Taylor Levacy ♿️🦻🏼

I strive to create magical moments for fans of all ages just as memories were created for me. Director of Community Relations w/@tulsadrillers

[katie! @eklundisles]

I can’t help but think how on this day & the days after until today, he was likely deciding if waking up on those days was worth it.

Check in on your loved ones, sometimes those who appear to be doing great are just deciding whether waking up was worth it

[Tulsa Drillers @TulsaDrillers]

Celebrate 100 years of Route 66 in style with a Tulsa Connect jersey! 🎊

During the game on Thursday, April 30th, the first 1,000 fans through the gates will receive a Tulsa Connect Jersey courtesy of @OkHighwaySafety.

🎟️ https://t.co/vTDEUb8d2u

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

Mental Health Experts Confirm Sunny Day At The Ballpark 1000 Times More Effective Than Antidepressants https://t.co/Gegddw723v

[Los Angeles Dodgers @Dodgers]

If being the best makes you bad, then so be it. #OpeningDayLA

[Taylor Levacy ♿️🦻🏼 @TayLevacy]

@Josh_Ayen @BoilerBall @wane15 @LocalTVSPXPrbs @thatnewslife 👏 👏 👏

[Taylor Levacy ♿️🦻🏼 @TayLevacy]

@MLB PS5

[MLB @MLB]

MLB The Show '26 is HERE 😤

We're celebrating the release by giving away FREE codes! Repost and reply for your chance to win a copy for your console 🎮

[Minor League Baseball @MiLB]

babe wake up new MiLB map just dropped 🚨

[✨️Serenitee♡Sam✨️ @Serenitee_Sam]

Shoutout to every late-night session that stopped any of us from bad decisions. Gaming isn't escape - it's protection for hearts that needed it most. You're not alone. ♥️

[Tulsa Drillers @TulsaDrillers]

Introducing our Tulsa Connects, where Drillers baseball meets the legacy of Route 66 in its Centennial year.

[Ricardo @Ric_RTP]

Big Tech is spending $700 BILLION on AI this year.

But their cash flow is collapsing. Amazon is going into debt. Google's free cash flow is dropping 90%.

And they're literally paying influencers $600,000 each to convince you AI is worth using.

If this technology was as revolutionary as they claim, why are they spending half a million dollars per creator to sell it?

Here's what's actually happening behind the scenes:

This week, all four tech giants reported earnings at once and every single one dropped a spending number that made Wall Street lose its mind.

Amazon: $200 billion in capex. The largest corporate capital expenditure in HISTORY. Stock dropped 9%.

Google: $185 billion. Wall Street expected $120 billion. Stock dropped 5%.

Meta: $135 billion. Double what they spent last year.

Microsoft: down 17% this year, worst performer in the group.

Combined 2026 AI infrastructure spend: almost $700 billion.

But here's where it gets ugly.

Amazon's free cash flow collapsed 71%. Morgan Stanley projects they'll burn through $17 billion in NEGATIVE free cash flow this year.

Bank of America says the deficit could hit $28 billion.

Amazon quietly filed with the SEC on Friday saying they might need to raise debt to keep building.

Google's free cash flow is projected to crater 90%, from $73 billion down to $8.2 billion.

They already did a $25 billion bond sale in November and their long-term debt QUADRUPLED last year.

These companies are spending everything they have, then borrowing more, then spending that too.

Now here's the part that got me thinking:

CNBC just reported that Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta are paying influencers between $400,000 and $600,000 EACH to promote AI products on Instagram and YouTube.

AI platforms spent over $1 BILLION on digital ads in 2025, a 126% jump year-over-year.

Google and Microsoft's AI ad spending jumped 495% in January 2026 alone.

Anthropic is running Super Bowl ads.

OpenAI is flying creators to private events and covering all expenses.

When was the last time a truly revolutionary technology needed a $1 billion ad campaign and $600K influencer deals to get adoption?

Did the iPhone need influencer campaigns? Did Google Search need Super Bowl ads in 1998? Did email need a billion dollar marketing push?

No. People just used them because the value was obvious.

You know what DOES need massive paid promotions? Pharmaceutical drugs. Crypto exchanges. Online gambling apps. MLM companies.

Products where adoption is driven by hype, not utility.

And now, apparently, AI.

So the pitch from Big Tech is:

"This technology will eliminate your job. Also please use it. Here's $600K if you tell your followers it's cool."

They need HUMANS to sell a product they designed to REPLACE humans.

They need creators to promote a technology that will eventually make creators obsolete.

They need influencers to build trust in a system that will eliminate the need for influencer marketing entirely.

The question everyone should be asking:

If $700 billion per year in spending can't produce a product that sells itself, when exactly does this start making money?

Because right now the math is messed up.

$700 billion in spending, cash flow crashing, stocks tanking, SEC filings about raising more capital, and the best growth strategy they've got is paying tiktokers to demo features.

Either AI is about to deliver the greatest economic transformation in human history, or we're watching the most expensive corporate Hail Mary ever thrown.

And the fact that they need to pay half a million dollars per influencer to convince you it's the first one isn't a good sign.

[RotoWear @RotoWear]

FREE 👕 GIVEAWAY!

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⏳ Winner announced 2/13

[Los Angeles Dodgers @Dodgers]

Let's get to work, Champs!

[MLB @MLB]

Baseball is coming ...

Pitchers and catchers start reporting this week! #SpringTraining

[Taylor Levacy ♿️🦻🏼 @TayLevacy]

@TheSavBananas This is amazing. Bravo to all

[Taylor Levacy ♿️🦻🏼 @TayLevacy]

@RealShelfy Why is the batter (Miami) challenging the call of a ball? Is he going for a strikeout?

[Simons @Simon_Ingari]

“Can I bring my baby to the interview?”

The message came in at 11 PM:

“Hi, I have an interview with you tomorrow at 2 PM. My childcare fell through. Can I bring my 8-month-old? I understand if you need to reschedule.”

Old me would have rescheduled.
Unprofessional. Distraction. Red flag.

New me replied:
“Absolutely. See you tomorrow.”

She showed up with her baby on her hip.
She apologized three times before even sitting down.

Ten minutes in, the baby started crying.
She tried to soothe him while answering questions.
She apologized again.

I stopped the interview and said:

“Hey. You’re managing a fussy baby, answering complex questions, and staying calm under pressure. That’s literally the job. Handling chaos while staying professional. You’re already proving you can do it.”

Her eyes filled with tears.

We hired her.

She’s been with us for a year now.
The most reliable team member we have.

Why?

Because when you’re used to handling a screaming infant at 3 AM and still showing up to work the next day, workplace stress feels like nothing.

Working parents, especially mothers, are some of the most organized, efficient, and resilient people you’ll ever hire.

Yet we lose them because our hiring processes are built for people with zero caregiving responsibilities.

If your interview process can’t accommodate a parent facing a childcare issue, you’re not filtering for professionalism.

You’re filtering for privilege.

[Dan Patrick Show @dpshow]

Are the #Dodgers good for baseball?

"Having a dragon to slay isn't necessarily a bad thing for the sport." – #Giants CEO Larry Baer.

[Taylor Levacy ♿️🦻🏼 @TayLevacy]

Oh I can’t wait to see that pitch in Tulsa

[Banana Ball @BananaBall_]

This trick pitch from Clark Gilmore had the batter FROZEN 🥶

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

What type of sorcery is this? I had to watch it at least ten times to understand how he did it. Best baseball clip you’ll see today.