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Will the Russian Ultras behave themselves today?
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Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.
Republicans got rid of McCarthy. Democrats chose not to save him.
Only Democrats have agency, apparently.
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If ‘weird’ was the finish line, they ran through the tape and kept running.
Trump should be leading, not lying.
Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.
You cannot love your country only when you win.
Proof that we need a blogger ethics panel.
Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
One way or another, he’s a liar.
It is possible to do the right thing without the promise of a cookie.
One lie, alone, tears the fabric of reality.
“woke” is the new caravan.
The snowflake in chief appeared visibly frustrated when questioned by a reporter about egg prices.
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Not all heroes wear capes.
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We are aware of all internet traditions.
Republicans choose power over democracy, every day.
Our messy unity will be our strength.
I’d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.
Punchy
There was an article on Deadspin yesterday about how the Russian thugs appear to be well-trained (!) and purposefully starting fights with others. Then, in response, the Russian officials completely supported these brawls and the Russian fans who caused them and called it patriotism. Incredible response….not only NOT an apology, but the exact opposite. I hope they lose their ass in this game, and so do the French police.
If this is any indication, WC 2018 is going to be a complete riot.
raven
Slovakia!
Wyrm1
Great half by Slovakia.
Hopefully the Russian thugs will be depressed by Russia’s embarrassing performance thus far, and if they do act up that UEFA will have the guts to toss them out of the tournament, but they probably won’t.
Aldo
@Punchy: I think there was just never any qustion that the “WC 2018 is going to be a complete riot”. The Russians may have kept things in check in Sochi (small town, no history of hooliganism in Olympics), but won’t be able to do so across multiple, much larger cities. Nor do they seem willing to do that.
I also just do not see how any non-white fans will venture into Russia where fans are known to taunt and threaten their own team’s black players. 2018 will be a WC for the ages.
Gin & Tonic
Eurosport says Russia has never come back to win from 0-2 in the Euro competition.
Origuy
Besides the Euro and the Copa America, there’s another international competition going on. The ConIFA World Football Cup is taking place in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. ConIFA is a federation of unrecognized, sometimes unconsolidated “nations” like Somaliland and Kurdistan. Anthony Bourdain wrote an article about the Somaliland team.
dr. luba
France has taken some action, and deported a busload of Russian “fans.” Also, too, stickers have gone up in hotels and shops depicting a pig in Russian colors with a slash through it–i.e. we don’t serve Russian pigs.