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One of my top least favorite words in the English language is “utilize.” I’ve asked the following question dozens of times of my colleagues and friends and have never been given a satisfactory answer. Can you give me a specific context where “utilize” cannot be correctly replaced with “use?” 🤷‍♀️

“Wait guys, P. Hegseth is typing…”

Elbows up!!

This is a mission everyone should be able to get behind. Tens of thousands of Ukrainian children have been torn from their families. No effort must be spared to bring them home:https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-halts-program-track-abducted-ukrainian-children-lawmakers-2025-03-18/

Watching a pod of dolphins play around the Dragon capsule while waiting to get lifted on the boat is exactly what I needed today. Welcome home!!

#OTD in 1973, John McCain was released after over five years in North Vietnamese captivity. He refused early release until his fellow POWs were freed. John McCain is a great American hero.

Can’t stress this enough! And obviously neither the SEC or the DOJ (at least at the highest levels) is going to seriously investigate and prosecute insider trading.

I needed this.

JUST IN: Another team of Mexican firefighters has landed in LA to help combat the wildfires. Thank you, Mexico 🇲🇽🇺🇸