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A place where I can publish a lot of soccer thoughts plus general thoughts on culture and TV, none of it really cohesive.
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Minnesota United Are Finally Just... Forgettable (opens the original)
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When Minnesota United entered MLS, they were atrocious, a positively hilarious, Benny Hill Soundtracked Shitshow. They lost 5-1 in their first match (where they played—believe it or not—surprisingly well) with Johan Venegas playing as a false nine before finally subbing in the team’s best striker Christian Ramirez, who dutifully scored. Then they played a home opener in the snow and lost 6-1 to their fellow MLS expansion. An absolute embarrassment.In the ten years since those slapstick halcyon d
Why are we baffled about Minnesota Elections? (opens the original)
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Last Tuesday Primaries in Minnesota was a bloodbath, a rout, an absolute demolishing. Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan beat the extremely well-funded Representative Angie Craig by twenty points. Craig was everywhere on TV and the internet. It was a result that surprised everyone and radio host Jason DeRusha asked the question: Why do you think people so severely underestimated Peggy Flanagan and the strength of her support?1My initial response was:
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