David Webber

[David Webber @davidpwebber21]

these three guys have done so much to make me happy since i was literally 13 years old. i love them

[David Webber @davidpwebber21]

it’s ALWAYS ronald reagan lmao

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

Fred Rogers met with a child psychologist every week for 22 years to build his show. She shaped everything: every script, prop, and song. The whole point was to give a child's nervous system time to slow down. In 1984, a single regulatory decision ended all of it.

The psychologist was Dr. Margaret McFarland, who co-founded the Arsenal Family and Children's Center alongside Benjamin Spock and Erik Erikson. She and Rogers understood that the prefrontal cortex in children, the part of the brain that controls impulse, emotion, and attention, takes decades to fully develop. At the start of every episode, Rogers tied his sneakers and changed his sweater while children settled in. Those pauses were intentional, designed to help a child's nervous system shift into a calmer, more focused state.

What ended it had nothing to do with child development science. In 1984, Reagan's FCC chairman Mark Fowler abolished the advertising limits that had protected children's programming from commercial pressure. Toy companies moved within months. Between 1984 and 1985, cartoons tied to toy lines increased by 300%, from a handful of shows to more than 40 animated series. In almost every case, the toy was designed first. The cartoon was built to sell it.

Researchers later put numbers to what parents were already noticing. A 2011 study in Pediatrics from the University of Virginia tested 60 four-year-olds across three groups: one watching SpongeBob, which cuts scene every 11 seconds; one watching a slow PBS show, which cuts scene every 34 seconds; and one drawing. Nine minutes later, all three took tests on attention, impulse control, short-term memory, and problem-solving. The SpongeBob group scored significantly worse across every measure.

In the 1970s, children began watching television around age 4. Research from pediatrician Dimitri Christakis found that by 2009, the average age of first screen exposure had dropped to 4 months, as the content got faster and the audience got younger. Researchers separately found that each additional hour of daily screen time at ages 1 or 3 raised the risk of attention problems at age 7 by 9%.

[David Webber @davidpwebber21]

this is so funny dude lmao

[Freddy🇩🇪 @FreddyLA7]

Our room for the coming days in Houston. I don’t even know what to say about this. This is just unreal. No words.

Huge huge thank you to JJ Watt for giving me and my friends the opportunity to stay at a place like this🙏🙏🙏

[David Webber @davidpwebber21]

i watch one show all year and it gets the kojima stamp of approval. i feel accomplished

[HIDEO_KOJIMA @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN]

With Guillermo del Toro’s recommendation, I started watching Apple TV+‘s “Widow’s Bay.” It’s so incredibly good that I couldn’t stop, so I binged through Episode 9 in one go. This horror-comedy, executive produced by Hiro Murai, is set in a cursed island town 40 miles off the coast of New England. Dense fog, violent storms, and all kinds of supernatural phenomena descend upon the town. It’s packed with horror elements, one after another. Fans of Stephen King and horror in general will love it. The pacing is excellent, and the balance between horror and humor is just right. Ironically, the mayor’s tireless efforts to attract tourists reminded me of Mayor Vaughn from “Jaws.” The townspeople are wonderfully eccentric as well, with personalities straight out of “Twin Peaks.” It’s been a long time since a series pulled me in this completely. I can’t wait for next Wednesday’s final episode.

[Dia Miller @diandraann]

My biggest sports ick will always be handing the trophy to the owner of the team before the players.

[Aelfred The Great @aelfred_D]

Man do I miss when the onion was good

[David Webber @davidpwebber21]

one of the funniest parts about this is that you can see someone doing proper reps literally right next to him

[DOW Rapid Response @DOWResponse]

America’s @SECWAR CRUSHED 44 reps on the bench after a morning run with the troops yesterday in GTMO.

[mindy🌷 @mindyisser]

this is genuinely making me patriotic. i believe the US can be an incredibly beautiful and multicultural and democratic socialist society!!!!

[David Webber @davidpwebber21]

this is so pathetic for a million reasons lmao

[DOW Rapid Response @DOWResponse]

America’s @SECWAR CRUSHED 44 reps on the bench after a morning run with the troops yesterday in GTMO.

[Scott Kacsmar @ScottKacsmar]

Pippen got 1 full season as a #1.

He was 1st team All-NBA, 3rd in MVP, they won 55 games, and took a higher seed to Game 7 in the semis.

He joined Bird and Jordan for the only 3 seasons ever with 22/8/5 and 2+ steals per game.

He would have been great for his versatility.

[David Webber @davidpwebber21]

who the fuck watches this guy, dude

[Andrew Marchand @AndrewMarchand]

🚨NEWS: Pat McAfee, ESPN negotiating $60M per year deal, The Athletic has learned.

https://t.co/NuH6UqEVn7

[Mandy Kong 🦍 @mirann_darrow]

Of course you think the Governor's primary job should be to give free money to a football team. You are 12.

[David Webber @davidpwebber21]

district court in WHERE

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

NEWS: A judge in district court in Lubbock County, Texas, has granted the injunction requested by Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby. He’s set to be eligible for the 2026 season.

[🐢✨America Is Musty✨🐢 @DragonflyJonez]

The MJ PR machine is impressive ngl.

His first 3 postseasons he got bounced first round. Swept twice with a 1-9 total record. Next 3 postseasons all got ended by DET. 6 straight postseasons of belt to ass before his 1st Finals trip and folks will be dead serious when they tell you that’s that’s more impressive than a Finals run in your very 1st postseason.

Like I said it’s reached the point where the PR machine around him is so unapologetically revisionist that it’s actually impressive now.

[YostinNBA @YostinNBA]

Jordan a los 22:
Récord 30-52
Barrido en primera ronda

Wemby a los 22:
Récord 62-20
Finales

Esos tipos te van a decir que Wemby debió tener récord perdedor y/o ser barrido en primera ronda que ir a las finales.

El peor fanbase en los deportes.

[David Webber @davidpwebber21]

defense is optional i guess

[OldTimeHardball @OleTimeHardball]

WAR fatigue grips the nation

[David Dennis Jr. @DavidDTSS]

This the quintessential story of how sports reflects the state of the world. Thousands of fans have waited for Game 3 their whole lives and now they’re priced out of entering the game and can’t even celebrate outside because one billionaire gets to attend the game for free.

[David Webber @davidpwebber21]

this garbage take continues to proliferate. lebron james with 4 wins in 10 appearances is unambiguously way better than jordan’s 6 wins in 6 appearances

[𝑀𝑜𝑜𝒽𝟥𝑒 @mooh3e]

Another “GOAT” candidate with a finals loss

[David Webber @davidpwebber21]

wait. WHAT

[Calvin Applebottom II @_MaroonKoolAid]

Texas A&M joined the SEC in 2012. Lionel Messi is playing at Kyle Field before Georgia

[anarcho miličić @livelyacorn]

chicago skyway is about to turn to rainbow road for drunk drivers eight sundays a year

[David Webber @davidpwebber21]

this guy is probably the biggest weapon in the entire nfl but man everything i hear and see about him makes think he’s a titanic dick

[Aaron Leming @AaronLemingNFL]

Ben Johnson was not thrilled to have someone’s phone interrupting him at the podium. This man is all business. #Bears