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It’s gotten buried a bit underneath news about the negotiations over a cease-fire in Gaza, the related protests on U.S. college campuses, and the ongoing trial of a former president for allegedly covering up payments to a pornography actress, but high-profile Democratic Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar was indicted on Friday by the Department of Justice in Houston. He says he is not guilty of the charges and will stand for reelection as planned this fall.

Cuellar, a relatively conservative Democrat who represents a district that stretches along the U.S.–Mexico border around Laredo and pokes up to San Antonio, is charged with 14 counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, and so forth related to allegations that he was paid under the table to influence U.S. policy on behalf of Azerbaijan’s national oil company, SOCAR, and the Mexican bank Banco Azteca. (Neither Banco Azteca nor SOCAR, nor any of their employees, have been charged with a crime.)

A longtime incumbent, Cuellar won his general-election race in 2022 by a wide margin. But his district, the 28th, has a significant population of Hispanic and/or Latino voters and has become more Republican in recent years as those groups have trended rightward. The Cook Political Report rates it as having a Democratic “lean” of 3 points—which, roughly speaking, means a generic Democrat would be expected to beat a generic Republican in the district by only a 3-point margin. That’s close enough to mean that Cuellar’s indictment and potential conviction could threaten Dems’ efforts to retake the House of Representatives, which Republicans currently hold by a tenuous four votes.

The case is similar to that of Democratic New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, another longtime incumbent who was indicted last September for allegedly accepting bribes from three men in New Jersey who were seeking to influence U.S. policy toward Egypt, among other things. Menendez’s trial is set to begin next week, and he says that if he is not convicted he still might run for reelection in November as an independent. While he’d be very unlikely to win such a race, he could potentially siphon enough votes away from the Democrats’ presumptive nominee, current Rep. Andy Kim, to throw the seat to Republicans.

So, both of these members of Congress are in high-stakes races that they are refusing to drop out of despite facing corruption indictments. But there’s another major similarity between the two stories as well: Wives!

Menendez’s wife Nadine was also charged in his case, and the allegations against the couple include claims that the men accused of seeking favors from the senator bought Nadine Menendez a Mercedes convertible and paid her to hold a fake no-show “job” at a halal-certification business. Cuellar’s wife Imelda was also indicted; she’s accused of receiving the alleged bribe payments from SOCAR and Banco Azteca through shell companies she owned that were ostensibly providing the firms with “consulting” services. The government alleges that, actually, Imelda Cuellar did “little to no legitimate work” in return for the hundreds of thousands of dollars she was paid.

A statement issued by Cuellar says his wife is innocent. Nadine Menendez has pleaded not guilty, although in a disclosure that may have caused some awkwardness around the proverbial Englewood Cliffs dinner table, Robert Mendendez’s attorneys told a judge in January that his potential testimony at trial might implicate her. Since then, however, the pair’s cases have been separated from each other in a way that will preclude anything he says from being used against his spouse.

Does the Democratic Party have an (alleged) Bribery Wife Guy problem? Are liberals soft on wife crime? This fall, the voters will have their say.

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Meghann has written for The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Los Angeles Magazine, Bloomberg Law, ABA Journal, The Forward, Los Angeles Business Journal and the Laguna Beach Independent. She spent four years as a litigation reporter for the Los Angeles Daily Journal and one year as a California-based editor and reporter for Law.com and associated publications such as The National Law Journal and New York Law Journal before joining Law & Crime News. Have a tip we should know? Ī graduate of the University of Oregon, Meghann worked at The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, and the Idaho Statesman in Boise, Idaho, before moving to California in 2013 to work at the Orange County Register. In addition to the cars carrying the people who died, she also allegedly struck six other vehicles, including an SUV in which five people sustained minor injuries. Her bail has been set at $9 million.Īccording to the California Highway Patrol, she was driving a Mercedes on La Brea Avenue when she smashed through the Slauson Avenue intersection. Linton, a registered nurse, was hospitalized after the crash but apparently has been released, as the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said she was to be arraigned today at the Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles. “She will have to live with this for the rest of her life. Ryan’s sister, Sha’seana Kerr, told KTLA in Los Angeles, “I just want to tell her that we forgive her,” referring to Linton. Two other women in another vehicle also were killed, but they have not yet been publicly identified. Killed in the crash were Asherey Ryan, 23, who was pregnant, her baby son and her boyfriend. Gascón referenced the video of the crash, which has been widely viewed on social media, saying the horror “is not only a tremendous loss to the families but our entire community who learned of this incredible tragedy or have watched the now viral video of the collision.” “This is a case that will always be remembered for the senseless loss of so many innocent lives as they simply went about their daily routines,” he said in a press release. Gascón said the charging announcement begins “the process of holding accountable the person responsible for the deaths of six people, including a pregnant woman, and their families.” Surveillance video captured the crash, which the Los Angeles Times reported turned the intersection “into one of the most gruesome scenes on Los Angeles streets in recent years.”Īs family of the victims grieved, Los Angeles prosecutors prepared a case that District Attorney George Gascón announced Monday: Six counts of murder, including one for the unborn baby, as well as well five counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. when she blew through a red light and into crossing traffic, smashing into several cars, at least two of which burst into flames. Prosecutors say Nicole Lorraine Linton, 37, of Houston, was speeding on a busy thoroughfare in Los Angeles’ Windsor Hills neighborhood on Aug. A Texas woman has been charged with six counts of murder for a fiery car crash in Los Angeles that killed six people, including a pregnant woman and her unborn baby.

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NAME            :  Cheyanne Regina Rhodes

NICKNAMES :  Chey (pronounced Shy), Annie, Chichi (by close friends), Rhodey

AGE               : Thirty-five

BIRTH DATE  : August twenty-eighth

HOMETOWN : Newton, TX

ZODIAC         : Virgo

AFFILIATION  :  None

JOB                :  Home care aide

SEXUALITY    :  Bisexual

STATUS          :  Single

RELIGION      :  Agnostic

RECORD        : Public intoxication 

POSITIVES     : Outgoing, confident, adaptable, charming, independent, discreet, friendly, compassionate.

NEGATIVES    : Flighty, untrusting, reactive, solitary, cynical, petty, calculating.

INSPIRED BY : Misandei, Ali Rose from Burlesque, Cordelia Chase, Piper Halliwell, Lorelai Gilmore, Margaery Tyrell, Mercedes Woodbine

cheyanne’s best feature is her ability to mind her business

she was never a particularly curious child but that was mostly due to the fact that she never had anything to be curious about, adult business was always handled in front of her, she rarely ever had any questions

her mother had had her as a result of an affair with some hotshot mayor from a couple states over and then landed herself back in newton to raise her only child alone. she took a job as a gogo dancer at a nightclub in houston, eventually becoming the manager and so all of her time was spent there.

chey’s neighbors were her babysitters, a kind elderly couple with a bunch of foster kids who chey fit right in with. she’d sleep at their house more often than not, though she did return home to shower and change and do homework on occasion

on sunday mornings, her and the kids would sit in front of the television and watch mtv hits on repeat. it was during this that the appeal of dancing presented itself for chey: she wanted to be like britney, like janet, like christina or aaliyah or beyoncé. so chey began to spend all her free time locked in her house, mimicking the moves of the music video vixens she saw

by high school, she was out on saturday nights like her mom and fell in with a crowd of deseo workers, working backstage as their own personal waitress

as she did this, she learned all their moves and routines, perfected her pole routines, memorized the steps nearly perfectly, learned to do makeup and how to install wigs properly - she was primed for her eighteenth party so she could applyy and she got accepted, almost immediately

chey always told herself it was only temporary, only a bit of fun because she was gonna be a nurse, a “respectable” job that she would like a real life adult at and so when she wasn’t nursing a hangover or practicing routines during the day, she was in class at the local community college to get her nursing certification

upon graduating, she was faced with the decision to either quit deseo or not become a home care aide right then - but chey knew if she didn’t quit right then, she never would and so she did. it was hard, she loved deseo, but she wanted to avoid becoming a cliche: a washed up stripper who thought she was still hotshit and never fully grew up

her hair, which she always wore in purple or blonde, was dyed back to black and that’s when chey knew for sure that she was never going back. her purple hair had become her signature color and now it was gone along with the nights of drinking, dancing, doing lines, smoking blunts, and letting completely loose. now she was an “adult” - except nobody told her how boring that would be

it’s been almost six years since she quit and she’s been working as a home care aide full time since then, moving into a nice neighborhood, and trying to put her past life behind her in favor of this new, significantly more boring one

while at deseo, chey was under no illusions that her bosses weren’t exactly on the up & up. but that’s where her magical ability to mind her own business came in - chey would walk into rooms with money laid out around her or a man bleeding on the couch and not even flinch. if it didn’t pertain to her, she didn’t give a damn. it’s actually quite amazing, her ability to be unaffected by the wildest things and it has certainly helped her keep a calm head while taking care of others. you could hold a gun to the girl’s head and she wouldn’t even shed a tear.

a part of her will always miss deseo and she loves to hang out with the girls from there again but only in the daytime, as she doesn’t wanna go back to that party lifestyle. still, a part of her will always want to dip her body into a barrel of glitter, put on a blonde wig, and let loose on a stage with the whole room’s attention on her, just like old times

chey is very kind, always looking after coworkers, always offering to babysit the kids of her friends and all that jazz, and the patients love her. sex workers ask for her specifically, bc she knows a bit of what that life is like and will never judge them for it. she’s kind and sweet but underneath that is a jaded girl who only sees the worst in the world. she will always be like that, she thinks, and will never trust anyone fully, not after a childhood that showed her that people that can disappear from your life as easily as they can enter it.

fun facts ! she has a persian white cat named buffy, she takes care of three ridiculously rich retirees and most of the time they send her away after she gives them their meds so she’s nearly always free, she saved up enough money from deseo to buy herself a brand new escalade straight after graduation and she still has it, she and her mom barely ever talk even though they both still live in newton, she knows of her father but has never tried reaching out or anything but she has googled him several times, she knows all the words to rent, she is strictly a tea drinker and has enough tea in her pantry to fill up a whole row, she has a bad potty mouth that she’s been trying to fix for years, she can speak spanish conversationally, a whiz at chess

[exxos-von-steamboldt]

Business Hall of Bootlickers

Activision Blizzard: banned player for supporting HK democracy protest. Confiscated all his winnings. Fired his interviewers. Apologized to China: condemned incident, swore to defend China's national dignity

Apple: censor Taiwan flag emoji in iOS in HK

Apple: banned HK protest map from App Store. Approved app after backlash. Banned app once again after China hissy fit

Vans: censor pro-HK democracy design in its shoe design competition

NBA (partial entry): rebuked Rockets manager for his pro-HK tweet, saying NBA was "extremely disappointed with Morey's inappropriate comment." Backpedalled after backlash, now saying they support Morey's freedom of speech.

Disney / ESPN: forbid mention of Chinese politics when discussing Rockets manager's HK tweet

Viacom / Paramount: censor Taiwan flag from the jacket worn by Tom Cruise in new "Top Gun" movie

Disney / Marvel: censored Tibetan monk from "Doctor Strange" & turned him into white woman. Movie screenwriter: "if you acknowledge that Tibet is a place and that he’s Tibetan, you risk alienating one billion people who think that that’s bullshit".

ASICS, Calvin Klein, Coach, Fresh, Givenchy, Pocari Sweat, Valentino, Versace, Swarovski: details here

Marriott: apologized & changed "Taiwan" to "Taiwan, China" after China threw a hissy fit

Nike: removed Houston Rockets products from China webstore

Activision Blizzard: cut livestream when American U team held up pro-HK sign.

Apple: handed over iCloud data & encryption keys to China.

Riot Games: censors the words "Hong Kong", forcing casters to refer to team "Hong Kong Attitude" as "HKA".

Cathay Pacific: fired employees for FB posts supporting HK protests.

Apple: minimized the seriousness of iOS exploits that enabled China to track Uyghurs, when 1M+ of them are rounded up by China in concentration camps, murdered, and their organs harvested.

Google: censored pro-HK game "The Revolution of Our Times" from Google Play because it was about a "sensitive event".

Gap: apologized for selling T-shirts IN CANADA that didn't include Taiwan as part of China

Tiffany: removed tweet showing model covering 1 eye after China accused it of supporting HK

Marriott: fired employee who liked tweet from Tibetan group

Mercedes: apologized for quoting Dalai Lama on Instagram

American, Delta, United: deleted mention of Taiwan as a country from websites

Audi: apologized for using "incorrect" map of China that left off Taiwan

Muji: destroyed store catalogs that contain "incorrect" map of China

Zara: apologized for listing Taiwan as country

Medtronic: apologized for publishing "illegal content" that listed "Republic of China (Taiwan)" as country

Ray-Ban: changed "Taiwan" & "Hongkong" to "China Taiwan" & "China Hongkong"

Qantas, Air France, Air Canada, British Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Japan Airlines, ANA: changed "Taiwan" to "Taiwan, China"

TikTok: censor videos that mention Tiananmen Square, Tibetan independence, Falun Gong

Sheraton: banned Taiwan National Day event under China pressure

Disney: removed non-white characters from Chinese poster of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”

Philly Sixers: ejected fans for supporting HK

Princeton: don't talk about 3 Ts: Tibet, Tiananmen, Taiwan

Leica: released ad on Tiananmen protest. Apologized & distanced itself from ad

Reddit: took $150M from Tencent. Removed thread like this

Rockhampton, Queensland: censored Taiwan flag in student project

Cisco: helped build Great Firewall including module to persecute Falun Gong

MGM: changed Red Dawn's villain from China to N Korea to placate China

Global Blue: fired staff for calling Taiwan a country

L'Oréal / Lancôme: canceled HK artist concert for her pro-democracy activism

US universities: self-censor in fear of offending China

Disney: block Winnie the Pooh website in HK

After decades of opening up Western market to China while turning a blind eye to rampant Chinese IP thefts, forced tech transfers, & protectionism, we are looking at widespread control of Western firms by China. Firms that are not under outright Chinese control still kowtow to China out of fear of China's retaliation.

This is a very incomplete list of what we're seeing publicly. Imagine how bad it is behind closed doors.

Business Hall of Backbones

Matt Stone & Trey Parker: South Park "Band in China"

Red Bull: released video supporting protests for freedom & liberty

Ubisoft: listened to fans, said no to China after initially saying they would tone down game content to be China-compliant.

Prague: cancel partnership with Beijing over 1-China principle

Immutable: offer to repay banned gamer's winnings that was confiscated by Blizzard, got cyber attacked as a result Copy/pasted from reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/dfc6qi/comment/f32iio0), as reddit has enough influence from the Chinese as to have the likelihood that it will be removed.

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A Month of Islam in America: January 2019

A new year but more of the same from followers of Islam. And a reminder that it’s been going on for a very long time, even in the U.S. January 19, 1973: Four Sunni Muslims Kill Cop, Take Hostages in Brooklyn Plot for “a Holy Crusade”

Click any hyperlink below to read the full story, then share to your social media sites using the buttons on the bottom of each story. Future generations will thank you!

January 2019

Jihad & Terror

Arizona: Muslim arrested for jihad attack on Phoenix cop, now charged with aiding ISIS (VIDEO)

The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office says Ismail Hamed provided “advice, assistance, direction or management to the Islamic State of Iraq” and ISIS on or about Jan. 7.

California: Somali Muslim Refugee Who Tried to Run Down Jews at Synagogue Charged with Attempted Murder

Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, 33, of Seattle, allegedly yelled racial epithets at the men as they left Congregation Bais Yehuda on 360 N. La Brea Ave. Nov. 23. Mohamed then tried to hit the two men with his car as they were walking on a sidewalk, prosecutors allege. He then tried to get away, but ended up hitting another vehicle and was ultimately arrested.

Florida: Fort Pierce Resident Sentenced to Prison for ISIS Related Threats

Charlton Edward LaChase, 28, of Fort Pierce, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenberg, after previously pleading guilty to two counts of transmitting threats through interstate or foreign commerce (Case No. 18-24011-CR).

According to the court record, LaChase sent text messages professing his support for ISIS and threatening to kill several people while committing acts of terrorism and mass murder.

Georgia: Muslim arrested for plotting IED, anti-tank rocket attacks on White House and other D.C. buildings

Hasher Jallal Taheb of Cumming, Georgia, was arrested in Gwinnett County accused of plotting to destroy the White House and other Washington D.C. government buildings.

Taheb allegedly said he planned to travel to “hijra,” a term said to refer to Islamic State territory and he was selling the car to fund the trip. But he didn’t have a passport.

He allegedly told the informant he wanted to attack the White House and Statue of Liberty in jihadist attacks.

Michigan: 3 Muslim immigrants arrested for plan to join Islamic State (ISIS)

Three Michigan residents were arrested Monday afternoon for conspiring to support ISIS, federal authorities said.

Muse Abdikadir Muse, 20, was arrested by law enforcement officers during security screening at the Gerald R. Ford Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan, after checking in for the first of a series of flights to Mogadishu, Somalia. His 23-year-old brother, Mohamud Abdikadir Muse, and their 26-year-old brother-in-law, Mohamed Salat Haji, were arrested in the airport terminal soon after, according to a criminal complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

All three men are naturalized U.S. citizens who were born in Kenya and currently reside in Lansing, Michigan.

Ohio: Muslim indicted for Fourth of July al-Qaida car bomb plot in downtown Cleveland

Demetrius Pitts, 49, is charged with attempting to provide material support to al-Qaida. The FBI said Pitts corresponded with an undercover agent and scoped out an area to park a van full of explosives near Voinovich Park on Independence day.

He also liked this location because it was near a U.S. Coast Guard station, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Celebrezze Federal Building, according to federal prosecutors.

Pitts also goes by Abdur Raheem Rafeeq and Salah ad-Deem Osama Waleed, authorities said.

Texas: Muslim convert who tried to become English teacher for ISIS indicted

A Texas man captured in Syria has been indicted on charges that he attempted to provide himself as material support to the Islamic State group, the Justice Department said Friday.

Warren C. Clark [aka Abu Mohammad al-Ameriki], 34, a convert to Islam and former substitute teacher from Sugar Land, Texas, previously admitted to seeking a position teaching English at a university in the Iraqi city of Mosul, which ISIS has occupied for more than three years.

Two American jihadis captured fighting for ISIS in Syria, militia says

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured two Americans in Syria who are suspected of being ISIS fighters, the militia said in press release Sunday.

The militia identified the men as Warren Christopher Clark (Abu Mohammad al-Ameriki) and Zaid Abed al-Hamid (Abu Zaid al-Ameriki).

The SDF said Clark is originally from Houston, but it gave no specific location in the United States for the other man’s origin.

D.C.: CAIR’s national outreach manager an avowed supporter of terrorist group Hamas

A senior official of the Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR) who spoke last week at an event celebrating the election of three Muslim members of Congress is an avowed supporter of the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas.

Jinan Shbat (who goes by “Jinan Deena” on Twitter), CAIR’s national outreach manager, tweeted her support for the Palestinian terrorist group in June, expressing her preference for Hamas over the Palestinian Authority, which governs the Palestinian areas of the disputed West Bank.

Tlaib, left, Shbat, right

Maine: Vigil for man killed by Somali Muslims…is attacked…by Somali Muslims

A vigil for Donald Giusti turned into a brawl on Knox Street, right across from Kennedy Park and the Lewiston Police Department, according to Lewiston police.

Giusti’s family said they were just trying to celebrate what would have been his 39th birthday, when things took a violent turn.

Donald Giusti was killed in June, after police say a similar brawl broke out in Kennedy Park, leaving him badly beaten.

Islamic Rape & Violence Against Americans

D.C. Koran teacher at mosque coerced underage girl for sex, shared jihadi propaganda with students Oregon: At least 5 Saudi students vanish while facing rape, other charges Texas: Muslim Leader Accused of Sexually Grooming Teen Girl Also Faces Polygamy Allegations Texas: Teacher arrested trying to sell underage relative for sex in Morocco New York Imam: Wife-Beating Is Permissible…But Only To Hurt Her Dignity (VIDEO) Florida: CAIR-Sex Predator Shuts Down Facebook Page Ohio Becomes 28th State to Criminalize Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Immigration Jihad

D.C.: Pakistani who smuggled nearly 100 Middle Eastern illegals into U.S. is deported Minnesota: Mankato Muslim Charged for Stabbing Man Outside of an Uber New York: Coney Island Strip Known as “Little Pakistan” to be Co-Named After…”Founder” of Pakistan New York: NYPD Says ‘Muslim Community Patrol’ is Not Sanctioned Oklahoma: Gun range fights to exclude members of terror-linked group CAIR Texas: Muslim couple convicted of keeping African girl as slave for 16 years U.S. immigration services approved visa requests for thousands of child brides and fiancees from 2007 to 2017 U.S. military releases American-born Muslim ISIS fighter in Bahrain; passport canceled but U.S. citizenship in tact Wisconsin – Barron, another Somali Muslim enclave in America

Illinois: MAS-ICNA Conference Hosts Islamic Supremacist and Terrorist Speakers in Chicago

Sharia Adherents in Elected Office

Indiana’s Muslim Congressman Envisions 35 Muslim Reps in Congress by 2030 Michigan: Muslim congresswoman takes photo with pro-Hezbollah activist at swearing-in ceremony Michigan: Muslim Democrat Tlaib Did Not Use Jefferson’s Koran, Used Her Own Michigan: Muslim Democrat Tlaib vows to impeach ‘motherf***er’, swears in on book that says ‘don’t take Jews & Christians as friends’ New Jersey: Dem Governor postpones State of the State at mosque with imam facing deportation for Hamas links NYC: A Sculpture Celebrating Saudi Arabia Erected on Ground Zero Washington: Amazon bows to terror-linked CAIR, removes products with Islamic writing

Litigation & Judicial Jihad

NYC: FDNY to pay $224k to Muslim firefighter who threatened colleagues

Fraud for Jihad

Michigan: Dearborn: Muslim hailed for first halal Sonic restaurant arrested in $1.2M health care fraud scheme Michigan: Muslim Gets 3 1/2 Years Prison for $1.8M Fraudulent Tax Preparation Scheme New York: Long Island Taxi company owner defrauded Medicaid of $200,000 New York: Muslim psychiatrist on trial for health care fraud opens new practice Ohio: Muslim and Son Arrested in $2.7M Food Stamp Fraud and Running Illegal Slaughterhouse Pennsylvania: Muslim with a gas station, 4-bedroom house, a Mercedes and more than $58k in bank charged with Medicaid fraud U.S. Foundations Keep Funding CAIR Despite Terror Links and Pro-Terrorist Rhetoric

Despite the growing body of evidence:

Why Does American Media Shill for Islam? Apologists for Sharia and Islam in the West

PS: Those are just some of the highlights we learned about during the month of December! Please note due to the shutdown of non-essential government agencies, the DOJ is not reporting on federal convictions so there could be many more indictments, arrests and convictions not listed here.

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2018 MLS Kit Branding Reimagined

The 2018 Major League Soccer season is nearly underway. It’s been a long offseason and we’re hyped to have it back.

Our friends Tap In have a lot of new, exciting MLS content coming this year on their guide, and in celebration of that, we decided to partner on a fun little project.

In a bid to add a little more personality to what is largely bland, impersonal sponsorship real estate on each kit, we reimagined every team’s jersey with something new in the middle of it. Some of these are local companies, others are prospective partners who have some fun link to the team, and others will probably just be arcane jokes that won’t land.

Nevertheless, we thought this was a fun way to bring a few of our favorite things together: Friendship, Photoshop & American soccer.

Please enjoy.

Atlanta United — Waffle House

An iconic southern restaurant with its roots in Atlanta, Waffle House is open 24/7, 365—and it’s the best. As Waffle House FC will tell you, this is a perfect sponsor for a team that’s tasty on and off the pitch. Their supporters never waver, refusing to shut off for even a single second when they pack the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. They aren’t afraid to do things their own way—which, yes, can sometimes get a bit messy ... but most of the time it’s spot on.

Chicago Fire — Portillo’s

Sorry, it’s important we let you know now that this is probably going to be a food-heavy list as we’re rather fond of eating.

Portillo’s is a Chicago institution known for its hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, and an extremely healthy, 100% good for any diet cheese sauce.

While the Fire aren’t yet a Chicago institution themselves, we hope one day pictures of Bob Bradley, Hristo Stoichkov & Ante Razov will line the walls of a Portillo’s near you.

Colorado Rapids — Coors

The beer with mountains on the can that turn from white to blue when it’s cold enough to drink...

The beer that you knew and loved so well from ages 21-24...

The beer brewed with spring water from the very same Rocky range you can spot from the Colorado Rapids’ 18,000-seat soccer specific stadium...

Headquartered in Golden, Colorado and responsible for some of the best nights of your life, we give you Coors on a Rapids jersey...

“Like if Chelsea’s 1994 kit did a gap year in America.”

Columbus Crew — Wendy’s

As the red-headed stepchild of MLS, this one kind of feels right. And the disappearance of the club would be just as sad as when Wendy’s (founded in Columbus) got rid of their spicy chicken nuggets.

#SAVETHECREW

(Note: The actual kit is pretty great and it’s honestly insulting that we did anything to it. We’re sorry.)

DC United — Geico

The Chevy Chase, Maryland-based Geico gecko had some good years there. We all liked him for a while. It was a good bit. But it got stale right around the time Freddy Adu left town. Since then, DC United and the gecko have struggled mightily to find consistent form. Here’s hoping they both find success this year from a new approach.

(And, hey, while we’re here: All the best to you, Freddy.)

FC Dallas — Dr. Pepper

Everyone’s second team, Dr. Pepper, is a lifestyle in Texas. A Lone Star State-staple that pulls a talented 23-flavor squad from all-over—here’s to you Waco and Dublin— Dr. Pepper is an underrated, over-performing outfit with immense local significance … just like their imagined partner in Dallas.

A lot more to be proud of than their trophy cabinet will tell you.

Houston Dynamo — Swishahouse

As Mike Jones, noted soccer superfan, Swishahouse OG, and Everyone’s Favorite Rapper from 2005, once said:

Let ‘em know: Houston Dynamo.

Good enough for us.

LA Galaxy — SpaceX

Space. Galaxy. You get it.

Headquartered a stone’s throw from the LA Galaxy’s stadium in Carson is SpaceX, Elon Musk’s influential private “outer space things” company as it’s scientifically known.

Much like MLS’s most famous and successful franchise, SpaceX is a trailblazer famous for its glamour and willingness to break the mold. This isn’t to say it’s always smooth sailing—for either—but at the end of the day they’re both respected for their vision and performance.

This crossover is too perfect and it’s something that we’ve seen terrific mockups of in the past (though we wish we knew who to credit!). Also worth a shout is this awesome piece from LA Galaxy Confidential, which mentions Tesla as a fun potential partner. 

LAFC — The Boring Company

If the Galaxy is SpaceX, LAFC is The Boring Company.

Elon Musk’s newest endeavor is going to revolutionize Los Angeles by … making tunnels for cars? Oh, and by creating giant vehicles that can travel those tunnels and move lots of people at once … like a train. Hmm. The Boring Company seems like a well-backed but ordinary idea that lacks direction and distinction, with a lot of hype for reasons no one can really explain.

To be blunt, we haven’t really seen much to this point.

The Galaxy have sent a Tesla up into space and revolutionized how we build rockets... but LAFC have so far just made a bunch of flamethrowers and sold out their entire stock. So, we’ll see.

For now, all we’re really sure about is how much better their kit would have looked if they hadn’t put their sponsor in red.

Minnesota United — Prince. Duh.

You can have a Dirty Mind or even be a little Delirious, but you’ll still end up right back here with no Controversy. You can wear it in a Little Red Corvette, in a Purple Rain, When Doves Cry or even put it on Bambi. With this kit, you’ll be a Sexy MF.

Montreal Impact — Cirque du Soleil

What’s wilder than benching Didier Drogba because you’re better without him? One person doing acrobatics on the head of another person while a third person flies through the air holding fire. In French.

Born and headquartered in Quebec, Cirque du Soleil is now the largest theatrical producer in the world. The Impact aren’t even the kings of Canada yet, let alone MLS, but this could be the year they flip their way to the top. Holding fire. In French.

New England Revolution — Sperry’s

Put those Sperry’s on to look the part and take your dad’s boat out on the water. You’ll be as close to Boston as Gillette Stadium and the deck of your boat will probably be as soft as the turf too.

NYCFC — Sbarro.

The Michael-Scott-approved best pizza in New York. The only logical choice.

Sorry, sorry. We’re kidding. Don’t go to Sbarro.

...Let’s try that again...

NYCFC — WeWork.

Much like City Football Group, WeWork is trying to change a model.

For CFG, it’s football clubs. For WeWork, it’s the office space game. WeWork started in New York, born out of an inability to find affordable and available office space in the city—a problem NYCFC knows rather well—and now has an operation that spans across the globe.

Like CFG, it might not be your cup of tea, but it certainly works for a lot of people in NYC and has offered plenty of enterprising young professionals a place to grind. #JackHarrison

New York Red Bulls — Become the MetroStars again.

#Metros4Ever. That is all.

Orlando City — Publix

This one is a no-brainer.

Publix is an employee-owned supermarket chain that serves up some truly delicious food and has fans almost as fanatical as those found on The Wall in Orlando.

Floridians are vocally, passionately, sometimes a bit frighteningly #TeamPublix—and the same can be true for the way purple-clad City supporters get behind their squad.

Philadelphia Union — Wawa

If you know, you know. In their words:

“Wawa is your all day, every day stop for fresh, built-to-order foods, beverages, coffee, fuel services, and surcharge-free ATMs. The stores offer a large fresh food service selection, including Wawa brands such as built-to-order hoagies, freshly brewed coffee, hot breakfast sandwiches, built-to-order specialty beverages, and an assortment of soups, sides and snacks.”

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Portland Timbers — Powell’s

Powell’s City of Books is (supposedly) the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world. It is ginormous and fantastic and you should go if you’re ever in Portland.

We don’t know of any football clubs sponsored by book stores, but if there was ever going to be one, it would play in the Rose City.

Real Salt Lake — High West

Tucked away in a state known primarily for its gorgeous vistas and as the home of the Mormon religion is a really wonderful distillery that will knock your socks off. It also comes with that beautiful mountain view, not unlike Rio Tinto Stadium.

San Jose Earthquakes — Yahoo!

Nothing says cool like needing an exclamation point at the end of your name. Kind of like building a brand new stadium and needing to tell people that you have a really long bar.

As the kit sponsor of the Quakes during their two title runs, we think it’s time for Yahoo! to make a return. (Not sure anyone will use it, though.)

Seattle Sounders — Starbucks

Sorry, we’re those guys. Seattle gave the world Starbucks and we needed to see what that logo would look like on these new kits. 

Plus, much like Starbucks invented coffee, the Sounders invented American soccer.

Sporting Kansas City — Hallmark

A proudly Kansas City company that is all about good vibes, with extensive Wizard of Oz involvement over the years.

That sounds a lot like Sporting KC to us—a team that needed a rough start in order to find its way. Much the same, Hallmark probably would have never become what it is today without extensive setbacks in its early years.

Toronto FC — Tim Hortons

Timbits and trophies: That’s what Toronto does. Nowadays, anyway.

We only had three Canadian teams to give the Tim Hortons love to, so we figured the toast of MLS deserves the world’s most lovely quick-service cafe and bake shop.

Vancouver Whitecaps — Lululemon

Set on the water, with an amazing mountain view, you couldn’t say a bad word about how great Vancouver looks. It’s straight-up cool. And local company Lululemon makes activewear that looks similarly awesome. We are officially here for MLS yoga wear.

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This post was a collaboration between Where Is Football and Tap In Guide. Check out their stuff—it’s awesome.

A special thanks to Tap In’s graphic designer Mike Arney for helping bring our ideas to life, and to our buddy Ryan Rosenblatt for developing those ideas with us.

As always, you can follow us on Instagram @whereisfootball.

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Reason #999. Ever wondered just how nasty Naspers is? Have you been following the Hong Kong protests? The corporate a$$ kissing of the Chinese government? Make no mistake, Naspers (and all of its spawn, hello news24,) are evil. Background:

Tencent has an unitary board consisting of Tencent co-founder, CEO, and chairman Ma Huateng, also known as Pony Ma, executive director and President of Tencent Martin Lau, non-executive directors Jacobus “Koos” Bekker and Charles Searle of Naspers, and independent non-executive directors Li Dongsheng, Iain Bruce, Ian Stone, and Yang Siushun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tencent#Corporate_governance

Game publisher Blizzard recently caused a stir by banning Hearthstone champion Blitzchung and confiscating his winnings for verbally supporting his native Hong Kong in a livestreamed post-match interview.

It couldn’t have happened at a worse time for Blizzard. NBA had just thrown Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey under the bus for pro democracy sentiments, and South Park was reportedly being censored in China for making fun of Chinese censorship in the west. Everyone were suddenly talking about Western corporations stamping the Communist Party of China’s boot on the necks of westerners, and a lot of anger had to be channeled somewhere — anywhere.

And while most of the conversation so far has centered on less than half a dozen entities, even a preliminary investigation reveals that capital’s subservience to Chinese money is a far greater issue than a few spineless suits in a handful of companies. With the help of a researcher whose work was deleted by r/worldnews moderators despite thousands of upvotes, we decided to publish a comprehensive list of China’s Western corporate bootlickers. Decide for yourself if it shocks you.

Apple

Apple unsurprisingly earns #1 on our list for sheer volume of authoritarian bootlicking. Think Different, indeed.

Censored Taiwan flag emoji in iOS in HK.

Banned HK protest map from App Store. Approved app after backlash. Banned app once again after hurting the feelings of the Chinese people.

Handed over iCloud data & encryption keys to China.

Downplayed the seriousness of iOS exploits that enabled China to track Uyghurs, China’s Muslim minority.

Entertainment and Sports

NBA: Rebuked Rockets manager for his pro-HK tweet, saying NBA was “extremely disappointed with Morey’s inappropriate comment.” Backpedaled after backlash, now saying they support Morey’s freedom of speech.

Philly Sixers: Ejected fans for supporting HK.

Disney / ESPN: Forbids mention of Chinese politics when discussing Rockets manager’s HK tweet.

Viacom / Paramount: Censored Taiwan flag from the jacket worn by Tom Cruise in new “Top Gun” movie.

Disney / Marvel: Censored Tibetan monk from “Doctor Strange” and turned him into a white woman. Movie screenwriter: “if you acknowledge that Tibet is a place and that he’s Tibetan, you risk alienating one billion people who think that that’s bullshit.“

Disney: Removed non-white characters from Chinese poster of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

Disney: Blocked “Winnie the Pooh” website in HK.

MGM: Changed Red Dawn’s villain from China to North Korea to placate China.

Tech

Activision Blizzard: Cut livestream when American University team held up pro-HK sign.

Riot Games: Censored the name “Hong Kong,” forcing casters to refer to the team “Hong Kong Attitude” as “HKA.” Note: Chinese tech company Tencent fully acquired Riot Games in late 2015.

Google: Censored pro-HK game “The Revolution of Our Times” from Google Play because it was about a “sensitive event.“

Reddit: Took $150M from Tencent. Consistently removes/censors threads and topics critical of China. A smaller version of this very list received thousands of upvotes on Reddit before being deleted by the official subreddit r/worldnews.

TikTok: Censored videos that mention Tiananmen Square, Tibetan independence, and Falun Gong.

Cisco: Helped build China’s Great Firewall including module to persecute Falun Gong.

Fashion

Vans: Censored pro-HK democracy design in its shoe design competition.

Nike: Removed Houston Rockets products from Chinese web store.

Tiffany: Removed tweet showing model covering 1 eye after China accused it of supporting HK.

Zara: Apologized for listing Taiwan as country.

Gap: Apologized for making a shirt that featured an “incorrect” map of China by not featuring Taiwan or South Tibet.

Ray-Ban: Changed “Taiwan” and “Hongkong” to “China Taiwan” & “China Hongkong.”

ASICS, Calvin Klein, Coach, Fresh, Givenchy, Pocari Sweat, Valentino, Versace, Swarovski: Details here.

And the rest

American, Delta, United: Deleted mention of Taiwan as a country from their websites.

Marriott: Apologized and changed “Taiwan” to “Taiwan, China.”

Cathay Pacific: Fired employees for Facebook posts supporting HK protests.

Marriott: Fired employee who liked a tweet from a Tibetan group.

Mercedes: Apologized for quoting Dalai Lama on Instagram.

Audi: Apologized for using an “incorrect” map of China that left off Taiwan.

Muji: Destroyed store catalogs that contain “incorrect” maps of China.

Medtronic: Apologized for publishing “illegal content” that listed “Republic of China (Taiwan)” as a country.

Qantas, Air France, Air Canada, British Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Japan Airlines, ANA: Changed “Taiwan” to “Taiwan China.”

Sheraton: Banned Taiwan National Day event due to Chinese pressure.

Princeton: Don’t talk about 3 Ts: Tibet, Tiananmen, Taiwan.

Leica: Released ad on Tiananmen protest. Apologized & distanced itself from ad.

Rockhampton, Queensland: Censored Taiwan flag in a student project.

Coach: Apologized and called it a “serious inaccuracy” after referencing Hong Kong and Taiwan as countries on a shirt.

Global Blue: Fired staff for calling Taiwan a country.

L’Oréal / Lancôme: Canceled HK artist concert for her pro-democracy activism.

US universities: Self-censor in fear of offending China.

https://lulz.com/big-list-of-companies-china-collaboration-censorship-4711/