Timbers/Thorns/Liverpool/Real Oviedo/USMNT/USWNT---If you aren't stuck in, you are doing it wrong
#RCTID
#BAONPDX
#YNWA
36 Yr Army/NG/Reserve mustang - Retired
In 2007, during the Islamic celebration of Mawlid, a celebration of charity, this is how Iraqi Kurds treated our patrol from 3/3 ACR. We've abandoned the Kurds...again. My heart is heavy.
#TrumpGenocide
I'm a 30-Year Army, Army Reserve and National Guard & Iraq vet.
I enjoy shooting immensely, but never owned a weapon.
Assault Rifles (any gas-operated, high capacity, semi-auto/auto capable weapon) are weapons of war.
They have no place in our society.
#VetsForGunReform
One time in iraq, we were waiting for extraction and hugging the ground in a pitch black night.
I said (whispering): hey, Top. Tell me a story.
Top: Fuck you, be quiet
Me: Oh, that’s my favorite.
Heart is broken.
Soul is shattered.
But I have hope for what I saw & heard.
I saw pogoing on Tanner ridge & in the Key Bank.
Heard full chants, not from the TA, but the west side library.
Heard the TA in full voice.
I saw a city & team with no end of love.
We go again.
#rctid
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#rctid
REAL TALK: lotsa talk bout newbs & tourists watering down the North End.
LOVE all y’all, but this is on all of us.
We have become exclusionary, “If you aren’t OG, you aren’t welcome.”
People come to the NE because we have a vibe of energy & inclusiveness…
I’m sick and tired of all this “Valeri is a saint” crap. The one time I played foosball against him he clearly broke the rules by blowing on the ball. The man is a CHEAT!
#rctid
I was once one of 40 people that would brief this man in less than an hour every morning at 0530. He didn’t miss a word & would ask deep, probing questions & tie it all together. Never met a man so smart.
"They ain't controlling jack."
Lt. Gen.
@MarkHertling
, former Army Commanding General of Europe, on Russia claiming they control Kherson in southern Ukraine.
Being quote tweeted into a Fox News article gives me life.
And yes, I am anti-fascist, anti-racist, and anti-white Nationalist. And you may quote me on that.
#AUnitedFront
#rctid
Hi,
@TimbersFC
you've 2,366 tickets on sale on
@SeatGeek
, most at 1/2 price. I've never seen a product bleed out good will like this since New Coke. People are going to study your actions from this summer and write essays on how to alienate a fan base.
#rctid
#AUnitedFront
Hey, shittle beat us fair and square.
I’ve never been more proud to be associated with such a group of malcontents.
#rctid
That goes for you too. Jerks.
#ebfg
#WeAreECS
Young man, 2nd from the right, was born in a refugee camp in Thailand & lived there for 9 years. He played soccer every day.
The
@107ist
through the GCSF paid for his club dues with Eastside Timbers. He played his 1st ever club match this weekend. 2 goals, 1 assist.
#rctid
AWESOME! The Crystal Palace supporters are singing “Onward Rose City” in a salute to our efforts yesterday.
That &
@StallerAlex
, obviously.
#rctid
#BAONPDX
@MariaLangholz
@GopherGrad
For the love of god. I grew up in Oklahoma. And I was so grateful when I left and found books that weren’t approved by the southern baptist church.
NEVER FORGET! The loudest the
@timbersarmy
has ever sung was in the 2013 Western Conference Finals in a loss.
WE WATCHED THEM CELEBRATE ON OUR PITCH.
Next week we make amends.
I’ll see you then.
#rctid
1 yr ago tonight I started a 4-Day drinking binge. When I came out the other side, I finally asked for help. Been clean since.
If you need help or want to talk about it, LMK.
I joined the army at 18 as a PV1 & served 15 years enlisted, commissioning at 33.
Not once as an enlisted trooper did I think I would arrive here.
Sometimes you gotta fight for it, but the Army is what you make of it.
I’ve seen posts about taking pride in Cascadia for making four consecutive MLS Cup finals.
I implore, each of you to consider these words of wisdom before making such posts in the future:
Fuck Seattle
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
#rctid
NEVER met anyone who wasn’t thrilled to be brought in this way.
We INVITE with LOVE, iINCLUSIVENESS, & PASSION or we DIE on the vine with the FO running the North End.
God damn it, I love what we have. Let’s not lose it.
#rctid
Army Family Day picnic today. A quick survey in my immediate vicinity resulted in cargo shorts on 50% of males. There was no variance in clothing utility between rank structures.
This data is conclusive.
Here is what we do…Keep
#oneclub
, we crowdsource some wealthy people, say 20 of them to buy 4% of the club each. We sell shares (a la Oviedo) for the remaining 20%. The supporters become the senior partner.
Bob’s your uncle.
#baonpdx
#rctid
Idiot in 107 yelling at the Viking keeper: “hey Bouvet! You suck!”
Me: “How would you know, hasn’t had to do anything. And, ‘Bouvet’ is their sponsor, it’s on all their jerseys…jagoff.”
#rctid
Bruised.
Battered.
NYCFC were the better side on the day.
They get the glory, good on them.
We were proud to host.
I saw dozens of friends volunteer their time.
Their sweat.
Their brilliant minds.
They stopped at nothing to make this happen.
We will be back.
#rctid
Friends, my heart is heavy. Our club refuses to take the side of the oppressed, while equating the voice of love with that of hate.
This fight is not over, we SHALL overcome. Our cause is just.
May justice live in your heart & Iron reside in your mettle.
#rctid
#AUnitedFront
Accepted a position with Intel today. I will manage maintenance and operations of their AMHS, on shift. I’ve done this at ON Semiconductor in the past but this system is about ~18 times larger. Much excite.
Kansas City
2014: Wins NWSL title
2015: Wins NWSLTitle
2017: teams moves to Salt Lake due to lack of support
Also Kansas City:
2019: WE ARE THE EPICENTER OF WOMEN’S SOCCER SUPPORT IN THE US!!!
#USAvNED
@NWSL
@FOXSports
ICYMI: there are other cities where you can catch a match.
This is the ONLY city in the WORLD where you can watch a women’s 1st Div match with a sellout crowd of 21K+.
Then for desert, watch the men do the same.
ALL the passion, ALL the love.
GD, I love this city.
#BAONPDX
#RCTID
LISTEN UP! Scarves, banners, & 2-sticks will be ready for action by 1800 tomorrow.
All wills & life insurance policies will be complete by 1900.
Final letters home will be in mail by 2000.
Clear your mind. Make peace with your maker in your own way.
Then we go to work.
#rctid
We went to the Azteca.
We played against a side that is worth 10x our side.
Our side competed. They fought hard.
They scored a goal.
They made us proud.
#rctid
All this hand-wringing & nervous tweet crap is for other supporters. Not us.
TODAY. WE BRING IT. ALL. We sing. We leave NOTHING on the table.
NOBODY QUITS! Not for one GD second.
TODAY we play for silverware & a final.
SING UNTIL YOU BLEED!
You have your orders.
#rctid
I got to play foosball against Diego Valeri.
I was so crestfallen to watch him cheat on me. (Please see exhibit A, whereupon he is blowing on the ball)
He came from behind to beat me 2-1.
Jerk.
3/3-He taught me the value of service & hard work. Always saying, “every job, no matter what it is, is a chance to impress, which will provide further opportunity.”
He is still with us, I just was thinking about him & wanted to share a good story.
Let me break this down for you: Servicemen & women take an oath to the Constitution, not the flag. By suggesting citizens surrender their 1A rights & subordinate themselves to a flag & other’s expectations, undermines the purpose of the oath.
Your argument is invalid.
#Resist
That flag and anthem represent more to some than you could ever understand. Some have had to watch their loved ones come home under that flag. It’s not about your political BS, it’s about respect. If you are too ridiculous to understand I suggest you visit Arlington Natl Cemetery
So...Russian collusion came up today. One MSG shouted...”Alleged!!”
Too which I replied, “I mean, what’s 75 indictments among friends?”
I’ve never made so many allies and enemies in one instant.
WE should put effort into getting that back.
For example: to welcome newbs,
@shebainpdx
& I do this every match day: buy or bring 1 extra No Pity scarf & grab a handful of chant sheets.
When you see someone in your section unscarfed, you ask them if it is their first…
#rctid
ICYMI: every US Army officer who swore the oath I did, and fought for the south, was a traitor to the union.
Every Federal Officer, regardless of your department, who attacks a protesting citizen, attacks the document you swore an oath too.
You are choosing your side of history.
If you start watching the 2016 or 2017
@MLS
Cup right now and play them on loop until New Year's Day at 12:01:01AM,
@SoundersFC
will still not have scored a goal.
match. If it is OR one of their first, you scarf them, show them how to use the scarf, & give them a chant sheet.
THEN you tell them to pay it forward & bring a friend & scarf them. Or scarf a newb in the NE. Tell them about tifo painting & the
@NoPityVan
.
#rctid
Hey...I still live in the only city in the US, where soccer is king. I know, regardless of who the gaffer is, we'll gather in the North End next spring, smile, hug & laugh. And jump & clap & sing.
That's all that really matters.
#rctid
Checks in w/Fanladen...
Me: How's trix?
Fanladen: we have 5x the tickets we usually get opening day. & sold less than 20% what we sell on a normal day.
Me: yikes. I checked seat geek, there are easily over 1,000 tickets on seat geek for 1/2 price.
WTG
@MerrittPaulson
#rctid
*wearing new cargo shorts at the coast*
Daughter- “Dad, can you put my charging cord in...*one* of your pockets?”
Me- “Are you kidding? I’ve been training for this moment all my life.”
*sheds tear*
Welp, small blessings from the virus: I will not be deploying to any undisclosed locations in SW Asia. My slot was given to another officer who had just lost his civilian job.
1/3- This my pops. Born in South Texas during the depression. He speaks English as his second language & grew up picking cotton & working the farms until HS grad. He said, the only thing he learned from that experience was that he was leaving south Texas.