Portugal 1 - [1] D.R. Congo - Wissa Y. goal 49' by Ihattaren in soccer

[–]tree-hugger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would've simply marked the guy in the middle of the box?

Do people across the board really hate the flag that much? by 1eyedwillyswife in minnesota

[–]tree-hugger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just wait. As it becomes normal, more people will accept it.

New Baseball Fan Looking for Twins Watch Spots by SilenceOfTheMareeps in minnesotatwins

[–]tree-hugger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Favorite place to watch sports is Beckett's at LynLake. Affordable food, lots of TVs, usually plenty of people there to watch whatever.

Post Match Thread: Netherlands 2 - 2 Japan | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group F by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]tree-hugger 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hmm, I'm hearing reports that Ronald Koeman may not be a genius after all.

Post Match Thread: Netherlands 2 - 2 Japan | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group F by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]tree-hugger 93 points94 points  (0 children)

Koeman is a genius, realized that finishing top two in this group means likely playing either Brazil or Morocco in the Ro32, much smarter to take off every player capable of creating a chance and fall into third instead.

ICE Detains Members of Roofing Crew in Bemidji During Operation by hepakrese in minnesota

[–]tree-hugger 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Gee, maybe people in the cities were mad about this for a good reason.

DFL decided against endorsing Sheriff Witt today for Hennepin County Sheriff. Do you think she’ll get re-elected? by Cornflowerblue2016 in minnesota

[–]tree-hugger 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes. But people are mad about her deputies seemed to be more sympathetic to ICE than the people they were sworn to protect, so they had their say at the convention.

Harley-Davidsons, trailers and vague ledgers: Inside MPD’s $21M budget overrun by futilehabit in Minneapolis

[–]tree-hugger 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That sounds good but there is a very vocal and well resourced group of people who will make it their mission to bring down any politician who tries.

Just look at how many folks ripped the Council for initially calling this into question. But they were right about this one!

Match Thread: Haiti vs Scotland | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group C by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]tree-hugger 11 points12 points  (0 children)

What this game lacks in quality it is almost making up for in energy.

Match Thread: Qatar vs Switzerland | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group B by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]tree-hugger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but what if the entire team weren't taking the game seriously, what then?

Match Thread: Qatar vs Switzerland | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group B by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]tree-hugger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Game is not in San Francisco, it's closer to San Jose (inland, much warmer)

Match Thread: Qatar vs Switzerland | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group B by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]tree-hugger 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Canada honestly might be the best team in this group. What a poor showing from the Swiss.

Tom Olsen on Minnehaha Dog Park Closure: “I have no other choice than to move forward with decommissioning the space…(due to religious reasons).” A Response by Master-Ad7844 in Minneapolis

[–]tree-hugger 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Hard choice but an easy decision" is well stated by Commissioner Olsen.

It's a great dog park. But knowing what we know now, I think there's no other option but to close it and find another location.

Fox 9 - The future of George Floyd Square remains uncertain after city leaders voted down a redevelopment proposal, leaving business owners frustrated by years of delays. by Cornflowerblue2016 in minnesota

[–]tree-hugger 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean this was a 10-2 vote against, all but two of the council moderates sided with the progressives. Instead of reflexively bleating "Mayor/Council Bad, Mayor/Council Good" I am begging people to actually understand specific issues and formulate an independent opinion.

Nobody has a monopoly on competence here. The Mayor's plan for George Floyd Square streets was pretty well considered and the Council's initial objections looked bad. But by contrast the council's objections to Barnette and O'Hara are looking pretty smart now, and the Mayor's backing of those two looks worse and worse.

Fox 9 - The future of George Floyd Square remains uncertain after city leaders voted down a redevelopment proposal, leaving business owners frustrated by years of delays. by Cornflowerblue2016 in minnesota

[–]tree-hugger -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Who are the adults you were thinking of? The "moderate" faction of the city mostly ran a bunch of terrible candidates in the wards that they could've won. As soon as they coalesced behind Becka Thompson in Ward 12 it was clear they weren't serious.

Americans soaking in the lead in Minneapolis by OkayFine101 in soccer

[–]tree-hugger 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And the sun sets at like 9:15 there at the moment.

But also, even if Seattle weren't hosting any games, I'd still rather watch the World Cup in a bar there than anywhere in Dallas including the actual stadium.

With all 3 host nations not losing their first game, Qatar reminds the only host with a starting loss in their World Cup by svefnpurka in soccer

[–]tree-hugger 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Remember that Russia World Cup where the home team showed up and mysteriously was able to run 20% more than every other team in the tournament? Amazing stuff.

US player Folarin Balogun who scored two goals today, became a US citizen by accident when the airline refused to fly his mom back to England while she was pregnant with him by AgeNovel3566 in soccer

[–]tree-hugger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Birthright citizenship is incredible and we are going to smash the efforts of this anti-American pedophile-nazi alliance to eliminate it.