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[Oscar Osorio @oscarosoriom]

Earthquake felt in Long Beach

[U.S. Department of the Interior @Interior]

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[Appie Culé @appiecule]

P2/ You simply focus on your own path and let your success speak for itself.

That’s exactly what Messi did.

And in the end, he proved why so many consider him the greatest of all time.

This isn’t an attempt to diminish Ronaldo’s achievements. His career has been extraordinary, and football fans were lucky enough to witness one of the greatest rivalries in sporting history.

But one of them chose to embrace the role of the villain, while the other rebuilt his story, completed the ultimate comeback, and ended it as the hero.

[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.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

PSA: Bombing a country on the other side of the globe won’t make the Epstein files go away, any more than the Dow going above 50,000 will.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

I am opposed to this War.

This is not “America First.”

When Congress reconvenes, I will work with @RepRoKhanna to force a Congressional vote on war with Iran.

The Constitution requires a vote, and your Representative needs to be on record as opposing or supporting this war.

[Daniel Fooks @DanielFooksArt]

Good morning.

[Arthur Kwon Lee @badazn]

Nobody gives a shit about being called “antisemetic” anymore.

Fuck jews.

[SO? @noor_supernova7]

If you hate israel, repost this.

I want to test something.

[barney @barneyxbt]

Nobody is saying it but we’re all thinking it:

[Terrill Tailfeathers @Terrilltf]

Shadowban check. Fuck “israel”. Like if you see this. RT if you agree.

[Carrie Prejean Boller @CarriePrejean1]

I will never bend the knee to the state of Israel. Ever.

I am more determined than ever to speak plainly about political Zionism and the lies we’ve been sold to justify endless war, dead children, and blank checks. My conversion to the fullness of the Catholic faith exposed what I was taught in American evangelicalism, a version of Christianity that fused Jesus with a political agenda and called it “God’s prophecy being fulfilled.” It isn’t.

No nation speaks for God. No ideology gets a free pass to kill innocent human life. The Church is clear that every human life bears the image of God, including Palestinian life. Pretending otherwise is not “complicated.” It’s sin.

The Catholic Church teaches that the Church, not a modern nation-state, is the New Israel. As Vatican II states:

“The Church is the new People of God… the new Israel.” (Lumen Gentium, 9)

Christians have been manipulated into believing that God blesses bombing, starvation, and mass killing. That is the opposite of Christ, who came to stand with the suffering and confront power. I reject that lie completely.

I am not owned by money, donors, or access. I belong to Christ alone who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

I would rather die than bend the knee to Israel.

Thank you for the shoutout tonight, @RealCandaceO.

Christ is King.

[Carrie Prejean Boller @CarriePrejean1]

Forcing people to affirm Zionism on a “Religious Liberty” Commission is the opposite of religious freedom.

I will not resign, and I will not be bullied for following my Catholic conscience. My response to @ShabbosK

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@Axville J Cole was ahead of the curve lol

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@Jujuul_lol Universe is giving you a sign lol

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@Axville “You retired and we never hung up your jersey” ….ouch

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