Best group stage performance in USMNT history followed by a Round of 16 beatdown worse than the ones taken by less talented USA teams 20 or 30 years ago

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The President of the United States is attacking a group of kindergarteners because of the clothes they wore to school.

“Want to go get ice cream?” By the time we’d have everyone buckled into the car, we’re already a third of the way there by bike. An all ages & abilities bikeway makes the simple things simple. 🍦🚲 #BikeMN #Minneapolis

Minneapolis isn’t perfect, but I’m very thankful for its relative affordability compared to many other “bikeable” cities, and that our infrastructure—despite gaps—makes running errands, eating dinner, and grabbing groceries with my kids viable by bike. No better bang for your buck in North America.

my hot take is that this is the actual america 250. just a ton of different people coming together, showing people what makes America weird and fun. people being welcoming. and yeah there’s some bullshit too, which is also very true to America! but the good and community far outweighs it rn.

It’s 43 minutes past midnight. This is downtown Oslo.

Some shots from the ride home.

JUST POSTED: An updated tally is in, and the count of Trump followers turned financial losers is even bigger than first thought. Much bigger. 988,905 buyers of #$TRUMP memecoin have lost a total of $3.81 billion. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/u...

People who spiral out overusing LLM chatbots are really just experiencing the kind of brain-damaging stream of unconditional validation that’s always been the norm for the hyper-wealthy, which explains a lot.

Langston Hughes! poets.org/poem/let-ame...

We test rode a new route for the DJ ride this morning and suffice to say we are now double-plus-extra excited for next week’s event. It’s so fantastic that Kenilworth and the Cedar Lake Trail are fully open again. New possibilities for adventure! #TourDeDance

Minneapolis, MN 7/2/26

Can’t sleep, went for it @phat7deuce.bsky.social

USA is off to the next round of the FIFA World Cup! I had a blast cheering on Team USA at Black Hart of Saint Paul tonight! 🇺🇸

Now to defeat the perfidious Belgians

On Damnatio Memoriae and de-Trumpification. (Gift link) Been waiting for this one to go up. Please read and share.

you know, when someone says something like "these are the things that need to be done to avert disaster" and your response is "you think democrats will do that?!?" all you're telling me is that you think politics is a spectator sport

Children born in the United States are citizens of the United States

Here's what I read in the first half of 2026:

I was born to two parents who weren’t citizens at the time of my birth I am a citizen because of birthright citizenship and because of that I can tell you that today’s decision was a win and a relief for many families, regardless of the details we have to acknowledge that first

In a sane world (an alt reality) today's dissents would sufficient to warrant Thomas, Gorsuch and Alito's impeachment and removal from office. If you defy the plain words, meaning, intent, history, precedent of a black letter constitutional injunction u are abusing your power and should be removed.

The breakdown isn't the law, it's not even really the institutions, it's that we have filled the institutions with people who feel no qualm about operating in extreme bad faith, because they are ensconced inside an ideological bubble that affirms any idea that advances the reactionary project

Four justices don’t believe the reconstruction amendments are part of the Constitution, simple as

5-4 for what it explicitly says in the constitution is incredible. They were this close to undoing the civil war entirely. bsky.app/profile/mjsd...

Leave Koeman on the tarmac.

Sensational save from Verbruggen

Netherlands 1-0 Morocco 72'- Cody Gakpo

My Go Big or Go Home thoughts for this Saturday: I make the case for why we should consider amending the Constitution to create a fourth branch open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

From: sootyempiric.blogspot.com/2025/08/woke...

If you had a time machine and brought soviet delegates to the great american state fair the ussr would still exist today

It's small potatoes of course, but I can't help being sad and angry that for the one presidential term that hosts the 250th, the World Cup, and the Olympics, we elected the most divisive, unfit, and unpatriotic national leader you could possibly imagine. There's so much we'll never get back.

Every university should be forced to host two research centers that put out diametrically opposed work and whose directors hate each other's guts.

perhaps we simply should not have created a bunch of social economies powered by abuse and contempt, requiring the constant manufacturing of new targets to keep the engine running

After federal agents shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a New Yorker sent ICE's director an email in January comparing him to a Nazi. This week, DHS agents stalked him across New York. His home. A hotel. They gave his wife a letter warning of criminal prosecution. www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...

🧵 ICE agents threaten poll worker in Syracuse. She said she has no intention of signing it or removing her social media posts. Perry Grossman, a lawyer for the New York Civil Liberties Union, told syracuse.com that the behavior was designed to be a “scare tactic.” www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...

that's well put. eg, Thaddeus Stevens aimed as high as possible but he'd always take whatever sized loaf he could get when it came time to count votes. a guy like Rahm Emanuel negotiates with himself and then gets bargained down from there

Idk, maybe it's just me slowly pupating into a beautiful old man butterfly, but when people say things feel "off" now, this is kinda what i'm talking about. this is just really shocking stuff, and if you said it even during the Bush II admin, you would be out of politics, out of a job, etc.

The running mate of the Republican-endorsed candidate for Minnesota governor was on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on Congress and says he has “no regrets” about his participation in protests that turned to violent riots.

Hennepin County sheriff conceals bodycam footage by calling officers ‘undercover’ even though they wear vests that say "sheriff," conduct traffic stops and sign criminal complaints with their names. My latest: minnesotareformer.com/2026/06/25/h...

A generation ago, Britain was a global power—today, its output is barely above that of America’s poorest state, Idrees Kahloon reports. He traveled to the nation to explore what happened: theatln.tc/6uhyqJtk 🎨: Joan Wong

Hard to fully express the contempt I feel for this gutter racist, nor the horror of living in proximity to both him and the people who would sustain him in high office. To spend your privileged time on earth spreading calumnies about your neighbors is just incomprehensibly bleak and vile.

new franklin ave street design has crossed 35! the sidewalk and bike path and new curbs have been poured by blaisdell ave

What makes the Wedge cat tour so purrfect? We were out on the route last night investigating 🕵️😼 (🎁 link!)

The 9th annual Wedge neighborhood cat tour was full of felines and fans as folks weaved their way through 8 official stops, with plenty of un-official cat viewing opportunities. 🎥: our amazing StribGoingOut intern Izzy Caswell with an editing assist from Abby Sliva

Both Messi and Ronaldo have complimented Trump so it's not about either men's actual politics. Here's my best explanation for this phenomenon: authoritarians think Ronaldo is better because they're fucking stupid

A wonderful letter to the editor in today's Strib: www.startribune.com/readers-writ...

Current* conditions near Isle Royale NP, MI:

drone cam view of Norway rowing along with the crowd (via Fox)

TRUMP: THE PINK ANTIFA FROG PUT ALGAE IN THE POOL AND CUT A LINE INTO IT every normal person: what in the fuck are you talking about every political pundit: the president today suggested that terrorism might be responsible for the algae problems plaguing the reflecting pool