Aaron Kapper

[Pro America Politics @proamericapol]

Ready for this? The evidence CBS presents to fact check Trump is that communist China denies it.

I'm not kidding. And they conveniently have a pre-written denial from China ready.

So, not only did they not broadcast Trump's speech, but they were actively collaborating with the CCP beforehand.

Enemy of the people. 👇

[Drew Young @DrewYoungRadio]

This kid is a legend 😂 can we please make this a gif

#MLS #STLCITYSC #ALLFORCITY

[litquidity @litcapital]

NYC real estate agents when landlords are banned from verifying income

[Breaking911 @Breaking911]

BREAKING: The House has passed legislation to make Daylight Saving Time permanent nationwide, ending the twice-a-year clock changes by a 308-117 vote. Backed by President Trump, the bill now heads to the Senate. If approved and signed into law, Americans would no longer have to change their clocks.

[Talkin' Baseball @TalkinBaseball_]

Jordan Walker when a magenta-colored ball is coming his way

[Ricardo @Ric_RTP]

This man stole a country from his own father and spent the next 18 years buying the West with gas money.

- He deposed his own dad in a palace coup and left him in exile for nearly a decade
- He founded the news network that aired Osama bin Laden's tapes
- He built America's largest military base in the Middle East and charges no rent for it
- He bought Harrods, the Shard, Canary Wharf, Paris Saint-Germain and 17% of Volkswagen
- He won the 2022 World Cup for a country with no football history

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani died this morning at 74.

Here's how bought the world:

In June 1995, he waited for his father to leave the country, then took the throne. The coup was bloodless. His father spent nearly a decade in exile.

Qatar is about one third the size of Belgium, and its population was barely two million, most of them foreign workers.

But it was sitting on one of the LARGEST natural gas reserves on Earth.

He bet everything on liquefied natural gas. Qatar became the world's biggest LNG exporter and one of the richest countries alive per person.

Then he hit the problem every commodity business hits:

Gas is gas, anyone with a tanker can sell it, and a tiny country with no army and that much money is a snack for its neighbours.

So he bought two things nobody else in the Gulf thought to buy...

The first was the world's attention.

In 1996 he issued a decree and Al Jazeera was born. Within a few years it was the most influential news network in the Arab world.

He owned the loudest microphone in the region and never had to speak into it himself.

The second was the American military.

In 1996, Qatar spent over a billion dollars building an air base at Al Udeid, outside Doha. It got the longest runway in the Gulf and shelters for nearly a hundred aircraft.

Qatar's air force only had about a dozen fighter jets.

In 1999 he reportedly told US officials he wanted 10,000 American servicemen stationed there permanently.

Then 9/11 happened, and they came.

The genius part:

Al Udeid is now the forward headquarters of US Central Command and the largest American base in the Middle East, with roughly 10,000 troops.

Qatar charges no rent.

He built the asset before the customer existed, handed it over free, and bought the one thing cash cannot: The US military parked permanently between his gas and everyone who wanted it.

The network broadcasting bin Laden and the runway flying America's war sat in the same tiny country, paid for by the same man.

Then he went shopping...

He set up the Qatar Investment Authority in 2005:

- Harrods
- The Shard
- Canary Wharf, London's largest property owner, bought with Brookfield for 2.6 billion pounds
- 17% of Volkswagen
- Paris Saint-Germain

All his.

In 2017 the Telegraph ran the headline "Qataris own more of London than the Queen."

Then 2008 arrived. Barclays needed billions or the British government was going to own it. Qatar wrote the cheque and its stake climbed to 12.7%. Barclays was later charged over how it disclosed that Qatari money.

In 2010, FIFA handed the 2022 World Cup to a desert country with NO football history. Corruption allegations shadowed the bid for over a decade, and the treatment of the migrant workers who built it drew brutal criticism.

Yet he walked into the opening match in 2022 and the stadium gave him a standing ovation.

Every other Gulf state was selling the same molecule at the same price. Hamad spent his money on a newsroom, a runway, a football club and half of London.

A country of two million now brokers hostage deals and hosts American presidents.

He built all of it in 18 years, and he took the throne from his own father to start.

Truly an unmatched legacy.

[Furymaker @Furymaker_]

Yamal takes a shot, ball takes a slight deflection but ref doesn't see it and it's a goal kick for Belgium - Croatian commentator "it's hard to see, but it would be great if ball had a chip inside to be certain"

😂

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

So to recap what happened with the USMNT:

• Balogun received a bogus red card
• VAR protocol isn't followed (no slow-mo)
• Trump calls Infantino to ask about the process
• US Soccer lawyers preapre & submit an appeal

FIFA's independent 18-person disciplinary committee then met, approved the appeal, and told Balogun he could play in Monday's match against Belgium.

That's what everyone is complaining about?

All rules were followed, and that same process is open to every other country. The only difference is everyone knows the red card was a mistake to begin with.

[USMNT Only @usmntonly]

THE ATMOSPHERE IN SEATTLE AHEAD OF THE USMNT vs. BELGIUM IN THE WORLD CUP ROUND OF 16 🇺🇸🔥

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

I hate that call. His leg slid off the ball. A red should be malicious.

[USMNT Only @usmntonly]

USMNT fans after the Folarin Balogun red card was rescinded 😂😂😂

[USMNT Only @usmntonly]

Donald Trump responds to FIFA suspending the red card suspension of USMNT striker Falorin Balogun.

“Thank you to FIFA for doing what was right, and reversing a great injustice!”

[Taylor Twellman @TaylorTwellman]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

Alot of people are asking me how this red card got reversed. What happened behind the scenes? Who got it done? Who were my sources that made me confident enough to stake my entire reputation on this Davey Pitch bomb . Well a great journalist never reveals their sources. Sorry #balogun

[Big Cat @BarstoolBigCat]

Shout out FIFA. I think we can all agree FIFA is a great organization that always does the right thing and in no way is this about it directly benefiting USMNT

[FPL Olympian @FPLOlympian]

Good luck to England tonight 😶‍🌫️

[Ken Bone @kenbone18]

As I sit in my yard with my beer and my hot wife, lighting m80s off my cigar, I can't help but love this country so freaking much.

[Jim Geraghty @jimgeraghty]

"But a goal will not count if a player is offsides."

"When is a player offsides?"

"Whenever anything exciting happens."