Rex
@rex-forkner.bsky.social
Soccer fan and occasional capitalism participant
Tobin Heath will sign a one-day contract with the Portland Thorns to officially retire as part of the club 🌹 Heath will be honored in a ceremony on Aug. 22 in Portland, where she spent 8 seasons, won 2 NWSL championships, and set the club's assist record. 📸: Craig Mitchelldyer/Portland Thorns
This week’s main story is about how police use surveillance tools like cameras, microphones, license plate readers, “cell site simulators,” and the practice of “predictive policing,” to create a world that has been lovingly described as “Big Brother on steroids.” Full segment at the link in our bio.
Stopped for a drink on my way home from work today. Took the only seat at the bar, next to three dudes. Asked the guy next to me, “It’s derby weekend, wanna hear a Sounders joke?” He growls, “Sure, we’re all Sounders fans, btw.” I say, “nevermind, I don’t want to explain it 3 times.” #rctid
If you don't get this, have an Old explain it to you. At length.
I've said before, there are 330 million people in the US, and that means you can trust that at least some of them are going to focus where you would like to but can't, so you can pick one or two you *can* focus on and do your best there.
Molly Crabapple@mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 6d agoBeing mortal creatures with limited time and energy, it is totally natural that human outrage is selective. If you tried to do work on every injustice and horror on this earth, you would collapse into an exhausted ball of trauma it is absolutely fine for you to select a cause that is yours
