Quick Weekend check-in.

First, MM already covered this but, damn…

I mean, is FIFA actually goofing on Trump? This looks like a bunch of zombie hands clawing to drag the world into the underground (as a very young child, I watched an episode of Outer Limits where some guy drove from his suburban home into a dense fog and all of a sudden, a bunch of scary hands emerged and slapped their palms onto his windshield. I don’t remember anything else about that show, but I had nightmares for years. I’m scared of that trophy!).

In all seriousness, how is it not a story that one of the most corrupt organizations in the world - FIFA - created a meaningless, made-up-out-of-whole-cloth award to play to the ego of a dementia-riddled President. And that the President actually bought it.

Second, this post from political professor Brendan Nyhan:

Again, if we had even a minimally functioning conventional media, they would be all over the sycophancy and utter bastardization of law coming out of this Administration and its hangers-on. So, a judge rules a US Attorney is unlawfully appointed, but somehow since she doesn’t say to physically drag her out of her office, she gets to stay int he job? Folks, this is not only 2nd-grades stuff, it’s also, well… batshit insane.

Finally, I’ll leave you with this picture of my favorite football team in action to brighten up your Saturday evening. Enjoy!