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We've been boiled frogs for so long this never gets mentioned. But this violates DOJ policies that have been in place for decades, ones that Defense Attorney Todd Blanche said should have extended for the entirety of the time his client had declared his candidacy. (Tho I think this was DHS.)

The most famous person on the planet went to bed last night legitimately sick that Jamal Thiare scored a goal for the Columbus Crew

(The guy who's been in charge of the website for ~2 years now got the job b/c he has "generative AI" on his linkedin and also he once asked me what an assist is)

1. This is all super funny 2. I hope it ends with CFG selling NYCFC to someone local who gives a shit

The Prem knew about it for years and allowed it b/c Man U was becoming a shitshow and they needed another club with global reach — one that would expand the league’s dominance in new markets. And it worked. So they let it continue. Business decision. www.theguardian.com/football/201...

Sources: The LA Galaxy have signed striker Kyōgo Furuhashi from Birmingham City. Non-DP deal for the Japanese forward, 31, who lit things up for Celtic, but had just one goal last season in the Championship. Reporting with @greggevans40.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/746...

ICE has thugs wearing “media” vests and masks filming protesters, something that is totally normal in a democracy...

This goal's just a masterpiece, man. The way Palacios carries the ball forward to collapse LAFC's shape, and then the cascade of 1-2s afterwards... Nashville play such great soccer.

I don't say this lightly: this was one of the 2-3 best performances I've ever seen from Hany Mukhtar in Nashville. Genuinely excellent in every facet of the game.

MLS is never beating the beer league allegations

Cutting to a shot of a fan in the stands, 10 minutes into stoppage time as a cross is being sent into the box in a one-goal game. The directorial choices in these games have gotten worse over the past three years.

(there'll never again be a 1-2 like this from two Mount Rushmore Face of the Week guys, though)

Imo Vanney being here won’t come down to any individual game, instead it will come down to where we are in the table at the WC break. Missing the playoffs after last season would be a disaster

Anyone feel like Vanney might be coaching for his job tonight? He probably should be.

Just an incredible ball from Marco Reus here. I made a Ray Hudson-esque sound.

Crazy that they gave him a fat check in the middle of their historically bad run last year. Suggested that it’s ok to take a season off in Galaxy land. They’ve been mostly bad for a decade & he’s missed the playoffs 3 of 5 years in charge. Not sure how you get a huge raise with that

Hell of a hit, but I smiled in Vanney ball when I saw Delgado turn the ball over like that and it instantly come flying back the other way.

Three immediate thoughts: 1. This is b/c Trump got boo'ed at the Super Bowl. 2. This is b/c they're keeping the Rooney rule. 3. This is pure extortion so that they give him partial ownership of a team.

Our upcoming elimination from CCC by Toluca would be the perfect time to make a coaching change I think.

I can’t compete

I think that decision to extend Greg Vanney is going to go down as a very stupid one. It was such a bad idea I have to believe the decision came from above Kuntz. I am now a Vanney contract extension truther.

Been saying to anyone interested in talking MLS with me that San Diego are the best team in the West this year. MLS media love LAFC for obvious reasons, but I think what San Diego is doing is more flexible and far more sustainable over the course of a long season with multiple competitions.

Me basically the entirety of the 2025 LA Galaxy season.

CHARLOTTE IS FALLING APART THAT'S 3 LA GOALS IN 4 MINUTES!

Obed's gonna take Johnny's minutes b/c Obed's a much better soccer player.

Son being on 11 million and Bouanga being on only 3.5 million (pulled these numbers from the MLS PA site, which I assume is up to date) is probably what is fueling this. My guess is he either goes or LAFC have to double his salary and give him a new contract to stay.

I said last week that "Cashfers" = one of the best rule changes MLS has made. The U22 initiative is its worst. It was created by a consulting firm, BCG, and right as the world got better at valuing young talent. An optimized system would value proven players in their prime, and domestic prospects.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/... #ICEOUT #fascism #terrorists

This giant ICE Army they are building this year is also likely to be at polling places during the midterms in heavily Democratic precincts with the excuse being that they are looking for “illegals trying to vote.”

A tactically smart coach with gravitas from a legendary playing career could fix Real Madrid. Someone like, say, Xabi Alonso.

Every single game this year. Make them hear you

People are so determined to hate Miami that they refuse to give them credit for what they've done well, which is definitely more than just "spend money."

ICE detain yet another minor child—chase him down his own street and tackle him to pavement. "I am legal! I am legal!" he cries over and over in Spanish. Agent pins the boy down in snow—he desperately tries to keep his exposed hands from freezing at -25°F wind chill temperature. Minneapolis, MN

The depths of hell won't be hot enough.

The father has no criminal record, he came into the country “the right way,” and did everything asked of him throughout the process. This, combined with JD Vance’s, et al’s, obsession with making babies, is about ethnic cleansing. The U.S. needs an opposition party that tells people this.

I genuinely think boycotting the World Cup is some of the strongest leverage the Europeans have.

They were eventually allowed one phone call as a thanks for saving the agent’s life. They used it to call their lawyer, who called their state representative, who ultimately got them released on the condition they tell people they were “treated kindly.”

This is ICE.

I am not exaggerating when I say ICE functions as a terrorist organization in the Twin Cities. The goal seems to be to harass and frighten people (the ones who are lucky enough to not be abducted, at least) and it's deeply unsettling when you learn they're in your neighborhood.

MIB has talked down to their audience from day one and it sucks they've convinced a lot of Americans the only way to be an authentic soccer fan is to cosplay English fandom.

they are recruiting for the worst, bottom-of-the-barrel chuds imaginable and those chuds are behaving exactly as you'd expect

State of the Union: The capture of Maduro was basically the political version of a well-timed slide tackle. It’s messy, it’s controversial, there’s blood, but if it stops the other team from scoring you do it. People complaining about legality are wimps. Peace is winning. By: Alexi Lalas

Neocons wanted violent regime change in Venezuela. Trump is giving them that. Neocons wanted violent regime change in Iran. Trump is giving them that. Neocons wanted blind support for Israel. Trump is given them that. Tell me again how Trump is different to the neocons?