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[Ibra @YoItsIbra]

@troopa_krupa Nooo not the penji 😿

[Jacob Coxon @hilbertspaess]

I resigned from Anthropic today. I spent the last three years doing pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives. More thoughts below.

[Maung Thuta @CypressDahlia]

The only "trad" concept I fully respect is the "man of the world" archetype. In old literature, a remarkable man was interested in the arts, music, dance, writing, fashion, physicality, speaking, flirting, etc. Having a broad palate for life. A taste for and love of many things.

[Humaira @satti_humaira]

Don't let a 10-minute problem consume a 24-hour day. The email was uncomfortable. The train was late. The conversation went poorly. Feel it, deal with it, then allow the rest of your life to remain intact.

[Blake Burge @blakeaburge]

Major cheat code for life: realizing you really can just wake up one day and say "that's enough of that" and change direction completely.

[pigeon @pigeonisperfect]

coo

[Nik Bonitto @nikkkkbonitto]

1 seed and Fortnite tonight 😎😎🔥🔥🔥

[Noah Compton @nerlens_]

Inject this into my veins. https://t.co/aR9Fwi7iIW

[Abdel |🍉 @AbdelBeheri]

Amorim makes an interesting point, and I watched the interview to make sure I’m not misquoting him. The past clearly lingers for some players — when things go wrong they slip into a “here we go again” mindset and heads drop.

If I were Owen Hargreaves, I would have pushed back on that line because, intentionally or not, it pushes the blame onto the players. As the leader of the team you have to make them buy in and believe that “this time it’s different.” One of the most powerful ways to do that is simply by winning or by clearly communicating how your are utilizing their best attributes and that the wins will come.

Again I'm not going back to that guy (OGS) due to bias but because he's the clearest example at United.

I remember the 2018/19 Liverpool game that ended Mourinho’s tenure the commentator said and I quote: "Man United look absolutely helpless. The players are lost. Liverpool are just toying with them. This must be humiliating for the players even Liverpool's CBs are having a pop trying to score a goal from outside the box."

OGS changed that belief and that perspective and confidence overnight. Even when they had a bad dip under OGS towards the end of the season. I remember Huddersfield 1-1 when we missed out on the CL. They filmed McTominay in the opposition team dugout sitting alone looking distraught. Everyone was down and completely deflated. A few days later vs Cardiff, even though United lost, United played a lot better than people made it out to be and their tails were up. It didn't look like a team that just missed out on CL and lost confidence.

In 19/20, at the start, it was still bad. United were down to the bare bones in attack. Martial got injured. Pogba got injured. We had to rely on Rashford, James, Mata, Andreas, #11 (no experience). Even those results weren't coming, the fight was there every time. United used to get undone by 1 or 2 attacks from the oppositions in 90mins. They were never outplayed or out shot or dominated. They just lacked enough creativity against those who sit very deep.

Half a season of turmoil, you'd think their heads would be completely on the floor. But no, Fernandes joined and the creatively that was missing unlocked everything. The caveat was the plan before Fernandes wasn't flawed, it just missed a creative player so clearly and so desperately. The players knew that. They are not idiots and they knew they weren't dominated. That's why after Fernandes entered the picture, the confidence was went through the roof and United didn't lose a game again that season—except when they were forced to play Chelsea with 48hrs of rest.

The manager plays a role in every single aspect of those. He instills the believe. He instills the never gave up attitude. This is why United got their 'Comeback Kings' label again under Solskjaer.

Me in Hargreaves' place:

So Amorim — what are you doing to make your players look forward, trust your plan, and fight for you even when results don’t come? Why are you distancing yourself from the players? Is it true you take a corner on your own during training sessions? I’ve seen managers restore belief in dire situations quickly—many times.

Saying they are looking into the past and getting stuck their is (again intentionally or not) you absolving your role as a leader. You are effectively saying there's nothing I can do about it and, more importantly, you are making THAT reason shoulder all the blame. You are so absolutely convinced that it is not the setup, that it seems from the outside looking in that you are not even contemplating to probe other avenues or reasons for the failures.

[Ibra @YoItsIbra]

Late night finds 💔

[EA SPORTS FC @EASPORTSFC]

Looks like @Everton's Leighton Baines got himself in a pack! Find him in the @premierleague #TOTS until Wed 530pm UK.

[Ibra @YoItsIbra]

Bjork is so fire

[Ibra @YoItsIbra]

Prometheus and St. Patrick

[Ibra @YoItsIbra]

@R04DK1LL444 Amen

[WANA Visuals @wana_visualss]

Syrian archaeologist Khaled Al Asaad who devoted his life to the excavation and restoration of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He was beheaded by ISIS after refusing to disclose the location of ancient artifacts, despite a month of torture. He died a hero of heritage protection.

[Shannonnn sharpes Burner (PARODY Account) @shannonsharpeee]

ASU & Arizona mascots fighting 😂😭

[Fortnite @Fortnite]

Fortnite OG Chapter 1 Season 1 Presents:

The Return of the Double Pump. Coming December 6.

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[Punch Cat @PunchingCat]

baby skunks think black cat is their mom 😭