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Author: Robert Farley

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Some additional thoughts on the electoral defenestration of Viktor Orban: Orban’s arguments were seized upon by “traditionalists” in Russia, who argued that the West was attempting to destroy Russia’s particular cultural heritage—a combination of Orthodox Christianity with traditional, authoritarian political and economic structures. And despite cutting...

Potpourri

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On April 12, 2026

Not much going on this Sunday night, apart from the Masters (all hail Rory for defeating Enemy of the Blog Scottie Scheffler), Orban going down, and the world generally going.

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Well this makes sense: President Trump said that the U.S. Navy would begin blockading “any and all ships trying to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz,” after peace talks with Iran in Islamabad collapsed this weekend. “I have also instructed our Navy to seek...

The Champions

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On April 11, 2026

I am remiss in failing to announce our Tournament Challenge Champions... On the Women's side: RANKCHAMPGroup BracketsPTSPCTNCGF4E8S161Camasonian's PicksKent Lind169099.53203203202002TexWest66's Picks 1Willie Cager154096.23201603202403funnelfiasco's Picks 1Ben Cotton148094.13201602402404dwcrowley's Picks 1Don Crowley147093.83201603202005Hoops13John Farren146093.53203202402006Areyougonnaeat's Picks.

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Messing with Comments

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On April 8, 2026
Hey all, I copied all of your comments from last week about the comment section, fed them to Copilot (which turned out a pretty good summary), sent that summary to Disqus and then had a Teams meeting with the Disqus folks. Here's where we're at...
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