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Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 3m

I wish more casuals knew how tight the Seattle pro athletes are, across sports.

Sounders FC @soundersfc.com · 2h

“Go ‘Ders, Go ‘Ners” 💚💙

Paul breaks down the squad’s Mariners celly from tonight’s dub!

Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 4h

Yup.

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Sounder at Heart @sounderatheart.com · 4h

Morris and de la Vega are out for Musovski and Kingston, who is making his MLS debut. He’s the first Ballard FC alum to play for the Sounders.

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Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 5h

Three of my fave people right there.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

The president says there are very few stores left in Portland, Oregon, and the ones that are left are made of plywood.

I know we’re numb to this, but in any other time he’d have been removed by the 25th Amendment by now

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 10h

Because a handful of white people can’t be bothered to be slightly uncomfortable, countless human beings have to suffer and die.

That’s modern American conservatism.

Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 12h

Have you called Craig?

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Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 12h

Trump has seized complete control over our government. If Congress does not stand up and defend its Constitutional powers over spending, nothing stops Trump from syphoning our entire treasury into the pockets of his family and friends. The oligarchy is complete.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14h

Trump says he’s ordered Hegseth to pay the troops during the government shutdown.

“We have identified funds to do this, and Secretary Hegseth will use them to PAY OUR TROOPS.”

Trump: Chuck Schumer recently said, "Every day gets better" during their Radical Left Shutdown. I DISAGREE! If nothing is done, because of
"Leader" Chuck Schumer and the Democrats, our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully due on October 15th. That is why I am using my authority, as Commander in Chief, to direct our Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to use all available funds to get our Troops PAID on October 15th. We have identified funds to do this, and Secretary Hegseth will use them to PAY OUR TROOPS. I will not allow the Democrats to hold our Military, and the entire Security of our Nation, HOSTAGE, with their dangerous Government Shutdown. The Radical Left Democrats should OPEN THE GOVERNMENT, and then we can work together to address Healthcare, and many other things that they want to destroy. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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10/11/25, 10:35 AM

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Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 12h

“I watch sports to decompress”

“I run to detune”

“I smoke to relax”

“I drink to take the edge off”

“I read to escape”

Can we normalize just doing things because we like them? It’s ok to like things. Don’t make people justify doing things I like.

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Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 13h

@mattoak.bsky.social was looking for one, I think.

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gj1023 @gj1023.bsky.social · 17h

"Omg, Portland is a hellhole!
Please help!!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🫶"

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Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s handlers think that the military types are so far on their side that they can get anyone in uniform to blame the Democrats for this. I think they are wrong.

Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 1d

All your calls of the series-winning walkoff [Fox, Fox Deportes, KIRO, Radio Sol, WXYT, WDTW]

(auto-transcribed & auto-translated)

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Spike Friedman @spikefriedman.bsky.social · 1d

TIME FOR A FEW SMALL BEERS

a man with his arms outstretched is standing in front of a police car on a road .

ALT: a man with his arms outstretched is standing in front of a police car on a road .

media.tenor.com

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Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 1d

BTW, if you’re not listening to the Mariners radio broadcast, you’re doing it wrong. Very wrong.

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Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 1d

This is the sort of playoff baseball game that the rules should be written to create. Narratives off the charts

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Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 1d

I love social media.

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Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 1d

The actual price for the 747 the Qataris “gave’ to Trump is a Qatari Air Force Base in…Idaho?

That ought to go over well with the racists in that state.

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Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 1d

Kristi Noem said that the mayor of Portland cleared the streets and hid the insurrection from her.

Hot take, but if the mayor of Portland has the power and sway to do that, why do we need the National Guard there?

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Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 2d

Do these 1 acre lot-tract home-exurb Trump voters who hate “big city liberals” think they will get to keep their pseudo libertarian lifestyle when all of the immigrants and liberals are gone?

Do they truly have no idea how much their lives are subsidized by us?

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Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 2d

These awful, terrible, illegal actions are nonetheless signs of incredible desperation by terrified people whose house of cards is teetering.

They HAVE to keep the Epstein evidence hidden at any cost.

Ryan @ryanhealy.bsky.social · 2d

If I see this video in the airport tomorrow (or any other day) I might get arrested. www.cnn.com/2025/10/09/u...

Video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for shutdown “rolling out” at TSA security checkpoints across the country | CNN

Travelers waiting in airport security lines across the country will now be met with a video where the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown.

www.cnn.com

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Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 2d

I wish I owned stock in inflatable frog costumes.

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Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 2d

Is Portland burning?

Is Portland Burning?

No. See real-time Portland cameras, PulsePoint incidents, and sourced fact checks.

isportlandburning.com

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 2d

ME: Now Mom, just remember, there's a lot of disinformation and AI in your social feed and your friends' Facebook.
MOM: I know! My friend sent me this crazy post where someone used AI to make an image of a giant frog fighting Army troops!
ME: ... okay, no, that one's ... goddamit, Portland.

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Greg Van Belle @gvbsea.bsky.social · 2d

My freshman research students know in week one that this is not how anything works.

What are we doing?!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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