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John Withum

John Withum

@johnwithum.bsky.social

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From a young age, John developed a large vocabulary and an odd sense of humour. PNW-based, on the ancestral lands of the Clackamas people. Fulham FC and Portland Thorns/Timbers supporter. Follower of Jesus Doctoral student at Northern Seminary he/him

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inspirationalcrow @inspirationalcrow.bsky.social · Sep 1

ask chatgpt?
I’ve already asked the crows in the forest & unlocked all secrets of the universe

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NBC Sports Soccer @nbcsportsoccer.bsky.social · Aug 30

"That's not a challenge, it's a skill move."

The 2 Robbies weigh in on a controversial foul call that led to a disallowed Fulham goal against Chelsea.

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · Aug 30

(1) The call by VAR that negated Josh King's goal was incorrect.

(2) Chelsea were given too much time at the end of the second half.

(3) There were two obvious fouls by Chelsea in the lead-up to the handball call on Ryan Sessegnon.

(4) The nature of these calls smacks of malfeasance.

#FulhamFC

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · Aug 29

One of my pet peeves: When you punch 90 seconds into a microwave and it immediately converts it to one minute, thirty seconds.

a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face and says `` did i stutter ? ''

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face and says `` did i stutter ? ''

media.tenor.com

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · Jun 24

Men In Blazer’s constant shilling for Wrexham is insufferable. If they weren’t a decent place to find football news, I’d ignore their existence.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · Jun 5

I wish them both the worst.

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · Jun 7

If you want a really interesting, scrappy USMNT, call up a whole truckload of USL players. These are guys who have something to prove and they'll run through a brick wall.

I watched Portland Hearts of Pine vs Detroit and the quality was third-division but the energy and effort were unbreakable.

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · Jun 7

By the way, MLS could have been a legitimate league before Inter Miami became the Barcelona Retirement Facility.

There were a couple of years when it was interesting and now you've got Marco Reus and Olivier Giroud and the Miami lot and it's all kind of shit again.

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · Jun 7

Now you've got European-based players who play a billion matches per season and are absolutely gassed trying to show up alongside a bunch of trust-fund nepo-babies who rose through the ranks of US Soccer because their parents had money.

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · Jun 7

You know why the USMNT had some success occasionally in the 2000s? Because no one gave a shit. There were no expectations. The English establishment so thoroughly thumbed their noses at the likes of anyone not named Tim Howard that you had a bunch of guys scrapping for a reputation.

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · Jun 7

It doesn't matter if you play the European-based players or the MLS-based players. Until the United States soccer system stops being a pay-to-play endeavour, the team is going to be utter garbage.

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · Jun 7

The USMNT is a disaster and I am here for it.

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · Jun 4

There damn well better be.

OPB @opb.org · Jun 4

Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon said he expects changes to President Trump's multitrillion-dollar budget bill.

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon expects changes to Trump’s spending bill

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., about President Trump's budget bill, his own concerns about the legislation, and some of the changes he hopes to see.

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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · May 21

happy ordination anniversary to father jim

Q: You've been to 30 Cher shows?

A: At least. I met her once and told her I was ordained on her birthday. She asked if I chose that. I said, 'No, Cher. God did.'

-Jim Cunningam, 50, Catholic priest, 30th Cher show.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · May 20

And in an unexpected twist, it turns out the most punk rock things of all are supporting public broadcasting and patronizing your local library and not cheating on your homework with AI

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · May 20

I know @ms518.bsky.social is appropriately woeful of the Orioles season. Good lord, what a mess.

But has anyone heard from Rockies fans recently? Are they ok?

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · May 18

Now bring on Ryan Sessegnon for the fourth! #FulhamFC #FFC

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · May 16

It does seem like Marco has been given a lot of the lead on signings, and for good reason. I really do think he's one of the more underrated managers of our day.

Stansfield would've been a great option to have instead of Vinicius, but I understand why that deal happened.

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · May 16

The fact that Muniz is down and we have not a single option for striker off the bench besides Carlos Vinicius is one of the great woes of House Khan.

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · May 13

All I’m saying is happy Tuesday morning to people who aren’t thinking about this today.

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · May 13

The Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings trilogy was an absolute masterpiece.

And I’ll never forgive him for screwing up this scene. It could’ve been one of the iconic moments in films full of them.

Instead we’ve got Gandalf defeated, his staff shattered, and Shadowfax meekly trotting away. Shameful.

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · May 10

If by some miracle we qualify for the Conference league, I'm all for it. And there must be some soul searching for why we lose all our focus after March 31.

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · May 10

Marco Silva is in the top three Fulham managers of all time.

If he could keep his teams off the beach past March 31, he'd be at the top of the list.

John Withum @johnwithum.bsky.social · May 10

Fulham have lost four of their last five and have looked like they can't be arsed to be out there anymore.

European football is a fading mist, evaporating in the sun of whatever beach each player is heading off to.

Maybe it happens with two wins and the right results otherwise. But is it deserved?

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · May 8

It’s really funny that conservatives are like “this pope supports immigrants and doesn’t like gun violence” as opposed to what they think Christianity should be concerned with which is having more white people in Honey Nut Cheerio commercials