One thing I love about the triathlon community is how they support each other.
This kid earned all the accolades he may get.
From me: Nothing but respect!
Chris Nikic, the first person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman, completes Ironman 70.3 Massachusetts.
Shortly before the race, Nikic announced that he needed a guide to run alongside him for the race.
That's when Dr. Tommy Martin decided to step up.
"I learned more in this race than almost any other I have competed in, and none of it was about race tactics or how to PR. It was about life, perspective, determination, and grit. I owe all of that to Chris," Martin said.
"I hope every finish line Chris crosses serves as a reminder to the world: your diagnosis, your situation, your circumstances do not define your potential!"
Congrats, Chris!
Video: dr.tommymartin / ig.
@kradleai I wonder if you buried the lede ... it seemed that its strength is MANIPULATION. Which is perhaps more worrisome.
Most users accept a level of error, but manipulation is levels of magnitude more dangerous.
EVEN EVEN MORE HILLARY
In the summer of 1997, Bill Clinton visited Denmark. We landed on AF-1 in Copenhagen, boarded Marine One for a night time tour of the coast en route to Kronborg Castle, for Shakespeare the “home of Hamlet.” We landed at around midnight and were welcomed with open arms by the queen and her staff.
Beautiful, historic castle. I was put up in the Scottish Military suite. Beautiful room with a fully appointed spread of meats, cheeses, breads, fruit, and a full bar. All served, of course, with fine china and crystal.
After a phone call with my wife, I made sure POTUS was down for the evening and went to bed.
The next morning, the queen had a breakfast spread for Clinton and the staff. Again, first class.
As we headed to the motorcade to leave for an event and the flight home, I was pulled aside by the Danish military aide.
“Buzz, we have a problem. Your staff stole the china and crystal from their rooms. And took other things as well.”
I was stunned and chagrined. I apologized profusely and told him I’d handle it.
I talked with Hillary and the White House chief of staff and told them what had happened.
They both shrugged their shoulders. No apology. Nobody held accountable. No repayment.
Just another day in the Clinton White House and a group of Ugly Americans.
I don’t want to hear a damn word from @HillaryClinton about White House decorum. Not a word.
SpaceX stock is up $100 billion today
In one day.
And you're telling me Elon Musk can't pay a $100 billion annual wealth tax to the European Union?
It's literally just one day of wages for him.
Tax Elon Musk NOW.
@compliantvc Typical Leftist: "We only want $100B ..."
Capitalists understand, "They want $100B of his unrealized gains THIS YEAR, they will want $120B NEXT YEAR, and more every year thereafter."
Margaret Thatcher was right, and they've run out of other people's money.
He does it again. Scott Jennings gets the last word on CNN. 😂👌🏻
JENNINGS: If Elon Musk had never gotten involved in politics, never supported Trump … he’d be getting a ticker tape parade right now.
HINOJOSA: Do you agree that one person should have control in f American policy?
JENNINGS: Call me when you’re mad about Alex Soros.
It was great to see a big time performer nail the national anthem ... not some new version of it ... the actual Star Spangled Banner!
And that flyover! WOW!
@KristenWaggoner@ADFLegal Washington prosecutor here ... it is less the law and more the prosecutor.
Let the defendant argue "consent" ... In my part of the state, there would be a conviction.
@feelgoodtale there is more goodness in our country than we generally recognize.
Thank you for sharing!
Congratulations to the young man and his parents, they raised him right!
@SteveLovesAmmo Spoken like someone who has never visited the intermountain west. It's true, you handicapped us with the Left coast, but ID-MT-WY-UT-CO should not be dissed like that.
It is interesting to see a bunch of elected Leftists (who largely have never contributed to society but sure drain a lot from it) whine and complain that an African American became the worlds first trillionaire (while employing thousands and paying billions in taxes)
Nearly as remarkable is the meltdown on the Left. They can't stand watching someone succeed.
Congratulations to SpaceX, Elon, and all those who made this happen!
Elon just created 4,400 millionaires in a single day.
400 of them are now worth over $100 million.
These aren't VCs. They're SpaceX employees, and the list includes welders, technicians, and cafeteria staff, because for two decades the company paid every level of the workforce in stock instead of higher salaries.
Juan Hernandez immigrated from Mexico and took a $28 an hour contractor welding job in 2015. He says he didn't even know what SpaceX was. The company gave him a $10,000 equity grant and let him buy more shares through payroll deductions. That stake is now worth $880,000.
Trevor Hise's parents wanted him to take a stable job at General Electric. He picked SpaceX instead, stayed 12 years, and accumulated over 100,000 shares. At the $135 listing price that's $13.5 million. He's 37 and semiretired. His words: "The magnitude of this has been ridiculous."
The most telling detail came before the listing. Over 100 employees quietly banded together and negotiated a group wealth management deal covering up to $5 billion, because none of them had ever needed a wealth manager before.
Software IPOs have minted millionaires for 30 years. This is the first one where the money went to the factory floor.
The "typical" would need 11 MILLION years to hire as many people as Elon Musk has, or build the businesses he has.
Meanwhile, given the DRAG on the system that Sen. Warren is and drain on society , it would take her 110 MILLION years.
We need MORE Elon's ...
Elon Musk just became the world's first trillionaire.
The typical American household would have to work more than 11 MILLION years to make Elon Musk's level of wealth.
We need a wealth tax.