The game I’ve been tracking on stubhub shows the prices are now down 60%. #WC2026

CAN. NOT. WAIT.

This, @nytimes.com . I could gaf about the price of Trump painting the Reflecting Pool blue for the price of a dozen Tomahawks. The fact that he falls asleep during press events EVERY SINGLE DAY? That you should be writing about.

We learned about the concept of Meilah - the misappropriation of funds meant for the temple into private hands, in Talmud today (see Bava Kamma 20a). Of course this was in the news recently. Talmud never goes out of style. finance.yahoo.com/markets/cryp...

I was just about to complain about this game and then Minnesota did something cool. #MINvATX

Incredibly stupid game already. Love it. #MINvATX

. @mlsrefstats.bsky.social is enjoying this #MINvATX game. I don’t think anybody else is.

From reddit. Vibes are officially off. #Rapids96

“Listen, Yapi and Sealy are going to cook you on the wings and beat you to the endline. You can’t stop them. But then they’re gonna cut it back inside to Rafa or Paxton. Mark em, cut that lane, and you’ll be fine.”

#EspressoMachineMoney, wk 4. Starting at $36.03. Betting $10, I bet: - Toluca over LAFC AT -196 & won ✅ $5.11 - Arsenal over Athleti at -140 & won ✅ $7.19 - Miami over TFC at +100 & won ✅ $10 - Philly over NE at +150, lost ❌ - POR over SKC at -450, won ✅ $2.22 - LAG over ATL at -190, won ✅$5.26 /1

The 4-2-2-2 sucks and the Rapids needs to knock that shit off. #Rapids96

37’ St Louis very physical, doing a bunch of pressing and man-marking. Colorado looks uncomfortable and unable to build up on their own terms. #Rapids96

Neither of the commentators in this Motherwell-Hearts match speak with a Scottish accent. I feel like I’m being unjustly deprived.

Guy commits 5 felonies from 3:00-5:00. Police don’t catch him. At 7:42 he commits a homicide. Feels like a systemic failure from law enforcement.

So far the dominant team in this #LIVCHE match are the ARs. Two goals in 10 mins called back for offsides.

Is Gaga Slonina out of the USMNT because he barely plays for Chelsea? Or because he isn’t that good?

No meetings today so I get to rock a kit. This one was one of the best #Rapids96 away kits IMHO.

Interesting week in soccer xG xPts matchups. POR vs SKC is a mtg of the worst xPts teams in MLS; 7.34 for POR, 4.36 for SKC. NER vs PHI is a mtg btw one of the worst underperforming teams on G-xG, Philly (-7.26 G-xG, only STL is worse) vs the most OVERperforming team in MLS, NE (+12.11 G-xG).

This feels like the death of democracy.

The head of DHS, ICE, and the President saying this might make me feel 5% better. The Secretary of State saying it means absolutely nothing.

“It’s like they are trying to make some business with our passion.” When you let capitalism do its thing, it will extract the most money possible for a thing people value the most. I kinda feel bummed for them. I also think they’re rubes. Gift article www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/w...

Imagine the Rams congratulating the Rapids on advancing to Open Cup. The KSE sporting group glazing is getting out of hand.

HTHL recording tonight. Yay! I'm very happily wearing my Arsenal kit. #UCL #Rapids96

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINALISTS ❤️

Come on you gunners!

Rahm Emanuel has firmly indicated that whomever the 2028 Democratic candidate for President, they likely won’t have a favorable attitude towards Israel. The degree to which Israel has destroyed any and all goodwill it had as a democratic state founded from the ashes of the Holocaust is stunning.

Lack of health insurance kills FAR more Americans every year than Iran ever has. But Trump & Hegseth want $200B for war instead of care. That’s not “national security” — that’s national neglect. #HealthcareNotWarfare WE WANT HEALTHCARE NOT WAR OR ICE AGENTS

There’s a bit of controversy in the Jewish world bc the president of Israel is speaking at JTS commencement, and some rabbis are using it as an opportunity to stand on a moral soapbox. Look, I have opinions. But mostly I believe that the folks who deserve a say on the matter are JTS students.

This is an incredible video. Selflessness of the highest order. www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

Two days ago, armed individuals tore down the posters we put up in Jaffa – the faces of children killed in Gaza by the Israeli government. So yesterday, we came back and put every single one again (1/2)

Kei Kamara retires. 514 pro games. 157 goals. Last active player to have played for the KC Wiz. #Rapids96 in 2019 & 2020. Legend. www.reddit.com/r/MLS/s/MHj1...

Being Jewish online these days; someone in your comments is going to say that you must either renounce your Judaism and become a DSA antifa radical Or else you are a fascist Kahanist murderer in league with Ben Gvir. No middle ground. Pick one.

There’s so much political chaos to worry about. But, for me, the decision to just fully allow gerrymandering with no restrictions feels like a potentially fatal blow to democracy in America.

Last week in the podcast I had a hard time recalling Kimani Stewart Baynes’ name - the name Kentanji Brown Jackson popped in my head instead. And thus from now on I will refer to him only as ‘Liberal Supreme Court Justice Kimani Stewart Baynes.’

DSA candidates: “Wealth inequality is morally evil and must be destroyed.” Absolutely. “All people have a right to health care.” 100% “There is vast Zionist conspiracy.” Motherf#%^+%. You were so close.

I’ve been watching the price of one WC match in particular to buy, and the price is way down this past week on Stubhub. Tickets used to go for about $300-400 and are now in the $225-325 range. I think FIFA is now turbodumping onto the secondary markets.

Week 3 of #EspressoMachineMoney, trying to grow $35 into $300. We started the week with $40.32. On $10 bets I bet: - Nashville over Tigres at +110, ❌ lost. - RSL over Portland at -175, ✅ won $5.71. - Vancouver over LAG at +105, ❌ lost. - FCC to win or tie CHI at +100, ✅ won $10. /1

This is SO GOOD and the first time I discovered Wes even HAD a substack. A deep dive into why a private equity acquisition of lower tier soccer is an alarm bell.

Thoughts on HOU-COL: - probably need to go back to a 4-2-3-1 - nobody had a great week. Steffen & Herrington were good, everyone else was meh. - good test for Wells. The other MLS coaches have figured him out. Will he adjust?

Somewhere a preacher is starting today’s sermon with “It may be that SPIRIT AIRLINES is out of business but THE HOLY SPIRIT *never* takes a day off!!!”

Five games without a win in regulation (Rapids beat COS in penalties.) Definitely in a skid. Team needs a readjustment. #Rapids96

Possession without purpose . 0.0 xG, 0 shots, 0 goals. #Rapids96

That was a lot of possession not leading to shots and thus a dull first half. #Rapids96

Two first half injuries. Me no like. #Rapids96

The last 10 minutes has just been injury delays. Blargh. #Rapids96

Basically dropping both Yapi and Rafa deeper to receive and leaving Sealy and Manyoma high on the wings. They haven’t been able to find Yapir or Rafa, tho.

17’ The Rapids, who have no midfield ball carrier are finding it difficult to advance the ball from the ball line into the strikers. Huh. Who’d have guessed. #Rapids96

So far it’s like a 4-2-2-2, or even a 4-2-4.

Max Arfsten is great.

Rapids have 3 wingers, 2 d-mids, and a striker. Color me confused.