😞 Joe Smith was the 1995 NBA's top pick. During his 16-year career, he played for 12 teams. His NBA career ended in 2011. Seven years later, Smith admitted to living paycheck-to-paycheck. Only $18,000,000 of $61,000,000 went to him due to taxes, agent fees, and management fees. Smith's spending and expensive divorce were bigger issues. Playing 12 teams seemed easy. Unfortunately, every trade required new house purchases, and he lost money selling them. Joe is one of countless people that lost it all and probably not the last.
📝🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 - On the Brink: Showdown in the Middle East
Amid an escalating American buildup, it’s clear Witkoff’s list of demands is more of a request for surrender. Accepting the abolition of its nuclear program and limitations on its ballistic missile force would leave Iran powerless to defend itself in any future conflict, which is the entire point of asking for these “concessions”. This demarche is a poison pill meant to justify further action when Iran rightly refuses it or, should they be foolish enough to actually accept it, will make the job of Israel and the U.S. easier when they inevitably tear up any agreement to conduct strikes anyway. The goal here for Tel Aviv and Washington isn’t peace and anybody who thinks they actually care about protesters needs to get their head checked; they want a final showdown with Iran to remove it as an obstacle to themselves in the Middle East.
For those that don’t remember, in the lead up to the 12 Day War last year...