🚨LIVE from Cincinnati hospital covering the FACTS about Damar Hamlin's sudden collapse and current condition.
Here is what we know:
-We have confirmed that Damar Hamlin is indeed alive. However, he is currently on a ventilator and in critical condition.
- According to NFL medical staffers, Hamlin’s heart DID stop while on the field, but after 9 seconds of CPR, they were able to restart it.
- Hamlin’s hit was considered by many to APPEAR as average by NFL standards, but the details of WHERE he was hit is unknown at this time.
- The severity of this injury cannot be understated, as it is EXTREMELY rare for the NFL to completely cancel a game midway through—especially a high stakes game like this.
- No player has died directly resulting from an on-field injury in over 51 years, so the fact we’ve come this close to potential tragedy is exceptionally noteworthy.
- There is massive speculation about the cause of Hamlin’s collapse, and it seems a heart problem is the cause.
- These players undergo vigorous physicals very regularly, so what caused this sudden assumed heart issue is yet to be determined
@nicksortor has spent HOURS live at the Cincinnati hospital covering the story. We'll keep updating you LIVE below and we'll start a space if needed.
We have a panel of doctors joining the space to discuss Damar Hamlin's situation and the #DiedSuddendly theories/concerns.
We asked @P_McCulloughMD to join and he shared the following statement:
"Too early to speculate. I am the most senior cardiologist weighing in. here is my quote: "I watched the play live both as a fan and a cardiologist and I saw blunt neck and chest trauma, a brief recovery after the tackle and then a classic cardiac arrest."
Continued 👇
"I have communicated to one of the most experienced trainers in the world and we agree that it was a cardiac arrest in the setting of a big surge of adrenalin. If Damar Hamlin indeed took one of the COVID-19 vaccines, then subclinical vaccine-induced myocarditis must be..."
"...considered in the differential diagnosis. We have been told he was successfully defibrillated on the field and has been intubated and is not spontaneously breathing which is consistent with anoxic encephalopathy. The nation prays for his complete recovery."
🚨JUST IN - Live from the hostpital:
- As previously reported by @nicksortor, who's still at the hospital covering the story, the US Government has set up outposts near the UC Medical Center where Damar Hamlin is currently in critical condition.
Recent updates re this:
- The Fed got startled & brought in additional resources because Joe Biden is coming on Wednesday & they didn’t want “trouble” if Hamlin were to die under mysterious circumstances
-"I personally followed several of these vehicles to one of the locations before being forced away"
More updates from Nick, Live from UC Medical Center:
- Number of news outlets at the scene tripled in the past 2 hours
- The reporters here are getting pissed about the lack of updates. One of the local reporters just threw her script in the ground is said “fuck this shit”
"I just spoke to the Dir of PR from UC health. She tells me there are NO plans for an update on Damar’s status today. If that changes, she promises to let me know."
Damar Hamlin's Chasing M's foundation has raised more than $4.4 million on GoFundMe, campaign says - gofundme.com/f/mxksc-the-ch…
The cause of Damar's collapse is unknown, and today's space discussed 2 main theories:
Vaccine-induced myocarditis VS Commodio Cordis
I asked my team to research both and summarize them for you all. Here's their report, and my thoughts at the end:
1/ Less than an hour since the collapse, Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk decided to blame the injury on coronavirus vaccines.
But it’s not just Kirk (and DeSantis).
Fox News’s Tucker Carlson has been powering the idea for months.
"There have been too many recent #diedsuddenly cases to deny it anymore," wrote failed Nevada GOP gubernatorial candidate Joey Gilbert.
"Prior to 2021, Athletes collapsing on the field was NOT a normal event. This is becoming an undeniable (and extremely concerning) pattern," insisted Lauren Witzke, a conservative commentator and failed Delaware GOP Senate candidate.
Some theories have cited reports on the CDC's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), which allows anyone to submit a report and the reports are not verified.
Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler says that the story of athletes dropping dead from coronavirus vaccines has its roots in mysterious Austrian websites with ties to that country's far-right populist party, the Freedom Party.
2/ Most physicians on the other hand, explain an incredibly rare event that ‘likely caused’ Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest.
Chris Haddock, a cardiology physician from Ringgold, GA, proposed that Hamlin had suffered a "commotio cordis" where a blow to the chest at a precise moment in the electrical cycle stops the heart.
Loss of consciousness starts about 8 seconds after the last heartbeat and circulatory standstill occurs after 10–15 seconds
The above is a short summary of both theories. We discussed them at length in our space ealier: twitter.com/i/spaces/1yoJM…
As of now, there has been no official confirmation on Hamlin's exact condition, everything is SPECULATION.
My final thoughts:
As usual, we had a very balanced panel today with doctors arguing both theories.
Both theories should be discussed, and while uncensored discussions are important, it's also important to stick to facts and avoid factually wrong information being shared.
We do not know what caused Damar's collapse and should try to poke holes in all theories, as long as we do not leverage this event to advance our agenda
I will continue to try to bring transparency to all debates, avoiding echo chambers and bias.
Most importantly, our thoughts go to Damar Hamali, who's still in critical condition, as well as Damar's family, friends, and everyone impacted by this unfortunate event❤
🚨Damar Hamlin hospital just had a fire at the sub basement, seemingly small, possibly a mechanical fire
This is VERY far from where Damar is located and unrelated
Confirmed by @nicksortor who's live there and filmed the below video.
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THE WEAPONIZATION OF THE JUDICIARY ACROSS THE WORLD — A THREAD
Across the world, leaders and opposition figures alike are accusing those in power of using the courts as political weapons.
From Imran Khan in Pakistan to Trump in the U.S., from Brazil to Venezuela, the charge is the same: justice turned into a tool of politics.
Let’s break it down 👇🧵
1. 🇵🇰 IMRAN KHAN: FROM PRIME MINISTER TO POLITICAL PRISONER
Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former PM, has faced over 150 cases since his 2022 ouster. Charges range from corruption to “terrorism,” even an “un-Islamic” marriage, which alone earned him 7 years in jail.
After the 26th Amendment (Oct 2024), the govt gained the power to handpick judges. Since then, Khan’s fate has been sealed in closed-door trials, denied bail, and rushed convictions, all timed to crush PTI before the 2026 elections.
Now under General Asim Munir’s “Asim Law”, the crackdown has expanded to his entire family:
Imran Khan - imprisoned over 2 years.
Bushra Bibi (wife) - jailed nearly as long.
Sisters - dragged through fabricated cases.
Nephews - tried in military courts, abducted from homes and cars.
This is not justice. It’s collective punishment.
It's a warning from a decadent system: your family is fair game if you dissent.
Instead of breaking Khan, the state has turned him into a symbol of persecution, and his family into martyrs of a system that has weaponized the courts for political retribution.
2. 🇺🇸 TRUMP: THE LAWFARE CAMPAIGN TO DERAIL 2024
Across the ocean, America’s 45th and current president faced his own political trial by fire.
Trump has been hit with 70+ charges: business records, classified documents, and election interference. Every indictment timed to collide with his 2024 run.
A judiciary hijacked to stop MAGA at the ballot box.
New York conviction (May 2024): prosecutors used a novel, untested legal theory to secure a guilty verdict.
Documents case: tossed by the court for DOJ overreach, confirming how shaky the charges are.
Judges like Juan Merchan slapped Trump with gag orders while ignoring conflicts of interest.
It’s clear: the Biden DOJ and Democrat-aligned judges were waging a coordinated witch hunt.
For Biden’s team, it was “justice.”
But the effect is the same: America’s choice in 2024 was almost decided in courtrooms, not polling stations.
🚨🇺🇸 BREAKING: NYT JUST DROPPED BOMBSHELL EPSTEIN MANSION PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTS
New photos from inside Jeffrey Epstein's 7-story Manhattan lair reveal exactly how he entertained the world's most powerful people while hiding cameras in his bedroom.
The entrance?
Lined with dozens of prosthetic eyeballs.
A sculpture of a bride clutching a rope dangled in the main atrium.
This gets so much worse...👇
THE PHOTO WALL OF POWER
Epstein's dining room credenza was a shrine to his connections. Framed photos showed him with:
Pope John Paul II
Mick Jagger
Fidel Castro
Bill Clinton
Larry Summers
Richard Branson
Steve Bannon
Bill Gates
Trump and Melania (Ghislaine Maxwell cropped out)
Saudi Crown Prince MBS
Plus a dollar bill signed by Bill Gates saying "I was wrong!"
HIS OFFICE HAD A FIRST EDITION "LOLITA" ON DISPLAY
In Epstein's wood-paneled office with a taxidermied tiger on the floor, he showcased a green first edition of Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita."
You know, the novel about an adult who repeatedly rapes a 12-year-old girl.
This week in AI/Tech was a whirlwind of breakthroughs, billion-dollar bets, and bold government moves.
From AI smashing math olympiads to new chips saving the planet's energy, here's the scoop that'll make you rethink the future.
Let's dive in 👇🏾
1. US Drops Bombshell AI Action Plan!
The White House unveiled "Winning the Race: America's AI Action Plan" on July 23, aiming to supercharge AI development, boost transparency, and ease regulations for rapid data center growth.
Could this cement America's lead in the AI arms race? What do you think?
2. 🤖 Alibaba's Qwen3 Levels Up BIG TIME!
Alibaba unleashed Qwen3-235B-A22B-2507, now the smartest non-reasoning model out there—beating Claude 4 Opus and Kimi K2 on intelligence benchmarks.
With a 256K context window and Apache license, it's a game-changer for devs.