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The internet these days is full of three-toed sloths and how they'll, one day, take over the world. Should we be afraid?
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My son was devastated when Bale left. Erik Lamela was doing a meet and greet fans at Harlow Spurs store. He didn’t turn up and some kid called @HKane did. My son was devastated and wanted to leave but told him you never know how these kids turn out. We stayed. 2013. #BallonDor
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I took a year off to travel a few years ago and ended up getting bit by a dog at the top of a mountain in Albania. While it wasn’t a bad bite, it drew blood and the dog was wild, so I knew I had to get rabies vaccinations.
It took me about 36 hours to get the first shot (because Albania doesn’t have any rabies vaccines, surprise!) and I ended up back in Montenegro. If you know anything about rabies, you know that (1) if you get it, you die, and (2) the vaccine sequence is quite long (you need shots on day 0, 3, 7, 14, and 28).
After about day 14, I was tired of my rabies vaccine tour of the Balkans and wanted to come home. I called Stanford to see if I could finish my course back in the US, and was essentially told that the vaccine I was receiving in Europe was not FDA-approved and I’d have to restart the entire sequence (at the cost of $10,000).
I stayed in Europe and jetted back home the day after receiving my last shot in Romania.
Obviously a very different situation from Max’s, but it was my first experience with how strange the gaps between medical systems can be. I was lucky that I could afford to extend my trip and finish the treatment abroad. It seems ridiculous that this was the easier option.
In January 2025 my mom’s lung cancer spread to her brain. The drug with the best chance of helping her was approved in China but not here.
A doctor told me, almost as an aside, that if she were Chinese she could buy it at a pharmacy.
So I flew to Shanghai and came home with 26 boxes in my luggage. That was 19 months ago. My mom is still here, still working, and in her words has had an amazing three years.
The drug was approved in China in 2023. The FDA approved it in July 2025. It still is not for sale here. I know of at least 30 Americans who have made the same trip.
I have been scared to tell this story because I worried it could cost my mom access to the medicine keeping her alive. But the problem matters more than my silence. These drugs need to be developed and available here, and that means FDA reform.
Art Allen at KFF Health News told our story this week. It also ran in The Washington Post.
kffhealthnews.org/health-ind…
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In January 2025 my mom’s lung cancer spread to her brain. The drug with the best chance of helping her was approved in China but not here.
A doctor told me, almost as an aside, that if she were Chinese she could buy it at a pharmacy.
So I flew to Shanghai and came home with 26 boxes in my luggage. That was 19 months ago. My mom is still here, still working, and in her words has had an amazing three years.
The drug was approved in China in 2023. The FDA approved it in July 2025. It still is not for sale here. I know of at least 30 Americans who have made the same trip.
I have been scared to tell this story because I worried it could cost my mom access to the medicine keeping her alive. But the problem matters more than my silence. These drugs need to be developed and available here, and that means FDA reform.
Art Allen at KFF Health News told our story this week. It also ran in The Washington Post.
kffhealthnews.org/health-ind…
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I don’t understand why people are so obsessed with the idea of shortening tennis games Does it have to do with the shortened attention-span of society over the last few years Maybe Probably actually But that’s a problem on an individual basis to fix Not my fault you can’t focus!
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A tyrant must appear deeply religious. People are less likely to fear injustice from a ruler they believe is pious. They are also less likely to rebel because they think God is on his side. ~ Aristotle
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends 'Bhajan Clubbing' at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Park in Delhi, on the occasion of Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya's birth anniversary.
(Source: DD News)
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One of the problems is that ODIs are swept together with T20 in the facile descriptor “While Ball Cricket”. In fact the two formats are utterly different. The 50 over game is infinitely superior - proper cricket.
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If I say, "ketchup is the worst," that's just an opinion.
If I say, "people who like ketchup are idiots," that's bullying.
If I say, "because I don't like ketchup, no one should be allowed to have it," that's oppression.
If I say, "people who eat ketchup are dangerous and must be controlled," that's racism, bigotry, and fascism.
If I say, "anyone who defends ketchup should be silenced or locked up," that's the destruction of free speech and democracy.
Actually yes. It also applies broadly to other life situations. It's easier to be a pragmatist than a perfectionist.
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Everything Stephen Fleming said on discipline, Carse, McCullum, Bazball, Stokes, his own coaching style, the Ashes and the World Test Championship.
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The modern personality cult doesn’t just manufacture admiration. It finds accomplished people to narrate it.
On a somewhat related note, She is absolutely within her rights to write this. But the next time they say, “Don’t drag us into politics,” remember this: they haven’t stuck to just their sport either. They’ve entered every realm of public life. You can’t participate when it suits you and then invoke “don’t drag us into politics” when it doesn’t.
I’ve always loved writing. Sometimes, it’s the easiest way to say what you feel. This year, Modi ji, I wanted your birthday tribute to come straight from the heart. ❤️
I’ve seen changes in Indian sport I could barely have imagined growing up. The support, the opportunities and the belief have meant so much. Across fields, a generation of Indians has learnt to take on the world’s biggest names and believe we belong alongside them.
But it’s the personal moments I treasure. Sharing an ice cream with you. Watching you laugh with my then coach, Park, and knowing he would remember it for the rest of his life. You have an innate ability to make people feel warm, welcome and loved.
I remember your hour-long conversation with my husband, Datta, about identifying unique citizen records, or “golden records” at 10:30 in the night. Back in the car, he couldn’t stop wondering how the Prime Minister knew so much about such a deeply technical subject. Your curiosity stayed with him as much as your warmth.
Happy birthday to our beloved Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi ji.
With a daughter’s affection, I wish you good health, happiness and many more years of service to our great country and its people. Thank you for always making us feel that our dreams matter to you 🙏❤️
@narendramodi @PMOIndia
