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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 6m

Same. Same.

We still talk about it regularly.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10d

Just five media companies control 90% of our media market.

But it’s not just media. In 75% of U.S. industries, fewer companies now control more of their markets than they did 20 years ago – leaving us vulnerable to higher prices and lower wages.

Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.

The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)

Robert Reich

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 27m

Just a reminder. #Tickets

Maggie 🇺🇸⚾️ @lacentrist.bsky.social · Sep 6

Trump destroys value and everything he touches, dies.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Kennedy Center ticket sales take a nosedive after Trump takeover

Prestigious Stuttgart Ballet likely to face 80% empty seats at DC’s premier arts venue as audiences ‘vote with their feet’

www.theguardian.com

Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 29m

Make that 1:15. #COYS

it’s iainoween! 🎃 @iain.coys.social · Jun 4

Here’s the video from X

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 29m

Just to remind you that we are European Champions.

Thanks to @iain.coys.social for throwing a great party. You can see me and the boy around 1:30.

#COYS

it’s iainoween! 🎃 @iain.coys.social · Jun 4

Here’s the video from X

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 33m

A lesson I've learned in #marketing, consulting, and coaching is that you have to name situations, ideas, and challenges as a first step to moving forward on them.

This piece by @willbunch.bsky.social is important to read so you can be reminded of this once more.

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 3d

Trump and Vance want badly to stop you from using the f-word

That's because if we accurately call out rising fascism from the streets of Chicago to the waters of the Caribbean, we will understand that we must fight back with the moral strength of war

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

Why we can’t allow Trump to ban that other f-word | Will Bunch

The column the Trump regime wants to ban: America has to call out surging fascism in order to defeat it.

www.inquirer.com

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David Berri @wagesofwins.bsky.social · 8d

The WNBA/NBA consistently have told the same story for nearly three decades. The women of the WNBA should be grateful they have a league. Every time the women point out a problem, that is their response.

THEY STILL THINK A BUSINESS THAT SELLS FRANCHISES FOR HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IS A CHARITY!

Daniel Thompson @dr-thompson.bsky.social · 8d

Napheesa Collier's full statement at the beginning of her exit interview.

She directly quotes conversations with Cathy Englebert that legitimately call into question how the WNBA is being led. (Part 1/2) #WNBASky

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 1h

Can't stress @aoc.bsky.social's message enough.

You have to stand up in ways that you feel comfortable doing...big and small.

You aren't powerless and you aren't alone.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 7d

Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.

Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.

We have been sent here to fight for people.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 8d

AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance

However, they are weaker than they look…

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 1h

I've just added 'Gandhi' to my queue.

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 1d

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 1d

This weekend, I went to a talk on what true nonviolence can accomplish— about how using your voice while refusing to stoop to their level come what may has changed the trajectory of nations.

It’s for exactly this ⬇️ reason. It makes totally plain who the enemy is no matter the propaganda.

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 1d

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 1h

Really great work by the @lataco.bsky.social team.

Give them a follow and follow their work.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

@lataco.bsky.social first began as a blog documenting local Mexican cuisine. Now, it’s an essential reporting powerhouse to the city as Trump’s mass deportation plot unfolds.

Check out the latest from our friends at Reveal: tinyurl.com/4cm2bsdr

Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 1h

These prices are crazy.

With the dynamic pricing scheme, you are best to wait.

#PaysToWait #tickets #sportsbiz #strategy #branding #marketing

Michael Hamilton 🇯🇲 @michaelham1973.bsky.social · 1d

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: I talked to scholars who study political contagion about how America’s freefall could affect the rest of the world. They are… concerned. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Is America contagious?

Scholars in political extremism are documenting the global spread of right-wing populism.

www.motherjones.com

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 1h

Look at it like this...if you have haters, you are doing something right.

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 4h

“Lord, praise these fries. May they one day be fried in tallow.”

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 14h

Now I have to know there is a Spurs Reddit?!

Noooooo.

My ignorance has been punctured.

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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 1d

The more they avoid questions about Trump being in the Epstein files, the more we know he is a fixture in the Epstein files.

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 1d

If you aren't willing to dip into your retirement accounts and set yourself back a year or more...do you really love football?!

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 1d

'The Game is About Glory' really does a nice job naming their episodes....

"Tel me more"

Love it!

#COYS

thegameisaboutglory.co.uk/tel-me-more/

Tel Me More

Steff, Milo, and Gareth discuss some Tel-ing contributions to our 2-1 win at Leeds, reflect on the CL point we scavenged at Bodo/Glimt, ponder the nature of progressive, debate the direction of Tot…

thegameisaboutglory.co.uk

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Mediaite @mediaite.com · 4d

WATCH: Theo Von Gets Brutally Rejected By ESPN Reporter Jess Sims on College GameDay

ESPN's Jess Sims went viral after she instantly shot down comedian Theo Von, who was hoping to spend a little more time with the host while on College GameDay. The post WATCH: Theo Von Gets Brutally Rejected By ESPN Reporter Jess Sims on College GameDay first appeared on Mediaite.

dlvr.it

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Lisa Bonos @lisabonos.bsky.social · 2d

Do you abstain from AI? I'd love to hear about why you avoid it -- and how hard that might be getting. Send me a DM or Signal @lisabonos.18

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 2d

Especially the ones that really wanted him out.

Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 2d

I said that it wasn't a serious bid at the start from my experience in sports.

Now...I told you so!

#SportsBiz #strategy #COYS

The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 2d

Brooklyn Earick has confirmed to the London Stock Exchange that he “does not intend to make a firm offer” to buy Tottenham Hotspur.

Earick’s statement brings an end to 11 days of speculation over a possible move to buy Tottenham.

More from @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social ⤵️

Brooklyn Earick ‘does not intend to make a firm offer’ to buy Tottenham Hotspur

Earick’s statement, released on Monday evening, brings an end to 11 days of speculation over a possible move to buy Tottenham.

www.nytimes.com

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Dave Wakeman @davewakeman.bsky.social · 2d

@tomleykis.bsky.social I just wanted to bring this to your attention.

It is wrong for people to share things like this...

Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 2d

Example

Tweet: Ben Panko
@btpanko
They tried so hard to make this man a demigod that they ended up making him a meme
Quoting: @PTAShill • 3d
just spent $20 to get Wendy's delivered

Image is Charlie Kirk right before being shot

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Bryan Dawson @bryandawsonusa.bsky.social · 2d

Wow, @laloalcaraz.bsky.social

"I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the second amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational." - Charlie Kirk

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