Nobody talks enough about how often LeBron has switched... teams chasing rings: Cleveland → Miami → Cleveland → Lakers → maybe another contender. Makes you respect Steph and Kobe even moreshow more

MJ: "You only got three, I got six." When... asked in 2017, who ranks higher between LeBron and Kobe, MJ picked Kobe. His reasoning: "Would I rank LeBron over Kobe in terms of best of all time? No. There's something about five that beats three." The goal has always been to win championships. Trying to include Robert Horry in the conversation is just a red herring. People try and use Kobe's 00 Finals average as an indictment to his contribution to winning that ring but fail to bring up Kobe's defense in game one, holding Reggie Miller to 1-16 in a decisive 104-87 victory. Feel free to read that again. To show you Kobe's value, he was injured in game 2 after almost 9 minutes of play and what was a 17 point victory turned into a 6 point victory and a 9 point loss in game 3 without him. Indiana could've easily won game 4 after Shaq fouled out, and we all know what happened next. Kobe earned that ring despite how you interpret the box score. At the end of the day, Kobe still has five championships that the Lakers wouldn't have won without him. The proof in that statement lies in the fact that when Kobe had a lesser role in 97, 98, & 99, they were gentlemen swept, swept, and swept before even making the finals. The minute Kobe's role increased, they rattled off three straight championships. That's not a coincidence...show more

Kate, enough is enough. HONORING LIAM SHOULD NEVER LOOK... LIKE THIS. You don’t "announce" to your viewers that you’re about to light a candle for Liam and Francesco like it’s some exciting part of your evening vlog. This isn’t a sunset activity to broadcast for likes, comments and sympathy clicks. This is supposed to be about respect, about love, about something deeply personal, not a staged, performative content plan. Do you even hear yourself? Saying, "Our boys are up there laughing, watching us," like it’s some cute script for your video? Liam isn’t a storyline for your audience. Francesco isn’t part of your brand-building narrative. These were real men with real lives, who deserve to be remembered with dignity not through TikTok segments designed for engagement. What’s next, Kate? Another staged "grief moment" to keep views up? You claim you can’t get out of bed most days, yet somehow you find the energy to plan a whole beach sunset "tribute" while announcing to your followers that they’re coming along with you. How is that grief? How is that genuine? It’s calculated, it’s performative and it’s all about you. It’s never about Liam. It’s about how you can twist his name into your next "moment" to stay relevant. Liam’s memory is sacred. 444 is sacred. His name should not be plastered into every single piece of content you create like it’s a trending topic. If you truly loved him or respected him, you would honor him in silence, in real moments, not with cameras rolling and fake smiles for TikTok. This constant branding of his memory, this influencer-style "announcement" of your so-called tribute is disgusting and heartbreaking. Stop turning grief into a performance. Stop selling Liam’s memory as if it’s your personal brand. He deserves better. He deserved love and respect in life, and he deserves it even more now. What you’re doing is vile, Kate and the world can see it!!!!! #JusticeForLiam #StopExploitingLiamshow more

🇧🇷 SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL 🇧🇷 Nobody talks about this... world-class mega-city enough, let's fix that... → 22M people — one of the biggest cities on earth and still underrated → Brazil's economic engine — $400B+ GDP in one metro → Restaurant scene that embarrasses most other LatAm capitals → Infrastructure that actually functions (a rarity) → World-class medical care and hospitals → Largest Japanese diaspora outside Japan = unreal sushi & ramen → No real winter, no real summer — just São Paulo doing its thing, decent weather overall → At least 30% cheaper than CDMX (comparable sized city) → Some of the best nightlife on the continent → Direct flights to NYC, Miami, London, Tokyo, and everywhere that matters → More museums, galleries, and live music venues than most people realize — this city has serious culture What did I miss? Have you spent some time in SP? Criminally underrated or nah?show more

On this, my birthday… I thank God for a... year, though with more challenges than victories, that taught me lessons hidden in pain, in loss, in struggle. For showing me that taking a noble stand, even if it costs you, even when you’re criticized, is far better than living safe, silent, and untested. I Thank God for a year that built grit in so many of us and taught us more about the invincible power of not giving up. For the humbling truth that no one person can save the world but we all can serve in it - especially in small acts. Daily kindness. And maybe that’s how the world heals, not all at once, but a million times over. Thank you for reminding me, in a long year, to hold onto wonder, joy and even fun - as defiance, as resistance, as restoration in the long fight. And this year… thank you for a love that changed my life, for a wife who brought with her a universe of joy, and a partner to walk with, day by day, turning the ordinary into something sacred. Another year older. Another year grateful. Another year still learning how to love, to serve, to stand. (Thank you jin_sung_sa for sharing this precious birthday greeting with your followers and me).show more

I love this story♥️ On the latest New Heights... podcast, Jason Kelce recalled meeting Prince William, Prince George and Princess Charlotte backstage at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. Before walking over, he froze because he was holding a beer and genuinely worried it might be disrespectful to meet the Prince of Wales with a drink in his hand. Taylor Swift even laughed about watching him debate whether he should put it down because he wanted to show proper respect and follow the etiquette. Think about that. A man meeting the Royal Family for the first time cared enough to worry about something as small as whether he should be holding a beer. Then there’s Meghan Markle.🙄 She married into the Royal Family, claimed she knew nothing about them, mocked the curtsy as if it was some ridiculous “medieval” tradition, and has spent years profiting from the very royal title that exists because of that centuries-old institution. A complete stranger showed more curiosity & respect for royal etiquette than someone who willingly became a member of the family. You don’t hate Meghan Markle enough.show more

LeBron with his head clearing the rim. Been posting... these for years now and still have yet to receive a single photo or video where MJ has his head clearing the rim. How does a guy who's 6'6" with a 48" vertical NEVER get his head this high? Further proof that he DID NOT have a 48" vertical like they love to claim. And for all of the people who always respond with "who cares" "that doesn't make him the goat" "is this what you're really crying about," the whole point is that if you need to lie about his vertical, who knows what else they're lying about. They'll claim that this is insignificant but if thats the case, its even more ridicuolous to be lying about it.show more

Twin flames are often described as two souls carrying... the same energy, yet reflecting different worlds — like fire and water, chaos and peace, strength and softness. Watching this moment feels like seeing two opposites stand face to face, not to destroy one another, but to understand each other. Because the deepest connections are not always about finding someone exactly like you; sometimes they are about meeting someone who awakens the parts of you that you never knew existed. People think a twin flame journey is all about romance, but it’s more than that. It’s about growth. It’s about lessons. It’s about seeing yourself through another soul. There will be distance, misunderstandings, silence, and moments where the connection feels too intense to understand. But somehow, despite being completely different, there’s still an invisible pull that keeps bringing both energies back to the same place. Like fire and water in this moment — one burns, one heals; one is intense, one is calm. By nature they should clash, yet here they are reaching for each other instead. Maybe that’s what a twin flame really is: not finding your perfect match, but finding the soul that reminds you that even opposites can feel like home. Some connections aren’t meant to be explained. They’re meant to be felt. ✨️🙌🏿💫show more

happy 24th birthday, ziyu 𑣲⋆ it’s hard to put... into words how grateful i am that someone like you exists. you may only see this as another birthday, another year passing by, but to so many people, today is the day we get to celebrate someone who has brought so much warmth, comfort, and happiness into our lives. thank you for every smile you’ve shared, every laugh that made someone’s day a little brighter, every moment of kindness that showed the kind of person you truly are. your talent is incredible, but what makes people stay is your heart. the way you care for others, the way you work so hard, and the quiet strength you carry even through difficult moments are all things that make you so deeply admirable. i hope 24 becomes a year where happiness finds you just as often as you’ve helped others find theirs. i hope you experience days filled with laughter that makes your cheeks hurt, moments that make you stop and think, “i’m really happy,” and people who remind you just how loved you are. please don’t ever feel like your efforts go unnoticed. even from far away, you’ve made a difference in people’s lives in ways you probably can’t imagine. you’ve been someone’s comfort after a hard day, someone’s reason to smile, someone’s source of inspiration to keep going. thank you for simply being you. i hope this new chapter brings you good health, endless opportunities, beautiful memories, and dreams that slowly become reality. i hope you continue to grow while never losing the gentle, genuine light that makes you so special. wherever life takes you next, i’ll always be cheering you on. happy 24th birthday, ziyu. you deserve every beautiful thing this world has to offer, today and always. thank you for making this world a little brighter just by being in it. happy birthday. 🤍show more

Existing blissfully as a trader is one of the... GREATEST life hacks. The BIGGEST LOSERS are the ones who are CHASING, CHASING, CHASING and CHASING. They tell you, "You need to be locked in, grinding hard, 100 hour weeks crafting your edge!" I don't think there has been a bigger lie told. MAYBE for the little guys who are trying to DESPERATELY find a way out of poverty [and even then, there are much better options out there in these conditions], But for the rest, the ones who are remain here, The MORE you RUSH and envision a specific lifestyle or material items to be in your possession because of social media programming, The more you're FORCED TO ACT and PANIC. Time is not running out. If it was, you'd ALREADY be cooked right now. What's 6 more months? Even a year? You've already been here X amount of years anyway. Opportunities COME to you but you MUST ACT when the time is right. In the fight game, when you LOOK for shots, you sometimes put yourself in unfavourable positions JUST to land. But if you're EXISTING and wait, The mistakes of your opponent COME TO YOU and you CAPITALIZE on it. Let the retards capitulate whether it's price or time based because they need the "fastest horse" in the moment. Look at the best trades made as of recent: ZEC and HYPE. Do you think "those guys" sat there overtrading? They SAW the trade, let it come to them and then blocked out all the noise. They had REASSURANCE AMONGST each other. A team on the same path. You have the same thing too. The "privacy supercycle" has already been identified and now ALL it takes is to exercise patience with additional plays in the same category. Do you agree that BTC will set a new ATH? You do, of course you do, otherwise you wouldn't be here. And if it's the case, you already know how to profit from that occurrence when institutions or big players look for "the next" catchup to ZEC or HYPE after BTC goes mainstream again. Perhaps mid or late into the bull cycle, but it'll happen. It's a tale as old as time, human nature doesn't change. The stage is set, you have to merely EXIST. ~ Dr. Axius.show more

Is it weird that one of my favourite things... about cruising is… WAVING?! They don’t promote that in the adverts! 😂👋 I can’t explain it but it fills me with lots of joy. I love it when people wave at me and I wave back, like here. 😅🌟 I’ll often spot somebody and do everything I can to get them to wave back at me. When they do I feel like I’ve won a game nobody knew we were playing. 🏆🥇 It’s pretty common for everybody to wave when a cruise ship sails away from a place. I love it even more if it’s a ship sailing past a ship, then you have hundreds and thousands of potential wavers!! 🤣👋🏼 Anybody else love it as much as me? It amuses me so much, maybe my waving friend and I don’t even speak the same language but it doesn’t matter, waving is universal. 😅👍🏼show more

Again… don’t be a dumbass and do stupid shit... like this fool just for clicks and attention. Josh West intentionally grabbed and pulled on the steering wheel of a Tesla Robotaxi during a ride to see what would happen. He did it multiple times from the backseat. The Robotaxi responded by braking, giving safety alerts, and contacting support. He also unbuckled his seatbelt while the vehicle was moving and, after the ride, put one of his own stickers on the Robotaxi. The Tesla team reviewed the trip, cited safety violations and property damage, and suspended his Robotaxi access. Then he turned around and made a video titled “I Got BANNED From The Tesla Robotaxi Network… So You Don’t Have To!” No… You didn’t do this “so we don’t have to.” Nobody needed you to grab the steering wheel of an unsupervised Robotaxi. Nobody needed you to intentionally trigger its safety systems. Nobody needed you to put your sticker on a vehicle that doesn’t belong to you. You did it for content. And this is exactly the kind of stupid shit that pisses me, many investors, and many hardworking employees on the Tesla team off. The Tesla team has spent YEARS working their asses off to make unsupervised Robotaxis a reality. Engineers have dedicated countless hours to building, testing, and improving this technology while Tesla fights through regulatory scrutiny and proves the system can safely scale. Then a fool gets access and intentionally fucks with the vehicle for a YouTube video. Think about how selfish that is. Millions of people are waiting for this technology to expand. Tesla employees have spent years of their lives working to get it this far. The last thing the program needs is some attention seeker intentionally creating safety incidents for clicks. If you’re lucky enough to get access to a Tesla Robotaxi, respect the fucking technology, respect the vehicle, and respect the people who spent years building it. Sit down and buckle up. Keep your hands off the steering wheel. Don’t put or do shit on a car that isn’t yours. And enjoy the fucking ride. It really shouldn’t be that difficult. The Tesla team has worked too damn hard to get to this point for fools chasing YouTube views to jeopardize it for everyone else. Don’t be like this fool.show more

We often think that our idols dedicate themselves only... to their work as actresses, without considering that in reality they devote themselves to many other things that we often don’t see because they are not published, and often charity and good deeds are done in silence, without being shown. But then there are videos that need to be shown to new fans or perhaps to those who don’t know about Lena and Miu going personally to do charity work, confronting realities that perhaps even during the course of a day or throughout life you don’t think you would ever see, and when that happens you find souls who are moved when they come into contact with these realities. During their birthday celebrations, they raised money which they then personally brought to the blind children’s foundation, confronting a very different reality from their usual one. They spent time with them, they saw these children playing the piano, and they gave them food, drinks, and basic necessities. Seeing all this not only opens your eyes to a side of the world that is often “forgotten,” but also makes you realize how lucky we are to be able to do something more for all these children with serious difficulties. Today we have another lesson from our beloved girls. Material good can never repay a good that comes from the heart, which is love. • Little Miracle ปาฏิหาริย์เล็กๆ เพื่อผู้ป่วยเด็กระยะวิกฤติ 🔗: • Ramais Happy: 🔗: #มูลนิธิรามาธิบดีฯ #ศิริราชมูลนิธิ #มูลนิธิโรงพยาบาลเด็ก #ลีน่าหมิว #LenaMiu #ลีน่าลลินา #lalinalena #หมิวณัชชา #MiuNatshashow more

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan has to be one of the most... underrated countries. My recent trip to Almaty blew me away (quite literally during the earthquake 😂). Here's a quick itinerary for folks visiting for the first time. There are plenty of good hotels; I ended up picking the brand-new Novotel x Ibis property was going for about $90 a night (a bit pricey for the city, you can get an amazing Airbnb for half the price) Give the city at least 2-3 days; there are a ton of good restaurants, coffee places, and bars. DM me, and I'll share a Google list. A few spots for day trips: 🚠 Shymbulak, if you are interested in skiing. They also have some of the best instructors if you plan on learning. 🌲 Kolsai Lake is another spot you shouldn't miss. It's about a 3-hour drive from the city but absolutely worth it. It's completely frozen in the winter, and you can take a ride around it on a horse. ⛰️ Charyn Canyon is about a 1-hour drive from the lake, and there are multiple viewing points around that region. You won’t find a lot of tourists, which makes the entire experience even better; the locals are super friendly. It's the first city where folks would often reach out to ask how our trip was going and share recommendations.show more

one year has officially passed since SU!! when i... got accepted, i was an overwatch streamer that had no idea how to break out of my niche. it felt like if i wasn’t playing a specific game no one cared what i was doing. now i get to do anything and take yall along with me 🥹 SU introduced me to such a broad audience, new collaborators, and new friends. it’s so strange to think that SU was the catalyst for having a friend convince me to move to LA LOL it’s crazy that i get to work alongside some of my favorite creators now. it’s insane that i get to put together projects that people want to see and be part of. i’m so grateful to have mentors behind the scenes that push me to thrive in this wild world of content. thank you to everyone that’s supported me in my streams, on my socials, and even if you just say hi to me in another chat. i appreciate yall more than you know 🤍 even if you don’t see me often now, you will soon. always going bigger and better.show more

Let me ask you an honest question: Who’s your... daddy? If you’re a high school student athlete in Illinois, the answer is easy when it comes to one’s “Right to Play.” It’s not your Mom or Dad. It’s a private third-party vendor called the Illinois High School Association (IHSA). If you play a high school sport, the IHSA controls you even when your school day is over and even more when school isn’t even in session. It’s long been an overreach of control from a small group of narrow-minded ego-driven adults literally dictating what student athletes and families can do in their free time. But much-needed and welcome change is getting closer for all student athletes and their families, as more and more student athletes and parents come forward from present and past to speak up and talk about the disadvantages the IHSA - and those who benefit from it - have and are causing. The first victory earlier this week was by slaughter rule, a 12-0 thumping over the IHSA in committee vote. Now it moves to the big leagues. You can read more here: I encourage you to engage and educate yourself in a topic that 75 percent of high school student athletes across the U.S. can do, but it’s something high school student athletes in Illinois can’t do. Over the next 30 days, you are going to see more stories and hear directly from student athletes, families, leading athletic trainers and doctors, school leaders from Illinois and other states on local and national media outlets talking about this overreach and how the IHSA continues to put student athletes at a disadvantage. So I ask you again: Since when does a private third-party vendor get to control what student athletes and their families do, especially during their free time? Think about that. As you’ll see once again, it’s another classic case of cherry-picking to benefit one’s self by an organization that has now lost three consecutive court cases due to its unlawful dictating overreach. As always, I’ll layout both sides and show you how this has and continues to work easily and well for high school student athletes and schools across the U.S. - except in Illinois. They’ll say “health & safety.” They’ll say “scheduling & other logistics.” I’ll show you how those stocked talking points aren’t even tired, “they’re outdated” as one athletic trainer and other athletic director said to me today. Change for adults who control is always hard. It’s time to do what is right and long overdue for high school student athletes and families in Illinois. You’ll see why loud and clear beginning this week. **This is the first in a daily series.**show more

MR. IG🐻Prescription Play #2🏀 Ja Morant o11.5 Reb+Ast (+100)... #GrindCity vs #LakeShow Film. Data. Narratives. What a great play. Show love if you want another play❤️ Lets start with the data because this man is averaging 16.8 Potential Assists across his last 9 games with 25+ minutes. We have also hammered the idea of the Lakers being a horrendous transition defense this season, and we know Ja Morant is at his most fun when he gets out in transition. Expect some easy assists on those plays here. Now as far as the Lakers, they don't hide their strategy of "you are either shooting or passing but you are not driving." While that last matchup was the one that started the drama with his comments about the coaches chewing him out mid-game, it did look like he was figuring out how to read it in the 2nd half. The Grizzlies would put Ja Morant on the wing in an ISO position, with everyone cleared out to the other side. The Lakers would have the big show EARLY help on the near side block. Ja Morant would then read the help of the big man and the weakside corner If the big and corner were helping early, he would drive and find the corner. If the big was helping and the corner wasn't, he would find the big on the opposite block. If the big AND the corner were waiting for him to drive before showing help, he would force the switch onto a lesser defender and put the Lakers into a position where they had to show help. And as far as the rebounding, Ja Morant's defensive role is simple: When there is a corner camper, matchup with the corner camper. With no Reaves, and not matching up on Luka/Lebron, we know this will be the case and should keep him in uncontested weakside rebounding position on any deep shot attempts. This is why he has had 11+ Rebound Chances in 3/4 against the Lakers.show more

While I have premium I definitely want to do... a long post breaking down the main scene from this show that I obsess with. There's so much that I feel could be learned from it. Not just for expansion animators either. There's honestly a LOT that can be learned from how this show directed its expansion scenes that can be applied to even safe for work animations. Obviously yes, the expansion alone is really good. What makes it so good though is just the fact that there's things you pick up on that you likely don't even realize until you re-watch. I'm using this scene as an example as it's not AS good I would say, but it still has a lot going for it. One thing I've always loved from it that I want to use in my own animations someday is that the expansion sort of comes in waves as opposed to one consistent growth. In a way, it makes it feel more natural while also selling how tight the top is getting. It could have been accompanied by showing the knot getting tighter or smaller with each growth. It's a small part of the animation but just that one thing already adds another layer to appreciate. It's not like most expansion scenes where there's very little outside of just "growing" on its own. There's a bunch of little things that subtly improve it without being obnoxious. The first expansion scene has WAY more that I want to talk about honestly. Far more than this one has. It will probably be a really long post now that I think about it...show more