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Removing the United States as
co-host of the 2026 World Cup
would hurt for pretty much everyone.
Fans would miss out on seeing the sport’s pinnacle in their home towns (or somewhere nearby).
Cities and businesses small and large would lose the financial benefits they had banked on.
It would be a logistical and political nightmare on an international scale,
the likes of which have never been seen before in sports.
It would be eminently sad.

I will call it Irk Town, as did Engels when it was a previously overcrowded inner suburb.
Huge Victoria North project named in Government-backed list of 'new towns' - Manchester Evening News
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ne

Huge Victoria North project named in Government-backed list of 'new towns'
The project on the edge of Manchester city centre will see 15,000 homes built across 390-acres of land

A place named for it's center, then abstracted from it. Towns given life from a river valley now irrelevant to most of their residents.

Super Bowl 60 Seahawks vs. Patriots cross-sport props, picks vs. Karl-Anthony Towns, other NBA stars Sunday

https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/sup

An artificial intelligence data center development venture has signed a multimillion-dollar deal that will allow it to ⚠️consume over 40% of a Pennsylvania town’s excess water supply.
PennLive reported on Monday that Carlisle Development Partners,
a joint venture created by developers Pennsylvania Data Center Partners and PowerHouse
Data Centers, had signed a $14.1 million agreement that will let it tap into the public water and sewer systems of Middlesex Township, Pennsylva…

Data center giant secures $14 million deal to consume 40% of Pennsylvania town’s excess water
The data center will get access to 400,000 gallons of water per day—enough to serve over 2,300 homes.

Road tripping from Bendigo back to Albury, I decided to let the GPS find the way rather than take the major roads. Great trip through country roads and small towns.

Weekly Climate Solutions Digest #21!! 💖🌊✨
https://www.forpeopleandpla.net/weekly-climate-solutions-digest-21/?utm_source=bri-mastodon&utm_medium=social&src=mstdn

Weekly Climate Solutions Digest
Welcome February light has a new confidence. In northern towns, snowdrops spear the soil and maples hold a quiet pressure of sap. South of the equator, cicadas stitch the warm air and late sunsets float like lanterns. It feels like the world is leaning toward growth. That same lift runs

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #HuwStephens
White Town:
🎵 Your Woman
#WhiteTown
https://jamesdalgliesh.bandcamp.com/track/tribute-to-white-towns-your-woman-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/3UBItNVbFQiVC5hBQlBvnr

The Olympics arrive with the US a favorite, rekindling fond memories of 1980's 'Miracle on Ice' https://www.foxsports.com/articles/summer/the-olympics-arrive-with-the-us-a-favorite-rekindling-fond-mem…

Iran’s supreme leader has vowed that authorities will not back down in the face of a rapidly growing protest movement,
setting the stage for an intensified violent crackdown on the second day of a nationwide internet shutdown.
Protests have raged in cities and towns across the country in recent days,
posing a threat to the authority of the regime, which has been significantly weakened since the last large protest movement in the country in 2022.
Another round of demon…

On January 1, 1994,
Indigenous peoples from #Chiapas, Mexico, rose up.
They took control of city halls in towns across the state.
They took the state capital #San #Cristobal

The 1994 Zapatista Uprising: Resisting NAFTA and corporate capitalism
The Zapatistas rose up on January 1, 1994, just over three decades ago. They remain an inspiration for social movements, communities, and individuals seeking change around the world. This is episode 83 of Stories of Resistance.