When rich people say they want "free markets," this is what they really want.

There are two Americas.

Never forget when Cavs legend Gary Suiter somehow managed to get himself into the starting lineup, but was found minutes before the game at a concession stand eating a hot dog and chugging a beer. He was ofc cut shortly after, but not without something else hilarious happening.

Vance: “I don't think most Americans are going to be influenced by a billionaire celebrity who is fundamentally disconnected from the interests and problems of most Americans” 🤔

Very good one-page summary of endurance training zones! 👏 The driver of the training zones are the two lactate thresholds: LT1 and LT2. There's no absolute consensus on the definition of these thresholds. But LT1 roughly corresponds to the first point where lactate begins

me: I’m going to disconnect completely today also me:

Was in the audience for The Muppet Show and these two people in the balcony showed absolutely zero decorum. I tried to tell them that their ironic detachment is hurting how they engage with art, but they told me I should engage with a better deodorant. Then I cried

"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death." —Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

NEW! Political reporters are actively covering up Trump’s racism presswatchers.org/2025/01/politi…

Elon Musk isn’t elected. He’s a Nazi nepo baby who breaks everything he touches. And right now he’s locked himself in a room with grandpa’s Social Security check.

“You don’t look grateful.”

Russian State Media (TASS) was in the meeting. AP and Reuters were not. Get it yet?

Nailed it

This aged nicely.

JD Vance: "Our own government encouraged private companies to silence people...Under Donald Trump's leadership, we may disagree with your views, but we will fight to defend your right to offer it in the public square." (Feb. 2025)

Let’s review. X: owned by Trump’s largest donor @Facebook: owner gave Trump $1M TikTok US: soon operated by billionaire Trump donors ABC News: fired Kimmel, gave Trump $15M CBS: fired Colbert, gave Trump $16M This isn't normal. Free speech doesn't belong to billionaires.

A new meta-analysis on the impact of goal setting on performance found: 1. Process goals had a large effect on performance 2. Performance goals had a moderate effect 3. Outcome goals had a negligible effect

"When you turn the entire emotional economy of sport into a betting market, moral rot is just a cost of doing business." Bhaskar Sunkara on the case for banning online sports betting. Exclusively for UnHerd. unherd.com/2025/10/make-s…