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[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

If Putin stops fighting, the war ends. If Zelensky stops fighting then his country will be occupied, leaders murdered, language banned, businesses stolen, children kidnapped. That's what happens in Russian-occupied Ukraine.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

.@TroyJackson207 on his campaign financial report:

We had over 200,000 people that gave to our campaign. I had to make sure that this report was done right. It was my first one. I don't have Donald Trump getting me out of investigations like you do

[Amy McGrath @AmyMcGrathKY]

On Tues, Trump was asked directly whether we had cut off intelligence sharing with Ukraine. He said no.

Now we learn that yes, his White House cut off access to critical satellite services to Ukraine.

How many times do we have to learn this lesson?
Trump’s word means nothing.

[the Sports ON Tap @thesportsontap]

Rob Gronkowski won four Super Bowls and made tens of millions of dollars playing in the NFL.

He says he has never spent his NFL paychecks. He has lived off his endorsement money the whole time.

The guy everybody knows for partying was saving every check.

Here is where that came from.

His father, Gordy, raised five sons, and all five became professional athletes.

The boys had paper routes. If they wanted hockey gear or a baseball bat, they bought it themselves. All of them made the honor roll.

Feeding them cost about $500 to $600 a week, by Gordy's count.

Here is how Gordy put it.

"The boys never got anything unless they earned it."

There was a house rule, too.

"If you really want something, hold off for two weeks."

If you still wanted it after two weeks, you could buy it.

Gordy even saved money for college, then told the boys they would have to pay him back.

Rob played college football for the Arizona Wildcats. The New England Patriots took him in the second round.

Here is how he described his first contract.

"I was a second round pick, so it was like a four-year, $4 million deal."

Even in the NFL, he lived with a roommate.

And here is his father, on what Rob did with the money.

"When Rob first signed, he put every penny in the bank."

In his book, five years into his career, he wrote this.

"To this day, I still haven't touched one dime of my signing bonus or NFL contract money."

No expensive cars. No jewelry. No tattoos. He said he was still wearing his favorite pair of jeans from high school, sometimes "seven days straight."

"I live off my marketing money."

Now the honest part. Most players could never do this. Very few guys get endorsement money big enough to live on, and he did.

He retired in 2019 at 29, and told Fox Business this.

"I saved it all throughout my whole career which is very nice."

He came back a year later, followed Tom Brady to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and won a fourth ring.

Then he retired for good, in 2022.

Last December he talked about it again on a podcast.

"Technically, I have not spent any of my NFL money."

He admitted one thing. His first bonus, $50,000, came from his agent, and he spent it on a car and an apartment in New England.

Then he explained the whole philosophy in one line.

"I just always wanted to save it."

And this.

"Two million in the bank is set for life to me."

On November 7, the Patriots are putting him in their Hall of Fame.

Four rings. 92 touchdown catches.

And a pair of jeans from high school.

For more stories like this, follow us on any platform @thesportsontap

[JayandRodney21 @jayrodney21]

@Super70sSports The very first one was Larry Allen who is a Hall of famer and maybe the overall best offensive lineman to ever play the game

[Guitar Gods Unleashed @gguworld]

At his 79th birthday bash, Sammy Hagar’s daughters took the mic to sing his 1981 song “Heavy Metal” to him, and Sammy grabbed a guitar to back them up.

The Red Rocker, playing rhythm for his own kids on his own song. He wrote it for the cult film Heavy Metal with Survivor’s Jim Peterik.

[JayandRodney21 @jayrodney21]

@barstoolsports A man who can glide through life wants structure, a job, and accountability. He wants to be part of a team. Good job

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

$161,628,892 in career earnings later, Amar'e Stoudemire is now a police officer in Miami 🫡

[RetroNewsNow @RetroNewsNow]

🛶On October 14, 2005, while reporting on flooding in New Jersey for NBC’s ‘Today Show,’ correspondent Michelle Kosinski infamously paddled a canoe during a live segment, only for two pedestrians to stroll through the shot, revealing the water to be just a few inches deep

[Jason Gordan @jasongordo626]

@HQNewsNow Hell of a reporter. More of that, please.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Reporter: Do you believe that 5 deaths, potentially 6 from measles in Pennsylvania--

Staffer: We're not gonna talk about measles--

Reporter: He's the highest ranking health official in the country, he can answer that question. He's a Cabinet Secretary.

[JayandRodney21 @jayrodney21]

@jkbjournalist

[Speakeasy @speakeasytlkshw]

.@BossWard43: It's a WRAP for the Eagles.

"They are going to have a garage sale. Anything and everything can go... Anybody on that team besides Mitchell, Carter, Hurts, & Smith you on the block!"

[Donk Media ♻️™ @donkoclock]

Trump: "I had like 25,000 people between the room and outside last night"

Kalispell, Montana 2020 Census 24,558.

The arena listed a capacity of 3,500. 🤣🤣🤣

[Michael McKean @MJMcKean]

Against the law, no?

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

https://t.co/isXcqHboVL

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Zelensky: It's a pity that we are losing a strong partner.

Morgan: You think you're losing America?

Zelensky: Yeah, but not because of us. We can’t be weak. Otherwise, we can’t survive… This is why it’s painful when Trump chooses to be on Russia’s side. This is not the right side of history.

[Wommanders @Wommanders]

Jerry Smith: the biggest Hall of Fame robbery in NFL history

• Held the NFL record for most career receiving touchdowns by a tight end for 27 years
• Currently tied for the ninth most receiving touchdowns by a tight end in NFL history, and was the only one in the top 15 who played 14-game seasons
• More career receptions, yards, and touchdowns than Dave Casper, John Mackey, and Charlie Sanders, and more touchdowns than Mike Ditka and Jackie Smith (all Hall of Fame tight ends from the same era)

[🎸 Rock History 🎸 @historyrock_]

In 1963, 20-year-old George Harrison visited his sister Louise, who lived in Benton, Illinois, accompanied by his brother Peter.

George had traveled to the United States to spend a few days with her, on a visit that made him the first Beatle to set foot on American soil, several months before the group’s triumphant arrival in New York in February 1964.

During his stay in Illinois, Harrison was able to experience firsthand the American music he so admired. He played with local musicians and visited music stores, where he ended up buying a Rickenbacker 425, a guitar he later modified and used during the early years of Beatlemania.

The photograph shows George with Peter, Louise, and his niece in Benton. For Harrison, those days were much more than just a family vacation, they represented his first encounter with the country whose music, especially rockabilly, country, and the blues, had profoundly influenced his development as a guitarist and the sound of The Beatles.

[JayandRodney21 @jayrodney21]

@shimmyalldays @FanRedskins21 Put Tunstil on this line it changes everything. Cosmi and Conerly is a great right side. Yes center is a problem, but it all changed when Laremy was lost.