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So Much Winning

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On July 7, 2026
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Source: https://www.craiyon.com/fr/image/4PTcJz6xS8u0sYMsI3ArCw On Tuesday, Iran attacked three tankers in the Straits of Hormuz. This is not the first time that "Tehran, which has repeatedly declared that only its approved route through the strait is safe, is suspected of attacking other ships that have used another route...

World Cup Thread

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On July 7, 2026

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I enjoyed that conversation yesterday around the World Cup so let's see what we can glean from the horrors of history for today's matchups. Argentina v. Egypt doesn't exactly provide.

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More Platner stuff

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Good column (gift link) from Michelle Goldberg: The Platner campaign represented an electoral insurgency against the Democratic Party; now, there are going to be furious recriminations against those who launched it. There is plenty of blame to go around. Most at fault, of course, is Platner...
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USA-Belgium Open Thread

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On July 6, 2026
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Odd that we're playing one of the few countries as famous for their fried food as the United States! Team USA is a slight favorite, based largely on home field advantage and the corrupt influence of the sitting US President. As Paul noted the Mexico-England match...
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World Cup Thread

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I don't know much about soccer but I do know a lot about the morality of nations, or more often, their disgusting immorality. Obviously Spain and Portugal are relitigating the Treaty of Tordesillas here. And really Portugal got screwed by the line on the map drawn...

Commynists!

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On July 6, 2026

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Donald Trump has decided that calling Democrats Communists is the next move. It may be spreading to other Republicans.. It’s in line with his having Roy Cohn, ally of Senator.

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