Ed Burmila

(FREE Patreon post) For all 104 matches in the 2026 World Cup I looked for a historical or cultural connection between the two countries. The result includes flying cows, pirate rabbis, mad utpoian schemes, regicidal rappers, and more. Here are eight of the best, with links to the full archive:

Tapping the sign

Utah was the first state to allow open carry on campus. A would-be assailant could walk right onto campus armed as they please and nobody could’ve done a thing about it.

I don’t disagree with the point being made here, but also they do this like every three weeks. They were calling for Civil War about the Cracker Barrel logo.

oh my god she admit it dot gif

There is almost nothing a president can do to make the economy much better quickly and a great number of things a president can do to make the economy much worse quickly, which is why it is generally recommended not to elect someone stupid enough to do the latter.

Do a good week, everyone

Love the effort from the Cardinals, boy did the Chargers look like they just expected to win that game 49–3.

Anyone else’s three fantasy running backs today Derrick Henry, Bijan Robinson, and David Montgomery? Because I’m thinking the “F” yahoo gave me for my fantasy draft was premature.

If the league offered the Cardinals, Browns, Saints, and maybe Jets the opportunity to simply forfeit this season and go on the clock for the 2027 draft I think they would take it, and it would be the sporting thing to do.

It’s early returns and they will probably be fine, but you have to wonder what the lions were thinking hiring the worst OC in football fresh off of leading the worst offense in football. Let’s take this Ferrari and puncture two of its tires.

I’m too sleep deprived to draw out this analogy, but in some way Marple playing with the new puppy reminds me of Trump negotiating with Iran.

Friend shared a thing from X and commenters jumped in to point out that one of the terms in it is now a popular racial slur on the right, and he indicated embarrassment and regret and clarified that he had no idea, and overall I think the experience illustrates why people should not use X.