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Soccer person. Writer. Teacher. Northender. Covering Ballard FC and Seattle Sounders for Sounder at Heart. https://www.sounderatheart.com/author/greg/ EBFG.

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I'm going to need my sports franchises to stop being afraid of "right wing" blowback start using their immense media footprints to say out loud that there is right and wrong.

14.03.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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FOX 13 Seattle, Seattle Reign FC announce broadcast schedule for 2026 NWSL season FOX 13 Seattle and Seattle Reign FC announced Friday that seven of the club's games this season will air on FOX 13+, starting with their season opener against the Orlando Pride this Sunday.

Seven Reign games will be broadcast locally in Seattle on Fox 13+ this year, including Sunday’s season opener and one national TV game that’s otherwise only available on CBSSN www.fox13seattle.com/news/fox13-s...

14.03.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Except that sort of is how it works.

13.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors
or surrender accepted;
(2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such
that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted;
(3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable
ability to accept surrender would exist;
(4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate
forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and
(5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.

(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors or surrender accepted; (2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted; (3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable ability to accept surrender would exist; (4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and (5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.

βœ‹ Former USG war crimes lawyer here.

Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:

Denial of quarterβ€”even the declaration of no quarterβ€”is a war crime.

And recognized as such by the US Government.

From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.

13.03.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 15859 πŸ” 6820 πŸ’¬ 631 πŸ“Œ 606

I can’t think of a better way to destroy a country from within.

Empty the treasury.

Deplete the military stockpiles.

Drain the strategic oil reserves

Neuter the judiciary.

Destroy public education.

Nationalize the press.

Cripple the transportation infrastructure.

Huh.

13.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The President of the United States of America just said it was a "great honor" to kill Iranians.

The last time Americans were in this much danger was a little thing known as the Cuban Missile Crisis.

We are all targets now. Home and abroad.

13.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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He’s admitting to war crimes on social media. Can we go arrest him now please?

13.03.2026 13:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Whitecaps vs Sounders | 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup | Round of 16
Whitecaps vs Sounders | 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup | Round of 16 YouTube video by Concacaf

ha ha ha yes www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKwa...

13.03.2026 05:05 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Any way to rewatch tonight’s @soundersfc.com match?

13.03.2026 05:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I just don't think gas prices are the right metric on which to measure the impact of waging an illegal war that is killing thousands of human beings for no reason, but what do I know?

12.03.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My god, his intellect is that of a toddler. Who talks like this?

12.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know the world owes me nothing, and I know my problems are relatively benign compared to others, but increasingly what depresses me is that none of what ails us socially is in any way necessary or unavoidable. None of it serves humankind.

12.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

College is hard so they become...this.

12.03.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Whaaaaat?

12.03.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oof.

12.03.2026 04:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you battery backup. #windstorm

12.03.2026 04:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump at wartime

11.03.2026 23:59 πŸ‘ 1489 πŸ” 417 πŸ’¬ 346 πŸ“Œ 155

There are roughly 17 fans in Carson for this CCC match.

12.03.2026 02:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s also on TUDN and FS2.

12.03.2026 01:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I added Vix to my Prime account with a free trial. Shrug.

12.03.2026 01:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m listening…

12.03.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s absolutely criminal that Galaxy get, essentially, a free pass through this round because of Trump’s illegal and immoral anti-immigration crusade.

12.03.2026 01:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fact check: untrue.

12.03.2026 01:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If everything is a β€œdistraction” then nothing is a distraction. It’s all just part of a very simple, brutal, effective plan.

11.03.2026 22:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We met a Canadian couple in Morocco last December. She was originally from Iran. He was from Egypt. They had tickets to come to Seattle for the match.

The excitement they shared with us about that trip was just joyful.

Thinking about them a lot right now.

11.03.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

This simply should not be news. Who cares? I had no idea he still lived here.

11.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Same. Coming back from Vancouver away, no less. Still, trains are cooler than busses.

11.03.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Ah yes. The wisdom of laying the tracks on the waterfront beneath slide-prone hills. That will turn a train trip into an unplanned bus trip right quick.

11.03.2026 19:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

<Buries cash in the backyard>

11.03.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Would be way cooler if they took the train.

11.03.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0