Cable News Axes Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon

Although the timing is bad because it feeds into the "both sides" narrative that has allowed the right to shamelessly embrace authoratarianism, this tweet might be reason enough for people to remain on Twitter!

It's been a wild few hours for cable news. Read HERE.

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I think I'm in love!

Editors are doing it for themselves ...

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I don't know what Wendy's so stressed about here. I mean, he was just breaking down a door -- it's not like a direct threat. pic.twitter.com/wqE2Xo1KlA

— Roy Edroso (@edroso) October 17, 2021

The best response yet to playing down Jan. 6  

RIP Colin Powell, one of the most shameless and consequential liars in US history https://t.co/fAxYShTBre

— Jon Schwarz (@schwarz) October 18, 2021

Tell us how you really feel 

RIP Betty Lynn, one of the last of the longtime (26 episodes) residents of Mayberry on "The Andy Griffith Show." https://t.co/ctdwW7x2jv pic.twitter.com/NE3NpQrxFG

— Matthew Rettenmund (@mattrett) October 18, 2021

RIP 

Why are biology deniers so BIOPHOBIC?

Biophobia is just WRONG. It’s prejudiced against the indisputable existence of an entire canon of work.

See @GadSaad’s sensational new book #TheParasiticMind pic.twitter.com/MpbtQseoET

— Mandy Stadtmiller (@mandystadt) October 18, 2021

Order 'The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense' HERE. 

Blondie drummer Clem Burke picks his 10 favourite albums https://t.co/o4C5jm86LH

— Clem Burke (@clem_burke) October 18, 2021

His love of the Four Seasons is adorable!  

Masters 1000 Champion 🏆

British No. 1 🇬🇧

Top 20 ⬆️

Get to know @cam_norrie 💫 pic.twitter.com/NEr3HuoavD

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 18, 2021

Swoon 

P.S. Is there a sneaker fetishist on the loose in Indian Wells?

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Ten years ago today, we repealed ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ Today our military is stronger and our country is safer because patriotic Americans no longer have to live a lie in order to defend the country they love. pic.twitter.com/uXKSnsflMk

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 20, 2021

Elections have consequences 

670,000 flags representing Covid deaths

For some perspective this is also how many gun deaths there have been in the past 17 years in the United States

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— David Hogg (@davidhogg111) September 20, 2021

Heartbreaking 

BREAKING: A staff member at Mabel Rush elementary school in Newberg showed up to work in Blackface on Friday, allegedly saying she was dressed as Rosa Parks and protesting a vaccine mandate for teachers.

Statement from @NewbergSchools on the latest racist incident: pic.twitter.com/J1HHc2X9wl

— Ryan Clarke (@RyanTClarke) September 20, 2021

Also known as Monday in the U.S.A. 

Novak Djokovic 20

Roger Federer 20

Rafael Nadal 20

And what if it stayed that way?

— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) September 12, 2021

It's unlikely, but I even said to Damian during the U.S. Open that this would be poetic 

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Frosted Pop-Tarts would arrive in 1967 pic.twitter.com/RsoFulDPwo

— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) September 14, 2021

Not the only frosted Pop-Tart born that year, I might add 

Not the obituary I wanted to read today.https://t.co/EA9UrHH7uq

— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) September 14, 2021

This sucks. There will never be another.  

Never forget this Norm Macdonald appearance on Conan in 1997 — with Courtney Thorne-Smith.

Hilarious. All of it.

Rest In Peace, Norm…pic.twitter.com/LQRMT3fCN7

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) September 14, 2021

The greatest. 

I mean!!!!!!!! 👑👑 🔥 🔥🔥🔥tennis’s most adorable couple at the Met Gala! @Ajlatom @MattBerrettini you kids look AMAZE! 🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/jsZnPgXkXC

— Rennae Stubbs OLY (@rennaestubbs) September 14, 2021

Good lord, look at him!!! 

Leylah Annie Fernandez's and Felix Auger-Aliassime's @HFMetGala looks are 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/OuwzA5K7g0

— TSN (@TSN_Sports) September 14, 2021

Shiny and new! 

I don’t really have a huge amount of interest in the Met Ball & what people are wearing…except Debbie Harry here (at 70 something) looking absolutely amazing & showing the rest of them how it’s done pic.twitter.com/2CobTZxrfs

— James Leon (@JamesLeon1) September 14, 2021

"Miss America is as fresh as 1979." -- A friend 

#MetGala2021 pic.twitter.com/CtdsVV45AO

— Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) September 14, 2021

Hello 

Nuno Borges’ paying the price of being a Davis Cup rookie. pic.twitter.com/rIpIHRpD9u

— José Morgado (@josemorgado) September 14, 2021

Not that pretty hair! 

Alanis Morissette Makes Statutory Rape Allegations in New Doc as She Refuses to Attend Premiere: Report https://t.co/KrvbJIsgXz

— People (@people) September 12, 2021

“It took me years in therapy to admit there had been any victimization. I would always say I was consenting, and then I’d be reminded: ‘Hey, you were 15, you’re not consenting at 15.’ Now I’m like, ‘Yeah, they’re all pedophiles. It’s all statutory rape.’” 

I don't know all the details about what happened to her. and of course I think it's awful that she now feels like she was taken advantage of. But I do know the age of consent was 14 when she was a teenager, and that she's referring to relationships she herself believed she consented to as a 15-year-old. So where does that leave us -- and the hope of reducing sexual assaults -- if people are going to reclassify consensual acts decades after the fact?

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I thought those guys were immortal…RIP Charlie Watts, the motor in Britain’s sexiest beat group. pic.twitter.com/tsDfoHBBHS

— Robyn Hitchcock (@RobynHitchcock) August 24, 2021

RIP. The closest I've ever come to listening to a Rolling Stones album is Liz Phair's "Exit in Guyville." (Music is very personal, so no disrespect. The Beach Boys and Beatles were my guys.) If the Stones' singles didn't do much for me, were their LPs any different? 

📚In 1970, ‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ by Judy Blume was first published pic.twitter.com/LXsBApg5ui

— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) August 24, 2021

And every teenage girl/gay boy's life was never the same 

“If God wanted us to cover our nose and mouth, he would have made us that way.” Says a woman with glasses on. pic.twitter.com/OdiWkWlXIO

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) August 19, 2021

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TW antiBlackness racism

Salinas High School students were carrying a black baby doll (which they named Shaniqua) throughout the day on Friday (8/20/2021) and drew on it, ran it over, stomped on it and posted it on an (now deleted) Ig account called shaniqua.shs pic.twitter.com/r7TxnMgiDh

— Totoltetl (@xolopiyotl) August 22, 2021

And half the students doing this are POC 

Happy birthday to Steve Guttenberg, who's always been this cute. A gallery: https://t.co/NnQ06OyYSz pic.twitter.com/Up2cogkUv0

— Matthew Rettenmund (@mattrett) August 24, 2021

I knew God existed when the 'Police Academy' piece starred in the film adaptation of a favorite book from my youth, even if it didn't turn out that great 

. Vasek and @DjokerNole showing how much they were sweating after their practice at @usopen 😄

Via @VasekPospisil on Instagram #djokovic @ptpaplayers pic.twitter.com/GeS66DedzH

— NovakDjokovicFanClub (@NovakFanClub) August 24, 2021

If I have to become the greatest player of all time to be able to hang out with this Canadian, then that's what I'll do. 

New: Kirstie Alley says she knows three “friends” who got shingles from the vaccine. Per Kirstie Alley.

— HRC’s Coffee (@BidenHarrisBro) August 24, 2021

5 questions about booster shots, answered 

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Apparently, they didn’t catch any fake votes but they did catch a fake virus. https://t.co/l9N6mcIdbP

— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) August 23, 2021

Saying I'm from Michizona has only gotten harder over the years 

"How much macarons-inspired furniture do you want?"

"Yes"#vilnius #EuTravelMeme pic.twitter.com/NyQwH3bJK0

— DG MEME 🇪🇺 (@meme_ec) August 19, 2021

First stop on our upcoming trip to Lithuania(!) 

Barbara Eden is an incredible 90 today! She told @THR: "It's like any other birthday. I'm just happy to be here. I really don't think about it. Everybody else does, but I never have." https://t.co/5gcBXjGoHb

— Matthew Rettenmund (@mattrett) August 23, 2021

I was a 'Bewitched' kid, but Jeannie is still going strong 26 years after we lost Samantha ... plus Les Nessman is 81 today

TV Guide Cover, August 23-29, 1986: Valerie Harper pic.twitter.com/bFp6MM8XFR

— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) August 23, 2021

When 'Valerie' still had a family! 

Dorothy Parker finally laid to rest in fitting style in her beloved NYC https://t.co/6NhUNHZjz3 via @nypost

— Isabel Vincent (@isareport) August 23, 2021

I'd like to think there's some kismet in my being born the day after she left the planet  

(August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967)

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Man busted with cocaine, gun while riding go-kart in Florida https://t.co/dW2bxdMFLx pic.twitter.com/XMWvcz0ToJ

— New York Post (@nypost) August 18, 2021

Mug Shot Wednesday 

Already dreading the Broadway musical "Miss Kabul."

— Kenneth M. Walsh (@kenneth212) August 17, 2021

“Why, Allah, why?” 

Alleged hatchet-wielding maniac busted by NYPD for brutal ATM attack https://t.co/w64EKVwHPy pic.twitter.com/VuoWQ5vaQy

— New York Post (@nypost) August 18, 2021

That's a relief 

Happy 85th birthday to all-time icon Robert Redford — a gallery: https://t.co/vzLrFSGbWg pic.twitter.com/B4pj6BzSwQ

— Matthew Rettenmund (@mattrett) August 18, 2021

One of the most beautiful men alive. I remember years ago when word got out that Frank Bruni was interviewing him in the Times cafeteria and suddenly every single person in the newsroom needed to take a break!

'Leave Britney Alone' video creator Cara Crocker is transitioning https://t.co/40za8GPGk5 pic.twitter.com/6w7Mnzm47n

— Page Six (@PageSix) August 18, 2021

Leave Cara alone! 

Rarely has a project been better named to express its parameters, its ambitions and, unwittingly, its limitations than Theater in Quarantine, which got going less than two weeks after most shows shut down on March 12, 2020. https://t.co/XfkDsTwhug

— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) August 18, 2021

Joshua William Gelb turned a small space in his small apartment into a blueprint for streaming during the pandemic. But what happens as real venues open again? 

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— tennis struggle tweets (@struggletennis) August 18, 2021

Same.

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Congrats to Pete and Chasten, who've announced that they've become parents! What great news! Mike Pence is so confused! pic.twitter.com/1gmo9xtYqP

— Paul Rudnick (@PaulRudnickNY) August 17, 2021

Congrats, gentlemen! 

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Chaotic events in Afghanistan this weekend appeared to signal the end of 20 years of U.S. efforts against the Taliban and a failed nation-building experiment.

Here's a thread of the conflict's history, as told on the front pages of The New York Times.https://t.co/WnOkaYw4xh

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 16, 2021

W & Co. wrongly assumed they knew the hopes and dreams of the Afghan people, and absolutely nothing has changed. If this is what (too many) Afghans want, it's impossible to uproot it. 

Prosecutors Dismiss Rape Charges Against Standout High School Football Star After New Information Came to Lighthttps://t.co/iKxZZ9be0e

— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) August 13, 2021

Mug Shot Monday 

When you're trying to find the perfect words ✏️#CincyTennis | @steftsitsipas pic.twitter.com/XXr6QLCje2

— Western & Southern Open (@CincyTennis) August 16, 2021

At least he's pretty 

This quote from the NYPD sounds apocryphal to me, but something is up. Is there any truth to this, @CoreyinNYC and @ebottcher? pic.twitter.com/whJ9poQxqt

— Kenneth M. Walsh (@kenneth212) August 16, 2021

A mentally unstable man is said to have started 14 fires near my old apartment in Chelsea last night, including a restaurant that opened three weeks before the pandemic yet somehow flourished. The owner says this will not stop him and he's already rebuilding. 

Farewell #TheWhiteLotus. I spoke to Murray Bartlett about what happened to Armond, that poop scene, his pantheon of gay TV roles, old Aussie soap opera demons, the beauty of winter in Provincetown, and being out in Hollywood. https://t.co/M774vjWtBD

— Tim Teeman (@TimTeeman) August 16, 2021

No one is ever happy with a beloved show's ending, but I was fine with the way "White Lotus" checked out.

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So Mike Richards has been the subject of a sexual harassment suit, and Mayim Bialik is an anti-vaxxer. Okay, but that's nothing compared to the skeleton in Levar Burton's closet: he has a long history of encouraging kids to read.

— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) August 12, 2021

😢😢😢 

Who Is Mayim Bialik? A Terrible Choice for Jeopardy Host.

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Now I feel bad about all the shouting and swearing I did when I saw my smashed mailbox. But I don’t feel any safer on the road pic.twitter.com/2W1xS0MwXH

— Christopher Schelling (@CRSRipley) August 10, 2021

Highway to the Danger Zone 

Why do we have to agonize over the fate of coal miners again? I don't remember people worrying about what will become of the travel agents and VCR repairmen, and they weren't even destroying the planet.

— Esoteric Geoff (@agraybee) August 9, 2021

Which is to say nothing of copy editors  

Andrew Sullivan has sat in the same chair for a full year, growing increasingly concerned, waiting for another NYT writer to arrive pic.twitter.com/7rnGmTEROA

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) August 8, 2021

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Tragic & bizarre - Cuomo orders female assistant to sing Danny Boy https://t.co/gbscg7nDzm via @IrishCentral

— John Aidan Byrne (@JohnAidanByrne) August 7, 2021

During his 10-year tenure, Andrew Cuomo signed laws legalizing same-sex marriage, raising the age of criminal responsibility, expanding the definition of banned assault rifles and increasing the minimum wage for all New York workers, lifting the level to $15 an hour in phases. He pushed to rehabilitate the Pennsylvania Station rail complex in Manhattan, built a replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge in the Hudson Valley and was a vocal opponent of fracking in New York, in contrast to neighboring Pennsylvania. But we can all rest easy tonight knowing no woman will ever endure something like this again. 🙏

HAIL, MADAM GOVERNOR! pic.twitter.com/tfI801UVR7

— E. Jean Carroll (@ejeancarroll) August 10, 2021

How pathetic that this is what it took to get a female governor in our state 

Just realizing that Hochul got her big leg up in New York State politics when this dude had to resign over some sexting and pics pic.twitter.com/NDYOvEIeig

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) August 10, 2021

I still think he should have been lionized for this

An anti-gay hate crime suspect punched two young men in the face on a New York City subway last month and he also attacked a witness, according to police. https://t.co/g17OzXzIPZ

— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) August 10, 2021

Do your thing, World Wide Web 

Happy birthday suit to Justin Theroux! https://t.co/jieOGlsPXc pic.twitter.com/KuXmNDvaC1

— Matthew Rettenmund (@mattrett) August 10, 2021

This is 50 

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I want $100 for being vaccinated for months now.

— Ophira Eisenberg (@OphiraE) August 3, 2021

Same 

I'm just glad Mrs. Roper was never an elected official. pic.twitter.com/hXb5wj69QW

— Kenneth M. Walsh (@kenneth212) August 3, 2021

It doesn't sound like Cuomo is going anywhere, but here's hoping this puts the kibosh on his running again 

Jack Laugher is a strong boy 😋 pic.twitter.com/xgpF9MU7pU

— Horny Football (@HornyFootball) August 1, 2021

He was my favorite part of last night's coverage 

Just Jack

If only...#jacklaugher #jamesheatly #TomDaley #noahwilliams #mattylee #danielgoodfellow #yonaknightwisdom #SeanCody #Tokyo2021 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/atWYHkHJ0Z

— mauricanonero (@mauricanonero) July 29, 2021

🤣🤣🤣 

Makes more sense, and I'm here for full-throated clarifications and pledges to stand with us like these: https://t.co/6gMnut0CQK

— Matthew Rettenmund (@mattrett) August 3, 2021

I'm sure the people who spent the past 24 hours ripping everyone who in any way offered support for Matt Damon's 'evolution' won't be paying attention to this enlightening Page 38 correction.

Cell phone video you’ll only see on @WPLGLocal10 shows a @FlyFrontier flight attendant duct taping an unruly passenger to his seat on Flight 2289 from Philadelphia to @iflymia. @MiamiDadePD says Maxwell Berry groped two flight attendants and punched a third. pic.twitter.com/SSLpCer8wh

— Madeleine Wright (@MWrightWPLG) August 3, 2021

Oh,my. What's his safe word? 

No one captured the shirtless portion of the show, but it still might be time to bring back Mug Shot Monday

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Italian Olympic Archer Lucilla Boari Comes Out After Winning Bronze https://t.co/4uOitdiQrR

— Buck Angel® (@BuckAngel) August 2, 2021

Awww 

💯 pic.twitter.com/QP2sCUgtEj

— Chris Stein (@chrissteinplays) July 31, 2021

Chris Stein: I hope John Cleese is watching ['White Lotus'], it's such a great tribute 

In 1977, Dr Pepper launched its ‘Be A Pepper’ advertising campaign featuring David Naughton pic.twitter.com/fQiAo6aIxm

— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) August 2, 2021

Another early gay awakening or, another reason I loved 'My Sister Sam'

Woman dies after sweltering hike with man she'd just met https://t.co/LmBBgp6HA2 pic.twitter.com/jNe4F0TLRv

— New York Post (@nypost) August 2, 2021

Heartbreaking story from my childhood home. My college boyfriend and I used to hike Camelback ... it isn't something you want to be doing when it's 104 degreee, which Phoenix always is

332 weeks being the #1 male 🎾player EVER 🥳🥳🥳 @djokernole #djokovic pic.twitter.com/xGTOWQxLih

— Julie 🇫🇷🇬🇧 (@NDjokofan) August 2, 2021

 Bravo!

Great article….I like Novak. He’s human. He’s smart. He’s evolved and thoughtful about improving the sport for players. He gives back to his country. He admits his shortcomings. He has passion. He’s not afraid to get into the trenches….Let’s start to celebrate his greatness… https://t.co/WWDY6NZ4GW

— Chris Evert (@ChrissieEvert) August 2, 2021

Flaws 'n' all 

Kathy Griffin Reveals Lung Cancer Diagnosis, Will Undergo Surgery: 'Doctors Are Very Optimistic' pic.twitter.com/poj5fYUt83

— People (@people) August 2, 2021

Wishing her a full and speedy recovery 

Cher, k.d. lang, Madonna and Joni Mitchell,1998 pic.twitter.com/BWnHKQtNjU

— Eric Alper 🎧 (@ThatEricAlper) August 1, 2021

Your free smile of the day 

A history of the coveted Wheaties box: https://t.co/7F4Jgyan65 pic.twitter.com/sTgbklNZBS

— Matthew Rettenmund (@mattrett) July 31, 2021

My personal favorite: 

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Apex Meth Predator Ed Buck Convicted in Serial Deaths by Overdose of Young, Black Gay Men; Will Get Minimum 40 Years in Prison https://t.co/dNnxvwWByo via @tlrd

— Towleroad (@tlrd) July 29, 2021

What a twisted individual. Glad he won't be able to harm anyone else. 

My debut @stereogum article is about the 40th anniversary of MTV. I ranked the videos that played on the first day https://t.co/tEsDVJ3ktR

— hegel w lox and cream cheese (@sadalex666) July 29, 2021

Love any and all MTV nostalgia 

I just got a check from Spotify for nine cents https://t.co/JKp8CZwXsb

— Chris Stein (@chrissteinplays) July 29, 2021

😁 

After nearly thirty years... I still get questions at Savage Love that surprise me. pic.twitter.com/5GovFNqivx

— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) July 29, 2021

I wanna have a witty response, but this sure seems like a fake 

.@JenniOlsonSF has officially joined the GLAAD team as social media safety program director, working to develop safer spaces for LGBTQ people on social media, and working to hold social media companies accountable. 👏https://t.co/EOM4S7T3aP

— GLAAD (@glaad) July 29, 2021

Congrats! 

Belinda Bencic 🇨🇭 at #Tokyo2020

Women’s singles final ✅

Women’s doubles final ✅

Mastered the floating racket ✅ pic.twitter.com/ytp9Xp2eWR

— Olympics (@Olympics) July 29, 2021

Fell asleep as it looked like she was going to lose to Rybakina. What a difference a night makes! 

Seen on the back of a car in DC. Borderline crazy, but kind of funny too. pic.twitter.com/9DqXSe6fHo

— John Aravosis 🇺🇸🇬🇷🏳️‍🌈 (@aravosis) July 29, 2021

Time to bribe these morons

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Girl, same. pic.twitter.com/q0EYx9ezol

— Keith Edwards (@keithedwards) July 28, 2021

Your free smile of the day 

ZZ Top Bassist Dusty Hill Dies at 72 https://t.co/MAThZBZWpG pic.twitter.com/DtWyVm1uA5

— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) July 28, 2021

Sending all my lovin' to his friends and family ... all my hugs and kisses, too  

Want to dine at Basilico's Paste e Vino Italian in Huntington Beach, California? 🌴🍝🍷

Only if you're unmasked and *un*vaccinated

“We have zero tolerance for treasonous, anti-American stupidity,” a sign reads.https://t.co/ASODtvWdr8

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) July 28, 2021

"Food must be pretty bad if they’re actively seeking customers who can’t taste anything." -- A friend 

Durst Organization employees not vaccinated by Labor Day will be fired: report https://t.co/oSbfYaJ8Bl pic.twitter.com/XkO78e8bc2

— New York Post (@nypost) July 28, 2021

Correction: Robert will kill them 

Ron Popeil Infomercial King Dead at 86 https://t.co/oiWmxSneix

— TMZ (@TMZ) July 28, 2021

As seen on TV 

'King Richard' trailer: Will Smith reigns as Serena, Venus Williams' dad https://t.co/r1mZxFJAbi pic.twitter.com/gA8PJhcFyC

— Page Six (@PageSix) July 28, 2021

Yikes. I wonder if it will portray his horrific (alleged) abuse of mom Oracene Price 

Djokovic. “Without pressure there is no professional sport. If you are aiming to be at the top of the game you better start learning how to deal with pressure.”https://t.co/kamSlnbppj

— José Morgado (@josemorgado) July 28, 2021

Nole pursues history