Soccer purist: Even if the guy is a millimeter offsides and it goes against the spirit of the rule it absolutely must be called.
Confused fan: Interesting. So when does the game end?
Soccer purist: Whenever the ref feels like ending it.
The sentences handed down today are a huge threat to the possibility of a democratic society. The prosecution is rife with constitutional violations, but 30 years in prison (more than anyone for January 6) for moving some magazines? 50 years in prison even for those not involved in planning the protest? The evidence of an illegal conspiracy is non-existent, but this is how the authoritarian dragnet targets those fighting against repression. Everyone should be learning about this case. https://t.co/XLki7OBuID
@broseph_stalin That's not even touching the ideological capture of the full-timers by incentive structures that either depend on or actively reinforce capitalist institutions and business models
This is the advice I give everyone. Don’t get a job “on the left” or “in the movement”. Get a normal job with no elusions, that keeps you grounded, and gives you enough free time to do mass work outside of your wage labour. The left needs fewer full timers.
@hecubian_devil 90% of post-2015 "socialists" got "radicalized" by consumer media so now it's very important that we retcon every beloved Gen-X and Millennial IP as secretly based and leftist (Jacobin op-ed style)
This has made some libs and leftists angry, saying I’m “ceding” Halo to the Right needlessly
But in my view, “ceding a videogame to the Right” is not a real concern. I like Halo. It has bad politics. I don’t care. I can still play it, and so can you. Who gives a shit.
It sounds really basic, but the key to the league is having as many guys that can dribble-pass-shoot-defend. The Cavs have a lot of specialists who can do 1 or 2 of these things
Boomer cultural dominance is so bad that you can watch your own son drop 45 to win the NBA Finals and immediately start talking about some guy from the 90s
NY is that good. Spurs are that good. OKC is that good. There are always levels to this. The key point is the Cavs aren’t that good and need to improve substantially to get on the same level. If anything, the last few weeks should be a window into how far away they are.