What's up with the #maga on your bio?
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What's up with the #maga on your bio?
Yes, her backhand, speed, and footwork is what she has going for her.
Gauff has everything but the raw power to dominate.
I agree, to me Andy Roddick is one of the few that knows what he's talking about and makes sense.
hartsuzzy, thanks for the compliments but I can't do #maga
Racist shitheel
Brutal power. To be fair, Bublik played a long five setter last night. Can't find one weakness in Sinners game.
Keep working on it you'll be my favorite tennis commentator. There's some so-called tennis writers here that are insufferable.
smiles
Abolishing prisons is not a societal solution, reforming is. Politically unviable. Past the point of no return. Not only do I agree with modeling our prisons after those of say Norway and/or Scandinavia, the same thing should be done with schools, like Finland.
I'm not sure if I'm getting it. What do you plan on doing with those that hurt innocent people, like a murderer, rapist, any other kind of violence?
The professor did so in a brutally effient manner. Looks like they had fun.
Get the sentiment. There are those that need to be off the streets for mala in se behaviour.
"Like other armed groups around the world, the cartels combine old and new weapons to deadly effect. Drones circle overhead in Michoacán, while roads and footpaths used by soldiers and civilians alike are seeded with I.E.D.s."
"Claymore land mines, rocket-propelled grenades, mortars built from gas-tank tubes and armored trucks mounted with heavy machine guns. They are burying improvised explosive devices to kill their rivals and modifying drones bought online to make attack drones, loaded with toxic chemicals and bombs."
"But despite their disagreements about what actions to take, officials and security analysts in both countries agree that cartels are amassing new levels of firepower, transforming some groups into full-fledged paramilitary forces."
"Now, President Trump has ordered the Pentagon to begin using military force against certain drug cartels designated as terrorist groups. The directive has infuriated Mexico’s leaders, who have rejected the idea of U.S. forces on Mexican soil."
"Some of Mexico’s most formidable cartels are locked in a vicious arms race on multiple fronts. On one side, they are battling the Mexican government, which is under intense pressure from the United States to crack down on the drug trade." 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...
Blue states have been holding up red states for decades. And get shit on for doing so.
He's a legitimate threat to the top guys. That was a huge win for him to beat Rublev.
They're in the quarters, hope to see The Twirl again.
Nice, thank you.
I am a veteran journalist, author, widow, Black lady, single mom, identical twin, proud old flabby runner, mostly plant-based cook and Baltimorean who will defend my city because it’s my boyfriend. If any of this is your thing, follow me. No racists.
My first thought was how is she going to do a Twirl in that.
race baiting shitpiece
True that. Still, if Gauff quit now she would be financially set for life. I think it's great to make a fortune doing what you love. And she is inspiring youngsters all over the world to play. I am a fan of Coco. Huge fan of Townsend. bsky.app/profile/chri...
Did you see the Osaka press conference in Montreal? I'm about sportsmanship, you call it hate.
That was not an upset. Osaka was seeded 23 because she didn't play enough for the points needed for a lower seed. She's won 4 majors on hard courts, and could take this one too. At 5'11", 154 lbs all muscle, she has what it takes to dominate. Not a fan-o-mine.
schmuck, everywhere but here
Coco is making over $30 million a year at age 21, she's ok.
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Like when Osaka lost to Mboko in the Montreal Canadian Open? Post match press conference she thanked fans, her peeps, and split without congratulating/mentioning Mboko's name.
"Sometimes, the best role models are hiding in plain sight. "Take Taylor Townsend. She doesn’t have the gaudy record of Iga Swiatek. She doesn’t have the imposing physique of Aryna Sabalenka, never had the aura of an anointed one, like Coco Gauff." www.tennis.com/news/article...
She's a beast, 5'11, 154lbs, 115mph serve. Gauff much smaller. Both great athletes. The only thing Coco has on Osaka is footwork speed. The game is all about power now.
For a self-professed scientist that is an extraordinarily stupid question.
Djokovic is the dark horse that could (unlikely, realistically possible) win it all. Re: his record. Not a fan of D. Boring.
Osaka not congratulating Mboko in Montreal makes the choice easy for me.
Yeah she makes $25 million a year from endorsements. They might get pumped up, Taylor Townsend won't wear them when she walks on the court because she said it's a one in a lifetime experience and wants to hear and feel everything.
PLATO The Allegory of the Cave Translated by Shawn Eyer scholar.harvard.edu/files/seyer/...
"This allegory is important because it helps us understand that it’s easy to accept simple answers and not look deeper. Realizing that there’s more to learn, even if it’s tough, is a huge part of growing and becoming wiser." Plato’s Allegory of the Cave philosophyterms.com/platos-alleg...
Man shamelessly grabs Kamil Majchrzak's hat from kid at US Open youtu.be/dFcWheqs_9Y?...
"Szczerek, the millionaire CEO of the Polish paving company Drogbruk, was caught on video taking a hat that had been handed towards a child by Polish tennis star Kamil Majchrzak, who had just defeated Russia's Karen Khachanov in the second round of competition." www.newsweek.com/piotr-szczer...
I'm reading news articles, some in major newspapers that write stories based on what is posted on social media. And social media posts on what's in the news. Which is which?
"Seven seconds of pure wild,” says marine biologist Caine Delacy, founder of Just the Wild, on Instagram. "Chasing dolphins and being able to keep up is no easy feat, yet we watched five whales doing just that for hours.” www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
Taylor Townsend's post match interview after that heartbreaking loss. It's a little over 14 minutes long. Very straightforward and pragmatic, an inspirational role model for others. 100% class: bsky.app/profile/moch...
What a great experience. I've never had the honor to see Serena Williams play live. Never been to New York City. Not because I didn't want to, life didn't work out that way. Pete Sampras was the last of the great serve and volleyers. Such a great lifetime sport to watch and/or play.
"We are heartened the court prevented this injustice from occurring before hundreds of children suffered irreparable harm." www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=34AD...
She fought her heart out.
You had no way to know.
Thanks you. To pass on credit where credit is due, first saw this story quote posted by @lesliegraystreeter.bsky.social The article was originally posted by @mochy.bsky.social
@rosvogloureport.bsky.social You wrote a total hit piece on Taylor Townsend based on three social media comments, ignoring countless others praising. Are you mental? I heard and read what she said. How in the world is that classless? It was just the opposite. What the fuck?
There's always YouTube for highlights (hell, you know that). I don't know what matches and players in particular you like if any, it's none of my business. To me after the Taylor Townsend match the rest of the night is kind of boring. Taylor Fritz already won and now Novak is playing.
I originally intended this to be a preliminary sketch for a larger piece. But after living with it for a few days I actually like it as is - scrappiness and everything #watercolor #watercolorsketch #watercolorpainting #watercolorcityscape #cityscape
That works big time.
Tommy was injured. The crowd was booing Bublik for hitting more drop shots after it was obvious Tommy was hurt. 38 drop shots. Bublik won 28 out of 38 of them, 20 aces.
... like ESPN's Katie George mixing up Simone Biles with Coco Gauff?
Do you have any idea how much shit service workers have to put up with from better than thou smart asses?
Did you say sorry to the PetSmart clerk? Or just post it here?
Intense as fck
"Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order barring the city's police department from collaborating with federal officers conducting civil immigration enforcement operations, and with U.S. military personnel on police patrols." www.npr.org/2025/08/31/n...
lol
"The thing is, to have a life before we die. It can be a real adventure having a life". The World According to Garp
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At this very moment Taylor Townsend's four and a half year old son AJ is in Arthur Ashe Stadium watching his mom win the first set 6-1, leading the second set 2-1.
No way
White, cisgender, heterosexual Conservative Christian men are the single most dangerous and violent group in this country by a God, Guns, and Country mile.
Ten years ago, my friend Rik Wanninkhof's son, Patrick, was killed while cycling across the US doing charity work for Habitat for Humanity. The woman who killed him was using her mobile phone. She was also a nurse, like the woman in the video. Rik is still devastated. Don't text and drive.
With us it's normally begins at 1am. The other two we found abandoned. The black/white belly found in an abandoned 18-wheeler post Beryl hurricane, still teething, on my lap 1 day after we got him.
The occupation of blue cities by armed troops has nothing to do with crime and everything to do with control.
Spotted this guy stalking a dumpster while we were waiting in line at our pharmacy drive-thru. He was about 6 to 7 weeks old and 100° outside.
Venus Williams and Leylah Fernandez win in straight sets. At match point, kids from cheap seats walked down the steps for autographs. US Open Security turned them back while Venus watched and shaked her head. Don't know what happened next, coverage switched to Patrick McEnroe running his mouth.
touché
And Venus Williams, with doubles partner Leylah Fernandez just won the first set real time now. If they win the doubles trophy, that will be a 45 year old winning another Major. Unheard of. Go Venus and Leylah!
Understood. Respectfully, I don't think substance abuse and a brain worm has anything to do with him being so out of touch with reality that he's putting millions of lives in danger. Cocooned his entire life, he seems to suffer deep-seated psychiatric and moral issues. Needs a rubber room.
It doesn't matter if he dies. Racism and eugenics are behind this crazy ass facist movement, along with collecting and securing power to be wielded from the hands of a few.
That moment may have been a one-off, but it reveals her true character. Sometimes a crowd being against a player inspires them.
Oh, the kit. She showed off her new Chiyo-chichi doll.
Osaka just won her match. All smiles and giggles, crowd cheering like crazy. Short memory. Osaka was booed all to hell in Montreal after she lost to Mboko and congratulated everyone except Mboko at post match interview.
Jim, a retired NASA engineer and neighbor is now undergoing dialysis for kidney failure. He's a die-hard djt supporter. When COVID hit, he was told by his brofriend, a Marine gunnery sergeant, to take ivermectin rather than the evil vaccination. Jim took that shit for years, killing his kidneys.
Prediction, Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz will win the US Open.
Silly. It's not the individual, it's the idealism. He gave permission to the country to be corrupt, stupid and racist. Not to mention a road map to successfully test the law.
Townsend stands on business.
It's amazing how well she moves. Win or lose, Townsend has a fire in the belly like no one else.
US Army veteran arrested for burning an American flag in front of the White House. www.wusa9.com/article/news...
Absolutely. Posted the article that she wrote because of the detailed account of what she went through to make it where she is today. My wife doesn't play tennis and it almost brought her to tears.
Also, Townsend's education isn't the point. That confrontation was about racism and a poor loser.
Taylor Townsend writes as well as a professional journalist. www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/taylor...
Take your sarcasm for a walk around the west side projects.
Infuriating.
This is the part where the cream rises to the top.
Taylor Townsend writes better than she does. Doesn't need a half-assed writer that doesn't play tennis www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/taylor...
So we're all a dumbasses and you're not.
Brush up on your bullshit. She's just another ATM to you.
Boo, found abandoned 8 years ago at about 6 weeks old. We were in line at the pharmacy drive-thru when we spotted him stalking a dumpster.
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The first question "Chris Eubanks asked was, "how do you feel now after the past 48 hours?" Taylor Townsend, "goddamned great"!
If true, think attacking south of the border cartels with the military.
