Update: they reached their fundraising goal tonight, the debate team from Western High is going to nationals, and they credit our story with sparking the flood of donations! Glad we could help, good luck in Iowa! NBC 6 South Florida

Everybody was, indeed, kung fu fighting

5-1 Panthers. We back!

Many thanks to Dannielle Garcia WSVN & WSVN 7 News for this inspiring piece on one of our grads, Franklin Mejias Castellanos. David A. Armstrong, J.D. quoted @Ariodzernbc6, 'South FL reporter Ari Odzer may have described Franklin the best when he said, 'Franklin has no hands & no feet, but he's all heart''

Cyclist safety enhancements coming to Miami-Dade’s most dangerous roadways – NBC 6 South Florida nbcmiami.com/news/local/cyc…

1. The batter’s follow through. 2. The scrum to field the ball. 3. The batter running directly to second base. 4. The first baseman getting plunked. 5. The batter rounding ALL the way around from second to third. I could watch this all day.

One of my favorite Marlins ever, Juan Pierre, banging the drum for the Panthers tonight before game two.

Navy invited outstanding students of award-winning robotics team from Miami Coral Park Senior High School tour ship, network even show their latest robot during Fleet Week! Thank you U.S. Navy wonderful experience! Lupe Diaz Div of Academics @MDCPS Thank you for the great report! Ari Odzer NBC 6 South Florida

Fascinating exchange between Sam Harris and urban-warfare expert John Spencer on the horror of Hamas's 10/7 atrocities and the dilemmas of the Israeli defensive response. Unpaywalled, worth your attention. youtube.com/watch?v=xqxzsc…

'We can't afford skepticism... Rape is a crime against humanity. But right now, we are so polarized. Politics are clouding people's vision and making them blind to this.'

Sheryl Sandberg on her new doc 'Screams Before Silence' that exposes Hamas' use of sexual violence on Oct 7.

I tried (and failed) to keep up with Jimmy Butler’s coffee consumption at the Miami Grand Prix. We talked about his first Big Face location and his offseason plans.

I also asked him if he still wants to retire in a Heat jersey. For GQ Sports:
gq.com/story/jimmy-bu…

For months, fellow students have denied our lived experience. As we wrap up a semester of violence and antisemitism, we, the Jewish students at Columbia University who ARE deeply connected to our People and culture, would like to speak in our name.

Please take a moment to read…

🐊University of Florida President Dr. Ben Sasse:

I have four simple messages.

First, to the Floridians who pay our bills: The University of Florida will always uphold speech and assembly rights, and we will also always follow the law. Too much of higher education has been…

NEW: One of the thoughtful ESPN analysts (that nobody ever has an issue with) expresses this serious concern with Butler, even beyond the one that bothers Pat Riley
miamiherald.com/sports/nba/mia…
And a few things to know on a Heat/76ers Butler permutation, which Windy keeps saying to…

Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin) & Andy Taylor (Duran Duran) perform 'Stairway to Heaven', 2023.

Someone offered to donate a huge sum to the Cancer Awareness Trust if Robert would sing Stairway and he did.

First time in 16 years. What a class act and a very heartfelt performance.

The last USS Miami was a $2 billion Los Angeles-class sub destroyed in a dock fire set by a port worker who wanted to get out of his shift #BecauseMiami

Thomas Friedman on Why the Campus Protests Are So Troubling

“Too many of these protests have become part of the problem — for three key reasons.

First, they are virtually all about stopping Israel’s shameful behavior in killing so many Palestinian civilians in its pursuit of…

How did Bam not win Defensive Player of the Year?

Did the voters watch basketball this season or just vote on reputation?

Fwiw — NBA teams flew commercially until the Pistons bought a plane in 1987.

The Pistons were the first pro sports franchise with a team-owned airplane — Roundball One. (Story below)

No other team had a team plane until a couple of years later — but almost all teams began…

In major speech, Biden warns of a ‘ferocious’ surge in antisemitism in the U.S. and across the globe politico.com/news/2024/05/0…