John Byrne

John Byrne

@byronchenko.bsky.social

Sports nerd, fantasy NFL/FPL, dog dad. Podcast/YT @GTW_GTC https://www.youtube.com/@GTW_GTC

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John Byrne
@byronchenko.bsky.social

Delighted to have joined the @fantasynowplus.com team for the Get Tilted channel! Would greatly appreciate a sub, a thumbs up, and any support you have! 2026 NFL Win Totals & Futures: Best Bets to Lock In Now www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5zF...

youtube.com2026 NFL Win Totals & Futures: Best Bets to Lock In NowYouTube video by FantasyNow+ - Get Tilted
John Byrne@byronchenko.bsky.social

One of my favourite recordings of the year done, and in a new home! Betting content no longer at @gtwgtc.bsky.social , taking our talents elsewhere for 2026. Got a couple of 100/1 shots, a 40/1 and a 175/1 on the episodes upcoming!

John Byrne
@byronchenko.bsky.social

I don’t want to say it’s over for Josh Downs but QBs are having more success throwing at his DB brother than to him.

Denny Carter@dennycarter.bsky.social

Caleb Downs has faced 17 targets this season. He's allowed 16 catches for 156 yards and two TDs, along with ten first downs. No defensive back gives up a higher EPA per target this season.

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Bertine van Hövell 🛝 AdventureX
@baroness.bsky.social

Brazilians recommending not to amplify right-wing talking points by dunking and quoting, as a winning strategy Next day, my tl is full of people dunking on rfk jr I literally would not have seen the bigotry if it wasn't for y'all repeating it. That's exactly what the Brazilians were on about!

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Foz
@fozberry64.bsky.social

I’ve once again written for the Bad Faith Times. The right isn’t the only Bad Faith culprit. Enjoy, it was fun.

Bad Faith Times@dennycarter.badfaithtimes.com.ap.brid.gy

Their style of anti-politics are a surefire path to long-term Republican domination

badfaithtimes.comThe Bad Faith of Enlightened CentrismLocal dinosaur James Carville recently went on The Bulwark podcast with former George HW Bush aide, Bill Kristol, and basically admitted what many on the left had long suspected. _“I would be disappointed if it comes in at 225 House seats. That would almost be—I would rather the Republicans keep the House by five than the Democrats to win by five because if that happens, they’re hostage to the DSA (Democratic Socialists of America).”_ This struck me as Bad Faith™. If you are reading this, and you read Denny Carter's blog on Carville last week, you know we serve the truth about bad faith primarily coming from the right. I thought this would be a great opportunity to turn The Eye of Sauron onto a group that has been irking me since the aftermath of 2024: The enlightened centrist. For those that are blissfully unaware, Carville, 81, was the architect of the Democratic Party’s resurgence in the 1992 election. He ushered in the neoliberal Democratic era of political triangulation. His strategy threw out the New Deal era strategy in favor of Democrats adopting Republican-lite policies, particularly around crime (putting lots and lots of people in color in prison for minor infractions) and economics. He made his entire career turning Democrats against the New Deal and the Great Society. It worked in 1992. In 1994, Democrats suffered the worst midterm loss of the century, giving Republicans both chambers for the first time since the Eisenhower administration. A lot of the current Democratic leadership in Congress came up in the cursed Carville era. If you’ve wondered why a lot of Democratic Party leaders are obsessed with political atrophy, this is why. What Would Republicans Do?It feels wrong and perverse and backward. It makes me squirm both in my seat and in my brain. I do not like this litmus test at all. But I find it helpful in evaluating what is – and what is not – effective politics. The test – the question – is a simpleBad Faith TimesDenny Carter Choosing _these_ Republicans over the leftist part of your own big tent gives away the whole game. They would rather live in opposition than do anything that could upset the mythical median voter. They spend their time chasing this middle that, to be clear, does not exist. The enlightened centrist pundit looks into Ohio diners and sees the people for whom they want to appeal – the voters who would love to end civil rights for transgender people but also would like Medicare subsidies, if it's not too much to ask. Like the feckless, spineless popularists, the enlightened centrists look to polling data for their convictions, rather than standing up for something, anything. “Sorry, trans rights aren't popular, they must be lit on fire." This idea of only doing things that are currently popular with voters has caught on with self-described centrist pundits in the aftermath of the 2024 election. It's nothing more than a model of anti-politics, requiring no effort to convince voters there are better ways to go about things. “Kamala was too woke, we have no choice but to abandon our own convictions and morals and adopt Republican policies.” The problem these people are running into is that the DSA has popular positions and, as of June 2026, is more popular among Democrats than congressional Democrats. In that Strength in Numbers poll, the three most popular politicians are: Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, and Zohran Mamdani. In that top three, you have a generationally talented politician, and two loud and proud DSA leaders. The people yearn for the socialists and their policies. The enlightened centrist simply refuses to see this. The poll test warriors and enlightened centrists among us have caught the car. Universal Pre-K, something that would unburden families everywhere from the insane and prohibitive costs of daycare/preschool, polls in the 80s among Democrats and in the 70s nationally. Universal healthcare is also polling big among Democrats in a recent survey, including in competitive districts. If these things are so popular and polling well, among bipartisan groups, wouldn’t our enlightened centrist tastemakers be clamoring for Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer to put them front and center? Fewer things would remedy the cost of living more than those ones. BFT Podcast: Centrism As Fuel For FascismDenny Carter talks about the lie of centrism and the unreality of January 6Bad Faith TimesDenny Carter I try not to be a pessimist, but something tells me the Carville-bred leaders in the Democratic caucus aren’t going to magically adopt these into their platforms for 2028 and beyond, despite the dramatic popularity at a time when affordability is the only word they seem able to muster out of their consultant trained mouths. In a slight bit of fairness to Carville, he isn’t rejecting the Democrats winning a _large_ majority, just a small one that theoretically could allow a small number of members to hold some bills hostage. However, the faith remains bad. When the Democrats had the most narrow trifecta in American history from January 2021-January 2023, it wasn’t AOC, Rashida Talib, or Bernie Sanders who destroyed Biden’s Build Back Better agenda (universal Pre-K, paid family leave, etc.). It was _conservative****_ members of the Democratic Party: Jared Golden, Josh Gottheimer, Kirsten Sinema, and Joe Manchin. Every accusation is a confession and so on and so forth. The Carvilles of the world are how we got into this mess, mistaking cowardice for pragmatism. The enlightened centrist does not care about protecting anything or anyone other than capital and its benefactors. The Big Tent doesn’t include you if you want to actually be pragmatic. The old guard wants to lead from the back. They want to be told what to do. That’s why they are happy to cede the political narrative to their Republican daddies. It takes guts to do the right thing. It takes guts to _lead_. Your voters will follow you if you actually lead them by fighting _for_ things and not just against them. FDR didn’t have a secret sauce to getting the New Deal through. He _fought_ for it and he was rewarded for it electorally many times over. The next FDR is currently a card carrying DSA member, not a cowardly and ineffectual Blue Dog or Third Way member. It will be someone who sees through the bad faith of the enlightened centrists and actually leads the party with morality and strength.

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Denny Carter
@dennycarter.bsky.social

Meta has to be destroyed. It just has to.

Rafa Sales Ross@rafiews.com

In his acceptance speech, Lula says he will work to regulate digital platforms in Brazil. “Digital crimes must be dealt with like real-life crimes.” This comes after Meta directly interfered with the Brazilian elections, favouring Flávio Bolsonaro.

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Ben Collins
@bencollins.bsky.social

Congrats to Lula on overcoming Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump to defeat Hospital Pervert Jr., even as his opposition literally blocked off roads and turned off bus service during election day. Fascists are scary but they are always, 100% of the time, ultimately gigantic fucking losers.

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George Potter 🔶
@georgepotter.bsky.social

It's really important to pay attention to the fact that Lula beat the fascist candidate not by compromising and trying to meet fascist voters in the middle, but by sticking to his guns, promising prosecutions for election interference, and mobilising his own voters to turn out in greater numbers.

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mtsw
@mtsw.bsky.social

Everyone thought Lula was cooked, hopeless. Then he bought a phone and started posting and now he's gonna get a 4th term. The lesson is to never stop posting.

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Calli Giovanini COMMS CLOSED
@calligiovanini.bsky.social

NEVER BEFORE IN BRAZILIAN HISTORY A CANDIDATE THAT LOST THE FIRST ROUND WON THE ELECTIONS. IN THESE 3 WEEKS BETWEEN ROUNDS WE LEARNED THE POWER OF COMMUNITY.

Calli Giovanini COMMS CLOSED@calligiovanini.bsky.social

IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS THE BRAZILIAN LEFT ORGANIZED ITSELF INTO AN INCREDIBLY WELL COORDINATED POPULAR MOVEMENT AGAINST THE BIG TECHS, THE ELITES, THE ORGANIZED CRIME, THE EVANGELICALS AND THE US. ALL POWERS ARE FIGHTING US AND YET WE CAME TOGETHER.

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deck.blue
@deck.blue

Replying to @deck.blue

WE'RE 3 MILLION VOTES AHEAD. WE'RE GONNA WIN THIS. É LULAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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Phil Lewis
@phillewis.bsky.social

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s strongman leader Aleksandar Vucic has conceded defeat to a student-led movement in a seismic political shift.

John Byrne
@byronchenko.bsky.social

Important thread on voting in Brazil. Another steal attempt backed by the USA.

Rafa Sales Ross@rafiews.com

I haven’t slept a full night in three weeks ahead of the polls opening in Brazil today. I might be shouting into a void here, but if you can spare a few seconds to send good energy towards our elections today and for the largest country in South America to beat fascism, please do so. 🇧🇷

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Rafa Sales Ross
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Replying to @rafiews.com

Despite orders for polls to remain open for an extra two hours, results are already coming in, including from states with the strongest evidence of voter suppression, like Bahia. This will be a long night. What is happening is an unprecedented crime against democracy in Brazil.

John Byrne
@byronchenko.bsky.social

Jets TE TD! 😒

John Byrne@byronchenko.bsky.social

Did you know that you can back Kenyon Sadiq at 50/1 to score two TDs vs the Dolphins on National TE Day? They don’t even try to stop you! And I don’t think the bank examiner is allowed to visit on holidays* *speculation

John Byrne
@byronchenko.bsky.social

At least Harbaugh didn’t sacrifice a potential win in an open division to teach a stupid lesson to his player.

🏈Optimus FF News@news.optimusfantasy.com

📣📣📣 NEWS 📣📣📣 Cam Skattebo is expected to resume his role as the team's lead back. Per @rapsheet.bsky.social

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Chris Doherty
@chrisdohertycfm.bsky.social

Here on “The Official App of Sports”, I was wondering how much prep time Jameis Winston was putting into dance versus football, when I realized that BlueSky may cast a broader audience.

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Fuzzy Mike
@fuzzymike.bsky.social

seems like "on the orders of a nazi every major news outlet on the planet hounded an innocent man to death because he's black" should be one of the biggest stories of the year

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John Byrne
@byronchenko.bsky.social

Did you know that you can back Kenyon Sadiq at 50/1 to score two TDs vs the Dolphins on National TE Day? They don’t even try to stop you! And I don’t think the bank examiner is allowed to visit on holidays* *speculation

John Byrne
@byronchenko.bsky.social

Jalon Daniels has faced opponents with a combined 15 Super Bowl wins (GB, DAL, PIT) across his first three NFL starts, no QB has more.

Jenna Laine@jennalaine.bsky.social

All week long, Jalon Daniels’ Bucs teammates told him he HAD to go meet his idol Aaron Rodgers and see if he could get a jersey. What he didn’t expect was Rodgers asking him for HIS. I talked to Daniels today about that special moment www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

espn.comBucs QB Jalon Daniels swaps jerseys with idol, Steelers QB Aaron RodgersFollowing Pittsburgh's 26-19 overtime victory, Jalon Daniels left with a keepsake from his idol, Aaron Rodgers.

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Ben Collins
@bencollins.bsky.social

Okay, here's the deal, I stupidly bought NBA 2K27 as a digital code on NewEgg.com because I had a promo code, but I bought it for the wrong console and I can't return it. Not a contest, but reply to this post with your favorite Onion sports headline and I'll straight up give one of you the game.