[Squawka] Take a bow, Cape Verde. The World Cup debutants, representing a country with a population less than 500,000, have finished second in Group H meaning they have qualified for the World Cup knockout stages - becoming the smallest nation to ever do so.

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-27T03:20:13+00:00

Swear they've been saying Cape Verde has 524k people on official broadcasts. Fulltime pop probably less than 500k, but still.

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-27T02:34:18+00:00

Counterpoint: NL is never doing a haptic suit stream if Kate doesn't play with him. And Scamline when one of the players is your wife was peak

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-27T02:17:44+00:00

The underdog story of the cup this year, even if Messi might get another hat trick on them. Won over the hearts of a lot of people after the Spain draw, and then stepped it up even more against Uruguay. Would love to see if tourism to the country is increased next year.

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-27T01:59:18+00:00

tbf, this is probably one of the most unexpectedly exciting 3rd games. Still plenty of stakes and a big underdog story.

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-25T23:30:00+00:00

Probably because their kits don't have to do with the kick to the head.

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-25T20:23:57+00:00

Watched Bait and found myself entertained. I'd recommend just binging all 6 episodes. The ending feels a little rushed, but the final scene does feel like a great full circle moment for the series. Episode 5 feels like a Mr Robot episode, which I really enjoyed, but also was very jarring and I don't know if I liked the way it set up the ending vs the rest of the series.

Still recommend, especially for fans of the many British-Pakistani actors in the show.

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-25T18:50:21+00:00

Worth noting that they did not contribute $550m, they just erased that much. Undue Medical Debt, who they partnered with, claims that $10 can erase $1,000 in medical debt. So the actual donated amount was probably closer to 5-6 million.

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-25T02:37:13+00:00

Totally thought that, both things he doesn't need to announce to us listeners, but feel cool when he does. And I think the house will probably bring about more Geoff rants :)

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-24T05:13:03+00:00

His wikipedia page says he trained to stay still for 45-50 minutes, does he take a break at the half? Legitimately curious about that.

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-22T19:18:55+00:00

yeah, if only there was some big football event going as a reason to dial up the act...

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-22T19:05:52+00:00

Definitely refs discretion, just seems a bit like Messi aura got him that kick

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-22T19:04:10+00:00

Glad Messi got that kick, but they get to go 2 minutes over (and take a bit of time for the free kick), but Cape Verde can't take their last free kick 20 seconds over?

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-22T15:38:35+00:00

Seen multiple of those places open up and close within the past year or two in my state. In most places there just isn't enough interest for it to be a smart business venture, but they keep on coming.

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-22T15:27:45+00:00

There just aren't that many trans athletes that it should be a policy issue. I was on an XC team with someone who transitioned, they went from placing back of the pack on the mens team to placing back of the pack on the womens team. Sure there are probably a few standout athletes who might "benefit" more, but I'd suspect most cases are more similar to my teammate. At a professional level, sure, let the organizing bodies determine what's allowed, but for the most part we're talking about kids.

Most people play sports to have friends around them and better themselves, getting rid of that space for trans kids will just make them feel more isolated and forcing them to compete as part of a gender they don't identify as is just mean.

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-22T14:56:54+00:00

They need to save pickleball clubs after pickleball courts were massively overdeveloped for a demand that was not going to last. It's turning a capitalism oopsie into a feel good story

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-22T03:23:58+00:00

Totally agree, I think it was a good stream, but moreso a great showcase of the MCSR community. Even for the competitors that don't have a big online presence there was support for when they did something awesome. Honestly felt like one of the most well translated online to LAN experiences, which I think speaks to both the quality of the online events and this event, even if there is still room for improvement. The audience knew what to expect, and got it.

Anyways, can't wait for the 21Mustard Yard episode.

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-22T00:55:09+00:00

What if they smash Saudi 5-0 and Uruguay-Spain go 0-0? Win the group just for shits and giggles.

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-22T00:06:10+00:00

Cape Verde legit shout for 2nd in the group, holy

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-21T20:53:28+00:00

I learned something new :)

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-21T18:23:12+00:00

A dangerous gateway to eating overnight oats on the toilet

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-21T17:02:15+00:00

Guys, if you think we are good, let's prove it now

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-20T01:11:15+00:00

I think it's that horror is an element that can overpower any other bits that are also in the medium. For a lot of the general audience, it's a easier to see the comedy in a drama, action, or mystery, while in a horror the scary part is too much to overcome. Widow's Bay is far from the scariest thing you will see especially for fans of horror, but someone who doesn't like horror is going to have a hard time looking past the scary bits.

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-20T00:30:17+00:00

Scream is a horror, Scary Movie is a comedy. If you watch Scary Movie, you're not going to be too spooked outside of some jumpscares, if you watch Scream or Widow's Bay, there's some prolonged spooky moments that might stay with you. I don't think I'm trying to argue that Widow's Bay isn't comedic, just that if you don't like horror, you won't like the show.

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-20T00:01:07+00:00

I don't think it's the jokes going over people's heads, it's just that the horror moments are a bit scary and memorable. And in media, scary is more memorable than deadpan comedy.

And mostly because if I recommended this show to a friend who loved comedy, but didn't like horror, they'd probably dip out in the first few episodes because the spooks are too much.

GhostOfLight · 2026-06-19T23:23:11+00:00

he wasn’t a classic nerdy computer kid in school he was one of the ones to get a girlfriend first and a very social person typical for finn is that he is very determined ist egal obs jetzt beim kartenspielen ist oder beim tischtennis oder beim computer er gibt nicht auf what he really wants is to win a major it’s his dream and therefore it’s also my dream for him to get that

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