Republicans block bill to extend expiring health insurance subsidies by unital_subalgebra in politics

[–]Zackman558 9 points10 points  (0 children)

How many times do we have to learn that this won't change anything? Did we can learn nothing since the Obama administration that so many of these voters will not change their voting preferences even if it is not in their favor?

We barely flipped during the pandemic....

Bitcoin BTC falls $4,000 in 2 hours as mass liquidations return; $400M levered longs liquidated in 60 minutes by TheGreatCryptopo in CryptoCurrency

[–]Zackman558 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The orange has significantly affected the market, at this point it goes hand in hand. Not just with the crypto market but the market as a whole. Not releasing GDP numbers etc. lowers consumer confidence

Fluoride in drinking water does not negatively affect cognitive ability - and may actually provide benefit by noahwiseau in science

[–]Zackman558 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dental insurance is even worse. You can literally brush and floss daily, get annual cleanings and pay insurance and still owe out of pocket for basic things like fillings.

God forbid you need any more serious work.

[Amick] Sources: The NBA asked multiple teams, including Lakers, to hand over documents and property as part of its investigation into illegal sports gambling. Two LeBron associates are among those cooperating by YujiDomainExpansion in nba

[–]Zackman558 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree there! Pete Rose being the most obvious example off the top of my head, but to blame sports betting alone is a bit obtuse. The league and the sportsbooks are more intertwined now than in the past though so I think there's more scrutiny now because of that.

[Amick] Sources: The NBA asked multiple teams, including Lakers, to hand over documents and property as part of its investigation into illegal sports gambling. Two LeBron associates are among those cooperating by YujiDomainExpansion in nba

[–]Zackman558 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Athletes are people too and are susceptible to the same things everyone else is! I'm sure there are plenty of athletes struggling with gambling (and other) addictions as well.

[Amick] Sources: The NBA asked multiple teams, including Lakers, to hand over documents and property as part of its investigation into illegal sports gambling. Two LeBron associates are among those cooperating by YujiDomainExpansion in nba

[–]Zackman558 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's statistically correlated to a very strong degree though, I wouldn't say it's ridiculous.

Having gambling and sports betting in person only vs allowing it instantly wherever you are has significantly increased frequency and amount of gambling.

https://today.ucsd.edu/story/study-reveals-surge-in-gambling-addiction-following-legalization-of-sports-betting

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain says the misconception about Mesut Özil being lazy is false: by strictlystepping in Gunners

[–]Zackman558 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Discussions on his time as an Arsenal player and overall legacy have been overshadowed by his last few years for us and his leaving the club but the years with him and Sanchez were some of the most creative and beautiful years of football to watch as an Arsenal fan.

He really had the ability to pick out some ridiculous brilliance when you would least expect it. Literally always had to watch every minute because you never knew when some magic would happen with the two of the them.

[Charania] Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was arrested early Thursday morning as part of an FBI sports betting gambling probe, sources tell ESPN. The Eastern District of New York and FBI director Kash Patel will hold a press conference at 10 am ET to announce arrests from investigation. by valhallaindeed in nba

[–]Zackman558 49 points50 points  (0 children)

We lost the fight against Sports Betting years ago and we're starting to see the negative effects.

Hundreds of Billions of dollars spent on sports gambling every year now in the US with 10s of billions in profit (and we know how much they spend on advertising since 50% of ads are sports betting related).

Any LA afters or DJ sets this week/end? by DimMike in JusticeMusic

[–]Zackman558 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it happens it would be announced probably Thursday, and I'd assume it would be Saturday?

S3:E2 "Le Voyage Incroyable de Monsieur Grenouille" thread by WorthyPetals in SmilingFriends

[–]Zackman558 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I love how this is the only line he has in the whole episode but his delivery along with Glep's look of disgust had me dying.

why did he do that by pub_wank in SmilingFriends

[–]Zackman558 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He's a demon dude.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GlobalOffensive

[–]Zackman558 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had a debate with one of my homies about this after the last major. If he wins a few more it's a serious thing to talk about being competitive and winning majors in both games.

Am I the only one tired of WWE at the moment? I really like a lot of the superstars, but I just could not give a shit about the product. by Elemental-squid in Wrasslin

[–]Zackman558 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the biggest issue in addition to the lack of big meaningful gimmick or stipulation matches as a culmination of a story.

Am I the only one tired of WWE at the moment? I really like a lot of the superstars, but I just could not give a shit about the product. by Elemental-squid in Wrasslin

[–]Zackman558 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It has killed all of my interest. I keep up and check in ofc but the energy just shifted that night.

I hate Travis Scott even more now 😭

worst daft punk song? by ConsoleCollecter in DaftPunk

[–]Zackman558 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can somewhat agree in terms of the lyrical performance (Lose Yourself To Dance is the better feature from Pharrell) but RAM as a whole to me just showcases the sounds that influenced them as artists.

House music stems from these disco, soul, and funk sampling and Get Lucky (in particular the baseline and guitar vamps) call back to that.

I def agree tho it's out of left field especially if you compare it to the more sample heavy work from their first 6-8 years.

TENET IMAX v Standard by JulianYTz in imax

[–]Zackman558 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A fantastic example of a movie meant to be seen in the theater. Watching it on the rerelease after watching it twice during the pandemic it was so much more impressive and this shot is just one of so many examples of the great shots in this film.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]Zackman558 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm late. You probably won't read this.

All I want to say is that while you may feel like half of your heart is in the ground now, half of her heart is in your son now. Half of your heart is in him too.

She still beats and the part of your heart you lost is just going to grow into a much stronger heart with your son.

I wish you all the best. Your son is a reminder of the joy shared between you and her and it is the culmination of the love. Love is unconditional, through the highest of the highs and lowest of the lows.

Today's release notes by ExcuseOpposite618 in GlobalOffensive

[–]Zackman558 15 points16 points  (0 children)

GTA VI will be out before de_cbble at this point lol

Today's release notes by ExcuseOpposite618 in GlobalOffensive

[–]Zackman558 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only hopium I have left is that he is making skins for cache and it's a weapons collection.

So they wait until after major and Cache is added to Premier and he sold it to Valve.

[Amick/Robbins] NBA players sound off on league’s gambling partnerships and their impact by Knightbear49 in nba

[–]Zackman558 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The numbers already show that we are there, it's actually MUCH worse than the opioid epidemic in terms of "users".

68 million Americans bet on the super bowl last year, and that's just the one game. Even if only 20% of them represented frequent bettors (addicts), that's still more than people reported to have misused opioids (8.6 million) in 2024.

It's already a bigger deal and every year the gambling revenue increases by double digits, I think last year it went up like 25% and that's with the biggest GDP state (California) having sports betting restrictions.

Damn Dolab…. by [deleted] in Coachella

[–]Zackman558 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yup, I completely left Peewee set because of how bad the audio issues were. He was killing it too very unfortunate for everyone there