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Martin retweeted
Ye was presented with a Global Icon Award and a special flag flown over the Texas State Capitol by State Representative Ron Reynolds following his historic Houston concert last night 🏆
“This flag was flown over our Capitol in Austin for none other than Kanye West. We’re so honored to have him in H-Town where we’re showing him mad love and respect.”
Martin retweeted
Extreme wealth rests upon a social contract. The middle and working classes will tolerate vast inequalities of wealth so long as they believe the wealthy allocate their capital toward beneficial ends.
When capital flows toward decadence rather than creation, or is perceived to do so, don’t be surprised by the return of the Jacobins.
Should our leaders patronize the sciences and exploratory expeditions, or booze in St. Barthes?
To suggest one who creates great value ought not enjoy the fruits of their labor betrays envy
But publicizing decadence in an age of decay while failing to use great station to exemplify virtue, particularly prudence and charity, is what has rightfully instigated the proletariat’s current scorn of their rulers
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One of the most disappointing endings to an MLB season ever?😬
A franchise that committed over $1.8 billion to just five players:
Ohtani: $700M
Betts: $365M
Yamamoto: $325M
Tucker: $240M
Snell: $182M
2026 adjusted payroll: $339M
Deferred salary commitments: $1.1 billion
And after all that, they get SWEPT in the NLCS by a Milwaukee Brewers team with a $146M payroll 🧹
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Paramount Skydance’s current market cap is just $10.5 billion. Less than the Lakers!
The Lakers are being sold to American businessman Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for over $12 billion, a record-breaking price, multiple sources told @ramonashelburne.
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Between 2016 and today, the US has spent almost $9 trillion on defense. It then ran dangerously low in many advanced munitions fighting a country with no air force and navy--after about two months of combat operations.
This is an extraordinary scandal.
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'The Odyssey' has officially outgrossed 'Oppenheimer' at the domestic box office
• The Odyssey $334.2 million
• Oppenheimer $330.1 million
It took 'Oppenheimer' 595 days to reach that total
'The Odyssey' did it in 13.
Martin retweeted
Warner Bros lost $50 million on Tenet. Then they made a decision that has sent $1.2 billion to their rival Universal so far.
Tenet came out in September 2020, mid-pandemic. It made $365M on a $200M budget. Not enough.
Warner Bros panicked. Three months later they announced every 2021 movie would go straight to HBO Max the same day it hit theaters. They didn't warn a single director.
Christopher Nolan had made them The Dark Knight, Inception, and Interstellar over 20 years. He said filmmakers went to bed working for the greatest studio and woke up working for "the worst streaming service."
Then he took his next movie shopping. His asking price was simple. Pay for the film, promise it plays in theaters only, and give me 20% of every ticket.
Universal said yes. That movie was Oppenheimer. $976 million. Best Picture.
Warner Bros begged him to come back. He said no. His new film The Odyssey just opened to $264 million, the biggest debut of his career.
The cheapest thing Warner Bros ever lost was $50 million.
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The Odyssey is tracking for a 117 million domestic opening weekend.
Grifters have no power, so stop acting like they can kill a film.
They can’t and they never will.
Just make great movies and everything else will fall into place.
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THE ODYSSEY's first Wednesday looks like $18M, total of $181.7M domestic. Compared to OPPENHEIMER: $10.6M for a $117.9M. Gonna make a run at $500M domestic. Wild stuff.
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True respect in Hollywood is having all other studios steer clear of your film on opening weekend--THE ODYSSEY achieved that.
Legendary status is having a two week window in the middle of summer without another major studio release. Who has that kind of pull?
Not Marvel. Not Pixar. Not Star Wars.
Christopher Nolan.
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THE ODYSSEY overperformed again yesterday and recorded the biggest Tuesday ever for a Christopher Nolan film with over $21M, surpassing THE DARK KNIGHT ($20.8M).
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🗣️ “Your career is like a video game, you keep unlocking new levels until you reach the final”.
😬🇦🇷 Leo Messi: “I already completed the game at the last World Cup in Qatar”.
Martin retweeted
Michael Jordan recorded his first NBA Finals win 35 years ago in Game 2 of the 1991 Finals:
33 PTS
13 AST
7 REB
@pitlessball 🐐
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THIS IS THE BEST ANGLE OF LIONEL MESSI’S GOAL BY FAR. 😭😭
The goalkeeper completely froze… bro just accepted his fate. 🐐🇦🇷 teapaw.org/din_hossam25090/status…