Just give Doyle and Wiebe a small budget and complete editorial freedom to make 10 hours of stuff worth watching on Apple TV every week, it would transform MLS overnight

Another blow to the 2030 MLS cup winning Seattle sounders lineup

Abolitionist John Brown was executed by the state of Virginia on December 2, 1859.

The MLS Superdraft is less than three weeks away, and it’s hard to make a better case for its continued relevance than the fact that three of the Western Conference Finals starters came from the 2025 edition

the fact that nick fuentes isn’t here but ms rachel is illustrates perfectly that groups like this don’t actually care about antisemitism at all

Man this got me thinking and crazy enough, I think first round draft picks might hit at a higher rate than U22’s. Keep in mind the minimum standard here is “still starting some games at MLS level or higher”, a bar most U22’s struggle to clear. Let’s remember some dudes. 🧵🪡

Man this got me thinking and crazy enough, I think first round draft picks might hit at a higher rate than U22’s. Keep in mind the minimum standard here is “still starting some games at MLS level or higher”, a bar most U22’s struggle to clear. Let’s remember some dudes. 🧵🪡

There are more college soccer players who started in the MLS conference semi-finals than u22 initiative players. Including several young guys! The MLS super draft is unironically still more important than the u22 program.

Wild

Literally no studies have shown this to be the case in mls as evidenced by Vancouver and their 21st ranked payroll.

There are more college soccer players who started in the MLS conference semi-finals than u22 initiative players. Including several young guys! The MLS super draft is unironically still more important than the u22 program.

Ok my hot take is that Messi getting to a final and losing would be the best possible marketing. The whole “is this even a success? Can they do it” story is much better than “can they do it again”

Like a lot of what makes it fascinatingly incoherent is straight from the show, but film has much less margin for vibes based themes, and every attempt they make to add to the source material to address the issues actually make it worse. They double down on the worst impulse of the show and it rocks

Holy shit Wicked pt 2 is a DISASTER. Like you could do a media studies thesis on it level catastrophe.

Now we’re cooking.

In this episode of “I have seasonal depression, but I keep letting my partner talk me into moving to increasing dark northern cities”: I think my sleep cycle has been broken by the constant darkness.

21st Century:

It is 1998. I am at the kitchen table writing Batman fanfic but I keep getting distracted by breaking news about a Bill Clinton sex scandal It is 2025. I am at the kitchen table writing a canonical Bat-book but I keep getting distracted by breaking news about a Bill Clinton sex scandal

“My wokest opinion.”

I think you’re right for now, but I think USL will follow suit sooner rather than later (for the pro -divisions. Obvs USL2 must be summer)

My take on the MLS calendar change is that this is a huge opportunity for the NWSL and USL

Suburban living inevitably creates reactionary politics, as it’s fundamentally extractive on a number of levels. The suburbs need to be leveled globally.

"my least woke opinion is---" That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania. Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.

My most woke opinion is that the US is a settler slave colony and the world cannot be free until the anti-Black settler state ceases to exist Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

“Donald Trump sucked Bill Clinton’s dick” was not something I expected to be in the Epstein files.

Sheesh zeteo.com/p/senate-dem...

This year's Sounders team was the most fun they've ever been & imo one of the ~10 most fun teams in MLS history. I simply can not imagine not being entertained by the way they played (though I agree w/ you that they had a habit of taking the foot off the gas once they thought they had a game won).

Only thing missing is “we love genocide”

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

The Sounders would have lost the round in the old single elim format, so going out with a winning record doesn't really bother me from a fairness perspective. But the fact that the format doesn't create better soccer than single elim bothers me. The first two games were meh. As have most BO3 series

Seattle actually invented losing a series in soccer with a winning record.

Well this didn’t age well

Seattle actually invented losing a series in soccer with a winning record.

I’m quite happy how this sounders game is going. Doubly so bc it actually kicked off at a reasonable time for me.

I’m weirdly confident that the Sounders are going to go and win this 3rd game.

TIL if you show up to a Halloween party in Ireland and more than one Buckfast is present you should just go home.

in fucking sane

Sounders were the better team by a large margin. But that a was an awful shootout. I don’t hate best of 3 I actually like it, but please do first to 5. I hate ending them all on PK’s.

The vast majority of voluntary plastic surgery should be illegal. Not because of a strongly held dislike of the surgery itself, but because having the beauty standard be gated behind 10’s of thousands of dollars in surgery does a lot of damage to normal people’s sense of self.

Wtf is a TEST of a ceasefire?!?!??!?

There is a really good article someone smarter than me could write about how the democrats adopted most of the tactics of a 20th century left party and none of the content. The more top down structure, the aggressive use of front groups, and entryism.

Albert Rusnak on Pedro de la Vega’s injury: “It was dead quiet when we came into the locker room. It’s really sad. You could see something serious had happened. Everyone is gutted for him. It’s a sad moment for him, for us, he’s one of the nicest guys on the team.”

I enjoy when the Sounders win, but hard to do so with that De La Vega injury. Hope it wasn't as bad as it looked. Hoping for him.

Cristian Roldan is the best American soccer player.

One battle after another is really good.