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Great weekend of golf, good to finally land a nice winner

@mckaycoppins So you were easily able to stop? No lingering after effects?

5. Finally, I’m kind of amused/touched by how many readers have expressed concern for me. I’ve had many people come up in the past week to praise the writing/reporting in the story, and then lean in, lower their voice, and ask, “Are you OK?” I am! I haven't gambled since the Super Bowl, and don’t plan to again.

It's been one week since @TheAtlantic published my April cover story on America's sports betting boom. The reactions have been really interesting. A few observations below:

@pattrogg @KendoVT Why on earth wouldn't it be for the guys in T7?

@KendoVT If it were the guys in T7 I could see it (still shouldnt be), but Billys position all tied were inside the top 10. Does that mean like Sung Jae top 10 bettors dead heat too?

This seems crazy to me but I don’t bet finishing positions and some ppl in the comments think it’s correct. I do bet each ways and this would be like if I bet a golfer with 10 places EW and he came in 2nd by himself but since 14 people were in the Top 10, I would have to chop

After Rondale Moore’s death, A.J. Green is calling for better mental health resources: “I’m not an expert on mental health. I’m a former football player, and I’m writing this as Rondale’s former teammate, and — more importantly — his friend. So please have that in mind when I tell you, in my opinion, Rondale wasn’t planning on any of this. To me? He was just a kid. And he was a kid who was struggling a lot with the idea of losing his identity as a football player. It’s two major injuries … two long rehabs … two seasons away from being part of a locker room … two years of not knowing if he’s ever gonna have more NFL checks coming through. So you add that all up, and it probably doesn’t take an expert to think there’s a good chance Rondale was depressed. But I could also see encouraging signs. Like — he was talking about the future. He wasn’t just on one of these downward spirals. If anything, he seemed to be slowly pointing back in an upward direction. The thing is, though, that upward direction……. It’s not a straight line. There’s gonna be dips. And when those dips come, for whatever reason, you need to be able to manage them in time before your shit hits the bottom.... To me there’s a lot that could still be improved in the NFL, as far as how the league is helping its players with their mental health. And one way I would start is by making it mandatory, if you have a major injury, that you see an independent mental health counselor as part of your rehab. And by also making it mandatory, if you have a second major injury, that you see an independent mental health counselor for an extended period of time, even after your rehab. And the reason I say this — it’s because I’m not an expert. You know what I’m saying? Like, Rondale, he had a support system. He wasn’t alone. He had friends who loved him, family who loved him. But those relationships can be complicated. And while those people can give you love and support … what they can’t give you is professional help, and what they can’t do is equip you with tools so that, if you ever do have a mental health crisis, or even just a really bad day, you know how to handle it. And you don’t go and do something you can never undo. In my opinion, if Rondale’d had those tools, he might still be alive today. And I want to make sure we’re never saying that again about a young NFL player. Because I keep coming back to this one part about it — and it may be the part that’s most heartbreaking to me: Rondale was 25, man. He was so damn young. He really was just a kid. And then there’s one more thing I want to say about mental health in the NFL — and I hope that everyone who needs to read this is reading it. All the rules … all the initiatives … all the public statements about awareness … none of that means anything if the people who are making the football decisions, in private, are viewing mental health issues how I feel like a lot of times they still get viewed: as a red flag. That’s the truth. No one in any front office will ever say it out loud. No scout is ever gonna put it in a scouting report. But that’s how it’s viewed in this league by a lot of people. And as long as that’s the case? Stories like Rondale’s will probably keep happening. Because it means we’re telling players that having a mental health issue is gonna fuck with their money. And if we’re telling players that, then we’re creating an incentive for them to lie about their mental health. And if players lie about their mental health, then they’re going to feel shame about their mental health. And they’re not going to get the help they need — and whatever issues they’re facing are not going to get better, and are probably going to get worse. So that’s one of the big reasons I want people to read this. I want to celebrate Rondale’s life……… but I also want to make sure we’re having the realest conversation possible about his death. And the way I see it, while Rondale didn’t necessarily die because of NFL culture — NFL culture also didn’t do him no favors. It didn’t HELP him. And I just hope we can get to a place where, for the next young player going through a mental health crisis, it actually does help him. Or it even saves him.” playerstribu.ne/Rondale

@jermnyCrobnyn @_HelenDale Being this smug and this wrong is a horrible combo

@_HelenDale Sorry, are you stupid? If a British Rail company was operating in America it would be expected to follow US law when carrying out that business?

If you think this response is arsey, consider how, say, South West Rail would respond to a US quango fining it for failing to permit concealed carry on its trains.

@AllieRenison @jamiegreeneUK They won’t be unfortunately, a real shame

@jamiegreeneUK This is so good 🤣👏 (although I do wonder if greyhounds will still be bred much once racing disappears)

Ahead of the Greyhound Ban Bill yesterday I took sage advice from those with lived experience of it. After much discussion and deliberation, we concurred after ten years in politics to support it, and that we both needed a good lie down.

@Dividend_Dollar It’s beyond you because it is in fact taught in many high schools

Why a basic Personal Finance and Investing class is not taught in High School is beyond me

@themoviedadsc My hot take is loads of schools already do it

One of my "hotter" takes on this subject is every high school could implement this tomorrow, and it wouldn't make a big difference. 99% of 14-18 year olds don't care about money. They care about dating, friends, making varsity, and getting As & Bs so mom/dad don't yell at them.

@Beav53 @BTCBreadMan Oh I see, you're just insane

@degenduke0 @BTCBreadMan 38, married 16 years , retired physician, then retired my wife , father of 4. The idea that people expect you to hand you things is what is funny and why most marriages don’t last, no one owes you a thing

When I got married 15 years ago the thought of not completely merging our finances did not even occur to me. It just seemed like an obvious no-brainer that married couples 100% share their financial situation.

@kwansfull It was absolutely not a good idea, I agree with the rest of the post but be serious; people were rightly saying this is never going to be anything the second it was announced.

People dunking on this are silly. It was a good idea, that failed for various reasons. But you need big bets, especially from big tech companies, to move society forward. I’m glad Zuck gave it a real try.

@Beav53 @BTCBreadMan lmao you cannot be older that 13

If the other wants to do something more or buy something for themselves make more money. And if the other spouse stays at home to take care of family they should receive compensation for that. If your spouse doesn’t like you buying or doing nice things for yourself with the money you earned after all necessities have been taken care of then you need a different spouse

@idesofmarch205 @KnowingBetterYT If they had wanted to vote for Kat that's what they would have done

@KnowingBetterYT If Jill Stein got 5% of the vote instead of a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of that, you would have a point.

The people who swear up and down that Jill Stein wasn't a spoiler candidate are now complaining about spoiler candidates.

@ZackPolanski serious lmao

Today I set out serious proposals with economists to deal with the energy crisis & stop people's bills rising. Labour are responding with AI generated memes & flimsy attacks. Join.greenparty.org.uk

@eatingthattreat @nazzobetweeting You simply cannot be serious bro

@nazzobetweeting give me one example of the "left" cancelling a public figure for something as trivial as saying the n-word when they were fifteen years old.

i have to laugh because this is not the response you guys have to right wingers who do this

@wiesson @Winterrose Absolutely unambiguously YES! What gives you people the arrogance to think you speak for everyone on this stuff

@Winterrose So you rather accept all tracking and other JavaScript scripts and tools?

I would pay $1 per month for life for a browser I could tell my cookie preferences to and never see a f*cking European GDPR popup from ever again. how did these idiots let this happen

@Doubles73524561 @OprosUK @Moreincommon_ Imagine being this pedantic and this wrong at the same time

@OprosUK @Moreincommon_ Think you might need to check your numbers - that’s 113% of the electorate

Party Leader Approval Ratings: Nigel Farage (REF): 30% (+1) Kemi Badenoch (CON): 27% (+2) Ed Davey (LDM): 19% (=) Keir Starmer (LAB): 19% (-1) Zack Polanski (GRN): 18% via @Moreincommon_, 13-16 Mar (Changes with 17 Feb)

@ginadavidsonlbc Maybe I'm being dense but I don't understand the point being made here- is this not the case for every policy ever set out?

Reform UK Scotland announcing its manifesto for the Holyrood election and its candidates today. One of its pledges should it win, is to "immediately abolish" the Hate Crime and Public Order Act. Thing about that is it would take the Parliament to vote for it.

@D_Raval lmao is every detail nailed down? No Oh well, are at least some of the details nailed down? Also no

Something genuinely different happened in British politics today. Zack Polanski gave his first major economic speech as Green Party leader and it wasn't the usual vague gestures you get from other party leaders. It was a diagnosis and a plan. The diagnosis: privatisation, austerity and Brexit haven't just been bad policy choices, they've locked Britain into a structural trap. A "bond market doom loop" where financial markets constrain every government before it's even started. The plan ("Zackonomics") is built around ending rip-off Britain for the people who actually keep this country running: → Freeze energy bills now (£8.4bn, funded by the windfall tax) → Cap rents → Nationalise water → Scrap Right to Buy → Forgive student debt → Rejoin the Customs Union and eventually the EU Funded by making wealth pay its share: a wealth tax, equalising capital gains with income tax, and closing the loopholes that let the richest opt out. Is every detail nailed down? No. But this is what it looks like when a party leader actually tries to match the scale of the problem. Britain's economic settlement is broken. Someone finally said it. #Zackonomics x.com/TheGreenParty/…

@MhairiHunter This is a total non sequitur - you want one of those 2 things, you can't want both just because you hand wave at the democracy part

2016 was when all this started. We have had a decade of sheer insanity & now they are upping the ante by blowing up the whole Middle East. I am a big fan of democracy but it really needs to be lunatic-proofed a lot more effectively.

@LB23042 @CeeEffx We're not all broke pal

@CeeEffx If your spending 100 quid a wee on gambling, have a word with yourself

Losing a 100 quid a week is not a gambling addiction 🤣🤣🤣 hate this cunt man.

@DB0ii69 @LGBTQPete Do you think that answers my question at all? Not only are all of these examples things we have in fact seen before - she didn’t do any of them!

@degenduke0 @LGBTQPete AIPAC had to hide behind other shell packs. They also had to try to boost another Progressive running in the race that's anti-AIPAC to try to split the vote. They dumped all their money trying to get Laura Fine to win, and she came in third place behind the new candidate. 😂😂

And in her closing she can’t be bothered to say a word about this district, this community, this city, or the people who live here. She never cared about us. This was always 100% about her. Can’t wait for her to leave.