One of the biggest issues we have as a society is platforming and magnifying loud people instead of smart & genuinely good people. It’s a huge reason for a ton of problems.

Sure you can separate a player from geopolitics if the player has nothing to do with it. That’s not the case here. I wish it was. But it’s not, @bradcsmith And this isn’t about politics. This is about a brutal, genocidal war. Actually and literally. Ovechkin could have stayed silent- like most Russian players in the NHL. Instead he proactively and prolifically supports Putin, his regime and (this is important) uses his celebrity and godlike status to help convince the Russian people that the war on Ukraine is justified and killing Ukrainians is necessary. That’s not politics. That’s blood on his hands. And he didn’t have to do this. He could have stayed silent. He didn’t. He started the western version of a super pac called Putin Team. He made posters of himself holding a sign saying essentially Putin was saving the world from Fascism by killing Ukrainians. He stood with Lavrov weeks ago as he say they’ll kill anyone who comes for them (ie Ukrainians who are defensively attacking). This has nothing to do with his politics. I could give a shit about his politics. This has to do with his active role in this war. Would you understand it better if we swapped Putin’s name for Hitler? Or Hamas? It’s an unfortunate truth that he’s an exceptional hockey player. It makes it awkward. But he’s still the bad guy here. He’s not just a hockey player. He’s an active member of the war team. No one does propaganda better than the Russians. And as long as they have the hearts and minds of their people they’ll keep slaughtering Ukrainians.

An absolutely surreal moment as the Mariners force Dan Wilson to announce his own firing

A man in Mexico risks his life to save someone, then casually goes back to work

Tom Willis was born without arms, but he made it his mission to throw the first pitch out at all 30 Major League parks with his feet His 15-year journey was to change the way people perceive disabilities and wanting everyone to focus on what he can do, instead of what he can’t ❤️️👏

Republicans passed legislation that requires people to work at least 80 hours per month to receive Medicaid. Over the past two months, Republican leadership worked, on average, for only 56 hours. They wouldn't even meet the work requirements they forced on working families.