Stella

Mama. Wife. Writer. Procrastinator. KW gal. @Penguins fan. @Foofighters fanatic. Views are obvs my own.

[Stella @shweetheartFF]

One of the best parts of any live @FooFighters show is singing along to Monkey Wrench. So, I figured it's also a great way to celebrate the Foos 25th anniversary #FF25. Read the first word of my tweets to sing along! Cannot wait for whatever the Foos have in store for #FF2020

[Stella @shweetheartFF]

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[Sisa @TheTitanBaddie]

I recently found out that music isn't a part of everyone's daily life and that's so wild to me.

[Stella @shweetheartFF]

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[Zain @ItzzZain10]

Is he going to play every point like that?

He sure did.

Farewell, Rafael Nadal Parera. ❤️

[Stella @shweetheartFF]

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[Roger Federer @rogerfederer]

Vamos, @RafaelNadal!

As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.

Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.

I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.

And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more. 

OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.

We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.

I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.

I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.

And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.

Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.

Rafa that!

Best always, your fan, 

Roger

[Penguins Jesus @PenguinsJesus]

How many goals does Dallas have to score to fire Sullivan?

[Pop Flop @ThePopFlop]

Kamala Harris had won a staggering 92.4% of the votes in Washington, DC against Donald Trump.

— DC is home to most government officials and workers and is home to The White House. Simply put, most people working for the government there do not want Trump back in office.

[Stella @shweetheartFF]

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[B/R Open Ice @BR_OpenIce]

THE KING OF THE DOT 👑

Sidney Crosby has now won the most faceoffs in NHL history 🏒

[Stella @shweetheartFF]

@OTCellyy Did anyone get a video of the ref at the end of the game saying "there is no time left on the clock. The game is over."?

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

Donald Trump is going to lose this election because of the women in this country.

Whether he likes it or not.

[Jay Rosen @jayrosen_nyu]

Was head marketing guy, NBC:

"While we were successful in marketing 'The Apprentice,' we also did irreparable harm by creating the false image of Trump as a successful leader. I deeply regret that. And I regret that it has taken me so long to go public." https://t.co/sYx8wlDOGO

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: The former chief marketer for NBC apologizes to the American people for giving us Donald Trump by helping to sell “The Apprentice” myth to the American people.

This is humiliating for MAGA…

“I want to apologize to America. I helped create a monster,” writes John D. Miller in a piece entitled “We Created a Monster: Trump Was a TV Fantasy Invented for 'The Apprentice'” for U.S. News & World Report.

“For nearly 25 years, I led marketing at NBC and NBCUniversal,” Miller explains. “I led the team that marketed ‘The Apprentice,’ the reality show that made Donald Trump a household name outside of New York City, where he was better known for overextending his empire and appearing in celebrity gossip columns.”

He goes on to state that his team “created the narrative that Trump was a super-successful businessman who lived like royalty” which was a “substantial exaggeration” that “created a false narrative by making him seem more successful than he was.”

Miller points out that Trump had to declare bankruptcy four times before the show premiered and at least twice over the course of its 14 seasons.

“The imposing board room where he famously fired contestants was a set, because his real boardroom was too old and shabby for TV,” writers Miller.

In a section that is certain to bruise Trump’s ego, Miller states that he was the “perfect choice” for the show because “more successful CEOs were too busy to get involved in reality TV and didn’t want to hire random game show winners onto their executive teams.”

Meanwhile, Trump “had no such concerns” and “plenty of time for filming.”

“I never imagined that the picture we painted of Trump as a successful businessman would help catapult him to the White House,” writes Miller, likening all of their advertising around the show to “fake news” because it was so “highly exaggerated.”

“I discovered in my interactions with him over the years that he is manipulative, yet extraordinarily easy to manipulate,” he goes on. “He has an unfillable compliment hole. No amount is too much. Flatter him and he is compliant. World leaders, including apparently Russian strongman Vladimir Putin and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, have discovered that too.”

Miller calls Trump “remarkably thin-skinned” and describes his adversarial relationship with the show. The future president would claim that the show was number one in the ratings, even when the numbers refuted that claim.

Not surprisingly, Trump was full of bad suggestions for the show. He wanted to make “a team of Black players compete against white players.” Miller tried to convince him against it by appealing to Trump’s greed and telling him that it would alienate sponsors.

“While we were successful in marketing ‘The Apprentice,’ we also did irreparable harm by creating the false image of Trump as a successful leader. I deeply regret that,” writers Miller. “And I regret that it has taken me so long to go public.”

“Now America is facing a critical choice. Should this elderly, would-be emperor with no clothes, who is well known for stretching and abandoning the truth, be president again?” he asks.

“I spent 50 years successfully promoting television magic, making mountains out of molehills every day,” he continues. “But I say now to my fellow Americans, without any promotional exaggeration: If you believe that Trump will be better for you or better for the country, that is an illusion, much like ‘The Apprentice’ was.”

“Even if you are a born-and-bred Republican, as I was, I strongly urge you to vote for Kamala Harris. The country will be better off and so will you,” concludes Miller.

Please retweet and ❤️ to thank Miller for speaking the truth and owning his mistake — and join the growing exodus to Tribel, a new pro-democracy social network that is exploding in popularity. Please follow us on Tribel to get all of our breaking news alerts sent straight to your phone or computer by clicking the following link: https://t.co/HnJzSKj4Hp

[Stella @shweetheartFF]

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[Sportsnet @Sportsnet]

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[Justin Trudeau @JustinTrudeau]

There’s now a Suicide Crisis Helpline in Canada. You can call it for free anytime, from anywhere. 9-8-8.

Please share. We never know who needs it. #WorldMentalHealthDay

[Stella @shweetheartFF]

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[Armando Velez @Mandoman12]

Panthers President/CEO Matthew Caldwell just said on the Scripps Sports Broadcast that season ticket holders of 30 years will also receive a championship ring.

#TimeToHunt

[Mario Tirabassi @Mario_Tirabassi]

It’s…it’s an NHL ad…promoting their stars…I…I never thought…words escape me…

This rules.
https://t.co/UAejezf9HC

[sam @lowenergyspin]

physical tickets were one of the biggest losses technology brought us

[Stella @shweetheartFF]

@stereophonics North America next...?

[lew @inlew_of]

September got somewhere to be or something?

[Sav @SavLovesSwift]

Guys we could literally be two months away from never hearing this man’s name ever again PLEASE please please please vote

[Stella @shweetheartFF]

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[Leafs Papi @LeafsPapi_]

Oreos and milk? Now the only thing that’s missing is a cup

[Stella @shweetheartFF]

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[Eric Francis @EricFrancis]

The bowels of the Saddledome literally smell like purple Gatorade as the bottles were emptied yesterday as part of the thoughtful dissemination of items from the Gaudreau memorial. These sticks will be made into benches dedicated to the memory of Johnny and Matthew.