“Look good, feel good, play good.” #porvida #gospursgo 🏀

The story behind why Kelly Olynyk spent $36,000 on custom black suits for Spurs The players arrived for Game 1 against Portland on Sunday in style thanks to the 13th-year pro and his friend, Miami-based bespoke tailor Jay Amin.

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I think I want this guy’s job 🇮🇪🍻

The Guinness Inspector Teaching America How to Pour the Perfect Pint Ryan Wagner makes sure bartenders meet exacting standards for foam and temperature as stout sales boom.

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“It’s a surprise to me that none of the these refineries and industries down there have their own desalination plants.. They’re using municipal water, for Christ’s sake!” 🏭🏭💦💦

“Did it take them all the way to yesterday to figure out they’re going to run out (of water) by the end of the year (2026)? That’s pretty pathetic.” 💧

After a decade of missteps, Corpus Christi careens toward a water-shortage catastrophe | Houston Public Media Officials in the coastal city expect a “water emergency” within months and to fully run out of water next year. That would halt jet fuel supplies to Texas airports, trigger a surge in gasoline prices ...

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“Federal prosecutors said they have been pressured by the Justice Dept to aggressively pursue assault charges, even in cases undermined by contradictory evidence.. Some have quit in response. Others say the time spent on flimsy cases takes them away from prosecuting drug, corruption and gun crimes.”

“Close to half of those Americans were never charged with assault. None have been convicted at trial.

Yet names, mug shots and other identifying details posted by the government put a bulls-eye on them. In a few cases, their home and workplace addresses were leaked online, drawing death threats.”

“WSJ found that the Department of Homeland Security, created in 2002 to protect Americans, has turned its force against citizens. Of the 279 people accused by officials on X of attacking federal officers in the past year, 181 were U.S. citizens, the Journal found.”

Americans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown A WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive federal campaign to detain and demonize dissenters.

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“The final phrase says the most about the organization and city.

The Spurs’ official slogan is the Spanish phrase “for life.” It’s the official hashtag on X and is used on Spurs promotions everywhere.”
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“..We strive to provide an environment, in our facilities and across our community, that celebrates belonging and respect regardless of race or ethnicity. Por Vida.”

“After the video went viral, the Spurs released a statement on Friday saying, “All of us in the Spurs organization are proud to live in San Antonio, a city that shines and thrives because of the culture and contributions of our Latino community. Inclusion is a foundation for the San Antonio Spurs.”

Spurs fans respond with pride after video disparaging Hispanic fans goes viral (Gift Article) After a viral video of a woman at a Spurs game sending disparaging texts about Hispanic fans, the Latino community responded with pride.

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These market bets are unethical, and wide open to graft and corruption temptations for those with insider information to enrich themselves. These types of bets should not be legal, FTC

“A crypto analytics firm said it found what it called “six suspected insiders” who had made $1.2 million wagering on a U.S. strike through Polymarket.”

this should have really just been stopped immediately at "Jared" and asked "why is the president's son-in-law conducting foreign diplomacy when he has no role in this administration and has not been confirmed by the Senate to any position permitting him to engage in it?"

Bets on Fate of Iran’s Khamenei Spark Uproar at Leading Prediction Markets Scrutiny focuses on whether Kalshi and Polymarket offered proxy bets on an assasination of Iran’s leader.

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Mitch Johnson, rest of Spurs set good examples of listening, showing up, being empathetic and genuine ❤️🏀 @mikefinger.bsky.social

How the Spurs keep promise to flood-ravaged community Why the Spurs hosted Ingram and Hunt students affected by summer floods at their practice facility, before Mavericks game.

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“When the secretary’s office was briefed on the report, officials there gave it a higher level of classification and blocked it from being publicly released, people familiar with the matter said. “

“The report determined Noem’s policy move had inadvertently created a new security vulnerability in the system. Some White House officials have been made aware of the report.”

“But a classified November report by the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general, the agency’s top watchdog, found that some of the TSA full-body scanners that most airline passengers pass through can’t scan shoes, according to people familiar with the report’s contents.”

Exclusive | Classified Report Finds Kristi Noem Created Security Vulnerabilities at Airports The Homeland Security secretary’s handling of an issue related to allowing travelers to keep shoes on at checkpoints fits pattern that has alarmed some national-security officials.

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“But maybe he recognizes what too many others don’t. Maybe he recognizes that if you’re too scared to matter-of-factly comment on what you believe to be an obvious truth, you’re already lost.” @mikefinger.bsky.social

Why Victor Wembanyama still speaks his mind despite the consequences When you’re one of few in the NBA who is talented and charismatic enough to be the next face of the league, people expect more from you, even when it’s saying what you believe to be an obvious...

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E-N military reporter Sig Christenson receives career achievement award Christenson, the paper's longtime military affairs correspondent, has been honored with the Open Doors Award of the Society of Professional Journalists.

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Carter Bryant learned basketball in silence. Now, his game is getting louder

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Funniest part of article might be the extent of the history Iowa has with the NFL: games in Rock Island when the league was just starting up, and George Halas liking to stay across the river in a Davenport hotel for that Bears road trip