine Pirro "choked" and then snaps at a reporter who asks if her job is safe: "Don't ever talk again"
🏈 What if the best college players faced the NFL champions every summer? From 1934–76, they did. Warren Rogan joins for the story behind the Chicago Charities College All-Star Game - one of football's greatest forgotten traditions; ➡️ NOW: wherever you pod or YouTube!
Infantino abandons private equity plans for World Cup profits after huge pushback thescore.com/worldcup/new...
Infantino abandons private equity plans for World Cup | theScore
ZURICH (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after receiving pushback from al…
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🏒🎙️"Columbus will use the television broadcast audio feed for radio broadcasts moving forward." (@frontofficesports.bsky.social) frontofficesports.com/blue-jackets...
Blue Jackets Merge TV and Radio Broadcasts
The Columbus Blue Jackets announced on Wednesday that they are merging their TV and radio broadcasts for the upcoming NHL season.
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Sounds like Blanche wants to sign off of the language that senators requested to kill Trump’s IRS immunity and slush fund so he can get the gig but his client won’t let him. Not really how any of this is supposed to work, but this is a lawless organized crime operation.
"A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online."
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil
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LinkedIn adds a button to report AI-generated ‘slop’
LinkedIn adds a button to report AI-generated 'slop' | TechCrunch
LinkedIn is introducing new ways to reduce low-quality AI-generated posts, including a “seems like AI slop” reporting option. It's also replacing its own AI writing feature with a proofreading tool.
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⚽ Swap out "FIFA" or "football" in the following paragraphs for an NFL, NBA or any leegue/federation that's now embracing PE $$ - and you will see the inevitable "future" of pro sports. Perhaps #UEFA pushback will be a turning point - or proof it's too late? www.espn.com/soccer/story...
⚽️🍿UEFA to boycott FIFA events over Infantino's World Cup private investors plan thescore.com/uefa_fed/new...
UEFA to boycott FIFA events over Infantino's World Cup | theScore
GENEVA (AP) — UEFA member federations agreed Thursday to boycott all FIFA competitions in protest of Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World C…
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New: LinkedIn just introduced a "seems like AI slop" button. That's literally what the button says. The thought leaders are going to have a meltdown www.404media.co/linkedin-int...
LinkedIn Introduces a 'Seems Like AI Slop' Button
Following 404 Media's reporting on how LinkedIn is full of AI slop, the platform is giving users a chance to report it when they see it.
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FIFA’s plan to tap private investors is causing outrage
Selling stakes in the beautiful game. What could go wrong?
FIFA’s plan to tap private investors is causing outrage
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hundreds of millions got the COVID vaccine and there were so few problems that the main form of criticism turned into "friend-of-a-friend" hearsay stories, so this guy can't actually cite an actual case but knows his base will think they know people who know people this may have happened to
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Sen. Roger Marshall: "Who didn't have a friend who took this vaccine and had some time of complication? A stroke, a blood clot, a young man getting some type of heart inflammation. That's what destroyed the trust in the American people for our government."
Trump has fired all of his missiles Feels like quite the metaphor
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · last wk.WSJ: ".. concerns in Washington about how many missiles the U.S. military has left. It can take between three and five years to make a new missile .. The White House and the Pentagon are pressing defense contractors .., but there’s only so much that can be done." www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
⚾ From newspaper reporter to MLB commissioner, Ford Frick helped shape baseball for decades; biographer Dave Bohmer discusses the story behind his new book & why Frick's legacy is more important than most fans realize; ➡️ NOW: wherever you pod or YouTube!
BREAKING: Paramount agrees to delay closing its Warner Bros. Discovery buyout for months, while judge considers a challenge from 12 states.
Paramount agrees to delay closing its Warner Bros buyout for months while judge considers challenge
Skydance-owned Paramount on Friday agreed to delay closing its $81 billion buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery well into next year, as a judge continues to consider a challenge from 12 states seeking to block the deal altogether.
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📺😂🤣 (via @theonion.com) theonion.com/parents-sit-...
Parents Sit Kids Down For Difficult Discussion About Moving To Ad Tier
PITTSBURGH—Attempting to soften the blow with a promise to go out for ice cream later, local parents Dylan and Olivia Barnes reportedly sat their children down Monday for a difficult discussion about ...
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Internal docs: Paramount+ plans to launch a free tier for movies and shows in Q3, requiring users to register via email (James Faris/Business Insider) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
What big crime did Mamdani commit? Did he vote in Alabama while living in Florida or something?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoTuberville on Mayor Mamdani: "Put handcuffs on him ... send him to Gitmo"
📺🍳Scrambled eggs anyone? (via @thedesk.net) thedesk.net/2026/07/stat...
States, DIRECTV accused Nexstar of controlling TEGNA despite injunction
July 22, 2026 - A motion filed on Wednesday says TEGNA's Board of Directors is comprised entirely of Nexstar executives, possibly violating a court's preliminary injunction.
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