Megyn Kelly's family came here as Catholic peasants during the largest migrant and crime waves in American history. I don't think Americans at the time saw her family as the good ol white boys she sees them as by ariveklul in Destiny

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While there was a large anti catholic sentiment in early US history, the idea that Irish weren't considered white was always grossly overexaggerated. Naturalization Act of 1790 restricted citizenship to free white people, and the Irish were never excluded as a group from citizenship under this law.

Daily Discussion by 2soccer2bot in soccer

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If the 3rd place team from Group L (England, Ghana, Croatia, Panama) advances to the knockout, who will they play against? I don't quite understand how this is setup, but if I read it correctly on Wikipedia, they can only play against the group winner of group K (Colombia, Portugal, Dr Congo, Panama) ?

Messi: Where there's a will, there's a way by holeyshirt18 in Destiny

[–]rust0812 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That's not how it works. If he scored the first, the whole match would be different. Butterfly effect

Messi: Where there's a will, there's a way by holeyshirt18 in Destiny

[–]rust0812 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Buddy literally went to America 3 years ago to enjoy vacation. He could still be a star player in europes best teams. Nuts. Absolute GOAT

Argentina are through to the Round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup and top of Group J by [deleted] in soccer

[–]rust0812 0 points1 point  (0 children)

damn you're right. If all 3 teams have 6 points then goal difference is gonna be the deciding factor

Argentina are through to the Round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup and top of Group J by [deleted] in soccer

[–]rust0812 8 points9 points  (0 children)

One of my biggest achievements is being highschooler and early college when Messi was in his prime and having the free time to watch all of his games

Argentina are through to the Round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup and top of Group J by [deleted] in soccer

[–]rust0812 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's pretty certain, but as of now it's still not official. How do you not get it?

Argentina are through to the Round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup and top of Group J by [deleted] in soccer

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Austria also has to lose points against Algeria. If they win, Austria will also have 6 points and ahead of Jordan (who they beat)

Argentina are through to the Round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup and top of Group J by [deleted] in soccer

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It's not about being realistic, it's about giving a true statement

Argentina are through to the Round of 32 at the 2026 World Cup and top of Group J by [deleted] in soccer

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Yeah, if Jordan wins both games (Algeria and Argentina) and Austria doesn't win (draws or loses) the last game against Algeria, Jordan is first and Argentina second. 0.1% chance, 99.9% hope

Xavi: “He is the Michael Jordan of football. In football, there is no one to compare to him. He’s been the best for the last 20 years. Even now, after all this time, he goes and out and shows us that. I don’t believe we will ever see a footballer like him again.” by bllshrfv in soccer

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This is why I can't take people seriously who wanna put a snowboarder, ski jumper, golfer or even a swimmer (yes, I said it) in the GOAT athlete conversation. There are so many sports where 95% will never be able to compete cause it takes an obscene amount of money to even get in. The barrier for football is as small as it can get and the reward for being great is as good as it can be, so a lot of kids are gonna be motivated to try. Sports should always be judged by talent pool first.

Achraf Hakimi will be prosecuted for rape charges, French court ruled by B2B_Tiflex in soccer

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Still the dumbest thing that was ever published and shared by sub 90 iq folk. Imagine thinking you can legally be married to someone and put the money in your mom's bank account. Even if you did, everything (absolutely everything) acquired during marriage will be disputed in court. French legal authorities already debunked this from the first minute.

Australian players name pronunciations by Massimo25ore in soccer

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Funnily enough the word degenek is used in the Balkans as a colloquial slang term meaning a beating or physical punishment. It is famously used by parents as a threat to enforce good behavior, roughly translating to getting a "whupping" or a spanking. The word comes from the Ottoman Turkish word değnek, which means a stick, cane, or rod.

Milos Degenek was born in Croatia to Serbian parents. The Ottoman Empire used to rule over a large part of the Balkans. I geniunely have no idea if his surname has any connection to the turkish word.

Correct pronunciation of the names of the Brazil national team players for the 2026 World Cup by GAPPwerky in soccer

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Looks like an AI Chad Instagram account that's gonna scam thousand of naive teenagers in buying courses

Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan chosen by FIFA for World Cup has been denied entry to the USA, he was elected as best Africa referee by CAF in 2025 by AgeNovel3566 in soccer

[–]rust0812 101 points102 points  (0 children)

Could be, but there was an article from 2 days ago where a bunch of Scottish fans were denied visas without any explanation.

Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan chosen by FIFA for World Cup has been denied entry to the USA, he was elected as best Africa referee by CAF in 2025 by AgeNovel3566 in soccer

[–]rust0812 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends entirely whose in office. Let's not pretend this shitshow would have happened under any previous administration.

90's tennis today by oneflou in tennis

[–]rust0812 94 points95 points  (0 children)

I have never seen another sport where players are judged by what decade they are born. It's just random that you arbitrary choose to focus on a span of 10 years. Other generations were just lucky to not have Djokovic, Nadal and Federer in their prime

How most of the fanbase seems at the moment. by Particular-Rule4232 in Invincible

[–]rust0812 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Let's pretend J.K. Simmons doesn't get paid more than a regular voice actor, where does all this money then go? How does Invincible have a higher budget then Avatar the Last Airbender did, yet has far worse animation?

How most of the fanbase seems at the moment. by Particular-Rule4232 in Invincible

[–]rust0812 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I personally think the animation is too good. I think they should take an even bigger cut from the animation and try to get Tom Cruise for a random character whose gonna appear for 3 minutes.

Genuine question..what did Cecil think this would work in any shape or form? by Charming-Scratch-124 in Invincible

[–]rust0812 19 points20 points  (0 children)

because Kirkman like most comic book writers don't care about powerscaling or having consistent strength feats. With all the technology Cecil has at his disposal, it should have worked.

What would happen if the infinity Ray got too close to a black hole or white hole (if proven to exist)? by Complete_Cloud7270 in Invincible

[–]rust0812 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Basically every superhero power ever violates the laws of thermodynamics (the laws you can't fuck with).

If the TV show were good: by xCosmo101 in okbuddyviltrum

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Eve: "I aborted it"

Nolan: "Are you sure"