Our “this partnership includes safeguards designed to protect the integrity of MLS and Leagues Cup matches” statement has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the statement

. @jeffrueter.bsky.social's column gets to the heart of the matter. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

NEW: Reflections on a soccer Saturday, from a state under siege by the FIFA Peace Prize winner. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Should a sports league that needs to maintain unspoiled competition AND the appearance of unspoiled competition partner with a prediction market? No. But you should especially not partner with a racist prediction market.

In November 2025 Polymarket deleted a tweet from its official account that used an anti-Indian slur.

Looking for ways to support organizations and mutual aid projects on the ground in Minnesota? Here's a great directory for exactly that: www.standwithminnesota.com

Here are all of this year's Youth Media Award winners and honorees. What a great day to celebrate something, and how nice that it is youth literature. bookriot.com/2026-youth-m...

A piece worth your time, from @jeffrueter.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

In case anyone was wondering how it’s going over on American Girl doll Instagram

🇨🇦 Columbus Crew and Canada int'l forward Jacen Russell-Rowe is a player of interest abroad before January transfer window closes. I'm told a Ligue 1 club is among those with serious interest. One to watch over next week. Contract expires at end of 2026.

Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"

These parents raised a kid whose first instinct was to help someone up who was pushed down. I’m the dad of a 5 year old, and teaching her to be kind is the only thing I’ve cared about since the day she was born. Our government murdered their kid because they raised him right. I am so fucking angry

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

Oh look, a boycott list.

The most apolitical people I know are in the streets waving signs that say "FUCK ICE" Grandparents are getting teargassed Neighbors are being assaulted and kidnapped Anyway, let's check in on the people with the most power and money, surely they're also taking a stand...

This year, the Timbit turns 50 years old. It is estimated that Canadians have eaten enough Timbits to go to the Moon and back five times over the past half century. But what is the history of the Timbit? This is the story. 🧵 1/6

" . . . it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear witness, bc it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom & democracy . . . He lost his life for those values."

“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..” @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...

ICYMI: "It’s so easy to say we’re going to win, but at the end of the day, what do we need to win?" #Crew96 coach Henrik Rydstrom officially arrived at training camp earlier this week, ready to start a new era for the club by building on the old one. More below www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

New #Crew96 silly season rumor says both St Louis CITY SC and Columbus Crew are interested in 25-year old midfielder Dante Polvara. Polvara played with Sean Zawadzki at Georgetown.

Alex Jeffrey Pretti, licensed nurse

Call your representatives.

We have been told for nearly 30 years that America needed to tolerate mass shootings because the broad availability of guns would help us defend ourselves from an overreaching federal government. That day has come. The people who said this are supporting the federal agents. Many have joined them.

Sayre: "My background is in international humanitarian response in conflict zones in Yemen, Haiti, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine. What I've seen here is what I've seen there. A powerful entity violently and intentionally terrorizing people."

“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment

If any Democrat in the Senate votes to fund ICE, they are voting for the summary execution of American citizens. It’s really that simple.

If only we as a country, as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our independence, had some historical events from our founding era that might help us understand why agents of a distant government shouldn’t murder protesters on the streets of the city where they live.

If the US were a geopolitical rival the headlines would be like: US Secret Police Execute Second Dissident In the Streets As Militarized Occupation Enters Sixth Week

shout out to all the people who concern trolled me saying "they didn't need to whip the vote to oppose the bill because it won't change ICE funding Schumer and Jeffries know" I am sorry we have armed gangs of masked men executing people in the streets SHUT IT ALL THE FUCK DOWN. EVERYTHING. NOW.

At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.

ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.

"Just stay cool and don't make trouble until the midterms" is not going to cut it as an opposition response to a murderous regime whose masked thugs are killing people in the streets and then attempting to round up witnesses and destroy evidence.

Sometimes I think about how the *good* outcome is that, for the rest of my life, our country is involved in a mass de-Nazification project. If we're lucky, that's what being an American is for the next 40 years.

This was always, always the plan. Killing Americans was the plan, to justify suspension of normal operations and consolidate power. We said it in 2017 and it is true now.

Blistering piece on ed tech in @economist.com. ‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’ economist.com/united-state...

This is what 7 House Democrats voted with Republicans to fund. This is what Hakeem Jeffries didn't whip votes against. This is what Gavin Newsom said *wasn't* fascism. Anyone who doesn't commit to abolishing ICE should lose their job.

According to this story, MLS teams have been doing the speedy visa route, which is supposed to guarantee a visa within 15 days. We will know by Thursday if it really is true that sports visas are not impacted by the 75 country visa halt. bsky.app/profile/knaa...

"It’s so easy to say we’re going to win, but at the end of the day, what do we need to win?" #Crew96 coach Henrik Rydstrom officially arrived at training camp earlier this week, ready to start a new era for the club by building on the old one. More in my latest www.dispatch.com/story/sports...

Talked to a few #Crew96 people today about the scrimmage against Naples United. I didn't get much... It was emphasized by two people that this was a scrimmage, not even a preseason friendly and therefore very informal. It sounds like the Crew dominated the game and scored "a lot."

"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?" A list of ideas!

There's a regional salt shortage in the Midwest because Cargill is the sole supplier of rock salt used to make roads passable, so when you're stuck during the blizzard, blame monopoly. www.clevelandohio.gov/news/regiona...

Michigan is now the 11th state to sue Big Oil for its climate lies. 👏 👏 In a groundbreaking antitrust suit, Michigan says the "cartel" of ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, and the American Petroleum Institute conspired to block clean energy, protect fossil fuels, and drive up costs for consumers.

New flag, who dis #NoKings

We have no reason to think the recent trend of Democrats improving 10-12 points over 2024 won't continue or even improve in 2026. These districts are likely sending a Dem to Congress. This is *precisely* the time to cast off useless incumbents and get real fighters in there.

This seems about right.

I highly recommend listening to @michaelarace1.bsky.social’s interview with new #Crew96 coach Henrik Rydström. A very interesting guy. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...