Jelena Dokic just won the Australian Open without even entering. What a beautiful moment asking Sabalenka on this stage to support Domestic Violence charity by auctioning her towel. Public, powerful and a big middle finger up to the #AusOpen
@nick_bcarter thinking about it on a sort of general philosophical level of like what would people do for money and their career has made me even more sure. Maybe I just hang out with the wrong people but it’s hard to live in 2024 and see that much good in people due that much cash
@nick_bcarter i dunno how you can say Sinner is truthful when he went to Ridyah and said it wasn’t for the money. He lied because it was the PR move to do. When he got accused of doping, obviously he took the path with least possible consequences. He’s never gonna own it? so we will never know
@nick_bcarter they have so much on the line. their career, reputation, their salary. probably their entire families livelihood. why wouldn’t you lie and get out of it if you could? when is the last time a tennis player was like, yeah i was doping? never?. there’s no incentive to be truthful.
@nick_bcarter also no negative impact on me? personally it’s completely changed my view on a sport i’ve played and religiously followed for most of my life.
@nick_bcarter I’ve also spent years publishing biochemistry and peer reviewing papers where people twist and ring out every piece of data they can to make their argument. I’m not a cynic, I know what people do when it’s comes to science and law
@nick_bcarter personally I think taking a non batch tested supplement when you can get it through a tour approved method AND your long term coach leaves the day you submit that “reason” is a seriously fishy coincedence too. but … that’s what happened
@nick_bcarter I think it’s naive to think that in the last 5/6 years that sperm, tortellini, melatonin, massage and god damn whatever else excuses tennis players have made up are all genuine. we will never know which ones aren’t true but like that’s not a coincidence
🚩🚩🚩 Shadowy dark money behind the assisted suicide/euthanasia bill connected to American global population reduction organisations
This is one of the most sinister things I've ever discovered 🧵
Assisted dying being voted on by a government hell bent on cutting costs is somewhat concerning. I think it has a place in healthcare but that’s not why they’re voting for it at all.
Stans are so funny. Just saw one particular Swiatek stan be like “i’ve read it and I believe her and I won’t be taking any questions, think what you want” like you may as well have said “this isn’t defendable but i’m gonna blindly keep supporting anyway”