The racist, dehumanising remarks against @KMbappe by Paraguayan Sen. Celeste Amarilla are despicable, regrettably not isolated.
States & sports organisations must prevent acts of racism & discrimination, and ensure independent and effective accountability. Social media must also prevent and address racial discrimination on their platforms.
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After never making the Wimbledon quarterfinals until this year, Coco Gauff defeats fellow American Jessica Pegula to complete the set of Major semifinals 🙌
Wemby tries a three, puts it up.
Off the mark.
Anunoby the rebound.
It's over. It's over.
Knick fans this is not a dream.
Your long, long wait has ended.
Go ahead and cry.
After fifty-three years the #Knicks are finally NBA Champions.
I lent my best friend $15,000 to save her business. No contract. No interest. Just “pay me back when you can, I trust you.”
Eighteen months later, I saw a story on her Instagram. New car. Caption: “Manifested this after finally getting my finances in order 🙏”
I hadn’t seen a single payment.
I texted her. Kept it light, gave her the benefit of the doubt. “Hey! Saw the new car, congrats! Since things are looking up, could we talk about the loan sometime soon?”
Three hours later: “wow. really doing this over text? I thought you actually cared about me.”
I didn’t bring up money again. She’d made it about something else entirely.
I let it sit for another two months. Then her business — the one I’d saved — posted record quarterly numbers. Public post, tagged, celebratory.
That’s when I stopped being polite. I sent one message: “I’m happy your business is thriving. It should be — I funded its survival. I need the $15,000 back, in writing this time, with a payment plan. This isn’t a request.”
She called me dramatic. Told mutual friends I was “acting weird about money.” A few of them actually believed her, which stung more than the debt did.
I got a lawyer to send one letter. Not a lawsuit — just a letter, stating the loan, the date, the amount, and a deadline.
I had the full $15,000 back within three weeks.
Funny how fast people find money they swore they didn’t have, the second a lawyer starts writing the emails instead of me.
UPS: “Your package is in your city, on a truck driven by Mike. It will arrive on your doorstep at 6:27pm today.”
FedEx: “Your package is coming. You’ll get it when we get there.”
USPS: “What package?”
Amazon: “We are already inside your apartment. Check the bathroom.”
Facebook: “We know you were thinking about getting a toaster yesterday. Here are 20 ads for toaster ovens.”
Still can't get over the fact that the son of a Knick who lost out on a ring to the Spurs in 1999, avenged his father 27 years later for the same franchise, AGAINST the same franchise and then celebrated the championship parade with half of the 1999 locker room.
Magic.
"Put your hands together
For the Kings of the comeback
A team of history
A team of destiny
Our dream team
Please welcome
The 2026 NBA Champions
Your New York Knicks"