Anthony Coll

In a world full of movies, be a film

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

Dear Joe,
I wish I could sit down with you face to face and explain why so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House.
For me, it had nothing to do with the UFC or who showed up for the fights. The brand you and Dana have built is a bona fide American success story. More power to you. As for the fighters, in my book, anyone brave enough to put it all on the line in the arena is remarkable to witness. Their dedication and discipline inspire me. I don’t understand anyone who can’t admire that.
And as for the people who attended, I, for one, love Shane Gillis. I think he’s hilarious and brilliant. It was a show. A once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. I can’t blame anyone for wanting to witness it firsthand.
My problem is that I believe some of our public spaces are sacred. And unlike many of the great powers that came before us, these American monuments belong to all of us. Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment.
The White House does not belong to Donald Trump. It does not belong to any President. It belongs to the people. To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for.
This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants. The White House is the People’s House. This “celebration” could have happened in any stadium within a stone’s throw of the South Lawn. No one would have had an issue with it.
But that was obviously Donald Trump’s whole point. By holding the event on the South Lawn, what he was saying to the rest of us is:
“This is my house. I own it. I will do with it what I please. I’ll build a colosseum and have the gladiators fight under my gaze. I’ll tear down the East Wing. I’ll pave over the Rose Garden. I’ll cover everything in gold and marble. I’ll erase the names of all the men who came before me.”
The fights were an exhibition of imperial domination, not a celebration of our 250th anniversary as a democracy.
The White House is not Buckingham Palace. It is not the Palace of Versailles. It is not the Forbidden City of Beijing. It does not belong to an emperor, or a king, or a commissar.
The White House belongs to us. All of us. The person who sits behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office is nothing more than an honored guest. A temporary caretaker.
The President is our servant. Not our Caesar.
Respectfully, Hunter

P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn.

[Tim Miller @Timodc]

“Michelle Obama is a man” shouted on the White House lawn in a ring sponsored by Bud Light only available on Larry Ellison’s Paramount Plus. What a way to celebrate America 250 and the twilight of liberal democracy.

[ken @JaiIpose]

Tell her Bron still doin it lol

[Pittsburgh Pirates @Pirates]

OFFICIAL: We have signed INF Konnor Griffin to a nine-year contract extension that runs through the 2034 season.

[MLB @MLB]

WELCOME TO THE SHOW, KONNOR GRIFFIN 😤

The 19-year-old phenom mashes an RBI double in his first MLB at-bat!

[NASA @NASA]

We see our home planet as a whole, lit up in spectacular blues and browns. A green aurora even lights up the atmosphere. That's us, together, watching as our astronauts make their journey to the Moon.

[Pittsburgh Pirates @Pirates]

Opening Debut.

[Kevin Durant @KDTrey5]

Paul skenes is a dawg

[Ben Stiller @BenStiller]

Hey White House, please remove the Tropic Thunder clip. We never gave you permission and have no interest in being a part of your propaganda machine. War is not a movie.

[john @johnsemley3000]

Tony Soprano checking in with Jackie Junior:

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

Never forget their cowardice.

[David French @DavidAFrench]

Soviet levels of honesty here.

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

A newly created Polymarket account invested over $30,000 yesterday in Maduro's exit. The US then took Maduro into custody overnight, and the trader profited $400,000 in less than 24 hours. Insider trading is not only allowed on prediction markets; it's encouraged.

[nick wright @getnickwright]

If LeBron’s incomprehensible 10+ point, 17 year, 1,297 game streak were ever going to end, that was simply the greatest way imaginable:

Sitting on 8 points, tie game, ball in hands, chance to keep streak alive with a make or get to OT with a miss, he… made the right play.

Assisted for the open 3. Ball game. Lakers win.

Just perfect. And we’ll never see anything like that streak again.
🫡

[Tim Miller @Timodc]

I’ve never been more in support of recinding a visa and deporting a non criminal in my life than for this little twat

[Christopher Powers @CPowers14]

“Collin please we need you to make one putt inside of 10 feet”

Collin Morikawa:

[Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11]

If you haven't yet decided in this election, don't vote for someone the FBI is investigating and might go to prison.

[Luis von Ahn @LuisvonAhn]

I started two successful companies in Pittsburgh, PA (Duolingo and reCAPTCHA). I strongly believe @KamalaHarris is the better option for the US economy.