Musings, observations, and written works from the publisher of Eckhartz Press, the media critic for the Illinois Entertainer, co-host of Minutia Men, Minutia Men Celebrity Interview and Free Kicks, and the author of "The Loop Files", "Back in the D.D.R", "EveryCubEver", "The Living Wills", "$everance," "Father Knows Nothing," "The Radio Producer's Handbook," "Records Truly Is My Middle Name", and "Gruen Weiss Vor".
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Today's Best Tweets
Here are some tweets that caught my eye today...
Barack Obama @BarackObama 5m
Today President Obama says he will "shake up the current system" to #MakeCollegeAffordable: http://OFA.BO/Kg7En1
Lynn Sweet @lynnsweet 1m
Obama student aid proposed crackdown: If you don't finish classes, loans could be cut-off. Do your part, he's telling students.
Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal 2m
Sources: DeJesus claimed on revocable waivers by unspecified team. If #Nationals want out of his remaining $2.5M, this is their chance.
Brett Taylor @BleacherNation 10m
#Cubs: Shin-Soo Choo? The Cubs Might Go After Him This Offseason http://bit.ly/1d5wBNY
Smokies on Radio @SmokiesonRadio 19m
@TheBlogfines VIDEO: Javier Baez blasts two home runs at Birmingham on August 21; Take note of the MPH after 2nd HR. http://wp.me/pMW4q-2CH
Greg Sargent @ThePlumLineGS 20m
hah! RT @ByronYork: Survey done for GOP members of Congress finds Republicans opposed to shutdown 53% - 37%. http://ow.ly/oaveG
HuffPost Chicago @HuffPostChicago 21m
Passed ball disappears AGAIN during Royals-Sox game http://huff.to/14mmT3X
Deadspin @Deadspin 24m
VIDEO: Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield get together and fondly recall the biting incident http://deadsp.in/foECfRw
Los Angeles Times @latimes 32m
Glenn Burke was ideal Dodger teammate whose sexuality wasn't an issue http://lat.ms/14XOBzK
Mark Caro @MarkCaro 12m
Yup. RT @dmihalopoulos Absolutely bizarre blog post by @ChicagoFire's PR director http://www.chicago-fire.com/blog/post/2013/08/21/editorial-what-it-means-be-part-fire-family#commentsDiv