oh look, a consequence www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...

I would like to thank my son for leaving the room in the 72nd minute cuz this match was “boring.” 😏

Substitutions at the second hydration break have become a pretty clear story of this World Cup so far. Lots of late subs scoring goals.

So, the answer to whether David or Larin will start up top is YES. #CANMNT

Can I do this for both Switzerland 🇨🇭 and Bosnia Herzegovina 🇧🇦 ?

Michelle Obama just delivered one of the best speeches I’ve ever heard. She upheld her husband’s legacy, defended the dignity of all people, appealed to our better angels, & reminded us of the America that we could be. What a contrast to the depravity occupying the White House.

Listening to Barack Obama speak at the opening of his presidential center is like, “ Oh yeah, that’s what a president sounds like.” Boy, I miss those days. 🔄

The first all-American, all-female refereeing crew in men’s World Cup history! 📸 @cmoorestoryteller.bsky.social

Love that FIFAs getting some Tori Penso. She handles the boys’ histrionics perfectly.

March 9: "We're now totally independent of the Middle East. We don't need their oil." April 1: "It doesn't really affect us. We have so much oil, much more than we need." June 17: If I didn't agree to the MOU, we "would run out of reserves at about 4 weeks..."

As I've been saying, impeachment and removal will ultimately have to happen, and enough Republicans will ultimately be forced to support it. But if Democrats fear talking about it now, they will make the path more difficult, delay the ultimate outcome, and prolong the damage.

From Hanson to Hollywood, Ally Sentnor is AN ANGEL 🪽 The USWNT forward is reportedly set to sign with Angel City FC from the Kansas City Current, via ESPN. Sentnor joined the Current last August, but will start with LA after the mid-season break. 📸: allysentnor / IG

normal guy: hey man how’s it going Greg Bovino: you gotta hand it to vlad the impaler

The streets are saying MLS has all the best goal scorers at the Word Cup.

Feel like the issues with getting back (Uber) would’ve been a good add to this.

Oof, that was one of the worst keeper pinches I’ve ever seen.

Now have that full of Ulta and they have to drink it all.

This is bombshell stuff.

Here’s hoping Raskin is able to Hoover up the documents he’s looking for.

He's been saying this thing about how easy it is to walk over the Qatar-Iran border for many months now. Clearly no one around him is brave enough to correct him. That's pretty terrifying.

Was not a big fan of the Kiwi keeper. Also plays for Millwall, so that explains his sussness.

Whoever made that Walmart Deals ad deserves a giant raise. Haven’t seen/heard a better 15 second jingle in ages. You can sneak it in on the edges of any of these hydration breaks.

Never pass up a chance to share this story. There's always someone who hasn't heard it, always someone waiting to experience the joy of reading about it for the first time.

BREAKING: Gov. Gavin Newsom's office is seeking communications involving top Trump Justice Department officials — including emails, texts, memoranda, and Signal messages — containing references to Newsom or his wife from Jan. 20, 2025 to the present.

my new favorite bit in one of the group chats is when world cup games go to the second half hydration break, a bunch of dudes put up 4 fingers for the 4th quarter like it's college football

"America lost the war...We will exit the war with none of those goals achieved, and in order to end the war, America had to submit to a host of Iranian conditions. We lost and there is no reasonable way to hide this fact." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

"This used to be a proper country. One where people acknowledged a difference between right and wrong, and agreed that if you wanted to do wrong, you had to do it in a dimly lit backroom full of cigar smoke."

Tehran says negotiations are ongoing, key issues remain unresolved, and reports of an immediate signing are premature and related to Trump’s birthday.

Obama: "It's a reminder that on a lot of different foreign policy problems, the notion we can just bully our way or bomb our way to solution may sometimes seem appealing ... You'd think we would've learned that lesson by now, but it seems like every so often we have to learn that lesson again."

Pour one out for the PR people who drilled him for two long years about how that’s all in the past and he’s more mature now

For whatever reason today’s subconscious #USMNT anthem/ear worm was Bruce Hornsby, but has now morphed into Chevy Chase. Take that as you will.

Release the Epstein Files, of course, but spare a thought for a trafficking empire of possibly equal scale, involving Trump, his admin, & foreign gov't leaders, *happening right now.* You knew Tate was a creep. But it's bigger than that. Heidi Blake reports. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Love me some Space Jesus! Wow, too many flashbacks.

We all knew FIFA’s motivations for the hydration break was financial and not “player safety” but my god how was it over exploited this fast.

Good. Don’t put that #ETTD juju on our boys!

When James Dolan cancels the watch party outside MSG, we bring the watch party to you. Thanks to the @nba.com, Knicks Game 4 is now playing on dozens of LinkNYC screens across our city. LGK.

Everything Wu Touches Thrives. #NBAFINALS

Wow, that Spurs play all out of bounds was perfect, and they just biffed the pass. Was wide open. Crazy.

Sorry NYC, them’s the rules #ETTD

Christine Sinclair (All the time here in Portland)

YOUNGLING: What was it like to be alive in 2026? ME: 2026? Ah, it was a time when you could read, “the vice president said he thought the president would be OK with releasing the nipple-related documents, arguing that Trump had been accused of worse” in the NYT. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/m...

FREE LINK for this great Tesla reality check by @karacarlson.bsky.social -- the EV maker has just has just 59 vehicles in its entire robotaxi fleet www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

8 total red cards for Brazil (4 players, 4 bench). #USWNT

This is the most fun I’ve ever had watching a 1-0 friendly. Bonkers. #USWNT

In his first interview since being kicked out of the US, FIFA referee Omar Artan tells’s the NYT’s Matt Bigg that the biggest dream of his professional life has been shattered. The World Cup ref was questioned for 11 hours, held in a cell and then dumped on a plane. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/w...

"FIFA is not involved in host country immigration processes" is the part that gets me. In past World Cups where a match ticket served as your visa, FIFA was absolutely involved in host country immigration processes. They should not be let off the hook.

Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, IMHO the two best reporters covering Trump (as opposed to the WH, or Administration) with an article laying out his tactics to disrupt elections. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/u...