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LeBron James partners with Polymarket

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James posted a 14-second video to his X account showing him stepping off of an elevator after pressing the floor for “sports.” Other floors shown inside the elevator included politics, crypto, economy, culture, weather, esports and technology. The post’s caption reads: “Welcome to Polymarket HQ. Coming soon.”

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What can go wrong?

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(American) football is painful to watch at this point (because of the TV breaks and timeouts). Soccer has absolutely spoiled me.

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Trump administration rule would end tax exemption for colleges that keep DEI | AP News

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The Treasury Department proposed the change Thursday in a new regulation that, if made final, would kick in after May 2027. The rule is broadly aimed at ending any policies or programs that help students because of their race, and it specifically says such benefits in admissions, scholarships and facilities “would be incompatible” with the rule.

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I’ll say again…fuck this administration.

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Just going to drop this here. No reason.

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\"Political

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Pulled out my high school freshman yearbook this afternoon. We were looking for a teacher’s name from back in the day. And I came across this gem of an artifact:

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\"Yearbook

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The two on the far left and far right are twins. Priceless! 🤣😂

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Manton Reece

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I couldn’t have been more against George W. Bush in the late 1990s and 2000s. In the Trump world, I’ve become more sympathetic to him — as a human being, at least, if not on policy. He has also become quite a good painter.

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While I share Manton’s feeling here, it’s only because Trump is so much worse.

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Trump Is in Open Revolt Against the Constitution

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Jamelle Bouie:\n”The details of what is happening here are important — that’s why I laid them out — but it’s also important to step back and make a more fundamental point: the president of the United States is engaged in a conspiracy against the voting rights of the American people, which is to say that the president is engaged in a conspiracy against the Constitution itself. And this is part of a larger effort, spearheaded by the most fanatical of his allies, like Stephen Miller, to end the American republic and supplant it with an authoritarian regime in which President Trump holds sovereign authority over the whole nation.”

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It is important to say, as well, that this is all out in the open, as plain as day.

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repeated hair tearing-out noise

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The last sentiment…same.

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Getting older, some might say maturing, is realizing there is no fair. There’s only what is.

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Yesterday, Messi announced his retirement from Argentina’s national team. So many posts flew around Instagram surrounding the news. These were a few of my favorites:

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\"Messi\n\"Messi\n\"Messi

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My kids keep asking me “why are you watching the Inter Miami games?”

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This is why:\n\"Instagram

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I just took my glasses off in an effort to hear someone better. God, I’m old.

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Trump renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ amid Canada trade war

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President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that he said will “immediately” change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.”

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Trump’s attempt to rename the Great Lake, which straddles the U.S. northern border with Canada, came as a recent breakdown in trade talks between Washington and Ottawa has led to new retaliatory tariffs and a rapidly deteriorating relationship.

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What a petty, small, piece-of-shit of a man he is.

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I was today years old when I realized Alfred Molina, whom I’ve watched for years in so many movies (including the two Spider-Man movies), is English.

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This is one of my favorite little products in quite a long time: Crosley Rondo Bluetooth Speaker

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I listen to a lot of podcasts, and when it’s just me working in the office, I can sit this little guy up beside me and listen to my podcast friends like they’re on the radio in the early 1950’s. It’s fun, it’s nostalgic, and it was relatively cheap (at time of purchase) at around $25.

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It’s just delightful!

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Fired From the White House for Being Trans - The Atlantic

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I had planned to spend the rest of my career serving my country at the CIA. This White House took my calling, but it will not take my pride, or tell me that I don’t belong, or that I must disappear. I once wrote under a pseudonym so I could keep serving. I write now in my own name for the same reason.

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Julia.

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Two things:

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But please know this, and please take it to heart:

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Help! My Favorite Athlete Is an Idiot.

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“There’s an old Jerry Seinfeld joke about how pro athletes change teams so often that die-hard fans of a particular team — the Mets, in my case, and in his — are really just rooting for clothing. Maybe he was onto something. Just root for the jersey and not necessarily the nitwit wearing it.”

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Love the club, not the person. In my experience, that’s really good advice.

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Living Grief and the Mountains I Lost

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With living grief, it’s the opposite: ritual is like death by a thousand paper cuts, as it only reminds you of what you’ve lost.

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Interesting way of putting that.

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\"Statue

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While walking the dog, this one made me laugh.

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I’m so sick of sports betting I could vomit.

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In Purgatory Everyone Likes Crepes: My Time at a Greek All-Inclusive

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She nods and resumes throwing a ball around with her children. She seems completely unaffected by thinking about her husband, which I think is actually the strange magic of the all-inclusive resort. It is a geopolitical anesthesia. The world is burning down, but here, the ice cream machine is still running.

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What a fascinating statement.

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Checks out.

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\"Social

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🤦🏻‍♂️

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Got this text message today:

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Hi Lee, Dakota with Ed Voyles Kia here. During our August review, your vehicle came up and we need it! If you’re open, there’s an opportunity we’d love to walk you through with a quick visit. Reply YES to schedule your visit, or NO if you’ve recently upgraded. (Text STOP to opt out.)

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I have not had possession of this vehicle since September 2020. Even then, it was a lease.

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And, oh by the way, Kia Finance threatened to sue me over this same vehicle because of a lease turn-in dispute that lasted almost 3 years.

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But hey, marketing lists never die!

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\"Screenshot

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No pressure.

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\"A

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I’ve included the chair for scale. My dog would choke on the size of these bugs!

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