Pragmatic Sliver

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This feels like one of those "the dress is blue and black" or "the dress is white and gold" moments. You hear what you want to hear. But the fact that you *CAN* hear boos in a match between two of the more backwards-facing fanbases in all of sports is noteworthy. The cracks are huge.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump is attending the Tennessee-Texas football game in Tennessee and was introduced to the crowd by the PA announcer. Here's how that went.

This is the difference between a winner and a loser. “Yeah you wanna try? Go ahead and fucking try. I’m gonna kick your ass anyways, and if I lose, I’m coming back twice as hard. If you’re on my team, we’re gonna smoke em.” vs. “WAAAH WAAAAH WAAAAAH” <fifth place benchwarmer diarrhea noises>

Your Evil Twin, Skippy 🇵🇸 🏳️‍⚧️@twinskippy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams: “There’s a lot of discourse around trans athletes and what they can compete in. I would welcome a trans athlete on my team or against my team. Anytime. I don’t think it’s a problem in the world, it’s just another way to kind of attack trans people.”

This needs to be a bigger story. The fact that FanDuel is resorting to these kinds of manipulative dealings to coax more money out of its users should set off alarm bells for everyone. Especially the public officials and representatives who are charged with protecting us. Do your job, Congress.

Defector@defector.com · 3mo ago

Bryce Harper has finally provided an answer to the question of how he ended up helping FanDuel convince a problem gambler to lose more money. defector.com/bryce-harper...

Investment accounts owned by Trump engaged in 327 previously undisclosed stock purchases on April 8, 2025 — one day ahead of his surprise announcement that he would pause a number of his tariffs. The disclosure comes more than 14 months after the purchases occurred.

Trump discloses 327 unreported stock trades made a day before his first tariff pause

The disclosure, more than 14 months after the purchases occurred, is the latest revelation to fuel calls for greater scrutiny of the president’s financial assets.

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taylor and travis should donate money to all the bars and restaurants in the MSG area who were forced to close down during a super busy tourist/world cup weekend because of their stupid wedding

shutting down a major artery into the city during a holiday weekend while the world cup is in town and there’s a historic heat wave that’s lead to energy rationing just so you can have a wedding is a real radicalizing eat the rich moment

If the referee was only allowed to view footage at real-time speed, Folarin Balogun would not have received the red card. The only reason that red card was given was because the referee was able to slow the footage down to the point that the (possible) foul looked more serious. Change the protocol.

Fuck this officiating crew, and fuck VAR. I hope they enjoy whatever money they have riding on this game. That was fucking pathetic. FIFA needs to get it's shit in order. This nonsense makes the "product" worse. Folarin Balogun should still be on the field. The fact he's not is malpractice.