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| Well Show You a Picture of His Pig A**..F**k Him Up! - College Professor and BLM |
| Posted on Tuesday, September 08 @ 00:04:16 PDT (4 reads) | |
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Cal state la professor melina abdullah doxxes and incites violence against an ice agent during sunday’s la defensa del pueblo summit in oxnard, california. Credit: stu smith x a radical california college professor and black lives matter founder has been busted on tape committing a disturbing act that possibly put one of america’s brave ice agents in grave danger.
on sunday, a far-left group called la defensa del pueblo held a summit in oxnard to convene so-called immigrant rights activists, “faith leaders”, labor unions, and several more leftist groups to protest what it calls “terror against the people.”
during the event, the group focused the bulk of their ire on trump’s september 2025 executive order titled “countering domestic terrorism and organized political violence.” This order gave the administration some of the tools necessary to begin to dismantle leftist domestic terrorism and political violence.
la defensa del pueblo also attacked trump’s immigration agenda and what they laughably called his “war on black america.”
but the event has gone viral for something even more disturbing.
the manhattan institute’s stu smith on monday shared a shocking video of cal state los angeles professor melina abdullah not only naming an ice officer at the event, but also announcing where he was likely staying.
then she repeatedly tells the audience to “f**k him up,” a clear call for violence.
watch:
???????????? Why is @calstatela professor melina abdullah identifying a specific ice agent, telling a crowd where he may be staying, giving the street address, and repeatedly saying to “fuck him up”?
“brian palacios may be staying at the hilton garden inn at 2000 solar drive… fuck… pic.Twitter.Com/k4eijhhz7n
— stu smith (@thestustustudio) september 7, 2026
abdullah: the killer ice agent, who we got on good authority is right down the road at the garden inn in oxnard.
his name is (name redacted) and we’ll show you a picture of his pig a**. He’s at the hilton garden inn in oxnard.
you see the devil right there, f**k him up! You know that (name redacted) may be staying at the hilton garden inn at 2000 solar drive…f**k him up!
i’m already on the motherf**kin’ list!
if you already read “blood in my eye”…if not, pick up that book and study guerrilla warfare.
when i say f**k him up, i mean in many ways! They don’t get to do their dirt in the dark!
there should be nowhere where they go where they are comfortable!
the heritage foundation’s mike gonzalez notes that in addition to abdullah’s ‘job’ as a university professor, she was one of the original founders of black lives matter and served as the head of blm grassroots.
she is also reportedly a friend of disgraced la mayor karen bass.
melina abdullah is no ordinary cal tech professor. She’s one of the original founders of black lives matter and the head of blm grassroots, arguably the most important blm outfit out there now. Https://t.Co/uanyys7nmu
— mike gonzalez (@gundisalvus) september 7, 2026
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| Kalshi Promo Code & CFTC Prediction Markets Guide |
| Posted on Tuesday, September 08 @ 00:04:16 PDT (4 reads) | |
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According to data tracked by rotogrinders and saturday down south, federally regulated prediction platform kalshi is offering new users a $25 welcome bonus when they register with specific promotional codes and complete $25 in total event contract trades within their initial eligibility windows.
kalshi promo codes offer $25 welcome bonuses for cftc-regulated event contract trading
how kalshi promotional codes and welcome bonuses work
kalshi operates as a federally regulated financial exchange overseen by the commodity futures trading commission (cftc), distinguishing its structure from traditional sportsbooks. According to rotogrinders, new users who sign up using promo code grinders can qualify for a $25 bonus by completing $25 in total trades within 30 days of registration. Alternatively, saturday down south reports that users registering with code sds have a 90-day window to cross the $25 trading threshold, with a wider geographic availability spanning over 40 u.S. States.
participants must be at least 18 years old and physically located in a legal jurisdiction. Both promotional pathways require identity verification, including a government-issued photo id, social security number, and phone number, alongside a minimum deposit of $1. The awarded $25 bonus is issued as non-withdrawable trading credit that carries a 1x rollover requirement, meaning users must trade through an amount equal to the credit before cashing out related winnings. Credits expire within 7 to 30 days of issuance depending on the specific terms of the promotion.
active markets driving trading volume
traders utilize kalshi to execute yes/no contracts across a diverse array of categories, including sports championships, federal economic decisions, and political outcomes. According to saturday down south, high-liquidity markets currently include the 2027 super bowl winner—where the los angeles rams command significant volume following offseason roster moves—alongside college football futures, the mlb world series, and federal reserve interest rate decisions.
state-level restrictions apply to both promotional codes. Neither offer is available in states such as nevada, ohio, and maryland, while specific exclusions vary by code regarding jurisdictions like illinois, massachusetts, michigan, montana, washington, and new jersey. Prospective users should consult official regulatory disclosures at kalshi regulatory to confirm local availability before depositing funds. |
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| 5 Takeaways From Curt Cignettis Week 2 Press Conference |
| Posted on Tuesday, September 08 @ 00:04:16 PDT (3 reads) | |
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5 takeaways from curt cignettis week 2 press conference
the indiana hoosiers are coming off a convincing 52-16 win over north texas last week in their season opener, and head coach curt cignetti had plenty to say about the hoosiers performance saturday. Here are the five takeaways from cignettis week two press conference.
injury updates on sharpe, harris and martin
the hoosiers were bitten by the injury bug early on saturday as they lost both starting cornerbacks in aj harris and jamari sharpe, by the time the first quarter ended. Both injuries did not seem serious and cignetti said that they are both currently day-to-day.
a.J. Went down on play eight and jamari sharpe, last play of the first quarter. Jaylen bell played extensively to the field and i thought did a nice job. And ryland gandy played on the bench. Cignetti said monday.
if neither should be able to play, backups ryland gandy and jaylen bell already have experience filling in last week.
the news was not as good regarding running back khobie martin, who also left during the first quarter after attempting to pick up a blitzing linebacker. His injury is to his right arm.
khobie martin will be out for a little bit. And expect him back sometime around midseason. Cignetti said. It is a blow that the hoosiers are built to absorb, with running backs turbo richard and lee beebe jr. Ready to take on a bigger load. The hoosiers can also spread out carries to second-year player sean cuono and first-year back jayreon campbell
switcharoo on the offensive line
during big ten media days in july cignetti said that they had moved third-year lineman adedamola ajani in to right guard and moved fifth-year joe brunner outside to right tackle.
it was that way for over half of fall camp before offensive line coach bob bostad determined that putting brunner at guard and ajani back to tackle, where he started a handful of games last season, was the best lineup.
well thats the way were committed to heading right now. And bob felt near the end of the camp, you know, that would be our best unit. So weve got about a week in before the first game, a little bit more than in a week doing that. Cignetti said.
the move worked out fine as ius offense scored 52 points on 46 plays.
missed assignments and poor tackling will be cleaned up
the hoosiers missed 14 tackles per pff.Com, which is uncharacteristically sloppy of a bryant haines coached unit. While iu does not tackle in fall camp, this was the poorest performance in an opener in this category under cignetti.
defense had a hard time getting off the field. And the opponent had the ball 37 minutes, a combination of some critical missed assignments and poor tackling. So gotta get better there. Cignetti said.
some of the struggles came because of the injuries to the starting cornerbacks, but indiana also did not create enough havoc up front.
we werent real disruptive up front, but it was a little bit of a space game, too. So you go out in the first game, youre not exactly sure what the opponents going to do. They gave us a lot of different looks, to their credit, but we overcame it. Cignetti added.
hoover wasnt perfect, but its a good start
new indiana quarterback josh hoover had a tremendous day on saturday completing 13-16 passes for 231 yards and four touchdowns. It was the best season-opening performance by an iu quarterback in the cignetti era.
however, in true cignetti fashion, he said hoover was not perfect.
he got away with one that hes not gonna get away with in big ten play. And the one long touchdown to charlie, hes got to step into that throw better and get it out there and get it up and down, cignetti said. The one he got his helmet ripped off, he flipped the protection and really shouldnt have. So he became unprotected to the side of the blitz.
the scary thing about hoover, is that quarterback play under cignetti has vastly improved from the first game to the second.
a sneak peek at the howard bison
indianas week two game comes against fcs foe howard. The bison are 1-1 and coming off a 28-21 loss to richmond last week. They did knock off alabama a&m 31-24 in their week 0 opener. Cignetti had good things to say about howard quarterback jashaun scroggins.
hes their leading rusher, and obviously the quarterback, too. Hes a really good athlete. Theyve got good team speed. I mean, theyve got skill. Even on defense, theyve got quickness and speed. So the quarterback, hes played a lot for them and hes a dual guy.
scroggins has thrown for 424 yards and four touchdowns, but has struggled with consistency as he only completes 44.4% of his passes.
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sammy, a native of new york city, is a 2009 graduate from indiana university with a degree from the school of hper (public health) in sports communication and broadcasting. He started hoosier huddle in july of 2013 and has been the statistician for indiana football radio broadcasts since 2019. He also has a masters degree in physical education from canisius college in buffalo, ny. He is a member of the football writers association of america and a voter for the outland trophy, ray guy award, lou groza award, eddie robinson award and the fwaa all-american team. |
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| Yakima-born disc golfer Marty Cook inducted into Washington State Hall of Fame | |
| Posted on Tuesday, September 08 @ 00:04:16 PDT (4 reads) | |
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The brief
marty cook, a yakima native now living in walla walla, was inducted into the washington state disc golf hall of fame on sunday as part of the second-ever hall of fame class.
cook has played disc golf for 46 years, winning his first state championship in 1985 and going on to compete professionally across the united states and canada.
beyond trophies and prize money, cook credits the friendships he made through the sport and his role in establishing the disc golf community in eastern washington as his greatest achievements.
walla walla, wash. — After 46 years of throwing a disc with precision and passion, marty cook received the recognition that left him speechless. The 63-year-old was inducted into the washington state disc golf hall of fame on sunday, joining an elite group as part of only the second class ever honored.
cook learned about his induction through a phone call from a close friend, a moment that caught him completely off guard. I got a call from a really good friend of mine and he said wed like you to come this year to the washington state disc golf championships because we have voted you into the washington state disc golf hall of fame. I about fell down, i was just like what? Cook recalled.
the journey that led to this honor began in when a 17-year-old cook decided to have a casual catch with a frisbee with a friend. What started as a simple afternoon activity evolved into a lifelong passion that would define his career and legacy.
in 1985, cook had won the washington state championship, a victory that surprised many in a state where disc golf was still gaining traction outside of seattle. Cook joined the professional disc golf tour, traveling across the united states and canada to compete in tournaments.
a quote from the professional disc golf associations rulebook captures cooks deep connection to the sport: throwing a flying disc with power and accuracy is a marvelous sensation. For cook, that sensation was more than just the physical act of competition, it represented a gateway to an extraordinary life.
what frisbee golf and what it has done for me and the doors it has opened, has allowed me to have a life that is unbelievable. I mean talk about what a lucky kid from yakima. So all my people in yakima, thank you! I made it! I did it! Cook said.
cooks path to professional success was not always easy. He traveled on a tight budget, often carpooling with friends or dealing with car breakdowns on the way to tournaments. During these long drives, he would study and complete college homework between competitions. Yet wherever his travels took him, the disc golf community welcomed him. Friends would offer him places to eat and sleep, embodying the spirit of camaraderie that defined his experience in the sport.
while cooks trophy case displays the tangible rewards of his career—including numerous accolades—he emphasizes that the friendships he forged along the way mean far more.
cooks influence on the sport extends beyond his own accomplishments. His son, brian cook, also grew up to play disc golf professionally. The two made history together as the first father-and-son duo to achieve a rating over 1,000 at the same time.
though cook has retired from professional competition, he remains active on the disc golf course, continuing to play the sport he has loved for nearly five decades. His induction into the washington state disc golf hall of fame officially recognizes his pioneering role in establishing and growing the sport in eastern washington, cementing a legacy that extends far beyond trophies and championships.
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| Well Show You a Picture of His Pig A**..F**k Him Up! - College Professor and BLM |
| Posted on Tuesday, September 08 @ 00:04:16 PDT (3 reads) | |
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Cal state la professor melina abdullah doxxes and incites violence against an ice agent during sunday’s la defensa del pueblo summit in oxnard, california. Credit: stu smith x a radical california college professor and black lives matter founder has been busted on tape committing a disturbing act that possibly put one of america’s brave ice agents in grave danger.
on sunday, a far-left group called la defensa del pueblo held a summit in oxnard to convene so-called immigrant rights activists, “faith leaders”, labor unions, and several more leftist groups to protest what it calls “terror against the people.”
during the event, the group focused the bulk of their ire on trump’s september 2025 executive order titled “countering domestic terrorism and organized political violence.” This order gave the administration some of the tools necessary to begin to dismantle leftist domestic terrorism and political violence.
la defensa del pueblo also attacked trump’s immigration agenda and what they laughably called his “war on black america.”
but the event has gone viral for something even more disturbing.
the manhattan institute’s stu smith on monday shared a shocking video of cal state los angeles professor melina abdullah not only naming an ice officer at the event, but also announcing where he was likely staying.
then she repeatedly tells the audience to “f**k him up,” a clear call for violence.
watch:
???????????? Why is @calstatela professor melina abdullah identifying a specific ice agent, telling a crowd where he may be staying, giving the street address, and repeatedly saying to “fuck him up”?
“brian palacios may be staying at the hilton garden inn at 2000 solar drive… fuck… pic.Twitter.Com/k4eijhhz7n
— stu smith (@thestustustudio) september 7, 2026
abdullah: the killer ice agent, who we got on good authority is right down the road at the garden inn in oxnard.
his name is (name redacted) and we’ll show you a picture of his pig a**. He’s at the hilton garden inn in oxnard.
you see the devil right there, f**k him up! You know that (name redacted) may be staying at the hilton garden inn at 2000 solar drive…f**k him up!
i’m already on the motherf**kin’ list!
if you already read “blood in my eye”…if not, pick up that book and study guerrilla warfare.
when i say f**k him up, i mean in many ways! They don’t get to do their dirt in the dark!
there should be nowhere where they go where they are comfortable!
the heritage foundation’s mike gonzalez notes that in addition to abdullah’s ‘job’ as a university professor, she was one of the original founders of black lives matter and served as the head of blm grassroots.
she is also reportedly a friend of disgraced la mayor karen bass.
trending: update: here is the real story about today’s arrest at ohio democrat amy acton at canfield fair stop
melina abdullah is no ordinary cal tech professor. She’s one of the original founders of black lives matter and the head of blm grassroots, arguably the most important blm outfit out there now. Https://t.Co/uanyys7nmu
— mike gonzalez (@gundisalvus) september 7, 2026 |
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| Mens Soccer Opens Home Slate With 1-1 Draw Against Oswego State |
| Posted on Tuesday, September 08 @ 00:04:16 PDT (3 reads) | |
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Michael forst (forst photography) box score 1 oswego st. Oswego (1-1-1, 0-0-0) 1 utica utica (1-1-1, 0-0-0) oswego st. Oswego (1-1-1, 0-0-0) 1 final sep. 07, 2026 1 utica utica (1-1-1, 0-0-0) score by periods team 1 2 f oswego st. Oswego 0 1 1 utica utica 0 1 1 game recap: mens soccer | 9/7/2026 7:40:00 pm men’s soccer opens home slate with 1-1 draw against oswego state utica, ny - utica universitys mens soccer team hosted the oswego state lakers in the squads 2026 home opener, concluding the close, physical matchup with a 1-1 draw. Both teams traded penalty kick goals within a minute and a half of each other deep into the second half to establish the scoreline. The result moves both teams 2026 record to 1-1-1. The pioneers return to action on wednesday, challenging a strong hobart college statesman team on the road. The utica offense turned it up a notch in todays matchup, taking 15 shots, two more than in their previous two games combined. Of these 15, eight were put on target, split between six separate pioneers. The orange and blues goal was scored by senior felix-assa loselose (syracuse, ny/nottingham) on a penalty kick. The pioneers gave two goalkeepers an even split of the game, with zachary accetta (rocky point, ny/rocky point) pulling the start and saving all three shots on target he faced in 45:00. Closing out the game was asim gacic (utica, ny/thomas r. Proctor), who stopped two of his three shots and is credited with the draw. Physicality was a major factor in the game, with action from the opening whistle, including three combined fouls within the first 2:26. The lakers played with pressure in the first half, outshooting utica 7-3 in the first 45:00. Aiding the oswego attack were seven corner kicks by the visitors. The pioneer defense stood tall, however, entering the halftime break tied 0-0, with strong halftime adjustments to come. After falling in the shot battle early, utica turned the tide in the back half, outshooting the visitors 12-6. Matching the pioneers, oswego also changed their goalkeeper during halftime, subbing in freshman tykie johnson, who played a major role in the final result. Of their eight total shots on goal, utica took seven in the final 45:00, requiring several acrobatic saves by the debutee. Following a foul on a long ball into the goalfront area, loselose took the penalty kick, sending it into the lower left corner 76:06 into the game. The momentum only sided with the pioneers for so long, however, as 1:29 later, the lakers evened the score again at 1-1. During a continued attack after a throw-in deep in uticas defensive zone, a laker was fouled inside the penalty area. Senior midfielder ian husselbeck took the penalty kick for the visitors, sending his shot inside the right post. The lakers tried to continue to apply pressure, taking all four remaining shots in the game, but only one went on target, saved by gacic. Utica faces a quick turnaround, taking a trip to geneva, ny to take on hobart college. Opening kickoff is set for 4:30 pm at the statesmens cozzens field.Print friendly version |
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| Kalshi Referral Code SILIVE: New $25 Labor Day bonus for SMU vs. Florida State; |
| Posted on Tuesday, September 08 @ 00:04:16 PDT (4 reads) | |
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The kalshi promo code silive is live through labor day night, with smu vs. Florida state repricing on the exchange and the cowboys-giants touchdown board already open six days before kickoff. The kalshi promo code silive returns a $25 bonus to new users who deposit $25 at registration—a dollar-for-dollar match that opens a first account with $50 in trading funds, valid on every market kalshi lists.
the kalshi promo code silive is verified and active as of monday, september 7, 2026. It is open to new kalshi accounts in eligible us states, and it works identically whether the registration field calls it a kalshi promo code or a kalshi referral code.
kalshi promo code silive: quick answer for new traders
- the kalshi promo code is silive.
- new users who enter silive and deposit $25 receive a $25 bonus, for $50 in total trading funds.
- the kalshi promo code silive is verified and active as of monday, september 7, 2026.
- the code is entered in the promo/referral field at registration. It cannot be applied to an existing account.
- the bonus funds are valid across all kalshi markets—college football, nfl, politics, economics, and more.
- new kalshi accounts only; one per user; eligible us states.
activating the kalshi promo code silive in four steps:
go to kalshi.Com or download the kalshi app.- Select sign up and enter the kalshi promo code silive in the promo/referral field.
- complete identity verification—required for every new account on a cftc-regulated exchange.
- deposit $25. Your $25 bonus is credited on top, leaving $50 in trading funds.
the bonus funds are valid on any open kalshi market—tonight’s college football contracts and next sunday’s nfl board, plus politics, economics, weather, and entertainment markets.
kalshi promo code silive: bonus terms in full (monday, september 7, 2026)
- promo code: silive
- bonus: $25 in bonus funds
- deposit required: $25
- total starting funds: $50
- also known as: the kalshi referral code—same code, same field, same bonus
- eligibility: new kalshi accounts only; one per user; eligible us states
- confirmed active: monday, september 7, 2026
- where to enter it: the promo/referral field at registration
- eligible markets: all kalshi odds, including college football, nfl, politics, and economics
smu vs. Florida state kalshi odds:
kalshi prices every market as a yes/no contract, and the chance shown on each side is the market’s implied probability—the yes and no prices in cents are what a $1 contract costs on each side. These are the markets the kalshi promo code silive funds. Here is where tonight’s game was trading before its 7:30 p.M. Et kickoff on espn:
| market | chance | yes price | no price |
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| smu to win | 57% | 58¢ | 43¢ |
| florida st. To win | 43% | 43¢ | 58¢ |
| smu wins by over 2.5 points | 54% | 54¢ | 47¢ |
| over 53.5 points scored | 50% | 50¢ | 51¢ |
| florida st. Over 24.5 points scored | 48% | 49¢ | 52¢ |
| smu over 27.5 points scored | 51% | 51¢ | 50¢ |
kalshi odds reflect live order-book trading on a cftc-regulated exchange and shift in real time. Pre-kickoff prices as of monday, september 7, 2026.
more than $1 million had traded on this game before kickoff, and none of it separated the two sides: smu eased to 57%, the spread sat at 54% and the total at a dead-even 50%. Every contract on the board is now repricing possession by possession, and any position taken tonight can be sold back before the final whistle rather than held to settlement—the practical difference between an exchange and a sportsbook ticket.
cowboys vs. Giants kalshi odds and touchdown markets:
the bonus funds carry into the nfl. Dallas visits the giants at metlife stadium on sunday, september 13 at 8:20 p.M. Et, and the board is already open.
| market | chance | yes price | no price |
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| dal cowboys to win | 59% | 61¢ | 40¢ |
| ny giants to win | 41% | 41¢ | 60¢ |
| cowboys win by over 2.5 points | 55% | 55¢ | 46¢ |
| over 48.5 points scored | 49% | 50¢ | 51¢ |
kalshi also prices anytime touchdown contracts on every skill player in the game. These exclude passing touchdowns.
| player | market | chance | yes price | no price |
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| cam skattebo | 1+ touchdowns | 48% | 48¢ | 81¢ |
| jaxson dart | 1+ touchdowns | 33% | 34¢ | 81¢ |
| isaiah likely | 1+ touchdowns | 25% | 24¢ | 81¢ |
| malachi fields | 1+ touchdowns | 16% | 16¢ | 87¢ |
| darnell mooney | 1+ touchdowns | 12% | 13¢ | 88¢ |
| odell beckham jr. | 1+ touchdowns | 10% | 10¢ | 91¢ |
| darius slayton | 1+ touchdowns | 9% | 10¢ | 96¢ |
| devin singletary | 1+ touchdowns | 9% | 9¢ | 92¢ |
| najee harris | 1+ touchdowns | 3% | 22¢ | 98¢ |
kalshi odds reflect live order-book trading on a cftc-regulated exchange and shift in real time. All prices current as of monday, september 7, 2026.
cam skattebo at 48% is the only player on the board priced near a coin flip to reach the end zone, and jaxson dart at 33% is the second name on it—a quarterback rushing market trading ahead of every wide receiver in the game. That is an unusual shape for a touchdown board and worth watching: it says the market expects the giants to score on the ground rather than through the air. Beneath them, six players sit between 9% and 25% with almost nothing separating them, which is what week-one pricing looks like before anyone has a snap count. The $470,714 already traded on this game makes it the deepest of sunday’s nfl slate on the exchange.
view the full kalshi nfl and college football odds here.
is the kalshi promo code the same as the kalshi referral code?
yes. Kalshi uses one field at registration, and the code that goes in it is called a promo code in some places and a referral code in others. The kalshi promo code silive and the kalshi referral code silive are the same string, entered in the same place, unlocking the same $25 bonus on a $25 deposit. Whichever label the sign-up screen shows, silive is what you type.
kalshi promo code vs. Polymarket promo code vs. Draftkings promo code:
three new-customer bonuses are running through labor day night, starting with the kalshi promo code silive. Two are prediction markets and one is a sportsbook, and the differences are structural, not just dollar amounts:
| kalshi | polymarket | draftkings | |
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| code | silive | silive | no actual promo code required |
| current offer | $25 bonus on a $25 deposit ($50 total) | $50 bonus on a $10 deposit ($60 total) |
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worth clearing up before it reads as a mistake: on silive.Com the kalshi code and the polymarket code are the same string, silive. They are two separate accounts on two separate platforms—the code just happens to match.
polymarket is the closest comparison and the one most readers weigh against kalshi. The polymarket promo code silive currently pays the larger bonus on the smaller deposit—$50 on $10, for $60 total—while the kalshi promo code silive pays $25 on $25. What kalshi returns is structure: a federally regulated exchange with a central limit order book, contracts that settle in dollars, and politics and economics markets with depth polymarket’s do not match. Many traders hold both—the polymarket promo code silive is verified alongside the kalshi promo code silive as of monday, september 7, 2026.
draftkings is a different category. It is a licensed sportsbook where customers bet against posted lines rather than trading contracts against other users, and its reward arrives as non-withdrawable bonus bets rather than trading funds. No code is typed at registration—signing up with this draftkings promo code link attaches spend $5, get $200 in bonuses automatically after a $5 qualifying bet.
for the cowboys-giants board specifically, the touchdown contracts above have no sportsbook equivalent that can be traded out of mid-game, and the kalshi promo code silive is the only one of the three that funds a cftc-regulated account.
do you need a draftkings promo code to claim the current draftkings bonus?
no—and it is one of the most common misconceptions among new customers. Draftkings does not require a draftkings promo code to be typed at registration; the reward attaches automatically when a new customer signs up through an eligible link and places a qualifying $5 bet. Kalshi works the opposite way: the kalshi promo code silive must be entered at sign-up, or the $25 bonus is not credited.
sign up with this draftkings promo code link to activate spend $5, get $200 in bonuses on a $5 first bet.
more verified kalshi promo codes for labor day night:
the kalshi promo code silive is one of five verified kalshi promo codes active as of september 7, 2026. All five return the same $25 bonus on a $25 deposit.
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| silive.Com | silive |
| syracuse.Com | syracuse |
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final thoughts: lock in the kalshi promo code silive before sunday’s cowboys-giants kickoff on september 13
tonight’s college football market settles in a few hours, but the cowboys-giants board runs for another six days and will keep repricing on every injury report between now and sunday night. Deposit $25 and enter silive at registration and the account opens with $50 in trading funds on a cftc-regulated exchange.
the kalshi promo code silive is verified, active as of monday, september 7, 2026, and available to new kalshi accounts only.
get the kalshi promo code silive here.
must be 18 years or older and have a legal, u.S. Residential address within the applicable state, d.C., Or u.S. Territories. Not available in az, il, ma, md, mi, mt, nj, and oh. Deposit $25 and receive a $25 bonus in trading funds; bonus funds must be traded before any resulting funds can be withdrawn. New kalshi accounts only; one offer per user. |
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| Polymarket upgrades $50 promo code SILIVE through Labor Day Week |
| Posted on Tuesday, September 08 @ 00:04:16 PDT (3 reads) | |
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On monday, september 7, 2026, polymarket upgrades promo code silive across the entire labor day week of sport — tonight’s smu vs. Florida state closer in tallahassee, the nfl season opening wednesday, an 11-game holiday baseball card and the college football weekend that follows. Users interested in prediction markets can apply the code when joining polymarket and access game contracts, player props and other major events.
eligible new users receive a $50 bonus after making an initial $10 deposit. The added funds give first-time traders more flexibility to explore outright winner markets, margin and total contracts, anytime touchdown props, and polymarket’s broader selection of live prediction events.
this month, verified polymarket promo code silive gives eligible new u.S. Users bonus funds for labor day college football, nfl week 1, mlb and other prediction events.
first-time users can access the upgraded promotion by completing these steps:
steps to activate polymarket promo code silive bonus:
- visit
polymarket.Com or download the official app. - Use polymarket promo code silive in the referral or invite code field during registration for a new account.
- complete the identity verification process.
- fund with $10 or more to activate the $50 new-user bonus.
users can immediately apply the funds to eligible polymarket contracts across sports, politics and major global events after the bonus credits.
polymarket promo code silive: guidelines
eligible new users can access the upgraded polymarket promo code silive promotion by entering the code when opening a new u.S. Account.
| offer detail | polymarket promo code silive |
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| bonus reward | $50 in trading funds |
| deposit minimum | $10 initial deposit |
| total starting funds | $60 |
| waitlist status | no app waitlist required |
| eligibility | new polymarket u.S. Accounts only |
| required code | silive |
| valid as of | monday, september 7, 2026 |
| market access | full polymarket catalog, including college football, nfl, mlb, politics, finance, crypto and global events |
| trading structure | peer-to-peer prediction markets where prices move based on user activity rather than a traditional house model |
tonight’s smu vs. Florida state: polymarket prices
the upgraded code lands hours before no. 19 smu visits florida state at bobby bowden field at doak campbell stadium, kicking off at 7:30 p.M. Et on espn. Polymarket offers contracts on the outright winner, the winning margin and the total, plus much more.
| market | market probability | yes price | no price |
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| smu to win | 58% | 58¢ | 42¢ |
| florida state to win | 42% | 42¢ | 58¢ |
| smu to win by over 2.5 points | 53% | 53¢ | 48¢ |
| over 53.5 total points | 50% | 50¢ | 51¢ |
smu pays 1.72x at 58% and florida state 2.35x at 42%, the closest full-game college football market of the holiday weekend by a wide margin — sunday’s board was dominated by 90%-plus favorites. The derivative markets are tighter still: the mustangs covering 2.5 points is priced at 53%, and the total sits at a dead-even 50% on over 53.5 points. Every number on this game is within three points of a coin flip, which is unusual for a season opener between a ranked visitor and a power four host.
polymarket odds reflect live peer-to-peer trading and update in real time. All prices current as of monday, september 7, 2026.
cowboys at giants: polymarket player props
the upgraded code also covers nfl week 1, which closes its sunday slate with dallas at the new york giants at 8:20 p.M. Et on nbc from metlife stadium. The cowboys are trading at 60% to the giants’ 40%, and the anytime touchdown board is already live. Polymarket notes these contracts cover touchdowns from scrimmage, so passing touchdowns are excluded.
| player | market | market probability | yes price | no price |
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| ceedee lamb | 1+ anytime touchdown | 44% | 44¢ | 57¢ |
| george pickens | 1+ anytime touchdown | 40% | 40¢ | 61¢ |
| isaiah likely | 1+ anytime touchdown | 25% | 25¢ | 76¢ |
| odell beckham jr. | 1+ anytime touchdown | 5% | 5¢ | 96¢ |
| ryan flournoy | 2+ anytime touchdowns | 3% | 3¢ | 98¢ |
ceedee lamb leads the board at 44%, but the movement is where the read is. George pickens has climbed nine points to 40%, closing most of the gap on lamb — a market pricing dallas as a two-headed passing attack rather than a one-target offense. Isaiah likely is the sharpest riser of the group at 23 points, up to 25%. Odell beckham jr. At 5% and ryan flournoy’s 2+ touchdown contract at 3% sit at the far end of the board, priced for marginal roles. Because these are week-one prices with no snap counts behind them, they are among the most volatile contracts on the nfl board and will move on the first inactives report.
polymarket odds reflect live peer-to-peer trading and update in real time. All prices current as of monday, september 7, 2026.
view and trade full polymarket prices for college football, nfl and mlb markets
what else the upgraded code covers this week
the labor day week board does not pause between tonight’s kickoff and sunday:
- monday: an 11-game mlb holiday card running from atlanta at philadelphia at 1:05 p.M. Et through toronto at the athletics at 10:05 p.M.
- wednesday: the nfl season opens with new england at seattle, 8:20 p.M. Et on nbc at lumen field.
- thursday: san francisco meets the los angeles rams at the melbourne cricket ground, 8:35 p.M. Et on netflix.
- friday and saturday: a full college football weekend, headlined by no. 2 oregon at oklahoma state and no. 10 oklahoma at no. 16 michigan.
- sunday: 13 nfl games across three windows, closing with cowboys-giants.
one deposit funds all of it. Contracts on any of these markets can be bought and sold at any point before settlement, so a position taken on tonight’s game does not have to be held while the rest of the week trades.
polymarket promo code vs. Kalshi promo code
polymarket and kalshi provide eligible u.S. Users access to regulated prediction markets, with each platform offering its own new-user incentive. Here’s how the current promotions compare:
| polymarket vs. Kalshi | polymarket | kalshi |
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| promo code | silive | silive |
| bonus | $50 on a $10 deposit ($60 total) | $25 on a $25 deposit ($50 total) |
| platform type | peer-to-peer prediction market | exchange-style prediction market |
| odds set by | user trading (supply & demand) | user limit orders |
| market depth | highest volume globally | strong us market depth |
| sports markets | yes | yes |
worth clearing up before it reads as a mistake: on silive.Com the polymarket code and the kalshi code are the same string, silive. They are two separate accounts on two separate platforms — the code just happens to match.
polymarket promo code silive and the latest kalshi offer give eligible new users added value across the week, but the platforms use different trading systems. Polymarket operates through peer-to-peer markets, while kalshi matches limit orders on a centralized exchange. Across a week this crowded, that difference shows up in how quickly prices reprice once games kick off.
verified polymarket referral codes:
throughout september, eligible new users can enter verified polymarket referral code silive to receive a $50 sign-up bonus. Related codes may provide access to the same promotion in select approved markets:
| reported by: | verified polymarket promo code: |
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| silive.Com | silive |
| syracuse.Com | cuse |
| masslive.Com | mass |
| oregonlive.Com | oregon |
| cleveland.Com | cleve |
conclusion: why polymarket promo code silive matters for labor day week
this september, polymarket promo code silive gives eligible new users added value across a week that runs from tonight’s college football closer in tallahassee to sunday night at metlife stadium. Traders who deposit $10 and enter code silive can receive a $50 bonus, creating $60 in total trading power to explore the smu-florida state winner, margin and total, anytime touchdown props on ceedee lamb and george pickens, an 11-game mlb card and every nfl week 1 game. With tonight’s three main markets all sitting within three points of even, the first move of the week is available before the 7:30 p.M. Et kickoff.
claim polymarket promo code silive to unlock the $50 bonus and start trading labor day week’s markets.
polymarket is a prediction market platform, not a sportsbook. Users trade positions on event outcomes using real funds. Must be 18 years or older and have a legal, u.S. Residential address within the applicable state, d.C., Or u.S. Territories. Trading involves risk. Only participate where legally permitted and never trade more than you can afford to lose. Bonus subject to polymarket’s current terms and conditions. Offer valid for new accounts only. |
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‘coyote vs. Acme’ is as looney as it needs to be : pop culture happy hour
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the movie coyote vs. Acme comes with some buzzy lore: it was famously shelved, and almost didn’t see the light of day. But it’s here now, and it’s good and looney! It follows wile e. Coyote when he decides to sue the acme corporation for manufacturing crappy, ineffective products. The cast includes will forte, john cena and lana condor. We also talk about our favorite dolly parton musical performances.
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catnip coalition is a thrift and cat lover’s paradise
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september 7, 2026by
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meghan cassaday moved from wisconsin to los angeles for a man. She ended up staying for the cats.
it was scary to leave her hometown, but she envisioned california as a magical place and was in love. The relationship didn’t last, but the move led her down an unexpected new path shaped by two of her passions: cats and vintage wares.
cassaday, who goes by cass, turned her “crazy idea” for a collective of vintage stalls with a cat focus into catnip coalition vintage mall in 2023. The store, with its eye-catching cat sculpture overlooking the entrance, is hard to miss on a bustling stretch of magnolia avenue in burbank. This is especially true if there happen to be adoptable felines playing and snoozing in the shop’s showcase windows.
inside, the store is full of cat-themed goods and art, two shop cats and anywhere between two and eight adoptable rescue cats at a time. You can find quirky kitty tchotchkes, funny feline-themed mugs and hats with cats on them, as well as a vast array of vintage pop culture items, clothing and jewelry sans cats.
“i feel like pet loving is on steroids out here compared to wisconsin,” she says. “Just the fact that i’m able to create something like this is a testament to it.”
the shop wasn’t cassaday’s first dip into selling vintage goods. A few months after moving here, cassaday met her future business partner, cory jacob, at a podcast taping. They’d later drive around l.A. To pick up discarded furniture and flip it. It wasn’t long before the upcycling duo opened a vintage shop in north hollywood named yes baby! Vintage in december 2020.
at the same time, cassaday, worked as a vet tech, a gig she’d had off and on for a decade when she lived in wisconsin. “Being from wisconsin, i wasn’t used to seeing colonies of stray cats everywhere because that’s a very real problem that’s going on in l.A.,” She says. “So, i already had this sense of just wanting to do something to help.” Cat euthanasia rates at los angeles shelters have climbed this year, partially due to limited spay and neuter vouchers and the high cost of veterinary care, animal advocates say.
a hefty rent increase for yes baby! Vintage in 2021 prompted a search for a more affordable space. Friend and owner of phoebe peacock, a boutique gift shop and perfumery, jennifer hardaway, encouraged cassaday and jacob to reopen near her on magnolia avenue. It worked out. Then another space four doors down became available, which is where catnip coalition is now. Jacob now solely owns yes baby! Vintage and cassaday, catnip coalition.
“i love vintage, but animals and cats are my passion,” cassaday says. “I’ve learned in life: if you can turn your passion into your career, that’s it — that’s happiness.”
beyond cat vibes, cassaday knew she wanted shop cats and to help furballs in need of a home. She reached out to her friend lori fusaro, a staff photographer for best friends animal society in los angeles, about adopting two cats. There, she met a bonded pair who were difficult to place due to behavioral issues and one’s chronic health problems. She wasn’t deterred. She’d lean into her experience as a vet tech to take care of the neglected duo and quickly “fell in love.”
the pair, franklin and nigel, moved into catnip coalition a month after opening. “They’re like little neighborhood celebrities, and they both have big attitudes, or cattitudes,” she says.
the store donates a portion of proceeds to local cat rescues, such as kitten rescue los angeles, northeast l.A. Cats and stray cat alliance, and works closely with the groups to highlight adoptable cats in the storefront’s showcase windows. To date, the vintage mall has helped over 120 cats find forever homes.
the quirky storefront invites passersby to stop and have a look, almost like curious cats themselves. Among those captivated during a recent visit was first-time shopper kevin smith, a librarian and cat lover.
“it really does feel like all of burbank encapsulated in one building,” he says. “If you love quirky things or some eclectic things, some retro things, i think this is the place to find it.”
returning customer mia takara says her love of cats and nostalgic goods from the 1990s and 2000s keep her coming back to the shop whenever the hawaii resident visits her partner every couple of months. Meanwhile, other browsers chitchat about cats, weird vintage finds and their eccentric animal obsessions from childhood. Some spot franklin and nigel and smile and swoon.
“we’re in such times where people are just desperate for positivity,” cassaday says. “And to me, these cats are that.”
she considers the shop the foundation of her life’s work. “Now, i know what i should be doing because i’m doing it right now, and it feels right.”
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this house trumpets its history in the face of gentrification. Now it’s a landmark
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september 7, 2026by
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the house is unmissable. Its colorful exterior, a painted forest of faces.
latino artists, activists and musicians, suspended mid-motion, grin down at passersby. A spotted jaguar sprawls across the garage door. Around the border of one of its windows, a message is written in all-caps: “it takes the hood to save the hood.”
this is the “latin rock house,” an enduring tribute to the culture and history of the mission district, one of san francisco’s oldest — and most dramatically gentrified — neighborhoods. Last month, san francisco lawmakers unanimously declared the latin rock house a historic landmark, formally protecting the spanish-style home from being painted over, altered or destroyed by future owners or developers without the city’s permission. The house has been the site of jam sessions and musical creation, community festivals and celebrations and ongoing efforts to engage the city’s youth in music. It’s also a home, where richard and tammy segovia live.
“now we can say this piece of the city is ours,” said owner richard segovia, 72, a fifth-generation san franciscan who was born and raised in the mission.
“this is for us,” he said. “Our culture. Our music. Our people. It’s amazing.”
among san francisco’s more than 300 historic landmarks — including the golden gate bridge and colonial-era mission dolores church — there are several residences. Most are traditional in style or notable for the historic events that happened within. The city’s most recognizable historic homes may be the row of pastel victorians known as the painted ladies, which were included in the opening credits of the sitcom full house.
none look like segovia’s house of latin rock.
in a neighborhood that has seen decades of redevelopment, skyrocketing home prices and the displacement of thousands of latino families, this mural-wrapped home is more than a marker of the mission’s cultural vibrancy. It’s a stake in the ground, segovia said. A sign to tourists and transplants of what this neighborhood has long represented.
“this house is like the whole neighborhood. You see it from the outside and you think wow, such a beautiful painting,” segovia said. “But then you come inside and you spend some time and you realize all the culture and history that was built here.”
a changing neighborhood
the mission district is one of san francisco’s oldest enclaves. Originally the homeland of the ohlone indians, the mission was taken over by spanish settlers in the 1700s and so named after the catholic church at its center, now known as mission dolores.
in the centuries that followed, the mission went from mexican farmland to immigrant stronghold as waves of working-class european families moved into the neighborhood following the gold rush in the mid-1800s. After the great san francisco fire of 1906 wiped out much of the city’s downtown, the mission transformed into a commercial district. Over the next several decades, mexican american families poured in and set down roots.
in 1950, only about 11% of mission residents would have been considered latino, according to the california migration museum, but by the 1970s, that number had swelled to nearly half.
segovia’s family moved into the house in 1963. He was 10 years old.
“i’ve seen all of the changes this neighborhood has been through — the good, bad and ugly — and now? My god, i wouldn’t even be able to afford to live here today” had he not inherited his home from his parents, segovia said.
the tech boom that began in the 1990s brought waves of new residents to the city and sent home prices soaring. Eviction rates jumped and some community centers and shops that served a primarily latino population closed.
supervisor jackie fielder, who represents the mission neighborhood in san francisco’s legislature, said the area has lost more than 12,000 latino residents over the last 25 years.
up and down the block where segovia’s house sits, property values have soared close to $2 million. The mexican american family that used to live next door, he said, is gone. Graywashed modern homes, like the one next door, have replaced houses painted bright blues and yellows, a stark contrast to the vibrant palette of the neighborhood.
“there’s this thing that happens with gentrification where the newcomers tend to ignore whatever conversation is happening in a place aesthetically or culturally because they don’t feel like they have to participate,” said sergio de la torre, a professor at the university of san francisco who has studied the demographic change happening in the mission. “In a neighborhood where these gray, muted houses have really multiplied, this guy is doing the exact opposite. This is the other extreme. It’s as loud as a house can be.”
fielder said she was struck with the idea to landmark the latin rock house during a community event there earlier this year.
“it’s owned by a native san franciscan, and it’s beloved by the community,” she said. “Seeing the mural for myself, seeing the over 87 musicians painted on there alongside traditional chicano and aztec motifs, i was like, wow, we have to preserve this. So, that’s when we got to work.”
san francisco is the historic birthplace of latin rock, fielder added.
as psychedelic rock took over the city in the 1960s, latino artists blended it with afro-cuban beats and percussive sounds more commonly found in jazz and salsa. Artists like carlos santana distinguished the genre and brought it to a worldwide audience.
segovia, a percussionist, has always filled his home with music – playing impromptu concerts for the neighborhood out of open garage doors or inviting friends and fellow musicians over to jam. Eventually, he retrofitted his childhood bedroom into a recording studio.
the cover art for santana’s 1999 record, supernatural, was created inside segovia’s home, he said.
‘i’m holding down my roots’
the petition to preserve segovia’s house was recommended by the historic preservation commission and approved unanimously by the city’s legislature after supporters and neighbors testified before the board, lauding its impact and cultural significance to the community.
“what this kind of landmarking does is preserve this part of the neighborhood that has been subject to a lot of displacement and gentrification,” fielder said, adding “it’s to preserve an irreplaceable piece of san francisco’s latino heritage and musical history.”
but to some, the preservation effort is a superficial solution to an underlying problem: the erasure of culture and the ongoing displacement of latino families.
de la torre, who also lives in the neighborhood, sees the historic designation as lip service: a superficial attempt to preserve the culture and community of the mission, instead of tackling issues that vex families who live there day in and day out.
among the things the neighborhood would stand to benefit from, de la torre said, are financial and legal support for street vendors who keep the commerce district alive, drug treatment programs, and housing assistance.
“they could work on more social programs for kids, for example, but they’re not doing that,” de la torre said. “It’s an easy way out to commit to this thing, to say we care about you guys and we’re going to give you things to keep the latin rock house alive, but nothing else.”
segovia’s house didn’t always look like this.
ten years ago, segovia received a grant from the california art commission to paint a mural on the exterior of his home.
“that’s when i decided to make my house the house of latin rock,” segovia said. “I’m letting the new techie generation know that i’m not going anywhere. I’m holding down my roots.”
the walls commemorate artists that have made their mark on the genre, like santana and jazz percussionist pete escovedo, as well as civil rights activists like dolores huerta.
inside the house, new artists are still being molded.
bands like the all-female salsa group agua pura and the young los jefes have taken up unofficial residencies in segovia’s home, using his instruments, recording booths and expertise in the industry to help shape their own sound.
segovia’s wife, tammy, brings them snacks as they jam.
for musicians like rebecca rodriguez, 26, the latin rock house is a second home, a safe place to experiment and grow as an artist.
“it’s just this magical musical house,” said rodriguez, the band leader of agua pura. “It’s like a museum, but a museum that’s still so alive.”
on the walls of the performance space are the name and signatures of artists who have come through the house. Rodriguez said she and her bandmates have added their names. So, too, have members of los jefes, who were only in high school when they started working together on their first ep at the house.
to have their names on the walls, rodriguez said, feels like being part of something bigger than just the house. It feels like making a mark on the culture, the music she loves and, now, the city itself.
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the past and present lives of musician-skater sage elsesser, a.K.A navy blue
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12 hours agoon
september 7, 2026by
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you sense that sage elsesser would excel in any endeavor he set out to master. Give him a year of focus and he’d perfect the thousands of folds required to make a paper samurai worthy of gold at the origami olympiad. Give him six months of training and his alpine lineage and preternatural athleticism could have him scaling everest and snowboarding down it. Hand him a first-class ticket to any conflict zone on earth and his diplomatic temperament would ease tensions that have long bedeviled u.N. Envoys.
there is no concrete evidence for any of these claims. But the anecdotal data is practically irrefutable. At 29, elsesser’s past and present lives include time as a professional skateboarder and avatar of f—ing awesome and supreme. Under the alias navy blue, the mid-city native is one of the most revered rapper-producers of the contemporary hip-hop underground — who received writing credits on frank ocean’s “blonde” as a teenager and steered creative direction for his longtime friend and musical collaborator, earl sweatshirt. You may have seen elsesser’s face staring back in brand campaigns for everyone from calvin klein to tommy hilfiger or bought his signature line of converse skate shoes. He’s the co-founder of a vintage watch collective, very special, whose clients have included hailey bieber and future. He also plays the congas and the batá, a sacred afro-cuban double-headed drum.
the hidden difficulties of these renaissance-man ambitions would be familiar to every legitimate multi-hyphenate from gordon parks back to the original polymath, leon battista alberti, a 15th century italian artist, architect, linguist, priest and cryptographer, who wrote that “no art, however minor, demands less than total dedication if you want to excel in it.”
“i feel like i’ve been at an emotional capacity lately. I’m feeling spread quite thin,” elsesser says, shortly after we sit down for lunch last month among the well-heeled summer tourists at the sunset tower hotel in west hollywood.
none of the patrons appear to be dedicated readers of thrasher or quartersnacks, which affords elsesser a preferable anonymity. The braids of a few years ago have given way to a shorter coif and a closely cropped beard, neither of which obscures the high cheekbones he shares with his sisters, the models paloma, a vogue cover star who has walked every runway from fendi to balenciaga, and ama. He wears a white t-shirt and dark blue jeans that look basic until you’re close enough to see the meticulous stitching, texture and heavy, expensive fabric.
“i give a lot of myself to each thing i do. And i try to really be present for most of it,” elsesser says. “I’ve been really conscious of the language that i use. I don’t know how i feel about the word ‘intention.’ I’ve been grappling with it, but i’m trying to be really intentional with my energy and where i put it.”
the last 72 hours have been a blitz of activity. On friday night, he performed a set at a block party in south l.A. On sunday, there was an all-day photo shoot for this image story. Today, monday, is the interview, to be immediately followed by a fitting in the valley for ferragamo — the italian luxury house that put him up in this art deco landmark on the sunset strip.
“i probably won’t be doing any more interviews for a minute,” elsesser says, acknowledging the end of the press cycle for his most recent album, june’s “sir render.”
the promotional run has taken him across both coasts and to paris fashion week, where he and one of his favorite brands, stone island, collaborated on an album listening event and a limited-edition vinyl run, featuring a special cover with a custom sculptural bust of elsesser adorned in a bespoke chain mail top, which was described in publicity materials as “evoking protection, introspection, and the notion of internal armor carried throughout the work.”
if brand copy should be taken with a gallon of morton, elsesser’s duality is unmistakable. He’s developed the armature required to handle being in the public eye since 17 — when he turned pro and became generationally canonized for “cherry,” a 40-minute skate video for supreme that featured elsesser and his similarly soon-to-be-deified friends, including na-kel smith, tyshawn jones and the late dylan rieder. A little over a half-decade later, the onetime crucible of downtown cool sold for more than $2 billion to the parent company of vans and north face; the brand equity that “cherry” contributed was incalculable.
a waiter comes to take our order. Elsesser asks if they can bring a bowl of fruit. Denied, he settles for iced tea, but encourages me to eat with the geniality and concern of a grandparent. Calling him an old soul veers a little too close to cliché, but it’s clearly something that he’s heard all of his life. If the dharmic wheel exists, this isn’t his first 360 flip.
with certain guardrails, he’ll unflinchingly delve into deep-seated psychological wounds. He tends to speak methodically and carefully — in a way that could seem guarded, but more aptly reflects a chronometric yearning for accuracy.
when he discusses the previous friday’s show, he’s quick to mention becoming choked up five songs in, during a performance of “sunlight of the spirit,” a song about the fragile beauty of life, recovery and “childhood trauma [that] make you grow fast.”
“i get really emotional performing this stuff, especially when my dad is present — because a lot of it is about my relationship with him,” elsesser says. “I’ve witnessed a lot of his hurt and resilience and his ability to push through and remain present for me. It’s really empowering.”
he laughs, slightly embarrassed by his earnestness. But that’s what endears him to his fans, who appreciate the chthonic split between the aerial skate aesthete and the grieving empath.
onstage at this diverse block party of young and old in malcolm x shirts and backward jamaican flag hats, elsesser bobs his head as if lost in thought. He thanks the crowd for the “time and space to navigate the stuff.”
the “stuff” being a body of work angled toward wistful ruminations on familial heritage, the search for brotherhood and “the question of what to do with all the sorrow.” In less graceful hands, it could come off solipsistic, but elsesser sifts through the pain in search of reasons to better himself and transcend grief — to savor life not merely for its blessings, but for its adversities too. During “la noche,” an elegiac piano hymn about trying to find peace of mind, he shakily sings the hook, telling the audience, “i’m not the best singer, but i sing because i love life.” They join in.
before he performs what was supposed to be his last song of the set, elsesser exhorts the attendees to clap “one time for gratitude.” Then adds half-jokingly, “ok, i’m gonna go and be in my head somewhere.” But the attendees demand an encore. And after it ends, his shirt is almost soaked through, his brow furrowed. His last words of the night are “i did my absolute best for y’all, i swear.”
when he steps off the scaffolding, two dozen fans swarm him. It seems less hero worship than a reunion of old friends.
his memories begin in mourning. Elsesser’s first life-altering experience came when he was 5 and witnessed his father grappling with the tragedy of losing his eldest son. “I saw how it changed my dad,” elsesser says. “I saw the place that he went and how much love lifted him up — how when i’d give him a hug, i could see him smile, knowing how much pain he was enduring.”
what elsesser knows, he heard secondhand. His father’s child from a previous relationship was raised in england. There were hardships and traumas, periods of institutionalization. He apparently hopped into a friend’s car, which turned out to be stolen. There was a police chase through london. A crash. He was 18.
“but i really don’t know, of course,” elsesser says, his voice trailing off. Nearly a quarter-century later, the emotions remain visceral, but he’s uncertain whether the memories are real or dreamed.
“i remember being with him when he received the news through a phone call — or maybe it was a fax machine,” elsesser says. “There was a stillness, a deafening silence. It was the sensation of being a kid in a room where there’s only one light source and you can see the floating particles in the air.”
his first trip to the united kingdom was for the funeral. The bereaved received rap demos that elsesser’s brother and his friends had recorded. Even then, the kindergartner recognized the significance of this last testament.
“i was fully hearing him,” elsesser says. “And i still listen to the cassette tape often. It’s special.”
around the same time, elsesser discovered hip-hop via 2pac’s posthumous album, “until the end of time.” Coupled with his brother’s recordings, it taught him that art could outlast mortal limitations. “It grounded me to be able to listen to someone not in the physical form,” elsesser remembers. “They came through the stereo, speaking loudly into my ear, filtered through the added beauty of a child’s brain taking that all in.”
the first rap song that elsesser wrote, years later, was called “i see angels.” In the household, spiritual jazz, classic soul and funk, and afrobeat were omnipresent. His father is a swiss-chilean multi-instrumentalist and master of percussion, who bought him an akai xr20 drum machine, and shortly thereafter, taught him how to chop his first sample (nina simone’s “four women”).
his mother is a black american singer-songwriter, raised in los angeles with ancestral roots in tennessee. Family lore has it that when she was first starting out, marvin gaye told her that if she was going to pursue a life in music, she’d better love it, because it would kill her. Her close friends included jackson browne — who brought the family christmas gifts and gingerbread cookies every year in his convertible — and cat power, who used to take the kids on sleepovers to the chateau marmont. Both are big fans of elsesser’s music.
his maternal grandfather, madison t. Shockley sr., Was the multi-hyphenate prototype. A conscientious objector who spent three years in a civilian public service camp for refusing the world war ii draft, shockley was originally an insurance agent before embarking on subsequent careers as a social worker, family therapist and actor in films like “the color purple” and “back to school.” Before his 2011 death, shockley instilled a philosophical hunger and love of language in his grandson — who later put a photo of the two of them on the cover of 2023’s “ways of knowing.” His grandma, still alive at 101, taught him, “don’t let anyone steal your joy.”
“i lived in a duplex with my grandparents and saw them downstairs every morning,” elsesser says. “My grandfather was always so present and had an infectious smile. I’d ask for a couple dollars for the bus, and he’d hand me two. When i’d say that i needed more than that, he’d answer, ‘well, you asked for a couple. And don’t ask for a few because that’s three.’ It was such a beautiful, quick way to teach me to ask for exactly what you want.”
his memories of his early years in mid-city are refracted through the fog of weed clouds and the fish-eye lens of a vx1000 video camera. The midtown shopping center. Wandering through the stacks of the old bodhi tree bookstore on melrose. World on wheels. Skating at los angeles high, downtown and the sand gaps at venice under a powerful, yellow sun. Or taking the big blue bus to fly up and down the ramp at the boys and girls club with his older carpool partner from ucla lab school, thebe kgositsile (who would soon become better known as earl sweatshirt).
“a lot of us had to discover [culture] on our own, but sage was exposed to it early. He was a baby of conart and the old rasta shop in little ethiopia,” kgositsile says. “He’s the real deal — one of the first of our generation to be on fairfax, a pylon and cornerstone at the forefront of a much bigger thing that later became known to the world. And he was always cool. Ever since i met him, he’s always had a totally unique fashion and skate style.”
the preteen elsesser fatefully introduced kgositsile to tyler, the creator, which resulted in the classic lineup of odd future that became a phenomenon in the early 2010s.
“he literally was like, ‘yeah, i’ll set that up for y’all,’” kgositsile says. “And then we’re on the block and sage is like, ‘yo, this is bro i was telling you about. I want you guys to meet.’ He introduced a 15-year-old to an 18-year-old when he was 12! That’s not normal at all.”
in the eighth grade, elsesser accepted a full scholarship to an elite boarding school in east hampton, n.Y. There was a requisite culture shock, missing friends and family, and impostor syndrome. He shaved his head and spent most weekends skating tompkins square park in manhattan, listening to hardcore punk and joy division.
“i knew that my family couldn’t afford it and the scholarship made me feel like the token inner-city sponsored kid. There was a lot of pressure on me not to mess up,” elsesser says. “Meanwhile, the kids from my neighborhood back home were getting locked up. It’s the reality of being black and brown in l.A. You’re trying to make ends meet and get caught up in the snares. Then one strike, two strikes and now you’re doing time.”
as a senior, elsesser was named best new artist at the guild hall exhibition, the youngest-ever recipient at the prestigious visual and performing arts center in east hampton. His submission, “hard to forget,” was a dry-point print of three people lynched in alabama in the early 20th century.
shortly after, the pratt institute in brooklyn offered him a full ride. By then, “cherry” had made him and his friends the new faces of supreme over a soundtrack of chief keef and jane’s addiction — the camera shadowing their tricky subversions of gravity, collisions with concrete and random cultural intersections (tyler, the creator, chloë sevigny) on the new york city streets.
“it’s not easy to traverse all of these worlds, but it’s part of what makes him so unique,” says his older sister and manager, the director kanyessa mcmahon. “There’s no one who has ever been in the middle of all these moments as quietly as he has been. Supreme didn’t find a bunch of kids and put them together. Sage just brought them and said, ‘these are my friends.’ The people who know, know.”
navy blue emerged from a depressive bout circa 2015, his freshman year of college. At first, his tracks were posted anonymously on soundcloud, as a way to separate the art from the dozens of images of him seasonally plastered in supreme advertisements. The invisibility offered a protective cloak, allowing his existential confessionals to develop free of the expectations placed upon sage elsesser, pro skateboarder.
often rapping over drumless loops, elsesser took inspiration from yasiin bey and the late ka, the brownsville mc and producer who spent his days as an fdny captain and nights as a pillar of hip-hop’s avant-garde. In his final years, he became a mentor to elsesser, and his departed spirit hangs heavily over “sir render.”
over the last decade, elsesser has amassed an immersive catalog rooted in ancient precepts that seem almost alien in the modern world: nobility, the quest for dignity, karmic debt, familial inheritance and how to sustain faith in a shallow environment. All of it was released independently on his own imprint, save for a brief one-album stint on def jam in 2023. As a producer, he’s made beats for the most vaunted names of the underground, including sweatshirt, mike, mach-hommy and armand hammer.
for all his disparate pursuits, elsesser revels in the small details, incapable of giving anything less than total dedication. He’s been sober for six years, after a rehab stint recommended by a therapist. The clarity sharpened his perspective. The competitive streak is innate. After our initial conversation, we speak again via zoom in early august. He’s more comfortable in his bed-stuy apartment than at the sunset tower, exposed brick now behind him, his dog wednesday nearby gnawing at her paw.
the conversation returns to his los angeles show from two weeks earlier. I ask what went through his head after he walked off.
“i’m a perfectionist, so i wasn’t feeling confident,” he admits. “I’d been so consumed with video treatments and merch designs, to where it was like, ‘oh, i’m a practicing rapper. I should know all my lyrics.’ But i didn’t know some of them, and i messed up a few times.”
i mention that no one in the crowd could tell. He understands this, but it doesn’t alter much. In the next breath, he mentions his saturn return, the astrological transit that often triggers a reevaluation of one’s pursuits and place in the cosmic octagon. Thirty is only a few months away. The first act is finished. That’s not to suggest any radical reinventions are afoot. He’s still skating, still modeling. His desire to create “boundary-pushing music” occupies most of his imagination, waking and liminal.
elsesser mentions his natural collector’s streak and inclination toward abundance. But at this stage, he’s seeking ways to simplify and declutter.
“i have too many sneakers. I have too many t-shirts, too many football jerseys that i never wear,” elsesser says. “My closet is full of winter coats, you know what i mean?”
this aversion to excess is coupled with gratitude. Elsesser says that what he desires most is to remain compassionate and open-minded.
“i want to be of service to the world,” he says. “I’m still going to hold the door for an elderly woman, regardless if she’s racist or not.”
he mentions a dream of returning to school in 10 years, to become a therapist for people who lack the financial means to afford psychological care. Maybe buying some land. Tending a small cherimoya tree. A little while ago, he bought a leather shearling double rl coat for the express purpose of wearing it in switzerland a half-century from now. He unfurls the vision. A home in the alps. Two german shepherds on a loose leash, maybe off leash.
“i’d be just walking and breathing in the most beautiful crisp air,” he says. “A full head of hair. And maybe wearing this striped shirt that i got — if it still exists.”
by then, the idea is to have completed the cycle. Perfected all the things that he wanted to perfect. And now, be the latest node in a transmission that includes ka, his parents and grandparents, and the ancestors he never knew, but whose wisdom he inherited.
“i’d love to take what i’ve learned and be able to share it with other people,” elsesser says. “Nothing that i’ve experienced thus far has been in vain. It’s all a reference point.”
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What lamont lester jr.S latest honor says about his colorado impact
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the colorado buffaloes’ defensive line was among the most impressive in college football during its week 1 performance against the georgia tech yellow jackets. Pro football focus graded it as the best defensive line in week 1, awarding it a 95.5 rating.
the man at the helm of that unit’s dominance was monmouth hawks transfer lamont lester jr. He was awarded big 12 defensive player of the week for his efforts.
lamont lester jr.’S award-winning performance
lester was disruptive in the backfield for the entirety of the contest, tallying three sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss, setting the yellow jackets back a total of 22 yards. He contributed to colorado’s run-stopping efforts as well, racking up five total tackles, with four being unassisted.
lester earned a pro football focus grade of 90.3 and is tied for the leading sack total among power four defensive linemen. The only other players at the power four level tied for that mark are isaac terrell of the iowa state cyclones and xavier gilliam of the tennessee volunteers. However, they each played in blowout wins against fcs opponents, making lester’s performance more impressive in comparison.
he only trails memphis tigers defensive lineman elijah kinsler by half a sack for the leading total in the nation, and with a tune-up game against the weber state wildcats on the horizon, he could easily take that crown.
why deion sanders brought in lamont lester jr.
if you asked colorado coach deion sanders, though, he wouldn’t be even slightly surprised. Lester was a star last season, but flew under the radar due to playing at the fcs level.
“a lot of these guys were great players where they came from,” sanders said postgame. “Thats why we got them. And you guys, sometimes just because a guy played at a school, you dont give him the credit that he deserves. Sometimes a smaller school, but football is football to me. I dont give a darn whos out there on the other side. Football is football. Like, you can watch your film and say that guy can play.”
lester racked up nine sacks, 36 total tackles, 19 solo tackles, two forced fumbles and a pass breakup with monmouth in 2025.
“i dont care who hes playing against. I dont care if its sec, acc, or what c,” sanders said. “But those guys that we grabbed, the linebackers, did a phenomenal job as well. And i think we rotated three of them, and they stood the test.”
how lamont lester jr. Elevates colorado buffaloes’ defensive line
lester’s impact elevated colorado’s defensive line as a whole. The unit earned the big 12’s defensive line of the week award on the back of his performance, as his teammates were able to have profound impacts of their own with the attention of the yellow jackets on lester.
for example, fellow edge rusher toby anene applied pressure to georgia tech quarterback alberto mendoza of his own. He recorded a pair of quarterback hurries and one tackle for loss in addition to his five total tackles and two solo tackles on the night.
on the interior, santana hopper and dylan manuel were able to focus on their mission of stopping the run. They held georgia tech to just 51 rushing yards, a vast improvement over the 320 yards the buffs allowed to the yellow jackets a season ago.
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liam howard is a colorado buffaloes on si beat reporter and a men’s basketball beat writer and sportscaster for sko buffs sports. A longmont, colorado native, he has built a diverse portfolio across sports media, with experience in broadcast production, graphic design, and documentary storytelling. Known for his detailed coverage of college athletics, howard is also the founder and host of sbs football live, where he provides thoughtful analysis and original reporting. |
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