Forget the politics of it all, where's the professionalism?
Frank Bruni nails it in the New York Times...
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/o...
Posts by Norman Chad
Mary, Queen of Scots, wrote a farewell letter from prison two hours before her head was chopped off in 1587.
A fascinating @washingtonpost article as the letter now is available for viewing in a Scottish museum.
wapo.st/4dbHkJP
Well, the $64 tater tot I refer to is actually the $49 tater tot option (it makes it way over $60 with 9.75% tax plus tip).
I always recommend the $7 tater tot basket available at the Quarry House Tavern in Silver Spring, Md. -- much better value.
On the latest 'GAMBLING MAD with NORMAN CHAD'...
* The devil platform X is now the worst devil ever
* I love Fritos, but Fritos doesn't love me back
* Introducing $65 tater tots
* We would need a 24-hour podcast to detail all of gambling's woes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSmq...
On the latest 'GAMBLING MAD with NORMAN CHAD'...
* MAGA goes mad over Bad Bunny
* The NHL is stupid
* Jeff Bezos destroys The Washington Post
* The Mount Rushmore of TV sitcoms
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBPu...
On the latest 'GAMBLING MAD with NORMAN CHAD'...
* Stan Kroenke owns most of the world.
* The New England Patriots own the Super Bowl.
* Michele Tafoya owns stupid reasoning.
Plus a baseball stat that WILL BLOW YOUR MIND.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xGt...
That is a perpetual flip.
On the latest 'GAMBLING MAD with NORMAN CHAD'...
* The NFL flips the bird to its fans
* Donald Trump flips the bird to a heckler
* Joey Chestnut flips the bird to defenseless bagels
Plus a new calendar, a new poker game and a new idea for a 'fifth down.'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRaz...
On the latest "GAMBLING MAD with NORMAN CHAD'...
* LeBron James might be the GOAT
* Whole milk is undoubtably the GOAT
* Rob Schneider is definitely not the GOAT
And we need a border wall around all of America!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y-u...
On the latest 'GAMBLING MAD with NORMAN CHAD'...
* Should the United States be hosting the World Cup?
* Should Dave Portnoy be betting sports?
* Should former athletes be running for office?
* Plus NFL picks for today. 🔥🔥🔥
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfYn...
I don't have much of a choice:
My primary industry (poker) conducts almost all business there.
My other primary business (sports/gambling) conducts almost all business there.
And I still feel a need to combat the daily disinformation put out by the 'legitimate' posters with large followings.
On the latest 'GAMBLING MAD with NORMAN CHAD'...
* A $44.95 ATM transaction fee?
* A cover charge for Thanksgiving dinner?
* A foreign invasion in the NBA?
* An America where @stoolpresidente is respected?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkDW...
So @PaulSeaton from @Pokerati contacted me to chat.
He called it "an interview."
Back in the day I used to call it "spending some time with someone you don't know."
Whatever.
I don't think he misquoted me, but I never remember half of what I say.
pokerati.com/2025/11/norm...
On the latest 'GAMBLING MAD with NORMAN CHAD'...
* Cleveland Guardians pitchers rig the game
* @stephenasmith plays rigged solitaire
* Coming soon: Trump's Ruth's Chris
* Inflation + Shrinkflation = F*ckflation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DajR...
What did you miss on last week's 'GAMBLING MAD with NORMAN CHAD'?
* I was 0-5 on NFL picks.
* I proposed a sexy rule change in the NFL:
'The Golden Down.' Once a game, a team can opt to use a fifth down. Wow.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDt1...
It sounds true, Kev.
On the latest 'GAMBLING MAD with NORMAN CHAD'...
* Twelve signs that democracy is teetering
* Five NFL picks that might not be right
* Two reasons not to tell your spouse if you won or lost playing poker
* One theory why we didn't land on the moon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDt1...
On the latest 'GAMBLING MAD with NORMAN CHAD'...
* Yes, it's Gamblegeddon and Betpocalypse time.
* Yes, Shohei Ohtani is that good.
* Yes, I am 2-3 every single week betting the NFL.
* Yes, Donald Trump might be selling the White House.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtlW...
Yes, it further enriches him.
Yes, he manipulates which posts users see.
But we cannot lay down ninth face of the onslaught.
Evil trumps good when good remains silent.
We've gotta be full-throated everywhere.
Please take your soft bubble butts over to X and fight the fight.
This echo chamber ain't moving the needle.
You need to converse in both worlds.
1. Gavin and I are not close.
2. I actually believe Gavin is a fraud.
3. Even though online poker should be legal everywhere, under current law operators like Global are essentially sidestepping/skirting the intent of the law.
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.
Plus they make a mean French 75.
On the latest 'GAMBLING MAD with NORMAN CHAD'...
* @jimmykimmel can't take a joke
* MLB postseason > NHL postseason (yes!)
* Legalize online poker, for crying out loud
* @stephenasmith for president? (no!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf-S...
LOOKING FOR GROUND SUPPORT AT X
Can't you Bluesky folks send over, say, 20 people at a time, and rotate them out for a fresh 20 people every week?
This would prevent mental burnout and give us well-rested, alert keyboard warriors to fight the never-ending battles.
That's a great analogy -- I just pray that you are wrong.
(At the moment, yes, I am losing my mind. Just refuse to cede the dialog and the territory to all those speaking untruths and spouting toxic hate.)
Why do you all keep sitting over here on your soft asses?
You cannot ignore the evil, you have to speak to the evil.
I'm over at X getting my butt handed to me 24-7.
Are you gonna be Victor Laszlo or are you gonna own Rick's Cafe?
SOS.
We're losing.
We've gotta step outside this bubble.
We need to confront the close-minded at every front.
We must fight rhetorical fire with rhetorical fire.
We have to combat every fiction with actual fact.
And if facts don't trump fiction, we won't have a democratic republic any more.
On the latest 'GAMBLING MAD with NORMAN CHAD'...
* College athletes keep gambling (surprise!)
* People keep moving to LA (surprise!)
* Rapper Trick Daddy says the wrong thing about women (surprise!)
* Our NFL picks, likely wrong half the time (surprise!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U4q...
Greats: Stephen Colbert, John Oliver.
Good: Seth Meyers.
Not-so-good: Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon.