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LOL he totally confused her with the former mayoral candidate. I'd say it's unbelievable, except it's not at all. These are not the same person! They don't even have the same name! I don't think it's intentional, but it is careless, and either way, it's insulting.
Diana Morenol love when a white journalist reporting on “concerns of lack of diversity” in DSA fumbles the name of the Latina elected official he interviews for the article. My name is Moreno, not Morales.
that's right. which is why if you're a voter in MA-6, vote for @beth4ma.bsky.social, who'd bring an outside perspective we *badly* need in Congress, tech expertise we desperately need, & is just an outstanding person, full stop. a public servant in every sense of the word.
Persisting(article from April) A reminder that John Beccia is a 100 millionaire tech bro and Dan Koh's top funders are Blackstone Group, Draft Kings and Bain Capital. We don't need any more of these ghouls in congress. MA 6th
Cathy Englebert isn’t a good commissioner. You who would be? Kamala Harris.
Ben CollinsA good commissioner steps in now before every WNBA game becomes a rightwing performance space, like school board meetings were during peak CRT. You just have to throw the hammer down on this. Do not give them an inch.
look, I’m a Mets fan, but it’s absurd that the Dodgers landed Skubal. I’m not even opposed to dynasties, and yet: it feels absurd. like, what’s the point? what’s the point of developing a team if the Dodgers (or a team like it) are just going to to snag players & owners won’t compete?
Patrick DaughertyThey will, but it's that mentality that's actually killing baseball. The owners don't want it to be a competition in the traditional sense anymore. They want "cost certainty." They want it to be appreciating real estate. They want to obliterate all the mechanisms that make franchises different.
I'm not saying that UEFA's leadership read my essay in the @newrepublic.com calling for Infantino's resignation & then did just that...but I'm also NOT not saying that. :-) If you haven't read it, do that now: newrepublic.com/article/2137.... It's time for him to go, & time to replace FIFA, too.
Abolish FIFAGianni Infantino’s latest grifty scheme should begin the conversation about replacing an organization that cannot be reformed with something better.newrepublic.comPhilippe AuclairUEFA going for the jugular. "The current FIFA leadership has not only lost UEFA’s confidence but also that of many other members of the football family." Translation: UEFA will back a opponent to Infantino in the Fifa presidential election on 18 March 2027. Montagliani?
It’s time for Gianni Infantino—& FIFA, really—to go. Me, in @newrepublic.com: newrepublic.com/article/2137... Read it & share it, please.
Abolish FIFAGianni Infantino’s latest grifty scheme should begin the conversation about replacing an organization that cannot be reformed with something better.newrepublic.comit was too beautiful to last.
cGh ONE / Chris ProvidenceThis is a terrible idea, but it would also be really funny.
these are actually solid! IMHO, they'd go a long way to what @mattdoyle.bsky.social (and I, and I suspect a lot of others) think MLS 3.0 needs to become: a league chock full o' Benficas (and Portos, and Sportings). You want MLS to become the best league in North America? This is how.
Arman KafaiAlright, yall got me to stop being lazy. Here are some realistic changes I’d make to the MLS Roster Rules, with my reasoning and an example at the bottom. Enjoy everyone:
you laugh, but this is uncomfortably close to what happened last decade
John MullerThrough reliable sources, I understand that things are progressing well toward a second-string USMNT loss to Panama in the semi-finals of the 2027 Gold Cup, causing fans to turn on Mauricio Pochettino, who quickly accepts an offer to manage Everton before he can be fired
My apartment courtyard has tons of trees & has a ton of birds singing in the evening, & it's *wild* how much it allows me to de-stress.
MongabayA new experiment in North Carolina shows that natural settings and birdsong independently lower stress, but their combined effect yields the strongest relief. The study highlight the vital role that restored urban green spaces play in supporting public health & biodiversity. Liz Kimbrough reports.
Really interesting thread about the whole...mishegoss with the FIGC (Italian soccer federation).
Alessandro Acquistapace-VolpeYou may have heard of a mess going on around Italy’s men’s National soccer team. Well, let’s try to unpack it, bc it’s very easy to see it as a matter of “respected soccer figures’ desire to bring in Change slowed down by internal politicking” and that’s not totally what happened