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Michael
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The whole Thomas Howell NFLPA thing is looking more and more like a real fox-in-the-henhouse situation

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The last two of the final six were David White, former head of SAG-AFTRA, the union for screen actors and others in the entertainment industry, and Howell, who told a senior union executive that he was recruited by Russell Reynolds and applied "on a whim." One player said the membership liked Howell because he got them to think of the union as "a cooperative business" with the NFL instead of "a thorn in the side" of ownership. "'How can we get more money for everyone? Instead of, oh, we want to practice less and smoke more weed, let's get into [revenue] percentage points,'" the player said. "That's where [Howell] earned a lot of good respect from players." During that same news conference, Howell mentioned in passing he was moonlighting at The Carlyle Group, a private equity firm. Last August, the NFL named a handful of firms, including Carlyle, to a list of approved funds that can invest in minority franchise stakes not to exceed 10%. "I am an operating executive," Howell said about his role. "I do understand enough to be dangerous when it comes to private equity. It is intriguing that today's professional football player has more of an equity mindset. They want to put their money to work." The NFLPA, still led by Smith, alleged in the October 2022 grievance that team owners were colluding to restrict guaranteed contracts. Arbitrator Christopher Droney ruled there wasn't sufficient evidence of collusion by owners, and he awarded no damages. But he did find the union had proved that the league's management council, "with the blessing of commissioner Roger Goodell," encouraged owners to reduce guaranteed money in veterans' contracts. Again, Howell and union lawyers chose confidentiality over transparency. ESPN reported last month that the union had struck a confidentiality agreement with the league to hide details of the ruling from the executive committee and the player reps. The ruling itself was shared only with a select group of union and league executives. Howell told top player leaders only that the union had lost the grievance case and blamed Smith, his predecessor, for wasting union time and money on a lost cause, sources with knowledge of the call said. Even Tretter, the union's chief strategy officer, said he did not receive a copy of the grievance decision. He also insisted he had no knowledge of the confidentiality agreement until a meeting this summer.
July 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Alpha shit
“With Putin, I said ‘If you go into Ukraine, I’m gonna bomb the s–-t out of Moscow,” Trump told his donors. “‘I’m telling you, I have no choice—the public.’ So he goes like, ‘I don’t believe you.’ He said, ‘No way.’ And I said, ‘Way.’”
July 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Coming to steal your girl like
Cool-looking cartoon cat wearing sunglasses
July 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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It's actually Weinerville, not Weinerland
Opening title card for a kids show called Weinerville which aired on Nickelodeon in the 90's.
July 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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I also really wanted to include Arrival, Wall-E, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Crouching Tiger, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century. Reader's Choice: My Ballot No Country for Old Men (2007), Oldboy (2005), The Bourne Identity (2002), Mission Impossible-Ghost Protocol (2011), Get Out (2017), Pan's Labyrinth (2006), Spirited Away (2002), Hot Fuzz (2007), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), There Will Be Blood (2007)
June 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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This would have gone great with my Spy Tech gadgets when I was a kid
Spy Tech brand toys from the 1990s. Includes Rear View Glasses and Spy Code Watch.
June 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Whenever someone says "AI is a tool" these are the tools that come to mind.
Cow Tools
April 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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"Well fuck me then I guess"
Tommy Lee Jones at the end of No Country for Old Men sitting at a kitchen table looking a little sad
April 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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You're both right, kind of
April 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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January 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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New book haul from Xmas gift cards
January 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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New book haul. Haven't decided yet on where to start
Three novels--Leviathan Wakes, Shards of Earth, and Scar
November 19, 2024 at 2:29 AM