5-time Apollo Legend | Grand Concourse Commando

@bluewmist I just consider it a non-negotiable. 3x week for over 20 years. At 48, the amount of 'you're HOW old? No way.' Is the proof. Advice: get on a novice linear progression & get strong af. You will get addicted to the gain.

People who exercise even when they don't feel like it, what's your trick?

@stephengadubato The magisterial acts are part of the job. You gotta marshall the parades, kiss the babies and go to the beefsteak dinners.

as much as I think conservative Catholics are overdoing the whole Zohran didn't go to the installation Mass bit, I have to say his not showing reflects the larger problem of how deeply deracinated millennials are...their lack of regard not only for religion, but for convention and tradition in general shows how shallow and rootless we are as a generation. As much as zoomers are overcompensating for this by turning tradition into a LARP, it was only inevitable that the next generation would attempt to re-establish some kind of rootedness

@RowdyRhodesia @smashbaals Guy who gets it...it was about when, not if.

@smashbaals 💯 and this is also why our republic is disgusting and evil. Because Protestantism is just cryptoJewry at the end of the day.

America is Protestant. Our system of governance was produced by Protestantism not: - Roman Catholicism - Eastern Orthodoxy - Judaism - Buddhism - Islam

@jordanyroc You end up with the murphy brown problem. Your art ends up being topical but not timeless. While no one would accuse Drake of making deep art, it is timeless in a superficial sense

Aside from the obvious, having ghostwriters and his subject matter being extremely limited, etc. My biggest criticism of Drake has always been the fact that none of his music reflects the times that we’re living in. If you listen to Drake’s music, it sounds like he lives in a bubble where nothing that’s happening in the world around him is affecting him. Generations from now, when new people discover his music, the only takeaway will be that life was just one big party, full of women and “fake friends” who were “hating” on him.

@phveektordrayne Im pretty sure this is workplace discrimimation on the basis of status and they should contact a plaintiffs labor and employment firm ASAP

My colleague got called into HR today. Not for misconduct. Not for performance. For getting married. He works in engineering. His fiancée works in administration. They met at work, dated quietly for years, and finally decided to make it official. HR told him something neither of them saw coming. “Once you’re married, one of you has to resign. Company policy. We don’t keep married couples.” Just like that. They said they’d prefer he stays, his role is “more critical.” Meaning his fiancée, who struggled for months after graduation to land this job, is the one expected to go. She hasn’t even started wedding plans yet. Now she’s updating her CV. Imagine planning a life together, and your first joint decision as a couple is: Who sacrifices their career? He sat at his desk after the meeting, staring at his screen for almost an hour. Didn’t write a single line of code. Some colleagues say, “That’s policy. Nothing personal.” Others say it’s unfair and outdated. I keep wondering… If a company can decide a marriage costs someone their job, what exactly are we building careers for? Is this professionalism… or control?

@BraddrofliT Afrolatino here, i can only speak for myself, but its important to know that latino is an american identity. The common language of it is english--the no sabos, etc. And its not an identity you get here day 1. You dont cross the border then just become latino. Most dont get this.

55% of Latino men voted for Trump. It was the first time in modern history for a republican candidate. Let’s ask them why they voted to unleash ICE onto their own people

@DanFriedman81 @NichtUeberzeugt Tbf, oscar wao is a triumph so i never gave a fuck that he was rude to some people

@NichtUeberzeugt As far as I know, Diaz never did anything like this to anyone. The accusations against him were complete nonsense — fabrications and trivialities — and his career never recovered even after he was completely vindicated.

This was a very common thing that happened during the MeToo panic: something that was not criminal, predatory or abusive, but was socially frowned upon — stuff like cheating on your spouse or getting sloppy drunk and being flirty at industry conferences — became grounds for someone’s total destruction. This puritanical panic didn’t just hit Jay Asher. James Dashner, Sherman Alexie and Junot Diaz were all destroyed over dubious allegations. Men were basically purged from children’s and YA literature. Now there are no new books in this market segment for male. readers, and boys who don’t read become men who don’t read.

@BrickCenter_ Even if I find his politics odious, people celebrating hia decline as if he was not one of the towering figures of hia profession oa sad af. He has shit politics, so what. Dont let politics steal your humanity from you, fam.

It’s tough seeing Coach Pop like this 💔

@SteveGrubbsVXR @johnarnold This is better than bama having the back end of their roster being 5 stars, I agree, but it is also true that this system needs some work.

@johnarnold There needs to be fixes, but I prefer this to a system that kept all but the blue bloods locked out of top tier talent.

10 examples of the college football transfer mess: - The top 10 high school QB recruits in 2024 have transferred colleges a total of 11 times in 2 years. Only 1 is still with his original team. - Iowa State had 55 players enter the portal and 16 graduate this year. Every starter has left the team besides the kicker. Don’t worry, they have 45 incoming transfers and 25 new high school or JUCO recruits. - A QB flipped his commitment from Miami to Florida on the promise of a $14 million NIL deal that never came through. He never enrolled and is now on his 4th team. - Duke had a 2 yr/$8 mil contract with their QB. After his first season there, he decided not to enter the draft and released a video recommitting to the team. Nevertheless, 3 hours before the deadline, he enter the portal and announced a transfer to Miami, leaving Duke flailing. Duke has sued the player. - An OK St player entered the portal and announced intention to make official visits to multiple teams, including scheduling dates to visit OK St, the school he was already enrolled and playing at. - Reporter to Miami QB: “what is it like being you as a student (in the week leading up to the national championship?" Beck, who transferred to Miami in 2025, laughed: “No class. I graduated 2 years ago.” - One player has transferred 6 times, playing for 7 schools: LSU, Auburn, Texas State, Western Kentucky, Tulane, Georgia State, and Incarnate Word. - Four days after signing a new 1-year, $4+ million exclusive contract with Washington, the QB entered the transfer portal. Washington threatened legal action and the player recommitted to the school. - UNLV QB claimed he school orally promised $100k of NIL. After a 3-0 start, he had only received $3,000. He quit the team, left the school, and sat out the rest of the season. - LSU owes Ole Miss $1 million in contract buyout fees after recruiting 2 players in recent weeks. Ole Miss, with an unexpected hole in their roster and $ in their pocket, convinced a player who had just transferred from Cal to Clemson in early January to transfer for the 2nd time in 2 weeks.

@DisaffectedPod Str8 dude here: ppl are tired of being propagandized. Its not that they are tired of gays, blacks, immigrants, etc. They are tired of being propagandized at every turn. Turn on a show, movie, some -ism is being moralized about. Its not the ppl, its the propaganda we're tired of

Fellow homosexuals: gay fatigue is real and building fast. This bubble is going to pop-in fact it's popping right now. People are fed up. Normal America has no more time for this. We stopped being cute a long time ago.

@itsrosesm Yes, but having a mental illness is not an excuse to treat them poorly or discriminate against them. Conversely, we shouldn't melt the real differences between men and women to accommodate them. There is a balance that upholds reality but continues to bestow dignity.

Do you think being Transgender is a mental illness?

@AndriaDont99498 Straight dude here.i think most straight dudes know how to suss out the difference b/w gay dudes & everyone else & does so. Many may judge gay lifestyles (i do), but that has no bearing at all on how i view gay men as a whole or as individuals. We dont really lump you w/the rest.

I don't blame them. I called this in '22. Homophobia is on the rise because people are fatigued. Gays had it good. We were left alone. We were accepted. Until the T came in and told everyone they had to accept them or else. Until they wanted to teach your kids about gender studies. Until they painted Target in rainbows year after year. Until every show and film had the plot stolen by the they/them's. People don't want to give normal gays a chance anymore because we're so few and far between. They assume we're like the rest because the majority has gone bonkers.

@Caelleigh1 @Cr7Godbrand I remember the memeing of 1 in 4 female college students was the victim of a sexual assault. I said "so, american college campuses are more dangerous to women than wartime Darfur? " And some people looked at me like I had 2 heads.

@Cr7Godbrand I always say that the world would be The Purge 24/7 if feminist narratives had any validity.

Let me explain this logically. Crimes like rape, abuse, and pedophilia are serious, but they are not common enough to shape everyday life. If they were truly widespread, society would not function normally. Women would not regularly have sex with strangers, go out at night, attend parties, or work night shifts. prostitution would not exist because the safety risks would be too high. Dating, relationships, and marriage would also be rare or impossible if constant danger were the norm. The mistake yall dumb women online make is using rare exceptions to describe the majority. Yall treat Extreme cases as if they represent everyday reality, even when they do not. When something is actually common, it is easy to see. It appears across cultures, in media, movies, television, and public life. For example, homosexuality is frequently portrayed worldwide, which is why it is widely recognized as a recurring social phenomenon. At the same time, straight men in particular disagree with it for moral or cultural reasons. This disagreement is about values, not confusion over statistics. From a biological standpoint, human societies continue through heterosexual reproduction. If everyone were gay, natural reproduction would not occur, and human civilization would not continue. Stating this is a biological fact, not an attack on gay people.

@jdleggcan @JoshuaTCharles Read 1 and 2 Maccabees. A just man according to God would not act in vain. Now, if your bible does not contain 1 and 2 Maccabees then it is possible that your Bible is different. Study history to find out why. I guarantee it will be a fruitful venture.

@JoshuaTCharles You say that, but anybody who believes in purgatory or spends time praying to Mary is clearly giving more weight to what they have been told the Bible says, rather than what it actually says. And is then looking at the Bible through that lens. And adding to that view with >>

Dr. Scott Hahn is a personal friend and mentor. He was a protestant (reformed) theologian and pastor who became Catholic primarily through his study of Scripture, assisted by the Church Fathers. I’ve walked through his library myself. It is simply FALSE for anyone to say that no one who reads their Bible becomes Catholic. Scott Hahn and countless great converts throughout history disprove this lie every day.

@FOS For those not in the know, there is a world of difference between the Ohio job and the Michigan job.

Ohio has fired its football coach Brian Smith for cause. The school says Smith engaged in "serious professional misconduct" that violated his contract.

@Thewealthywrist @realEstateTrent @Ricky_cavals The fact you're the first to note this obvious bullshit is something else.

@realEstateTrent @Ricky_cavals Because this never happened. Any of it.

I am shocked and horrified by what I witnessed at a New York City hospital yesterday. Suffering patients packed like sardines in the emergency room hallways. A severely exhausted woman vomiting violently, with other patients just inches away from her. She stayed there for hours, undergoing her full exams in front of everyone. A patient with blunt trauma to the face, swollen and in pain, lying in a gurney at the edge of the hallway as people rushed back and forth past them. An injured woman in her 90s, dazed, confused - being examined by doctors while surrounded on all sides by strangers and sick people. Nurses and doctors with no choice but to have people’s most private conversations right there in the open. We all learned about one man’s Crohn’s disease, and exactly where on his body he had rashes. We heard a woman’s entire history of neurological issues. A man discussed his STDs out loud. Patients were told they needed to be admitted, but there were no available rooms. Not today. Hopefully tomorrow. So they stayed in that overcrowded room, packed in as far as you could see, forced to suffer in that environment with no idea how many more hours they’d be there, many trying to sleep sitting upright in a chair, with no bed. Dignity? Nowhere to be found. And then something happened that I will never forget for the rest of my life. A doctor approached a woman who was having cognitive issues and told her that her imaging had revealed a tumor in her brain. “I believe in being very truthful, and to let the prayers and the planning with your doctors begin as soon as possible." I was standing three feet away, and turned away as I started to cry. That woman did not deserve to have a room full of strangers witness the worst moment of her life. Yet amid absolutely inhuman chaos, the shining light was the doctors, nurses, and hospital staff. Overworked, exhausted, stretched past anything reasonable - yet still taking their time to make each patient feel as dignified and cared for as possible in an impossible scene. I know they themselves are shocked by the situation they’ve been forced into, but you’d never know it. The level of love they showed, the professionalism, the humanity in the middle of all that suffering… These men and women are the best of America - and we’ve put them in environments that are truly incomprehensible. I kept thinking about how we possibly got here. How has this become the norm in America? I kept thinking about how many freedoms we’re afforded in this country. How many luxuries we’ve built. How good life can be here. And yet when it comes to what matters most, our healthcare, the thing we absolutely need to be there for us at our most vulnerable, it feels broken beyond repair. I don’t know whose fault this is, and I don’t know what the solution might be, or if there is even one at this point. On this particular day, I was just accompanying someone, only five hours in that environment. But to the doctors, nurses, hospital workers, and the patients who have to live this reality, all I can say is: I’m sorry. You deserve better. We all deserve better.

@IconicChriss Bull, Chigusa, Sherri, and Mildred Burke. And as a matter of fact, the best of them was Sherri. I said what I said.

Who’s YOUR Women’s Mount Rushmore?

@VanLathan @EJF_III I dunno. I view as insecure and wanting the opportunity to prove he was THE guy and in order to do that he had to act the part of heel, but was never truly a heel.

@EJF_III He was definitely a jerk in 2

I’ll engage. Apollo represents the peak of human achievement. He is polished, intelligent, in perfect shape, has no destructive vices (ego maybe?), and is an insanely hard worker. He’s as Rocky would say in Creed a “perfect fighter.” He is beaten by someone, Rocky, who has almost no measurable advantage. There’s just something special about Rocky. He refuses to lose, his spirit is superior. He’s real. Rocky’s authenticity beats Apollo’s PERFECTION. If the version of American meritocracy yall say is true, everyone should be rooting for Apollo. We’re not because it’s Rocky’s story. I get it. But let’s look at the Black characters in Rocky up until Creed. Until Creed, the Black characters were Apollo, Clubber Lang, Duke, George Washington Duke, Mason “The Line” Dixon (great name). Basically characters to be overcome and sacrificed. Clubber Lang actually threatens Rocky’s wife. Apollo becomes Rocky’s magical Negro in that same movie. In the next movie, Rocky allows Apollo to die at the hands of a deranged Soviet steroid freak. He refuses to throw the towel because Apollo asks him not to. That costs Apollo his life. Interesting that when Rocky asks earlier in the franchise for the towel not to be thrown, he wins. Meaning Apollo dies for not being Rocky. So the question once again is why do we root for Rocky like we do? Is it because it’s his story? yeah, he’s our hero. But it’s also because of his villains. The perfect Black man - Apollo. The Brutish Black man - Clubber. The evil Black man - George Washington Duke (who literally corrupted the pure white country boy Rocky had taken under his wing) The Arrogant Black Man - Mason. It’s true that we love Rocky because he’s the hero, but part of the reason he’s the hero is that he puts Black men in their place. The question is why do I like Rocky so much? Same reason why I love that Billionaire, capitalist, fascist criminal Bruce Wayne. I met them when I was a kid.

@RealDonBradshaw If the president of the most powerful country in the world asks you to golf, or come over for coffee, you would be foolish not to do it. Zorhan did it.

I use to think Wayne Gretzky was awesome because he’s the greatest hockey player who ever lived. Now I just think he’s the greatest hockey player who ever lived. You’re judged by the company you keep, Wayne. Keep smiling. The kid in me will find a new hero. #cdnpoli #Trump #MAGA

@GrandpaJoeSux @MicahNieman I would tell you to read 2 Maccabees but...

@MicahNieman Sounds like some post-apostasy nonsense to me.

Just imagine thinking that God set up a rule that if your baby dies, for any reason, before getting baptized by a Catholic priest.... they go straight to Hell. I mean, this false doctrine ALONE should be enough evidence of the great apostasy.