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Goodbye Bobby Firmino: Yesterday Roberto Firmino, the highest-scoring Brazilian in Premier League history, played his final home game for Liverpool FC. Bobby signed for Liverpool way back in 2015 and he leaves the club a living legend, having won every available trophy in his tenure and serving as a centerpiece of the Jurgen Klopp era. His fluidity on the ball was only topped by his massive shining implanted teeth. The man oozed class on the field and through it all, the good and the bad, he seemed to genuinely enjoy playing for the Reds. Goodbye sweet Bobby Chompers, you’ll go down as one of my favorite players of all time
TikTok-ification of the Food Industry: This is a really interesting read on how TikTok has shaped the aesthetic of food and restaurant culture. Instagram forced many people to think of food as content presentable only in pristine, dramatic static images, but TikTok requires movement and "activation" because of the video format. If you’ve ever walked into an ordinary restaurant and found unnecessary glowing neon signs or painted backdrops that don’t seem to fit in, it’s likely because the restaurant has found these gimmicks popular in attracting the TikTok teens
Who is Barre Seid?: This article provides a deep dive into the secret world of massive political donations, focusing specifically on a Chicago billionaire who has gifted republicans with the largest known tranche of dark money in US history: $1.6 billion. This money will be used to fund the destroyers of modern society, the American oligarchy, inherited trusts, CEO’s, “self-made” billionaires, corporations, all lined up against the demands of the poor and politically weak. It will be used to make the US a tougher and nastier country, where big money always wins. Shoutout to that Citizens United decision, the last big step into America’s capitalist destruction