Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

with the Kraken taking a plea, the Cheese stands alone.

This country desperately needs a functioning Fourth Estate.

Chutkan laughs. Lauro sits back down.

Dear media: perhaps we ought to let Donald Trump speak for himself!

Perhaps you mistook them for somebody who gives a damn.

We cannot abandon the truth and remain a free nation.

Bad people in a position to do bad things will do bad things because they are bad people. End of story.

Innocent people don’t delay justice.

Every reporter and pundit should have to declare if they ever vacationed with a billionaire.

The republican caucus is covering themselves with something, and it’s not glory.

An almost top 10,000 blog!

Following reporting rules is only for the little people, apparently.

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires Republicans to act in good faith.

You know it’s bad when the Project 2025 people have to create training videos on “How To Be Normal”.

‘Museums aren’t America’s attic for its racist shit.’

People really shouldn’t expect the government to help after they watched the GOP drown it in a bathtub.

Nikki Haley, who can’t acknowledge ‘slavery’, is a pathetic shill.

Stamping your little feets and demanding that they see how important you are? Not working anymore.

Republicans: The threats are dire, but my tickets are non-refundable!

I conferred with the team and they all agree – still not tired of winning!

The republican speaker is a slippery little devil.

Why is it so hard for them to condemn hate?

The frogs are rarely mistaken.

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

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Daily Football (Soccer) Open Thread: Euro 2020 / Copa America

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  1. 1.

    OzarkHillbilly

    What ? A ? Save

    Indeed. The 2nd and 3rd saves were unbelievable. Yeah, so were the 4th and 5th.

  2. 2.

    Amir Khalid

    Christian Eriksen and his doctors face an important decision in the next few months: whether he can safely continue playing top-flight football. At 29 he would normally have most of a decade left, but a heart attack changes everything.

  3. 3.

    Raven

    OZ, this is in the NYT and I can’t copy the url

    Why Did the Cave Art Vanish? It Was Erased by This Furry Creature and Its Feces.

    Hunting scenes, geometric patterns, hand stencils and other works of prehistoric art can endure for tens of thousands of years on the walls of well-protected caves — but only if bats don’t hang out in the galleries.

    These flying mammals are simply looking for a safe place to roost, but they also become furry philistines that erase ancient paintings and other cave wall markings within a few decades because of the corrosive property of their feces, or guano, according to research by a team of geologists and archaeologists published in May in the journal Geomorphology.

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    Tony Jay

    Hungary v France – The World Champions will mix things up a bit try out a few new things, display a bit of overly casual play that lets Hungary get up the pitch sometimes, but the world will turn and France will win and Kante will get MOTM. 0-3

    Portugal.v Germany – Much harder to call. Ronaldo has better players around him than 5 years ago and can score lots, while Germany look toothless up front but, as in the French game, have a drilled, organised relentlessness about them that can grind more stylish teams down and nick a result. 2-1

    Spain v Poland – The goalshy passing machine v the best striker in the world. All we know for sure is that Spain will hog possession, but can they do anything with it? Poland can guarantee Lewandowski will score, but can they get the ball to him? It’s a conundrum I may sleep through and miss a shock. 3-2

  5. 5.

    randy khan

    The Scottish fans must be over the moon.

    There was a great story in the NY Times sports section about the Tartan Army, apparently well known in the footie community for being fiercely loyal, willing to throw a lot of money around in bars, easily identifiable by their plaids and kilts, and extremely well behaved.

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    Tony Jay

    I think it’s clear by now that the French have pooled their pocket money to place a bet on them failing to convert the greatest number of clear chances in an international game since records began.

    I demand an investigation!

  9. 9.

    Tony Jay

    Well, well, well. Hungary break down the French left and take the lead in first half injury time against the World Champions.

    Wow.

  11. 11.

    burnspbesq

    I was barely over the shock of seeing my boy Lucas Digne actually on the field, when the supposedly invincible Pavard and Varane switch off and … you know the rest.

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    Tony Jay

    You’d expect this half to feature the most relentless French campaign of aggression since Napoleon took the throne, but the Hungarians aren’t in the mood to play whipping boy.

    Good game!

  15. 15.

    MontyTheClipArtMongoose

    @Amir Khalid: jeff green killed my bucks in game 5 of nba second round with a graft coming off his ascending aorta.

    i say let eriksen play.

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    Tony Jay

    Germany 2-1 up while still being unable to score.

    God, clearly, doesn’t like Pepe much either. Or he’s on a retainer from Coca Cola.

  20. 20.

    Tony Jay

    Now Germany have scored! 3-1, but Portugal have a free kick….

    …no, still 3-1

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    Tony Jay

    4-1.
    Ronaldo is looking pissed. Portugal don’t seem to have much to offer, and if they don’t do something remarkable they’ll have to beat (or draw with) France to (probably) go through.

    oooh, 4-2. Jota the Slotter strikes, but is it offside? No it was not. And still 20+ minutes to go.

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    Morfydd

    That was nervewracking watching from Germany.  As in the first Euros I watched here 13 years ago, someone in hearing had a feed a couple of seconds faster, so I always knew when a goal was coming. :)

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