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I’m more christian than these people and i’m an atheist.

“The defense has a certain level of trust in defendant that the government does not.”

“Just close your eyes and kiss the girl and go where the tilt-a-whirl takes you.” ~OzarkHillbilly

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

The willow is too close to the house.

The arc of history bends toward the same old fuckery.

Anne Laurie is a fucking hero in so many ways. ~ Betty Cracker

After dobbs, women are no longer free.

“A king is only a king if we bow down.” – Rev. William Barber

Motto for the House: Flip 5 and lose none.

Jesus, Mary, & Joseph how is that election even close?

’Where will you hide, Roberts, the laws all being flat?’

Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.

Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

Let me file that under fuck it.

Tide comes in. Tide goes out. You can’t explain that.

The arc of the moral universe does not bend itself. it is up to us to bend it.

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

Jesus watching the most hateful people claiming to be his followers

If rights aren’t universal, they are privilege, not rights.

A norm that restrains only one side really is not a norm – it is a trap.

No one could have predicted…

A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.

I did not have this on my fuck 2025 bingo card.

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  1. 1.

    Morzer

    I think Chile might give the Dutch quite a battle here. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Spain slump against Australia.

    Either way, it’s all in the hands of Amir Khalid now.

  2. 2.

    mali muso

    I wonder what kind of burnt offering would please the soccer deity?

    The Chile-Netherlands game should be juicy and fun. Sadly, I have a lunch date in 15 minutes and will miss most of the match.

  5. 5.

    Morzer

    It’s a sad thing, but when I hear the name “Sanchez” I immediately think “butt-fumble”.

  6. 6.

    Steeplejack

    Where’s Corner Stone? The Neddy Nederlanders are resplendent in their orange kit for the first time.

  7. 7.

    p.a.

    I thought Chile & Ned both qualified already; 6 pts. each vs 0 for Spain & Aus. What is the incentive to win? Next round seeding?

  8. 8.

    cminus

    Does Australia really need to redeem themselves? I thought they looked better than expected while taking their entirely predictable losses.

    Spain, now…

  9. 9.

    Steeplejack

    @Raven:

    Stream it on your phone or iPad.

    ETA: Or, if they’ve got a TV going, ask them to turn it from Fox News to ESPN.

  10. 10.

    MrSnrub

    @p.a.: The loser of the Chile vs Netherlands game will most likely have to face Brazil in the first game of the next round. Winner will most likely face Mexico or Croatia.

  16. 16.

    Amir Khalid

    It’s already been decided who’s going on and who’s going home, so there’s really not much for a football deity to do here. Maybe I could have Chile beat the Netherlands by a two-goal margin or better, for a surprise group winner. Maybe I could have Australia thrash Spain, just to really rub it in for the no-longer-defending champions.
    ETA: Or maybe I could have Spain wake up two matches too late and miss the competition.

  17. 17.

    Calouste

    Chile seem unpleasantly surprised that they don’t just get a dodgy penalty against the Dutch like everybody else

  19. 19.

    SRW1

    Oh Great Amir, could you arrange for a goal early in the 2nd half? Doesn’t matter for whom.

  21. 21.

    SRW1

    I suspect David Villa is getting his last appearance in the Spanish team before he heads off to Australia. Question is, does Fernando Torres also sing his swan song in this game?

  22. 22.

    Arclite

    Recently when I’ve been coming here, I’ve been getting instantly redirected to sponsor.adverstitial.com. Very annoying, anyone else seeing that?

  26. 26.

    Amir Khalid

    @SRW1:
    There’s that goal you asked me for. From Torres. I know I shouldn’t tease the poor hapless boy like that, but that’s what we capricious deities do.

  28. 28.

    WaterGirl

    @Arclite: I recommend you run an anti-malware program, such as malwarebytes, to see if you have malware on your computer.

  29. 29.

    gvg

    Earlier I got a Friskies cat food commercial. quite surprised me though not actually a bad add for this site. fortunately I keep sound turned down at work. It just seemed so….mainstream. Like TV used to be. It’s been so long.

  30. 30.

    Steeplejack

    @WaterGirl:

    I like the “golden” rums. Mount Gay (from Barbados) is my go-to; it’s widely available. Barbancourt (from Haiti) is also very good, but a little harder to find. If you want a really dark rum—not recommended for rookies—Gosling’s Black Seal (from Bermuda).

  31. 31.

    BAtFFP

    ARRRRRRG. 76 minutes of boring boring Dutch action and of course they score while I make a 20 second bathroom break.

  36. 36.

    Steeplejack

    The Nederlanders deserved that goal, but I feel sorry for the Chile relleños. At least they’re going through as well.

  37. 37.

    Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN)

    Will the Dutch avoid melting down in this tournament? Or are they just saving it for later?

  38. 38.

    Amir Khalid

    And a goal for the Nether Regions too. Chile will now need two goals in 15 minutes to win Group B.
    Meanwhile, Cesc Fibreglass (did I spell that right?) makes it 3-0 Spain — who will now go home asking themselves, “Why didn’t we play like that before?”

  40. 40.

    SRW1

    AFAIK the Chilean player who has come on goes by the name Valvidia. The guys on the Guardian MBM thread are calling him Valdivia. Nobody told them she Terrible for Costa Rica?

  41. 41.

    Tissue Thin Pseudonym (JMN)

    @Amir Khalid:

    Maybe I could have Australia thrash Spain, just to really rub it in for the no-longer-defending champions.
    ETA: Or maybe I could have Spain wake up two matches too late and miss the competition.

    I think we’ve gone with Option B.

  42. 42.

    BAtFFP

    @raven:

    You clearly have better timing.

    However, I have decided to salvage things by taking direct credit for the goal, under the theory that the Oranje can only score if I’m not watching. (Pots, boiling, etc.) This would also explain how I missed two of their 3 goals against Australia due to very poorly timed decisions to change the baby…

  48. 48.

    Amir Khalid

    @SRW1:
    Well, Fabregas provided the assist. That was what I meant to say.
    ETA: I blame FYWP (he said with his fingers crossed).

  50. 50.

    Origuy

    I keep headphones plugged into the docking station at work. Once in a while I’ll hear something coming out of them, but too softly to bother anyone else.

  51. 51.

    Amir Khalid

    Incidentally, why do Americans say a player is “offsides” when the rest of the English-speaking world says he is “offside”?

  55. 55.

    JCJ

    @Amir Khalid:

    I think in handegg the infraction is called offsides so it just continues in to (real) football.

    ETA: Just saw what Origuy wrote. I give up. I guess I will blame it on people who say “youse guys” instead of “you guys”

  56. 56.

    scav

    @Amir Khalid: If we’re going into imponderables, there is also a baffling difference between the public IS and the public ARE, not to mention why the one insists they are “At Hospital” while the other is “At The Hospital”?

  58. 58.

    WaterGirl

    @Steeplejack: Thanks! I copied that to a spot where I can find it after I get paid. :-)

    I thought I had read an article about run – maybe a couple of christmases ago when people people were posting recipes for coquito (puerto rican eggnog) – that said all the best rums are from puerto rico. ??

    But I still owe you for the recommendation on the awesome grill a couple easters ago, so I will try one of the rums you suggested.

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