Justin Haakenson

Husband & Father of three, IBM IT Architect, Sports Enthusiast, Enjoys Tinkering with Software and the simple things in life

[Mayo Boys Soccer Program @BoysSoccerMayo]

Congratulations to all of our graduating Spartans, most especially to Henry, Ryder, and Sammy, some of Mayo's top students. Well done gents! Best wishes to the entire class of 2025!

https://t.co/BZlO3UUOJ4

[LateNighter @latenightercom]

John Oliver is sick of Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the U.S.A." being played at U.S. naturalization ceremonies, so he created an alternative—with help from Will Ferrell.

[Minnesota State High School League @MSHSL]

Boys soccer, Class AAA seedings and pairings: No. 1 Minneapolis Washburn vs. Bemidji; No. 2 Maple Grove vs. Rochester Mayo; No. 3 Minnetonka vs. Andover; No. 4 Eagan vs. No. 5 Woodbury. Good luck to all teams!

[Justin Haakenson @jhaaken]

@garthbrooks coming by in a tiki boat we will be waving in Long Boat Key

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: In a devastating speech, iconic actor Robert De Niro rips Donald Trump to shreds, declaring that Trump is “not a bad man,” but “an evil one” who is a “wanna be tough guy” and has “no morals or ethics.”

But Robert De Niro didn’t stop there…

De Niro continued:

“Trump has no sense of right or wrong. No regard for anyone but himself — not the people he was supposed to lead and protect, not the people he does business with, not the people who follow him, blindly and loyally, not even the people who consider themselves his “friends.” He has contempt for all of them.

The repercussions of his turbulent presidency divided America and rattled New York City beyond imagination.  Remember how we were jolted by crisis in early 2020, as a virus swept the world.

We lived with Donald Trump’s bombastic behavior every day on the national stage, and we suffered as we saw our neighbors piling up in body bags.

The man who was supposed to protect this country put it in peril, because of his recklessness and impulsiveness. It was like an abusive father ruling the family by fear and violent behavior.  That was the consequence of New York’s warning getting ignored. Next time, we know it will be worse.

Make no mistake: the twice-impeached, 4-time indicted Donald Trump is still a fool. But we can’t let our fellow Americans write him off like one. Evil thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery, which is why we must take the danger of Donald Trump very seriously.

So, today I issue another warning.

From this place where Abraham Lincoln spoke — right here in the beating heart of New York — to the rest of America:

This is our last chance.

Democracy won’t survive the return of a wannabe dictator.

And it won’t overcome evil if we are divided.

So what do we do about it?  We have to take today into tomorrow – take it outside these walls.   We have to reach out to the half of our country who have ignored the hazards of Trump and, for whatever reason, support elevating him back into the White House.  They’re not stupid, and we must not condemn them for making a stupid choice.  Our future doesn’t just depend on us. It depends on them.

Let’s reach out to Trump’s followers with respect.  Let’s not talk about “democracy.” 

“Democracy” may be our holy grail, but to others it is just a word, a concept, and in their embrace of Trump, they’ve already turned their backs on it.  Let’s talk about right and wrong.  Let’s talk about humanity.  Let’s talk about kindness.  Security for our world.  Safety for our families.  Decency.  Let’s welcome them back.  We won’t get them all, but we can get enough to end the nightmare of Trump.”

Well said, Robert De Niro!

Please retweet and ❤️ to thank Robert De Niro for calling out Donald Trump — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a woke new Twitter competitor that banned Trump for life and is exploding in popularity because Elon Musk banned Tribel’s Twitter account — but he forgot to ban this link to download the new Tribel app: https://t.co/HnJzSKjCwX

[CarrieEkertHaakenson @c_e_haakenson]

Reynoso!! #followyourball

[Minnesota Twins @Twins]

‼️ unBUCKingbelievable ‼️

[MN Rush Select Girls 05 @MN_Rush05G]

Today we welcome @GitchSoccer to Rochester for our U17 Premier II game at 1 PM. Come on out to Fuad Mansour fields or catch it live on our stream.

https://t.co/H2COghIG6n

#rochmn #soccer #beautifulday

[ESPN Insights @ESPNInsights]

Josh Winder is the 4th pitcher with 7+ K and 0 ER allowed in each of his first 2 career starts, since ER became official in both leagues in 1913

[OptaSTATS @OptaSTATS]

Josh Winder of the @Twins is the only MLB pitcher to have 15+ strikeouts, no more than 1 walk and a 0.00 ERA over his first 2 career starts since ERA became an official stat in both leagues in 1913.

[FTX @FTX_Official]

Leaked footage of halftime rehearsal

[FTX @FTX_Official]

TOTAL PRIZE AFTER Q1: 7:16 #bitcoin

And still counting!

[Justin Haakenson @jhaaken]

@mikepokrandt That is amazing!

[Mayo Spartan FB Recruits @fb_mayo]

Another example of the intangible measure of the heart. Kids been doing it since 9th grade on varsity. Owns all WR records at Mayo and is 2nd in yards and 1st in receptions on the mshsl site for All-Time in MN. Can’t measure heart, but can show it all for TEAM

[Mayo Activities @mayospartans]

This was so fun to watch!!! Thanks @MSHSLjohn for documenting the upset!!

[Mayo Activities @mayospartans]

Mayo Boys Soccer defeat #1 seed MPLS SW in State quarterfinal 1-0 in OT shootout. Win shoot out 4-3. Semifinals next week at US Bank!! Wow!!

[John Millea @MinnesotaMillea]

Here's how it ended.

[MLB Stats @MLBStats]

Eddie Rosario has 12 hits in the NLCS, which is tied for the 2nd-most by a @Braves hitter in a single #postseason series.

Javy Lopez, 13 (1996 NLCS)
Marquis Grissom, 12 (1996 WS)
Mark Lemke, 12 (1996 NLCS)

[Alex VandenHouten @AlexVandenhout1]

HALFTIME: Mayo 35, Century 0.

The Spartans have controlled from kickoff. They have 314 yards of total offense compared to 36 for Century.

Ellsworth: 11-14 213 yards 3 TDs, INT.

Cayden Holcomb: 7 rec. 107 yds 2 tds

Noah Smith: 9 carries 101 yards, TD

[Pat Ruff @pbpruff]

Lots of superlatives from me, but Stewartville QB Eli Klavetter looks fantastic. Just threw a perfectly placed 22 yard TD pass to Alex Wood while on the move. Just perfect. Stew leads Faribault 21-14 with 11:04 left in the 2nd quarter.