Rod Vernon

[Rod Vernon @RodVernon23]

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[Rod Vernon @RodVernon23]

@FreddyLA7 @UCFZack @david_kitchen Texas at TN...

[Rod Vernon @RodVernon23]

@VaibhavSisinty It's not that they couldn't figure it out, it's because they didn't want to.

[Rod Vernon @RodVernon23]

@FreddyLA7 Give back!

[Rod Vernon @RodVernon23]

@PMHayesII @AustinFC Even after bringing in Uzunni? Low soccer IQ... Rodo and Nico's unrealistic assessment of LaLiga [Uzzuni from 2nd Division LA Liga and Ille....too slow]. It's clear that their bias ultimately blinded them.

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

Sentiments of Venezuelans

I’m going to say this once, and I don’t care if it makes people uncomfortable.

If you have never lived in Venezuela
If you did not grow up there
If you did not watch your country collapse in real time
If you did not stand in food lines
If you did not watch your parents lose everything they built
If you did not have to leave your home with nothing

Then shut the fuck up.

You do not have an opinion.
Your opinion does not matter.
And you don’t get to lecture anyone about what’s happening there.

I’m Venezuelan.
I lived there most of my life until my early twenties.
I watched my country go from a functioning democracy to full blown socialism right in front of my eyes.

This is not politics to me.
This is trauma.

Before socialism, Venezuela was not perfect, but it worked.
There was trade.
There was money coming in.
There was investment from the US.
There were jobs.
There was food.
There was medicine.

My family had five businesses.
We had our home
We had investments.
We had a future.

Then the government started nationalizing everything.
Private companies were taken.
Foreign investors were pushed out.
Imports were blocked.
Price controls destroyed production.
Corruption exploded.

And everything died.

Not slowly.
Violently.

People didn’t suddenly become poor because of “capitalism” or “the US” or whatever bullshit slogan people like to repeat online.

They became poor because socialism destroyed incentives, destroyed production, destroyed trust, and destroyed hope.

People today in Venezuela are not debating ideology.
They are trying to survive.

They are trying to find food.
Trying to find medication.
Trying to keep their families alive.

So when I see people in the West posting from comfortable homes, full fridges, stable currencies, and safe streets talking about “imperialism” or “US bad” or “Trump this or that”

No.
It’s not complicated.
You’re just ignorant.

China is not rebuilding Venezuela.
Russia is not rebuilding Venezuela.
Cartels are not rebuilding Venezuela.

They are stealing.
They are extracting.
They are draining what’s left.

If the US comes in and reinvests
If refineries get rebuilt
If infrastructure gets restored
If imports open back up
If food, water, and medicine become accessible again
If people can work and earn with dignity

Then yes.
Let them take all the oil they want.

Because at least something gets built instead of destroyed.

This is something to celebrate.
Not because it’s perfect.
But because for the first time in a long time, there is hope.

Hope that families can eat.
Hope that people don’t have to flee their country.
Hope that Venezuela can function again.

If you’ve never lived through a country collapsing
If you’ve never watched socialism destroy everything around you
If you’ve never had to leave your home because staying meant starvation

Then again
Shut the fuck up.

This isn’t theory.
This isn’t politics.
This is lived experience.

By Stephen Subero

[Rod Vernon @RodVernon23]

This is how you do it!

[Rand Paul @RandPaul]

I had a great conversation with @larry_kudlow. We don’t need Obamacare on steroids OR Obamacare-lite. We need competition. Legalize national co-ops, expand HSAs to everyone, and stop creating new taxpayer-funded entitlements. Let Americans choose.

[Major League Soccer @MLS]

An electrifying final awaits. ⚡️

@InterMiamiCF vs. @WhitecapsFC — one game to claim this year's MLS Cup pres. by Audi.

📺 Free on Apple TV, FOX & TSN (2:30pm ET): https://t.co/rYcjDcwKCm

[Rod Vernon @RodVernon23]

@JosephKahn @ZacharyLevi Can you create a steaming service that has the right incentives to both pull in quality content and pulls in Subscription fees.

[Rod Vernon @RodVernon23]

@CFBONFOX @oregonfootball Almost pulled a Chad Powers!

[Rod Vernon @RodVernon23]

Did Noah almost commit a @chadpowershulu ?

[FOX College Football @CFBONFOX]

"YOU CAN'T CAGE HIM" ‼️

How did Noah Whittington stay on his feet during this @oregonfootball 40-yard touchdown run 😱

[Rod Vernon @RodVernon23]

@MattBakerSTL This was a makeup match due to
the July flooding in Central Texas, so a bit of an exception. Due to LAFC already having a Wednesday match with Toronto due to Club World Cup conflicts and having this Wednesday as the only other choice, they didn't have any good options.

[Thomas Sowell Quotes @ThomasSowell]

Dr. Drew on Tylenol: "Why would you take it!? There's almost zero benefit, and there's a non-zero chance of it being problematic... Pregnant women shouldn't be taking anything, and this is just a further reminder of that."

[Rod Vernon @RodVernon23]

@AustinFC @FrostBank Music Capital Cup...let's go! Dueling Electric Guitars for the anthem?

[Rod Vernon @RodVernon23]

@MLS @LeaguesCup It's embarrassing that we still have artificial turf in a cup final... I get it in 2012, but @MLS you need to put pressure on updating it in Seattle. Congrats to @Seattle but I can tell you that very few in the organization will want to give that home field advantage up.

[Rod Vernon @RodVernon23]

@AustinFC So disappointed...obviously, he needs to play full time. Such a great passer and potential talent. Had he avoided the injury, he might have been been starting on the left side. @Leo we see you and wish all the best in Europe

[Rod Vernon @RodVernon23]

@charliekirk11 "We need a leadership that can reach the masses and cut through the crippling and distorting hermeneutical fog spread by the media elites" Rothbard, 2010

[Rod Vernon @RodVernon23]

@Caz36642462 @kizza901 @brfootball Exactly. It was the Brit's fault! And no internet at the time to know any better.

[Rod Vernon @RodVernon23]

@NutmegSoccerCo Happy for Columbus. You have to admit though, the Crew would have been stuck in MLS 1.0 had Precourt not made the move. It was the best thing to actually happen for Columbus and the League. Columbus should be celebrating that historic event, no?