Mr. Backpacker

Faith and Family

[Frances Staudt @Frances_Staudt]

Thank you, @Matt_Calkins . I was one of the female athletes you interviewed, and I truly appreciate the way you treated me. You were fair, listened to my story without judgment, and wanted to share my experience—even when The Seattle Times refused to let it be heard.

@seattletimes deserves to be called out. It has become a left-wing rag that suppresses stories and viewpoints that challenge its preferred political narrative. Even at 17, I can see eerie similarities to what we’ve learned in history class about communism, censorship, and the control of information.

To think that a 17-year-old female athlete and her story could be considered a threat to a powerful media machine like The Seattle Times shows that we have them against the ropes. We need to keep punching.

I won’t quit, and I’m asking all of you to help deliver the knockout punch this November: Vote YES on Initiative 638.

Thank you, Matt, for having the guts it takes and standing by your principles, refusing to participate in this censorship, and giving female athletes a voice.

Frances Staudt

[Brandi Kruse @BrandiKruse]

Just amazing. I know what Matt must be feeling today. I've been there. When I quit, so many of you had my back. I hope sane people will have Matt's back, too. Thank you, Matt for standing up for the voices of these girls!

[Jon Root @JonnyRoot_]

Dear Stephanie White,

Since you said you weren't "educated enough from a scientific standpoint" to say whether men should compete in women's sports or not, let me "educate" you.

- Males have significantly more lean muscle mass.
- On average, men have 30-40% more upper-body strength.
- After puberty, men have up to 20x more testosterone, which leads to greater muscle development, higher power output, & faster strength gains.
- Males have higher bone density, wider shoulders, & typically longer reach.
- Men produce more fast-twitch muscle fibers, which helps with explosive movements
- Males generally have larger hearts & lungs, contributing to higher aerobic capacity.
- Men have, on average, a 10–12% higher hemoglobin concentration, allowing the blood to carry more oxygen during exercise, which is why WNBA games & seasons are shorter than the NBA
- Males typically have a 15–20% higher VO₂ max than similarly trained females, improving endurance performance.
- Men have larger & stronger tendons & ligaments, allowing them to tolerate higher force production.
- Males typically possess larger skeletal frames, including bigger hands and feet, which can improve leverage & force generation in sports.
- Men generally recover quicker between maximal power efforts because of greater absolute muscle mass & anaerobic power.

Now you have no excuse to not say "men don't belong in women's sports," I'm looking forward to you standing with Sophie Cunningham on this issue 🤝

[Jon Root @JonnyRoot_]

One of the most insulting things Minnesota Lynx HC Cheryl Reeve said was claiming the two young girls who sat courtside in Seattle don’t “understand what the real problems are”

Ahnaleigh Wilson competed against biological boys, you buffoon!

This is pure bullying & gaslighting.

[WA Senate Republicans @WashingtonSRC]

While far left WA state leaders passed an Income Tax on everyone (SB 6346), they failed to investigate daycares with no children receiving taxpayer funds according to The Center Square. This is despite the issue being covered heavily in media.

It was reported earlier this year that Governor Ferguson's Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) had an un-auditable $416 MILLION of taxpayer funds, according to State Auditor Pat McCarthy (D). Taxpayer funded daycare fraud is being exposed nationwide.

And don't forget about the known fraud, waste, and abuse:

A squandered $15 BILLION surplus, the largest tax increases and spending spree in state history in back-to-back years (2025 & 2026), $1.17 BILLION in missing COVID money, $646 million of unemployment money being stolen by Nigerian scammers, $340 million going to non-citizens, and so much more.

Imagine what these BILLIONS alone could have paid for.

It's well past time for state government to be responsible and accountable with your money.

#UnaccountableWA #UaffordableWA #ReinstateAccountability #waleg

[NFL @NFL]

THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS ARE SUPER BOWL LX CHAMPIONS 🏆

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

Ryan Clark, the dumbest racist at ESPN, rips Charlie Kirk on ESPN, says people from Louisiana hate Kirk and what he stood for:

[Riley Gaines @Riley_Gaines_]

@AOC It's *always* "we support women's rights!" until it's a woman who wants the right to compete & undress free from less than mediocre men

Keep your mentally ill men out of our sports, locker rooms, prisons, etc.

[Nathan Brand @nathanbrand]

The Seattle Mariners prayed as a team after the huge win to advance in the postseason 🙏

[Catturd ™ @catturd2]

@MrMikeBlake @NewYorkStateAG You stand with mortgage fraud?

[@amuse @amuse]

ANTIFA: Illinois State Troopers defied orders not to back ICE after Mayor Johnson and Governor Pritzker refused to act. Standing with ICE at Broadview’s detention center, they sent a clear message: when leaders bow to mobs, the police will step up.

[Brandi Kruse @BrandiKruse]

.@FBIDirectorKash says they are following the money on organized left-wing violence. I recommend starting with these groups, several of which get taxpayer $:

-Washington Education Assoc.
-ACLU of WA
-Stop the Sweeps
-Seattle Democratic Socialists
-SUPER UW
-Gender Justice League

[Jason Rantz on Seattle Red @jasonrantz]

This will be overturned soon.

[Nick Sortor @nicksortor]

🚨 NOW: Portland Police are sitting doing NOTHING, as they relegated traffic control duties around the Portland ICE facility to TRANTIFA

Leftist militants now decide WHO is allowed to drive down Portland streets, while cops watch.

PORTLAND POLICE ARE A JOKE!

I confront a Portland cop about it, who said they couldn’t do anything because this is Antifa’s “event.”

The manager of a local restaurant complained to police, and police said they’d have the *only* road to his restaurant re-opened, but Antifa said NO, so the road is still closed.

ABSOLUTE BS. Portland Police have TOTALLY ceded their power to antifa militants.

Weirdly, an officer told me the reason they can’t stop Antifa from taking over the streets is “they don’t have a permit” (???)

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 JUST IN: Portland police DEFEND ANTIFA, tells citizen driver "you will be ARRESTED" if they drive down the road.

WTF?!

Portland police is surrendering control of the streets to leftist rioters. UNBELIEVABLE.

[Nick Sortor @nicksortor]

🚨 WTF?! Portland Police are now ACTIVELY DEFENDING Antifa militants, telling local residents they “will be ARRESTED” if they drive down Antifa-controlled streets

Residents are FED UP by this occupation.

President Trump MUST liberate Portland!

[Brandi Kruse @BrandiKruse]

Did you step over the homeless, or just walk around them?

[Brandi Kruse @BrandiKruse]

Portland PD made a half-assed “attempt” to get crowd to clear the road earlier (which is the city’s responsibility). They tried for all of 30 seconds. It makes me think @MayorKWilson and @TinaKotek WANT the feds to clash with the crowd so they can keep up anger against Trump.

[Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman]

"You pissed off the wrong dad."

Imagine how many other fathers in America feel this mans rage.

[Phil Mickelson @PhilMickelson]

The judge(s) who let this person go should be held accountable and in jail.