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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 53m

GLT is MIA in MLS.

Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 4h

Müller Time!
#Whitecaps

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 4h

Caps just got CONCACAF’d…in Orlando. That was a goal.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 10h

Not a single Real Madrid player on the field or on the bench for Spain today in their WCQ v Georgia.

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Dana Goldberg @dgcomedy.bsky.social · 1d

Release the Epstein Files.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 1d

Player ratings:

Crépeau: 5
Sigur 4
Cornelius 5
Waterman 5
Laryea 5
Kone 6
Saliba 5
Tajon 6.5
David 4
Larin 3
Ahmed 6
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Shaff 5
Choinière 5
Tani n/a
LDF n/a
Millar n/a
Promise 5.5

Lotsa guys in this game fighting for WC minutes and none helped their case with Marsch tonight.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 1d

I say this because the goal has to be to advance from our group and if we win the group we get a very favourable R32 draw that lets us stay in Vancouver for the game and potentially play a 3rd place team (and I have tickets for that game 😂).

Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 1d

Invention, craft and ambition still lag organization, intensity and physicality in this team; and that prioritization will only get you so far in a World Cup. #canmnt

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 1d

Cornelius for me is the leader of this back four and will be thru the World Cup but if you’re a CB and are going to take a yellow, especially in the first half, it can only be to stop a goal scoring opportunity or to send a message and hurt someone.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 1d

Invention, craft and ambition still lag organization, intensity and physicality in this team; and that prioritization will only get you so far in a World Cup. #canmnt

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 3d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 3d

Partially agree but don’t think it’s “most.” Exacerbating factors were that this was the Olympics (global stage) and we Canadians think we are by definition morality incarnate and any perceived misstep means there has to be an incredibly overbearing clutching of pearls.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 3d

Lotta truth & hurt in this piece. I got to know Jas a bit better the year before this happened. She has certainly taken an unfair share of blame for what happened. This is her take & she's leading with accountability. Would be nice to see others do the same. www.theplayerstribune.com/jasmine-mand...

What Actually Happened During the Canada Drone Scandal | By Jasmine Mander

I’m sorry for what happened. To the players, whose Olympic experience was sidetracked by this story. To the fans, who questioned their faith in the team.

www.theplayerstribune.com

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 3d

It’s stunning that they say this stuff expecting a sympathetic ear and tut tuts for those selfish artists. “But what about the poor AI companies!”

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 4d

If there's no decision in 20 seconds there was clearly no clear and obvious error and the initial call should stand. That should be the rule. I'm open to quibbling on whether it should 10 or 30 seconds :)

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 4d

They have to. There's too many people trying to raise a down payment for a house with the current asking prices on the re-sale platform. There's just not enough people who can & will pay these prices. But yeah, it's sure sucking the joy out of the run to this WC.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks Ken, I'd actually assumed I didn't get an invite either. I've lost track of how many rounds of invites they're doing for this Visa Presale. Could be more so keep an eye on your inbox!

And music is never out! Was just at the Commodore last night!

Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 4d

And yes it's been pointed out to me that I messed up and said it was Holland v West Germany in the '78 final. That was of course the '74 final and Argentina then beat Holland at home in '78.

Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 4d

In fairness it's been that way for awhile I think. But yeah, plopping down $60k on a 'trust me, dude' vibe is a bit too whimsical for me - not that I would've or could've bought them even if they were the best seats in the house.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 4d

But who needs the Visa Presale Draw when you just go in and quickly pocket two tickets for the final for $60,000? Took this screenshot a couple minutes ago.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 4d

I finished issue #68 of my Behind the Play newsletter last night Its scheduled it to be sent to subscribers at 9:30a this morning. It's about how awful this ticketing procedure is for the World Cup

Also this morning...I got an email from FIFA saying I'd been selected for the Visa Presale Draw. 😐

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 7d

Anyone know what the actual betting odds are of the 2026 US mid-term elections being suspended? 2028 too if you have a source.

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 7d

Can Miller really believe this? If so, he is delusional. If not, then he’s a reprehensible demagogue.

Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 7d

They really are. My sister-in-law brings them over for us when she comes to visit from North Van. Good old style donuts.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 8d

I’m a credit where’s it’s due *and* a have a poke where it’s due kinda guy.

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Gregor Young 🇨🇦 @gregoryoung.bsky.social · 8d

What I meant was that $20 billion could easily have bought an agreement that they wouldn't extradite him regardless of the treaty.

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