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An "increasingly rare breed of New Yorker" – Gothamist Sherwood News: Breaking News Editor Double Pivot Podcast: Cycling and Crypto Correspondent
A near universal across a wide range of domains is that true elite practioners don’t need to tell you they are elite practioners
Chris Person@papapishu.bsky.social · 40m agoThe funniest part about Jonah Hill being like "I am learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and I am the angel of death now" is that he's a white belt with like two stripes so he basically just knows how to do a fairly bad arm bar.
Former Latter-Day Saints is the term of art, I believe
The Salt Lake Tribune@sltrib.com · 24m agoMore than half of young adult women who grew up as Latter-day Saints have now left the church. Many are reacting against politics, purity culture and powerlessness.
WSJ story about a collectibles bidding app a guy maxxed out his credit cards, drained his savings, his wife left him, he lost his job, sold his house. he went $1.3mm in the hole buying baseball cards. the kicker? he's repaying his debt, back on the app and $37K down www.wsj.com/business/ret...
The Live Shopping App Where Some People Bid Until They’re Broke
Whatnot’s fast-moving auctions and feverish ‘breaks’ hook users hoping to buy prized sports cards—plus fashion, tools, food and nearly anything else.
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Regime Accountant, CPA ☠️🎢@regimecpa.bsky.social · 9h agoAsking gamblers why they’re gambling and actually believing them when they say “I see no other way to get ahead in life” is incredible.
"trying to remove the reigning World Cup winners as co-host of the tournament in which they will defend their title" is absolutely WILD
George Pearkes@peark.es · 7h agooh it's getting real *INFANTINO OFFERS MOROCCO WORLD CUP FINAL FOR SUPPORT: TIMES
oh it's getting real *INFANTINO OFFERS MOROCCO WORLD CUP FINAL FOR SUPPORT: TIMES
Notice how Bessent accuses Timiraos of not being a good reporter and also being too good of a reporter?
Michael Derby@michaelsderby.bsky.social · 7h agoAs evidence for Warsh’s rough start as Fed chair, the Treasury secretary is now going after reporters for their coverage of the central bank.
And yeah I’d give my left pinkie for his sourcing too, it’s a feature not a bug.
Cross-posting: This is completely uncalled for. I think anyone who’s been an avid reader of Nick’s work would judge that he’s thoughtful and makes a point of presenting as many POVs of the Fed debate as possible.
preserving the august beauty of the French language is so important
Michael Caley@michaelcaley.bsky.social · 8h agotil this is the name of the french llm
thankfully this super expensive Bugatti TV folds into a ... very large non-usable obstrusive ugly side board?
Christopher Mims@mims.bsky.social · 8h agoso if you're very rich you can buy this folding TV designed by Bugatti
Audience-Capture Miserabilism is the great enemy all of us on the liberal posting app must fight every day you can get so much engagement for saying obviously false things that resonate with people who are extremely sad
Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 21h agoFood, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.
I was thinking the other day about how with Infantino on the ropes, the Saudi 2034 World Cup is probably in the balance and a big way the Saudi's could protect it would be to keep the money spigot to UEFA clubs turned on. This plus the Newcastle news...
Mike Goodman@themlg.bsky.social · 8h agoSalah heading to a second cut Turkish team gotta mean that Saudi are like DONE done with giant soccer spending huh?
Today in plausible corporate plans from a totally normal company:
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 10h ago$SPCX - SPACEX PLANS MOON FACTORIES POWERED BY HUMANOID ROBOTS
PIF giving Newcastle fans the LIV experienced
David Ornstein@david-ornstein.bsky.social · yesterday🚨 Arsenal nearing total agreement with Newcastle United to sign Bruno Guimaraes. Desire among all parties to bring situation to close + deal now on course for completion; 28yo awaiting #NUFC permission to undergo medical & seal #AFC switch 🚨 @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/743...
that’s actually kinda funny though
Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · yesterdayAI is a very useful tool
Bloodsport company lost $30 million on Trump's White House grounds combat zone. Via BBC
UFC White House: UFC loses $30m staging Freedom 250 event at White House
UFC owners lose $30m (£22m) staging the Freedom 250 event, which was attended by US President Donald Trump, at the White House in June.
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oh god oh fuck i clicked on ONE mens fitness youtube video and now the whole app is ruined. fuck fuck fuck every video is lifting tips. every ad is for a training program. there's a whey merchant on my doorstep. lean men are crawling in the walls
in insane local news, the 26 year old director of a rocky horror production was arrested for sending threatening messages to himself in order to get the play shut down bc he didn’t want to deal with cast drama www.mynbc5.com/article/rock...
VT musical director of planned 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' created fake threats, police say
The director of a planned production of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" admitted to sending himself threatening texts that eventually got the play canceled out of safety concerns.
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DSA-aligned Democrats are now the most pro-free-trade voting bloc in the United States, in an incredible turn of events www.theargumentmag.com/p/who-suppor...
"Scenes from the movies have shaped who I am: a boy riding a bicycle silhouetted against the full moon, twin suns setting over the desert, jets dogfighting off the California coast." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o...
Opinion | David Ellison: In Defense of the Paramount-Warner Deal (Gift Article)
The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of CNN
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how I am only now just learning the Como 1907 was founded after a game played by rowing club members (ok, stock FC formation story so far) against the staff and Native performers of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Circus with Bill himself as the referee?!?! the Circus was camped where the stadium now sits
there's no gambling here! this is a prediction markets streaming service for Italian soccer!
Sam Ro@tker.co · yesterdayPolymarket is a streamer now? And it's gonna be the only place to get Italian soccer in the U.S. markets.ft.com/data/announc...
listening to this excellent @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social I realized the best way to explain what this plan was is "the attempted FIFA ICO" www.patreon.com/doublepivot/...
Infantin-Out? The FIFA private equity scandal and what comes next | The Double Pivot Podcast
Huge FIFA news post World Cup as Gianni Infantino attempted to sell off shares in the World Cup in a very dubious deal, saw it collapse amid
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used to be, cranks had to put the *the work* sure, there were pamphlets you could read but you had to run into that guy in from of the right used book store on your way to the metaphysics section. Or get treated by Aaron Rodgers' chiropractor dad. now, you just fire up IG. no work ethic in it.
Micah@rincewind.run · 2d agothe most disappointing thing about aaron rodgers is that his crank opinions aren't even interesting we have millions of this exact kind of woo woo rogan dipshit everywhere, on every channel, all the time at least brady had novel takes like "drinking water means you don't have to wear sunscreen"
€3m fee with two years left on his contract is so bleak and also an accurate reflection of where Reyna's career is
Fabrizio Romano (MIRROR)@fabrizioromano.yopro20.com · 3d ago🚨🔵⚪️ Gio Reyna to RC Strasbourg, here we go! Deal in place for the American to join BlueCo project from Borussia Mönchengladbach. Fee worth €3m, medical booked on Monday as @CyrilOlives reports on L’Equipe. 🩺 Gio has agreed to the move. 🇺🇸
Infantino looks to leverage the international popularity of thr Trump administration
“Thing used to be better made and last longer”
Max Dubler 🏳️🌈@maxdubler.com · 3d agoOnline shopping eliminated these gatekeepers and disintermediated the market, allowing consumers to express their desires more directly. And it turns out that what people really want is cheap disposable goods, not more expensive but higher quality stuff that lasts a long time.
