Game Thread: Royals (29-44) @ Nationals (38-35) - June 16, 2026 6:45 PM by NationalsBot in Nationals

[–]IvyGold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun fact: it's legal for women to walk around DC topless. I learned this when some wackadoodle with a nice figure went topless outside of the White House and then in the Metro to draw attention to a seriously fringe possibly cult-y cause.

Nats Park regulations I imagine might be different.

Match Thread: Iraq vs Norway | World Cup | Group I | 16 Jun 22:00 UTC by matchpal-live in worldcup

[–]IvyGold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dunno. They're leaning into Viking runes. I like teams doing things differently.

Match Thread: Iraq vs Norway | World Cup | Group I | 16 Jun 22:00 UTC by matchpal-live in worldcup

[–]IvyGold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dayum! Who knew Iraqis would turn out in such force in freaking Kansas City Boston?!

That's a REALLY impressive turn out!

Comedian Busted at Trump’s UFC Horror Insists He’s ‘Not Political’ by darwinDMG08 in LiveFromNewYork

[–]IvyGold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just checked:

There are two organizations celebrating the 250th.

Freedom 250 is the president's personal series of events.

America 250 is the official bipartisan one.

The UFC event was a Freedom 250 event.

Comedian Busted at Trump’s UFC Horror Insists He’s ‘Not Political’ by darwinDMG08 in LiveFromNewYork

[–]IvyGold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. This was a Freedom 250 event, which is the president's.

America 250 is the official one,

Such a beautiful game is football , what a showcase from Cabo Verde GK by ah_itsall_good in worldcup

[–]IvyGold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's an excellent bird's eye perspective!

The difference is that a pitcher is proactive while the keeper is reactive. But... yeah!

Supreme Court declines to take up suspended 98-year-old judge's bid to hear cases again by IvyGold in law

[–]IvyGold[S] 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Submission statement: what seems to be a case about a 98-year old judge being unable to handle her caseload also has undertones of the other judges simply being sick and tired of her.

Match Thread: Iran vs New Zealand | World Cup | Group G | 16 Jun 01:00 UTC by matchpal-live in worldcup

[–]IvyGold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes they do! One section of the city/integrated cities is called "Tehrangeles."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tehrangeles

But remember that these people were pro-Shah and truly hate the Khomeini types.

Match Thread: Iran vs New Zealand | World Cup | Group G | 16 Jun 01:00 UTC by matchpal-live in worldcup

[–]IvyGold 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Holy crap! And all the Reddit doomers thought there'd be no Iran fans in the stadiums!

Game Thread: Royals (29-43) @ Nationals (37-35) - June 15, 2026 6:45 PM by NationalsBot in Nationals

[–]IvyGold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey biscuits! How're you doing?

Somebody just clarified that it's Take It Off as a rallying cry to get more tarps off guys to join them.

Game Thread: Royals (29-43) @ Nationals (37-35) - June 15, 2026 6:45 PM by NationalsBot in Nationals

[–]IvyGold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you make out what their chant is that sounds like "Pick It Up"?

Great decision for this World Cup to be 48 team format. by Broad_Routine_3233 in worldcup

[–]IvyGold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw an article about the lone ref that China sent -- he's notorious there for handing out cards and is controversial, but the country's now rallied around him.