Tom Morello’s only political achievement was getting on Paul Ryan’s personal playlist

Daniel Gilmore@gilmored85.bsky.social · last wk.

The obvious follow up question here is "ok, which ones then"

The real root of the male loneliness crisis is the fact that we have over a hundred songs about Xmas. Thousands of songs about girlfriends. But only a single song about the boys being back in town.

Shogun 2: Total War?

Matt@mbunchanumbers.bsky.social · 4w ago

This is an absolutely pitch perfect bit

Kinda becoming a believer in the Housing Theory of Everything

Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 4w ago

Okay, I made a chart, it's every month since 1977. The blue line is how many people are citing high prices as a reason for worse finances in the U Mich consumer survey. The orange line is the annualized change in CPI. Do you see how the very close correlation MASSIVELY BREAKS DOWN in 2022?

Francis Fukuyama keeps the winning streak alive.

Mamdani’s brand is untouchable based on the backlash to the Strretsblog article

one of the good things about the rise of the DSA has been that it's more or less completely nullified the US Green Party - a deeply shitty organization - among young people.

Seth Cotlar@sethcotlar.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Today's special at the Horseshoe Cafe.

Remember when US played Iran during the 2022 World Cup. Iranian journalists asked the US coach about aircraft carrier positions outside the gulf and everyone just shrugged?

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · 3mo ago

The UK government called on FIFA to investigate whether Argentina breached its rules, after players celebrated their World Cup semifinal victory over England with a fan’s banner which read the “Falklands are Argentinian.” Read more: bloom.bg/4ywGDDl 📷: Paul Ellis / AVP via Getty Images

I wrote about the One Weird Trick That Will Save the USMNT. And no, it has nothing to do with "pay to play": www.espn.com/soccer/story...

The USMNT's struggles at the World Cup can't be fixed by overhauling youth development

Everyone thinks they can fix the USMNT. But maybe the U.S. is actually making progress and luck just hasn't been on its side -- what then?

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if you're like 'why cant the USMNT develop talent like argentina' and you haven't read how the whole system is founded on child abuse: www.espn.com/soccer/story...

ESPN: Argentine soccer development system rife with exploitation

The Argentine soccer system that produced the defending World Cup champions is also rife with child exploitation and neglect, according to an ESPN investigation released Friday.

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Ok, Norway then needs to explain why their womens team sucks

Mike Goodman@themlg.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I have seen four or five columns trying to claim that Norway’s innovative youth sports approach is responsible for their World Cup success. And it is one of the truly least ball knowing arguments you can make. Tellingly not one being made by anybody who paid attention to soccer before this month.

With a few days' reflection, my post-mortem on the United States men's national team at the 2026 World Cup. @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/football/202...

The US delivered their best modern World Cup performance – and also let themselves down

Mauricio Pochettino’s team delivered several thrilling performances on home soil. The way it ended was somewhat less exhilarating

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After all the team I supported during the World Cup lost

I think this is one of the worst takes on the #USMNT loss, even though the main concern of the article- pay to play (PtP)- is absolutely a huge problem in the US. Just not the *defining* cause of the loss... 1/ www.espn.com/soccer/world...

World Cup losses will continue until America fixes its youth soccer system

Focus is more on parents' ability to pay for travel matches than on young player development

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"Build academies like they do abroad!" Where they make mincemeat of thousands of human lives to produce a few good soccer players? The American system needs work, but copying global practices cannot be the solution. Also in here: thinkoutsidetheball.substack.com/p/world-cup-...

The USMNT and Knicks being really good except for the precise moment when Trump involves himself is really funny

i've been trying to figure out exactly why the world cup is making all of bluesky insane and i thinj it's a confluence of our sports posters working territory outside their usual lane and our politics posters being deeply, deeply underwater

Balogun should sit. Atop the throne of the King of the Ballers for balling out baller style

you cannot possibly believe that by playing in a world cup game he will instantly become just as corrupt as this administration and fifa. there's no way you believe this. i don't even know you but i believe your brain knows enough numbers between 0 and 100 to know that isn't true.

Andrew Dickson@andrewdickson.bsky.social · 3mo ago

But if the player takes advantage of the corruption and plays in a game he knows he shouldn’t be playing in, he becomes as corrupt as the rest of them.

Yeah no I'm not gonna enjoy the politics accounts jumping in with their soccer takes. No good moves moves here other than walking away from Bluesky today.

It's strange to see which World Cup news hit the non-sports side of lib bluesky because what do you mean US govt sabotaging the Iranian world cup team didn't reach them but a 5th red card being overturned arbitrarily by FIFA did?

The people who are up in arms about this are hilarious. I've been following the USMNT for a decade and a half and we have been consistently punished for being more professional and less willing to bribe referees. I don't like the corruption but let's not pretend anyone is desecrating FIFA ffs

Senator Dr. John Brown stan account, Esq., PhD, MD, JD, LCSW@johnbrownstan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our unwillingness to engage in flagrant corruption and unprofessional play has historically been one of our big world cup weak spots. So great news everyone

Among the 4 World Cup teams with alleged rapist, 3 of them got eliminated

One of the most frustrating parts of Donald Trump is his ability to take any moment, anywhere and make it about Donald Trump. I’m sick of thinking about this fucking guy.

This is just like when FIFA arbitrarily lifted Ronaldo's red card suspension except it makes the team better

everyone, correctly: “Trump lies all the time about everything” also everyone, right now: “Trump is absolutely not lying about this” I mean it’s definitely possible he did but come on

FIFA really set a precedent when they suspended Ronaldo’s red card

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3mo ago

From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Folarin Balogun will be available to play the USMNT’s round of 16 match against Belgium with his one-game red-card ban suspended. Multiple FIFA officials previously said that a team cannot appeal a red card or suspension. nyti.ms/4vJ2Ls7

It occurs to me that America might actually be doing a better job of wrestling with its past than it gets credit for, we just don’t notice because the truly bonkers shit in other countries is in languages we can’t read

Reconstructionist@unavaleable.bsky.social · 3mo ago

... what

The Battle Hymn of the Republic is not only a better and easier to sing melody, the lyrics are an affirmative statement of values and intent to bring liberty and freedom into a hostile world

BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

in these harsh times, we must confront a problem that has plagued this country - born out of both dreams and oppression, blood and hope - for centuries: the American national anthem isn't very good