Here are 2 Tonelson links on ‘Take the Win’:
From April: https://t.co/wMrbHxYOLp
From June: https://t.co/Yp2jogZU3a
See also @ByronYork in May: https://t.co/2KWnntb9cY
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The problem *could* be solved by tinkering with the rules (including the size of the goal). Possible sources of inspiration: a) Australian rules football b) 23-Man Squamish.
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Link: https://t.co/izyxPLvLRi
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Link below goes to @AnnCoulter’s entertaining point-by-point attack on soccer. An obvious point she left out: soccer is inherently susceptible to referee interference because its’ so low-scoring. In a basketball game if a ref takes away a score with a bum call it’s not such a
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Another obvious, incurable problem with soccer is it’s inherently susceptible to referee interference because its’ so low-scoring. In a basketball game if a ref takes away a score with a bum call it’s not such a big deal–there will be 80 more scores. But every game I saw in the
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Jul 18, 2026
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“Should the Trump administration return to negotiations over the nuclear program? Maybe, but what’s the rush? Trump was right when he [said] that Iran’s key facilities had been ‘obliterated.’ There’s no pathway to a bomb now …” https://t.co/6FgJAdyPe8
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Jul 18, 2026
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Here are 2 Tonelson links on ‘Take the Win’:
From April: https://t.co/Yp2jogZU3a
From June: https://t.co/Yp2jogZU3a
See also @ByronYork in May: https://t.co/2KWnntb9cY
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Jul 17, 2026
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I was victim of a fender-bending hit-and-run in a VA suburb of DC and they gave the culprit 24 hours to change his mind (even after they tracked him down to his home). No such mercy for Pelosi. (I think the 24 hour rule is ridiculous and probably designed to minimize arrest for https://t.co/44p75pCQYE
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Jul 17, 2026
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Sensible Ignatius column on Iran. The CW is coming around to something like the Take the Win strategy of–as summarized by @AlanTonelson– “ignoring diplomacy altogether and pressing America’s clear military advantages.” No rush on the nuke piece especially.
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Jul 17, 2026
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“If he was living with and or sleeping with his staffer he needs to be tossed out. That’s not okay.” I’m having trouble with this being a “toss-him-out” (as opposed to maybe vote-him-out) scandal. https://t.co/JJD7pvw8mK
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Jul 17, 2026
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Too on the nose https://t.co/A59VIlZ9Se
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Jul 16, 2026
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Has Epstein’s “connections to the highest levels of Israeli intelligence” gone from being a baseless conspiracy theory to “old news” without any intervening period of being acknowledged in, say, the NYT? https://t.co/qRlS0BhBiu
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Jul 16, 2026
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NYT manages to miss the Mossad angle completely https://t.co/bLXWnUQYRK
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Jul 16, 2026
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July 16, 2026 at 03:23AM
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POLL: The biggest story here https://t.co/DJnJLai9y4 is
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Jul 16, 2026
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I would say the biggest story here is not the admission of ‘mishandling,’ which is what most MSM outlets seem to be leading with. E.g.: https://t.co/SMnbWoU8t5 https://t.co/ZlWQnUO7M1
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Jul 16, 2026
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Here’s my quickie review of the Epstein/Israel evidence: https://t.co/KTsqhfhadW https://t.co/ZlWQnUO7M1
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Jul 16, 2026
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JD Vance: Epstein”‘clearly had connections to the highest levels of American intelligence” and “Israeli intelligence.”
https://t.co/DJnJLai9y4Hello? This seems like a big story! Hello?
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Jul 16, 2026
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And the best article they’ve published was by Ruth Shalit! https://t.co/UCAPpCdZiR
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Jul 16, 2026
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July 16, 2026 at 02:19AM
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Martel has a perspective you won’t find in the MSM https://t.co/WC2vvUbhgD
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Jul 16, 2026
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After he’s termed out, maybe DeSantis can become …a “public intellectual” …
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Jul 16, 2026
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July 16, 2026 at 01:57AM
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Time for a @RonDeSantis vs. @pmarca debate. Or maybe DeSantis against his former supporter @DavidSacks … https://t.co/2ko42sv4k2
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Jul 16, 2026
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Here are two more NYT editors discussing the paper’s semi-fearless coverage of Platner allegations https://t.co/2ZoAW4jrkQ It’s an embarrassing PR job that neither asks or answers most of the key questions, as noted by Mark Halperin https://t.co/xtis7QbihE
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Jul 16, 2026
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July 16, 2026 at 01:42AM
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NYT “readers have long suspected that the paper’s oppressive bias comes not from actual reporters, but from doctrinaire [mid-level] editors …. The paper recently put one of these editors on display … She’s not as bad as we expected. She’s worse.” https://t.co/sdTorMsWn1
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Jul 16, 2026
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July 15, 2026 at 10:37PM
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Another conclusion from Edsall’s immigration trial balloon: @ThirdWayTweet really is mealy-mouthed. Guess @Mattyglesias was right about them! https://t.co/dsauPangPq
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Jul 16, 2026
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July 15, 2026 at 10:28PM
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It’s fine. https://t.co/XarajLEldj
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Jul 16, 2026
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July 15, 2026 at 09:22PM
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