Schmidt
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Celtic outscoring their xG immediately before and after Nancy is a good bit
January 10, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Celtic outscoring their xG immediately before and after Nancy is a good bit
Really feels like a baffling own goal by the Current.
Chris Armas later apologized for this outburst, which is good, but it's not really helping his case for the folks who may doubt his ability to lead the KC Current.
Here’s the video at the start of the question. Decide for yourself if @bymattpollard.bsky.social is in the wrong here:
www.youtube.com/live/CGwCbG1...
www.youtube.com/live/CGwCbG1...
January 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Really feels like a baffling own goal by the Current.
Somewhere, somehow, Amy Klobuchar and Chuck Schumer are workshopping ways to get the words "kitchen table issues" into an Official Statement.
January 9, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Somewhere, somehow, Amy Klobuchar and Chuck Schumer are workshopping ways to get the words "kitchen table issues" into an Official Statement.
If local police can’t protect us against ICE thugs, what’s the military gear for?
Back to batons and cleanly pressed uniforms, and a budget to match.
Back to batons and cleanly pressed uniforms, and a budget to match.
January 9, 2026 at 4:52 AM
If local police can’t protect us against ICE thugs, what’s the military gear for?
Back to batons and cleanly pressed uniforms, and a budget to match.
Back to batons and cleanly pressed uniforms, and a budget to match.
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Remember, Elon Musk has sued other journalists for daring to question advertisers why they remain on X.
I reached out to more than three dozen X advertisers, xAI investors, politicians, and government agencies about the growing library of sexualized deepfakes generated with Grok—now including Renee Good. I only heard back from four, with three declining to comment.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
Why isn't there a bigger Grok boycott?
Advertisers, politicians, and investors are still all-in on X, despite a sexual abuse crisis.
spitfirenews.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Remember, Elon Musk has sued other journalists for daring to question advertisers why they remain on X.
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Remember when Notre Dame threw an extended weeklong tantrum, accusing everyone of a conspiracy, threatening to leave the ACC and boycott ESPN, refusing to play in the esteemed Pop-Tart Bowl, all because of how manifestly unqualified to make the playoff they said Miami was
January 9, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Remember when Notre Dame threw an extended weeklong tantrum, accusing everyone of a conspiracy, threatening to leave the ACC and boycott ESPN, refusing to play in the esteemed Pop-Tart Bowl, all because of how manifestly unqualified to make the playoff they said Miami was
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NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.
January 9, 2026 at 12:55 AM
NEW: Data released by ICE shows that virtually the entire growth of detention in the last few months has been among people with no criminal record at all - no prior convictions (no matter how minor) and no pending criminal charges.
You gotta love Ole Miss losing.
January 9, 2026 at 4:23 AM
You gotta love Ole Miss losing.
the new food pyramid is lowkey making me uncomfortable fr
January 9, 2026 at 3:35 AM
the new food pyramid is lowkey making me uncomfortable fr
That’s fine! It’s good for us to know who’s complicit.
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
That’s fine! It’s good for us to know who’s complicit.
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Naming a police officer is not doxxing. We aren’t supposed to have secret police in America.
January 9, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Naming a police officer is not doxxing. We aren’t supposed to have secret police in America.
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Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
January 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).
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Dems are still approaching this wrong. I just saw a BBC host ask a state senator if Tim Walz should call out the National Guard.
He says, "No, because Minnesotans know how to protest peacefully."
THAT'S NOT WHO THE GUARD IS FOR. THE GUARD IS TO PROTECT THE PROTESTERS FROM LAWLESS FEDERAL AGENTS.
He says, "No, because Minnesotans know how to protest peacefully."
THAT'S NOT WHO THE GUARD IS FOR. THE GUARD IS TO PROTECT THE PROTESTERS FROM LAWLESS FEDERAL AGENTS.
January 8, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Dems are still approaching this wrong. I just saw a BBC host ask a state senator if Tim Walz should call out the National Guard.
He says, "No, because Minnesotans know how to protest peacefully."
THAT'S NOT WHO THE GUARD IS FOR. THE GUARD IS TO PROTECT THE PROTESTERS FROM LAWLESS FEDERAL AGENTS.
He says, "No, because Minnesotans know how to protest peacefully."
THAT'S NOT WHO THE GUARD IS FOR. THE GUARD IS TO PROTECT THE PROTESTERS FROM LAWLESS FEDERAL AGENTS.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
This is insane. Has Kurt watched the video? Did he miss the part where the officer is standing upright, undisturbed, firing a second shot as the car drives away?
Clown shit. Not journalism. If you subscribe to this rag, you’re a sucker.
Clown shit. Not journalism. If you subscribe to this rag, you’re a sucker.
"Was the officer struck by the vehicle, as President Trump insists, or did the car pass by or around him?"
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
If we only had some trusted institution that could adjudicate between competing claims by relying on facts.
January 8, 2026 at 3:41 AM
This is insane. Has Kurt watched the video? Did he miss the part where the officer is standing upright, undisturbed, firing a second shot as the car drives away?
Clown shit. Not journalism. If you subscribe to this rag, you’re a sucker.
Clown shit. Not journalism. If you subscribe to this rag, you’re a sucker.
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About god damn time.
Furious Democrats threaten government shutdown after Minneapolis shooting
"We can't just keep authorizing money for these illegal killers," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
www.axios.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:22 AM
About god damn time.
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Everyone’s shared this, but it’s fantastic: everything wrong with the new macOS’s menu icons.
Weirdly — and maybe this makes me a bad designer — I’m much less offended by “every menu item has an icon” than the “none of these icons are consistent whatsoever” part.
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
Weirdly — and maybe this makes me a bad designer — I’m much less offended by “every menu item has an icon” than the “none of these icons are consistent whatsoever” part.
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons
Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe
tonsky.me
January 7, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Everyone’s shared this, but it’s fantastic: everything wrong with the new macOS’s menu icons.
Weirdly — and maybe this makes me a bad designer — I’m much less offended by “every menu item has an icon” than the “none of these icons are consistent whatsoever” part.
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
Weirdly — and maybe this makes me a bad designer — I’m much less offended by “every menu item has an icon” than the “none of these icons are consistent whatsoever” part.
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
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Donald Trump has gone full on mad king, and Congress needs to act immediately to remove him from office.
January 6, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Donald Trump has gone full on mad king, and Congress needs to act immediately to remove him from office.
This is actually the ideal way to watch Avatar 3!
On my way to watch AVATAR 3 and someone just asked me what happened in AVATAR 2 and I honestly couldn’t remember 90% of the plot
January 6, 2026 at 2:59 AM
This is actually the ideal way to watch Avatar 3!
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The shift is real ⚽
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10% of Americans now name soccer as their favorite sport 📈
It’s officially the 3rd most popular sport in the U.S., ahead of baseball and trailing only American football and basketball 🇺🇸
(Via The Economist)
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10% of Americans now name soccer as their favorite sport 📈
It’s officially the 3rd most popular sport in the U.S., ahead of baseball and trailing only American football and basketball 🇺🇸
(Via The Economist)
January 5, 2026 at 11:01 PM
The shift is real ⚽
️
10% of Americans now name soccer as their favorite sport 📈
It’s officially the 3rd most popular sport in the U.S., ahead of baseball and trailing only American football and basketball 🇺🇸
(Via The Economist)
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10% of Americans now name soccer as their favorite sport 📈
It’s officially the 3rd most popular sport in the U.S., ahead of baseball and trailing only American football and basketball 🇺🇸
(Via The Economist)
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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Nancy isn’t blameless — and xG doesn’t equal results — but how are you going to hire a manger midseason knowing that he’s going to change the system, and then act shocked when the manager wants to be patient because the underlying numbers are there.
Utterly bizarre sequence of events.
Utterly bizarre sequence of events.
January 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Nancy isn’t blameless — and xG doesn’t equal results — but how are you going to hire a manger midseason knowing that he’s going to change the system, and then act shocked when the manager wants to be patient because the underlying numbers are there.
Utterly bizarre sequence of events.
Utterly bizarre sequence of events.
Insane.
Generational run.
January 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Insane.
Bummed about this for two reasons:
1. He’s obviously talented (look at the xG for and against!) but needed to be able to bring in players — nothing a coach can do if the team can’t bury sitters.
2. If he was going to crash out of Europe, I wish he’d waited until the Galaxy job was open!
1. He’s obviously talented (look at the xG for and against!) but needed to be able to bring in players — nothing a coach can do if the team can’t bury sitters.
2. If he was going to crash out of Europe, I wish he’d waited until the Galaxy job was open!
BREAKING: Celtic has sacked Wilfried Nancy after about a month in charge.
January 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Bummed about this for two reasons:
1. He’s obviously talented (look at the xG for and against!) but needed to be able to bring in players — nothing a coach can do if the team can’t bury sitters.
2. If he was going to crash out of Europe, I wish he’d waited until the Galaxy job was open!
1. He’s obviously talented (look at the xG for and against!) but needed to be able to bring in players — nothing a coach can do if the team can’t bury sitters.
2. If he was going to crash out of Europe, I wish he’d waited until the Galaxy job was open!