Alberto Florida Man
@alschulman.bsky.social
Retired and leaving the world's problems to the next generations. Hope you do better than we did. Columbus Crew fan. Boynton Beach, FL
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I have concluded we are at the beginning of a four year crossover show between Veep and House Of Cards, and anything I might accidentally see on the news I actively try to ignore is merely a plot twist in this week’s episode. You deal with reality in your way; I’ll deal with it in mine.
Time to cancel all corporate news/sports subscriptions and spend my journalistic dollars (paltry as they may be) to support the journalists I appreciate and respect. Matt will certainly be one of them. I don’t think I’ve cancelled my Athletic subscription yet, so that should fund Matt.
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 13, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Time to cancel all corporate news/sports subscriptions and spend my journalistic dollars (paltry as they may be) to support the journalists I appreciate and respect. Matt will certainly be one of them. I don’t think I’ve cancelled my Athletic subscription yet, so that should fund Matt.
In case anyone has a few hundred thou or maybe a couple of mil to spend on some really cool stuff:
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February 13, 2026 at 1:58 AM
In case anyone has a few hundred thou or maybe a couple of mil to spend on some really cool stuff:
www.christies.com/en/events/th...
www.christies.com/en/events/th...
America’s Mayor is not a casual.
February 11, 2026 at 2:47 AM
America’s Mayor is not a casual.
I sincerely appreciate MLS joining the Bluesky community here and, in anticipation of an exciting new season, building
supporter excitement to a crescendo by sharing with us how much additional untaxed wealth billionaires are creating with our ticket dollars.
supporter excitement to a crescendo by sharing with us how much additional untaxed wealth billionaires are creating with our ticket dollars.
Today @sportico.bsky.social unveiled their MLS team valuations: Five MLS clubs are now valued at $1B+, led by Inter Miami CF at $1.45B.
Across all 30 clubs, MLS franchise values total $23B, with the average club valued at $767M.
sports.yahoo.com/articles/mls...
Across all 30 clubs, MLS franchise values total $23B, with the average club valued at $767M.
sports.yahoo.com/articles/mls...
MLS Team Values 2026: Messi’s Miami Leads at $1.45B, Up 22%
The MLS season kicks off next week with Inter Miami versus Los Angeles FC at the 77,500-seat Memorial Coliseum. LAFC moved the game to accommodate demand for a matchup between the league’s two biggest...
sports.yahoo.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I sincerely appreciate MLS joining the Bluesky community here and, in anticipation of an exciting new season, building
supporter excitement to a crescendo by sharing with us how much additional untaxed wealth billionaires are creating with our ticket dollars.
supporter excitement to a crescendo by sharing with us how much additional untaxed wealth billionaires are creating with our ticket dollars.
This is the second consecutive year I have needed and been far more interested in analysis of the halftime show than in analysis of the game. There were so many messages: the sugar cane, the telephone poles, the flag, the local celebrities who appeared… it was a masterpiece of political art.
If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Washington’s Corruption Has Created Another Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico
The island’s earthquakes are its latest man-made disaster.
slate.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second consecutive year I have needed and been far more interested in analysis of the halftime show than in analysis of the game. There were so many messages: the sugar cane, the telephone poles, the flag, the local celebrities who appeared… it was a masterpiece of political art.
In a “be thankful for small blessings” era, we can all celebrate not seeing Robert Kraft on the champions podium.
February 9, 2026 at 3:07 AM
In a “be thankful for small blessings” era, we can all celebrate not seeing Robert Kraft on the champions podium.
Who is doing the closed captioning? 😳😳😳
February 9, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Who is doing the closed captioning? 😳😳😳
Announcers just told us why Bad Bunny was the halftime performer when they showed the overseas watch parties and talked about 9 overseas games next year. The US is a mature, declining market. The sport's growth is overseas, so they don't really care what Trump and MAGA think.
February 9, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Announcers just told us why Bad Bunny was the halftime performer when they showed the overseas watch parties and talked about 9 overseas games next year. The US is a mature, declining market. The sport's growth is overseas, so they don't really care what Trump and MAGA think.
Drake currently experiencing PTSD just from hearing "Super Bowl Halftime Show".
February 9, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Drake currently experiencing PTSD just from hearing "Super Bowl Halftime Show".
So far the two Claude AI ads (one pre-game and one 1st quarter) are the only ones that did anything for me.
February 9, 2026 at 12:30 AM
So far the two Claude AI ads (one pre-game and one 1st quarter) are the only ones that did anything for me.
If FIFA was trying to get me even less excited about the WC… they succeeded 🙄
February 6, 2026 at 9:57 PM
If FIFA was trying to get me even less excited about the WC… they succeeded 🙄
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PM Tusk on Epstein: it is very likely that this was a planned operation by the Russian KGB.
More and more leads are pointing to suspicions that this unprecedented pedophilia scandal was co-organized by Russian intelligence services.
More and more leads are pointing to suspicions that this unprecedented pedophilia scandal was co-organized by Russian intelligence services.
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
PM Tusk on Epstein: it is very likely that this was a planned operation by the Russian KGB.
More and more leads are pointing to suspicions that this unprecedented pedophilia scandal was co-organized by Russian intelligence services.
More and more leads are pointing to suspicions that this unprecedented pedophilia scandal was co-organized by Russian intelligence services.
This explains a lot. Many of us understand intellectually that Trump is a pedophile, but if Russians have, say, video kompromat, I think it would destroy Trump even with most of the MAGA base. He is now a Russian asset who will do anything to avoid that.
Tusk warned that if the scandal was organized by the FSB, the Russians likely possesses compromising material (kompromat) on active Western leaders today. The investigation is focusing on scouts in Kraków and other cities who allegedly recruited women and girls specifically for Epstein's network.
Poland Investigates Claims Epstein Ran Russian Intelligence Honeytrap Network
Poland investigates Jeffrey Epstein's potential ties to Russian intelligence after recent US documents raise alarming questions.
united24media.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:44 PM
This explains a lot. Many of us understand intellectually that Trump is a pedophile, but if Russians have, say, video kompromat, I think it would destroy Trump even with most of the MAGA base. He is now a Russian asset who will do anything to avoid that.
New World Screw Worm is my new nickname for the chief idiot in the White House.
February 2, 2026 at 6:17 PM
New World Screw Worm is my new nickname for the chief idiot in the White House.
This is why Democrats have to run against the entire Republican Party and not just Trump, Miller, and Noem. Every single Republican is responsible for every murdered citizen, every abducted child, every tear-gassed crowd. Every single one is corrupt. Every single one must be ousted.
Like most of the House, Mike Johnson has only been there in the Trump era. It’s not simply that he’s abdicating his power as a coequal branch, it’s that he doesn’t seem to understand that it *is* a coequal branch.
WELKER: MTG says you're '100% under the direct orders of the WH'
JOHNSON: The president and I work closely together because we have unified govt. That's what the American people voted for
W: Is there any area where you disagree?
J: Yes. But we do that privately. I'm going to support my president.
JOHNSON: The president and I work closely together because we have unified govt. That's what the American people voted for
W: Is there any area where you disagree?
J: Yes. But we do that privately. I'm going to support my president.
February 1, 2026 at 4:06 PM
This is why Democrats have to run against the entire Republican Party and not just Trump, Miller, and Noem. Every single Republican is responsible for every murdered citizen, every abducted child, every tear-gassed crowd. Every single one is corrupt. Every single one must be ousted.
I don’t know if it fell or not, or whether it melts back to life when it warms up, but…
Myth? Not Busted.
Myth? Not Busted.
February 1, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I don’t know if it fell or not, or whether it melts back to life when it warms up, but…
Myth? Not Busted.
Myth? Not Busted.
I am concerned. 🥶
January 31, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I am concerned. 🥶
One would think “We cannot give money to a President who murders citizens and then blames them for getting murdered” would be a pretty easy message to communicate.
January 28, 2026 at 8:15 PM
One would think “We cannot give money to a President who murders citizens and then blames them for getting murdered” would be a pretty easy message to communicate.
When was the last time anyone can recall an elected Democrat calling Trump a convicted felon?
Every Democrat should be reminding Americans of this every day, every time they refer to him. He is a convicted felon, and he acts like one every day. Remind people of it. Messages need repetition.
Every Democrat should be reminding Americans of this every day, every time they refer to him. He is a convicted felon, and he acts like one every day. Remind people of it. Messages need repetition.
January 28, 2026 at 3:27 PM
When was the last time anyone can recall an elected Democrat calling Trump a convicted felon?
Every Democrat should be reminding Americans of this every day, every time they refer to him. He is a convicted felon, and he acts like one every day. Remind people of it. Messages need repetition.
Every Democrat should be reminding Americans of this every day, every time they refer to him. He is a convicted felon, and he acts like one every day. Remind people of it. Messages need repetition.
Predicting two weeks of “he should have run Marshawn Lynch” memes. #SuperBowl
January 26, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Predicting two weeks of “he should have run Marshawn Lynch” memes. #SuperBowl
I think “clinical” is one of the most overused and abused words in sports, but Stafford is absolutely fucking clinical on this drive.
January 26, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I think “clinical” is one of the most overused and abused words in sports, but Stafford is absolutely fucking clinical on this drive.
Hello to all my Columbus friends. Feeling sadistic today.
January 25, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Hello to all my Columbus friends. Feeling sadistic today.
Curt Cignetti was hired by Indiana within two weeks of Kalen DeBoer's hiring at Alabama. He was an assistant for Saban. He left and did nothing but win at IUP and JMU. They knew what they had and didn't even give him a serious look. More than anywhere else they have to be shaking their heads,
January 20, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Curt Cignetti was hired by Indiana within two weeks of Kalen DeBoer's hiring at Alabama. He was an assistant for Saban. He left and did nothing but win at IUP and JMU. They knew what they had and didn't even give him a serious look. More than anywhere else they have to be shaking their heads,
Columbus edition:
Anyone ever eat a "Linwood" at Crook's BBQ at 5th Ave. and Sunbury? Unbelievably amazing sandwich (I don't gaf if it had a sausage on a sausage bun... it was a sandwich dammit!!!) served out of a little carryout shack.
just-a-chick-03.livejournal.com/81565.html
Anyone ever eat a "Linwood" at Crook's BBQ at 5th Ave. and Sunbury? Unbelievably amazing sandwich (I don't gaf if it had a sausage on a sausage bun... it was a sandwich dammit!!!) served out of a little carryout shack.
just-a-chick-03.livejournal.com/81565.html
January 19, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Columbus edition:
Anyone ever eat a "Linwood" at Crook's BBQ at 5th Ave. and Sunbury? Unbelievably amazing sandwich (I don't gaf if it had a sausage on a sausage bun... it was a sandwich dammit!!!) served out of a little carryout shack.
just-a-chick-03.livejournal.com/81565.html
Anyone ever eat a "Linwood" at Crook's BBQ at 5th Ave. and Sunbury? Unbelievably amazing sandwich (I don't gaf if it had a sausage on a sausage bun... it was a sandwich dammit!!!) served out of a little carryout shack.
just-a-chick-03.livejournal.com/81565.html
Smitty's Birdland #2 in Rochester, NY. Regular late night run in college. Chicken quarter deep-fried extra crispy over white bread with macaroni salad, drenched in their hot sauce. This is close to my recipe but I use more Frank's (not optional).
ludmilaskitchen.wordpress.com/2021/01/01/s...
ludmilaskitchen.wordpress.com/2021/01/01/s...
January 19, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Smitty's Birdland #2 in Rochester, NY. Regular late night run in college. Chicken quarter deep-fried extra crispy over white bread with macaroni salad, drenched in their hot sauce. This is close to my recipe but I use more Frank's (not optional).
ludmilaskitchen.wordpress.com/2021/01/01/s...
ludmilaskitchen.wordpress.com/2021/01/01/s...