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Deeply concerning. defector.com/can-zohran-m...
"Arsenal fandom has been steadily rising in New York City, and it is the responsibility of the Mayor to ensure that New Yorkers who do not root for that particular team feel safe in their communities. What will Mr. Mamdani do to protect New Yorkers who are increasingly worried about encountering Arsenal fandom whenever they venture outside their homes? Is Mr. Mamdani's vision of New York City one where it is acceptable for words like "Jack Wilshere" and "Alexis Sánchez" to be spoken in schools, on subway platforms, and in office buildings?"
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Five em dashes, two semicolons, and two clauses starting with "in short." Please enjoy this 268-word sentence from Pevear and Volokhonsky's translation of Nikolai Gogol's "The Overcoat."
"Even in those hours when the gray Petersburg sky fades completely and all clerical folk have eaten their fill and finished dinner, each as he could, according to his salary and his personal fancy–when all have rested after the departmental scratching of pens, the rushing about seeing to their own and other people's needful occupations, and all that irrepressible man heaps voluntarily on himself even more than is necessary–when clerks hasten to give the remaining time to pleasure: the more ambitious rushing to the theater; another going out to devote it to gazing at silly hats; another to a party, to spend it paying compliments to some pretty girl, the star of a small clerical circle; still another, and this happens most often, simply going to his own kind, to some fourth or third floor, two small rooms with a front hall and a kitchen, with some claim to fashion, a lamp or other object that cost great sacrifices, the giving up of dinners, outings–in short, even at that time when all clerks disperse to their friends' small apartments to play cutthroat whist, sipping tea from glasses, with one-kopeck rusks, puffing smoke through long chibouks, repeating while the cards are being dealt some gossip blown over from high society, something a Russian man can never give up under any circumstances, or even, when there is nothing to talk about, retelling the eternal joke about the commandant who was brought word that the horse of Falconet's monument had had its tail docked–in short, even when everything strives for diversion–Akaky Akakievich did not give himself up to any diversion."
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Incredibly packed house at the #GothamFC watch party tonight. What a place to celebrate the championship
Just a mob of people watching sports on TV screens. The PWHL opener was happening too Post victory bubbles
November 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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What on earth could "Holiday Creamy" mean?
Something called Holiday Creamy Vanilla Coke
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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13 counting some baseball stadiums. No place like home
A large New York Red Bulls flag flying in a post-game supporters section where many shirts have been discarded. View of Gotham FC hosting KC Current in a rainstorm at Red Bull Arena
November 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Scarf season is upon us.
Photo of my soccer scarf collection, two rows of six hanging on a white wall. Top row: Navy blue Tottenham Hotspur, Green and Yellow Rochester Raging Rhinos, red #RBNY, sky blue #GothamFC, black Brooklyn FC, yellow #COYS. Bottom row, from my travels: Lilac Flower City Union, gray St. Louis City SC, pale blue Minnesota United, red and white Atletico Madrid, navy blue Bay FC, red Empire Supporters Club.
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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Peak baseball is happening
Tweet by @JordanFreiman from last September: "Everyone in that stadium wants to kill themselves. That's what baseball's all about"
November 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Now that's a lunch
Pastrami, egg, cheese & latke on a flatbread, from Edith's Sandwich Counter
October 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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No it's fine, why would I be mad?
Xg map from Gotham FC vs. Seattle Reign. Gotham had 1.2 xg on 10 shots and Seattle did not
October 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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A succinct argument in favor of the new Skate game
September 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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I can't keep up with these newfangled analytics: is zero point zero xg good to have
Fotmob screenshot showing Tottenham with 0.00 xG through 61 minutes against Bournemouth #EPL-Live
August 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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By the end of this campaign Andrew Cuomo will have stretched himself like Mrs. Incredible across the entire political spectrum. He will join DSA and be seen publicly donning a MAGA hat. His Twitter account will have arguments with itself about the Eastern Front.
Cuomo tweet saying "we need a pro-business, pro-corporate mayor here. We're nothing without businesses." Captioned screengrab of a speech Cuomo gave this month where he states "Let's provide free child care. We can do it."
August 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Street festival going on on 6th Ave today, lots of vendors and food options. Really wish I hadn't eaten lunch before encountering it. This place in particular really grabbed my attention.
A food tent with the name "Jerk Off The Grill." Now, listen. Am I proud of the fact that I stopped to take this photo so I could make masturbatory humor out of an innocent cultural mix-up? Not entirely. But for me, it's worth it if I can make even just one person smile. That's the kind of guy I am, I suppose.
August 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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It really does not get better than this
View from the upper deck of Oracle Park in San Francisco, where the Giants are hosting the Tampa Bay Rays. The grass is green, the water of the bay is blue, the temperature says 62 degrees and I am getting sunburnt.
August 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Was worried about my phone's battery dying or I would have posted these last night: scenes from Bay FC-San Diego Wave at PayPal Park. Pretty place. Game really came to life after halftime.
View of the action early in the first half; the sun has just gone down behind the roof. #NWSL Banners in front of the supporter's section include "Trans People Belong In Sports," solidarity with immigrants, and a clever one designed to look like a container of Old Bay. The mountains behind the open end of the stadium are tinged orange by the setting sun while teams play in front of Bay's goal in the 34th minute. Smoke goes off in celebration following Bay's goal, a penalty to bring the scoreline back to 2-1 in the 75th minute. The game would finish 2-1.
August 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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I get how you arrive there but I would really like to clarify some things
Bluesky guessing at my interests: 1. Ghislaine Maxwell 2. Big Balls
August 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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In the building for #GothamFC today!
View from the upper deck at Red Bull Arena for Gotham FC vs Washington Spirit
August 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Penalty area is already looking a little rough for a place that's gonna host 6 games in the next 11 days. #RBNY
Photo of the field at Red Bull Arena ahead of tonight's Leagues Cup match. Big patches of brown, worn out grass in the 18-yard box by the South Ward.
July 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Kylian Mbappe I will be there no matter what dot jpeg
July 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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MLS Venue 10/30. In the away section at Soldier Field in Chicago for #RBNY vs. the Fire
Photo taken just before kickoff of the Chicago Fire-New York Red Bulls match tonight Zoomed out photo showing the crowd, which fills the lower two decks pretty well.
July 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Leagues Cup Fever is out of control
Cheapest tickets available on Ticketmaster for New York Red Bulls - Chivas on 7/31, starting at $110 (including fees)
July 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Big Pickle is up to something.
Spotted on a CVS shelf, "Tangy Pickle" flavor Doritos. On their own, harmless, but Lower on that same shelf, Flaming Hot Dill Pickle Cheetos. Just a coincidence? Just a few feet away, more signs of a growing pickle conspiracy: Spicy Dill Pickle flavored Ruffles
July 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Dude is out there posting scrolls
An impossibly long tweet sent by Bill Ackman yesterday. The aspect ratio is much narrower than my phone screen. I don't think reading it would benefit anyone, but it is all to the effect that moderates should rally behind Eric Adams as their guy to take on Mamdani. Good luck with that plan!
July 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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As a hitter, this is Not What You Want
Screen grab of a Brewers pitcher immediately celebrating after a 3-2 pitch. The Twins batter has somehow wound up sitting on home plate, with his head right where the pitch he swung at was.
June 21, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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MLS Venue 8/30 for me, Allianz Field in Minnesota last night.
Teams lined up for the opening kick, the glare of late evening sun just off to the right Fans gathered at the in-stadium beer hall, many watching the Timberwolves game during halftime The sun setting over one end of the stadium, some buildings silhouetted in the orange background Big fucking loon statue
May 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM