Ian Nix

Christian. Interested in just about everything. Proud husband, father, son, uncle, and brother. Chaotic good.

[Ian Nix @Iannix]

@MichaelShawley What the hell, man.

[Ian Nix @Iannix]

For what it’s worth, @Erling, I’m much happier for Arg to face England than Norway. Many congratulations for going farther than any Norwegian team before. What a phenomenal run.

[Ian Nix @Iannix]

@ultras_clips Spotted: Messi jersey

[Ian Nix @Iannix]

Nope, clickbait.
-Egypt lost 3-2 to Argentina in the 2026 World Cup round of 16 after leading 2-0; a Ziko goal was disallowed by VAR for an earlier foul, and Egypt claimed (but didn’t get) a late penalty on Salah before Argentina’s winner. Coach Hossam Hassan and Ziko strongly criticized the refereeing as unfair/injustice, with some alleging bias or a “fix.”
-Salah acted professionally on the pitch by pulling complaining teammates away and shaking hands with officials, earning praise for class. However, reports indicate he expressed disappointment, calling the decisions “sad and frustrating” and noting issues with football officiating—not the conciliatory “not robbed” stance or defense of Ziko in the post..
-This post mixes real context (match, emotions, congrats to Messi) with inaccurate quotes that portray Salah as downplaying officiating controversies, which contradicts available reports of Egypt’s outrage and Salah’s own frustration.

[Appie Culé @appiecule]

I’m going to take my time with this one. If you’re busy, save this post and read it later. If you’re a night owl like me, this is a good late-night read.

Do you know the worst thing about Cristiano Ronaldo?

It’s that he set the standards for what defines a legend… and in the end, he couldn’t even live up to the standards he created himself.

After winning Euro 2016, Ronaldo said:

“You can’t become a legend until you win a trophy with your national team.”

It was an obvious dig at Messi.

Argentina had just lost the 2014 World Cup final to Germany, and Messi was going through the toughest period of his international career. Those words only added fuel to the fire.

Where was the respect for a rival, Ronaldo?

The surprising part was that social media completely embraced that narrative. Messi was labeled a bottler, while Ronaldo was declared the winner of the rivalry—at least in the media, not on the pitch.

Then Messi retired from international football, came back, won the Copa América, and suddenly they were level in major international trophies.

What happened next?

Ronaldo fans started saying that one Euro is worth more than a hundred Copa Américas, claiming there was no competition in South America. Not true—but that became the excuse.

Then Messi went on to win the World Cup.

This time, the excuses changed again.

They claimed FIFA had fixed the tournament for Messi. That the World Cup was scripted in his favor. They simply didn’t know what else to say.

Then Ronaldo himself came out with one of the strangest quotes imaginable:

“A legend’s career can’t be defined by just seven games.”

At first glance, it sounds reasonable.

But beneath it was another attempt to diminish what Messi had achieved.

Before the World Cup, they insisted it would be Ronaldo’s tournament. On paper, Portugal had a fantastic squad. If the manager couldn’t get the best out of them, that’s Portugal’s problem—not Ronaldo’s.

Yet that same Portugal squad wasn’t any weaker than the Argentina team Messi led to the 2014 World Cup final—the same team people mocked Messi for not carrying to the title.

Just a couple of days ago, Ronaldo said:

“The World Cup doesn’t define my career, whether I win it or not.”

A statement that directly contradicts what he had said years earlier, when he admitted that winning the World Cup would make him feel completely fulfilled.

Now you’re 41 years old, Cristiano.

By your own standards:

* You have 5 Ballon d’Ors, not 8.
* You have one European Championship, not two Copa América titles.
* You never won the World Cup.
* You have four European Golden Shoes, while Messi has six—even though you’re an out-and-out striker.

So what now?

Will you keep playing until the next World Cup and become the first player to appear in one at 45, hoping to finally win it?

If we judged you by the standards you created, you wouldn’t qualify as a legend.

Of course, nobody actually judges you that way. Everyone still recognizes you as one of football’s greatest legends.

The real mistake was comparing Ronaldo to Messi in the first place.

That rivalry was exaggerated from the beginning by the media and figures like José Mourinho.

Messi conquered every major trophy available to him, shattered records that once seemed untouchable, and at 39 years old he’s still competing with Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland—the stars of the next generation—for the Golden Boot. And honestly, he could still win it.

What made Messi beloved by so many fans is that he never tried to diminish Ronaldo’s achievements.

Ronaldo, on the other hand, repeatedly made comments that many interpreted as attempts to downplay his greatest rival’s accomplishments—and that’s never an admirable trait.

Cristiano helped create a generation that thinks belittling other people’s achievements while constantly glorifying your own is a way to establish dominance.

Good bye. Ronaldo.

[Ian Nix @Iannix]

@maciejlasz You’re kidding, right?

[TobyWrites @tobyasky]

I'm sure many people did not see this in real time.

Licha dropping that pass to Messi was planned. Messi is a fucking genius, watch his movements.

He's read the whole C. Verde defence, tells Licha, and they execute it.

Haaland learned from the master

[Ian Nix @Iannix]

@grok @CfcDan_01 Video clip of Zlatan? All I can find is click bait.

[Ian Nix @Iannix]

@grok @CfcDan_01 Link?

[Cernovich @Cernovich]

"You say you don't go to Church because it's full of hypocrites there? I say you're right, but come anyway, we've got room for one more." - Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

[Allie ✞ @allie__voss]

The Venn diagram between people who think you should get fired for using the R word and people who think you should be able to euthanize your child if it has Down syndrome is almost a circle

[Ian Nix @Iannix]

@akafaceUS @Davey_Struggle

[Ian Nix @Iannix]

@KJP @1804Renaissance 🤣🤣🤣

[Brant Hansen @branthansen]

Okay... I'm going to sound like real-life @ChrchCurmudgeon here, but here goes...

If you are a church musician, and you honestly want to "lead people in worship" through music, you may want to do the following:

1) Pick a singable key for the median person who doesn't sing all the time. Don't pick a key to highlight your voice.

2) Lower the volume so people can hear the voices of those around them, and themselves.

3) Let people sing the melodies that are familiar to them. While you may want to jazz up or do the latest CCM twist of "Hark the Herald" or "Silent Night"--people can't follow you. They just want to sing the song.

Picking keys to highlight your voice; playing at concert volume; doing creative rearrangements to make the familiar suddenly unfamiliar... all discourage us from singing.

There's NOTHING wrong with highlighting your voice, or playing at concert volume, or doing creative rearrangements of songs... if you are a performer.

Book a gig somewhere! Play out! Be great! Build a following! But please, when we all get together and sing, don't put up barriers to stop us.

[Ian Nix @Iannix]

@Megamom1985 You wouldn’t maintain your lifestyle and pay down your debts. You’d keep making minimum payments and increase your lifestyle.

[Ian Nix @Iannix]

@prep_propaganda @KJP!

[Ian Nix @Iannix]

@thebereanmillen My wife and I are trying to figure this out (our kids are 5 and under)… wondering where your husband is in the schedule, or if he’s got an 8-5. I do a lot of work from home and would like to be involved in the homeschooling, but go back and forth on how to manage that + clients.

[Ian Nix @Iannix]

@Support @Support
I’m trying to change the case of the first letter in my handle to lowercase (iannix) and keep getting an error msg. Help?

[Ian Nix @Iannix]

Dearest @KJP ,

I just placed my first order and I am ECSTATIC.

One thought on the website: there were so many beautiful things I wanted which weren't available in the right size; could you please make it possible to filter results based on size, in stock, etc?

(I don't like seeing things I can't have. 😆)

You make beautiful things.

[Ian Nix @Iannix]

@KJP Merry Christmas!