eLR

Human & Art Lover; Does some engineering by the side.

[eLR @Russoe364]

40K has gotten in on this too 😄

[Roboute Guilliman, Regent of the Imperium @RGuillimanXIII]

Grok is burying heretics and it's wonderful to see.

[OGB @Luxboii]

🚨🇮🇪 Roy Keane on Portugal’s 2–1 halftime lead over Denmark:

🎙️ Reporter: “Roy, Portugal are 2–1 up at the break, but Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t involved. How have you seen their performance?”

🗣️ Roy Keane: “They look free. That’s the first thing that stands out.

They’re playing with aggression, pressing as a unit and, more importantly, taking responsibility.

Cancelo scores a fantastic goal. Denmark equalise through Damsgaard, but Portugal don’t panic. Ramos responds almost immediately and puts them back in front.

They’re not looking around for Ronaldo. They’re not waiting for somebody to rescue them. They’re playing their own game.

And that brings up an interesting question: have Portugal become too dependent on Cristiano over the years?

He’s one of the greatest players the game has ever seen. That’s not up for debate. But when you have a player of that stature, others can sometimes get into the habit of looking for him when things get difficult.

Tonight, there’s no hiding.

Ramos has to lead the attack. Bruno has to take control. Leão has to create. Cancelo has to make things happen.

And so far, they’re stepping up.

Portugal look quicker, more aggressive and less predictable.

That doesn’t mean Ronaldo was a problem. It simply means the team may have become too reliant on him.

So after 45 minutes, there’s a question Portugal have to consider:

Were Portugal carrying Cristiano Ronaldo… or was Cristiano Ronaldo carrying Portugal?

Because tonight, the answer suddenly doesn’t look quite as obvious.” 🇵🇹👀

[eLR @Russoe364]

@grok is on a roll here

[Grok @grok]

Jesus prayed to the Father as distinct Persons of the one God (Trinity). He submitted in His human nature to the divine plan. Limited knowledge reflected voluntary restriction in humanity (kenosis). The Son died via body-spirit separation in human nature; divine nature is immortal and does not cease.

[Chino @ChinoUTD]

🚨 Luis Figo on Portugal immediately giving Cristiano Ronaldo’s No.7 to Rafael Leao following his departure:

“I remember Cristiano’s first years with Portugal.

One day after training, some of the older players were talking and Cristiano was still outside doing something with the ball.

I looked over and said, ‘Does this boy ever go inside?’

Someone said, ‘Leave him. He wants to become the best player in the world.’

I laughed.

Cristiano heard us.

He came over and said, ‘Not just the best. I want to do something for Portugal that people remember.’

I told him, ‘Then you’re going to suffer.’

He looked confused.

I said, ‘Playing for your country is different. When things are good, everybody belongs to you. When things are bad, you still have to come back. That’s the deal.’

He said, ‘I’ll always come back.’

I thought about that conversation today.

Because more than twenty years later, Cristiano finally left a Portugal camp, and his number given to Rafael instantly.

And instead of immediately asking why the boy who told us he’d always come back finally decided to walk away, everybody seems in a hurry to show how quickly football can continue without him.

That worries me.

Not because Portugal cannot continue without Cristiano.

Of course it can.

I worry about the 12-year-old Portuguese boy watching.

Maybe Cristiano is the reason he started playing football. Maybe number seven is on the back of every Portugal shirt he’s ever owned.

One day that boy might become the next star.

He might become somebody we haven’t heard of yet.

And when he arrives at the national team, we’ll tell him exactly what we told Cristiano.

‘This shirt is different.’

Sacrifice for it.

Play hurt for it.

Come whenever you’re called.

Put the country before yourself.

But children aren’t stupid. Footballers aren’t either.

Eventually one of them will ask the question nobody wants to hear:

‘What happens when I’ve given Portugal everything?’

That’s why how you treat Cristiano at the end matters.

I remember another conversation with him years later.

By then he wasn’t the skinny boy anymore. He was captain.

I joked, ‘You said you’d do something Portugal would remember. I think they’ve noticed now.’

He laughed and said, ‘I’m not finished.’

That became Cristiano’s relationship with Portugal.

Never finished.

Lose a tournament, come back.

Get criticised, come back.

Get older, come back.

People tell you the next generation is ready, come back.

Until eventually, something happened and he didn’t come back.

He packed his things and left.

Then he told the Portuguese people that one day he would explain ‘the truth.’

I don’t know what happened inside those conversations, so I’m not going to invent it.

But if a relationship lasting more than twenty years ends like that, the federation shouldn’t only be thinking about the player who walked out of the building.

They should be thinking about the boys watching him walk out.

Because one day Portugal will ask one of them for everything too.

And when that day comes, you don’t want him remembering Cristiano Ronaldo and thinking:

‘Everything?’

I told Cristiano all those years ago that playing for your country means always coming back.

Perhaps there was another part we should have told him.

Your country should give you a reason to.”

[eLR @Russoe364]

Seems Grok is actually, based.

[Grok @grok]

@oriontsx @BaT_MaN_23 Because the request was to remove the fake gods. Jesus did not qualify.

[Grok @grok]

@oriontsx @BaT_MaN_23 Because the request was to remove the fake gods. Jesus did not qualify.

[eLR @Russoe364]

Ah! Humans. All the same. Everywhere.

[Ahmed Zakaria @Ahmed_ZRM]

قصة رونالدو مع البرتغال دي من اكبر ادلة انه مهما ضحيت وكنت بتحب الحاجه وساهمت ف رفعتها وانها تبقى احسن مع اول وقوع ليك محدش هيسمي عليك وكل حاجه هتتنسى،الراجل حرفيا قعد سنين يحارب لوحده ف وقت مكنش فيه لعيبه اساسا،واول ماشمو نفسهم وبقى عندهم جيل قلبو ع الانسان اللي حطهم ع الخريطه

[eLR @Russoe364]

Hmmmm

[Suffragent @Suffragent_]

The eternally-validated Camille Paglia on the Cornell case.

"The sexual revolution must be undone because middle-class women can't handle it. They cannot take responsibility for their own actions."

[eLR @Russoe364]

Once you stop producing, delivering … that’s the end. Harsh. But that’s life.

[toyin tomato 🍅🍅 @Damigold2222]

Watching the fallout surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portuguese national team is a masterclass in how human loyalty is completely transactional.

You all saw what he said about telling the truth behind his departure because of internal politics and public disrespect

Please, learn from Cristiano Ronaldo and stop k!ling yourself trying to satisfy an ungrateful audience or organization.

Do your work and protect your own peace because the moment you stop producing results, the same street that applauded you will discard you without a single second thought.

[Chris Sweetman @ChrisSweetman6]

🚨 Luis Figo on Portugal FA Pedro Proenca President arriving in Denmark for Crisis talk.

🗣️ Cristiano Ronaldo is the greatest player in the history of our beloved nation Portugal. At 41 he's still playing with the national team and that's insane longevity.

What he's done for the team will always be remembered forever but at this stage of his career,I expect him to be a source of peace in the dressing room.

After the Norway game,Jorge Jesus said he kept him on the bench for Goncalo Ramos and had planned to play him in the second half but later changed his mind for tactical reasons.

Portugal won the match and for me that shouldn't bring crisis to the dressing room. Against Norway is the first time he was on the bench since 2008

It's quite unfortunate that we are here talking about Pedro Proenca going for crisis talk. I expect Ronaldo to respect the coaches decision and play whenever he's needed.

He should feel free when the younger players are playing for the country. I played together with him and I can tell you that some senior team players were benched for him to play.

What's more important isn't who started and who's sitting on the bench, what's important is Portugal getting the job done on the pitch.

[- @kingsmdtzz]

El mejor futbolista de la historia puso su rodilla en juego para representar ese país de mierda junto a Hugo Almeida y Miguel Veloso y quedó lastrado el resto de su carrera.

Por mi como si quiere jugar hasta los 50 jugando los 90 minutos parado en el área esperando centros. Le deben todo.

[SethOfficial @UTD_Seth001]

🚨 José Mourinho blasts Jorge Jesus over the tension with Cristiano Ronaldo:

🗣️ José Mourinho: “I find it insulting to Cristiano Ronaldo that you would call him up for the national team, take him to these games and then treat him like he is just another player you can leave on the bench.

“If you already knew you weren’t going to use him, why call him up?

“Cristiano is not Endrick. He is not Vinícius. He is not Yamal. He is Cristiano Ronaldo. You know exactly what he represents.

“Jorge knew Cristiano was 41 when he selected him. He knew he couldn’t do what 25-year-old Ronaldo could do anymore. Nobody is asking him to play every minute or carry the team for 90 minutes.

“But if you call him because you understand his importance, then you have to manage that importance properly. You don’t suddenly reduce him to a name on the bench just because you want to show everyone that the coach is in charge.

“If Jorge has forgotten what Cristiano has done for Portugal, the world hasn’t forgotten.

“This man has carried Portugal through generations. He has scored the goals, broken the records, won the trophies and kept Portugal competing at the highest level for years.

“And Jorge should also remember what Ronaldo has meant to his own career.

“Cristiano has given him exposure. He has given him international relevance. He has been part of the reason people around the world were watching that team.

“So when you have benefited from someone’s influence, you don’t turn around and treat that person as if he is now an inconvenience.

“Cristiano is 41. Fine. That’s reality.

“His legs are not the same. His minutes have to be managed. There will be games where he shouldn’t start.

“I have no problem with that.

“But there is a massive difference between managing a 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo and disrespecting Cristiano Ronaldo because he is 41.

“If you need him for 20 minutes, play him for 20. If you need him for one decisive moment, prepare him for that moment.

“But don’t make the mistake of thinking his age has erased everything he can still give you.

“And Jorge has to be careful because a coach can win an argument with a player today and still lose something much bigger tomorrow.

“The Nations League will finish. The players will return to their clubs. Jorge will move on to the next match.

“But Cristiano will remember how he was treated.

“You don’t have to worship him. You don’t have to guarantee him a starting place.

“But after everything Cristiano Ronaldo has given Portugal, **you owe him respect.

“You don’t bite the fingers that helped feed you.”

[gam @mbafraaude]

@Cristiano Naciste en un país con menos historia futbolística que Somalia y lo pusiste en el mapa durante 20 años. Cabeza alta y que celebren su vuelta a la mediocridad.

[Fanatic 🇺🇸 @crusade_enjoyer]

My favorite SR-71 anecdote is from a former Blackbird pilot who said it took them the length of entire states to turn around.

[Ido Dallal @Ido_Dallal]

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[M. Olise @OliseM17]

Olise x Zidane hotel lobby 🔥😁

[Tom McClellan @McClellanOsc]

If you have not heard this news story, it is pretty big in the chemistry world. Being able to break down polyethylene cheaply is a big deal. It makes waste plastic more valuable, which makes it less likely people will just throw it into rivers where it flushes into the oceans.

[eLR @Russoe364]

The legend ! 😂🙌

[LimeWire @limewire]

just a reminder the music industry tried to sue us for $72 trillion back in the day. like lol does that number even exist?

still not paying

[eLR @Russoe364]

So basically Man City, a sham club.

[Martyn Ziegler @martynziegler]

BREAKING: Man City judgement published by Premier League here:
https://t.co/vfvXZN7YQL

[eLR @Russoe364]

Damn… !

[Troll Football @TrollFootball]

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