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@HunterBiden @TheRickWilson So well said, Hunter.

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To everyone so eager to cancel someone for a tattoo they got at age 22, a drunk text, a selfie they took in the middle of a mental health crisis:

Show us your laptop.
Show us your iCloud.
Open your entire digital life to your worst enemy. No context. No filter. No explanation.

You won’t.

You won’t because you know what I know. Any one of us, frozen at our worst moment, photographed in our lowest hour, looks like a monster. Looks like a stranger. Looks like someone who deserves to be cast out.

That is not who we are.

My mom and baby sister were killed in a car accident when I was just a kid. Cancer took my brother Beau, my best friend and my rock. I battled alcoholism. I battled addiction. I chose the coward’s way out more times than I can count.

For years I believed the defining chapters of my life were written by tragedy, loss, and shame.

I no longer believe that.

Pain can shape us. Loss can humble us. Failures can leave scars that never fully fade. But none of them have the authority to define us.

And it sure as hell ain’t the critic that counts.

That authority belongs to us alone-the person in the arena.

Every setback presents a choice. Play the victim, or cut the bullshit and take ownership for who we become next.

Life does not determine our character. It reveals it.

Again and again we are asked the same question. When shit happens, what next?

We are not defined by what happened to us. We are not defined by the worst photo, the worst text, the worst tattoo, the worst night. We are defined by the person we choose to become. And by the courage to choose that person, every single day.

So before you reach for the gavel - show us your laptop.

You won’t.

The whole world saw mine. And I am still here. Still becoming. Still choosing. Still standing.

That is the only definition that matters.

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@RealCandaceO You’re hilarious

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@SJMac8546 @CplFlume @HunterBiden @KarolineGosling What does this have to do with Trump?

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@HunterBiden I couldn’t love this more. Don’t stop sharing…your honesty and vulnerability are are wonderful.

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@HunterBiden Congratulations! Keep moving forward, Hunter.

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@theliamnissan https://t.co/dxmLPZV7G7

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Sniffing the fourth wall with Tom

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@bhallier @JayhawkFocus If you have to make a sign to say that you own the state, you definitely don’t.

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@melvincounciljr Jayhawk Nation loves you, Melvin. Wish we could have you back but all the best in your future endeavors!

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@DPFrazier @BBGreatMoments Actually the pitcher should throw at his own head for not covering home plate.

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@theliamnissan All three

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@theliamnissan My favorite v6!

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@collinsworth55 Two things can be true at the same time: Boozer can be a great pro, AJ and DP can be franchise level players. This is not a knock on anyone.

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@Tgretski @jim_benemann

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@BHanni @KUJournalism Great pic!

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@PhoggyThoughts

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@WesBlanchard6 @davidleegeorge @JonRothstein Also have to give credit, as a KU fan, to ISU fans because you guys bring it every freaking year to the BIG XII tournament. Your fan base is a huge reason why this thing is in KC every year.

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@brianmctaggart Hope you enjoyed our weird cathedral!

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@BasedMikeLee

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@cdotharrison I grew up in that building. It’s home.