dave braneck

Germany's discourse around Israel is so broken that it silences Jews in the name of fighting antisemitism. I wrote for @jacobin about how Germany's rhetoric of atonement is being used to bash immigrants- strengthening the right and endangering Jews in DE. jacobin.com/2023/11/german…

The one exciting thing about the World Cup is that the US is inventing cutting edge new ways of showing the world it’s actually just three ponzi schemes stacked on top of each other in a trench coat

A monstrously comprehensive nearly three hour long episode of @thedigradio examining the economic warfare dimensions of the US-Israeli war on Iran and Iran’s asymmetric response with Aslı Bâli, @yarbatman, and @njtmulder. thedigradio.com/podcast/econom…

Exclusive @TheAthleticFC Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) plans to almost quadruple usual prices for return train ticket from center of Boston to Gillette Stadium during World Cup. Up from $20 for NFL games to above $75. W/@mjshrimper nytimes.com/athletic/71501…

FT Exclusive: The tie-up would be the highest-profile example yet of the German car industry, where profits have plunged amid rising Chinese competition and a stuttering transition to electric vehicles, seeking partnerships with the defence sector. ft.trib.al/VdiIFhp

No tailgating at MetLife for the World Cup? How are we going to introduce the world to the quintessential Jersey experience of crushing warm jägerbombs in a parking lot???

thinking about the hero of this game for Team Venezuela, Eugenio Suárez, and his comments about ICE’s effect on Latino baseball players just last week

Love the US feeling about baseball the way England has long felt about football

One of the lessons of the Iran war is that it was a huge mistake not to even try to put any of the Iraq war architects in prison. We shouldn’t make it again.

It feels naive to say, but a civilian massacre of this scale did not used to be treated by US officials as the normal cost of waging war.

I recognize us not fucking up this World Cup is far too much to ask at this point but can America at least try not to destroy the world’s most beloved game in the process? Good thing FIFA are stewards of the sport, that’ll protect it

Not only will the 2026 World Cup be a complete shit show for political and logistical reasons, it’ll likely have the lasting legacy of breaking soccer games into 4 quarters at future major tournaments. Genuinely one of its best selling points is no tv breaks, killed for this?

Germany taking a leading role in an envigorated European project to break away from dependence on the US is going pretty well, I see

From @TheAthleticFC: Six days after FIFA president Gianni Infantino claimed that “every” 2026 World Cup match is “already sold out,” FIFA, out of nowhere, launched an effort to sell World Cup tickets. nyti.ms/4l3JFby

"Hate Trump, love war on Iran" gotta be an ideological combo held by no more than 1% of the general population and yet it's like 90% of liberal pundits and at least half of liberal politicians

Schröder's opposition to the Iraq invasion helped the SPD win the 2002 elections. Now, with the mainstream parties swinging behind the US, the AfD – already leading many polls – is positioned as the largest opponent of a massively unpopular war against Iran.

107 days until Iran's first World Cup match is scheduled to kick off in Los Angeles.

President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" was supposed to send $625 million to World Cup host cities for security measures. They haven't received it yet, and now the funds are blocked by the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security.

JACK HUGHES. OUR GOLDEN BOY. OUR GOLDEN STAR.

What’s that? The New Jersey Devils just won the Olympics? Sorry, if Jack Hughes scores that’s how it works, I don’t make the rules

La Retraite de Hugues de Payens, by Georges Mathieu, 1958 (rotated), 📸 by @tiltoncreative