katie

be where you are. 🐍♑️🍄

[Luckshmi 🪷 @tia_visagie]

And so it is .. ✨

[John LeFevre @JohnLeFevre]

In a just world, this would be a New York Times feature story - the Dave Portnoy Effect.

I randomly came across a Portnoy pizza review and just so happened to be close by. So I made the trip to Ah-Beetz in Delray Beach, Florida. He had given it an 8.4, which is (apparently) an excellent score. 

I don't follow Dave Portnoy. I don't consume Barstool's content, or even relate to the demographic it cultivates. I don't eat much pizza, except with my kids. I don't bet on sports, and generally think adult men who devote excessive hours to watching professional sports are wasting their time.

But, as someone who follows the zeitgeist, I can objectively say Portnoy seems like a very good person:
-> Earned his success; the free market seldom lies
-> Took Cancel Culture head-on and won
-> Raised ~$40 million for small businesses during COVID
-> Called out fake news outlets like Business Insider long before Ackman buried them
-> Personally donated and raised millions for great causes - law enforcement, first responders, animal shelters, etc. - as opposed to having a building named after himself at Harvard.

The pizza at Ah-Beetz is excellent. Very much worth the trip. But more interesting is the Dave Portnoy effect. I asked the owner about the influence he's had on their business. 

When Portnoy's review aired, Ah-Beetz was a single, small shop in a less-than-desirable strip mall not far from I-95, really far from the beach or what is generally considered a nice part of Palm Beach County.

Overnight, there was a two-hour wait, a pop that has never receded (because the food is also great). And now, in less than a year, there are soon-to-be 4 locations and 70+ employees, an expansion that they attribute almost entirely to Portnoy.

Revenue has increased more than 10x, or millions of dollars that are also attributable to Portnoy, for which he has not received/sought any attention or credit. 

Portnoy has completely changed their lives. And this has probably happened countless times all over the country. 

(Also, they said he was exceptionally kind and humble, and 100% sincere.)

This is America.

[Philadelphia Eagles @Eagles]

The greatest to ever do it 🐐

Congratulations on an incredible NFL career, Jason Kelce.

[katie @katieedrain]

@Wendys plzzzzz bring back the pretzel bacon pub burger . pretzel bacon pub burger or bust

[Jennifer Coffindaffer @CoffindafferFBI]

Please, if you have not used your platforms already, please circulate the information regarding #CharlotteSena.

She is only 9 and was riding her bike around Loop A in the Moreau State Park in upstate New York when she vanished.

Let's continue to spread the word.

You never know who might have seen something not realizing the importance like the Bethunes in the Gabby Petito case.

#Charlotte
#NewyorkMissing
#Missing
#AmberAlert

[🔮✨ @TheOracleReadsU]

You have to force yourself to get up early. You have to hold yourself accountable and evaluate your priorities. If you aren't going to help yourself, nobody will. Everything starts with you. Yes, you. Fight for your dreams, and your dreams will fight for you.

[𝙋𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙮 ✨️ @_Pammy_DS_]

Normalize being ok with letting people think what they want about you. The idea that we're going to be liked, validated, or accepted by everyone is an illusion. Our peace, mental health and happiness is more important than other people's perceptions, opinions, or approval of us.

[katie @katieedrain]

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[Brian Entin @BrianEntin]

Nashville Police Officer Michael Collazo and Officer Rex Englebert shot and killed school shooter Audrey Hale.
When officers arrived -- investigators say Hale was shooting at police cars through a window.
Collazo and Englebert ran toward the gunfire -- killing the shooter.

[2000s @PopCulture2000s]

rihanna’s performance of ‘diamonds’ was amazing

[Jennifer Slay❤️ @jennwilliams23]

2 tickets to this weekends game! Who wants to come with me? 🙃👀 RT for a chance to win a pair of tickets.

Must be following Slay and I.

Stay tuned this week for more!

💚🦅 #FlyEaglesFly

[𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 @pradaprincessca]

maggie maurer backstage vs on the runway @ schiaparelli couture s/s 2023 .

[nelson @madebynelson_]

🍃✨

[Keith O'Brien @KeithOB]

In 2020, at the end of his final year at Pitt, Damar Hamlin organized a toy drive for kids in his hometown of McKees Rocks, Pa. This is the young man who went down on the field tonight in Cincinnati. He is a man; not a number on a jersey. Prayers for Damar.

[A happier day @AHappierDay]

Beagle puppies rescued from a medical testing facility got to meet Snoopy. (OC)

[BeatStars @BeatStars]

reminder: PnB Rock was a 100% independent artist. the revenue generated from his music will go directly to his family, which includes two young daughters.

continue his legacy by streaming, purchasing, and playing his music❤️

[katie @katieedrain]

LGBTQ STUDENTS BELONG AT OCHS - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/5I94kjsEHE via @Change

[D0llfaceeee🤑👑 @littlemsfineass]

You gotta PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN IN your life. Block numbers, stay away from fake love, grind, get your spirit & mind right stay focused! You gotta demand positivity, speak it, clam it, see it everyday I’m growing and trying to become a better version of myself I won’t dare let up