Very entertaining read.

He even missed a penalty at the start of this game, just to make it harder for himself. All of this is made even more entertaining by the fact that Ronaldo did absolutely nothing against DR Congo. Finally, the stupidest debate in football history feels like it is being settled beyond all doubt.

This guy is such a clown. Reportedly told the Iran dressing room after their draw with New Zealand not to worry about the incredibly unfair travel restrictions being enforced only on them because they "only have two games left". They aren't even close to being eliminated you stupid fuck. President of FIFA and he doesn't even understand the basics of how the sport works.

Jack Snape, like many of his counterparts in the Australian media, was also humbled after a lot of goading in the week leading up to this fixture. I wish I could say that maybe they've learned some humility, but sadly sports journalists tend to be among the most clueless in their profession (which is increasingly about fake outrage and clicks these days, anyway).

It's ironic, really. A handful of Americans ragebaited every Australian working in the media into being just as arrogant and insufferable, and at the final whistle it was the Australians who came out looking like massive sore losers with all their crying about the refereeing. Meanwhile the Americans just let their team do the talking on the field, which was exactly what Australians said they would do before their team got rekt.

It's a comedy show, not a horror show. It has horror elements and almost gets scary on a few occasions but it's mostly just funny. You might actually enjoy its various send-ups of horror cliches, as someone who dislikes the genre.

I think that's the point, it's supposed to feel uncomfortable and awkward.

His face when Qatar was getting smashed the other day was pretty funny. Looked very miserable.

I think it's just an easier sell to convince people that they are being ripped off by individual "bad actors", as the government has argued with the NDIS (although the numbers are very low relative to the cuts). Not sure what it is about human psychology but we seem to want to default to blaming a mythical bogeyman at every opportunity. Prosecuting the case for structural change is very difficult in comparison.

He is pretty funny to watch these days. Saves all his energy for the moments in attack where he can make a real difference; for the rest of the game he is walking or often just standing not even watching the play. Few other players in the world could get away with such little effort off the ball, but he's still so good when he gets the ball that it's absolutely worth it for him and his team.

He was pretty obviously playing the "circle game", probably for some young family members back home. He is 38, most millennial boys in Australia (and around the world) played some variation of this in school. It's ironic that some Americans were so triggered, considering they literally made a show, Malcolm in the Middle, that featured the game.

Should have been nothing more than a funny meme on social media but unfortunately the usual attention seekers have to pretend it's something it's not so they can feel morally superior to everyone else. Never mind that they might ruin a completely ordinary person's reputation and career in the process. Outrage culture is so pathetic.

People joke that Argentina is "Messi + 9 pitbulls", but it's kinda true. The other players do all the running for him and rely heavily on him to create and score. As I said in another comment, he is so good that it's a game plan that works for them, but you do wonder what happens if he picks up an injury.

They didn't, though. No one except the most terminally online thought this was anything other than the game I just described or an okay sign. Pretending this isn't the case gives those fringe groups power and influence they wouldn't otherwise have.

I've watched him for literally his entire professional career and the only thing he's ever been guilty of is shit decisions. But, crucially, shit decisions without bias, so every A-League fan hates him equally. The fact that we all still leapt to his defence here is an indication of how laughably unjust the accusations were.

If that was true Shaun could have said that’s what he was doing.

Well no, because he is an employee of FIFA at this World Cup and they are in PR damage control mode at the moment. As I said in another comment, it's highly likely this is the controlled media statement they came up with after deciding that the actual explanation wasn't professional enough.

That's a bizarre explanation. I'm gonna assume it's something FIFA came up with to make it sound more professional than "yeah well I was trying to make the world punch themselves from me" or "my kids told me to do it".

That list of exclusions is pretty funny. You can tell they came up with the most niche type of customer (member who orders at the counter) to limit donations to.

No different to any previous Fairphone, or indeed the majority of Android phones on the market from any manufacturer other than Google. Fairphone is in an unfortunate situation in a way, because its devices have (in recent history) been more open than that of any other manufacturer other than Google, which means there is a thriving custom ROM scene that includes privacy-focused competitors to GrapheneOS, yet its devices have also never met the requirements for the GrapheneOS team and so routinely get "slammed" by its developers who have to respond to requests/questions every time a new Fairphone releases. Clickbait Android "news" sites then run these developer replies taken from social media or forums as "news" and people who don't bother to read beyond the headline/don't know anything about the topic (AKA the majority) come away with the completely misguided impression that Fairphone is not just "not as private and secure as a Pixel with GrapheneOS" but is actually "bAd fOr pRiVaCy aNd sEcUriTy" compared to all devices on the market. Devices from most manufacturers lag well behind Pixel update times, most don't even maintain a monthly update schedule, yet you will never see negative news articles about how these other devices are insecure/lacking in privacy. Only Fairphone gets hit with this comparison because only Fairphone has even attempted to compete in that space.

I find it very strange how many people in the comments here think the solution is to buy an iPhone. Maybe you are all just rich and can afford to spend $1000+ based on vibes, but considering the Android market still has a massive value advantage I'm not really sure what the point of switching is. This all feels very similar to how some Westerners decided Chinese tech and even the Chinese government were suddenly problem-free just because Americans elected Trump for a second time.

The internet's inability to fact check anything before re-sharing it? Yes, I agree.

This article and a lot of the response online is taking it way too seriously. The hosts asked him who his favourite Luigi in recent American history was and Key immediately cracked up before Day had even answered. Everyone knew where it was going, it was an obvious setup for some dark humour and not a serious question about serious political views. Like maybe he actually believes that, maybe he doesn't, but if that's what you're concerned about then you completely missed the point here.