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Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 19h

"saving god" is the most sanctimonious shit i've ever heard.

Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 20h

going to launch a populist political movement based around providing a chicken in every pot and an 826 lb pumpkin from 175 feet on a truck!! in every town

Fun @funkelly.bsky.social · 20h

how happy we’d all be if this was all the internet was for

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Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 20h

and this gem: "If we ever had a leak of this chat we would be cooked fr fr,” he wrote."

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Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 20h

the most hilarious line:

"I was shocked and disgusted to learn about the reports of comments made by a small group of Young Republicans,” he [Ed Cox, NY State GOP Chair] said. “Just as we call out vile racist and anti-Semetic rhetoric on the far left, we must not tolerate it within our ranks."

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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James Nalton @jdnalton.bsky.social · 21h

Five of the nine African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup are on a *proposed* US travel ban list

A list of countries under consideration for a US travel ban by the Trump administration if they "do not address various security or diplomatic concerns within two months." Per the New York Times.

Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Benin
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Dem. Republic of Congo
Djibouti
Dominica
Egypt
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Kyrgyzstan
Liberia
Malawi
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
South Sudan
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
Syria
Tanzania
Tonga
Tuvalu
Uganda
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zimbabwe

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Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 21h

italy and brazil shambolic in qualification and are going to meet in the final in 2026.

The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 21h

Italy beat Israel and close the gap to Norway in Group I.

But Stale Solbakken's side still have their fate in their hands, and it looks likely that Gennaro Gattuso's team will have to go through a play-off to qualify for next summer's World Cup.

Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 1d

shoutout to CLT

CNN headline: "multiple airports refuse to play Kristi noem video that blames Democrats for government shutdown"

A spokesperson for Charlotte Douglas International Airport told CNN the video was not permitted under North Carolina municipal law and the airport's policies, adding that "TSA does not own any monitors at the airport's checkpoints."

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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 2d

Cape Verde have qualified for the men’s World Cup for the first time following a 3-0 win against Eswatini.

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 2d

ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...

Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility
By Marcela Rodrigues Globe Staff,Updated October 12, 2025, 44 minutes ago

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A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by ICE in Everett and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Everett after an interaction with members of the Everett Police Department and sent to a juvenile detention facility in Virginia, according to his mother and immigration lawyer Andrew Lattarulo.

The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested. After waiting for about an hour and a half, she was told her son was taken by ICE, Berto told the Globe in a phone interview.

“My world collapsed,” Berto said in Portuguese.

From the police department, the boy was taken to ICE’s holding facility in Burlington on Thursday evening, where he spent a night before being transferred by car to the Northwestern Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Winchester, Va., on Friday morning, his mother said. The juvenile facility is more than 500 miles away from Everett.

The boy is a 7th-grader at Albert N. Parlin School in Everett, his mother said. The teen and his family, who are Brazilian nationals, have a pending asylum case and are authorized to work legally in the United States, Lattarulo said.

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Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 3d

Incredible

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Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 4d

we sure are getting those criminals .................

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 4d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7d

Sickening.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 7d

who says no

Chester Arthur and his magnificent mutton chops

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Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 7d

🥴

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Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 7d

Someone's been watching countdown

Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 7d

Grealish, so far!

Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 8d

Lol

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Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 8d

... Sure

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 9d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 8d

trying to reason if Vancouver are doing something great when they travel or if teams traveling to Van. are struggling with the distance.

likewise, dc having the least travel time should be an adv to them, but being close to everyone in the east is probably an adv to their opponents...?

Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 8d

Inter Miami: 13th in xGD/90 against playoff teams (!)

Minnesota United's struggleball is admirable; lowest % of match time losing to playoff teams and looks like 2nd to Philly against non-playoff teams.

Tony ElHabr @tonyelhabr.bsky.social · 11d

lmk if this is along the lines of what you're looking for. happy to iterate

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Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 8d

Chuck in that Todd Boehly is a co-owner of Chelsea and the Dodgers!

Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 8d

data per Sportrac and Capology.

www.spotrac.com/mlb/payroll/...

capology.com/uk/premier-l...

2021 MLB Team Salary Payroll Tracker

A real-time look at the 2021 salary payroll totals for each MLB team..

www.spotrac.com

Sam McFarlane @sammc.bsky.social · 8d

While I take your point about spending =/= winning, I think the comparison between Liverpool and the Dodgers is a bit off.

Liverpool for the past five seasons average 4.6/20 in salary spend, whereas the Dodgers average about 3.2/30, which is closer to Arsenal (3.4/20) or Chelsea (2.8/20).

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