Vance has blood on his hands

I think Marine Le Pen got away with it. A 3-year jail term, with 2 years suspended, allows Marine Le Pen to run for president for the 2027 election. For someone who is found guilty of embezzling €2.8m in European Parliament funds & funnelling the money to her party, that is a slap on the wrist.

Glorious!

One of the functions of a political party is vetting potential candidates—for stuff like this among other things—before they run in the primaries or general elections. This function has long disappeared from both parties.

There was no conspiracy against Egypt. The victory wasn’t stolen from Egypt. Egypt couldn’t managed the game when they were 2 up. They couldn’t match the intensity that Argentina put in those last 20 minutes, & that’s the game.

There was a foul in the build up on that Egypt’s goal, & it was cancelled rightly.

As I said👇, 120 mins against Cape Verde physically taxed Argentina. Heavy legs in the 1st half. De Paul couldn’t put back to back sprints, unusual for him But a champion is a champion for a reason. 🇦🇷 dug deep, Messi went 10 years younger, & found a way to win Impressive & worrying at the same time

Everyone who took the baccalauréat exam thought his was the hardest. I certainly did, especially the philosophy exam. But apparently this year’s baccalauréat was particularly hard.

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This piece aged so well, didn’t it? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

NEW: Ten members of Congress have warned the secretary of defense that the Trump administration’s gutting of a program focused on shielding noncombatants puts service members in peril, erodes the military’s moral standing and may violate federal law.

He’s funny… truly he is!

Hope this administration is proud of itself. It killed someone who fought alongside us in Afghanistan —probably at great peril to himself and his family. No words suffice.

Look at this way, we don’t have to play Spain in the quarter final. Oh boy, that would have been super super ugly. They would have carved us like a thanksgiving turkey.

Alexi Lalas is blaming the defeat on Matt Freese, & that is just a shitty & cowardly excuse. At no moment did the US really dominated Belgium. None whatsoever. Did we score from open play, thru a build-up phase? No. So, shut the eff up Alexi Lalas The reality is Belgium is simply better than us

4-1, that’s a comprehensive defeat! We played a team that is just, individually & collectively, better & more experienced than us. To put it simply: name one US player, beside McKennie, who has his place in the Belgium starting 11? You can’t. And that’s exactly my point.

With Doku & Lukaku in, Belgium is in 4-4-2 now. Perfect for quick counters

This is all with Doku on the bench. When he gets in, it’s going to get way more complicated—he adds vertically & speed.

Why is Tyler Adams laughing at Trossard? Dude, he’s a midfielder, & Belgium’s midfield has bossed this game since the 1st minute.

Belgium is playing either false-9, De Ketelaere, & he’s dropping off, going deep, wandering on the wings, & he’s driving the US backline crazy. And Belgium scored the 3rd one… as I was typing this. 3-1, Belgium 🇧🇪

Taskin, Tielemans, Trossards & Lukebakio had an excellent 1st half. I don’t think they were overrun or easily passed the entire 1st half, & that’s a good sign for Belgium.

This Belgium team is chomping at the bit tonight. 2-1. A simple cross, a header, goal.

Deflection, goal. 1-1

I know that when you are behind, the temptation to play fast is very strong, but that is not always wise. The US will do better to slow the tempo of the game, regroup, & have a good sequence of passes bc right now, they are playing with the tempo that suits Belgium.

The US has been behind in speed and positioning since the beginning of the game. Belgium is doing an excellent job with permutations, over and under laps, short deep runs, etc. & their midfield seems to have woken up. Belgium in the lead & deservingly so.

Am I the only one who’s having sound problems with the US v Bel game?

As I said *months ago* every week there will be a story about this guy, & by ED, he will be so repulsive to the voters that a rabid hyena would beat him. The Left, once again, threw a very winnable seat away. We have one of the stupidest Left on the planet. They makes 🇫🇷’s Left look like geniuses

Infantino has to go. There is no room for debate anymore. He has to go. God damn, Trump managed the fuck the sport that I *love* the most. What’s that thing again? Everything Trump touches dies? 100% real

And it’s getting uglier and uglier. An absolute disgrace! It was a red card. The decision of the ref should have stayed. And now, no matter what this US does in this tournament, it will be tarnished forever.

I do too! FIFA opened the door to this silliness, & they need to deal with the consequences of their own corrupt decision.

Just a follow up on FIFA’s corrupt decision to suspend Balogun’s red card/1 match suspension: Will FIFA do the same for England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 player, Jeremy Quansah? If you suspend the rules for 1 player, you must suspend for all players.

The UEFA statement about Balogun red card suspension is a forceful & direct challenge to FIFA’s standing & reputation. In no uncertain terms, UEFA called FIFA corrupt & did it openly. And there is nothing FIFA can do about it bc UEFA is the richest football governing body out there.

That was an insane game from whistle to whistle. This was a real stress-test for this England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 team & survive it. It was all guts and will.

We will see what this England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 team has in the belly tonight. Tonight’s game is not about Tuchel’s tactical scheme or the players’ talent. It is about guts & the sheer will to win in the Azteca stadium filled to the rafters with 80,000 screaming incondicionales.

Thierry Henry’s reaction & facial expression are priceless. And Zlatan hit the nail on the head. “People of America needed help”! And FIFA, corruptly obliged. It was 100% red card. A 100%.

1-this decision is beyond shady. Other teams wouldn’t gotten this largesse, but the door is open now, & FIFA brought this on itself). 2-It was 100% a red card! A tackle from behind, studs showing, planted into the other player’s calf, endangering his safety, a red card on any given Sunday.

This is NOT normal at all! There aren’t many presidents who created a scheme through which they conned their own people anywhere & throughout history Ben Ali/the Trabelsi is the closest comparison. They created businesses with state funds from which they profited/embezzled money NOT normal at al!

And THAT is the greatest hustle, scam, swindle, racket, con… that any president or head of state has come up with anywhere & throughout history. A president who is actively & purposefully conning his own people. It has be investigated & exposed by Congress even if there is no impeachment.

“Mr. Trump profited whether the price of his memecoin went up or down.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/u...

Does he think …. the Soviet Union or block is still around?

Just need to note the obvious: Not a single American tax dollar should have gone into this Trump rally. This is a political event not a 4th of July event celebrating America’s 250.

This is like the Backstreet Boys going, “Tonight, we’re joined on stage by that band…. from Liverpool… the Beatles… you know everyone, right?”

Matthew is 100% correct. Since Roe has been shredded, the Republicans have been looking for a cause that can federate the Conservative Right like Roe did. I think that cause is birthright citizenship.

A Night at the Museum I couldn’t help it

This is a 4th of July the Founding Fathers would’ve appreciated.

“Attorney Nasser Odeh provided a most harrowing affidavit regarding his most recent visit with Dr. Husam Abu Safia. At the underground facility at Ramle Prison. According to him, Dr. Abu Safia was beaten to the brink of life-threatening danger…” @nirhasson.bsky.social x.com/nirhasson/st...

This French team is re.len.tless. You apply enough pressure to anything, & it will crack.

Holy hell, this picture! Wow … wow I’m speechless

Jazz is the greatest, most genuine, & uniquely American invention. It’s literally impossible for Jazz to have been born in another than the American context If America spoke, it would’ve spoken the tunes written by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Monk, Miles, Trane, Armstrong, Bird, Dizzy, etc, etc

Best time ever, unofficial (just from my watch), sub-50, 49:53 exactly v The official time is probably a dozen of seconds faster. So, 49 minutes at my age (and an ex smoker… like a chimney) is not bad at all. Yes, I’m doing the Fonz 🤣