A lot of football today. I like Poland’s chances.
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Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
Speaking of republicans, is there a way for a political party to declare intellectual bankruptcy?
Consistently wrong since 2002
Fuck these fucking interesting times.
Some judge needs to shut this circus down soon.
But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.
I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.
Not so fun when the rabbit gets the gun, is it?
Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll
I’d like to think you all would remain faithful to me if i ever tried to have some of you killed.
The GOP couldn’t organize an orgy in a whorehouse with a fist full of 50s.
If you tweet it in all caps, that makes it true!
Insiders who complain to politico: please report to the white house office of shut the fuck up.
Everybody saw this coming.
We’ve had enough carrots to last a lifetime. break out the sticks.
Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.
Teach a man to fish, and he’ll sit in a boat all day drinking beer.
🎶 Those boots were made for mockin’ 🎵
Let there be snark.
Jesus, Mary, & Joseph how is that election even close?
Schmidt just says fuck it, opens a tea shop.
Do not shrug your shoulders and accept the normalization of untruths.
Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.
fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)
Authoritarian republicans are opposed to freedom for the rest of us.
Punchy
Has England been rightly booted from this tourney? I see the word “Europe” in the name, yet I see Brexit results…can we toss Wales and Ireland too?
Splitting Image
One weird thing about this tournament is how all the heavy hitters ended up in the same bracket. Germany, Italy, France, England, and Spain are all competing for one spot in the finals (tough luck for Iceland and Ireland), while Switzerland, Poland, Croatia, Portugal, and Belgium are in the other.
I’d pick Portugal out of that lot, but they are the only team that managed to reach the knockout without recording a win. Maybe this is Belgium’s year?
I’ll be rooting for an Iceland vs. Northern Ireland final, but I’m guessing Germany vs. Belgium is more likely. Or Portugal vs. Spain. I have no idea really.
Amir Khalid
Blaszczykowski scores for Poland and complicated spelling!
Amir Khalid
Shaqiri equalises for the Swiss. Penalties?
ThresherK
@Amir Khalid: Okay, I’ve been watching both big tournaments. Is Euro the one going straight to penalties after 90 minutes w/o the 2x 15 minute sessions?
Amir Khalid
@ThresherK:
Huh? As far as Ii know, they always play extra time first. In all tournaments, everywhere. The penalty shootout only happens if there is no winner after extra time.
Thor Heyerdahl
@ThresherK:
That’s Copa. In the Euros first round draws were permitted
humboldtblue
@ThresherK: No, the Euros play 30 minutes of extra time before going to penalties.
It’s the Copa Centenario you’re thinking of. They go straight to penalties after 90 minutes.
humboldtblue
@Punchy: Wales yes, but the two Irelands and Scotland are going to form a greater Celtic Prosperity Sphere, both Northern Ireland and Scotland voted to remain in the EU, Wales, on the other hand, joined England in being dumbasses and voted to leave.
humboldtblue
@Amir Khalid: Good Dortmund man, Blazsczichzwokzsziowski is
ThresherK
@humboldtblue:
@Thor Heyerdahl:
Thanks. It’s Saturday morning; I’m too lazy to look it up.
humboldtblue
Polska
SRW1
And the Alpes cry.
A
Good effort by the Swiss, Shaqiri’s equalizer was pretty damned nice.
BillCinSD
@A: yes, but Xhaka’s penalty was much less nice.
Troublesome Carp fka Geeno
@Amir Khalid: I once watched an AHL hockey game (live and in person) where the goalies were Peter Sidorkiewicz (Binghamton Whalers) and Cleon Daskalakis (Rochester Americans) and I remember sitting in the stands wondering how this was playing on radio.