Alessandro Acquistapace-Volpe
@acquistapace.bsky.social
god, it’s brutal out here | two years away from being two years away | MLS sicko from another continent | anthropology student | knows definitely too much about sports | he/him
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Greatness, sometimes, is just a matter of trying
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I wrote about the big moments of a game, about those that do better in them and why that makes up for something special that should be cherished and desired by all sports. tl;dr: playoffs are goated
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January 1 is when Georgian families traditionally gather around the dinner table.
Yet tonight, protesters are still on Rustaveli Avenue — in cold, snowy weather — marking the 400th consecutive day of resistance.
Yet tonight, protesters are still on Rustaveli Avenue — in cold, snowy weather — marking the 400th consecutive day of resistance.
January 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
January 1 is when Georgian families traditionally gather around the dinner table.
Yet tonight, protesters are still on Rustaveli Avenue — in cold, snowy weather — marking the 400th consecutive day of resistance.
Yet tonight, protesters are still on Rustaveli Avenue — in cold, snowy weather — marking the 400th consecutive day of resistance.
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like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”
uhhh yeah I can see why these childcare properties weren't eager to let in some rando dudes asking "where are the kids?"
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”
Had genuinely stopped thinking he could possibly move to Europe after all these years
🇩🇪 Birmingham City are finalizing a deal to sign left back Kai Wagner from Philadelphia Union, sources confirm @josernunez91.bsky.social's scoop.
Wagner, 28, made 251 apps for the Union. One of the league's best left backs.
Wagner, 28, made 251 apps for the Union. One of the league's best left backs.
January 1, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Had genuinely stopped thinking he could possibly move to Europe after all these years
Oh great Orlando wants ALL of the Ojedas
🇵🇾 Sources: Orlando City has acquired Paraguay int'l midfielder Braian Ojeda from Real Salt Lake.
RSL to receive $1.2m GAM + add-ons.
Ojeda, 25, has 14 caps for Paraguay and made 123 appearances for RSL.
RSL to receive $1.2m GAM + add-ons.
Ojeda, 25, has 14 caps for Paraguay and made 123 appearances for RSL.
December 31, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Oh great Orlando wants ALL of the Ojedas
Swedish Vanni Sartini, many are saying it
December 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Swedish Vanni Sartini, many are saying it
Had forgotten about this guy, was happy to find out he had a great scoring season last year. Had a lot of success with him at FM in a career with Viitorul (now Farul) and was sad to see it didn’t work out for him at Fiorentina
🇷🇴 Sources: D.C. United is nearing a club-record deal to acquire Romania international forward Louis Munteanu from CFR Cluj.
Deal would be around $7m + add-ons to take total fee to $10m.
Not done but close.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...
Deal would be around $7m + add-ons to take total fee to $10m.
Not done but close.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...
D.C United near club-record deal for CFR Cluj forward Louis Munteanu
The 23-year-old has two goals and five assists in 14 league appearances for the Romanian side.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Had forgotten about this guy, was happy to find out he had a great scoring season last year. Had a lot of success with him at FM in a career with Viitorul (now Farul) and was sad to see it didn’t work out for him at Fiorentina
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🤥 Residents of Valdai in Russia's Novgorod Oblast say they neither saw nor heard any drone strikes or air defence activity on the night of 28-29 December, despite Russian authorities' claims of a drone attack on Russian leader Vladimir Putin's residence.
December 30, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🤥 Residents of Valdai in Russia's Novgorod Oblast say they neither saw nor heard any drone strikes or air defence activity on the night of 28-29 December, despite Russian authorities' claims of a drone attack on Russian leader Vladimir Putin's residence.
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this has been the most personally entertaining NFL regular season for me because it feels like every team is a little bit haunted
December 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
this has been the most personally entertaining NFL regular season for me because it feels like every team is a little bit haunted
I don’t know anything about him, all that I’ve read seems that apart from failing at the worst club on the planet, he’s been good and more importantly a very good fit for this team. Yet the early reaction seems super super bad. Am I missing something?
🟡 Sources: Russell Martin is among finalists to become the next Columbus Crew head coach.
Martin was most recently with Rangers and Southampton.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/692...
Martin was most recently with Rangers and Southampton.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/692...
Martin among final candidates for Columbus Crew head coach role
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December 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I don’t know anything about him, all that I’ve read seems that apart from failing at the worst club on the planet, he’s been good and more importantly a very good fit for this team. Yet the early reaction seems super super bad. Am I missing something?
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Last week in MLS, we saw two deals that are fundamentally different from any other Cash for Player deal we've seen. In Year 2 of the player acquisition mechanism, the use cases are growing. We go into the Rosales and Chancalay deals for FAM:
Analyzing 2026 MLS Off-Season Trades: A New Era in MLS Cashfers
Why two deals over the past weekend have ushered in a new use case for MLS' cash for player system
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December 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Last week in MLS, we saw two deals that are fundamentally different from any other Cash for Player deal we've seen. In Year 2 of the player acquisition mechanism, the use cases are growing. We go into the Rosales and Chancalay deals for FAM:
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I've seen some confusion over Justin Haak accepting a 1-year FA deal from the Galaxy instead of taking a longer, guaranteed deal from NYCFC. And unfortunately you kind of need to be an MLS CBA sicko to understand all the math at play here.
Gonna try to break it down for you 1/x
Gonna try to break it down for you 1/x
December 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I've seen some confusion over Justin Haak accepting a 1-year FA deal from the Galaxy instead of taking a longer, guaranteed deal from NYCFC. And unfortunately you kind of need to be an MLS CBA sicko to understand all the math at play here.
Gonna try to break it down for you 1/x
Gonna try to break it down for you 1/x
Good for Nashville, not really a place for him with this squad but an opening for more minutes at LAFC and a great outlay to get back
🚨 BREAKING: Nashville SC are sending winger Jacob Shaffelburg to Los Angeles FC, sources confirm to @sixonefivesoccer.com. Shaffelburg spent four seasons in Nashville and broke into Canadian national team, and now joins one of the best attacks in MLS.
December 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Good for Nashville, not really a place for him with this squad but an opening for more minutes at LAFC and a great outlay to get back
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"Stephen Miller and Jared Kushner were at the negotiating table today. No actual experts on Russia or Ukraine on our side of the table."
Why is the president's white nationalist immigration advisor involved in negotiating foreign policy?
Via @simonwdc.bsky.social
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Why is the president's white nationalist immigration advisor involved in negotiating foreign policy?
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Trump Keeps Running Interference For Putin
Our addled, corrupt, and ailing leader continues to insult the people of Ukraine, Europe, and The United States of America
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December 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
"Stephen Miller and Jared Kushner were at the negotiating table today. No actual experts on Russia or Ukraine on our side of the table."
Why is the president's white nationalist immigration advisor involved in negotiating foreign policy?
Via @simonwdc.bsky.social
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Why is the president's white nationalist immigration advisor involved in negotiating foreign policy?
Via @simonwdc.bsky.social
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Imagine for a moment if we were to treat the idea that capitalists are the beneficiaries of the political and economic system which enables and encourages them to exploit everyone else with the same disdain that many men treat the idea they are beneficiaries of patriarchy and the society it creates.
May 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Imagine for a moment if we were to treat the idea that capitalists are the beneficiaries of the political and economic system which enables and encourages them to exploit everyone else with the same disdain that many men treat the idea they are beneficiaries of patriarchy and the society it creates.
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Men are 'victims' of patriarchy to exactly the same extent that capitalists are 'victims' of capitalism.
Oh no, the capitalists are forced to prioritize the logic of capital in how they relate to others! Their freedom is predicated upon them successfully engaging in capitalism! How awful!
Oh no, the capitalists are forced to prioritize the logic of capital in how they relate to others! Their freedom is predicated upon them successfully engaging in capitalism! How awful!
May 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Men are 'victims' of patriarchy to exactly the same extent that capitalists are 'victims' of capitalism.
Oh no, the capitalists are forced to prioritize the logic of capital in how they relate to others! Their freedom is predicated upon them successfully engaging in capitalism! How awful!
Oh no, the capitalists are forced to prioritize the logic of capital in how they relate to others! Their freedom is predicated upon them successfully engaging in capitalism! How awful!
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Fanon wrote about the psychological damage that colonisers acquired from inflicting their horrors on the colonised. His conclusion wasn't that colonisers needed more sympathy from wider society, funny that.
Men are 'victims' of patriarchy to exactly the same extent that capitalists are 'victims' of capitalism.
Oh no, the capitalists are forced to prioritize the logic of capital in how they relate to others! Their freedom is predicated upon them successfully engaging in capitalism! How awful!
Oh no, the capitalists are forced to prioritize the logic of capital in how they relate to others! Their freedom is predicated upon them successfully engaging in capitalism! How awful!
May 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Fanon wrote about the psychological damage that colonisers acquired from inflicting their horrors on the colonised. His conclusion wasn't that colonisers needed more sympathy from wider society, funny that.
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perfect metaphors don’t exis—
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
perfect metaphors don’t exis—
You get this player for nothing + I’d imagine you don’t get him as a DP as the press release doesn’t mention it and his salary is in the TAM range. Hard not to take this bet as the over is on the floor. Fine move, needs context around it though
NEWS: The club has acquired winger Tomás Chancalay in a cash-for-player trade from the New England Revolution in exchange for $100,000.
Bienvenido, Tomás!
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Bienvenido, Tomás!
More » https://utd.mn/4jolu7a
December 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
You get this player for nothing + I’d imagine you don’t get him as a DP as the press release doesn’t mention it and his salary is in the TAM range. Hard not to take this bet as the over is on the floor. Fine move, needs context around it though
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What a banger of a squad. Two-man deep at basically every position except maybe goalkeeper, could still get better if they can find a solution for Kellyn Acosta. I am not fully aboard the Bamba train, but it’s not like he’s totally awful, especially with a DP-not-on-DP-money like Zinck (and Lod)
Lod was one of the top free agents on the board in #MLS.
Gives #cf97 a versatile midfielder – and a totally full roster.
Any more adds will need to be balanced by departures.
#cf97 #VamosFire
Gives #cf97 a versatile midfielder – and a totally full roster.
Any more adds will need to be balanced by departures.
#cf97 #VamosFire
December 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
What a banger of a squad. Two-man deep at basically every position except maybe goalkeeper, could still get better if they can find a solution for Kellyn Acosta. I am not fully aboard the Bamba train, but it’s not like he’s totally awful, especially with a DP-not-on-DP-money like Zinck (and Lod)
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james cameron every few years
December 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
james cameron every few years
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Travis Kelce, look at the example of your friend Tom Brady. Listen to @solomonmissouri.bsky.social. Hang it up and go home to the fine, rich woman who loves your goofy ass.
Do not say this year was a disappointment and you want to end your career on a high note.
She is the high note.
Do not say this year was a disappointment and you want to end your career on a high note.
She is the high note.
December 26, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Travis Kelce, look at the example of your friend Tom Brady. Listen to @solomonmissouri.bsky.social. Hang it up and go home to the fine, rich woman who loves your goofy ass.
Do not say this year was a disappointment and you want to end your career on a high note.
She is the high note.
Do not say this year was a disappointment and you want to end your career on a high note.
She is the high note.
Fun fact: in Italy this movie is synonymous with Christmas Eve. It’s shown every year and it’s now a nationwide tradition. Funnily enough it is shown on Silvio Berlusconi’s channels
watching my favorite christmas movie and what is possibly the great american comedy about class and race
December 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Fun fact: in Italy this movie is synonymous with Christmas Eve. It’s shown every year and it’s now a nationwide tradition. Funnily enough it is shown on Silvio Berlusconi’s channels
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A dark day for Russian propagandists, as Kremlin military bloggers finally begin to admit that they have retreated from Ukraine's town of Kupyansk.
One of the highlights: "the information-psychological operation about Kupyansk, we defeated ourselves, and not the enemy."
One of the highlights: "the information-psychological operation about Kupyansk, we defeated ourselves, and not the enemy."
December 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A dark day for Russian propagandists, as Kremlin military bloggers finally begin to admit that they have retreated from Ukraine's town of Kupyansk.
One of the highlights: "the information-psychological operation about Kupyansk, we defeated ourselves, and not the enemy."
One of the highlights: "the information-psychological operation about Kupyansk, we defeated ourselves, and not the enemy."