Following US Soccer around the World is something I have loved since the early 1990s. Watching FIFA suck up to dear leader while price gouging regular fans out of tickets makes me ill, yet my addiction won't let me turn the draw off. Yay soccer and all its emotions.

LITERALLY ME

I miss Grant more than ever for so many reasons, but especially this.

Dr Ian Roberts was born in Brooklyn, NY. ICE took him and no one knows why. /

Des Moines crowd begins to grow as locals protest ICE detaining Dr Ian Roberts.

Photos from the Federal Building rally in support of Dr Roberts, Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent who was detained by ICE today.

Massive standing room only turnout in support of Dr Roberts tonight at Cornithian Baptist church.

In Pittsburgh to deliver the kid to @cmu.edu. We should go to the Riverhounds game tomorrow night, right?

The best part of this is that it was entirely paid for, designed, hand painted, rigged, and pulled by the fans. The TA is something special, and they proved it again tonight.

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#PTFCOriginStory is from the field side. I'm running down the field and I see Timber Jim on the sideline running with a running chainsaw above his head. I was shocked and awed. The Army chanted "Blue Bastard" at me after I called a PK against them to tie the game in the 85th. Respect.

I miss my hometown parade today.

Someone tell @maddow.msnbc.com the song the brass band is playing is Bella Ciao, a famous anti-fascist song. Proud Boys dancing to it is *chef's kiss*

Don't let up. Hold their feet to the fire. (DoJ: I do not mean to literally light feet on fire.)

Benjamin Franklin's Passover-themed design for the Great Seal of the USA hits different this year.

Not the result we wanted but I got to see a few of my USMNT heroes play in Des Moines. Gotta love Open Cup! Thanks for the memories Sacha and friends!

It's time for @thecup.us in Des Moines!! #DefendDSM #Birdsarentreal #usopencup

I KNEW HE WOULD DO IT! I always believed, Cory Booker! Congratulations. I see you, I love you, I'm so proud to be from NJ. @booker.senate.gov has broken the record for longest time holding Senate floor.

Literally my entire feed now is people asking these questions so I am going to throw them here *one more time* Booker's speech is *not* a filibuster technically as it was not aimed to delay a specific measure. While not technically a filibuster, in six minutes it will have at least delayed a vote.

Fell asleep to Sen @booker.senate.gov, woke up to Sen Warnock preaching "holding a vigil for our nation." I love this so much. Thank you, Sen Booker. More please. Here's my prediction: he's going for the record, which is 24 hr 18 m set during the fight for civil rights.

Sen @booker.senate.gov is absolutely inspiring. I feel so fortunate to have met him so many times in the Iowa Caucus. Sir, I see you, I love you, keep going. www.youtube.com/live/N5NfmuI...

Well, on the bright side #USMNT is not peaking too early for World Cup 2026.

It's a great day to be a #USMNT fan in Des Moines. Various friends around the USA texting variations of "this you?"

Kljestan scores twice as Des Moines defeat Sporting KC II 2-1 and advance in the U.S. Open Cup.

Huge thank you to Kljestan and company for helping our Menace boys to the next round of @thecup.us !!

1. Yes 2. Did you come from Iowa? 3. We’ll have a merch trailer 🫡

Question 1: should I drive 2 hours to watch @heartsofpine.bsky.social tomorrow night? Q2: when I do, how many people will ask if I came from Iowa (bc obvs gotta rep DSM Menace and @thesocietydsm1.bsky.social) #opencup forever! Someone better have Hearts of Pine merch for me ❤️🤞

I'm in NH but watching my Des Moines Menace in the @thecup.us. Requesting next half mic our fans, since SKC2 only has 2 chants. We may be old, but you couldn't score with the wind.

Slotkin: While we are on the subject of Elon Musk, is there anyone in America who's comfortable with him and his gang using his own computer servers to poke to your tax returns, your health information, your bank accounts?

Listening to @maddow.msnbc.com fact checking is a wonderful palette cleanser. Yas queen say allll the truth.

My MoC walked out along with others. That's how you do it

“You have no mandate to cut Medicaid!” Representative Al Green was escorted out of Congress during President Trump's speech to the joint session on Tuesday. Green, a Texas Democrat, introduced the first articles of impeachment against Trump in 2017. nyti.ms/4h7iiKi

You are perfect just the way you are, trans and queer kids. Exactly as you know you are. Keep living your authentic lives and don't listen to the orange freak show.

Using a kid with cancer as you cut funding to cancer research is gross. #SOTU is unbelievable levels of BS

2 hours in and the crowd in support of #transrights is still huge and loud. Trans and queer people of Iowa, there's so much love for you here.

Huge crowd at the Iowa State Capitol in support of #transrights. Iowa is voting today to remove civil rights protection from trans and gender queer people. Attn @maddow.msnbc.com

Spent my day at the Iowa State Capitol for trans rights then at a DMPS meeting advocating for our students. So yes, I'm in this post 👇

NOW soccer is really back! Let it rain, let it pour, let the Portland Timbers score! #RCTID

MLS is so back. Rodrigues scores and has to carry a pitch invading child back to his seat before restarting. San Jose Earthquakes up 3-0 on Real Salt Lake now, and they look like a legit strong team in Bruce Arena’s debut.

Kiddo running on the field in #SJvRSL ended in best possible way with player returning him to Dad. All the crap I got taking my kids into supporters section, I never had one run onto the field. I only briefly lost track of a kid in a stadium once, but that was all @tkcyclone.bsky.social's fault.

SOCCER IS BACK!! Happy MLS Season opener day! My team plays tomorrow but mad respect for this tifo today!

Mr Tanya: "Can Messi score at 15 degrees? ***20 seconds pass*** Mr Tanya: "Ope. Yes, he can" #skcvmia

Rented our third rehab project today with an assist from Casper, our rescue cat from said house. The renter loves black cats and said my rehab was more like a home 🥰

Al Gore pitched a sovereign wealth fund once, but he called it a “lockbox.” And it existed bc they’d taxed the wealthy a tiny bit, balanced the budget and had a surplus. And he only wanted the fund to protect Social Security for Americans who weren’t millionaires. So the GOP mocked it.

BREAKING: Trump has signed an executive order creating a Sovereign Wealth Fund- popular with Middle East monarchies - so the U.S. can buy TikTok. That’s state-run media, folks. www.reuters.com/markets/weal...

I am losing my mind w @qbhelp.bsky.social today. They charged me over $1600 for MY ACCOUNTANT'S subscription and switched my direct deposit from 1 day to 5 day filing. I've been on the phone FOR HOURS and it's not fixed.

Me: Dr. Salk your vaccine will save so many children! Salk: Well thank God Me: Of course they will grow up Salk: Well I hope so Me: And get old Salk: I guess? Me: And eventually vote for lunatics who will try to stop your vaccine Salk: what now Me: And leave NATO Salk: shit