DesertFox

history buff, dog lover, ex geophysicist, don't care about theories only facts and empirical evidence

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

@RikiRealEstate thanks, how many miniplits are there

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

@RikiRealEstate does it have AC (sa minisplits which is my preference) and if not, how hard is it to instal or is it even allowed?

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

One? There will likely be 2 or 3.....because...Argentina

[Ball Zone @TheBallZoneX]

🚨🇨🇭 Switzerland manager Murat Yakin: "Our goalkeeper has already started training for penalties, we know there will be a penalty for Argentina."

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

@BrianMcDonaldIE Ludwig Erhardt approached the USSR when he was chancellor proposing germany pay US$25bn for the DDR - an enormous for the time. The Soviet Union agreed but guess who niced the deal?

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

He learned that from Messi, who's been precisely that for years in matches.

[Preeti @MadridPreeti]

No where near the ball, the Argentine player just slapped the Egyptian player in the face right in front of the referee.

Wasn't even given an foul btw

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

@turtlespeed2020 It will take many quarters of significant growth for PCT to get over the MS botched deal. No one of consequence will cover the stock until profitability is on the horizon

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

Mexican fans have always been c***s.

[Karl Downey @Karl_Downey]

This isn't normal behaviour for a host nation. Mexicans are vile. @FIFAcom better fine then massively! #MEXENG #FIFA #FIFAWorldCup

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

Wrong. US can win b/c they have the dpeth of bench and play cohesively as a team. rthis isn't about that but the big money behind Poch.

[Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe]

The irony of Trump calling FIFA to overturn
a red card for Balogun because he knows the U.S. can’t win without Balogun, who only qualifies for the U.S. team because of birthright citizenship, which Trump just tried to overturn.

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

Yes but does it have a/c?

[Tim @TimurNegru]

You know Portugal is in high demand when this rural estate (115km to Lisbon) with 2 hectares (4.9 acres) of land + lake is reserved after a few days of being listed.

Good price too: €340k

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

There is a reason why Belgium was chosen as the head of the EU. The elites love symboism.

[yang goi @GongR1ght]

My hate for this overrated Belgium team at the World Cup took me into a rabbit hole and I found some really disgusting and disturbing facts about the Belgian Empire.

I always knew about the Congo massacre by Leopold II but I had no idea it was worse and far more evil than British, Spanish and French empires.

They literally had a human zoo in Brussels as recently as 1960s in which they kept black kids.

I still can’t believe how players like Lukaku, Tielemans, Witsel etc all those black players even play for Belgium given the same monarchy rules to Belgium till this day.

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

They always have been the dirtiest team in internationl football.

[Romzy @RomzyUnited]

🚨 Argentina rank #1 for fouls committed across all major tournaments since 2020 Copa América 2021 & 2024, plus the 2022 and 2026 World Cups recording around 287 fouls while receiving only 50 bookings. 😳

They also rank #1 for most uncalled fouls, with 249 incidents reportedly ignored by officials.

At some point football fans have to start asking serious questions. How can a team consistently lead in aggressive challenges, tactical fouls and physical altercations, yet receive far less punishment than other nations for similar actions?

We’ve seen tackles from other players instantly punished with yellow or red cards, while Argentina players and especially situations involving Messi’s teams often seem to escape major consequences. That level of inconsistency is exactly why many fans believe refereeing standards and VAR decisions have not been applied equally.

Whether people want to admit it or not, favoritism now follows Argentina in almost every major tournament. And when football loses consistency in officiating, it damages trust in the sport itself.

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

The latter obviously. Messi could have snapped that player's calf in 2.

[New Direction AFRICA @Its_ereko]

Is this really just referee error… or is @FIFAcom protecting who they want to win?

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

Agree. The officiating in this WC has been horrendous at key moments primarily b/c of arbitrary VAR interpretations which - no doubt - were influenced by the bribes received by the officials, to rob aspiring countries of advancing.

[Danis @DanisMCFC]

This is one of the worst world cups ever how was this given as a penalty?? Senegal robbed in broad daylight man and they’re not the only country https://t.co/YpVfI18ZTZ

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

FIFA is corrupt AF. Always has been. The winner of the WC has already been decided. My expectation is Argentina since they love Messi. That Claus guy reffing the game was implicated in game fixing in Brazil in 2023.

[Bill Walsh @wwalsh]

Balogun was in on goal. He beat the defender and was about to score.
No red card. No penalty. No yellow card. No foul. No review.
The bizarre thing is that Fox Sports showed a replay that began just AFTER the defender let go of the arm. So weird. How could the officials miss this? And how could the TV crew miss it as well? @USMNT

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

Solange Deutschland versumpft in der Klima/Migranten/hohen Steuer/Sozialistische Politik bleibt, statt sich auf Witschaftswachstum zu konzentrieren, desto laenger und mehr wird das Median-Vermoegen absinken. Aber mach Dir keine Sorgen: es geht immer staerker bergab.

[sparbuchfeinde @sparbuchfeinde]

2015: Euro-Krise, deutsche Medien machen sich über die Pleite-Griechen lustig

2026: Median-Vermögen pro Kopf

🇬🇷 Griechenland: 59.162 Euro
🇩🇪 Deutschland: 53.485 Euro

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

African football is similar - as the WC is showing us.

[Nico Cantor @Nicocantor1]

South Americans have told me they hate watching European football. They prefer domestic football. I couldn't believe it but then they explained why.

In Europe today – you see system vs system. They've bred players to fulfill a role and not their individualism. The technology, the information, the science is so advanced that they're build a team almost to perfection in order to project that ideology on the pitch.

You can buy a player for hundreds of millions. What if he underperforms? You dip into the market and get the next guy to best fill that hole to perfect a system.

So most times you watch City, PSG, Barça, Madrid, Arsenal, etc it's 11 guys on the ball trying to beat 11 guys behind the ball. Predictable football that follows practiced patterns. You know what the better team is going to do – they tend to do it well. And you know what the worse team is going to do to counteract that. Sometimes the better team does something incredible and it's elite. A pleasure to watch. Sometimes the worse team wins and it's awesome.

Of course this doesn't apply to everyone in Europe, but the best teams tend to fall into this category. And the best teams often supply European national teams with their talent.

There's no denying Europe has better quality, better pitches, better broadcasts, better infrastructure. I can go on. So why do South Americans prefer to watch domestic football?

I believe it's the lack of perfection that gets them off their seat. Because football isn't perfect. You cannot curate a superteam that can pass you to death or counterpress for 90 minutes. It's more about certain star players that can create chaos, disorganize a staunch defense with imagination and individual spirit.

Supporters watch football that reprsents them on the pitch. The one they grew up playing on dirt pitches, barefoot, with shoes as the goalposts. Some kids become professionals. But the context doesn't change. The pitch has holes and patches. The stadium only has standing room terraces. The dressing rooms are cramped. Those kids are always reminded of their essence. Their identity isn't lost. And that chaos-creator thrives in these settings. They are encouraged to conjure magic, to keep the ball and go at it. You vs me. Dribble and defend.

It's unpredictable. It's raw. It's imperfect. It's brilliant.

Sometimes a team can't complete 4 passes in a row. Sometimes 11 players are hanging from their own crossbar. Sometimes it hurts your eyes to watch. And sometimes a team like Once Caldas or Olimpia can win the Copa Libertadores. Or Colón de Santa Fe can get to a Sudamericana final.

So when Joshua Kimmich says "we haven't played top quality opposition" it feels myopic. As if only European football should be respected.

South America is one of the few remaining strongholds of the football we once had. Football that had personality and gave each nation an identity. The football before the petrol clubs, the multi-club ownership, the advanced analytics, the sports science. Perhaps it's a silver lining of nations that have political and socioeconomic issues that suppress their potential as global powers.

And it's what makes South American fútbol unique. It's still got an edge, a killer instinct for survival and an insatiable hunger for glory. From the players and the supporters. It's why yesterday the Paraguayans had Gemans playing Copa Libertadores football.

It's why Huracán's striker, a reject at River, the centerbacks of Lanús and Palmeiras and the goalkeeper of San Lorenzo defeated a Champions League winning goalscorer, the centerbacks of Bayern and Real Madrid and arguably the greatest goalkeeper of all time.

And that's why true ball lovers in South America will NEVER abandon their fútbol.

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

Most of France is littered w cheap old house like this b/c: a) high income taxes b) idiotic climate policies (sa needing a permit for a/c) c) prop taxes are low, but maintenance is most def not. Bottomless pit.

Similar cheap homes like this r found all over Spain & Italy

[Tim @TimurNegru]

Say what you want about France, but the property you can buy there for the money is wild.

€329k ($376k) for a 4-storey stone house with a stream in the garden and a gîte already built into the ground floor.

214 m² (2,303 sqft), 6 bedrooms, built in 1800. Sits in Catus, a small village 15 minutes from Cahors (Malbec country) in southwest France.

Property tax: ~€1,500 a year. Very cool.

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

That was a good investment 10y ago. Not now. Sellers aren't dummies - they know that so your cap rate when you buy one reflects that.

[Mikli @CryptoMikli]

Millionaire investor Pace Morby says RV parks are one of the best investments because they're "lazy assets" that can generate $30,000 to $40,000 a month with almost no management

"People tell you to buy laundromats. No, you should buy an RV park and put a laundromat in the RV park. The RV park is the main staple. There's almost no management, the manager lives on-site, and there's basically nothing to fix because it's mostly gravel"

"I've got a 580-unit multifamily property in North Houston, and we're constantly fixing things and dealing with tenants moving in and out. RV parks are different. You can buy a good one for $3 million to $7 million on seller financing, and they can net $30,000 to $40,000 a month after every expense. I call them the only true 'one-and-done' asset."

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

Emma hat absolut recht.

[Emma Richter @politerei]

Nein, niemand ist stolz. Eine Loser-Nation, die nicht mal mehr Fußball kann, das ist Deutschland 2026 unter ihrer Regierung. Regiert von Losern, Loser entscheiden Schwachsinn in der Wirtschaft (Kaeser, Diess…), Loser in der Politik, Loser bei @DB_Bahn, eine Abstiegsnation.

[DesertFox @birdhillcap]

Basically it reflects what's happening inside the country. Germany has lost its way economically and politically. And sh*t flows downhill as we all know.

[SethOfficial @UTD_Seth001]

🚨 Lothar Matthäus on Germany crashing out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup after defeat to Paraguay:

🗣️ “I am absolutely furious. This is not the Germany I know, and it’s certainly not the Germany I fought for. To be eliminated from the World Cup like this is unacceptable. Every player, every coach and every person involved with this team has to look in the mirror after tonight because this performance was nowhere near the standards expected of Germany.”

“You cannot wear the Germany shirt and play with so little urgency, so little aggression and so little belief. Paraguay fought for every ball like their lives depended on it, while Germany looked nervous, passive and completely out of ideas when the pressure arrived. We had enough quality to win this match, but football isn’t won by talent alone. It’s won by character, mentality and the willingness to suffer for your country.”

“I don’t want to hear excuses about bad luck, referees or penalties. Champions don’t hide behind excuses—they take responsibility. This defeat should hurt for a very long time because it was completely avoidable. Germany have let an entire nation down tonight. Credit to Paraguay, they deserved every second of this victory because they showed courage, discipline and heart. Germany forgot what it truly means to fight for this badge, and for me, that is the most painful part of all.”

{@SkyNews }