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dave78pdx.bsky.social
Portland soccer fanatic, gamer, dad, public servant, and plant-based food enthusiast. Do no harm; Take no shit.
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Lovett or Leave It was amazing!

I would rather surround myself with respectful people whom I disagree with than disrespectful people whom I agree with.

I mixed condiment packets in with the candy this year. Some of the responses: That’s not candy! Why is there ketchup in here? Can I have candy and hot sauce? My mom has a whole stash of these in the silverware drawer. Yeah, I got mustard! Can I have more than one hot sauce? # hot sauce taken 20

As usual, @streetroots.bsky.social does a fantastic job explaining the issues with Measure 110 (which decriminalized small amounts of drugs) and why it shouldn’t be repealed. Insane stat: the number of Black Oregonians arrested for drug possession decreased by 77% since the law took effect! >

If you choose judgment over curiosity then we probably won’t get along.

When X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk changed his platform’s verification system, he ushered in a new reality where fringe conspiracy theorists could easily promote false claims about breaking news. That happened again shortly after the deadly mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine.

Oh yay, our new House Speaker is an election denier.

⚖️ And then there were four. Jenna Ellis becomes the 4th Fulton County defendant to plead guilty & 2nd to plead guilty to a felony. Same sentence as Chesebro: No jail, 5 years probation, 100 hours community service, written apology & cooperation, including testimony. www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/u...

Glad to be put out of our collective misery. This season sucked. #RCTID

No matter what they do, historically marginalized groups will always be held to a double standard when they have to defend themselves from oppression.

The issue with the IRS is that it’s chronically underfunded by the sorts of people who are anti-tax, so it hasn’t had the resources to properly investigate rich tax cheats, corporate tax cheats, and tax exempt orgs. Hopefully this is proof that more funding = equity in enforcement

Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro have now both flipped. Keep it coming.

Jim Jordan loses a third Speaker vote and gets fewer votes each time. He should take the hint but he won’t.

This remains posted on the RNC twitter feed

Finally got to see The Dandy Warhols last night 🎸

EAFC24 Ultimate Team has been pure fun this year. I attribute this to playing to the objectives, avoiding competitive play, and not getting attached to outcomes. Just keep collecting cool player items and building fun squads. ⚽️ 🎮

The thing about self-defense in a life-or-death situation is that you can’t tell people that there is a right or wrong way to do it. They won’t hear it. They are in crisis mode and will respond accordingly.

Today’s SBC did not disappoint.

TOTW Upgrade SBC pays off again

Another awesome ST/LW in today’s SBC. Gonna put her at LW, with Foundations Baltimore at RW, and EVO Lacazette at ST.

LFG!!!

Fantastic view of the eclipse in Central Oregon

For people that have been enslaved, run out of their homes, persecuted, & hunted for their entire history… For a nation that has every bordering nation attacking it since it was founded… Israel is responding exactly as we should expect. I’m not saying it’s right. I’m just saying it was inevitable.

Anyone out there have recommendations for a good WiFi extender? The WiFi out in the shed is spotty and it needs to be good for work, gaming, and streaming. 💻

"Wow, this is a huge weight off my chest."

I really like all the cheap player item SBCs and the player objective rewards in Ultimate Team. It helps to get a nice diversity of players for my club that I can build squads around later.

Sucks to win the popular vote but be denied power by a tiny group of freaks who mostly represent land, right?

I found 12 month prepaid codes are sold at many retailers. Best Buy has them for $60. I got mine at Costco for $55. However, online through the Microsoft website or XBox in-console store the best they offer is 3 months for $25. No annual option. That seems rather shitty.

Looks like Microsoft abandoned XBox Live and started Game Pass. Which is double the monthly subscription price just to play the games online that I already bought. 🤦‍♂️ I don’t mind paying good money for quality games. But it pisses me off to no end when I have to pay multiple times for the same game.

Except when you realize Hamas is using Palestinian civilians as human shields and getting them killed to further their narrative.

Looking for accounts to follow on here for excellent soccer coverage (MLS, PL, UCL) ⚽️ ⚽️ ⚽️

The platform failed spectacularly, with misinformation proliferating as paid verified accounts spread misleading videos, a doctored photo, and other misinformation. Accounts impersonated a news outlet and another official entity, and Musk himself endorsed accounts that spread misinformation.

The problem is religion.