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They're gone from Spectrum in DFW. The Stars, Rangers, and Mavs were the only reasons I kept paying for the cable. That's about to change.

And the audio is gone again

That half-assed Victory+ app is where I watch. Sweatergawd it's awful. It's free but I would be willing to pay for one that works right

This sucks

From the Atlantic article Things appeared to stabilize from there. As September gave way to October, and Harris launched a major media offensive aimed at connecting with voters who still felt no familiarity with her, Trump’s campaign was delighted to cede the spotlight. Wiles and LaCivita believed that every moment Harris spent in front of live cameras translated to more Republican votes. Instead of trying to book Trump onto major networks, where his comments might produce negative news cycles, his team arranged a tour of podcasts, most of them aimed at young men. The effort was led by Bruesewitz, the impulsive young Vance sycophant who maintained an impressive network of right-wing influencers. The strategy appeared to work: For the first three weeks of October, Trump’s internal polling showed Harris’s momentum stalled—measured in both net favorability and vote share—while Trump’s numbers inched upward. -- Technically a mid-level staffer—formally a liaison to right-wing media, informally a terminally online troll and perpetual devil on the campaign’s shoulder—Bruesewitz had grown his profile inside of Trump’s orbit. The candidate’s appearances on various bro-themed podcasts were hailed as acts of strategic genius. But there was one guest booking Bruesewitz couldn’t secure: He wanted Trump to talk with Hinchcliffe on his show, Kill Tony. When word got around that Trump was looking for opening acts at the Garden, Bruesewitz made the introductions. Trump’s head of planning and production, Justin Caporale, ran with the idea. No senior staff ever bothered to vet Hinchcliffe themselves. -- Backstage at the Garden, in the blur of debate and indecision over damage control, it was Stephen Miller who pondered the bigger picture. (Miller did not respond to a request for comment.) According to two people who were present, Miller, the Trump policy adviser whose own nativist impulses are well documented, was not offended by Hinchcliffe’s racist jokes. Yet he was angered by them all the same: He knew the campaign had just committed a huge unforced error. He believed that Bruesewitz had done profound damage to Trump’s electoral prospects. And, in that moment, he seethed at what this lack of discipline portended for Trump should he return to power. Bwahaha!

God omighty y'all are fucking bored.

I remember when I couldn't stand Stuart Stevens, not because he was a dickhead but because he was so stinking good at his job. Player you love to hate.

Allsome Trump whale exposes the limits of today’s prediction markets: Even though volumes have surged on Polymarket this year, it is still small enough for one wealthy, opinionated individual to push prices around with a multimillion-dollar bet. Théo emailed the Journal after the publication of an Oct. 18 article about his wagers. To prove that he was behind the Polymarket wagers, the Journal asked him to place a bet on whether Taylor Swift would announce that she is pregnant in 2024—one of the many small, nonpolitical wagers available on the platform. Minutes later, Polymarket’s website showed that one of the four accounts, Theo4, had placed a small bet on Swift’s pregnancy.

To be fair, the Kamala Wins handle is prone to running it back through if they're bored. They got me a little while ago.

Yeah, it would have been better if that was told to her about a year ago.

Well, my opinion of the Green Party just got a boost.

I saw that earlier but didn't share it because I couldn't source it. Is there a link to the original story?

I don't know if Shapiro could have done this. Maybe I am giving him short shrift, but Walz is still rocking. 100 hours. Spoken like a true NCO

Are they calling for Monty's head? I saw a chart of the Avs 3 lines. Maybe it was 4. Oof. Sorry dude. I still haven't figured out Winnipeg. Looking forward to the Four Nations thing

But CBS does significant business in Amarillo!

Repost for the night shift

Lutnick from last night is just as bad and he's been in the middle of Project 2025 and he's one half of the transition team. They want to do away with any and all vaccine mandates at school, work, etc.