Fritz Stolzenbach
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Fritz Stolzenbach
@therealfritz.bsky.social
This is what a Fritz social media reboot looks like.
Hey, all! The new Shoulda Beens episode is up, and it’s getting rave reviews… I hope you’ll spare it a listen. You’ll find it in all your favorite players — and at www.shouldabeens.com. Don’t miss the latest unfairly overlooked and criminally neglected band we’ve discovered: Next Window!
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April 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Bhutan?! Why is Bhutan on Orangelo’s travel ban?
March 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Doing my part to make this superb 8-minute speech go viral: m.youtube.com/watch?v=FkPL...
French Senator Claude Malhuret Speech (English Subtitles)
YouTube video by Karl
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March 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Life imitates the Onion. Yes, this is real.
March 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I’ve been pondering this lately.

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The End of the Subscription Era is Coming
Substack or OnlyFans; you're over-paying for your journalism (or porn)
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February 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
February 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Reposted by Fritz Stolzenbach
The community note 🤌😘
February 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Reposted by Fritz Stolzenbach
Done. Spread the word and enter the correction
A quick resistance task:
1. Google Gulf of Mexico
2. “Gulf of America" is the top
3. Click on the three little dots to the right of it
4. Select "Send Feedback"
5. Click on "Gulf Of America"
6. Select "Inaccurate content"
7. Select "Incorrect" and type in "The correct name is “Gulf of Mexico"
February 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Don’t let the unyielding barrage of insanity keep you from calling your elected representatives and contributing to organizations fighting fascism in the courts. I’ll be posting links to some of those worthy enterprises here.
February 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Reposted by Fritz Stolzenbach
February 10, 2025 at 10:16 AM
A level-headed plan. Please read, share, and act if you are able. open.substack.com/pub/donovanw...
Saving Democracy: 3 Urgent Steps We Must Take Now
Trump and Musk are following a dangerous blueprint. If we don’t act, history will repeat itself.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
GROAN. Sheezus H. Christ — when will democrats stop being so goddamn WRONG about all this?!
February 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Let’s go!
No more business as usual. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are imposing pain on millions of people.

Tonight, we’re taking this fight to the Senate floor.

Russ Vought - author of Project 2025 - is up for a vote, and Democrats are using every second to throw a wrench in their plan.
February 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Write what you know!
February 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Ahem.
February 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Wow — we have favorite cheap eats here. In fact, I had a passing thought when I went out to buy dinner ingredients — “Maybe I could surprise everyone with some takeout — nah, gotta stick to the budget" -- good thing I have at least a tiny amount of willpower!

www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Plane crash near Roosevelt Mall in Northeast Philadelphia; multiple victims reported
Police reported that there was a possible plane crash shortly after 6 p.m. at Roosevelt Mall.
www.inquirer.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Here’s some good news about one of my favorite Brighton players. Gambatte, Kaoru-kun!
Mitoma rejects Saudi Arabia to show more to football than money https://www.wearebrighton.com/newsopinion/mitoma-rejects-saudi-arabia-to-show-more-to-football-than-money/
Kaoru Mitoma has shown there is more to football than cash after rejecting the chance to leave Brighto... #bhafc #collabfcbot
Mitoma rejects Saudi Arabia to show more to football than money
<p><strong>Modern day football has become a depressing place where money is everything and whoever has it king. Even if they are a nation state who execute 81 men in a single day. All hail Kaoru Mitoma then for showing there are still football players out there who care about more than their bank balance by rejecting Saudi riches to remain a Brighton player.</strong></p> <div class="code-block code-block-1" style="margin: 8px 0; clear: both;"> <div style="height: 10px;"></div></div> <p>In what has proven a whirlwind 24 hours, Mitoma has been the subject of intense interest from Al Nassr, one of four Saudi Pro League clubs state bankrolled by the Public Investment Fund.</p> <p>The Albion rejected an initial bid of £54.4 million for Mitoma. Al Nassr then returned with an offer of £75 million. They were <a href="https://www.wearebrighton.com/newsopinion/saudi-money-may-be-too-big-for-brighton-and-mitoma-to-turn-down/">willing to pay up to £90 million for Mitoma</a>, which would have made him the 11th most expensive footballer of all time.</p> <p>Although Brighton said they had no interest in selling Mitoma in the January transfer window, £90 million would surely have tempted Tony Bloom to reconsider his stance.</p><div class="code-block code-block-2" style="margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;"> <div id="snack_dex3" style="min-height: 250px; margin: 20px 0 20px 0;"></div></div> <p>It would appear though that the decision was taken out of Bloom’s hands somewhat. Mitoma had no interest in moving to Saudi Arabia despite the astronomical wages he could have earned, making it easy for the Albion to reject any further advances from Al Nassr. </p> <p>The Saudi club have subsequently <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cx2m33dmn7xo" rel="noopener" target="_blank">ended their interest</a>. Mitoma joins a very, very small pool of players who have rejected oil money and sports washing. </p> <p>Cristiano Ronaldo for example earns a cool £173 million per year, having moved to the Saudi Pro League because of its high standard and wanting to grow the sport. Obviously.</p> <p>Jordan Henderson went on a personal crusade to improve the Saudi Arabia’s attitude to LGBTQ+ rights and not to <a href="https://www.football365.com/news/jordan-henderson-liverpool-ornstein-backs-up-saudi-wages-claim" rel="noopener" target="_blank">pocket £350,000 a week</a>. </p> <p>Henderson’s mission was so successful that he ended it after only six months, abandoning Al Ettifaq to return to Europe with Ajax.</p> <p>Mitigating circumstances for Ronaldo and Henderson were that both are at the end of their careers. Having won the biggest prizes, why not give up their morals for one last, bumper pay day?</p> <p>No such excuse for Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran, is set to <a href="https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/jhon-durans-eye-watering-al-30904541" rel="noopener" target="_blank">join Al Nassr for £64.5 million</a> from Aston Villa. 21-years-old. 12 goals in 29 games for Villa this season. </p> <p>His immediate future with a Villa side in the knockout stages of the Champions League. His long term prospects as bright as anything at the highest level of the sport in Europe. All swapped for a wage reported to be five times what he was on at Villa.</p> <p>Of course, we should not be surprised that Mitoma is different. His ambitions have always been about more than money. </p> <p>He turned down the first professional contract he was offered to instead go to university, where he wrote that famous thesis on dribbling.</p> <p>It proved a good decision. When Mitoma eventually joined Kawasaki Frontale, his ability to glide past opponents with ease instantly marked him out. </p> <p>The skill has proven transferable to Europe, first on loan with Union Saint-Gilloise. Then in the Premier League, where Mitoma has now scored more goals than any other player from Japan.</p> <p>Mitoma wants to look back at a career stacked full of achievements in which he made the most of his talents rather than swelling a bank balance with an incomprehensible number of zeros. </p> <p>The ultimate goal, apparently, being Champions League football. Something Mitoma wrote down as being his holy grail back in his student days.</p> <p>It is an ambition which still burns bright for Mitoma. And the reason why Brighton fans should brace themselves for him to leave at some point. </p> <p>Who would begrudge Mitoma a move to fulfil that dream? Especially after he rejected become very, very rich to remain a Brighton player?</p> <p>Mitoma was already immensely popular with Seagulls supporters. He is one of those players who excites the crowd the second he takes control of the football, normally via a sublime first touch. </p> <p>Like Anthony Knockaert on the Brighton wing before him, Mitoma gets an entire stadium on their feet. It is a rare, beautiful talent to have.</p> <p>And his commitment to Brighton (and his career) should cement that popularity even further. Mitoma will not beheading to Saudi Arabia. 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January 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Oh, sure; tariffs!
Who knew that Germany is the most importantly import partner for at least some US states. I assume that some states will flip from China soonish.
January 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Reposted by Fritz Stolzenbach
January 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
When you flood the zone with insanity, you make it harder for sane people to interdict relatively minor eruptions of madness. Case in point:

www.pogo.org/investigatio...
“Raging Misogynist” Now Federal Government H.R.’s Top Lawyer
The Office of Personnel Management’s new general counsel has a history of racist and sexist social media posts.
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January 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Carl Sagan, 1995. This really is pretty remarkable.
January 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Post of the day!
As a father of five kids, I totally agree with this evergreen post.
January 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I realize my old-white- guy demographics make it unlikely, but in case you know someone who might be swept up in an ICE raid, here’s a handy document detailing constitutional rights: www.nilc.org/wp-content/u...
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January 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
January 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM