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California resident. Obsessive Brighton & Hove Albion fan and finally got to attend a match at the Amex. Now also a big Caxton Arms fan.
FWIW according to the Guardian "Bloom is one of a handful of club owners who was given in 2014 a 'carve-out' to allow him to carry on gambling, but not on any of his own teams or competitions they take part in." But maybe the Guardian is wrong. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Brighton owner Tony Bloom faces questions over allegations he bet on his own teams
Exclusive: Billionaire is claimed to be anonymous figure behind $70m of wins in US legal case. He denies betting on his own teams
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
FWIW according to the Guardian "Bloom is one of a handful of club owners who was given in 2014 a 'carve-out' to allow him to carry on gambling, but not on any of his own teams or competitions they take part in." But maybe the Guardian is wrong. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Thanks very much.
December 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Thanks very much.
Got it. So it's uncomfortable because Benham/Bloom can bet on football, just not on teams they own or competitions they're in, but players are prohibited from betting on any football at all. Is that it?
Not trying to be difficult. Just genuinely trying to understand the issue.
Not trying to be difficult. Just genuinely trying to understand the issue.
December 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Got it. So it's uncomfortable because Benham/Bloom can bet on football, just not on teams they own or competitions they're in, but players are prohibited from betting on any football at all. Is that it?
Not trying to be difficult. Just genuinely trying to understand the issue.
Not trying to be difficult. Just genuinely trying to understand the issue.
What’s the potential scandal or uncomfortable juxtaposition? My understanding is that Bloom is banned from betting on teams he owns & competitions they’re in, and Starlizard is regularly audited. Is the worry that the ban might be easy to evade anyway?
December 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
What’s the potential scandal or uncomfortable juxtaposition? My understanding is that Bloom is banned from betting on teams he owns & competitions they’re in, and Starlizard is regularly audited. Is the worry that the ban might be easy to evade anyway?
Actually it’s a lot more rigorous than that. When gerrymandering was before SCOTUS in Rucho, statisticians/poli sci scholars proposed various statistical tests for it. One of them was used in HR1. The issue is basically if the map produces way more “wasted votes” for one party than another.
November 6, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Actually it’s a lot more rigorous than that. When gerrymandering was before SCOTUS in Rucho, statisticians/poli sci scholars proposed various statistical tests for it. One of them was used in HR1. The issue is basically if the map produces way more “wasted votes” for one party than another.
How about this: Elizabeth Warren couldn’t win a senate race is Nebraska. But Dan Osborn running as an independent might. But Dan Osborn running as a Dem would be toast.
October 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
How about this: Elizabeth Warren couldn’t win a senate race is Nebraska. But Dan Osborn running as an independent might. But Dan Osborn running as a Dem would be toast.
Very clear and totally devastating. Thank you.
October 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Very clear and totally devastating. Thank you.
This is very helpful. Thanks.
October 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This is very helpful. Thanks.
Thank you. That’s very helpful.
October 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Thank you. That’s very helpful.
Thanks. I can’t access the article. And this isn’t my field. Just a nonexpert trying to understand what the finding is and what the basis for it is. Found this piece, but it didn’t really help.
news.stanford.edu/stories/2016...
news.stanford.edu/stories/2016...
Bitter primaries hurt high-profile candidates' chances in the general election, Stanford research shows
Stanford political scientist Andrew Hall found that contentious primaries that receive heavy media coverage and voter attention tend to produce nominees who do less well in the general election.
news.stanford.edu
October 15, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Thanks. I can’t access the article. And this isn’t my field. Just a nonexpert trying to understand what the finding is and what the basis for it is. Found this piece, but it didn’t really help.
news.stanford.edu/stories/2016...
news.stanford.edu/stories/2016...
Thank you. I found the abstract kinda unclear. But if that’s what it means, then we know Platner v Mills won’t be a “divisive primary,” because Maine does not have runoff primaries. So maybe Jake’s claim is correct, but it’s not supported by the research he cited.
October 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Thank you. I found the abstract kinda unclear. But if that’s what it means, then we know Platner v Mills won’t be a “divisive primary,” because Maine does not have runoff primaries. So maybe Jake’s claim is correct, but it’s not supported by the research he cited.
I haven’t read the paper you linked to, but what is a “divisive primary”? And do we know Platner v Mills (and others) will be a “divisive primary”?
October 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I haven’t read the paper you linked to, but what is a “divisive primary”? And do we know Platner v Mills (and others) will be a “divisive primary”?
There was a good episode of Volts about these issues a little while back. I think it was this one:
www.volts.wtf/p/the-fight-...
www.volts.wtf/p/the-fight-...
The fight to build faster in California
Buffy Wicks and Scott Wiener explain how they're reforming CEQA, the California law that lets anyone with a lawyer delay housing projects for years.
www.volts.wtf
October 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
There was a good episode of Volts about these issues a little while back. I think it was this one:
www.volts.wtf/p/the-fight-...
www.volts.wtf/p/the-fight-...
I still like early 70s art rock, like Yes and Jehtro Tull.
That will be hard to beat.
That will be hard to beat.
September 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I still like early 70s art rock, like Yes and Jehtro Tull.
That will be hard to beat.
That will be hard to beat.
Handball reform: foul is either (1) deliberately handling the ball or (2) gaining an advantage by inadvertently handling the ball. Both treated the same if outside the box—DFK. But inside the box, 1 is a pen but 2 is IFK from location of foul.
September 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Handball reform: foul is either (1) deliberately handling the ball or (2) gaining an advantage by inadvertently handling the ball. Both treated the same if outside the box—DFK. But inside the box, 1 is a pen but 2 is IFK from location of foul.
Selling Madueke for less than they paid for Joao Pedro. Another Chelsea masterstroke.
July 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Selling Madueke for less than they paid for Joao Pedro. Another Chelsea masterstroke.
I look forward to the Double Pivot analysis *after* the deal is done.
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ALT: a close up of a man wearing glasses and a tie
media.tenor.com
June 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I look forward to the Double Pivot analysis *after* the deal is done.
I actually saw Blossom Dearie live at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in LA! She was kinda old by then, but she still had it.
June 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I actually saw Blossom Dearie live at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in LA! She was kinda old by then, but she still had it.
Thanks for another great season, Andy. Enjoy your time off.
May 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Thanks for another great season, Andy. Enjoy your time off.
A great season! 💙🤍💙
May 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A great season! 💙🤍💙