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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en"> <title>Rock Chalk Talk - All Posts</title> <subtitle>Rock It. Chalk It. Talk It.</subtitle> <icon>https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/51531/rct-fav.png</icon> <updated>2024-04-27T10:10:46-05:00</updated> <id>http://www.rockchalktalk.com/rss/current/</id> <link type="text/html" href="https://www.rockchalktalk.com/" rel="alternate"/> <entry> <published>2024-04-27T10:10:46-05:00</published> <updated>2024-04-27T10:10:46-05:00</updated> <title>The Weekend Mauling: 4.27.2024</title> <content type="html"> <figure> <img alt="Oasis at Slane Castle in 1995" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/zx2dBjuyDGXP9sq2nwVHHUT16xg=/149x0:5152x3335/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73310981/683973894.0.jpg" /> <figcaption>Photo by Independent News and Media/Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <p>Without treatment, here’s what she’ll look like at age 11... age 14, age 17... and, finally, age 18.</p> <h2 id="nrWsXl">The Rock Chalkboard</h2><p id="FOxmSy"><a href="https://www2.kusports.com/sports/college/basketball-men/2024/apr/26/griffen-becomes-kus-fourth-transfer-commitment/">Griffen becomes KU’s fourth transfer commitment, third signing - KU Sports</a><br>The Kansas men’s basketball team continues to bolster its roster with big-name transfers, cultivating levels of depth far beyond anything it had during the 2023-24 campaign, and on Friday former Alabama wing Rylan Griffen signed to join the Jayhawks next season.</p><p id="v577xG"><a href="https://www2.kusports.com/sports/professional/football-2/2024/apr/26/puni-selected-by-49ers-in-third-round/">Puni selected by 49ers in third round - KU Sports</a><br>Former Kansas offensive lineman Dominick Puni became the highest-drafted Jayhawk since 2008 when he went in the third round to the <a href="https://www.ninersnation.com/">San Francisco 49ers</a> at No. 86 overall.</p><p id="iJiRBS"><a href="https://www2.kusports.com/sports/college/basketball-men/2024/apr/26/dickinson-announces-return-to-ku/">Dickinson announces return to KU - KU Sports</a><br>The announcement was prompted in rather lighthearted fashion by a post on X from head coach Bill Self — “Hey @H_Dickinson24, have you made a decision yet? Everybody wants to know what you’re thinking” — to which Dickinson responded, “Yeah you’re right coach. I guess it’s time to tell everyone I’m coming back! Rock Chalk!”</p><p id="fyx0c0"><a href="https://www2.kusports.com/sports/professional/football-2/2024/apr/25/looking-back-at-an-era-of-ku-football-draftees/">Looking back at an era of KU football draftees - KU Sports</a><br>By the end of Friday, Kansas will almost certainly have a new highest-drafted football player since 2008.</p><h2 id="LVNQyZ">Eraser Dust</h2><p id="txQsVt"><a href="https://www.wsj.com/us-news/donald-trump-is-used-to-the-finer-things-in-life-at-the-courthouse-hes-miserable-e11fb86a">Donald Trump Is Used to the Finer Things in Life. At the Courthouse, ‘He’s Miserable.’ - WSJ</a><br>Cold and without Diet Coke, former president muddles through the dreary life of a defendant</p><p id="SPnO4L"><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/26/wealth-gap-between-millennials-new-class-war.html">Wealth gap between millennials spurs a new class war</a><br>The wealth gap between rich millennials and the rest of their age group is the largest of any generation, creating a new wave of class tension and resentment, according to a recent study.</p><p id="1bdODl"><a href="https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-simpsons-surprise-death-character-larry-producer-1235982743/">'The Simpsons' Producer Apologizes for Surprise Character Death</a><br>“I’m sorry if some fans are upset, but we really wanted to use Larry’s death as a way to show that even the most peripheral people in our lives have dignity and worth, and that we really shouldn’t take anyone for granted,” Long wrote in an email shared with Variety. “To paraphrase Shakespeare, nothing became Larry’s life like the way he left it: drunk, lonely, and with a butt full of sapphires.”</p><p id="iJ91Kd"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-timeline-ban-biden-india-d3219a32de913f8083612e71ecf1f428">TikTok ban: How the app became a potential national security threat | AP News</a><br>SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time. What’s now in question is whether it will be around much longer and, if so, in what form?</p><p id="mcx3Ky"><a href="https://www.guitarworld.com/news/guitar-center-new-ceo-future">guitar center is going to jack up its prices</a><br>“Somewhere along the way, we forgot who our core customer was,” Dalporto states. “Our core customer is the serious musician – the gigging artist or passionate player where music is a big part of their identity.</p><p id="Vft7gn"><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13356391/DA-sandra-doorley-monroe-county-speeding.html">DA Sandra Doorley refuses to stop for cops after being caught speeding because she 'didn't feel like it' and was stressed from working on murders | Daily Mail Online</a><br>Bodycam footage shows the heated exchange - in which Doorley said 'I didn't feel like stopping on Phillips Road at 5:30.' The officer responded 'That's not your choice... you know that.' Doorley quipped back 'I made it my choice.'</p><p id="LHYmQR"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/04/27/ev-tax-credit-discount/">A small EV tax credit change makes going electric more enticing - The Washington Post</a><br>As of Jan. 1, Americans who buy certain electric cars can request the federal electric vehicle tax credit as an upfront discount. The government created the tax credit in 2022, but before this year, car buyers had to wait until tax season to get their money. Now they can just pay up to $7,500 less for certain new EVs, or $4,000 less for used EVs, at dealerships that have signed up to offer the discount.</p><p id="4CRlV2"><a href="https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/apr/27/homeless-people-are-losing-medicaid-in-redetermination-mix-ups/">Homeless people are losing Medicaid in redetermination mix-ups | Daily Inter Lake</a><br>Evans is one of about 130,000 Montanans who have lost Medicaid coverage as the state reevaluates everyone’s eligibility following a pause in disenrollments during the covid-19 pandemic. About two-thirds of those who were kicked off state Medicaid rolls lost coverage for technical reasons, such as incorrectly filling out paperwork. That’s one of the highest procedural disenrollment rates in the nation, according to a KFF analysis.</p><p id="falafy"><a href="https://pagesix.com/2024/04/26/entertainment/taylor-swift-reveals-meaning-of-my-boy-breaks-all-his-favorite-toys/">Taylor Swift reveals meaning of 'My Boy Breaks All His Favorite Toys'</a><br>The song takes place from the “perspective of a child’s toy, being somebody’s favorite toy until they break you and then don’t want to play with you anymore,” she explained.</p><p id="2QY4MO"><a href="https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/national/article288041940.html">Taco Bell adds two new offerings in Texas. Here’s when | Kansas City Star</a><br>The new crispy chicken nuggets and Churro Chillers landed Thursday, April 25, at Taco Bell restaurants in Houston and Dallas, respectively, the national taco chain announced in a news release.</p><p id="ZDQrKG"><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/140-000-people-did-taxes-165937552.html">140,000 people did their taxes with the free IRS direct file pilot. But program's future is unclear</a><br>WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS said Friday that more than 140,000 taxpayers filed their taxes through its new direct file pilot program and participants saved roughly $5.6 million in fees they would have otherwise spent with commercial tax preparation companies.</p><p id="sW6Q3h"><a href="https://nypost.com/2024/04/26/real-estate/wild-west-themed-town-in-montana-lists-for-1-7m/">Wild West-themed town in Montana lists for $1.7M</a><br>That’s because, in a past life, this private Montana residence, listed on Zillow for $1.7 million, was a popular roadside tourist attraction known as Frontier Town. It welcomed as many as 2,000 visitors a day during high season.</p><p id="65jgnw"></p> </content> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.rockchalktalk.com/2024/4/27/24142573/the-weekend-mauling-4-27-2024"/> <id>https://www.rockchalktalk.com/2024/4/27/24142573/the-weekend-mauling-4-27-2024</id> <author> <name>fizzle406</name> </author> </entry> <entry> <published>2024-04-26T08:18:01-05:00</published> <updated>2024-04-26T08:18:01-05:00</updated> <title>The Daily Mauling: 4.26.2024</title> <content type="html"> <figure> <img alt="In The Badlands" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/F5qpDxIST718FAbvQMwSUKqiiG0=/242x0:3911x2446/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73307513/3090049.0.jpg" /> <figcaption>Photo by MPI/Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <p>Oh, I’m gonna miss the whole summer. Don’t worry, boy. When you get a job like me, you’ll miss every summer.</p> <h2 id="NcfS1B">The Rock Chalkboard</h2><p id="rfpT3f"><a href="https://247sports.com/college/kansas/article/kansas-football-nfl-draft-austin-booker-dominick-puni-230976229/">Dominick Puni, Austin Booker could break a long drought for KU at the NFL Draft this weekend</a><br>The <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-draft">NFL Draft</a> is set to begin on Thursday night and two Jayhawks have the chance to do something no other Jayhawk has done in over 10 years — be a day one or day two draft pick. Depending on the mock draft you look at, either of Dominick Puni or Austin Booker could have the chance to achieve that feat.</p><p id="AfKqPV"><a href="https://247sports.com/college/kansas/article/kansas-basketball-vs-creighton-big-12-big-east-challenge-230895134/">Date revealed for KU basketball's game against Creighton</a><br>Kansas basketball is set to face a somewhat familiar foe in the Big 12/Big East Challenge this winter. According to a release from the Big 12, KU and Creighton are set to face off in the conference challenge. It will be the third time the two teams have faced off in the last five seasons. The game will take place in Omaha on Wednesday, December 4.</p><p id="WBPKep"><a href="https://247sports.com/college/kansas/article/elmarko-jackson-kansas-basketball-guard-offseason-230955095/">Bill Self says don't bet against Elmarko Jackson in year two</a><br>"He had a good year," Self said at KU's end of season banquet, "didn't blow it out but you wouldn't want to bet against this kid at all in year two."</p><h2 id="XosLCx">Eraser Dust</h2><p id="dL5oE1"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/us-china-blinken-wang-yi-8c1c453df3afbd6ec87ced0c8d618064">US-China talks start with warnings about misunderstandings and miscalculations | AP News</a><br>BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance of “responsibly managing” the differences between the United States and China as the two sides butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues.</p><p id="cxUatv"><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-manhattan-criminal-trial-alvin-bragg-1894310">Donald Trump Trial Suddenly Erupts in Shouting</a><br>According to Russell Lee, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan said to both the defense and the prosecution that some details of the text messages could be redacted. Trump's lawyer Emil Bove began speaking about the text messages and said, "This is a text message between Dylan Howard and," before he was interrupted by the prosecution.</p><p id="76d0XQ"><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/jerry-seinfeld-says-bridging-curb-010025610.html">Jerry Seinfeld Says Bridging ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and ‘Seinfeld’ Finales Helped His Show: ‘We’re in the Conversation Now’</a><br>The move was a good one, Jerry Seinfeld told Vanity Fair in a recent interview. “I think we’re in the conversation now for one of the better ones, when we used to be for one of the not-so-good ones,” Seinfeld said.</p><p id="QXnCwV"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/apr/26/mad-fer-it-the-young-musicians-flying-the-flag-for-britpop">Mad fer it! The young musicians flying the flag for Britpop | Pop and rock | The Guardian</a><br>For some, Britpop was a high point for British guitar music: that time when Blur, Pulp, Suede and Oasis thrilled the world with wit and brio. Others argue it has aged worse than Loaded magazine: blokey, beery, conservative and still clogging up the charts. Indeed, there’s perhaps something a bit dismal about the fact that James and Shed Seven have both had No 1 albums in 2024.</p><p id="apjgO4"><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/countries-where-tiktok-already-banned-093155731.html">These are the countries where TikTok is already banned</a><br>Those fears are reflected in the U.S. bill, which is the culmination of long-held bipartisan fears in Washington that China’s communist leaders could force ByteDance to hand over U.S. user data, or influence Americans by suppressing or promoting certain content. TikTok has long maintained that it doesn’t share data with the Chinese government and its CEO has taken a defiant stance, vowing to fight back.</p><p id="2qeQZe"><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c289n8m4j19o">TikTok will not be sold, Chinese parent ByteDance tells US</a><br>"ByteDance doesn't have any plans to sell TikTok," the company posted on its official account on Toutiao, a social media platform it owns.</p><p id="QEHmqd"><a href="https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/apr/25/teddy-roosevelt-pays-a-modern-day-visit-to-conrad-mansion-museum/">Teddy Roosevelt pays a modern-day visit to Conrad Mansion Museum | Daily Inter Lake</a><br>The Conrad Mansion served as the first stop for Roosevelt — ably portrayed by famed historical reenactor Joe Wiegand — in Northwest Montana during a trip that will see him deliver a full-length presentation at Flathead Valley Community College at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.</p><p id="d0BREn"><a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hugh-grant-made-audition-tape-215905965.html">Hugh Grant Made an Audition Tape for Tony the Tiger Role in ‘Unfrosted’ That Left Jerry Seinfeld “Stunned”</a><br>They started filling out the cast, one by one, and once they got to Grant, they knew he was perfect for the role when he took his character’s lines very seriously. Feresten said the actor even got into character and sent them a homemade iPhone video after he was offered the role.</p><p id="mr5KOB"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/montana-voter-registration-law-870c6b6546a9b2f0551dd974d94bc332">Federal judge temporarily blocks confusing Montana voter registration law | AP News</a><br>HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Montana law that appeared to require people to cancel any previous voter registrations before signing up to vote in the state, or risk facing felony charges.</p><p id="reBs9C"><a href="https://www.eatthis.com/fast-food-breakfast-burrito-taste-test/">The Best Fast-Food Breakfast Burritos, Tasted and Ranked</a><br>Read on to discover which burrito stole the show, ranked in descending order from my least favorite to the absolute best. (See if the number one pick surprises you—it certainly wasn't what I expected!)</p><p id="qY1YYY"><a href="https://www.cracked.com/article_41956_hero-seinfeld-fan-finally-releases-script-from-banned-episode-the-bet.html">Hero ‘Seinfeld’ Fan Finally Releases Script From Banned Episode ‘The Bet’ | Cracked.com</a><br>Thirty-three years ago, the Seinfeld cast and crew collectively abruptly abandoned an unusually dark episode about gun ownership mid-production. Now, thanks to a brave Seinfeld fan who uncovered the long-lost script of “The Bet,” anyone could take a shot at it.</p><p id="2Qhs0E"></p> </content> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.rockchalktalk.com/2024/4/26/24141377/notebook-dont-bet-against-the-marko-teddy"/> <id>https://www.rockchalktalk.com/2024/4/26/24141377/notebook-dont-bet-against-the-marko-teddy</id> <author> <name>fizzle406</name> </author> </entry> <entry> <published>2024-04-25T08:05:06-05:00</published> <updated>2024-04-25T08:05:06-05:00</updated> <title>The Daily Mauling: 4.25.2024</title> <content type="html"> <figure> <img alt="NETHERLANDS-ENVIRONMENT-ANIMAL" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/bncK27hnT8K3o3uGWkp2JsIM1eE=/0x0:6000x4000/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73304253/2149539889.0.jpg" /> <figcaption>Photo by ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <p>And the fair’s symbol is the Sunsphere... which sits atop a 266-foot-tall steel shaft. What’s inside? An information desk! Cool!</p> <h2 id="f2d4lL">The Rock Chalkboard</h2><p id="edd4DE"><a href="https://www2.kusports.com/sports/college/womens-golf/2024/apr/24/ku-womens-golf-picked-for-ncaa-regional-for-second-straight-year/">KU women’s golf picked for NCAA regional for second straight year - KU Sports</a><br>The Kansas women’s golf team was selected Wednesday afternoon to participate in NCAA Regional Championship action for the second year in a row.</p><p id="v55PVO"><a href="https://www2.kusports.com/sports/college/softball/2024/apr/24/ku-softball-stumbles-in-midweek-matchup-against-kansas-city/">KU softball stumbles in midweek matchup against Kansas City - KU Sports</a><br>In the awkward space between series against the No. 1 and No. 4 teams in the nation, the Kansas softball team suffered a setback against a regional foe the NCAA’s RPI system ranks a mere No. 187.</p><h2 id="UGOjYN">Eraser Dust</h2><p id="m91YdN"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-tiktok-campaign-account-young-voters-ban-d351ccb17c59890473af1685a0a756f3">Election 2024: Biden campaign embraces TikTok despite President signing law that could ban it | AP News</a><br>WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden showed off his putting during a campaign stop at a public golf course in Michigan last month, the moment was captured on TikTok.</p><p id="AHqcdV"><a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/04/24/jon-tester-biden-democrats">Jon Tester's campaign against Biden and the Democratic Party</a><br>Some of the earliest advertising from the Tester camp have elevated his splits with Biden, including an ad that said the Democrat "fought to stop President Biden from letting migrants stay in America instead of remain in Mexico."</p><p id="CIOegI"><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/tiktok-ban-bill-why-congress-when-takes-effect-rcna148981">The new TikTok ban bill, explained: When it could take effect, why lawmakers want to pass it and more</a><br>But it could take years for the TikTok ban to actually go into effect, since its Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance, is likely to challenge the statute in court.</p><p id="RmnXHB"><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/cher-rock-roll-hall-fame-induction-2024-sexism-what-has-cher-said-1893769">The 'Big Problem' With Cher's Induction Into the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame</a><br>"You know what, I wouldn't be in it now if they gave me a million dollars," Cher declared during an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show in December. "I'm never going to change my mind. They can just go you-know-what themselves."</p><p id="InaiIF"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/apr/25/shocking-truth-money-bands-make-on-tour-taylor-swift">‘The working class can’t afford it’: the shocking truth about the money bands make on tour | Music | The Guardian</a><br>Post-Covid there has been significant focus on grassroots music venues as they struggle to stay open. There’s been less focus on the actual ability of artists to tour these venues. David Martin, chief executive officer of the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC), says we’re in a “cost-of-touring crisis”. Pretty much every cost attached to touring – van hire, crew, travel, accommodation, food and drink – has gone up, while fees and audiences often have not. “[Playing] live is becoming financially unsustainable for many artists,” he says. “Artists are seeing [playing] live as a loss leader now. That’s if they can even afford to make it work in the first place.”</p><p id="Rc8jtQ"><a href="https://www.al.com/life/2024/04/subway-launches-new-menu-without-sub-sandwiches.html">Subway launches new menu without sub sandwiches - al.com</a><br>Subway launched a new menu this month. The new sandwiches aren’t subs but instead are served on flatbreads.</p><p id="0jckcT"><a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-draftkings-figured-out-nba-player-jontay-porter-was-betting-on-games-ae985d71">How DraftKings figured out NBA player Jontay Porter was betting on games - MarketWatch</a><br>The NBA and other major sports leagues make millions from legalized gambling. It could end up costing them.</p><p id="uALSoz"><a href="https://www.avclub.com/best-saturday-night-live-cast-members-of-this-century-1851430039">25 best Saturday Night Live cast members of this century</a><br>From long-running Studio 8H-ers like Kenan Thompson and Fred Armisen to impression impresarios like Darrell Hammond and Bill Hader to the formidable performers who upended the traditionally male-dominated show (Poehler! Fey! Rudolph!), the twenty-first century has witnessed some truly fantastic players. Behold: The A.V. Club’s countdown of the 25 best SNL cast members since 2000.</p><p id="UoQJHY"><a href="https://lataco.com/juarez-style-burritos-anaheim">Juárez-Style Burritos Have Arrived in Southern California, And They are Already Selling Out In Less than An Hour ~ L.A. TACO</a><br>The month-old strip mall taquería in Anaheim make all their flour tortillas from scratch using both lard and butter, resulting in an extremely tender vehicle for their juicy guisados like carne en su jugo, carne deshebrada, chile colorado, chile relleno, and chicharrón. Every tortilla is cooked to order, too.</p><p id="0WTEsU"><a href="https://www.kq2.com/news/top-stories/cpa-from-colby-ks-accused-of-defrauding-client/article_535b1a8e-0279-11ef-b4db-9f11b8a04f7d.html">CPA from Colby, KS accused of defrauding client | Top Stories | kq2.com</a><br>Flanagin is accused of creating a fake business named Middle Finger Ranch and added it to his personal bank account. </p><p id="XsMkag">Allegedly, between December 2021 to August 2022 Flanagin wrote multiple checks and initiated wire transfers from Diamond M. Farms to Middle Finger Ranch totaling $409,710.</p><p id="3unXVc"></p> </content> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.rockchalktalk.com/2024/4/25/24140019/notebook-kansas-selected-in-ncaa-golf-tournament-jayhawks"/> <id>https://www.rockchalktalk.com/2024/4/25/24140019/notebook-kansas-selected-in-ncaa-golf-tournament-jayhawks</id> <author> <name>fizzle406</name> </author> </entry> <entry> <published>2024-04-24T07:47:22-05:00</published> <updated>2024-04-24T07:47:22-05:00</updated> <title>The Daily Mauling: 4.24.2024</title> <content type="html"> <figure> <img alt="Harrogate Flower Show Springs To Life With Seasonal Showcase" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Y0XIuhDnl7zKXNTvdNibEZROpEw=/0x0:3585x2390/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73301259/2149970879.0.jpg" /> <figcaption>Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <p>Your cable TV is experiencing difficulties. Please do not panic. Resist the temptation to read or talk to loved ones. Do not attempt sexual relations as years of TV radiation have left your genitals withered and useless. Well, I’ll be damned.</p> <h2 id="oMTTnD">The Rock Chalkboard</h2><p id="d0clm9"><a href="https://www2.kusports.com/weblogs/henry-huddle/2024/apr/23/would-any-other-kansans-in-the-portal-make-sense-for-ku-womens-basketball/">Would any other Kansans in the portal make sense for KU women’s basketball? - KU Sports</a><br>“I think that played a really big factor to be honest, to come back for (Ryan) and spend her graduate year, her final year, with friends and family being able to support her was a big part of her decision,” Schneider said at last season’s Big 12 Conference media day. “And then Skyler both wanted to move to the Power Five level and, I think, had grown up a Kansas fan during her time in Wichita.”</p><p id="g5exdx"><a href="https://www2.kusports.com/sports/college/basketball-men/2024/apr/23/philon-reportedly-requests-release-from-letter-of-intent-will-not-attend-ku/">Philon reportedly requests release from letter of intent, will not attend KU - KU Sports</a><br>Point guard Labaron Philon, a four-star prospect from Mobile, Alabama, who committed to Kansas in September and signed in November, has requested a release from his National Letter of Intent and reopened his recruitment, according to multiple reports Tuesday night.</p><p id="lJ5n0E"><a href="https://www2.kusports.com/sports/college/basketball-men/2024/apr/23/ku-makes-top-five-list-for-dayton-sharpshooter/">KU makes top-five list for ex-Dayton sharpshooter - KU Sports</a><br>It’s easy to see why Brea is in high demand from the most prestigious programs in college basketball. In his fourth season at Dayton (he has one more year of eligibility), he shot 100-for-201 from beyond the arc, i.e., 49.8%, and averaged 11.1 points per game while coming off the bench for 29 of the Flyers’ 33 games.</p><h2 id="9Vt8mV">Eraser Dust</h2><p id="7JxdSY"><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/supreme-court-takes-trumps-claim-absolute-immunity-criminal/story?id=109251013">Supreme Court takes up Trump's claim of 'absolute immunity' from criminal prosecution - ABC News</a><br>Against the backdrop of a divisive 2024 presidential campaign, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday will take up the monumental question of whether a former president turned presumptive GOP nominee can be criminally prosecuted for his efforts to stay in power after the last election.</p><p id="o9NKA5"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tennessee-legislature-passes-bill-allows-teachers-carry-concealed-guns/">Tennessee legislature passes bill allowing teachers to carry concealed guns - CBS News</a><br>Protesters chanted "Blood on your hands" at Tennessee House Republicans on Tuesday after they passed a bill that would allow some teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on public school grounds, and bar parents and other teachers from knowing who was armed.</p><p id="p3YLHH"><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/fbi-director-warns-of-tiktok-s-danger-209577541750">FBI director warns of TikTok's danger</a><br>In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Lester Holt, FBI Director Christopher Wray says he's concerned about TikTok because the platform's parent company is beholden to the Chinese government. Wray also discussed international and domestic threats, and protests stemming from the Israel-Hamas conflict.</p><p id="bxJTe3"><a href="https://www.si.com/nba/2024/04/23/kcp-anthony-davis-nuggets-celebration">Nuggets Player Goes Viral for Classy Act Towards Anthony Davis After Win</a><br>As the Nuggets mobbed Murray, Davis' momentum from contesting the shot carried him into Denver's celebration, leaving his lower body at risk for a potential injury. Nuggets guard — and Davis's former <a href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com">Lakers</a> teammate — Kentavious Caldwell-Pope quickly recognized this and made sure that the Lakers big man didn't get hurt in a video shared by TJ Manotoc on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p id="hYwUm6"><a href="https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a60575254/the-simpsons-larry-barfly-dead/">The Simpsons kills off beloved character in emotional episode</a><br>The Simpsons has killed off beloved character [SPOILER] after 35 years.</p><p id="Q39E96"><a href="https://www.kpax.com/news/local-news/flathead-county/montana-state-university-breaks-ground-in-nursing-school-building-in-kalispell">Montana State University breaks ground in nursing school building in Kalispell</a><br>KALISPELL — Montana State University, Logan Health and members of the community came together to celebrate the groundbreaking on a new nursing education building in Kalispell on April 23, 2024.</p><p id="1RSQS9"><a href="https://www.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/kidnapping-suspect-caught-in-flathead-county-after-two-chases">Kidnapping suspect caught in Flathead County after two chases</a><br>The Flathead County Sheriff's Office says they captured Adam Whiteman, a suspect accused of kidnapping a woman. Officials say it happened after Whiteman escaped custody following his release from a medical evaluation at Logan Health.</p><p id="Cwo73c"><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/irs-says-going-wealthy-tax-095600312.html">The IRS says it’s going after wealthy tax cheats. Here’s what new audit stats show.</a><br>New audit statistics hint that the tax collector is indeed combing through more tax returns filed by wealthy taxpayers — but it’s still too soon to say how tough the IRS gets with them, according to tax experts. And it’s too soon to be sure the taxman will go easy on less-wealthy households, even if there are encouraging signs, they add.</p><p id="AOxTmn"><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/2024/04/23/survey-montanans-indicate-decreasing-quality-of-life-but-record-support-for-public-lands-issues/">Survey: Montanans Indicate Decreasing Quality of Life, but Record Support for Public Lands Issues - Flathead Beacon</a><br>Arecord proportion of Montana residents report being concerned about their quality of life, new polling data shows, with 62% reporting it has gotten worse in the last five years and 84% describing the changing character of the state as a very serious problem.</p><p id="m4mvoZ"><a href="https://loudwire.com/rock-fans-vocal-reactions-2024-rock-hall-snubs/">Rock Fans Share Vocal Reactions to 2024 Rock Hall Snubs</a><br>The most vocal fanbase of all the snubbed acts appears to be those calling out Oasis' omission. It probably shouldn't come as too much of a surprise after singer Liam Gallagher shared his disdain for the Rock Hall when Oasis first appeared on the list of potential 2024 inductees back in February.</p><p id="RxXziG"><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senate-returns-95b-foreign-aid-package-ukraine-israel/story?id=109506150">Senate passes $95B foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan: What's next? - ABC News</a><br>The Senate on Tuesday night passed a package to deliver $95 billion in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan -- a bipartisan win months in the making.</p><p id="BA03pB"></p> </content> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.rockchalktalk.com/2024/4/24/24139049/notebook-changes-for-basketball-looming-jayhawks"/> <id>https://www.rockchalktalk.com/2024/4/24/24139049/notebook-changes-for-basketball-looming-jayhawks</id> <author> <name>fizzle406</name> </author> </entry> <entry> <published>2024-04-23T07:40:31-05:00</published> <updated>2024-04-23T07:40:31-05:00</updated> <title>The Daily Mauling: 4.23.2024</title> <content type="html"> <figure> <img alt="Cazoo World Snooker Championship 2024 - Day Four - The Crucible" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/4q60FeqTlmkFWHDPgMTF292w6_Q=/0x1:5159x3440/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73298451/2149272091.0.jpg" /> <figcaption>Photo by Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <p>Oh, there’s something wrong with what my Stacy says. My Spidey sense is tingling. Anybody call for a web-slinger?</p> <h2 id="3ftvVI">The Rock Chalkboard</h2><p id="JkHIDR"><a href="https://247sports.com/college/kansas/longformarticle/transfer-portal-notebook-aj-storr-to-kansas-intel-on-jeremy-roach-big-visits-on-tap-for-unc-and-michigan-230625610/">Transfer portal notebook: AJ Storr to Kansas, intel on Jeremy Roach, big visits on tap for UNC and Michigan</a><br>The sense of urgency in the college basketball transfer portal is already on full display. Bill Self and Kansas might embody it the most in the 2024 cycle. After a season when Kansas' depth options dried up in a hurry, Self is quickly pivoting to make sure that doesn't happen again. Florida transfer Riley Kugel and South Dakota State transfer Zeke Mayo were two quick additions to buff up the wing depth. Kansas made another huge splash Thursday, reeling in prized Wisconsin transfer AJ Storr.</p><p id="3W2qHw"><a href="https://247sports.com/college/kansas/article/kansas-football-spring-practice-construction-230820468/">Lance Leipold proud of the way KU's players handled a unique spring practice</a><br>On the field, KU football spring practice looked like any other spring KU has had under Lance Leipold from the outside looking in. The practice time and format remained the same, as KU practiced in the morning with the same high intensity it's had since Leipold took over. But when KU players stepped off the field this spring, everything was different.</p><p id="YIAljZ"><a href="https://247sports.com/college/kansas/article/surahz-buncom-kansas-football-transfer-portal-230815770/">Freshman wide receiver Surahz Buncom enters the transfer portal</a><br>Kansas football has lost its fourth scholarship player to the transfer portal since the spring window opened last week. After three players entered the portal last week, freshman wide receiver Surahz Buncon officially entered his name into the portal on Sunday evening. He has since confirmed his entry into the portal via social media.</p><p id="bC9KGH"><a href="https://247sports.com/college/kansas/longformarticle/college-football-rankings-updated-post-spring-top-25-poll-for-2024-season-230791557/">College football rankings: Updated post-spring top 25 poll for 2024 season</a><br>Spring games, transfer portal moves and depth charts begin to materialize. Approaching the end of April a better view of college football's top 25 teams arrives. There are a number of projections and polls this time of year summoning engagement and this one's no different a few months from now when the AP's official preseason top 25 is released.</p><p id="87mtKl"><a href="https://247sports.com/college/kansas/article/zach-clemence-kansas-basketball-redshirt-season-230770828/">Bill Self calls Zach Clemence 'the most improved player on our team' following redshirt season</a><br>Zach Clemence redshirted during the 2023-24 basketball season, following his return to the program after he entered the transfer portal last offseason. Clemence initially departed the program last spring, looking for a new school before he eventually agreed to a return to KU under the mutually agreed to condition that he take a redshirt season to improve.</p><h2 id="ehcGy3">Eraser Dust</h2><p id="DqtE8n"><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/hearing-trump-hush-money-case-determine-trump-held/story?id=109509803">Trump faces potential contempt of court if judge determines he violated gag order - ABC News</a><br>Lawyers for the Manhattan district attorney, in a hearing Tuesday morning, will attempt to convince the judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money case to hold the former president in contempt for repeatedly violating the limited gag order in the case.</p><p id="jpicbP"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/us/supreme-court-homeless-case-oregon.html">Supreme Court Appears to Side With Oregon City in Homelessness Case - The New York Times</a><br>A majority of the justices appeared skeptical of courts wading into the thorny policy questions around when local governments can punish people for sleeping and camping outdoors.</p><p id="UNy4qd"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/buffett-railroad-trial-asbestos-montana-town-18b38ddf8ca43646b81748c5102f889f">Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town | AP News</a><br>HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal jury on Monday said BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people who were exposed to asbestos decades ago when tainted mining material was shipped through a Montana town where thousands have been sickened.</p><p id="MPweX1"><a href="https://www.nme.com/news/tv/jerry-seinfeld-show-had-greatest-finale-of-all-time-3749618">Jerry Seinfeld says this show had “the greatest” finale of all time — and it’s not ‘Seinfeld’</a><br>Speaking with GQ, the comedian and actor, 69, spoke about his recent appearance in the series finale of HBO comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm alongside Seinfeld co-creator Larry David.</p><p id="fTKcna"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/04/22/knicks-sixers-wild-finish-nurse-maxey/">Knicks steal Game 2 from 76ers with miraculous 8-0 closing flourish - The Washington Post</a><br><a href="https://www.libertyballers.com">Sixers</a> Coach Nick Nurse wanted a timeout during the chaotic closing sequence but the refs didn’t grant him one. Instead, the 76ers go home down 2-0 in the series.</p><p id="Kn9E7a"><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/23/sport/jamal-murray-denver-nuggets-la-lakers-nba-playoffs-spt-intl/index.html">NBA Playoffs: Jamal Murray hits buzzer-beater to cap 20-point comeback for the Denver Nuggets against the Los Angeles Lakers | CNN</a><br>Jamal Murray hit a stunning 15-foot buzzer-beater over the outstretched arm of the 6’10” Anthony Davis to cap a sensational 20-point comeback and give the Denver Nuggets a 101-99 Game 2 win over the <a href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com">Los Angeles Lakers</a>.</p><p id="oag0f9"></p> </content> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.rockchalktalk.com/2024/4/23/24138094/notebook-kansas-prepares-for-football-season-jayhawks"/> <id>https://www.rockchalktalk.com/2024/4/23/24138094/notebook-kansas-prepares-for-football-season-jayhawks</id> <author> <name>fizzle406</name> </author> </entry> <entry> <published>2024-04-22T07:54:12-05:00</published> <updated>2024-04-22T07:54:12-05:00</updated> <title>The Daily Mauling: 4.22.2024</title> <content type="html"> <figure> <img alt="Hanover Fair" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Z4A2SvCNIqG3xUTiuNkA7GZ94U0=/0x0:5472x3648/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73295872/2148005089.0.jpg" /> <figcaption>Photo by Michael Matthey/picture alliance via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <p>Well, not really... cause yours is just a piece of extension cord. Hey, dude, he’s raggin’ on your cord.</p> <h2 id="JGbFtQ">The Rock Chalkboard</h2><p id="g0zGkz"><a href="https://throughthephog.com/posts/rumors-kansas-jayhawks-football-star-cobee-bryant-colorado-travis-hunter-transfer-portal-01hvyk2nmsgf">Rumors swirl as Kansas football star reportedly contemplates entering transfer portal</a><br>Another player the Jayhawks expected back is CB Cobee Bryant, one of the best corners in the nation. He has nine interceptions across his three-year KU career and earned All-Big 12 First Team honors this past season. Bryant is widely regarded as the top player on the defense.</p><p id="OAXGXz"><a href="https://www2.kusports.com/sports/college/track-field-college/2024/apr/20/ku-closes-kansas-relays-with-11-wins-on-final-day/">KU closes Kansas Relays with 11 wins on final day - KU Sports</a><br>The Kansas track and field team concluded its strong showing at the Kansas Relays Saturday with 11 combined first-place finishes, plus even more from unattached and former Jayhawks.</p><p id="yyj0z6"><a href="https://www2.kusports.com/sports/college/track-field-college/2024/apr/20/ku-track-and-field-well-represented-on-final-day-of-kansas-relays/">KU track and field well represented on final day of Kansas Relays - KU Sports</a><br>The Kansas track and field team continued to add to its array of victories at the Kansas Relays on the meet’s final day Saturday at Rock Chalk Park.</p><p id="bZif5E"><a href="https://www2.kusports.com/sports/college/track-field-college/2024/apr/20/photo-gallery-wide-ranging-ku-track-and-field-action-on-kansas-relays-last-day/">Photo Gallery: Wide-ranging KU track and field action on Kansas Relays’ last day - KU Sports</a></p><h2 id="KiUuEJ">Eraser Dust</h2><p id="joLa6e"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/04/22/1245575331/supreme-court-weighs-whether-cities-can-punish-unhoused-people-for-sleeping-outs">Supreme Court weighs criminalizing homeless people sleeping outside : NPR</a><br>Today, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a major homelessness case for the first time in decades, with arguments over whether people can be punished for sleeping outside if there's no shelter available. The decision could have sweeping implications for the record number of people living in tents and cars, and the cities and states struggling to manage them.</p><p id="GrvJir"><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/2024/04/21/range-riders-engaged-in-trademark-dispute-with-interior-department/">Range Riders Engaged in Trademark Dispute with Interior Department - Flathead Beacon</a><br>As the Glacier Range Riders face the rapidly approaching start of their third season in the Pioneer Baseball League, the team is battling a trademark dispute with the U.S. Department of the Interior. The Range Riders’ arrowhead-shaped logo, emblazoned with a “RR,” is too similar to the National Park Service’s logo, according to the notice of opposition filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) last summer.</p><p id="8Me7xp"><a href="https://insidethemagic.net/2024/04/snow-white-performer-fired-disney-investigation-ad1/">Disney Suspends Snow White's Presence in Theme Parks Indefinitely Amid Ongoing Investigation - Inside the Magic</a><br>Disney has strict rules surrounding character integrity, which is why they have rules for guests visiting the park not to be allowed to dress in a full costume as well as not to impersonate any of the Disney characters (failure to comply with these rules will have you rejected at the gates, or banned from the parks for life).</p><p id="ocDbiZ"><a href="https://www.the-sun.com/news/11134770/wells-fargo-money-found-reward/">I found $135,000 at a Wells Fargo ATM - even though I put the money in my car I was handed a very different reward | The US Sun</a><br>To thank the kind-hearted teenager, the police department put on a ceremony for him where he and his family would meet the mayor and the chief of police.</p><p id="FkxYRe"></p><p id="ZqD2Xf">In addition to this, rewards came in after people heard of his good deed including a plague, gift cards, and even a $500 scholarship.</p><p id="wIYKXE"><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/20/uaw-volkswagen-tennessee-00153486">UAW conquers hostile political terrain with Tennessee win - POLITICO</a><br>For decades the labor movement has seen its power diminish in the South. The United Auto Workers on Friday jump-started efforts to reverse that decline.</p><p id="vgxRgt"><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/us/voices/coachella-blur-damon-albarn-crowds-festival-b2531228.html">Surprise guests won’t make the TikTok generation care about Blur | The Independent</a><br>Surprise guests won’t make the TikTok generation care about Blur, and that’s fine, because the handful of dads mooching around near the back of the crowd were having a lovely time – as was Damon Albarn – despite reports to the contrary.</p><p id="PjFipn"><a href="https://247sports.com/longformarticle/college-football-rules-changes-for-2024-explaining-two-minute-warning-helmet-communication-230809015/">College football rules changes for 2024: Explaining two-minute warning, helmet communication</a><br>Helmet communication helps protect against sign-stealing while use of a two-minute provides another extended timeout for teams during the decisive portion of games. In other words, an offense on the move should be aided by the two-minute warning, which could result in more competitive finishes next season.</p><p id="tbKXue"><a href="https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/fafsa-completion-rates-down-nationwide-35-in-montana">FAFSA completion rates down nationwide, 35% in Montana</a><br>MISSOULA, Mont. — Filings for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid are down more than 38% nationally, and less than 25% of Montana high school seniors completed the FAFSA as of April 5, according to the National College Attainment Network.</p><p id="lH6TM7"><a href="https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10117886-biggest-winners-and-losers-from-2024-nba-playoffs-opening-weekend">Biggest Winners and Losers from 2024 NBA Playoffs Opening Weekend | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report</a><br>An action-packed opening weekend of NBA playoff action is now in the rearview, and a number of winners and losers emerged from each contest.</p><p id="LeWv2z"></p><p id="7RweaZ">Some teams struggled to score, while others lit it up. Some individual performers were dominant, but others disappeared.</p><p id="1J8pEI"></p><p id="v3MBv2">The biggest winners and losers from the entire weekend can be found below.</p><p id="3FNgxF"></p> </content> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.rockchalktalk.com/2024/4/22/24137019/notebook-kansas-mauls-relays-jayhawks"/> <id>https://www.rockchalktalk.com/2024/4/22/24137019/notebook-kansas-mauls-relays-jayhawks</id> <author> <name>fizzle406</name> </author> </entry> <entry> <published>2024-04-20T09:12:45-05:00</published> <updated>2024-04-20T09:12:45-05:00</updated> <title>The Weekend Mauling: 4.20.2024</title> <content type="html"> <figure> <img alt="Cleanaway Handicap" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/G9sx7tFYT8VY9uaipybS89pb3dA=/0x0:3609x2406/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73292725/2147949097.0.jpg" /> <figcaption>Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <p>You have joined the Sacred Order of the Stonecutters who since ancient times have split the rocks of ignorance that obscure the light of knowledge and truth. Now let’s all get drunk and play Ping-Pong!</p> <h2 id="aC7uOu">The Rock Chalkboard</h2><p id="SJjxdK"><a href="https://www2.kusports.com/sports/college/football/2024/apr/19/ku-defense-coming-into-focus-after-spring-though-some-questions-remain/">KU defense coming into focus after spring, though some questions remain - KU Sports</a><br>Marvin Grant was the headliner at Young’s previous position, but as defensive coordinator Brian Borland noted Tuesday, KU actually had four of its safeties working in what he called the “field outside linebacker nickel guy” spot — the hybrid role in which converted safety Young had excelled for the Jayhawks. Jalen Dye, for example, saw some time there during the Spring Showcase.</p><p id="hFZ1vz"><a href="https://www2.kusports.com/sports/college/track-field-college/2024/apr/19/future-jayhawk-sets-meet-record-ku-takes-plenty-of-wins-on-day-2-of-kansas-relays/">Future Jayhawk sets meet record, KU takes plenty of wins on Day 2 of Kansas Relays - KU Sports</a><br>Bryce Barkdull, a senior pole vaulter from Andover Central High School who is signed to compete at Kansas next year, broke the Kansas Relays meet record on Friday afternoon by clearing 5.36 meters.</p><p id="2AplZW"><a href="https://www2.kusports.com/sports/college/football/2024/apr/19/westmoreland-enters-transfer-portal/">Two KU football reserves enter transfer portal - KU Sports</a><br>Kansas defensive end Davion Westmoreland, a redshirt junior who saw sparse action for KU over two seasons, has entered the transfer portal, per multiple reports Friday morning.</p><h2 id="Zldg2Q">Eraser Dust</h2><p id="qNYdm7"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/fisa-donald-trump-surveillance-congress-johnson-81e991c9f82e77b2fe13f8a3e0e25349">Senate passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program | AP News</a><br>WASHINGTON (AP) — After its midnight deadline, the Senate voted early Saturday to reauthorize a key U.S. surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted from using the program to search for Americans’ data nearly forced the statute to lapse.</p><p id="TwBh6r"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/nyregion/man-on-fire-trump.html">Man Sets Himself on Fire Near Courthouse Where Trump Is on Trial - The New York Times</a><br>At the park on Thursday, Mr. Azzarello had held up various signs and at one point shouted toward a group of reporters gathered there, “Biggest scoop of your life or your money back!” One of his signs claimed that Mr. Trump and President Biden were “about to fascist coup us.”</p><p id="Eib6jw"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/arts/music/taylor-swift-album-tortured-poets-department-review.html">Taylor Swift’s New Album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ Could Use an Editor: Review - The New York Times</a><br>What Swift reveals on her sprawling and often self-indulgent 11th LP, “The Tortured Poets Department,” is that this stretch of productivity and commercial success was also a tumultuous time for her, emotionally. “I can read your mind: ‘She’s having the time of her life,’” Swift sings on “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” a percolating track that evokes the glitter and adoration of the Eras Tour but admits, “All the pieces of me shattered as the crowd was chanting ‘more.’” And yet, that’s exactly what she continues to provide, announcing two hours after the release of “Poets” that — surprise! — there was a second “volume” of the album, “The Anthology,” featuring 15 additional, though largely superfluous, tracks.</p><p id="1MRdry"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/04/19/1245283053/tester-montana-sheehy-trump-senate-race">Democratic Sen. Jon Tester hopes to secure another win in deep-red Montana : NPR</a><br>Tester is the last Democrat holding statewide office as Republicans have dominated recent elections in Montana. He's campaigning for a fourth term in one of just four U.S. Senate races identified as toss-ups by The Cook Political Report.</p><p id="wWuiKR"><a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sen-tuberville-thinks-social-security-102900102.html">Sen. Tuberville thinks Social Security wastes taxpayer money. What's wrong — and what it might take to fix it</a><br>Tuberville made this fearless, blustery forecast during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in February: "There's going to be about 150 million people coming up here saying, 'Where's our damn money that we paid in? I could have put my Social Security money, 40 years in tax, in [stock] the market and probably be worth $8-to-$10 million today but the federal government wasted it.'"</p><p id="FzST4J"><a href="https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/apr/19/bigforks-iconic-pine-tree-comes-down-daily-inter-l/">Bigfork's iconic pine tree comes down | Daily Inter Lake</a><br>An iconic Bigfork tree that stood outside of the Tall Pine lounge, which was itself named after the tree, was cut down April 3. The species was estimated to be four centuries old.</p><p id="bI6XKO"><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/19/tiktok-ban-senate-00153220">An updated TikTok bill changes the game in Washington - POLITICO</a><br>A bill to potentially ban TikTok could be passed and signed into law as soon as next week, depending how quickly the Senate moves — which would mark a sharp ending to four years of attempts by two presidents to curtail the influence of the Chinese-linked app.</p><p id="M083f0"></p> </content> <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.rockchalktalk.com/2024/4/20/24135604/the-weekend-mauling-4-20-2024"/> <id>https://www.rockchalktalk.com/2024/4/20/24135604/the-weekend-mauling-4-20-2024</id> <author> <name>fizzle406</name> </author> </entry> <entry> <published>2024-04-19T07:59:26-05:00</published> <updated>2024-04-19T07:59:26-05:00</updated> <title>The Daily Mauling: 4.19.2024</title> <content type="html"> <figure> <img alt="The Hobby Horse &amp;amp; ‘Boneshaker’" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/aSoqbeoj_68jFkrU7ra-FA6k9KA=/0x0:4092x2728/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73289977/2998626.0.jpg" /> <figcaption>Photo by Herz/Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <p>“Moon Pie.” What a time to be alive.</p> <h2 id="JufTj6">The Rock Chalkboard</h2><p id="oac1lK"><a href="https://www2.kusports.com/sports/college/basketball-men/2024/apr/18/reports-ku-earns-commitment-of-transfer-wing-aj-storr-one-of-portals-top-players/">KU earns commitment of transfer wing AJ Storr, one of portal’s top players - KU Sports</a><br>The Kansas men’s basketball team secured the services of one of the portal’s most highly coveted players, Wisconsin transfer AJ Storr, on Thursday afternoon.</p><p id="UCrqVq"><a href="https://www2.kusports.com/sports/college/track-field-college/2024/apr/18/early-ku-results-from-kansas-relays-include-pole-vault-win-lots-of-5k-success/">Early KU results from Kansas Relays include pole-vault win, lots of 5K success - KU Sports</a><br>Junior Avery Brooks’ victory in the women’s unseeded pole vault was the one of the biggest individual highlights of the day for the Kansas track and field team Thursday, as the Kansas Relays opened — after a two-hour delay to 2 p.m. — with a slate of all-collegiate action.</p><p id="rLzK0h"><a href="https://www2.kusports.com/sports/professional/golf/2024/apr/18/two-former-jayhawks-selected-for-kansas-golf-hall-of-fame-induction/">Two former Jayhawks selected for Kansas Golf Hall of Fame induction - KU Sports</a><br>The Kansas Golf Foundation plans to add a pair of University of Kansas luminaries to its Hall of Fame.</p><h2 id="r7kA2g">Eraser Dust</h2><p id="ru64FG"><a href="https://www.kpax.com/news/local-news/flathead-county/pfas-chemical-levels-prompt-kalispell-to-issue-drinking-water-notice">PFAS chemical levels prompt Kalispell to issue drinking water notice</a><br>KALISPELL — The City of Kalispell has issued a new consumer drinking water notice after new testing revealed that one of the Public Water System wells has PFAS higher than the newly established limits set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).</p><p id="DyZcKW"><a href="https://nypost.com/2024/04/19/us-news/indianapolis-teacher-allegedly-recorded-young-students-in-fight-club-style-brawls-inside-classroom-lawsuit/">Indianapolis teacher allegedly recorded young students in 'fight club-style' brawls inside classroom: lawsuit</a><br>An Indianapolis elementary school teacher allegedly orchestrated a “fight club-style” punishment between classmates including a 7-year-old special needs student, disturbing video showed.</p><p id="Hm5iAS"><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/18/trump-hush-money-trial-day-three-jury-00153247">Trump spent the day listening to strangers insult him. And he couldn’t say a single thing back. - POLITICO</a><br>NEW YORK — In its first week, Donald Trump’s criminal trial is forcing the former president, a man who famously surrounds himself with sycophants, to sit quietly and listen to the unfiltered opinions of those typically kept at arm’s-length: People he might call his “haters.”</p><p id="YW1b5r"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/04/19/1245630721/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-review">Album Review: Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' is written in blood : NPR</a><br>Swift's musical approach has always been enthusiastic and absorbent. She's created her own sounds by blending country's sturdy song structures with R&amp;B's vibes, rap's cadences and pop's glitz; as a personality and a performer, she's all arms, hugging the world. 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