This World Cup was going to be inevitably good for two reasons:
1) People from all over the world coming to USA/CAN/MEX on a vacation to actually have fun (duh)
2) The average American has gotten fatigued over the years by "America actually sucks" content
I think a lot of people, especially Americans, just want to enjoy their summer, crack a beer, and hang out normally without having to read a billion geopolitical thinkpieces on the World Cup. And that's what this World Cup feels like. A bunch of people, from all over the world, just hanging out. And it's awesome.
I just want to take this opportunity to point out that there is a man named Henry Walter Wooten, from Smith County, Texas, who is serving 35 YEARS IN PRISON for marijuana possession.
Carry on.
"[Tiger Woods] did a breathalyzer test, blew triple zeroes. But when it came time for us to ask for a urinalysis test, he refused. And so, he's been charged with DUI, with property damage, and refusal to submit to a lawful test... No one was injured."
🚨BREAKING: Law enforcement threatened to kill an unarmed 17-year-old as he was leaving an anti-ICE protest in Indianapolis.
In the video, police officers stop a 17-year-old and order him out of his car.
He calmly asks why.
Instead of answering, an officer opens the car door, grabs his arm, and says:
“I will fucking kill you.”
An armed officer told an unarmed child he would kill him… with zero justification.
The teen looks visibly shocked and gets out of the car.
Officers then shove him against the vehicle and begin searching him.
After threatening his life, the officer tries to justify it by saying,
“He was reaching for a gun.”
The teen responds, “Who was reaching for a gun?!?”
They find no gun… because he never had a gun, and never reached for anything.
This police officer illegally threatened to use lethal force against a minor who committed no crime.
Which is exactly what happens when a government excuses, defends, and normalizes law enforcement aggression.
When officers know they won’t be held accountable, the threats get louder, the lies get sloppier, and the violence escalates.
5 of the top 10 Americans in scoring will not be with USA in Milan:
1. Jason Robertson (48 points)
T-4. Alex DeBrincat (41 points)
T-7. Cole Caufield (40 points)
T-7. Lane Hutson (40 points)
10. Trevor Zegras (39 points)
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour generated $2 billion, and she rewarded her staff with $197 million in bonuses—from dancers receiving $750,000 each (five times their annual salary) to truck drivers getting $100,000 each, matching a typical yearly wage