@fifamedia @EwanMacKenna "hotel stakeholders wanted more money and we are happy to oblige under the guise of being a non profit"
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Undercover Transformer
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All room releases were conducted in line with contractually agreed timelines with hotel partners - a standard practice for an event of this scale. In many cases, room releases were made ahead of established deadlines to further accommodate requests from hotels.
Throughout the planning process, FIFA’s Accommodations team maintained consistent discussions with hotel stakeholders including room block adjustments, agreeing to rates, confirming room types, and regular reporting, supported by townhall and ongoing communication.
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FIFA block booked hotel rooms across the US to create artificial demand and drive up prices for football fans. They cancelled all the block bookings now.
That's insane.
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@Cary_Bleasdale @_ditsydaizy @WhidbeyRando Oh my god it's almost like there can be a bike lane AND a regular lane. Are you keeping up?
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@_ditsydaizy @WhidbeyRando Well trucks are what make modern life possible...soooo....
I would suggest not making people pick between trucks and bikes. You will not like it
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"Bike lanes should be illegal" is one of the most cartoonishly evil opinions I think anyone could ever hold.
Zerve@Captain_C2
Thats a horribly inefficient waste of time. You probably end up spending close to 5 hours just in grocery stores every week if you do this (nevermind the extra hours spent walking there and back as well), when you add up shopping+waiting in line. I'd rather just do 2-3 weeks worth of shopping at once in <2hours, drive my groceries right to my front door, and then not have to go to a store again for a few weeks There's a reason no one who gets a license ever uses public transit or walks anywhere ever again if they dont have to - its way worse in every way. Society should be more accommodating to cars, not less. Bike lanes for example, should be illegal
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@GabeThePigeon Oh and you didn't even mention that printing the shirts in the first place is an investment of a grand + just to bring them on tour in the first place!
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I think people need to be a bit more understanding that even a band selling shirts @ $30 ($12 cost) is an $18 profit
If they print 100 shirts, thats $1800 profit — Before travel expenses
Lets say $1000 is the cost for that
You have $800 to split for 5 members
$160 each
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Absolutely outlandish left field tour idea in no particular order day 1:
Paldusk
The Browning
Omerta
Fromjoy
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When do I get to start delegating??? All these higher ups have proven time and time again to be incompetent no matter what company I'm at 😂😂😂
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300,000$ is about a 2000$ mortgage payment. Average income in the US is about 70k.
A person making 70k a year can't afford a 2000$ a month mortgage payment.
Jon Elder@BlackLabelAdvsr
Hot take: I see a lot of young people say housing isn’t affordable in America. But if you moved from your urban city with Pilates and $20 avocado toast, it probably would be. So what’s really stopping you? Boomers relocated. I relocated in 2016. Why can’t you?
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@TheUnwritenMyth @BostonBakedBeef @AngryFeralKitty @SacredRitual This troglodyte doesn't realize I'm not saying this just for me. H K 3 11 brain dead
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@BostonBakedBeef @ADoorLeftOpen @AngryFeralKitty @SacredRitual How's someone in a wheelchair supposed to walk around?
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If you’re blocking the sidewalk while I’m jogging I always make sure to hock a lugey full of weed infused lung butter right onto your paint
Eat shit
Bike Lake City@bikelakecity
I make a point to scratch cars that are parked like this as I walk by
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I long to embrace
The arms of all of eternity
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Not unlike a dream
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@AngryFeralKitty @SacredRitual Idk why it's difficult to pull a foot and a half further forward unless you're busy incapable of functioning like a normal human being
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@SacredRitual Birds shit on on my cars on a regular basis. So you're saying you are not even capable of bothering me more than a bird? And you are presumably a human and you think this is a compelling argument? Alright sub bird person. You really got me good.
GIF
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Based on new news, I will not be allowing the album time to grow on me
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Undercover Transformer@ADoorLeftOpen
I was weirdly not particularly into the Balmore LP I liked their other stuff quite a bit, maybe this will grow on me
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@patagonia are you guys offering refunds for your products? You can't "peacefully co-exist" with somebody while trying to run them out of their industry.
YOU are named after a region
I refuse to be associated with such scummy business practices.
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@FlakeSamael @JakeSucky When you bought the first game, did Ubisoft tell you "yea so an FYI: we'll pull this game out of your library in a couple of years and it'll never work again even if you want to play it offline"? Do you feel safe buying games today knowing companies can do that?
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The California State Assembly has passed the Protect Our Games Act, a bill to protect user rights after a game's service ends
Under this, games shutting down would need to provide at least 60 days notice to consumers, while also ensuring that purchasers will still have access to the game via an alt version or patch that allows it to be played offline. And if not, they must offer refunds
The bill must still be passed by the California Senate
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@zackyizded Even better when it's heavy shit and in standard tuning
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I was weirdly not particularly into the Balmore LP
I liked their other stuff quite a bit, maybe this will grow on me
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@OnTopicFeegs Won't let me add ya
My name is EnterpriseGirth feel free to add me 😂😂😂
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filipino here! instead of ube, u might actually want to try its alternative — kurot 🫶 almost the same as ube, purple-pigmented but richer, sweeter, and fuller in flavor. in fact, you can eat it raw unlike ube which requires a taxing preparation. foreigners should give it a try!
Julian K. Jarboe@JulianKJarboe
I worked really hard on developing a vegan ube ice cream recipe for work and look how pretty she is! Zero artificial colors or flavors, and maybe the perfect special to bridge AAPI and Pride months.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander trying to draw fouls irl now too smh
Fullcourtpass@Fullcourtpass
Underdog Sports received a cease and desist letter regarding a promotion that makes fun of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s efforts to draw fouls, per @TheAthletic “In a letter dated May 22, 2026 obtained by The Athletic, Eric Fishman of law firm ArentFox Schiff LLP, representing Gilgeous-Alexander, asked Underdog to: “permanently cease and desist from any and all use of Mr. Gilgeous-Alexander’s NIL in any and all media, including but not limited to your website (including the Unethical Hoops Website), apps, social media accounts, digital marketing and advertisements, promotional emails, push notifications, affiliate or influencer placements, and any physical goods including but not limited to the board game advertised on the Unethical Hoops Website.” (nytimes.com/athletic/73138…)
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