The #SportsEmmys Award for Outstanding ESports Championship Coverage goes to 2025 Call of Duty League Championship Weekend @CODLeague | OpTic Texas vs Vancouver Surge (ESL FACEIT Group).
Thats my last appearance on screen at the Major!!
Its been truly incredible to work with this team again and the outpouring of support has been overwhelming.
S/o to @ChanceCasts
For being awesome
Thank you to everyone who watched and hopefully ill see you again soon.
Its beyond a privilege to be in this position this weekend.
Obviously ill be missing Tunn, I havent done an event without him in like 5+ years easily.
Stepping in for Miles is also a tall order, he is a friend that has always been a definition of excellence within this industry.
I will promise you one thing, I will give everything that I am and every ounce of my tenure in this esport to make sure you have a good time watching the games this weekend. The pro am is one of the greatest milestones on the CDLs landscape and it deserves nothing less.
<3
GGs all!
Baby number 2 is on horizon so I'll be missing Major III, thank you all for the great laughs today and good luck to the teams at Dreamhack.
I'll be in the chat, and back for M4 qualifiers.
✌️
Today is the DAY for Call of Duty fun. Starting the @ATT Annihilator Cup with @MilesTheRoss at 4pm PT / 7 ET!
Tune in at https://t.co/Tilgmw57ZC
Don’t miss out #attpartner
Trump has proposed a $1.5 trillion defense budget — a 40% increase, the largest since WWII.
In exchange for more war he wants to:
-Cut the EPA budget by half
-Cut $10.7 billion for housing
-Cut $8.5 billion for K-12 programs
-Cancel $15 billion for clean energy
-Cut $2.5 billion for clean drinking water
-Eliminate $1.6 billion for youth job training
-Cut $3.5 billion from the Labor Department
-Eliminate $395 million for senior employment
-Eliminate $775 million in food assistance grants
-Eliminate the National Endowment for Democracy
-Cut $5 billion from the National Institutes of Health
-Eliminate the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
In all, cuts to domestic programs would account for a 10% reduction in discretionary spending.
FaZe fans should be rooting hard for Paris today
If Vancouver wins over Paris, Vegas will drop to 11th in the Stage Standings & currently be in the spot to miss Major II
💢 “Black rain” and “nuclear winter” effect reported in Tehran after Israeli strikes on oil facilities
▪️ Israeli strikes on oil depots around Tehran have released massive quantities of toxic hydrocarbons, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides. Mixed with rainwater, these chemicals are causing highly acidic precipitation that can cause skin burns and severe lung damage upon contact, according to Iranian authorities.
▪️ Dense plumes of black smoke from the Shahran and other refineries have blotted out the sun, plunging parts of the city into darkness and creating a "nuclear winter" effect, NYT reported. Authorities warned that these noxious fumes cause acute respiratory distress and eye irritation.
▪️ Oil-saturated rainwater has blanketed the city, leaving rooftops, balconies, and streets covered in a thick, murky black liquid and oily soot. This contamination poses a long-term risk of heavy metals like nickel and vanadium leaching into the soil and local water systems.
▪️ Environmental groups warn the pollution threatens migratory birds crossing the Persian Gulf. The "black rain" and smoke plumes can cause internal organ damage and destroy the insulating properties of bird feathers, leading to hypothermia and death.
The Iranian Red Crescent Society warned of the dangers of the rain, advising residents to protect themselves and to cover exposed food from oily soot particles. Officials said the rain is highly corrosive and could potentially damage civilian structures.
🎥 Day time in Iran (clip via @tparsi). CNN reports on “oil rain” below.
This war is costing a billion dollars a day. In one fucking month we will spend more over there than we needed to save healthcare for more than 2 million Americans. They literally are taking away your food and your healthcare for this regime change war of choice.
@bizarregamingco@BackupJeffx I apologize for not speaking out more, but I am doing so now. And the US is quite intentionally targeting civilians. https://t.co/ey8LzihjOj
Before the Trump admin began its war on Iran, it dismantled teams in the US military that focused on limiting civilian casualties in conflict:
https://t.co/II9qxqtnRX
Since entering the war, the admin is saying there are “no stupid rules of engagement”
Big fears of war crimes.