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6 Former FSU players suing hoops coach...

Leonard Hamilton over unpaid NIL $$$ last season.

Six former Florida State basketball players are suing coach Leonard Hamilton over unpaid NIL cash, according to Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger. On3’s Pete Nakos confirmed the report.

“In a landmark filing, six former FSU basketball players are suing Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton over $1.5 million in unpaid NIL cash they say he promised them,” Dellenger wrote on Twitter. “The complaint details a team-wide boycott of a practice last season over the payments.”



Ouch. That's not a good look...:oops:

*****The Official Iowa vs Missouri Game Thread*****

Had to do this early… hoping Iowa can play a hard nosed game and whip these punks asses … would love to see some up and coming players have a big game for some hope for the future… let’s send out these stand out seniors like Nick Jackson and Jay Higgins in style with a big win. Last game until the long offseason so go Hawks!

Could Musk Get Congressional Approval if DoGE Were an Actual Government Agency?

I'm not opposed to having a Department of Government Efficiency. Nor am I adamantly opposed to the idea that Musk and Ramaswamy might run it. They wouldn't be my top choices, but I might very well invite their input.

What very much does concern me is that this exercise - with the stated, non-trivial aim of cutting $2 trillion - is NOT a government agency. Rather, it's yet another exercise in privatizing legitimate government activities and bypassing Congress.

It's an open door to corruption and a direct attack on democracy.

If Trump wants to do this, or if those who claim to be fiscal conservatives in Congress want to do this, then create the agency and let's make sure the people running it go through a tough vetting process.

*** Official New Degen Thread 🏦🏦🏦***

Per the request of @jasonrann , here’s a new thread for us despicable sports gamblers!

@anyone who loves losing money because of the most ridiculous events in sports

Tonight!!
I like Rutgers +215 against Nebraska

CBB can suck a big one. Until tomorrow, when I will eagerly wager on our beloved defending (and future) National Champions, the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Germany Declares Elon Musk a Terrorist; Bans Tesla Sales

Well, OK, they didn't go that far. But they are pissed about Elon's support of the neo-Nazi AfD and accuse him of meddling in German elections.

Berlin accuses Elon Musk of trying to influence German election​


The German government has accused Elon Musk of trying to meddle in the country’s election campaign with repeated endorsements of the far-right party AfD.

“It is indeed the case that Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal election,” said the government spokesperson Christiane Hoffmann after Musk’s X posts and an opinion piece published at the weekend backing the anti-Muslim, anti-migration Alternative für Deutschland.

She said at a regular media briefing that Musk had the right to free speech, adding: “After all, freedom of opinion also covers the greatest nonsense.”

Musk has often weighed in on German politics, even calling the chancellor, Olaf Scholz, a “fool” on his social media platform X last month. However, his more recent open calls for German voters to back the AfD, which federal authorities classify as a suspected extremist party, have sparked outrage and accusations of troubling interference in Europe’s top economy.

The South African-born entrepreneur, who has been named by Donald Trump to co-lead a commission aimed at reducing the size of the US federal government, wrote on X earlier this month: “Only the AfD can save Germany.”

In the post, he shared a video by a German rightwing influencer, Naomi Seibt, who criticised Friedrich Merz, the conservative frontrunner in the German election, and praised Javier Milei, Argentina’s self-styled “anarcho-capitalist” president.

He followed up at the weekend with a guest editorial in the broadsheet Welt am Sonntag arguing that Germany was teetering on the brink of economic and cultural collapse, defending the AfD against accusations of radicalism and praising the party’s approach to the economy, including regulation and tax policy.

The editor of the centre-right newspaper’s opinion section, Eva Marie Kogel, posted on X that she had submitted her resignation in protest at the decision to run the article.

Politicians from across the political spectrum criticised Musk’s attempts to put his thumb on the scales of German democracy, with the health minister, Karl Lauterbach, of Scholz’s Social Democratic party (SPD) calling his intervention “undignified and highly problematic” and Merz saying it was “intrusive and presumptuous”.

Merz told the Funke media group: “I cannot recall in the history of western democracies a comparable case of interference in the election campaign of a friendly country.”

Yacht Rock “Dockumentary”

Holy hell. I wish this thing was 15 hours long. So awesome if you like music. Learned a lot as well. Great stories. The overlap and influence of that kind of music and those artists is pretty incredible. I will watch this twice a year for the rest of my life.

On Prime- MAX. An HBO original. You’re welcome if you haven’t already seen it.

To our resident Nebraska troll:

Yes, I am feeding him (@IowaNoRelevantWinsSince1960). Get over it.

Because our psych ward friend admires Iowa football so much, I thought we should return the favor and come up with our own list of usernames to dote similar affection on Nebraska. Feel free to add your own, roll your eyes, skip over the thread entirely, or leave some snarky comment. Whatever tickles your pickle.

Anyway, I will get the party started.

@HuskersFlexOver7wins
@NebraskaHonestlyItsNotForEveryoneAnyone
@VCRsAndStarterJacketsRStillCool
@IWasInTheClosetWithScottFrost
@MyMasturbationProblemWas SolvedByPaintingMyDickBlackNGoldSoINeverBeatItAgain
@IMissBoPelinisSweatersNPussyCats
@TomOsborneLovesJesusAndSteroids
@AtNebraskaWeDontShakeHandsWithWinners
@MyMomsBasementIsAlmostAsCoolAsRaiolasPatrickMahomesHair

Trump endorses Mike Johnson for reelection as House speaker ahead of perilous vote

President-elect Donald Trump gave House Republican lawmakers a directive on Monday, days before what is expected to become an embattled speakership fight: Support Mike Johnson’s reelection.
In a lengthy post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump argued that Republicans should “NOT BLOW THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY WHICH WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN” by voters to immediately govern, which would require Johnson (R-Louisiana) to be swiftly reelected as House speaker to wield the gavel on Friday.




“Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man. He will do the right thing, and we will continue to WIN. Mike has my Complete & Total Endorsement,” Trump wrote.


House Republicans have said for weeks that Trump would have the final say on whether Johnson keeps the gavel or is replaced. His endorsement is significant as it signals to House Republicans to stay in line and back Johnson, who began losing support from several corners of the GOP conference during negotiations on how to fund the government earlier this month.



It also blunts significant efforts by some in the far-right House Freedom Caucus, which was mulling trying to replace Johnson with another Republican leader or demanding concessions for their support.

Johnson needs the support of 218 lawmakers to be reelected speaker. That support must come from his Republican conference, given that Democrats will back Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) for the role.
Starting the year with just a 219-seat majority — following the resignation last month of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) — Johnson can lose support from only one Republican to win the speakership. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) has already pledged to vote against him, meaning that Johnson must win over all remaining Republicans.

Soldier Salute updates - Day 2

Early lineup..


Men / 125
431
11:00 AM
Kysen Terukina Iowa state
Joey Cruz Iowa
Women / 103
632
11:00 AM
Olivia Atkins William penn
Sterling Dias Iowa
Men Silver Brackets / 125 Silver
452
11:00 AM
Dru Ayala Iowa
Shay Korhorn Bellarmine
Men / 133
433
11:08 AM
Drake Ayala Iowa
Stockton Obrien Wyoming
Men / 133
434
11:08 AM
Logan Swensen South Dakota state
Kale Petersen Iowa
Women / 110
635
11:15 AM
Kaci Bice Life university
Valarie Solorio Iowa
Women / 110
636
11:15 AM
Emilie Gonzalez Iowa
Taylor Whiting Team Nazar Training Center
Women / 110
637
11:22 AM
Tehani Soares Indiana tech
Ava Bayless Iowa

Women / 117
638
11:22 AM
Brianna Gonzalez Iowa
Vaea Lamoureaux UMPQUA community college
Men / 149
437
11:24 AM
Kyle Parco Iowa
Gabe Willochell Wyoming
Men Silver Brackets / 149 Silver
464
11:24 AM
Miguel Estrada Iowa
Nate Pulliam Missouri
Men / 165
441
11:40 AM
Michael Caliendo Iowa
Blaine Brenner Minnesota
Men Silver Brackets / 197 Silver
472
11:40 AM
Quin Morgan South Dakota state
Brody Sampson Iowa
Men Silver Brackets / 285 Silver
473
11:40 AM
Thad Huff Bellarmine
Gage Marty Iowa
Women / 124
643
11:45 AM
Cali Leng Iowa
Rose Kaplan Indiana tech
Men / 174
443
11:48 AM
Patrick Kennedy Iowa
Joshua Ogunsanya North Carolina
Men Silver Brackets / 285 Silver
475
11:48 AM
Will Muckler Bellarmine
Easton Fleshman Iowa
Women / 124
646
11:51 AM
Ava Rose Iowa
Anna Krejsa Life university
Men / 184
445
11:56 AM
Angelo Ferrari Iowa
Brock Fettig South Dakota state
Men / 184
446
11:56 AM
Jersey Robb Oklahoma State
Gabe Arnold Iowa
Men Silver Brackets / 125 Silver
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Germany accuses Musk of trying to influence election by backing far-right AfD

Germany’s government on Monday accused Elon Musk of trying to influence the country’s upcoming election, set for February, after he wrote an opinion piece for a German newspaper over the weekend doubling down on his support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

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“It is indeed the case that Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal election,” deputy government spokeswoman Christiane Hoffmann told reporters, in reference to Musk’s posts backing the AfD on X, the social media site he owns, as well as the opinion piece.

Musk expressed his support for the AfD earlier this month, writing on X that “Only the AfD can save Germany” — an assertion dismissed by the country’s leader, Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Musk’s German-language op-ed, published online Saturday by Welt am Sonntag, prompted the resignation of the newspaper’s opinion editor in protest.



In it, Musk wrote that the AfD was the “last spark of hope for this country” and praised the populist party’s approach to regulation, taxes and market deregulation. His article ran just eight weeks before Germany’s early election, set for Feb. 23 following the collapse of the country’s coalition government in early November.
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Musk — an acolyte and confidant of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has appointed the tech billionaire to lead a new commission focused on government efficiency — was free to express his opinion, Hoffmann said in comments to reporters Monday. “After all, freedom of opinion also covers the greatest nonsense,” she said.
The AfD has soared in popularity since its founding in 2013, largely due to its anti-migration and antiestablishment stance. The party has been designated by Germany’s domestic intelligence service as a “suspected extremist” organization, while its regional branches in three of Germany’s 16 states are classified as “confirmed right-wing extremist.”

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Polls this month show the AfD in second position behind the conservative alliance of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU), at around 20 percent and 31 percent respectively, but all Germany’s political parties have ruled out forming a coalition with the AfD.
In the opinion piece, Musk argued that his “significant investments” in Germany, namely Tesla’s first “gigafactory” in Europe, allow him to speak out about Europe’s largest economy — and he also questioned the AfD’s “far-right” label.
“Portraying the AfD as far-right is clearly false, considering that Alice Weidel, the party’s leader, has a same-sex partner from Sri Lanka! Does that sound like Hitler to you? Come on!” Musk wrote.

Friedrich Merz — the chancellor candidate for the CDU/CSU alliance, who is widely expected to become Germany’s next leader — criticized the op-ed as “intrusive and presumptuous.”

“I cannot recall, in the history of Western democracies, that there has been a comparable case of interference in the electoral campaign of a friendly country,” Merz told the Funke media group Sunday.
Lars Klingbeil, the leader of Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) party, compared Musk to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“Both want to influence our elections and are deliberately supporting the AfD, the enemies of democracy. They want Germany to be weakened and plunge into chaos,” he said, according to Funke reports.

The accusations of election interference come on the heels of warnings from Germany’s domestic intelligence services, which last month said other states could attempt to influence the February election by means of disinformation, cyberattacks, espionage and sabotage. Cyberattacks by Russia pose a particular threat, officials said.

Musk’s article ignited discord even within Welt’s editorial office, with opinion editor Eva Marie Kogel resigning in protest.
“Today an article by Elon Musk appeared in Welt am Sonntag. I handed in my resignation yesterday after the article went to print,” she wrote on X.
Since acquiring the platform formerly known as Twitter in 2022, Musk has increasingly used it to promote his right-wing political views to his more than 200 million followers. During and since the 2024 U.S. presidential election, he has used X to align himself with Trump’s positions on crime, immigration and the economy.
Musk has also used X to express support for some of the most prominent and polarizing figures of the right. He often posts about his support for Argentine President Javier Milei and was invited to a live online appearance with former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.

One Year in Jail for Sex with a Minor

Marcus Fakana, 18, was on holiday with his family in the United Arab Emirates when he met the girl, who is also from London and turned 18 the following month. He was arrested at his hotel and charged after the girl’s mother found their chats and pictures after the family’s return to London and called the Dubai police.

Hyundai Tucson vs Honda CRV

Went car shopping with Mrs. Kidhawk today to get her a new car. We are down to the Hyundai Tucson versus the Honda CRV. The Tucson will be about $6,000 less for basically the same car. Honda is a better known company/brand.I am wondering if any HROTer's have the Hyundai Tucson and what are the thoughts.
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