Matthew Jackson

[Dr. B @BlakeTheRxGuy]

If you’re a NASCAR under the age of 47, you’ll be watching your first ever Cup race today without a Busch or an Earnhardt in it.

The 2026 Coca-Cola 600 will be the first NASCAR Cup Series race without an Earnhardt or Busch in the field since 1979.

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

Eventually you’ll realize that it’s better to be disliked for who you are than liked for who you are not. Then everything will change.

[Chains @FrankieChains]

Almost 7 years as a lawyer and I’ve figured out that the best cure for imposter syndrome is simply dealing with other lawyers. I mean I’m fucking dumb but some of you mother fuckers barely have a pulse

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

Four humans are about to fall into a 10,000°C wall of plasma at 25,000 mph with a heat shield NASA knows is flawed. Tomorrow evening. Off the coast of San Diego.

Orion hits the atmosphere at 36 times the speed of sound. The air can't move out of the way fast enough, so it compresses into a shockwave twice as hot as the surface of the Sun. The plasma ionizes the surrounding air and blocks all radio signals. For several minutes, the crew is falling faster than any humans have ever traveled inside a spacecraft, and nobody on the ground can talk to them.

The heat shield is 186 blocks of a material called Avcoat glued to a titanium skeleton. It works by charring, melting, and disintegrating on purpose. The destruction of the outer layer is the cooling mechanism. There is no backup system. No redundancy. The heat shield works or the crew doesn't come home.

The Artemis I heat shield came back with over 100 locations where chunks had ripped off. NASA spent two years figuring out why, concluded it was gas pressure building up inside the material during reentry, and decided not to replace the shield. They changed the flight path instead. Steeper angle, less time in the danger zone. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said publicly that this approach "is not the right way to do things long term."

The capsule will slow from 25,000 mph to 17 mph in thirteen minutes. Parachutes don't even deploy until the last four. Everything before that is managed by a curved piece of titanium and glue entering air twice as hot as the Sun.

Tomorrow at 5:07 PM Pacific, San Diego might hear a sonic boom. That sound is four people betting their lives on NASA's math being right.

[Mistress Dividend @mistressdivy]

I want to watch the Ticketmaster CEO try to buy concert tickets during a presale.

[Kane County Chronicle - Shaw Local @kcchronicle]

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria, famous for its Chicago-style deep dish pizza, signed a lease to occupy a former restaurant in Fox Haven Square, the city of St. Charles' newest entertainment district. The pizzeria looks to continue the city's resurgence of its e... https://t.co/7rcTFc7L9F

[Aakash Gupta @aakashgupta]

The calmest people I know have stopped trying to control outcomes they can't control. They do their best. Release the rest. Attachment to specific results is attachment to suffering. Control the input. Accept the output.

[Chris Bohjalian @ChrisBohjalian]

“No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot.” — Mark Twain

[Jaynit @jaynitx]

John D. Rockefeller literally shared the secret to winning any negotiation:

[Karun Pal @karunpal]

Why does everyone force introverts to leave their comfort zone, but no one forces extroverts to shut up for a while? Why???

[Dave Kline @dklineii]

Hard truth: It's not your manager's job to motivate you. That's your job. Their job is to remove obstacles, provide clarity, and create conditions for success. Your job is to bring the energy, drive, and commitment. Don't outsource your ambition. Great performers fuel themselves.

[Matthew Jackson @mattjackson17]

@crawlyscubs Sammy Sosa, 61 & 62

[Matthew Jackson @mattjackson17]

@foundmyfitness What is your process to rehydrate effectively?

[Matthew Jackson @mattjackson17]

@andyholloway Go trick-or-treating

[Matthew Jackson @mattjackson17]

@DividendBreeder Divorced - 401k $4millon

[Herb Lawrence @Ecnerwal23]

With this obvious hit piece by former Bears coaches, who are too scared to put their name on their words, reminds me of what Mike Tomlin said on The Pivot

[Ryan Holiday @RyanHoliday]

Pay the taxes of life gladly. Not just from the government. Annoying people are a tax on being outside your house. Delays are a tax on travel. Haters are a tax on having a YouTube channel. There’s a tax on everything in life. You can whine. Or you can pay them gladly.

[Matthew Jackson @mattjackson17]

@curiosityonx Please put it in miles

[BET99 Sportsbook @BET99Sportsbook]

Joey Chestnut's eating records:

🍴 76 hot dogs & buns / 10 minutes
🍴 182 large chicken wings / 30 minutes
🍴 121 Twinkies / 6 minutes
🍴 257 Donettes / 6 minutes
🍴 390 shrimp wontons / 8 minutes
🍴 165 pierogi / 8 minutes
🍴 45 pulled pork sandwiches / 10 minutes
🍴 53 soft beef tacos / 10 minutes
🍴 30 fish tacos / 5 minutes
🍴 126 3" tacos / 8 minutes
🍴 54 cow-brain tacos / 8 minutes
🍴 82 small carnitas tacos / 8 minutes
🍴 103 slider burgers / 8 minutes
🍴 52 small cheeseburgers / 10 minutes
🍴 23 meat pies / 10 minutes
🍴 141 hard boiled eggs / 8 Minutes
🍴 12 lbs fried asparagus / 10 minutes
🍴 13.76 lbs pork rib meat / 12 minutes
🍴 20 corned beef sandwiches / 10 minutes
🍴 4.375 3-lb apple pies / 8 minutes
🍴 23 6" cheesesteaks / 10 minutes
🍴 5.9 lbs funnel cake / 10 minutes
🍴 81 mutton sandwiches / 10 minutes
🍴 118 jalapeno poppers / 10 minutes
🍴 36 pepperoni rolls / 10 minutes
🍴 9 lbs 6 oz smoked pulled pork / 10 minutes
🍴 6 lbs 5 oz horseshoe sandwiches / 12 minutes
🍴 62 pulled pork sliders / 10 minutes
🍴 7lbs shrimp / 8 minutes
🍴 28.5 canteen sandwiches / 10 minutes
🍴 30 gyros / 10 minutes
🍴 61.5 pork roll sandwiches / 10 minutes
🍴 14.5 lbs burritos / 10 minutes
🍴 14.5 lbs pie / 8 minutes
🍴 102 tamales / 12 minutes
🍴 384 gyoza dumplings / 10 minutes
🍴 25 pastrami half-sandwiches / 10 minutes
🍴 15 large bowls gumbo / 8 minutes
🍴 25.5 ice cream sandwiches / 6 minutes
🍴 47 grilled cheese sandwiches / 10 minutes
🍴 28 lbs poutine / 10 minutes
🍴 21 lbs shrimp cocktail / 8 minutes
🍴 13 lbs salt potatoes / 10 minutes
🍴 9.35 lbs whole turkey / 10 minutes
🍴 7.5 pizza hut calzones / 10 minutes
🍴 56 sausage & cheese kolaches / 8 minutes
🍴 185 croquetas / 8 minutes
🍴 43 pepperoni rolls / 10 minutes
🍴 6.5 2-foot pizza slices / 10 minutes
🍴  27 beef brisket bbq sandwiches / 10 minutes
🍴 81 waffles / 8 minutes
🍴 10 cups ramen / under 2 minutes
🍴 17.5 lbs cherry pie / 8 minutes
🍴 15.75 lbs bologna / 8 minutes
🍴 46 cheesesteak egg rolls / 8 minutes

Source: Major League Eating