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particularist, materialist, situationist; anti-fascist; reluctant humanist; esse quam videri
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Over the course of the coming decade, whenever possible, be Paddy Mayne.

I have been so excited since I found out this would be announced today! RIP any ability for me to concentrate: www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2...

“But when a long Train of Abuses and Usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a Design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their Right, it is their Duty, to throw off such Government.”

In which Mike Pence - MIKE FUCKING PENCE - shows more spine than any living ex-president.

2/2: taking Kristol’s points to the next necessary step, this need to allow yourself to become the target is not solely applied to opposition pols. If you have the privilege of documentation, or being born cis, or the comfort of middle class whiteness, it falls on you as well. Stand the fucking gap.

1/2: Even a decade ago, the idea that I would be in some strange alliance against neofascism with… checks notes… @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social ?! Unthinkable. Yet here we are, and Kristol is a steady drumbeat of sanity and realism in today’s fight.

He who saves his country violates no laws.

There is a new Nazi/Stalin Pact sweeping across western civilization and undermining the foundations of the free world. America is allied with the bad guys now. Europe needs to understand this immediately.

He is going to ethnically cleanse Gaza and steal the land for golf resorts. He is going to invade Canada and Greenland. This is not a “vote harder in 2028” problem.

So just to clarify, are they, or are they not like us?

I watched Furiosa for the first time last night and man, the “how do we survive in a world that is falling apart” pre-action tag hits like a ton of bricks these days.

This Super Bowl Sunday, here's a reminder of what real courage looks like.

Today’s preseason tilt between AU and the Revs was a case study in two sides both hell bent on high pressing the living hell out of the other side. Lots of lost possessions but you’d expect that to clean up as the squads gel. Tons of quick hitting counters from Atlanta.

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I need @mattdoyle.bsky.social to spit out a few hundred words explaining why my current Atlanta United Are Back! exuberance is irrational.

If you’re attending protests these days, be careful. This regime will happily goad you into responding and then use that as an excuse for violence.

Apparently defunding the police is okay if they were investigating rich white guys.

Brooks Lennon is arguably a top five fullback in MLS. His pace and willingness to make gut busting runs for a full 90 is invaluable. His crosses can be lacking and his defense spotty at best, but Almiron tracking back from the right wing protects him better than ever before. Breakout candidate.

I’ll go ahead and predict now that after his 2 years with San Jose, Josef Martinez will resign as Atlanta’s backup striker.

High pressing lightning strike counters. Front footed pitch stretching pace. They may lose 5-4 but more likely they’ll win those. Yes. Atlanta United are back.

MLS season opens end of the month and I am already fed up with the lame “Latte” puns the announcers are going to make.

Quite possibly the best transfer window in MLS history, Messi mania included.

He is making our neighbors “enemies” to lead his cult into the invasion of both that he quite clearly intends to launch.

Your right to remain silent does not depend on citizenship status. If they refuse to answer “am I being detained?” you are free to go. If you’re a white American citizen and you see someone being harassed, stand up and make sure they understand their basic human rights.

Musk is demanding ownership of the federal payments systems. That’s his play. He wants admin access to the distribution mechanism for trillions of dollars.

Atlanta United signed Miguel Almiron from South America, developed him, won a Cup with him, sent him on to Europe for six years, and were the only MLS side he’d agree to return to. So they had to pay Charlotte FC 400k of fake money to resign him because Charlotte wrote his name on a list. MLS!

I am in a full hate zone for pretty much 98% of everything everywhere all at once these days, but at least Miggy’s coming home.

They aren’t establishing a “30,000 migrant detention facility” at Guantanamo Bay. They’re building their first concentration camp off of US soil.