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Some power can be bought by those with the right connections and enough money. That power usually corrupts Some power can be earned. That power can contaminate.
We all, at minimum, have the right to power over ourselves and our bodies, our physical, mental and emotional well-being. For some of us, we don't realize how much power we have until it has been stolen, whether we realize it's being taken bit by bit over the course of months or years, or seized in a moment.
A moment like, theoretically speaking, being in a massage treatment room believing you're there to provide professional care to a client, only to realize that client has no interest in therapy and is trying to exert power over you. To strip you of your agency, intimidate you with his money and status, and lie about wanting to support a Black-owned business, as if entrepreneurship necessitates a side of sexual assault for success.
History has shown that women — especially Black women and other women of color — who speak up routinely become targets in cases like this. Called "gold diggers" or scorned prospective lovers. Get accused of asking for it. Get told they're looking for acclaim, as if there is a long line of women who went on to fame and fortune after raising their hand and saying "this awful thing happened to me."
Over two dozen women alleged Deshaun Watson stole their power and agency, via sexual assaults and misconduct during what were supposed to be massage appointments. All but one of those civil lawsuits have been settled, though the legal system can present its own complications as a venue to reclaim power.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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