Aaron Lerner
@aaronclerner.bsky.social
Managing Editor @ theshortfuse.sbnation.com (Arsenal). Also Caps, sports, gaming, and random musings.
MD native. Speak up for and protect those who cannot do so themselves.
My rescue dog Gunner is much cuter than me.
You may know me as Nefarius. He/him
MD native. Speak up for and protect those who cannot do so themselves.
My rescue dog Gunner is much cuter than me.
You may know me as Nefarius. He/him
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Aaron Lerner
@aaronclerner.bsky.social
· Aug 11
Arsenal alt codes for the 25-26 season:
Viktor Gyökeres - ALT + 0246
Christian Nørgaard - ALT + 0248
Martin Ødegaard - ALT + 0216
Viktor Gyökeres - ALT + 0246
Christian Nørgaard - ALT + 0248
Martin Ødegaard - ALT + 0216
Arguably the best thing about Ebere Eze as a footballer is that he is good at kicking the ball hard.
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Arguably the best thing about Ebere Eze as a footballer is that he is good at kicking the ball hard.
Imagine if business and governments, instead of lighting money on fire “investing” in whatever are the magic beans of the day, just like, helped people.
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Imagine if business and governments, instead of lighting money on fire “investing” in whatever are the magic beans of the day, just like, helped people.
Can any of the stats folks pull up when the last time was that Everton were ahead of Liverpool at this stage of the season?
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Can any of the stats folks pull up when the last time was that Everton were ahead of Liverpool at this stage of the season?
wait, that match was AT Old Trafford?!
oh my days.
oh my days.
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
wait, that match was AT Old Trafford?!
oh my days.
oh my days.
By the letter of the Law, you can give a red card for that, but c'mon, use your common sense, ref.
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
By the letter of the Law, you can give a red card for that, but c'mon, use your common sense, ref.
my “we’re not Enron t-shirt” has people asking a lot questions already answered by my shirt
In the memo, “Nvidia also responds to claims that the ‘current situation is analogous to historical accounting frauds (Enron, WorldCom, Lucent) that featured vendor financing and SPVs [special purpose vehicles.)’”
@barrons.com $NVDA
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www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
November 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
my “we’re not Enron t-shirt” has people asking a lot questions already answered by my shirt
so like, i don't think elected officials and government representatives should be permitted to go on the airwaves, public platforms, whatever and make inaccurate statements like this.
"follow the commander in chief" is demonstrably NOT the oath members of the military take.
"follow the commander in chief" is demonstrably NOT the oath members of the military take.
BLITZER: I want to be precise. Should members of the US military obey clearly illegal orders?
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
so like, i don't think elected officials and government representatives should be permitted to go on the airwaves, public platforms, whatever and make inaccurate statements like this.
"follow the commander in chief" is demonstrably NOT the oath members of the military take.
"follow the commander in chief" is demonstrably NOT the oath members of the military take.
To James' point, the shots per 90 leaderboard:
Erling Haaland (4.26)
Jacob Murphy (3.56)
Donyell Malen (3.5)
Raul Jimenez (3.32)
Igor Jesus (3.25)
Ebere Eze (3.18)
But the overall observation still stands strong - Ebere Eze adds significant shot quantity (and strike-quality) to the Arsenal attack.
Erling Haaland (4.26)
Jacob Murphy (3.56)
Donyell Malen (3.5)
Raul Jimenez (3.32)
Igor Jesus (3.25)
Ebere Eze (3.18)
But the overall observation still stands strong - Ebere Eze adds significant shot quantity (and strike-quality) to the Arsenal attack.
*Jacob Murphy enters the chat*
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
To James' point, the shots per 90 leaderboard:
Erling Haaland (4.26)
Jacob Murphy (3.56)
Donyell Malen (3.5)
Raul Jimenez (3.32)
Igor Jesus (3.25)
Ebere Eze (3.18)
But the overall observation still stands strong - Ebere Eze adds significant shot quantity (and strike-quality) to the Arsenal attack.
Erling Haaland (4.26)
Jacob Murphy (3.56)
Donyell Malen (3.5)
Raul Jimenez (3.32)
Igor Jesus (3.25)
Ebere Eze (3.18)
But the overall observation still stands strong - Ebere Eze adds significant shot quantity (and strike-quality) to the Arsenal attack.
And if you look at shots per 90, Eze (3.18) pulls ahead of Mateta (2.74) but stays behind Haaland (4.26).
Only two players in the Premier League (Haaland and Mateta) have taken more shots this season than Eberechi Eze. He averages more shots per 90 than most elite strikers and significantly more than anyone else on Arsenal.
Eze, just what Arsenal needed. www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...
Eze, just what Arsenal needed. www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...
November 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
And if you look at shots per 90, Eze (3.18) pulls ahead of Mateta (2.74) but stays behind Haaland (4.26).
Was listening to some Bruce Springsteen today and I still cannot believe that I didn’t put together that Stevie Van Zandt is the actor who played Silvio on The Sopranos.
I knew the band member. I knew the show. Never made the connection until I was at a concert last year.
I knew the band member. I knew the show. Never made the connection until I was at a concert last year.
November 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Was listening to some Bruce Springsteen today and I still cannot believe that I didn’t put together that Stevie Van Zandt is the actor who played Silvio on The Sopranos.
I knew the band member. I knew the show. Never made the connection until I was at a concert last year.
I knew the band member. I knew the show. Never made the connection until I was at a concert last year.
rookie numbers, honestly.
gotta get those numbers up!
gotta get those numbers up!
Yesterday my partner and I counted all the ads along Chicago's Brown Line for "Friend," a company selling an AI chatbot pendant, and tallied how many of those ads were defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
Still working on a longer piece on this, but here's the quick and dirty: we counted 104 "Friend" ads total, 42 defaced.
November 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
rookie numbers, honestly.
gotta get those numbers up!
gotta get those numbers up!
THICCCCC SIX FOR ARIZONA! YOU ALWAYS LOVE TO SEE IT!
November 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
THICCCCC SIX FOR ARIZONA! YOU ALWAYS LOVE TO SEE IT!
Amon-Ra St. Brown really shouldn’t have done that stupid fucking dance a few weeks ago, eh?
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Amon-Ra St. Brown really shouldn’t have done that stupid fucking dance a few weeks ago, eh?
It ain’t about the X’s and O’s, it’s about the Jim’s and the Joe’s.
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It ain’t about the X’s and O’s, it’s about the Jim’s and the Joe’s.
You really have to question Tottenham’s decision to repeatedly give Ebere Eze, arguably Arsenal’s best ball-striker, time and space on the ball in and around their box.
I probably would have done a different tactics.
I probably would have done a different tactics.
November 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
You really have to question Tottenham’s decision to repeatedly give Ebere Eze, arguably Arsenal’s best ball-striker, time and space on the ball in and around their box.
I probably would have done a different tactics.
I probably would have done a different tactics.
Is there anything more Spursy than Tottenham's two best goals ever against Arsenal - the Lamela rabona and Richarlison from deep today - being rendered completely meaningless in blowout losses?
November 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Is there anything more Spursy than Tottenham's two best goals ever against Arsenal - the Lamela rabona and Richarlison from deep today - being rendered completely meaningless in blowout losses?
Xavi Simons trying desperately to add to his pathetic little "highlight" montage of the two good things he did against Arsenal playing for PSV and shooting harmlessly wide of the net is very funny to me, a petty human who holds football grudges.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Xavi Simons trying desperately to add to his pathetic little "highlight" montage of the two good things he did against Arsenal playing for PSV and shooting harmlessly wide of the net is very funny to me, a petty human who holds football grudges.
UPDATE: the heart rate has come down
(this may simply be halftime-related, we shall see)
(this may simply be halftime-related, we shall see)
Hopefully my heart rate, which has been higher for this match than during any other this season, will settle down a bit.
November 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
UPDATE: the heart rate has come down
(this may simply be halftime-related, we shall see)
(this may simply be halftime-related, we shall see)
Hopefully my heart rate, which has been higher for this match than during any other this season, will settle down a bit.
November 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Hopefully my heart rate, which has been higher for this match than during any other this season, will settle down a bit.
No pressure, Piero Hincapie. Just your first Premier League start coming in a North London Derby. NBD.
November 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
No pressure, Piero Hincapie. Just your first Premier League start coming in a North London Derby. NBD.
I’m fairly certain Arsenal are a really good team. Manchester City and Chelsea are maybes. Liverpool have been in the past but are definitely not at the moment.
The rest of the Premier League (outside of the handful of dreadful sides), I don’t have any idea. 4th through, like, 14th is a toss up.
The rest of the Premier League (outside of the handful of dreadful sides), I don’t have any idea. 4th through, like, 14th is a toss up.
November 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I’m fairly certain Arsenal are a really good team. Manchester City and Chelsea are maybes. Liverpool have been in the past but are definitely not at the moment.
The rest of the Premier League (outside of the handful of dreadful sides), I don’t have any idea. 4th through, like, 14th is a toss up.
The rest of the Premier League (outside of the handful of dreadful sides), I don’t have any idea. 4th through, like, 14th is a toss up.
Future headline:
Premier League Managers Misbehaving: How Mikel Arteta’s Antics Paved the Way
Premier League Managers Misbehaving: How Mikel Arteta’s Antics Paved the Way
I’m utterly fascinated by this photo from yesterday. What is happening? Why is Pep so angry? What did the poor cameraman do?! Or maybe he’s just asking an innocent question “HEY MATE WHAT’S THE BEST MID RANGE DSLR CAMERA FOR A BEGINNER DO YOU RECKON?”
November 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Future headline:
Premier League Managers Misbehaving: How Mikel Arteta’s Antics Paved the Way
Premier League Managers Misbehaving: How Mikel Arteta’s Antics Paved the Way
That’s a well-taken free kick from Morgan Rogers but also a pathetic, baby jump from the Leeds United wall.
November 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
That’s a well-taken free kick from Morgan Rogers but also a pathetic, baby jump from the Leeds United wall.
That looks to be a good (and positively hilarious) goal for Leeds against Aston Villa.
Emi Martinez went full David Ospina.
Never go full Ospina.
Emi Martinez went full David Ospina.
Never go full Ospina.
November 23, 2025 at 2:10 PM
That looks to be a good (and positively hilarious) goal for Leeds against Aston Villa.
Emi Martinez went full David Ospina.
Never go full Ospina.
Emi Martinez went full David Ospina.
Never go full Ospina.
Really important for Arsenal to consolidate the break, if you will.
November 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Really important for Arsenal to consolidate the break, if you will.