Regarding these trading card slot machines. C'mon. If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it is probably a f'in duck. Call me old fashioned. Gambling is fine when appropriate and legal, but please don't bullshit us.

Must be kidding me. This is an enormous amount of water and power for a residential home. For some context, the house must be 10k sq feet plus with non stop AC and pool / hot tub heating. The water use is even more incredible at about 65,000 gallons/month. Has to be huge pool(s) and acres of irrigation. This NOT how most in LA live.

Important if true. Note it is true. “I’ve got a number of friends and entrepreneurs that moved out there and Vegas is just a chapter until they all move back to CA”

Somewhat staggering. Between 2019-20 and 2024-25, LAUSD non-charter enrollment fell 16%, from 440,365 to 369,830 students, while the district's number of full-time-equivalent positions increased 6.3%, from 60,344 to 64,148. My guess is LAUSD turbo charged hiring during the pandemic and then never reduced those roles when things sort of went back to normal.

This is well done

Fair to say this isn’t going to end well. Pretty sure Kalshi and Polymarket target more resembles Robinhood than FanDuel and Draft Kings. And all these worlds colliding also scares the shit out of me. The house always wins. And our neighbors, friends and family are gonna be the losers. Someone’s with regulatory spine need to step-up.

Assume @realDonaldTrump is dealing with @FIFAWorldCup and immediately appealing the Balogun red card. Will “Johnny” fix this travesty?

Delta adding LAX to Newark ✈️✈️✈️

World Cup in stadium 2nd half “hydration” break. Helps the flow of something. The amount of beer seen consumed at this game has been staggering.

A quick note: I have not worked for @StubHub in nearly 20 years. Today, I am simply a small time buyer and seller on the platform. Just like you. It was a different place when I was there. Many people have reached out to me regarding their @FIFAWorldCup ticket issues. It's clearly a huge issue for the company. While I wish I could help directly, I don't have any special access or influence with the company. My suggestions: 1) Be proactive (and if necessary, persistent) with @TeamStubHub support. Document every interaction and keep escalating. Don't take no for answer (within reason). 2) Reach out directly (phone, email, messaging, socials) to current decision-makers and stakeholders connected to the business, including senior leadership, management, employees and even board members. 3) Leverage your credit card issuer. Call them directly and file a dispute if appropriate. Companies like Amex, Citi, Chase and others can be powerful allies for their cardholders, especially when they see a pattern of customer complaints. What else would you recommend for fans trying to resolve these issues?

People love to criticize California politics, most of it fair and square. But here is one thing the state has consistently gotten right: It is very hard to buy the governor's office. Steyer: $200M+ Whitman: $140M+ Checchi: $40M+ Huffington: $25M+ Poizner: $25M+ Harman, Fiorina and others: $5M each? Almost all their own money. Did I miss anyone? They all lost. And most very badly.

As important. He’s from Petaluma, CA and went to the same elementary school as me. Congrats Kane!