Recrudescence of the Kakistocrats
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So Hoffenheim conceded a penalty and went a man down on a call that 2/3 of Kicker respondents deemed not a pen?!
No, I'm decidedly NOT bitter...why do you ask???
No, I'm decidedly NOT bitter...why do you ask???
A good time to read @sbienkowski.bsky.social's article on Bayern Munich and their uncanny streak of penalties...
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/why-bayern...
gegenpressing.substack.com/p/why-bayern...
Why Bayern win more penalties than anyone else in the Bundesliga
The Bavarian giants don't need a helping hand from referees to win Bundesliga titles, but that's exactly what they get.
gegenpressing.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:58 PM
So Hoffenheim conceded a penalty and went a man down on a call that 2/3 of Kicker respondents deemed not a pen?!
No, I'm decidedly NOT bitter...why do you ask???
No, I'm decidedly NOT bitter...why do you ask???
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I’ve watched a lot of congressional hearings over the last 40 years. This performance by Bondi is the single most unprofessional, non-responsive, reprehensible and obnoxious I have ever seen from any witness who has testified before any committee of either chamber.
February 11, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I’ve watched a lot of congressional hearings over the last 40 years. This performance by Bondi is the single most unprofessional, non-responsive, reprehensible and obnoxious I have ever seen from any witness who has testified before any committee of either chamber.
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San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan is now listed as “not with team.” He’s expected to be released.
February 11, 2026 at 9:24 PM
San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan is now listed as “not with team.” He’s expected to be released.
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It’s INCREDIBLE that a. Nothing else is missing or even moved between these photos and b. The only person who actually truly cared about Charlie Kirk is Candace Owen’s
SHE REMOVED THEIR WEDDING PHOTO LMAOOOOOO
Oh she HATED his guts
Oh she HATED his guts
February 11, 2026 at 8:32 PM
It’s INCREDIBLE that a. Nothing else is missing or even moved between these photos and b. The only person who actually truly cared about Charlie Kirk is Candace Owen’s
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You guys asked us for defensive phase of play data, so we added a new for/against toggle to the interactive tables.
Check it out: futi-data.streamlit.app
Check it out: futi-data.streamlit.app
February 11, 2026 at 7:58 PM
You guys asked us for defensive phase of play data, so we added a new for/against toggle to the interactive tables.
Check it out: futi-data.streamlit.app
Check it out: futi-data.streamlit.app
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She’s always been way beyond the norm bad, but even for petulant bully Trump II Cabinet members, that Bondi performance was near if not at the top for all-time worst meltdowns in a congressional hearing. She’d be out by the end of the day for that alone in any sane administration.
February 11, 2026 at 7:40 PM
She’s always been way beyond the norm bad, but even for petulant bully Trump II Cabinet members, that Bondi performance was near if not at the top for all-time worst meltdowns in a congressional hearing. She’d be out by the end of the day for that alone in any sane administration.
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I gotta say, "the Pentagon uses a high powered laser to shoot down a party balloon" feels like enough symbolism for awhile. all full up thanks
February 11, 2026 at 8:02 PM
I gotta say, "the Pentagon uses a high powered laser to shoot down a party balloon" feels like enough symbolism for awhile. all full up thanks
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Free for all readers: the Dodgers say they will visit Trump in the White House to celebrate their World Series championship. This is a cowardly decision that is wrong on every level, and a stab in the back to the city of Los Angeles. Essay under video:
mollyknight.substack.com/p/no-the-dod...
mollyknight.substack.com/p/no-the-dod...
No, the Dodgers should absolutely not go to the White House
A recording from Molly Knight and Mike Madrid's live video
mollyknight.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Free for all readers: the Dodgers say they will visit Trump in the White House to celebrate their World Series championship. This is a cowardly decision that is wrong on every level, and a stab in the back to the city of Los Angeles. Essay under video:
mollyknight.substack.com/p/no-the-dod...
mollyknight.substack.com/p/no-the-dod...
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Rep. Becca Balint's grandfather died in the Nazis' Mauthausen concentration camp.
Pam Bondi just suggested Balint was antisemitic.
Pam Bondi just suggested Balint was antisemitic.
BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
February 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Rep. Becca Balint's grandfather died in the Nazis' Mauthausen concentration camp.
Pam Bondi just suggested Balint was antisemitic.
Pam Bondi just suggested Balint was antisemitic.
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And no, I have not seen The Wire.
But I have read the CliffsNotes twice and am ready to opine in exhaustive detail if absolutely necessary.
The internet is wondrous, is it not?
But I have read the CliffsNotes twice and am ready to opine in exhaustive detail if absolutely necessary.
The internet is wondrous, is it not?
February 11, 2026 at 7:42 PM
And no, I have not seen The Wire.
But I have read the CliffsNotes twice and am ready to opine in exhaustive detail if absolutely necessary.
The internet is wondrous, is it not?
But I have read the CliffsNotes twice and am ready to opine in exhaustive detail if absolutely necessary.
The internet is wondrous, is it not?
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BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
February 11, 2026 at 7:04 PM
BONDI: You didn't ask Merrick Garland anything about Epstein
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
BALINT: Weak sauce
BONDI: And with this antisemitic culture right now, she voted against a resolution--
BALINT: You want to go there! Really? Talking about antisemitism to a woman who lost her grandfather in the Holocaust! *storms off*
In all this posting about "Fuck ICE", we need to remember:
Fuck cancer!!!
Fuck cancer!!!
James Van Der Beek, who has been battling cancer, has died.
He was 48.
Per TMZ.
He was 48.
Per TMZ.
February 11, 2026 at 7:38 PM
In all this posting about "Fuck ICE", we need to remember:
Fuck cancer!!!
Fuck cancer!!!
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If you saw today's headline that Gallup will stop measuring presidential approval, they did the same thing in 2018. They do it whenever Trump is president.
February 11, 2026 at 7:27 PM
If you saw today's headline that Gallup will stop measuring presidential approval, they did the same thing in 2018. They do it whenever Trump is president.
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NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
February 11, 2026 at 6:28 PM
NEGUSE: AG Bondi, that man works for you now, right? The man in that video from J6 yelling 'kill them!' at cops. His name is Jared Wise.
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
BONDI: He does work for us, yes. I believe he was pardoned
NEGUSE: And you expect hard-working police officers to believe you take law enforcement seriously?
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Gallup says it will stop doing presidential approval polls (after 88 years of doing it) because of "an evolution in how Gallup focuses it's public research". This is eliminating a time series that goes back to FDR.
thehill.com/homenews/med...
thehill.com/homenews/med...
thehill.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Gallup says it will stop doing presidential approval polls (after 88 years of doing it) because of "an evolution in how Gallup focuses it's public research". This is eliminating a time series that goes back to FDR.
thehill.com/homenews/med...
thehill.com/homenews/med...
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OH SNAP
Rep. Balint: This is not a game, Secretary.
Bondi: I'm Attorney General.
Balint: Apologies, I couldn't tell.
Bondi: I'm Attorney General.
Balint: Apologies, I couldn't tell.
February 11, 2026 at 7:02 PM
OH SNAP
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Rep. Balint: This is not a game, Secretary.
Bondi: I'm Attorney General.
Balint: Apologies, I couldn't tell.
Bondi: I'm Attorney General.
Balint: Apologies, I couldn't tell.
February 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Rep. Balint: This is not a game, Secretary.
Bondi: I'm Attorney General.
Balint: Apologies, I couldn't tell.
Bondi: I'm Attorney General.
Balint: Apologies, I couldn't tell.
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MLS Announces Plan To Replace Matt Doyle With AI Chatbot Of Simon Borg That Will Cover Polymarket Parlays
www.thenutmegnews.com/current/2026...
www.thenutmegnews.com/current/2026...
MLS Announces Plan To Replace Matt Doyle With AI Chatbot Of Simon Borg That Will Cover Polymarket Parlays — The Nutmeg News
Major League Soccer (MLS) announced their plan, today, to replace Matt “Armchair Analyst” Doyle with an AI chatbot of Simon Borg that will exclusively cover Polymarket Parlays.
www.thenutmegnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:50 PM
MLS Announces Plan To Replace Matt Doyle With AI Chatbot Of Simon Borg That Will Cover Polymarket Parlays
www.thenutmegnews.com/current/2026...
www.thenutmegnews.com/current/2026...
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holy shit -- Bondi's new tactic is refusing to answer Democratic questions, then using time during the next Republican questioner to smear the previous Democratic member and accuse them of being complicit in violence crimes
February 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
holy shit -- Bondi's new tactic is refusing to answer Democratic questions, then using time during the next Republican questioner to smear the previous Democratic member and accuse them of being complicit in violence crimes
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The league wants a marketing website. Wouldn’t having top tier coverage of the league be a good way to get eyes?
Why doesn’t the extremely successful and self sufficient Extratime podcast not exist anymore? And remains without a replacement?
Why doesn’t the extremely successful and self sufficient Extratime podcast not exist anymore? And remains without a replacement?
Possibly the dumbest decision by a place that has no shortage of self-inflicted wounds in recent years.
If you’re an MLS fan, subscribe to Doyle’s newsletter. I promise you’ll get coverage you want.
Why the league doesn’t want to be in that business anymore is incomprehensible.
If you’re an MLS fan, subscribe to Doyle’s newsletter. I promise you’ll get coverage you want.
Why the league doesn’t want to be in that business anymore is incomprehensible.
Fifteen years ago, I got my dream job writing for MLSsoccer. Last week, that came to an end.
I'm off on my own, and it's time to build something new – with a little help from all of you.
tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/an-end-to-my...
I'm off on my own, and it's time to build something new – with a little help from all of you.
tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/an-end-to-my...
February 11, 2026 at 7:05 PM
The league wants a marketing website. Wouldn’t having top tier coverage of the league be a good way to get eyes?
Why doesn’t the extremely successful and self sufficient Extratime podcast not exist anymore? And remains without a replacement?
Why doesn’t the extremely successful and self sufficient Extratime podcast not exist anymore? And remains without a replacement?
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Possibly the dumbest decision by a place that has no shortage of self-inflicted wounds in recent years.
If you’re an MLS fan, subscribe to Doyle’s newsletter. I promise you’ll get coverage you want.
Why the league doesn’t want to be in that business anymore is incomprehensible.
If you’re an MLS fan, subscribe to Doyle’s newsletter. I promise you’ll get coverage you want.
Why the league doesn’t want to be in that business anymore is incomprehensible.
Fifteen years ago, I got my dream job writing for MLSsoccer. Last week, that came to an end.
I'm off on my own, and it's time to build something new – with a little help from all of you.
tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/an-end-to-my...
I'm off on my own, and it's time to build something new – with a little help from all of you.
tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/an-end-to-my...
February 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Possibly the dumbest decision by a place that has no shortage of self-inflicted wounds in recent years.
If you’re an MLS fan, subscribe to Doyle’s newsletter. I promise you’ll get coverage you want.
Why the league doesn’t want to be in that business anymore is incomprehensible.
If you’re an MLS fan, subscribe to Doyle’s newsletter. I promise you’ll get coverage you want.
Why the league doesn’t want to be in that business anymore is incomprehensible.
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Accessing a private database for an improper purpose is a crime in most American jurisdictions and those local police who violated those criminal laws should be investigated and prosecuted.
Equal justice before the law.
Equal justice before the law.
"Hundreds of thousands of audit logs spanning a month show police are searching a national database of automated license plate reader data, including from school cameras, for immigration-related investigations."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump’s immigration crackdown
Local police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Accessing a private database for an improper purpose is a crime in most American jurisdictions and those local police who violated those criminal laws should be investigated and prosecuted.
Equal justice before the law.
Equal justice before the law.
Hample is obviously worse, but only in one place at a time. Sportsbooks and associated sponcon would be much a much better elimination.
But where the fuck is the right answer?! Rob Manfred - at least as bad as Hample with even more influence on MLB than sportsbooks!!!
But where the fuck is the right answer?! Rob Manfred - at least as bad as Hample with even more influence on MLB than sportsbooks!!!
February 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Hample is obviously worse, but only in one place at a time. Sportsbooks and associated sponcon would be much a much better elimination.
But where the fuck is the right answer?! Rob Manfred - at least as bad as Hample with even more influence on MLB than sportsbooks!!!
But where the fuck is the right answer?! Rob Manfred - at least as bad as Hample with even more influence on MLB than sportsbooks!!!
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Massie: "She didn't answer anything. She came here ready to talk about the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq, which seems kind of crazy to me."
February 11, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Massie: "She didn't answer anything. She came here ready to talk about the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq, which seems kind of crazy to me."