As I was exiting my vehicle this afternoon, it was announced that the Cleveland Browns had traded Myles Garrett. Details were sketchy, but the first announcement was "Garrett was traded for a defensive player and picks." I grabbed my co-worker and literally yelled at him. THE BROWNS ARE F@CKING IDIOTS. UNLESS THEY TRADED GARRETT FOR 2 STARTERS AND 3 FIRST ROUNDERS, THEY DIDN"T GET ENOUGH. Of course they didn't get enough. In 2022, the Browns traded for Texans Pro Bowl Quarter

Over at CNN, they have a cool prediction machine. If you have a few minutes, and love soccer, you may want to give it a whirl. Just a quick reminder for this World Cup, the field is expanded out to 48. which means an extra round to the Finals. Top Half of Bracket Bottom Half of Bracket Predictions Brazil will beat Spain in the Final Argentina will beat Germany in the 3rd Place Game Hosts United States and Canada will be wiped out by the Quarterfinals. Mexico won't get to the

Last month, M. Gessen won the Pulitzer for Opinion and I was steamed. Yet again I had lost to an entity pushing an agenda instead of someone who had "outwritten" me. But deep down, I'm really insecure. Even though my best 7 articles were better that Gessen's, maybe, just maybe, they are a great writer and I just suck. So I went on over to Muck Rack to read some of their articles AFTER their last Pulitzer winning piece on November 7, 2025: The Ruling About Passports Isn't Abou

Quietly, Beacon of Speech's 10 Year Anniversary came and went this week. We are still closer to folding up tent than being a success, but that we even exist at all.... For our 10 Year Anniversary, we would like to revisit our first 10 articles, see how they held up. Article # 1: The Ramones "That's what I'm attempting to do in a nutshell with Beacon of Speech.....make my own path." - Yours Truly, 10 years ago Did we make our own path? Uh, yeah, now we're alone in the woods. D

And you what? I'm ankle deep in that cult, I love Diego Luna. From Beacon of Speech in January of 2025: "I had the (USMNT) game on in the background. About halfway through the first half, the camera zoomed in on a player I had never seen before. The kid looked like he was on the wrong end of a car crash. Cotton shoved in his nostrils, blood on his face, and a red, swollen nose. The first thing I thought was "dude, it's a friendly, you need to take a break." I looked up # 10

Came across this gem at the BBC: Trump in Excellent Health after Annual Checkup, his Doctor Says Hmm, that's curious. Almost every day across the last 2 weeks, the Drudge Report has posted articles about mysterious bruising on Trump's hands and the president visiting the Walter Reed Medical Center. Again, from the BBC: "Capt. Sean Barbabella said Trump, who turns 80 next month, has "strong cardiac, pulmonary, neurological and overall physical function" and is "fully fit to ca

Our local Sports Radio affiliate, 92.3 the Fan in Cleveland, had me yelling at the radio, not once, but twice this past week. Both topics had to do with, arguably, the NBA's Greatest Player of his Generation, LeBron James. Take I: Cleveland Should Be Grateful for Their ONE Championship Hosts Ken Carman and Anthony Lima were debating LeBron's Legacy on their morning drive show and they said that they were surprised at how many people weren't grateful that LeBron brought the Cl

Over at the Daily Mail, they declared New Ulm, Minnesota the "Least Diverse City in the US." New Ulm? I've actually been to New Ulm, it's remarkably unremarkable. I used to live in Mankato and went to South Dakota once. New Ulm was the last (small) city before you saw a bunch of nothing. New Ulm was bland as (White) bread. Follow the YELLOW Arrow But I find it hard to believe it is the "Least Diverse City in America." According to the Daily Mail, New Ulm is, shockingly, "93%

The Premier League just ended hours ago and it's official, Beacon of Speech out-predicted the leading soccer analysts from both ESPN and the BBC . I AM THE KING OF PREMIER LEAGUE PROGNOSTICATORS This is from August of 2025: ESPN's Lazy, Lazy, Soccer Journalism "Before I give you my predictions, let me give you ESPN's predictions. Liverpool Arsenal Manchester City Chelsea.... Wait a minute, that's the same as last year. What about their bottom 3 for relegation? Leeds United Su