Robert Andrew Powell
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My idea for World Cup content somebody should do is drop an English reporter in the center of every World Cup hosting city and having them film themselves trying to get to the stadium.
February 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM
My idea for World Cup content somebody should do is drop an English reporter in the center of every World Cup hosting city and having them film themselves trying to get to the stadium.
Always a thrill to spot a full kit wanker in the wild
February 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Always a thrill to spot a full kit wanker in the wild
An appropriate color for the United States at this time
February 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM
An appropriate color for the United States at this time
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Professional athletes are being advised not to leave the hotel or go anywhere without their passports while visiting Minnesota.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
The Montreal Canadiens are playing the Minnesota Wild in Minneapolis tonight. The players have been recommended to stay in/eat at the hotel, take the team bus to the arena, and carry passports.
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Le voyagement est aussi affecté → www.danslescoulisses.com/ice-le-canad...
February 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Professional athletes are being advised not to leave the hotel or go anywhere without their passports while visiting Minnesota.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
This is not a country that can safely host international events like the World Cup.
Boycotting is not even a political question anymore. It is a basic issue of safety.
I *love* this film
I promise, I deliver: as deep a dive as you're going to get on Peter Yates' brilliant BREAKING AWAY, w photos, script excerpts and making-of info.
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tremblesighwonder.com/2026/01/28/n...
January 29, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I *love* this film
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A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
bit.ly
January 23, 2026 at 10:00 PM
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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World Cup is gonna go great.
BREAKING: San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee has been detained by CBP at LAX. Pelosi's office says she is working to secure his release. www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...
Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport
San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:55 AM
World Cup is gonna go great.
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I don't think I've ever said this in public, because it's not our place, and it's thrown around too much anyway. So I hope it carries more weight.
That is: he's lost his goddamn mind.
That is: he's lost his goddamn mind.
January 20, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I don't think I've ever said this in public, because it's not our place, and it's thrown around too much anyway. So I hope it carries more weight.
That is: he's lost his goddamn mind.
That is: he's lost his goddamn mind.
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in the best case scenario (we somehow survive all of this), we will still have had so many years of our lives disrupted by stress and anger and calamity
January 19, 2026 at 2:52 PM
in the best case scenario (we somehow survive all of this), we will still have had so many years of our lives disrupted by stress and anger and calamity
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People will do literally anything to avoid saying the American left was right
January 17, 2026 at 2:24 PM
People will do literally anything to avoid saying the American left was right
Looking for Hoosiers to harrass
January 17, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Looking for Hoosiers to harrass
Things are going so well in the United States right now that a friend in Ciudad Juárez - once the most violent city in the world - texted me today with the word "Geez"
January 15, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Things are going so well in the United States right now that a friend in Ciudad Juárez - once the most violent city in the world - texted me today with the word "Geez"
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“immigration enforcement”
January 15, 2026 at 3:30 AM
“immigration enforcement”
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The full list of World Cup qualifying nations swept up in the US visa ban - Iran, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Tunisia, Haiti, Brazil, Colombia & Uruguay.
15 out of 42.
+ Bosnia, Albania & Kosovo, who are still in the UEFA play-offs.
15 out of 42.
+ Bosnia, Albania & Kosovo, who are still in the UEFA play-offs.
January 14, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The full list of World Cup qualifying nations swept up in the US visa ban - Iran, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Algeria, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Tunisia, Haiti, Brazil, Colombia & Uruguay.
15 out of 42.
+ Bosnia, Albania & Kosovo, who are still in the UEFA play-offs.
15 out of 42.
+ Bosnia, Albania & Kosovo, who are still in the UEFA play-offs.
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Brazil’s first World Cup game is less than five months from today
wait wut
*US VISA PROCESSING FROZEN FOR RUSSIA, BRAZIL, IRAN: FOX NEWS
*US VISA PROCESSING FROZEN FOR RUSSIA, BRAZIL, IRAN: FOX NEWS
January 14, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Brazil’s first World Cup game is less than five months from today
Looks like we're going to have to break into the air conditioning ducts again
January 9, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Looks like we're going to have to break into the air conditioning ducts again
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could you guys imagine if somebody called a PI on Miami with a national title on the line? that'd be impossible, right?
January 9, 2026 at 4:36 AM
could you guys imagine if somebody called a PI on Miami with a national title on the line? that'd be impossible, right?
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Americans are good at soccer, actually
January 7, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Americans are good at soccer, actually
Trying to puzzle out what is anti democratic about the democratically elected president of Colombia
Rick Scott: "This is the start of changing Venezuela, then we're gonna fix Cuba, Nicaragua will get fixed, next year we'll get a new president in Colombia. Democracy is coming back to this hemisphere."
January 7, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Trying to puzzle out what is anti democratic about the democratically elected president of Colombia
Again, as a Miamian, what's my exposure here
Trump: "Cuba is ready to fall. Cuba looks like it's ready to fall. I don't know if they're gonna hold out."
January 5, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Again, as a Miamian, what's my exposure here
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my favorite grunge band
January 3, 2026 at 8:24 PM
my favorite grunge band
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So it's appropriate to arrest a world leader if you consider them criminal? You can just go get them? Just asking questions here.
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
So it's appropriate to arrest a world leader if you consider them criminal? You can just go get them? Just asking questions here.
Does my hurricane insurance cover damage from the retaliatory bombs Cuba will drop on Miami?
Trump: "I think Cuba is gonna be something we'll end up talking about, because Cuba is a failing nation. It's very similar"
January 3, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Does my hurricane insurance cover damage from the retaliatory bombs Cuba will drop on Miami?
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I'm old enough to remember a few hours ago when this was supposedly about drugs.
I'm old enough to remember a few hours ago when this was supposedly about drugs.
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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I'm old enough to remember a few hours ago when this was supposedly about drugs.
I'm old enough to remember a few hours ago when this was supposedly about drugs.