Barrett Madden
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Soccer (NE Revs, USMNT, Americans Abroad), Kayaking, Sailing, Woodworking, Photography
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Congratulations to Chappell Roan for being more decisive, having more integrity, and being more effective in responding to those in the Epstein files than law enforcement or the US government.
February 14, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Congratulations to Chappell Roan for being more decisive, having more integrity, and being more effective in responding to those in the Epstein files than law enforcement or the US government.
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The American right does not defend slavery because progressives say it was bad. They defend slavery because racial hierarchy has been an important and increasingly explicit component of their ideology for 70 years. Read a fucking book.
February 14, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The American right does not defend slavery because progressives say it was bad. They defend slavery because racial hierarchy has been an important and increasingly explicit component of their ideology for 70 years. Read a fucking book.
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The Trump administration is an avowed enemy of free speech.
Posting about ICE on Instagram is now enough to get you an “administrative subpoena.” 👀
@nytimes.com #$META
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@nytimes.com #$META
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February 14, 2026 at 12:52 AM
The Trump administration is an avowed enemy of free speech.
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My first Power Rankings vote of the 2026 MLS season!
It's not really a "vote," though, because now it's just me. Telling you who has the most POWER.
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It's not really a "vote," though, because now it's just me. Telling you who has the most POWER.
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My first Power Rankings vote of the 2026 MLS season
We're back, baby! Time to rank the POWER!!!
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February 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
My first Power Rankings vote of the 2026 MLS season!
It's not really a "vote," though, because now it's just me. Telling you who has the most POWER.
tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/my-first-pow...
It's not really a "vote," though, because now it's just me. Telling you who has the most POWER.
tacticsfreezone.ghost.io/my-first-pow...
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In Opinion
“Any serious push to account for the actions of this government — to abolish the president’s private army, restructure immigration enforcement and punish anyone responsible for wrongdoing — must include recompense and repair for its victims,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
“Any serious push to account for the actions of this government — to abolish the president’s private army, restructure immigration enforcement and punish anyone responsible for wrongdoing — must include recompense and repair for its victims,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
Opinion | We Have to Face What ICE Has Done to Us
Any serious push to account for the actions of this government must include recompense and repair for its victims.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:40 AM
In Opinion
“Any serious push to account for the actions of this government — to abolish the president’s private army, restructure immigration enforcement and punish anyone responsible for wrongdoing — must include recompense and repair for its victims,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
“Any serious push to account for the actions of this government — to abolish the president’s private army, restructure immigration enforcement and punish anyone responsible for wrongdoing — must include recompense and repair for its victims,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
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She really just said why are you talking about the mass coverup of child rape when you should be talking about money
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
She really just said why are you talking about the mass coverup of child rape when you should be talking about money
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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.
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I'm off on my own, and it's time to build something new – with a little help from all of you.
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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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Rockwell would have painted this.
Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
February 12, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Rockwell would have painted this.
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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 5:57 PM
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...
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If only there was a new app out there that could replace MLS Fantasy...
February 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM
If only there was a new app out there that could replace MLS Fantasy...
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Free newsletter: Every MLS team's biggest tactical question for 2026
My first launch on the Ghost ship!
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My first launch on the Ghost ship!
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Every MLS team's biggest tactical question for 2026
For some the question is "what are tactics" but we'll dig a little deeper than that.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Free newsletter: Every MLS team's biggest tactical question for 2026
My first launch on the Ghost ship!
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My first launch on the Ghost ship!
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Senator, may I suggest you read the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
It is not what we want, but what is required by the supreme law of the land.
It is not what we want, but what is required by the supreme law of the land.
Ron Johnson: "Why would they to remove their masks? Because they want these officers exposed, they want them afraid, they don't want to carry out their enforcement actions. They want judicial warrants, which would completely neuter ICE's ability to apprehend"
February 10, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Senator, may I suggest you read the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
It is not what we want, but what is required by the supreme law of the land.
It is not what we want, but what is required by the supreme law of the land.
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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My feeling is always that if you can talk your kids through death or divorce, explaining gay people is like a day off.
February 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
My feeling is always that if you can talk your kids through death or divorce, explaining gay people is like a day off.
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always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
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First delivery from the Ghost platform will come tomorrow!
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Giving up the ghost on Substack
TacticsFreeZone™ is moving to Ghost
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February 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Free newsletter: I'm leaving Substack and moving to Ghost.
First delivery from the Ghost platform will come tomorrow!
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First delivery from the Ghost platform will come tomorrow!
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Watched the halftime show. I guess where I fundamentally depart from MAGA is that, when I see something like this, celebrating a culture that's not quite mine, with some references I don't get, something that's not For Me ... I *like* it. I like seeing inside other worlds. Why wouldn't you?
February 9, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Watched the halftime show. I guess where I fundamentally depart from MAGA is that, when I see something like this, celebrating a culture that's not quite mine, with some references I don't get, something that's not For Me ... I *like* it. I like seeing inside other worlds. Why wouldn't you?
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If anyone involved on the organising side of any MLS fans‘ group follows & wants to talk to a Scottish journalist colleague writing a piece ahead of the World Cup, could you drop me a reply?
February 8, 2026 at 1:04 PM
If anyone involved on the organising side of any MLS fans‘ group follows & wants to talk to a Scottish journalist colleague writing a piece ahead of the World Cup, could you drop me a reply?
But sure, @schumer.senate.gov, making them wear body cams will solve the problem!
There’s a reason we’re saying abolish ice!
There’s a reason we’re saying abolish ice!
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 7:17 PM
But sure, @schumer.senate.gov, making them wear body cams will solve the problem!
There’s a reason we’re saying abolish ice!
There’s a reason we’re saying abolish ice!
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Wolfsburg’s U.S. winger Kevin Paredes making first start of season vs Dortmund after three sub appearances following long injury absence. Dortmund’s Mathis Albert, 16, is a first-team sub for first time.
February 7, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Wolfsburg’s U.S. winger Kevin Paredes making first start of season vs Dortmund after three sub appearances following long injury absence. Dortmund’s Mathis Albert, 16, is a first-team sub for first time.
NBC showing their cowardice in prime time by skipping the boo-ing of JD Vance
February 7, 2026 at 3:02 AM
NBC showing their cowardice in prime time by skipping the boo-ing of JD Vance
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Look at this gorgeous couple living rent-free in Donald Trump‘s head
February 7, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Look at this gorgeous couple living rent-free in Donald Trump‘s head
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Racist meme is not good, but also who can just post from Trump's account? What if someone posts something that crashes the markets? Or starts a war?
POLITICO reporting that the White House has now claimed the ape video was an accident and removed it.
February 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Racist meme is not good, but also who can just post from Trump's account? What if someone posts something that crashes the markets? Or starts a war?