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07/06/2026 - 07/12/2026 The Open The US lost to Belgium on Monday. 4-1. The run ended the way these runs tend to, one great free kick and then a lot of watching. More on that at the bottom, where it belongs because they did not do
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06/29/2026 - 07/05/2026 The Open I hope your Fourth was exactly what you wanted. Whatever that may be. And in honor of the Fourth and a reminder, the kids may be alright. Check this out. I watched the US play Bosnia Wednesday night and spent an embarrassing
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06/22/26 - 06/28/26 The Open A neighbor lost it on Nextdoor this week. All caps: "OUR WORST NIGHTMARE: DATA CENTERS," followed by a warning about astronomical water use and noise loud enough to wreck a home. Sincere, a little unhinged, not anywhere near us, but
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06/15/2026 - 06/21/2026 The Open First, a disclaimer: because this issue got a little ball-happy, Signal Chain is not a soccer newsletter. I regret nothing. Now the actual thread. I want to be clear up front, I love a prototype. More than the next person. Prototypes
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06/08/2026 - 06/14/2026 The Open Two numbers from this week, side by side. One: a man became the first trillionaire in recorded history, on paper, on a Friday, on a company that lost $4.3 billion last quarter. Two: a painter who spent sixty years turning swimming