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Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 3m

wait James Franklin's buyout is $56M? (it's the second letter in this Stew Mandel mailbag)

yowza.

What should UNC do with Belichick, James Franklin’s job status and more in Mandel’s Mailbag

Plus: Where does Texas Tech fit into the playoff picture and how does cross-country travel impact games?

www.nytimes.com

Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 16m

One opened this month in the large shopping center 15 min away from me — so far the greens have been good

Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 30m

The greens can be so hit and miss depending on how long they’ve been out there though

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Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 31m

Orange chicken and broccoli beef Is my usual plate but I’m very basic and have ordered this at Panda forever. Oh, and half chow mein, half steamed rice.

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Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 1h

after 3.5 years working PR on tools that increasingly involved genAI, it's interesting to watch the media assessment move to serious concern about the "circularity" on the deals being cut b/w OpenAI, Nvidia, et al.

Axios AI+

www.axios.com

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Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 1h

I didn’t realize how much my internet friends meant until I started receiving gifts from them for the kids and for us not long after their birth

(my wife did not understand the Michigan pacifiers or Gator socks but appreciated the wine membership)

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2h

i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 1h

Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and I would nerd out together while Beaker would be there for my chaotic moments

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Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 1h

I dunno off the top of my head if any of y’all reading this have 3+ kids but I have no idea how you’d even manage being outnumbered by your progeny

Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 1h

me at the gas station taking a moment after a chaotic morning of sibling fighting and emotional needs stemming from being sad about mommy being out of town on business

bert from sesame street is wearing a striped shirt and a scarf around his neck

Alt: bert from sesame street is wearing a striped shirt and a scarf around his neck and collapses

media.tenor.com

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Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 1h

me at the gas station taking a moment after a chaotic morning of sibling fighting and emotional needs stemming from being sad about mommy being out of town on business

bert from sesame street is wearing a striped shirt and a scarf around his neck

Alt: bert from sesame street is wearing a striped shirt and a scarf around his neck and collapses

media.tenor.com

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Robby Kalland @rkalland.bsky.social · 16h

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 16h

Wait the Mariners have a dugout trident? Go Ms. Go Ms forever

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Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 18h

don't need singing or talking but need chaotic yet musical backdrop to reflect my mind state and frustration with not having a job right now

(puts Coltrane on the turntable)

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Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 18h

oooooof the fever + chills combo bites, heal up

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 18h

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 18h

Again, the landed gentry that not a lot of people pay attention to beyond their state lines

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 21h

Picture here is from 1992. LA riots. Ive seen this called bad news judgment. In any real journalism outfit this is more like a firing offense. I basically say such things. Beyond belief.

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

"President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the word 'insurrection' more frequently to describe anti-ICE protests in places like Portland," writes Zachary B. Wolf. https://cnn.it/4pWYmzr

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Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 20h

yeah you hear it in almost everything that falls under the "heavy" realm now

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 20h

Back on April 2, Speaker Johnson swore in 2 House Republicans - during a pro forma session - who were elected the day before. Anyone who says Adelita Grijalva D-AZ can only be sworn in when the House is back and voting is lying to you.

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Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 20h

it really was performative, because a lot of us like the theory of reducing policing in public spaces and yet revert to wondering where the PD is when we see things that cause us discomfort (public drug use, homelessnes, mental illness, etc.)

(there's a diff b/w this stuff and assault, for example)

Erica C. Barnett @ericacbarnett.bsky.social · 1d

Hard to believe, but there was a point (in 2020-2021) when even elected officials publicly asserted that over-policing of public spaces, like buses and transit stops, leads to profiling and doesn't make people safer. This seeming, arguably performative, consensus didn't last, and here we are again.

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Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 21h

I hope Darlington Nagbe's final act as a professional soccer player is lifting MLS Cup one last time. Odds probably aren't good -- the Crew are in the wild card match spots -- but it'd be amazing to see.

Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 21h

And he could very much have starred in the European club competitions -- his control and footwork are so good, and it's incredible to see how good it remains at age 35.

But doing that wasn't his style. Wouldn't have been Darlington Nagbe. Thanks @felipecardenas.bsky.social for the great piece.

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Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 21h

In my mind there is a version of Darlington Nagbe that accepts the trasnfer to Celtic and continues to play for the USMNT -- he was the natural successor in the pool to Michael Bradley and could have been that missing mid-to-late 20s star the team needed in Qatar.

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Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 21h

Nagbe should have been a Timber and club captain after Valeri; I still miss him in Portland and what hurt the most about losing MLS Cup to Atlanta was seeing him be so integral to the Five Stripes. I have continued to root for him since he went to the Crew.

Felipe Cardenas @felipecardenas.bsky.social · 1d

Darlington Nagbe decided over the summer that 2025 would be his last season in MLS. He stayed quiet about until today.

Nagbe, and those closest to him, spoke to The Athletic about his decision and the emotional conflicts of his announcement.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

Darlington Nagbe retires: An understated star with an impeccable reputation

Nagbe is retiring after a distinguished, trophy-laden career in MLS, and those closest to him paint a picture of a revered superstar

www.nytimes.com

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Colin Durant @colindurant.bsky.social · 23h

yeah this record blew apart everything.

Metallica are the Miles in yr analogy IMO -- they did a lot of the foundations and plenty of groundbreaking stuff, but Slayer/Coltrane blew the doors open to another level

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