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Mais l'important n’est pas la chute, c’est l’atterrissage. French. Canadian. But not French Canadian. Go Canada Go Allez les Bleu(e)s

Without stars from Italy, a World Cup loses its audience.
Chart showing political alignment by level of education, conditional on other demographic factors. As education increases, respondents become less likely to align themselves as moderate, and more likely to align themselves as either Liberal or Conservative. It is only at the Graduate level where they become less likely to align themselves as Conservative, and are most likely to be perceive themselves as Liberal. Source: United States General Social Survey (1974-2024).
Political ideology by educational attainment, conditional on other demographic factors. As education increases, they become less likely to be moderate and more likely to be either liberal or conservative. At the Graduate level they become more overwhelmingly liberal.
Bottle of champagne ready for the day it happens
Poll shows 50% CPC voters approve of Donald Trump.
George Pearkes skeet: RIP Detroit. Okay amending my previous statement: Detroit on death watch, upgraded from RIP.
Wikipedia article discussion for list of MWC goalscorers: England and France’s Pathological Obsession with Messi Ruined the Ranking - This list includes the infamous agreement between England and France in the 2026 third-place match, in which they fixed a scandalous scoreline out of spite to take away Lionel Messi's record, following England's elimination by Argentina.
World Cup players were warned before the tournament about a new rule that would result in an immediate red card for anyone covering their mouth when verbally confronting another player.
Peter Rutzler tweet: Head of the White House World Cup task force, Andrew Giuliani, says the U.S. wanted things to be fair on the pitch "especially when you consider all the federal dollars we laid out for this" when discussing Balogun's suspended suspension. “We did that. You had that red card, which never should have been administered, reversed. And we stand by the actions that we took.”
Alexi Lalas tweet : Youth soccer (youth sports) is a competitive market with businesses selling a product that obviously customers are willing to pay for. I’d love if soccer was free to all. But who is going to pay for all this free soccer?
Over dinner at Mar-a-Lago, Trudeau’s envoys tried to dissuade Trump from absorbing their country. When one Trump aide pointed out Canada’s 41 million people would lean Democrat, the president came up with a neat solution: just split the northern neighbor into two states, one red, the other blue.
Michel Platini says he understands Mbappé, but advises him to keep his opinions to himself, especially when he’s wearing the French national team jersey. “He’s right to express them when he’s not wearing the captain’s armband or the French national team jersey,” he explains. “If he’s in Madrid or elsewhere, he can take a political stance, but when you’re wearing the captain’s armband and the French national team jersey, you’re playing for all French people. It’s hard to take a stance.” -- Michel Platini assure comprendre Mbappé mais lui conseille de garder ses avis pour lui, surtout avec le maillot bleu sur les épaules. "Il a raison de les prendre quand il n'est pas avec le brassard, ni avec le maillot de l'équipe de France", précise-t-il. "S'il est à Madrid ou ailleurs, il peut prendre position politiquement mais avec le brassard et le maillot de l'équipe de France, tu joues pour tous les Français. C'est difficile de prendre position."
Three phone calls from Donald Trump to Gianni Infantino, the involvement of several high-ranking officials in his administration, direct communications with FIFA, and even the search for legal grounds: after half a day of scrutiny, it appears that the U.S. president’s request to overturn the red card given to forward Folarin Balogun may have been more than just a simple request… But rather a very forceful attempt to pressure world soccer’s governing body.
Three phone calls from Donald Trump to Gianni Infantino, the involvement of several high-ranking officials in his administration, direct communications with FIFA, and even the search for legal grounds: after half a day of scrutiny, it appears that the U.S. president’s request to overturn the red card given to forward Folarin Balogun may have been more than just a simple request… But rather a very forceful attempt to pressure world soccer’s governing body.
Three phone calls from Donald Trump to Gianni Infantino, the involvement of several high-ranking officials in his administration, direct communications with FIFA, and even the search for legal grounds: after half a day of scrutiny, it appears that the U.S. president’s request to overturn the red card given to forward Folarin Balogun may have been more than just a simple request… But rather a very forceful attempt to pressure world soccer’s governing body. -- Trois appels téléphoniques de Donald Trump à Gianni Infantino, une mobilisation de plusieurs hauts responsables de son administration, des échanges directs avec la Fifa et même la recherche d’arguments juridiques : après une demi-journée d’interrogations, il apparaît que la demande du président américain d’annuler le carton rouge de l’attaquant Folarin Balogun était peut-être un peu plus qu’une simple demande… Mais plutôt une tentative très appuyée de forcer la main à l’instance du foot mondial.
Three phone calls from Donald Trump to Gianni Infantino, the involvement of several high-ranking officials in his administration, direct communications with FIFA, and even the search for legal grounds: after half a day of scrutiny, it appears that the U.S. president’s request to overturn the red card given to forward Folarin Balogun may have been more than just a simple request… But rather a very forceful attempt to pressure world soccer’s governing body. -- Trois appels téléphoniques de Donald Trump à Gianni Infantino, une mobilisation de plusieurs hauts responsables de son administration, des échanges directs avec la Fifa et même la recherche d’arguments juridiques : après une demi-journée d’interrogations, il apparaît que la demande du président américain d’annuler le carton rouge de l’attaquant Folarin Balogun était peut-être un peu plus qu’une simple demande… Mais plutôt une tentative très appuyée de forcer la main à l’instance du foot mondial.
That kicked off four days of coordinated lobbying, legal maneuvering and diplomacy that stretched from the Oval Office to FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich — and underscored how invested Trump’s inner circle had become in the second World Cup hosted on U.S. soil and the fortune of the U.S. men’s national team competing in it. POLITICO spoke to a half-dozen U.S. government and soccer officials who were either directly involved in or briefed on the week’s events.
Norway leading the charge in EV adoption rates, US far behind.
George Pearkes: feels like the story of the round of 32 is just everyone is beatable. Also it's nice that Europeans are getting a very real baptism into the CONCACAF experience.
Microsoft is raising the price of Xbox consoles by $100-$150, it's announced. The most important part of the announcement: "Unfortunately, console storage and memory prices have increased by more than 2.5x and we expect another doubling by the fall of 2027."
Why are we involved in what Rusk and Krane got goin on Cause the Cold War ended and we've been bullying Russia ever since. Also war is lucrative for these sociopaths.
King Philip II of Spain
Partey loses Canada visa appeal - incredibly court documents show he (or Ghana) initially declared 'No' when asked if he had any outstanding criminal charges
Nate Silver tweet: The World Cup has been great so far, and FIFA is selling a lot of tickets. The cynicism about a 48-team format wasn't really warranted. However, it does create some awkwardness, with group-stage games being low-stakes and a weird bracket. The solution? Expand to 64.
Emilie Nicolas outlines several elements that, taken together, suggest “there is a vested interest coming from Washington to destabilize Canada.”
Voters will be asked to select only one of the following two options: Option 1: Alberta should remain a province of Canada. Option 2: The Government of Alberta should commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada.
Doctors from a scene of The Death of Stalin.
PK Subban tweet celebrating the notion of Canada being wiped off the map.
I'm all for folks pointing out the potential risks of Alberta separating. That’s a healthy part of the debate. But this whole “the separation debate is killing investment” argument is complete BS. Every economic indicator says the exact opposite. Every. Single. One. Muzzling important discussions is foolish. Have a free and open debate and trust Albertans to make the right decision
JJ McCullough tweet: I find it a bit cringe when Carney wears his Order of Canada medal around his neck in public like this, like he just finished winning second place at the blueberry pie bake-off.
George Pearkes mocking the French national team complaining about the heat wave.
Macron as the devil.
Trump's deal with Iran being a total capitulation.
But, if I can ask you to interrogate your assumptions, you said the "Trump admin is too dimwitted and lazy to ever do anything that wouldn't lead to a massive blowback". Looking at Iran, and how close things came in Greenland, I would suggest that statement is not accurate.
Only 16% of Americans think Iran is winning the war.
Trump calling for Iran's unconditional surrender
Brexit polls
After months of signature-gathering and with a potential referendum on independence on the horizon, a new poll done for CBC News suggests Albertans' support for separatism remains flat, with few persuaded to change sides. "What was amazing was how very close the numbers this year were with last year, well within the margin of error," said Calgary-based pollster Janet Brown, whose Janet Brown Opinion Research directed a random survey of 1,200 Albertans between April 7 and 22, carried out by Trend Research. "Given how much the economic environment in Alberta is changing, it's interesting to see separatist sentiment holding steady in these uncertain times."
Brexit polls average
That outlook could change, he warned, similar to how Brexit was seen as a long shot before Brits voted for it.
Édouard Philippe isn't fighting the far-right, he’s already embodying it. Between authoritarian drifts, migration obsessions, and challenging the rule of law, the moderate veneer has cracked. He isn’t a rampart; he’s a gateway. vs he is not centre right he is Macron 2.0 , a socialist appeasing the Muslim brotherhood and inviting the Islamic takeover.
It's times like this I miss the Louvre of Bluesky. Oh yeah what happened to that? I loved it. The account runner got doxxed (by a Will Stancil fan, no less) and bad to delete after apparently getting fired. Why would Will Stancil do this