Rich Smith

Supporter of Seattle Sounders FC and our US men's and women's national soccer teams. Liverpool FC fellow traveler. ⚽

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

How fucking stupid does @SenMikeLee look today? Turns out that the Minnesota shooter was not a Marxist, as Lee asserted, but a right wing MAGA fascist scumbag just like Lee himself. Lee is a fucking disgrace and needs to resign.

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

Apparently Trump is not the only one who always chickens out.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

I would hope that @SenSchumer at least received a new Tesla from @ElonMusk, and perhaps even a personal thank you from @JDVance, for his treacherous betrayal today. I would hate to think that his treachery was solely motivated by the fact that he is simply a gutless coward.

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

With Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell we had Moscow Mitch. With Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer we have Trump's Bitch. Apparently in Schumer's mind getting an approving tweet from Trump is a suitable substitute for having an actual spine.

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

I couldn't be more furious at quisling @SenSchumer, spineless coward and turncoat that he is. I can only hope that someone who actually possesses true courage, conviction, and integrity, such as AOC, will primary his sorry ass when he's next up for reelection.

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

Today Liverpool was eliminated from the UEFA Champions League and the Sounders were eliminated from the CONCACAF Champions Cup. As a diehard Sounders fan and a Liverpool fellow traveler that certainly sucks for me. But still an entire season of MLS league play ahead. So I'm good.

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

@AppleTV @SoundersFC @MLS Just finished watching the first episode. Great job. Looking forward to seeing this series.

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

But this morning I made a hotel reservation in Denver to attend the Sounders vs Rapids match on 4/26. Although that game is still a couple of months away it will give me something to look forward to while I watch the snow melt here in Montana. 2/2

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

These frigid winter temperatures and snow has given me a bad case of cabin fever. I'd love to get out of the house for a few days. I considered making the drive to Salt Lake City next week for the Sounders / RSL match. But current road conditions made me scrap that idea. 1/2

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

With Trump having now taken the Oath of Office apparently plutocrats like Elon Musk no longer find it necessary to hide their adherence to fascism any longer.

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

An authoritarian who abused his pastoral office as a minister supporting an authoritarian who abused his oath of office as president. Unfortunately, I can't say I'm at all surprised. It's just a reminder that's the kind of world we live in today.

[Pastor Mark Driscoll @PastorMark]

Ahab is out and Elijah is in.

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

It's currently 5° outdoors where I live. So I'm choosing to stay indoors to watch @NBAonTNT as an alternative to the plutocracy festival and celebration of authoritarianism taking place today in our nation's capitol.

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

It's one of those sad ironies of history that Inauguration Day falls on Martin Luther King Jr Day given that Donald Trump is the antithesis of everything that Dr King stood for. That's why I am choosing to completely ignore all the pomp and circumstance in Washington, DC today.

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

Elon Musk once again reminds us that he is the real life version of the comic book villain Lex Luthor.

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

@Wrexham_AFC @united Montana, USA

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

Halftime: SSFC 0 - 0 LAFC | Time to catch my breath, try to relax for a few minutes, and pour myself another beer. #MLSCupPlayoffs

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

Congratulations to the Orlando Pride for winning the @NWSL Championship! 🏆⚽

[National Women’s Soccer League @NWSL]

FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE ORLANDO PRIDE ARE NWSL CHAMPIONS 🏆

History made, dreams realized 🔥

Congratulations on an unforgettable season!

#NWSLChampionship

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

Realism tells me the Sounders 2024 season comes to an end tonight. But what little optimism remains after the November 5th election whispers a reminder that upsets still happen on a soccer pitch. "Pessimism of the intellect. Optimism of will". Tonight is my Gramsci soccer moment.

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

I watched today's MLS Eastern Conference Semifinal match between the RB Salzburg minor club and the Manchester City minor club. Ho-hum. And now, despite the odds against us, I'm eagerly ready for some Sounders at LAFC! Let's go you Sounders! Fight and win! #EBFG

[Rich Smith @Rooselk]

I was very pleased with what I saw in tonight's #USMNT vs Jamaica match, and especially in the first half. I can only hope that tonight's play is an indicator of what we may see in the year ahead leading to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. ⚽