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Ben Dowsett

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sports & tech | regular contributor to WIRED | past: ESPN, Ringer, Scientific American, Guardian | tips: bdowsett.nyfwc@gmail.com Signal: bdows.99 | leftist who does not stick to sports | Free Palestine

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Second part is the biggest. It's just so near impossible to accumulate that wealth as a person with any empathy

04.03.2026 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Weird how almost none of the politicians we elected to represent our interests support this.

Seems like your country has a big fucking problem if >50% of the people clearly want something and none of the elected officials will do it.

03.03.2026 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TBH seems like a perfect presidential candidate when you put it that way

03.03.2026 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Turns out lots of us struggle to control eating habits at times in our lives! Who knew (not the highest paid media member on earth)

03.03.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I regularly think about how insane the weight gain would be if someone with my habits was a professional athlete and then retired. I would set records. I'd go from game shape to 400lbs in like a year

03.03.2026 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I thought maybe I remembered some food stuff from one of the "Pelicans are mad at Zion" reports from a few summers ago? Maybe. But even if so...and? He's 6'6, 280! Of course he fucking eats a lot!

03.03.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

(BTW if anyone follows me has these issues - particularly snacking addiction, that's my big thing - and is looking for solutions, hit me up. Have found some stuff that works over the years.)

03.03.2026 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh for sure, him being hilariously wrong about the foundational issue is also a thing here. His ability to be wrong in multiple lame ways is unmatched

03.03.2026 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm lucky, my food dependence is limited and I've been (mostly) able to manage it. I know many people who aren't so fortunate and have had major health issues as a result. Shut the fuck up, Stephen A

03.03.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I've struggled my entire adult life with food addiction/reliance issues, it's the defining health concern of my life. As usual this clown ass has no clue

03.03.2026 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Would you trust that guy to hire the right coach for the future? I would not

03.03.2026 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Also add it to the long list of examples why it's good I'm not running the Jazz, because I'd given up on Keyonte being anywhere near this good by middle of last year

03.03.2026 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I would not believe 1 lol

03.03.2026 04:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Add Keyonte George to the long list of examples of why you don't give up on young guards if you really believe in the talent

03.03.2026 04:23 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They're going to be like the 5 seed

03.03.2026 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s fair to wonder, but I think money will win out and nearly everyone will come

03.03.2026 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh it’s happening, FIFA is not an organization willing to sacrifice billions

03.03.2026 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

World Cup in 3 months, baby!

03.03.2026 00:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Love my taxes being used to fund 3-5 different Israeli wars simultaneously at any given time

02.03.2026 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet the Palestinian Teens Trying to Win Robotics Gold Next week, five teens from Palestine will head to Panama to compete in one of the world’s largest youth robotics competitions. The goal? To winβ€”and then teach STEM to their peers displaced by the Isra...

Next week, 5 teens from Palestine will head to Panama to compete in one of the world’s largest youth robotics competitions.

The goal? To winβ€”and teach STEM to their peers displaced by Israel's war and occupation of Palestine.

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24.10.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 227    πŸ” 89    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 18

I disagree and think we should elect one of the secret Mormon wives to a major government position

02.03.2026 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"These people are here to manufacture consent for the government no matter WHO it is! And if you can't see that, you just don't get how it works."

02.03.2026 05:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bad loss for the Mammoth coming here. Need these points against tired teams, that top wild card is incredibly valuable

01.03.2026 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump Capitalization Syndrome, instantly sus

01.03.2026 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There are 100+ US K-12 schools located on military bases

01.03.2026 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Literally justifying something so vile it was used to introduce how evil a Marvel Villain was

01.03.2026 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Tribalism is a hell of a drug

01.03.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lol he doesn’t have any numbers, that’s why he’s begging us to find them for him and then when we do he says β€œno not THOSE numbers, the other numbers that I like more”

I muted and moved on

01.03.2026 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

But I was told all day yesterday that Democrats can’t do anything about this and criticizing them is irrelevant

01.03.2026 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Democrats should be flooding the airwaves right now about the American troops that have already been killed. This war is already unpopular and they could sink whatever support is left. But they won't do it because they also think American lives are worth sacrificing to bomb Iran.

01.03.2026 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0