June 26, 2026

ICYMI: It’s Official: The Democrat Party Is a Socialist Skinsuit. “Just about the last thing you should expect from some lefty political insider is a forthright admission of what they’re actually up to, but that’s exactly what happened when Democratic Socialist of America (DSA) New York City cochair Gustavo Gordillo spoke with NY1’s Spectrum News earlier this week.”

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CHANGE:

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BEWARE:

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HURRAY FOR JOHN ONDRASIK:

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SO THE COMMIES ARE JUST ANGRY INCELS:

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FOR SIXTY YEARS, LEFTIES HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE SOCCER POPULAR IN AMERICA. AND NOW? Democrats grapple uncomfortably with World Cup success.

The triumph of the World Cup’s first two weeks — boosting the U.S.’s global reputation with sold-out stadiums and few logistical complications — has forced Democrats who had criticized President Donald Trump’s role in preparations to grudgingly reconsider.

“I think that there was a little bit of like liberal wishcasting that this would maybe be a disaster to sort of stick it to Trump,” said Rob Flaherty, the digital Democratic strategist and soccer fan who attended the U.S. group-stage match with Australia. “It hasn’t yet been.”

Before the tournament, attitudes about the World Cup were polarizing, like so much else, along partisan lines, with Democrats confronting FIFA and the Trump administration over high ticket prices, shortfalls in public funding, and the government’s posture to foreign visitors. As the tournament approached, local officials in areas hosting matches, including New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill, turned from critics to cheerleaders.

Now a prominent congressional Democrat is going even farther: praising the U.S.’s handling of tournament logistics — if not giving the Trump administration explicit credit by name.

This week, Rep. Brendan Boyle, a Philadelphia Democrat active in foreign-policy issues, called it a “remarkable success” and vowed to “do everything I can to get the World Cup back here as soon as possible” in an X post.

In an interview with POLITICO Thursday, Boyle said, “this has been a great moment, actually devoid of politics, and I think it would be best to keep politics out of it.”

It’s been largely devoid of the left’s politics. As a result: The World Is Re-Discovering America During the World Cup — and Loving It.

Posted at 7:14 am by Ed Driscoll

FROM JEFF DUNTEMANN:  Souls in Silicon: Tales of AI Confronting the Infinite.

Veteran computer tech writer Jeff Duntemann turns his talents to the challenges that “strong” artificial intelligence may face in this, his latest collection of SF tales. Stories include the novelette “Borovsky’s Hollow Woman” (written with Hugo and Nebula Award winner Nancy Kress), “Guardian,” (nominated for the Hugo Award), “The Steel Sonnets,” “Marlowe,” “Silicon Psalm,” “Bathtub Mary,” “STORMY vs. the Tornadoes,” and “Sympathy on the Loss of One of Your Legs,” plus excerpts from his novels of strong AI, The Cunning Blood and Ten Gentle Opportunities.

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SURE, BUT THAT WAS BY DESIGN AND OVER DECADES. WE’VE JUST STARTED TO FIGHT BACK:  Parallel Thinking.

Posted at 4:00 am by Sarah Hoyt