- Su arquero tiene 40 años y juega en la segunda división de Portugal
- Nadie del plantel juega en su liga local (que es semiprofesional)
- Los convocados son hijos y nietos de emigrantes criados en Europa.
- A un defensor lo buscaron por LinkedIn.
- Medio millón de habitantes (hay más caboverdianos viviendo fuera que en el propio país)
- Le sacaron un punto al campeón de Europa y llevaron al tiempo extra al campeón del mundo
Mis respetos para Cabo Verde 🇨🇻
@AndrewNemec I was much more offended by his support of transgender athletes in women’s sports. How can you call yourself a sports reporter if you won’t support women by mandating fair and safe competition. It’s misogynistic to deny women this agency in athletics.
Over the next 20 years the Blazers will bring thousands of jobs and billions of dollars to the economy. But let’s lose the team because they want to use the tax their games generate. To renovate the cities building. Taxes the city loses if they leave. Seem pretty easy choice.
Losing the Trail Blazers would be an economic catastrophe that Portland cannot afford. We aren't talking about subsidizing a hobby; we are talking about protecting a massive economic engine that generates $670 million in annual impact and supports over 4,500 jobs.
The Moda Center is the anchor of the Rose Quarter, and without the Blazers, that district becomes a ghost town. In a city that is desperately trying to claw its way back to economic stability, voluntarily letting your biggest commercial tenant walk away isn't just negligence, it’s financial suicide.
The argument that this is a "handout to billionaires" is lazy and ignores the actual mechanics of the proposed deal (Senate Bill 1501). The funding model doesn't hike your property taxes; it reinvests the income taxes paid by the players, visiting teams, and touring artists—money that wouldn’t exist without the arena—back into the building.
We are essentially telling the NBA: "We will use the massive revenue you generate to keep your workplace world-class." That is not charity; that is basic business retention. If we don’t do it, cities like Las Vegas or Seattle will happily build a palace for our team and take that tax revenue for themselves.
Furthermore, this isn't just about the NBA anymore.
We finally secured a WNBA franchise (the Portland Fire), and its success is tethered to a viable, modern venue. If the Moda Center continues to rot as the oldest un-renovated arena in the league, we lose Tier 1 concerts, we lose the NCAA tournaments, and eventually, we lose the Blazers. You cannot have a "major league" city with minor league infrastructure.
The choice isn't between "schools or stadiums"—that’s a false dichotomy.
The choice is between having a thriving entertainment district that funds public services or a vacant concrete shell that funds nothing.
Portland is at a tipping point. We have a limited window before the current lease expires in 2030 to secure a long-term commitment from ownership.
Refusing to partner on this renovation gives them every excuse to look elsewhere. We have already seen what happens when Portland rests on its laurels—businesses leave and the tax base crumbles.
Let’s not make the same mistake with the only major professional sports team that puts this city on the global map. Renovate the Moda Center, secure the team for the next 30 years, and stop gambling with the city’s economic future.
One thing every politician has made clear - from the Governor to the Mayor to the City Council - is that they are willing to invest in the Trailblazers, and don't want to be blamed if the team leaves town.
That first part is great, but won't hold up the second part. People can cite whatever economic analysis they want, it would be a disaster if the Blazers left town, and there would be plenty of blame to go around.
@MayorKWilson@mitch4portland@jamiedunphy@TeacherTiff4PDX@pnwpolicyangel@NovickOR@GovTinaKotek@candaceforpdx
One of the best thing about the World Cup is people cheering for their country. Patriotism is powerful. Nothing beats standing, taking your hat off and singing the National Anthem.
No one sings for a NGO or multi-national organization. We cheer for our nation. At least most of us do.
💥NEW: John Fetterman pushes Kristen Welker to press Graham Platner on s*xting scandal💥
“This is a guy that’s been dropping d*ck pics on Kik for a decade! … the ‘predators’ playground.’ Why can’t someone — perhaps YOU — ask him: ‘Why did you choose Kik!?’”
Berkeley math professor:
“Today, the more successful a public high school is at preparing its students, the lower its graduates' chances of getting into top UC campuses like Berkeley and San Diego.”
Berkeley admitted 45% of applicants from a high school where nearly 94% of “students failed to meet the state standards in mathematics.”
It admitted less than 14% of applicants from a school where “nearly 100 percent of its students in AP Calculus BC pass the national exam with a perfect score of 5.”
If you paint a swastika on a school, it’s a crime. You will be investigated, arrested, sentenced and fined.
If you put something similar on your chest, you can become a Democrat Senator and the D party will give you millions of dollars.
The modern-day D party is a disaster.
“In a free society, people can believe whatever they want. If you want to believe men can be women or you’re a man who wants to call himself a woman, that is your business. What you cannot do in a free society is force anyone else to accept it. What is at stake here is the ability to lawfully acknowledge reality.
If you care so much about “trans rights” you can work out a way to get them without destroying the category of women in law, female spaces, sport, services, the entire reality of lesbianism, and punishing citizens for acknowledging reality. The fact that you haven’t even tried makes it appear that destroying the rights of women is the goal.
Any politician who will look an Australian citizen in the eye and tell them that a man can be a woman is admitting that they will lie about anything and everything because the most obvious lie has already been told.
If no one in this room can acknowledge reality and fix an obvious problem you are either malicious or incompetent. The days of dismissing this issue are over. This is not a culture war. It’s reality.”
- my words, read by Alison Penfold MP, in parliament today.
Contact politicians are tell them to BACK THE BILL - “Sex Discrimination Amendment- sex based rights bill 2026”