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[Zach @WOFginger]

It’s because the amusement industry is dying. It’s a slow death, but it’s dying. Too much wealth is being siphoned to the 1%, and the target audience for regional parks is the middle class.

The only parks doing well are mega regionals and 1% vacation destinations like Disney.

[Symone @Symone_Stanley]

A DR Congo fan carried on the viral living statue routine as Lumumba Vea couldn’t make the trip to Atlanta #worldcup

[Jonathan Raymond @jisaacraymond]

Final should’ve been in Atlanta (or Dallas or LA… but Atlanta).

[Nahuel Lanzón @nahuelzn]

🇨🇩 Así se celebró la clasificación de RD Congo en el campo de refugiados de Musasa en Burundi.

Recordemos que muchísimos congoleños viven exiliados en campos por la guerra civil que asola al país en el este. Es sólo futbol, solo 11 tipos atrás de una pelotita... si, claro

[Cleverly 💐 @Cleverlydey4u]

These two couples ran to celebrate with the Senegalese grocer at their corner store when Senegal broke the record for the most goals scored by an African country in a World Cup match. 😂❤️

[WarMonitor @TheWarMonitor]

Some Republicans are pushing a resolution to repeal the 17th Amendment, which would end the direct election of U.S. senators and give that power to state legislatures instead of voters.

[TJ Manotoc @tjmanotoc]

I started dying when I saw how many goalies the kiddos had 😂

But this is brilliant!

3 Japanese National Team players vs 100 elementary school kids!

So fun!

[🧎🏾 @Luchoresi]

He constantly impresses me

[YourFavoriteGuy @guychristensen_]

Lebanon is undergoing a Nakba.

[PuckEmpire @puckempire]

Jaxon Cover is the first player EVER from the Cayman Islands to be drafted to the NHL after being selected at #32 by the Ottawa Senators 🇰🇾

He was raised in the Cayman Islands exclusively playing roller hockey until he was 13 years old before moving to Canada.

What a story!

[someeshmo❤️‍🔥🕳️🛸❤️‍🔥 @ZombieDish]

if you actually want to have fun, come to atlanta 😋

[🇵🇸 @JoeDaActivist]

Egypt Iran hydration break

[Mike Conti @MikeConti929]

Today’s results so far make England vs Senegal the most likely matchup for next Wednesday in Atlanta.

[Robert Young Pelton @RYP__]

I bought a 4TB drive for $220 two years ago that now costs $1,200. There is no comparative income increase to offset that kind of insanity. Apple, easily the most expensive place to pay for storage, just jacked all its products up because of storage prices.

[bONGO🪻 @wariocolosseum]

did these companies rlly think they were gonna get away with the blatant copyright infringement that ai has been doing

[Leyla Hamed @leylahamed]

I’m still waiting for journalists to question American players about Trump’s actions and foreign policy. You know, bombing schools and stuff like that.

Seems like political questions are only reserved for Asian, African and Arab players.

[Mike Conti @MikeConti929]

Atlanta’s July 7 match in the Round of 16 is…

Argentina or Cabo Verde

vs

Australia or Belgium/Iran/Egypt/NZ

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

BREAKING: FIFA reportedly considering expanding the World Cup to 64 teams in 2038, per Sports Business Journal

[Carolyn Hinds 🇧🇧 #FreePalestine #CongoInCrisis @CarrieCnh12]

Congolese fans were excited to see Vea standing in support of the team, but the US turning him back isn't surprising b/c his presence is a direct indictment of what the gov't and CIA did to Lumumba, and the present day exploitation and subjugation of Congo, her people, and Africa

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

All of Jarome Iginla's kids have now been drafted into professional hockey 😳🏒

Joe Iginla was drafted in the third round of this year's NHL draft by the Calgary Flames!