Phil
@mngunnerdad.bsky.social
“Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid.”
-Lincoln
My kids keep me busy. Arsenal, Minnesota sports, history, music (often country). I enjoy a snifter of port at Christmas.
-Lincoln
My kids keep me busy. Arsenal, Minnesota sports, history, music (often country). I enjoy a snifter of port at Christmas.
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Mikel Merino is now much more than a midfielder moonlighting as Arsenal's centre forward.
Breaking down how he has made the role his own with huge upswings in touches and moves off the frontline, all while keeping up the scoring output.
Breaking down how he has made the role his own with huge upswings in touches and moves off the frontline, all while keeping up the scoring output.
How Mikel Merino has become more than just Arsenal's emergency center forward
The Spanish talent has been a crucial piece for Mikel Arteta as the Gunners state their case for major silverware
www.cbssports.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Mikel Merino is now much more than a midfielder moonlighting as Arsenal's centre forward.
Breaking down how he has made the role his own with huge upswings in touches and moves off the frontline, all while keeping up the scoring output.
Breaking down how he has made the role his own with huge upswings in touches and moves off the frontline, all while keeping up the scoring output.
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The Expected Goals Against figures this season are incredible and show how good Arsenal are defensively.
7.36 Arsenal
15.13 Manchester City
15.67 Newcastle United
16.22 Liverpool
16.68 Crystal Palace
18.52 PL Average
7.36 Arsenal
15.13 Manchester City
15.67 Newcastle United
16.22 Liverpool
16.68 Crystal Palace
18.52 PL Average
December 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Expected Goals Against figures this season are incredible and show how good Arsenal are defensively.
7.36 Arsenal
15.13 Manchester City
15.67 Newcastle United
16.22 Liverpool
16.68 Crystal Palace
18.52 PL Average
7.36 Arsenal
15.13 Manchester City
15.67 Newcastle United
16.22 Liverpool
16.68 Crystal Palace
18.52 PL Average
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last night i took a stronger dose of melatonin and had a dream where Paddington Bear was the star of the Bourne movies
December 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
last night i took a stronger dose of melatonin and had a dream where Paddington Bear was the star of the Bourne movies
Ivy League Ed Gein.
blood thirsty maniac
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), to reporters, after viewing video footage of the U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean on Sept. 2:
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
"Righteous strikes." "Entirely lawful."
December 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Ivy League Ed Gein.
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you could spend all day debating Steve Cropper's best songwriting credit but (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (co-written with Otis Redding) is right up there. RIP.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTVj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTVj...
Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by RHINO
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December 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
you could spend all day debating Steve Cropper's best songwriting credit but (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (co-written with Otis Redding) is right up there. RIP.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTVj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTVj...
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monetizing a lack of belief in anything defector.com/toward-a-the...
December 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
monetizing a lack of belief in anything defector.com/toward-a-the...
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If you think your job is not to tell the truth but to "challenge your audience's assumptions" if the latter is in tension with the former then you're going to end up lying. bsky.app/profile/larr...
For my part, I would say that questioning the framing of some Times stories—for example, the highlighting of Trump’s putative emotions or the foregrounding of what he says (even when, as is often the case, what he says is false)—is not an indication that I want my “views validated.”
December 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
If you think your job is not to tell the truth but to "challenge your audience's assumptions" if the latter is in tension with the former then you're going to end up lying. bsky.app/profile/larr...
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Look sometimes when you’re a midtable team you just have to be happy grinding out a point at against a top four contender.
Even at home. Good job from Liverpool against Sunderland.
Even at home. Good job from Liverpool against Sunderland.
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Look sometimes when you’re a midtable team you just have to be happy grinding out a point at against a top four contender.
Even at home. Good job from Liverpool against Sunderland.
Even at home. Good job from Liverpool against Sunderland.
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Arsenal are down their two starting CBs, now a third CB, and conceded only .34 xG. Either it's devil magic or Arteta is just a ridiculously good coach.
December 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Arsenal are down their two starting CBs, now a third CB, and conceded only .34 xG. Either it's devil magic or Arteta is just a ridiculously good coach.
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Another goal and assist for Mikel Merino. Since moving to centre-forward a month ago, he has scored four and assisted three. And Arsenal have produced their best attacking football with him up front (admittedly not in second half tonight). Merino is the man right now. The nine.
December 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Another goal and assist for Mikel Merino. Since moving to centre-forward a month ago, he has scored four and assisted three. And Arsenal have produced their best attacking football with him up front (admittedly not in second half tonight). Merino is the man right now. The nine.
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This story about Lane from the Fullcast Reddit is high comedy
December 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
This story about Lane from the Fullcast Reddit is high comedy
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Only Declan Rice (11) made more progressive carries than Ben White (8).
Only Rice and Odegaard made as many progressive passes as White (8).
No one made more tackles, clearances or competed in as many duels (10/16 successful).
Yeah obviously he's quite good at football.
Only Rice and Odegaard made as many progressive passes as White (8).
No one made more tackles, clearances or competed in as many duels (10/16 successful).
Yeah obviously he's quite good at football.
December 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Only Declan Rice (11) made more progressive carries than Ben White (8).
Only Rice and Odegaard made as many progressive passes as White (8).
No one made more tackles, clearances or competed in as many duels (10/16 successful).
Yeah obviously he's quite good at football.
Only Rice and Odegaard made as many progressive passes as White (8).
No one made more tackles, clearances or competed in as many duels (10/16 successful).
Yeah obviously he's quite good at football.
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Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
Bingo. Not at home, so don’t have my library handy, but I believe it is Garry Wills, in Lincoln at Gettysburg, that discusses this as the context for Lincoln’s brilliance.
i strongly, strongly believe that good writing is downstream of clear thinking and a strong understanding of the subject matter at hand. without fail, tortured writing comes from writers who don’t know and can’t think clearly about anything.
Oh man! This paragraph is brutal. The best thing about this review is it's not trying to be mean. It's just listing how bad the writing is.
December 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Bingo. Not at home, so don’t have my library handy, but I believe it is Garry Wills, in Lincoln at Gettysburg, that discusses this as the context for Lincoln’s brilliance.
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What is the quintessential Onion headline? The strong contender that just randomly popped in my mind is "Hank Williams Jr. Honored by Institute For Football Preparedness"
May 19, 2024 at 12:26 PM
What is the quintessential Onion headline? The strong contender that just randomly popped in my mind is "Hank Williams Jr. Honored by Institute For Football Preparedness"
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Hope the couch doesn’t find out
December 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Hope the couch doesn’t find out
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It's December which means it's time to post the generic Hallmark version of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" that the kids are calling "probably not legally actionable"
December 2, 2024 at 10:02 PM
It's December which means it's time to post the generic Hallmark version of "All I Want For Christmas Is You" that the kids are calling "probably not legally actionable"
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It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.