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Huge Mantis
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I write. I'm here sometimes, I just delete my posts. I can't get DMs for the moment. Email: HugeMantis @ gmail dot com
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Huge Mantis @hugemantis.bsky.social · Oct 2
I wrote about the rough time that Ding Liren has had since winning the World Chess Championship, which was an excuse to write about the rigors of elite competition, social media and AI, and the human condition. hugemantis.medium.com/ding-liren-i...
Ding Liren Is Struggling
There were signs that something might be troubling Ding Liren before he had even won the World Chess Championship. At a press conference…
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Jeff Kassouf @jeffkassouf.bsky.social · 2h
I often think about how much access has improved, and how much easier it is to simply watch now. Thinking about that with the retirement of Christen Press, who did so many great things on the road less traveled that got her to the #USWNT spotlight.

This was her in a 2014 UEFA Champions League final
Titelverteidigung in der Champions League! | VfL Wolfsburg - Tyresö FF 4:3 | UWCL-Finale 2013/14
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Huge Mantis @hugemantis.bsky.social · 1h
"I'm dialectical"
[Half the Backstreet Boys] "Yeaaaaa-ah"
[The other Backstreet Boys] “But also, no.”
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Huge Mantis @hugemantis.bsky.social · 4h
"I'm dialectical"
[Rest of the Backstreet Boys] "Yeaaaaa-ah"
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Huge Mantis @hugemantis.bsky.social · 4h
"I'm dialectical"
[Rest of the Backstreet Boys] "Yeaaaaa-ah"
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