I was busy tonight with our Mavs TV draft coverage, but just scrolling through the feed and seeing how many people apparently were freaking out as the night wore on. All I could think of was the scene at the end of Trading Places when Louis and Billy Ray waited for the correct moment to break the Orange juice future market.
This was high level work that brought in a guy in Johnson who reminds me of Charles Oakley, and a big shooting PG in de Larrea whose team is on the verge of winning the Spanish ACB title, the best domestic league in Europe. They filled holes. They drafted winners. I'm not sure what more you could ask for.
@MOCOLonghorn85@shooter4_22 And she can totally back it up. That’s why the most it’s going to be as someone pointing a finger at her. Because they don’t want to “engage” with her as it won’t turn out well for them. As simple as that.
Morez Johnson Jr. + Cooper Flagg will cause nightmares for opposing offenses.
LOVE this pick for the Mavericks. Dusty May gets his guy. Athletic freak who can contribute and make an impact from day one.
Everything is going to work out with Iran.
The GOP will win the midterms.
CNN and MSNow are going to spend all day on November 4th trying to figure out what went wrong.
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In 1997, actor John C. McGinley’s son, Max, was born with Down syndrome. Shortly after, John's talent agent pulled him aside to deliver what was framed as practical advice: Do not talk about this publicly. Keep it quiet. People will stop hiring you.
For some, that might have sounded like reasonable career preservation. Protect the livelihood, avoid the spotlight, and pretend nothing had changed.
John’s response was immediate. He fired the agent.
Then, he did the exact opposite of what he had been told. He brought Max everywhere. Red carpets, talk shows, film sets, and public events. Wherever John went, Max was right beside him. At a time when society still largely preferred to keep individuals with developmental disabilities out of sight, John made a different choice. He made his son visible. Openly, proudly, and entirely without apology.
What began as a father's protective instinct grew into decades of fierce advocacy. John became one of the country's most recognizable voices for Down syndrome awareness. He spoke at global conferences, testified before Congress, and fought hard for employment law reforms that created real opportunities for people with disabilities to work, earn, and live independently.
During this journey, a reporter asked John a question that revealed far more about society's biases than it did about Max. The reporter asked if John ever wished his son were normal.
John didn't hesitate. He replied that Max was normal. The question wasn't. It was a blunt rejection of the idea that a person’s worth is measured by how well they fit into a narrow, conventional box.
Decades have passed since that conversation. Max is now 27 years old. He works, navigates his community, and lives an independent life filled with possibilities that the critics in 1997 never could have imagined for him.
Reflecting on their journey, John often says that Max never limited his life. He expanded it. Through his son, he learned what love, patience, and true commitment require.
The world signaled early on that it would have preferred Max to remain hidden in the shadows. John spent nearly three decades ensuring that the world looked Max right in the eye. Some fathers protect their children by shielding them from the world. Others protect them by refusing to let the world look away.
True inclusion begins when we stop treating differences as deficits. Max didn't need to change to fit into the world.
The world needed to change to make room for Max.
🚨 JUST NOW: President Trump drops overwhelming new poll finding Americans APPROVE of his Iran deal by a whopping +41 POINTS, 67%-26%
Oil is flowing, gas will drop and an America First deal is being made! 🇺🇸
Fund A:
- Tracks the S&P 500
- Low fees
Fund B:
- Tracks the S&P 500
- Low fees
Nearly identical
But one cost a client $1,000 in taxes
So what's the difference ?
ETFs vs Mutual Funds
Mutual funds can distribute taxable capital gains (even when you don’t sell)
ETFs (usually) don't
Give me ETFs over mutual funds in taxable accounts every day of the week