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Seattleite in Los Angeles I work in soccer data and also sometimes do local (LA) politics he/him

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The mayoral race has all the headlines, but one of the starkest choices for Angelenos is further downballot: the race for city attorney. From enforcing tenants' rights to policing homelessness, this office matters matters on all sorts of things. Learn more in our new Bolts reporting!
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The Most Overlooked But Wide-Reaching Office on the Los Angeles Ballot - Bolts
In June, when Hydee Feldstein Soto became the first Los Angeles city attorney to lose a primary reelection race in nearly 100 years, her ouster put the spotlight on an... Read More
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Matthew Doyle @mattdoyle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I’ll say it straight up: Waibel’s one of the best GMs in the league and Sounders fans who want him out are spoiled dummies.
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Groundwork DSA @groundworkdsa.com · 23/09/2026
Link to full reflection!: www.groundworkdsa.com/building-up/...
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Groundwork NPC Reflections on One Year: KAreem e. — Groundwork
In the next few days, Groundwork’s NPC members will be publishing reflections of their term thus far on DSA's highest leadership body. Next up is Kareem, who discusses the differences between his two ...
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Center for Strategic Politics @stratpolitics.org · 21/09/2026
🚨 NEW POLL of Democratic voters w/ @liberalcurrents.com 🔹 Harris, Newsom, Buttigieg lead the 2028 field 🔹 59% of Dems support military coup against Trump 🔹 57% of Dems want Biden officials in jail over Gaza 🧵 Read the thread for more insights
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Jack @jtenroon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is frying me
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 20/09/2026
#SKCvPHI Kansas City were leading 3-0 in the 63', they are now losing 4-3 in 73'
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 18/09/2026
Are we sure they got the right cause?
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 18/09/2026
Ayatollah Khamenei II, please. My country yearns for freedom
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Jeremiah Oshan @jeremiah.sounderatheart.com · 15/09/2026
Cristian Roldan asked to start of his availability talking about former ECS president Tom Biro, who died recently. ‘First and foremost, rest in peace to Tom. It makes you realize that the sport and what we do on a daily basis is nothing when health is in jeopardy.’
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Emerald City Supporters @weareecs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of former ECS co-president Tom Biro.
Tom Biro waving a large Iron front flag in the Brougham End
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Joseph Lowery @joeclowery.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
👀 Sources: MLS is fully returning to the U.S. Open Cup. All 27 U.S.-based MLS teams will participate in a revamped version of the country's longest-running soccer competition 🏆 Reporting with @benwright.bsky.social for @backheeled.com ⤵️
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Sources: MLS to return all of its teams to the U.S. Open Cup
All 27 U.S.-based MLS teams will return to a revamped version of the country's longest-running soccer competition.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A far-right ethnonationalist movement turning the machinery of the state against its early activists once they are deemed insufficiently loyal — now I’ve heard everything.
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 27/08/2026
If you want to keep track, here are three caucus publication articles as well. The first one in particular elaborates an argument against in far more depth than the Geese article: www.groundworkdsa.com/building-up/... www.socialistmajority.com/theagitator/... socialistcall.com/2026/08/25/m...
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Independence, Co-Governance, and Building Socialist Power: Why DSA-LA Should Not Endorse Nithya Raman — Groundwork
Groundwork’s DSA-LA local explains why it is opposing the chapter’s endorsement of Nithya Raman in the vote opening Wednesday. We believe Raman is the best candidate in the race. But a DSA endorsement...
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 23/08/2026
Road to 75 ⚽ Daily 2026-08-23 · MLS · 4-2-3-1 55 pts · Out in Round One 🎯 68% of the best squad · top 1% 🟩🟩🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟥🟩🟨🟩🟩🟨🟩🟩🟥 🟥🟩🟨🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥🟨🟩🟥🟩🟥🟩🟨🟨 ⚽ Castellanos 26 🏅 Sharpshooter 75points.americansocceranalysis.com
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Road to 75
Spin a fantasy MLS squad out of every team-season since 2013, then chase 75 points and MLS Cup.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 19/08/2026
Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/democratic-socialism-m…
MYTH: The government will take away your money and give it to the poor.

FACT: You are the poor.
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 18/08/2026
The social experiment was "how much money can we make by gaming Kalshi before we get caught"
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Also Jeffrey Epstein gave her lab a $125,000 gift and she sent him a personalized thank you but hey probably nothing meriting a follow up for the media that evidently thinks academic misconduct is The Top Story In The World. www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/0...
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A meeting with Jeffrey Epstein led to a gift — and, now, regrets - The Boston Globe
MIT Media Lab researcher Neri Oxman’s 2015 meeting with Epstein offers a window into how the lab was at once concerned about the optics of taking Epstein’s money and also tempted by his potential to d...
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American Soccer Insights Summit @americansoccerinsights.com · 11/08/2026
The American Soccer Insights Summit is back for 2027. The Summit will be held at Rice University on March 26th and 27th, during a FIFA men's international break window. Registration is now open: americansoccerinsights.com/registration/
Save the date: March 26-27. Rice University | Houston, TX. American Soccer Insights Summit 2027.
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 12/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What can we learn from Francesca Hong’s loss in Wisconsin? | Ben Davis
A fairly overtly radical socialist winning about 40% of the vote in a primary like this was unthinkable even a few years ago
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 08/08/2026
Road to 75 ⚽ Daily 2026-08-08 · MLS · 4-4-2 64 pts · Out in Round One 🎯 72% of the best squad · top 1% 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟩🟩🟩🟨🟥🟩🟥🟩🟩🟩🟥 🟥🟨🟨🟨🟨🟥🟩🟥🟩🟨🟨🟨🟩🟨🟩🟩🟩 ⚽ White 15 75points.americansocceranalysis.com
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Road to 75
Spin a fantasy MLS squad out of every team-season since 2013, then chase 75 points and MLS Cup.
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 08/08/2026
Nothing wrong with recreating work and building your own model but have a little bit of humility lol. (part of it is they probably asked Claude if other models do this, Claude doesn't have evidence they do)
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 07/08/2026
Road to 75 ⚽ Daily 2026-08-07 · MLS · 4-2-3-1 74 pts · 🏆 MLS Cup 🎯 67% of the best squad · top 1% 🟩🟨🟩🟥🟥🟩🟩🟥🟩🟨🟩🟩🟨🟥🟩🟩🟩 🟥🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟥🟩🟩🟩🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⚽ Bruin 23 🏅 Equal Best · Free Scoring · Winning Machine 75points.americansocceranalysis.com
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Road to 75
Spin a fantasy MLS squad out of every team-season since 2013, then chase 75 points and MLS Cup.
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 06/08/2026
Road to 75 ⚽ Daily 2026-08-06 · MLS · 4-4-2 59 pts · Out in the Conference Semifinal 🎯 78% of the best squad · top 1% 🟥🟥🟩🟨🟥🟥🟥🟩🟩🟩🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟥🟩🟨🟥🟩🟩🟨🟩🟨🟩🟩🟨🟨🟥🟥🟩 ⚽ Villa 17 75points.americansocceranalysis.com
75points.americansocceranalysis.com
Road to 75
Spin a fantasy MLS squad out of every team-season since 2013, then chase 75 points and MLS Cup.
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 05/08/2026
Michigan state laws make polling difficult and then republican voters gonna be racist
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 05/08/2026
Road to 75 ⚽ Daily 2026-08-05 · MLS · 4-3-3 64 pts · Out in Round One 🎯 80% of the best squad · top 1% 🟩🟩🟩🟥🟥🟨🟩🟩🟨🟩🟥🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟥🟩🟥🟩🟩🟥🟩🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩 ⚽ Larin 17 75points.americansocceranalysis.com
75points.americansocceranalysis.com
Road to 75
Spin a fantasy MLS squad out of every team-season since 2013, then chase 75 points and MLS Cup.
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 03/08/2026
What triggers chemistry?
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futi @futi.live · 03/08/2026
Spin a wheel and pick one player per club and season for your lineup, then simulate your team against the Premier League or MLS. The game uses a decade of real player data from futi's models, including player ratings, skills and styles that affect team fit. Build a balanced team to be Centurions!
centurions.futi.live
Centurions
Draft ten real players from a decade of football and chase a 100-point season.
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 01/08/2026
You said that developer skepticism and nimbyism is largely associated with Groundwork and that's not accurate
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 31/07/2026
... which she led on undermining right before announcing her mayoral election, contributed to skepticism that said the rest of the thread – that her weakness on palestine and other hesitance to embrace the organization as an ideological organization – is the real breaking point, not housing politics
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 31/07/2026
this is not true; the strongest developer skepticism in the chapter comes from commie caucus and uncaucused members, there's fairly little difference on housing politics between SMC and Groundwork. There is a delta between Nithya and the chapter on housing politics, primarily on Measure ULA...
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Graham Ruthven @grahamruthven.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
All this really calls into question the integrity of the FIFA Peace Prize
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 25/07/2026
My main issue is that I don't really know the political geography of Seattle nearly as well since I haven't lived there in 13 years! But maybe I'll take a swing...
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 15/07/2026
Last month, Ben and I published our projection of the LA mayoral race, analyzing LA as 11 political neighborhoods. Now, presenting: After the Count. What do the per-cluster results say about Los Angeles' voting coalitions? How well did our project do? What do Raman and Bass need to do by November?
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After the Count — the 2026 LA mayoral primary, by neighborhood
Bass and Raman advance, Pratt is out — the 2026 LA mayoral primary results read through the Three Los Angeleses: who moved which voters, where the model hit and missed, and what it means for November.
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Dan Why-Ner @danweiner.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Rocco Rios Novo with the howler of all howlers MLS IS BACK FOLKS.
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Colin @ufcol.in · 23/07/2026
Jack Elliott kicks Luis Suarez in the face #cf97
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disc horse bot @horsedisc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Idk who needs to hear this but ACAB includes posters
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 21/07/2026
It's a little bit on the nose (or on the ass), no?
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Now Poochie the Rockin’ Dog is in the picture
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 19/07/2026
Not even that bad of a final. Obv nothing compared to 22 but there was some drama
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 19/07/2026
Dibu is gonna get the golden glove again and hes gonna do the pose again
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andré, but scarier @andre-carlisle.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
fifa said
kendall jenner handing a cop a pepsi
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Nick Andert @nickandert.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Fantastic breakdown of the mayoral vote from @talevy.soccer
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After the Count — the 2026 LA mayoral primary, by neighborhood
Bass and Raman advance, Pratt is out — the 2026 LA mayoral primary results read through the Three Los Angeleses: who moved which voters, where the model hit and missed, and what it means for November.
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 16/07/2026
I definitely could try that. It may be tricky to untangle because of how much collinearity there is with age and renter status though
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 15/07/2026
I agree! In a game that started incredibly hot he cooled it down and avoided any major controversy
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John Muller @johnspacemuller.com · 15/07/2026
The lesson of this game is clear: England just don’t have enough MLS players to compete at the highest level
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 15/07/2026
he is very good but I can't see England keeping him. the loss will be seen as his fault because England fans are mental
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 15/07/2026
While many of you are likely yelling "GO ENGLAND!" or "GO ARGENTINA!" I'm yelling "GO ISMAIL ELFATH and the rule of law!"
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 15/07/2026
While many of you are likely yelling "GO ENGLAND!" or "GO ARGENTINA!" I'm yelling "GO ISMAIL ELFATH and the rule of law!"
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t a l @talevy.soccer · 15/07/2026
Last month, Ben and I published our projection of the LA mayoral race, analyzing LA as 11 political neighborhoods. Now, presenting: After the Count. What do the per-cluster results say about Los Angeles' voting coalitions? How well did our project do? What do Raman and Bass need to do by November?
three-las.talevy.soccer
After the Count — the 2026 LA mayoral primary, by neighborhood
Bass and Raman advance, Pratt is out — the 2026 LA mayoral primary results read through the Three Los Angeleses: who moved which voters, where the model hit and missed, and what it means for November.
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