Charles Koch has the privilege of making billions of dollars off of, among other things, the generosity of the US tax code to wealthy heirs, plus various special arrangements with the US government (which has always been very, very good to fossil fuel billionaires), and yet he still gets to buy the Republican Party…

Just as it was illegal for Sarah Sanders to call for that ESPN chick’s firing, it’s illegal for Trump to call for the firing of a buncha sportsball guys. Shut this cocksucker up.

remember, he has no idea how anything works.

It wraps what are purely commercial endeavors in the shiny veneer of cheap patriotism. By allying itself closely with God, flag, and country, a sport can establish itself as an indispensable part of national life, while coincidentally raking in even more cash from the hard-of-thinking.

There have been some really interesting (and disturbing) articles written on the careful linking of professional sports to nationalist ideology/symbology and the armed forces. I’m going to try to pull some links and post below.

i dunno.... they pledge allegiance to the flag before class... thats the kinda shit that tends to be reserved for places run by ruthless dictators..... america is bloody wierd... ill tell you wut

Genuine question: why does the National Anthem play before domestic sporting events? I understand playing them at like, the Olympics, where numerous different countries are competing against each other and it is kind of neat to hear each one, but when the Ravens are playing Patriots (for example) why do we need it?…

I enjoy imagining this current royal family in power in the 13th century. Harry would definitely off William. George would mysteriously disappear. Of course, Kate wouldn’t be queen, she’d be the royal mistress, but if she were, she’d end up in some dreary, dank convent where she’d die of pneumonia. Or maybe she’d…

Harry (like all of us) just misses Michelle.

Melania is probably already dickmatized by Harry already. Normally, I’m not into Harry, but that beard is panty peeler.

Get that useless ass Melania out of my city and out of my country. We don’t want her here. And of all the events she could have travelled for, the American Invictus athletes deserve a representative that is a hundred times better. At minimum, someone who has held a legitimate job, has integrity, values freedom and…

You just know Melania wishes Harry would take her away from all of this.

It’s the classic British backhand.

Isn’t that the sign against the evil eye?

I am sure he was being ironic; it’s British humour, I think. One hears that and realizes that one hasn’t been very busy at all. Then shame and guilt set in before righting the course.

It’s called SHADE.

Harry is trying to keep one of the evil spirits out

Wow, that sure looks intentional.