Jeff Rueter
@jeffrueter.bsky.social
Soccer correspondent @us.theguardian.com proudly based in Saint Paul, MN || MLS Update - Tuesdays on the Total Soccer Show || Putting the "bi" in byline 🏳️🌈 || Fmr: The Athletic
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A Saturday and a state killing: soccer as Minnesota is torn apart | Jeff Rueter
On the whims of Fifa’s Peace Prize winner, a life usually so focused on sports has found anything but peace
www.theguardian.com
NEW: Reflections on a soccer Saturday, from a state under siege by the FIFA Peace Prize winner. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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starting to feel like there's a direct relationship between the growing obsession with lifestyle hygeine (no drinking, no caffeine, no sex, obsessive working out and looksmaxxing) and the inability to meaningful moral stands on issues of actual import
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
starting to feel like there's a direct relationship between the growing obsession with lifestyle hygeine (no drinking, no caffeine, no sex, obsessive working out and looksmaxxing) and the inability to meaningful moral stands on issues of actual import
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It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
In one 30-minute stretch, three legal observers were arrested — as Trump’s Border czar Tom Homan calls on locals to “end the resistance.”
“Uptick In Abductions”: ICE Ramps Up Targeting of Minneapolis Legal Observers
In one 30-minute stretch, three Minneapolis legal observers were arrested as ICE ramped up its targeting of community volunteers.
interc.pt
February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
It bears repeating that Tom Homan is a fucking psycho and Greg Bovino's exile means functionally nothing when it comes to what's happening on the ground in Minnesota.
Just honked my horn at an ICE agent next to me at a light after he threw his Hardee’s bag out the driver’s window. Better believe he motioned to the holster on his belt, he was so offended.
February 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Just honked my horn at an ICE agent next to me at a light after he threw his Hardee’s bag out the driver’s window. Better believe he motioned to the holster on his belt, he was so offended.
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Excl. The USA forward Catarina Macario has turned down an offer of a contract extension at Chelsea, the Guardian understands. She's attracting interest from around the world, incl. Europe, and her future is now in major doubt after she was left out of Chelsea's squad list for the #UWCL knockouts.
February 7, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Excl. The USA forward Catarina Macario has turned down an offer of a contract extension at Chelsea, the Guardian understands. She's attracting interest from around the world, incl. Europe, and her future is now in major doubt after she was left out of Chelsea's squad list for the #UWCL knockouts.
The behavior typical of every FIFA Peace Prize winner.
JUST IN: Trump says he won't apologize for a now-deleted racist post depicting the Obamas after backlash from Republicans.
Trump shares racist video depicting the Obamas as monkeys
The White House defended Trump's post, saying it was "from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle."
nbcnews.to
February 7, 2026 at 2:20 AM
The behavior typical of every FIFA Peace Prize winner.
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This is a major, huge, humongous deal that will go largely unnoticed because of the broader chaos engulfing our politics. But, suffice it to say that the government is broken when the courts explicitly say they can't trust the administration to tell the truth.
🚨NEW: A federal judge out of Oregon has issued a sweeping rebuke of the DOJ’s nationwide push to seize state voter rolls.
The opinion released Thursday concluded that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warned that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
The opinion released Thursday concluded that the department can no longer be presumed to be acting in good faith and warned that its conduct threatens voters and states’ rights.
Federal judge rules DOJ can ‘no longer’ be trusted in voter roll crusade
The judge pointed to a letter from Bondi to Minnesota that tied federal immigration enforcement to demands for voter data as the smoking gun.
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 9:56 PM
This is a major, huge, humongous deal that will go largely unnoticed because of the broader chaos engulfing our politics. But, suffice it to say that the government is broken when the courts explicitly say they can't trust the administration to tell the truth.
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The window to impress on Mauricio Pochettino is waning, and the pressure is on for the No 9s on the bubble
The race to be the USMNT’s top striker is – once again – an open competition
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February 6, 2026 at 7:14 PM
The window to impress on Mauricio Pochettino is waning, and the pressure is on for the No 9s on the bubble
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This cannot be reformed.
HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Five-Year-Old Liam Ramos Is In His Asylum Hearing Right Now
www.huffpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:11 PM
This cannot be reformed.
NEW: With the transfer window shut for most of the world, the USMNT’s strikers know their club form will make or break their World Cup hopes. Beyond Balogun and Pepi, it’s a clash largely played in the Championship and MLS.
May the nets ripple in their favor.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
May the nets ripple in their favor.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The race to be the USMNT’s top striker is – once again – an open competition
The window to impress on Mauricio Pochettino is waning, and the pressure is on for the No 9s on the bubble
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:52 PM
NEW: With the transfer window shut for most of the world, the USMNT’s strikers know their club form will make or break their World Cup hopes. Beyond Balogun and Pepi, it’s a clash largely played in the Championship and MLS.
May the nets ripple in their favor.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
May the nets ripple in their favor.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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“military-grade intelligence tactics”
“Pattern-of-life” intelligence
Bro, you are eating microwaveable Campbell’s Soup for every meal and crashing out in front of the Home2Suites while you’re geared up like you’re in Fallujah
“Pattern-of-life” intelligence
Bro, you are eating microwaveable Campbell’s Soup for every meal and crashing out in front of the Home2Suites while you’re geared up like you’re in Fallujah
February 6, 2026 at 2:57 AM
“military-grade intelligence tactics”
“Pattern-of-life” intelligence
Bro, you are eating microwaveable Campbell’s Soup for every meal and crashing out in front of the Home2Suites while you’re geared up like you’re in Fallujah
“Pattern-of-life” intelligence
Bro, you are eating microwaveable Campbell’s Soup for every meal and crashing out in front of the Home2Suites while you’re geared up like you’re in Fallujah
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Quick reminder everything they say is a fucking lie.
We are facing a major healthcare crisis due to the occupation.
Pregnant people are regularly missing care & do face an impossible choices.
Occupying agents ABSOLUTELY enter hospitals for enforcement purposes and have since they arrived.
We are facing a major healthcare crisis due to the occupation.
Pregnant people are regularly missing care & do face an impossible choices.
Occupying agents ABSOLUTELY enter hospitals for enforcement purposes and have since they arrived.
February 5, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Quick reminder everything they say is a fucking lie.
We are facing a major healthcare crisis due to the occupation.
Pregnant people are regularly missing care & do face an impossible choices.
Occupying agents ABSOLUTELY enter hospitals for enforcement purposes and have since they arrived.
We are facing a major healthcare crisis due to the occupation.
Pregnant people are regularly missing care & do face an impossible choices.
Occupying agents ABSOLUTELY enter hospitals for enforcement purposes and have since they arrived.
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NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...
www.wired.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:29 PM
NEW: Records reviewed by WIRED show DHS’s facial recognition app (Mobile Fortify) isn’t designed to actually "verify" identity—despite DHS claims and its agents relying on its matches to support probable cause in the field.
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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
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I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
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again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
February 4, 2026 at 5:41 PM
again we do not really do a good job of explaining how wealthy people like Jeff Bezos are
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
his net worth is $253.2 billion.
so he could take one million dollars, and just light it on fire
and then do it again tomorrow
and again the day after that
and then do it every day for 693 years and 8 months
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Mauricio Pochettino and his USMNT ended 2025 on a soaring high. Last week, he kicked off a World Cup year with a faceplant.
Pochettino's public criticism of a senior player was unnecessary, ill informed and out of touch.
Column @theguardian.com
Pochettino's public criticism of a senior player was unnecessary, ill informed and out of touch.
Column @theguardian.com
Mauricio Pochettino’s odd jab at Tim Weah misread the player and the moment | Leander Schaerlaeckens
The USMNT manager said players should stay out of conversations that don’t deal with soccer
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Mauricio Pochettino and his USMNT ended 2025 on a soaring high. Last week, he kicked off a World Cup year with a faceplant.
Pochettino's public criticism of a senior player was unnecessary, ill informed and out of touch.
Column @theguardian.com
Pochettino's public criticism of a senior player was unnecessary, ill informed and out of touch.
Column @theguardian.com
“Unless you’re here, you don’t really understand how consuming this is, how fried people’s nerves are, how frequently we’re sending around GoFundMe links and mutual aid drives...”
Powerful read from colleague and fellow Minnesota resident @rachelleingang.bsky.social.
Powerful read from colleague and fellow Minnesota resident @rachelleingang.bsky.social.
February 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
“Unless you’re here, you don’t really understand how consuming this is, how fried people’s nerves are, how frequently we’re sending around GoFundMe links and mutual aid drives...”
Powerful read from colleague and fellow Minnesota resident @rachelleingang.bsky.social.
Powerful read from colleague and fellow Minnesota resident @rachelleingang.bsky.social.
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I've been covering Trump's retribution campaign since he came back to the White House. Then, that storyline came directly to my state - and what I've covered will stick in my brain forever. The children, the brutality, the isolation, the camaraderie and bravery. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
I knew Trump would target Minnesota. I didn’t expect this level of violence | Rachel Leingang
I’m reporting on a political retribution campaign, disguised as immigration enforcement, in the community where I live
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
I've been covering Trump's retribution campaign since he came back to the White House. Then, that storyline came directly to my state - and what I've covered will stick in my brain forever. The children, the brutality, the isolation, the camaraderie and bravery. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Departure marks large drop in agents on the ground but still leaves about 2,000 there, far above typical levels for state
White House border czar says 700 federal agents will leave Minnesota
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Departure marks large drop in agents on the ground but still leaves about 2,000 there, far above typical levels for state
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this is not a de-escalation.
It should be noted this drops the number of ICE agents in Minnesota from 3000 to a still alarming 2300. There were 80 in the state before the surge.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Border Czar Plans to Pull 700 Agents From Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:46 PM
this is not a de-escalation.
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The headline should be, "DHS to keep 2,000 immigration officers in Minnesota."
Instead, it seems the entirety of the traditional media went with, "DHS to withdraw 700 immigration officers from Minnesota."
This presser worked like a charm.
Instead, it seems the entirety of the traditional media went with, "DHS to withdraw 700 immigration officers from Minnesota."
This presser worked like a charm.
Homan in Minneapolis: "Effective immediately, we will draw down 700 people effective today."
February 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM
The headline should be, "DHS to keep 2,000 immigration officers in Minnesota."
Instead, it seems the entirety of the traditional media went with, "DHS to withdraw 700 immigration officers from Minnesota."
This presser worked like a charm.
Instead, it seems the entirety of the traditional media went with, "DHS to withdraw 700 immigration officers from Minnesota."
This presser worked like a charm.
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sports coverage is not about box scores anymore. it's about power and politics and corruption and sovereign wealth and real estate and the use of taxpayer money and the most publicized labor disputes in the country and yes, sometimes about ball go in hoop
WaPo's Matt Murray told staff the paper is shuttering sports, moving remaining staff to features, shrinking foreign coverage, restructuring metro, closing books coverage, suspending Post Reports podcast
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
“Whole company now waiting for a live or die email” one staffer said
More in tonight’s Status
February 4, 2026 at 2:03 PM
sports coverage is not about box scores anymore. it's about power and politics and corruption and sovereign wealth and real estate and the use of taxpayer money and the most publicized labor disputes in the country and yes, sometimes about ball go in hoop
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Crestfallen and f$&@ furious about the closure as we know it of @postsports.bsky.social by an indifferent, compromised owner and a failing publisher — a dept of Povich and Boswell, Wilbon and Kornheiser, Gildea and Sheinin, of poets, authors, Hall of Famers and Pulitzer finalists. A terrible day.
February 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Crestfallen and f$&@ furious about the closure as we know it of @postsports.bsky.social by an indifferent, compromised owner and a failing publisher — a dept of Povich and Boswell, Wilbon and Kornheiser, Gildea and Sheinin, of poets, authors, Hall of Famers and Pulitzer finalists. A terrible day.