Alex Bloom

Hey @futi.live, what is “deserved win” calculated on? Is it just xG or does it also include a bit of possession and/or field tilt? Something else? Cc: @johnspacemuller.com

Important point of comparison here in support of Micah's general thesis is also that Trump and Republicans are much less popular today than they were on J6, 2021. That fact reduces odds of attempted coup and successful coup still further.

Dealing with Elon/SpaceX isn't even hard. Just nationalize that shit. Incorporate SpaceX into Nasa. Use Starlink to provide free/low-cost internet access to everyone in the country. These are national interests made possible with national investments. Time to put them to national use.

Kind of telling that a paid nepo-baby political operative engaging in transparent Islamophobia hasn't triggered universal condemnation. Like, we do not need to reflect on what this says about AES. He was polite and dismissive, as he should have been. Next.

The only way to get FIFA reform is for the FAs that make FIFA all the money (England, France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Italy (?), Portugal, Argentina, Brazil) to threaten not to participate. UEFA could probably do it unilaterally, but it would look better with CBF and AFA.

A thread that makes the case for the importance of independent local media like @51st.news

I read every post if this thread from a DC courtroom today where government officials obfuscated nonsensically about destroying public parkland. Judge seems at her wit's end with DOJ/DOI officials. Unfortunately, much damage already done. Thanks @mollyroberts.bsky.social for the reporting.

Premier League broadcasters probably complicit in trying to sweep the whole thing under the rug. Otherwise the value of their broadcast rights goes down… for shame.

The whole stadium is audibly chanting “cheat” and the commentators won’t acknowledge it.

They can’t treat this as any other game and any other team. Who cares how good the goal was? It was scored because they have a $1B advantage over everyone else (and the benefit of a dodgy refereeing decision).

The whole League is under a shadow at this point and the ref handing City this game on a silver platter isn’t gonna do anything to help that. Of all the things he could have done today, that was the worst for the Premier League’s facade of integrity. Hopefully it leads to harsher punishment.

Top Darwin Award candidate for the year, methinks.

Good thread of all the complications to which I’d add the enduring value of financial cheating after the crime. Man City’s squad today isn’t possible without this. What to make of their (e.g.) 2024 title win?

Yeah it's not great when the organization ostensibly with the purpose of keeping us safe is endangering us in the name of keeping us safe. Only solution is overthrowing the leadership of the organization or building an organization actually committed to protecting Jews.

Prescient post. Progress always comes swiftest after the reactionaries overreach.

Here’s a screenshot where I can literally see only four lines of (non-sequential) text. This is a good piece, but the reading experience is awful. @thenation.com

Pizza: 2 Amys Patisserie: Un Je Ne Sais Quoi Thai: Ammathar Sushi: Perry's Italian: Cucina Morini Bagels: Bagels, Etc. Tacos: Taqueria Habanero Fine Dining: Albi/Moon Rabbit

Yes! Stop with the notion that public opinion can’t be shaped! It absolutely can and it’s the job of leaders to do so.

They’re genuinely going to have to set up a temporary office of investigation into crimes against democracy or something. There are so many little things like this and no one who participated can be welcome back in public life ever again.

DoorDash, you don’t need to address the DC Council, you need to address us — your customers, restaurant workers, and the drivers making your billions in profit possible. Withdraw your support for #HR9720. Oppose federal attacks on your drivers and the DC community. Until then it’s #DeleteDoorDash.

Pride and Racial Prejudice

My apologies to Enzo. I really underrated his shitheadiness here.

This might be a useful reference for some people today.

We will all have to be vigilant to not give in to slop. AI is just massively degrading every product in the name of efficiency. The only means of counteracting the trend is to move your $ (eyeballs, digitally) elsewhere.

Does anyone like anyone on this Argentina team other than Messi?

Spain are just so unbelievably press-resistant.

Can’t wait for Andorra to get their first ever World Cup victory when they beat Laos in the play-in tournament!

I’m pro BlueSky, but the ability of this place to reduce every narrative to “Trump Bad” is frustrating. Even the jokes about Trump being the reason why the USMNT put in a stinker of a performance against Belgium or “we got what we deserved” serve to make Trump (not the team) the story.

If Gio ever plays for this team again, the FBI needs to investigate the family for (additional) blackmail.

Think the US need to hydrate with Red Bull not water right now.

Anthony Gordon is the most CONCACAF player in this game.

If Cabo Verde had 10 more minutes, they’d get the goal. 100%.

That is a 0.03 xG shot that gets a 0.68 post shot xG and yeah that accurately captures that that was a fucking insane hit. What a game man.

Happy for Salah, who was superb in the last 40 minutes of that game.

They should have a panel of 9 former referees who read the original rules set down at the various English public schools, determine what CW Alcock would have thought, and change the outcome 3 years later.

Believe a thing you can’t see and for which the only evidence is our AI that claims the thing happened. Sure, why not? Great way to decide a game.