Probstisms

  • I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how history will remember the MAGA movement, its leaders, and its followers. With hopes that history informs the present, I can only assume that MAGA will be but a bump on the road towards a more just human society.

    But how will history remember all of this in 100 years? Will future generations talk about MAGAs the way most of us talk about Nazis today? Will they talk about Trump like we talk about Hitler? Will they talk about a great struggle where the world stepped in to save or free non-MAGA Americans? Will they talk about tribunals where MAGA leaders are tried for crimes against humanity?

    Admittedly, my hope is that I look back on this post in a few years and find I was worried about nothing, but when I listen to and read their words, the reality I envision above is not that far of a stretch. Let’s hope for us in the present that history remembers us because we defeated MAGA peacefully through elections.

  • First college visit for the littlest Probst is in the books. Do we have a future Jayhawk?

  • Google Calculator

    I know Apple is finally fixing this in iPadOS 18, but let’s all sit and wonder for a moment how some of the arguably best product people in the entire world decided to hold out for 14 years before including a calculator in their product. I am still dumbfounded by this decision 14 years later.

    I will say the calculator built in to Google has proved to be incredibly useful.

  • It’s a bit curious that Sonos and MLB do not have native integration. This seems like a lost opportunity to me. Having to rely on Alexa integration or AirPlay is a wonky user experience.

  • Might be an interesting and timely read as the Roberts Court transforms the American legal system right under our noses.

    Hitler’s Justice: The Courts of the Third Reich | Office of Justice Programs

  • Folks, if you thought the Roberts court caused chaos with their Dobbs decision to throw out the long-standing Roe v. Wade precedent, what they did this week has the potential to upend American life in ways we cannot possibly predict in the near-term. The Chevron Doctrine allowed agencies to be the experts in the room – the ones that knew the details, knew the what, the why, and the how.

    Now, the courts or the legislatures around the country will need to play that expert role. Obviously, that is impossible and is destined to fail. Get ready for decades of regulatory whiplash.

    The far-reaching implications of the Supreme Court’s decision curbing regulatory power | PBS News

  • That’s it?

    Exclusive: One in 10 Republicans less likely to vote for Trump after guilty verdict, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds | Reuters

  • Listening to XRT’s Saturday Morning Flashback, and they’re featuring 1999. Yep, I did the math, and that’s indeed 25 years ago – more than appropriate for a flashback.

    I will say that the music has aged quite well. Most of the rock music from the 90’s used instruments and technology that existed long before that decade and are still in use today.

    That, my friends, is how you create timeless music. Tune in, and enjoy!

  • Guilty.

    Donald Trump found guilty on all counts in N.Y. hush money trial

  • Brewers ownership must be cringing every time Brewers fans boo Craig Counsell. This is a guy that gave everything to the Brewers organization for 13 years and Milwaukee for most of his life.

    It’s really not a great look for future manager candidates and free agents to see the fan base be so fickle and unappreciative.

    Who would want to invest any time with an organization like that?