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Tim C @steeple3k.bsky.social · 1h

Old Town Brewing Oktoberfest. I'm watching the Thorns at Chill N Fill before going to a Pilots match

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 6h

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Rose City Riveters @rosecityriveters.org · 5h

BYCAP (Buy Your Capo A Pint) is how our team of vocal volunteers can give others the voice that we often take for granted! This year we're supporting girlsbuild.org!

Read more: dub.sh/BYCAP25

To donate go to dub.sh/107donate and select "BYCAP Riveters" anytime now thru 11/2. Thank you! #BAONPDX

A historical photo of the stadium on a digital flyer. The text reads:

BYCAP 2025

Sat. Oct. 18th
Timbers v. San Diego FC
Proceeds to: Camp Meadowood Springs

Sun. Nov. 2nd
Thorns v. Houston Dash
Proceeds to: Girls Build

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Tim C @steeple3k.bsky.social · 5h

Oh, and Diego Valeri is an assistant coach for the Pilots...
#RCTID

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Tim C @steeple3k.bsky.social · 5h

And if BlueSky let us upload our own gifs I'd post it!

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Tim C @steeple3k.bsky.social · 6h

I'm imagining frogs spreading across the country like the end of Bart vs Australia, but with out the destruction of crops.

But with lots of dancing, and opposition to fascism.

Adam Selzer @adamchicago.bsky.social · 8h

The frogs have landed in Chicago!

Protestor in a frog suit and an anti-Ice sign with what I believe to be a Pokémon character on a street corner in Rogers Park.

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Tim C @steeple3k.bsky.social · 6h

The other team should at least get a few extra hitters.

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Tim C @steeple3k.bsky.social · 7h

I only just saw it. My first reaction was like yours.

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Tim C @steeple3k.bsky.social · 7h

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 8h

Hegseth sucks. The Qataris suck. But we aren’t giving Qatar an airbase in Idaho. It’s building dorms etc. at an existing base to train them on F-15s we sold them, just like Singapore already has there. Common arrangement we have with lots of countries. This one was already being planned under Biden.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 8h

Hegseth sucks. The Qataris suck. But we aren’t giving Qatar an airbase in Idaho. It’s building dorms etc. at an existing base to train them on F-15s we sold them, just like Singapore already has there. Common arrangement we have with lots of countries. This one was already being planned under Biden.

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Tim C @steeple3k.bsky.social · 8h

The University of Portland Pilot Men's team (ranked 6th in the nation) take on San Diego (12th in the nation) TONIGHT!

For #BAONPDX types, the Thorns math will be on at ChillNFill which is a 5 minute drive or 15-20 minute walk from Merlo Field.

Tickets are only $10!

#RCTID

portlandpilots.evenue.net

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12h

The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists.

Seems bad?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "

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CalyxWorks @calyxworks.com · 10h

Turns out we are ALL #PortlandFrog!

Shirts, hoodies and mugs now available.

Profits to Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition. ✊

calyxdesign.com/calyxworks/p...

Portland Frog Little Beirut » Calyx Design

calyxdesign.com

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 14h

News footage from Portland shows a calm, tranquil city. But an AI video that Stephen Miller texted to Donald Trump shows the city as a burning hellhole. The truth may lie somewhere in between.

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Tim C @steeple3k.bsky.social · 12h

*sniff*sniff*

Ah, burning dust, I guess my furnace turned on for the first time this fall.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 14h

JB Pritzker has also been emphatically placing Trump's mental decline squarely on the agenda. On our pod, he adds a new element: People around Trump are using his decline to manipulate him, so they're less likely to intervene. More Dems should say this. 1/

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Nekrởtzar @nekrotzar.bsky.social · 22h

ICE wasn’t prepared to face amphibious units.

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Tim C @steeple3k.bsky.social · 23h

It's 7:30pm and I'm thinking about going to bed.

What an exciting life I live.

In fairness I slept poorly last night. I'm also covering for a coworker in eastern time tomorrow, so I'm waking up before 5am. But it's 7:30!

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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 1d

Like I said: Kristi Noem is a liar, has no honor, and we are lucky that we have a proud protest tradition that shows this administration we are not backing down. 🫡🐸🐔

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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 1d

From The New Yorker

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Tim C @steeple3k.bsky.social · 1d

🙋🏼‍♂️

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 1d

Show of hands if you’re a Portlander dog-tired from dealing with the fables spun by this Trump disciple

Kristi Noem calls Oregon leaders liars, says feds will ‘double down’ in Portland

The remarks came two days after Noem made an appearance Tuesday at South Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement building, the site of protests since June.

www.oregonlive.com

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Tim C @steeple3k.bsky.social · 1d

🐊 RIP 🐊

It was really difficult to follow the Red Sox from the PNW in the 80s, games were almost never on TV, you'd get ~30 seconds of game highlights on Baseball Tonight, the box score was in the newspaper the next day but that was about it.

Greenwell was my favorite player back then.

Red Sox @redsox.com · 1d

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Red Sox Hall of Famer Mike Greenwell.

“The Gator” spent his entire career in a Red Sox uniform & was a beloved fixture of Fenway and Fort Myers. He gave so much to this organization, Lee County, & Sox Nation.

We send our love to the Greenwell family.

TEXT: "The Red Sox Remember Mike Greenwell- 1963-2025"
IMAGE: Black and white photo shows Mike Greenwell smiling in Red Sox home white uniform as he poses for a portrait.

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Tim C @steeple3k.bsky.social · 1d

I created a google doc of the age of current MLS stadiums. This isn't about how long teams have played there, just when the stadium opened. Soldier field is exactly 1 year older than PP, but nothing else comes close.

Chart of MLS Stadium Ages. This has nothing to do with how long the teams have played there, just when the stadium at the location is listed ads opened on wiki.

Portland and Chicago are outliers on the old end, with Vancouver next oldest.

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Tim C @steeple3k.bsky.social · 1d

A few months ago a few Timbers FO people were at the Axe and Rose when I was there and I mentioned something about the upcoming 100th anniversary, and they quickly responded "oh, we know" so it's good to know the team will do something to honor the history.

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Tim C @steeple3k.bsky.social · 1d

Happy 99th birthday to Multnomah Stadium / Civic Stadium / PGE Park / Jeld-Wen Field / Providence Park!

I REALLY hope that the Timbers are able to have a home game on the 100th anniversary. That's a Friday which would be unusual, but I think it should still happen

Scan of a newspaper photo from the day the stadium in Goose Hollow opened "...Catches glimpse of greatest crowd that ever assembled for a game inside one inclosure in Portland" with a black and white phot of a crowd in the stands.

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