Massie: "I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections."
Yesterday, my daughter, Kyra, passed away peacefully after a 9 month and 11 day fight against one of the cruelest diseases I’ve ever seen up close. She was diagnosed with Brain Cancer, specifically Glioblastoma. I have felt all of your concern and love for these months and wasn’t ready to be anymore specific than I was.
Kyra was a 28-year-old young woman who loved deeply and who is impossible to describe in 280 characters. While her life got stolen from her, she handled these months with courage, poise, and resolve. And all I want is for no family to feel what we feel today. For no young person to suffer the way she did.
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@BarackOBoogie@tycub@trctrc823@ToneOzMia I can easily see both sides. Stu gave Dan his radio break. Stu helped build Dan essentially. Helped build Meadowlark. Dan had his brother and dad stuff going on. Where he was absent. Both can make valid arguments on here…oral history, Hoch & Stu reunion played a role I’m sure
@ToneOzMia It also shows who is an actual fan of them. Stu and Hoch talk openly about most of this stuff. So does Izzy with Stu on his Radio show. Stu has repeatedly said it has nothing to do with Samson, and that Bimmel(?) is their POC on contracts and negotiations.
@ToneOzMia Stu dropped the most hints on his show last week. It sounds like Dan didn’t go to bat for him when it came to helping him launch his stuff on DK. That Dan wanted him to show up more to prove he was for real essentially. And Stu took that as an insult after nearly 20 years
Hi @patrickbetdavid ,
Last year, you lamented that US companies have shipped their manufacturing abroad, taking advantage of low-cost labor in other countries. This, you suggested, is why we need tariffs.
I happen to know where your shoes are made, as you showed clips of the Tuscan factory in your video. I was surprised to see that you're retailing them for $600. That's a handsome mark-up!
As you may know, many companies offer full-grain leather sneakers made in Tuscany for a fraction of the price. I've attached a screenshot of some from Gustin ($199). These are also made with a stitched-on cup sole, like the ones you're selling. Gustin's prices are uniquely low because of their pre-order business model, which allows them to cut waste. But lots of companies use the same factory as you and charge considerably less than $600.
Curious, why not make the sneakers in the United States? There are many factories still here, such as Opie in North Carolina. They retail their US-made sneakers for $428. Their business model allows third parties to work with them while maintaining a healthy profit margin. Faherty, for instance, made a leather deck shoe with them this season with a stitched-on cup sole. Their retail price is $398 — $30 less than Opie's direct-to-consumer price.
In a 2023 interview with DJ Vlad, you said that you're worth $450 million. That was three years ago, so perhaps you're worth more today. Yet all your merch is made abroad, including in South American countries such as Nicaragua and El Salvador. Even your Tuscan factory is cheaper than a comparable US factory.
On your show, you often lament how greedy executives have screwed American workers, particularly in the manufacturing sector. Would you be interested in moving all of your sneaker production to the United States and charging a fairer price? This will create jobs for US workers and allow consumers to get a fairer value.
@lebatardshowfan@roybelly@gregcote@HeeHawThree Hypothetically…who accepted the gig to begin with? Does @gregcote blame @__ChrisCote for taking the money? What does the statement say?? I think Greg should read a statement about pulling out of the show on the Pod! How bout that…jack?!
This was three days ago. It’s proof you never know what’s going on in a person’s mind or heart. Please know that even if you feel it, you’re never alone and there’s always a way out of the darkness. The suicide and crisis lifeline is 988. 💔😞
Norm- “Patton Oswalt said he thought the worst part of the Cosby thing was the hypocrisy…. I disagree.”
Jerry Seinfeld - “You disagree?”
Norm Macdonald - “Yeah…. I think it was the r*ping.”
Gary Owen talks about his twin sons being all Black and all white and how they already act completely different 😭👀
“I worry about the white one a lot… I don’t want him to start using the N word and Black people look at him sideways… he gotta carry a picture of his mom around”🤣