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“They ruin everything they touch” feels like a lesson we should have internalized long ago.

For years, USMNT discourse has circled around the insistence that the team needs more players that play in elite euro leagues — and an elite coach. We got all that. But four years later, and we’re in roughly the same spot we were in the last World Cup.

Time to root for the Viking

Right on schedule: my quadrennial reminder that following the USMNT isn’t worth my time.

After all the underdog stories and changing of the guard narratives, a strong chance of 6 European countries, Argentina and the "Cinderella" that made the quarters four years ago. (tomorrow pending!)

well, just gonna chalk it up to the Trump stench and move on

if i was still working in sports i would be surrounded by people yelling DAGGER right now

Lukaku really adding insult to injury lol

Too bad the women aren’t playing

This is…a lame way to go out.

This is such a poor performance by the US.

Ok goalie gets plenty of blame but Tim Ream, man, I dunno what’s going on

We're in the chat we might be cooked phase of this game

when they go low, we go hide

it's like the shitty, AI-assisted streaming-service version of England–Mexico

Trump bragged about grabbing women by the pussy, over two dozen women have accused Trump of sexual misconduct, and Trump was found liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll. Platner is being rightfully condemned by Dems but Republicans, sit down. The hypocrisy is mind-boggling.

The dude divoted his foot, damn

I’m done with the Matt Freese experience

The U.S. Ambassador to Canada held a 4th of July party on Saturday — and, well, all the ✨stars✨ were there! 

Hais guest list included Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich as well as a who’s who (no really, who?) of the worst so-called media in Canada. Let's have a good cringe together:

just have to get tillman into range

Reyna for Dest? :: sigh :: Sure. I guess. Maybe it’ll work.

I'm excited to be dragged into the pit of no return by the hogs on Bluesky for believing people make mistakes and can change. The SA allegations are awful. Please crucify me.

Hot take: sub in Roldan and Berhalter at the half. Neither play in elite euro leagues, but, also, both are famously fearless. And fear is what’s haunting the USMNT right now.

Paramount plus is the jankiest fuckin app

I thought the answer to this question was going to be an obvious No, and checked the OED and Google's Books Ngram Viewer fully expecting to find a feisty Elizabethan history for that word, but nope: it's of surprisingly recent vintage.

maybe time to put Christian Pulisic in, see what he can do against this Belgian defense

NEW: Some halftime reading! The America 250 celebration did not unify the nation: too political, too Trumpy But there’s a surprising source of patriotism: the World Cup - and how the rest of the globe fell in love with America again (Now get a goal!) www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Need this from Poch at half time.

I think it's cool that Mitch McConnell is going to get to meet his hero Robert E. Lee

WATCH: The USMNT player at the center of Trump’s FIFA scandal is exactly the kind of American that MAGA keeps attacking. “Folarin Balogun is American, and that is a wonderful thing,” says Chris Hayes.

Seen and heard this so many times.

having said all of that...belgium doesn't seem very good!

Nothing about any of this here surprises me.

gotta pick a fight or something

oh dear did that maine man with the nazi tattoos turn out to be something of a problem after gazillions of women shouted from the rooftops that he was a fuckin creep

Not sure about this new strategy of sucking at defense

Can anybody think of any other examples?

Well. That was a glorious minute.

the Belgian gooooooooool sounded like the announcer was in agony lolol

I was about to say the Tillman v Tielemans matchup is gonna be really interesting, and then Belgium scored

malik tillman

Okay new strategy: get fouled near the box and just let Malik Tillman do that over and over.

MALIK TILLMAN THE GOAT

Kevin McCarthy is one of the dumbest people I’ve ever met and even he knows this is bullshit

Tillman has had an absolutely fantastic tournament

oh Telemundo really is better....

www.wsj.com/sports/socce...

What the fuck is “smooth groined” supposed to mean

Murmurings that the Maine Dem party is planning a state convention if Platner drops out for a replacement candidate, where delegates select the nominee. That's better than an opaque announcement. It's a tick worse than a statewide caucus.

Totally, such a great job on the Never Trumping

would maybe not look any different if they were high. but they might be more relaxed.

CoreCivic. Remember the history prof getting in trouble for outing a journalism scion for being on its board and a benefactor? CoreCivic long run prisons in Mississippi. www.mississippifreepress.org/emails-show-...

Once Trump stuck his snout in, I totally should have bet on Belgium. Game 3 of the NBA Finals is known as The Trump Game because he so utterly effed up the Knicks' and the city's vibes. (Do not bet on sports. Gambling is sinful)

Yeah, but too many want to discredit women for daring to speak out, so We often tell folks at the time, and still know they’ll steamroll us for telling on the dude. How dare we try to ruin his future?! This is how a society drink with misogyny.

it really does look like the clearest case of "nerves" i've seen in a while

USMNT was rattled before that goal, and looks even more rattled post. Real rough start here.

update: That Belgian goal has just been overturned. Score remains 0-0

Joel Schumacher's Salo: 120 Days of Sodom

So! Easy! Honest to God, one of the reasons I had so little to say about this race in public was because I couldn’t think of that many creative ways to say “WTF are you doing”

My oldest kiddo, my 10-year-old, is at a music camp this week. It's his first time ever away from family for multiple nights. And I know it must sound silly to say it's a bittersweet foretaste of him heading off to college in a few years, but…I do feel like a limb is missing, if that makes sense?

these guys dominated us in 2014 and honestly the most encouraging thing is it's literally the same guys playing today

What’s the opposite of Milkshake Duck called? Like, when someone you knew was awful later proved to be awful.

After the 2024 Democratic primaryless pres debacle, holding an emergency primary would be smart. Let Nirav Shah, fmr Maine CDC, Troy Jackson, Sen Pres; Shenna Bellows, Sec of State ,and Angus King III go at it...but but but logistical nightmare. OTOH, Shah got the most votes in RCV, so path clear?

NEW: What a focus group told us last month about Graham Platner and how far they'd go to support him. From our @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social. www.thebulwark.com/p/graham-pla...

[waking up from a four day coma] oh great, just in time for what I’m sure is a controversy-free match!

There's a certain category of commentator that is both stupid AND bad faith, so when you read their stuff, you have to judge on a case-by-case basis whether they are being obtuse or evil.

And reporting/researching! Here's a screenshot of my Inoreader setup. Great way to get updates on SEC filings, new gov't postings, social media posts, and manage my Google Alerts.

BBC insta-poll

A PSA: very much do not recommend looking at the comments to Platner's video on Instagram.

"Core to Moraff’s political philosophy is a belief that voters want outsiders to run for office and are willing to look past personal transgressions, as long as the candidate can connect with them." I would like to say too this political philosophy is mainly applicable to white male candidates.

Olga Perez, an undocumented Palm Beach County resident from Guatemala who is credited with helping immigrants in the Lake Work Beach area, has self-deported after a judge ordered her to leave. “I am here almost 30 years. I tried everything.”

@joshtpm.bsky.social and I recorded an emergency pod on the platner situation, should be up now

Those Giannis No. 34 Heat jerseys? Already collectors items, with Antetokounmpo switching to No. 7 www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/07/06/d... Heat working on follow-up to sales already made.

NEW: Research on online child sexual victimisation finds AI is now both a major tool of abuse and support. One in 25 teens— about one per class —has experienced, or has a friend who has experienced, AI-involved abuse. Teens more likely to tell AI than authorities www.abc.net.au/news/...

Checkmate.That's it. Per the DSCC: “Graham Platner needs to immediately withdraw as the Democratic nominee for Senate and allow Maine Democrats the opportunity to choose a new candidate...DSCC will not invest in the Maine Senate race if Platner remains on the ballot. www.dscc.org/article/dscc...

*tons* of people saw this immediately, but somehow not Democratic leadership I'm going to go read the silliest novel I can find

Our Jonathan Cohn (who lives in Michigan and has covered that state's Senate race for us, recently interviewing all the leading candidates) joins our Will Saletan to discuss Mallory McMorrow ending her campaign—and what the race looks like now. www.thebulwark.com/p/breaking-m...

This is also your reminder that the USMNT has been absolutely cooking this World Cup and has some serious momentum riding into tonight's game… …But, on paper, Belgium *should* beat us. We lost to them 2-5 in a friendly in March, and Balogun played in that one too (and did not score).

I will say: If Belgium comes out without their stars and immediately rocks the USMNT anyway, all the drama surrounding Balogun is gonna hit different. Unless Belgium gets rocked instead, in which case they're gonna look *real* dumb.

Maine Democratic leaders are calling for Graham Platner to withdraw from Senate race. "We respect the women who made the hard decision to come forward. Speaking up is costly." Deadline for withdrawals is 7/13. If he does withdrawal, replacement likely to be one of the gubernatorial candidates.

Waiting for his defense of why he still believes in Teddy Roughgroin

AOC staying out of the Platner race reflecting better and better on her political instincts

Via @rns.org and El Paso Matters: Catholic legal aid group for immigrants nears collapse as US govt withholds funds. The nonprofit in question, which is run by the El Paso Catholic diocese, also alleges the US govt is defying a court order. religionnews.com/2026/07/06/c...

Our democracy is repeatedly held back by the hubris of power-seeking men with zero self awareness

Trump gonna sit in the VAR booth tonight

None of these words are in the Bible

"Force posture...should never be viewed as an accounting exercise. It should be seen as an exercise to provide strategic flexibility....Every unnecessary and haphazard reduction narrows those choices." www.thebulwark.com/p/withdrawin...

Seems to me like the party has a little less than 3 weeks to do a fire house primary, which would be the right thing to do and energizing in the wake of the nonsense

Chuck Schumer asked us to risk (literally!) the future of the world's democracies on this Nazi-tattooed fool AND he refused to endorse Mamdani Schumer must resign right now.

hmm

Hooray, we can all make fun of this some more

Wrote a quick analysis of the angles on this sorry development @vinepair.com (scroll down to "VP Pro Take"):

the thing i'm gonna miss most about cristiano ronaldo is him standing above the ball before the free kick, looking like he is trying not to poop, before absolutely whipping the ball over the post

This is the 600th ISSUE of @flaminghydra.com and it is a kabanger. @ositanwanevu.com compares last weekend's Independence Day celebrations with the 1976 Bicentennial Plus an entirely ravishing comic about a man in uniform from @mkupperman.bsky.social flaminghydra.com/issue-600/

How.... how were there no injuries

When you have the same name as a high-profile shitbag, it's not just annoying, it can genuinely wreck your life.

In honor of our brothers on both sides of the aisle, we need to reflect on how hard it evidently is for them not to rape people

If we’re getting four submarines by 2034, does that mean the RCN is going to be extending the last gasp of our current four subs until then? Only 1 out of 4 is “operational” and with the NATO interoperability as a selling point, will the tech be obsolete by the time they arrive?

Hopefully this crazy shit with Leila Habib will learn some of y’all in New Orleans the lesson that the loud people on the internet yelling about how they have the answer, gate keep shit and always got drama will end up stealing your car, crashing on the I-10 and shooting people in the face