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NEW from me tonight: Dem voters are looking for a fighter to lead them through the second Trump era, and they’re running out of patience for those who they don’t think are up to the task.
One Dem member of Congress told us that Schumer’s vote for the spending bill was “an Eric Cantor-like mistake… It will haunt him.”
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I love video games but have never been able to get this out of my head
Some Putin supporters are claiming that Russia was threatened by the
expansion of NATO
Really !? Do the Russians really scared that NATO will attack ?
Of course not. What would be the fucking point ?
Apart from vodka, dolls and caviar, we would gain some oil, and some gas
Not worth starting a world war for that
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I would like to post openly, that this kind of thing is happening far too much in public rhetoric with Hitler salutes and attempting to absolve Hitler of his crimes against humanity in WWII. Whilst Musk appears to have deleted his tweet, millions of people would have seen it. People who don't know the truth about this history are vulnera…
Musk is rich because you gave him $38 billion in tax money to make that.
He is happy to tell you what you don’t need.
He’s also picking a side in foreign policy, and it’s not our side
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I get to find bad guys and you give me money. I’m failing to see the downside here.
It's easy to see two negotiating powerhouses like ESPN and Endeavor in a dirty mudslinging contest during media rights hardball meetings. I get it. And I also get that there likely be some sort of new arrangement (TKO Boxing?) or settlement to let by-gones be by-gones.
But something doesn't feel right here. If you had asked me two or months ago what I thought of Endeavor's negotiating position, I would have felt extremely confident that they could take this home and get most of the concessions they wanted. I still believe the over/under on the final package will be $850 million dollars, which is nothing to sneeze at.
But what if that doesn't materialize? What is the value of UFC right now? Their brand is stronger than ever, but do they help their business partners grow? Or is attaching yourself to UFC simply amplifying brand awareness? If it's awareness, that has less value to established brands and media partners than an upstart that needs "mainstreaming."
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Reports from a New York Post reporter seem to confirm what has been obvious to observers for years — the UFC ain’t what it used to be even as it seeks to double the money it gets for media rights.
In which Zach Arnold and I discuss the meaning of “slop”, whether its an insult to today’s fighters & fans or just a descriptive term describing Endeavor/TKO’s value extraction and diminishment of the product.
Zach Arnold and I couldn’t stay out of the “is the UFC serving up slop?” discussion.