Alex Staller
@alexstaller.bsky.social
Training Specialist. Capo. Bad Decisions FC founding member. Occasional firebrand. I only look angry. My views are entirely my own.
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Mackenzie Arnold: "This is the best group of people that I've ever shared a locker room with on and off the field." #BAONPDX
"You just see so much pride in each and every player at full time.That's where the celebrations come from."
youtu.be/hlGgw_y-3ug?...
"You just see so much pride in each and every player at full time.That's where the celebrations come from."
youtu.be/hlGgw_y-3ug?...
NWSL Playoffs: Mackenzie Arnold & Reilyn Turner discuss Portland Thorns 1-0 win over San Diego Wave
YouTube video by Phuoc Nguyen (Fook Win)
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Mackenzie Arnold: "This is the best group of people that I've ever shared a locker room with on and off the field." #BAONPDX
"You just see so much pride in each and every player at full time.That's where the celebrations come from."
youtu.be/hlGgw_y-3ug?...
"You just see so much pride in each and every player at full time.That's where the celebrations come from."
youtu.be/hlGgw_y-3ug?...
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November 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Mackenzie "Macca" Arnold on back-to-back-to-back clean sheets & hearing "she's our keeper" chants #BAONPDX
"Yeah, I think it's the first time I've heard it all season, to be honest. It's really special to play at Providence Park, & it's a place that I've never experienced before for club soccer."
"Yeah, I think it's the first time I've heard it all season, to be honest. It's really special to play at Providence Park, & it's a place that I've never experienced before for club soccer."
November 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Mackenzie "Macca" Arnold on back-to-back-to-back clean sheets & hearing "she's our keeper" chants #BAONPDX
"Yeah, I think it's the first time I've heard it all season, to be honest. It's really special to play at Providence Park, & it's a place that I've never experienced before for club soccer."
"Yeah, I think it's the first time I've heard it all season, to be honest. It's really special to play at Providence Park, & it's a place that I've never experienced before for club soccer."
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This is $198 from total goal!
We start giving out prizes today!
Every $10 gets you a raffle ticket with the Cascadia Gamers.
THINK OF THE CHILDREN!
We start giving out prizes today!
Every $10 gets you a raffle ticket with the Cascadia Gamers.
THINK OF THE CHILDREN!
Hello friends! This is coming up soon and if you have a couple bucks to add, I’d sure appreciate it.
www.extra-life.org/participant/...
www.extra-life.org/participant/...
Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.
www.extra-life.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This is $198 from total goal!
We start giving out prizes today!
Every $10 gets you a raffle ticket with the Cascadia Gamers.
THINK OF THE CHILDREN!
We start giving out prizes today!
Every $10 gets you a raffle ticket with the Cascadia Gamers.
THINK OF THE CHILDREN!
The Reign's brand of soccer is so boring that I wish any other team had made the playoffs instead of them.
November 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The Reign's brand of soccer is so boring that I wish any other team had made the playoffs instead of them.
I'll take "Posts that hit way to close to home" for $100.
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I'll take "Posts that hit way to close to home" for $100.
Two Thorns make the XI
The National Women’s Soccer League announced today the 11 players named to the Best XI of the Month, presented by Prime, for the month of October/November by the NWSL Media Association. Headlined by Player of the Month Manaka Matsukubo, nine teams are represented in the league’s Top 11.
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Two Thorns make the XI
A federal judge told the administration in no uncertain terms they must fund SNAP in full and they're already appealing it.
The message is clear. They want to starve 40 million Americans.
The message is clear. They want to starve 40 million Americans.
The federal government has already filed its Notice of Appeal in the Rhode Island SNAP case just decided by Judge McConnell.
#32 in Rhode Island State Council of Churches v. Rollins (D.R.I., 1:25-cv-00569) – CourtListener.com
NOTICE OF APPEAL by Scott Bessent, Brooke Rollins, United States Department of Agriculture, United States Department of the Treasury, United States Office of Management and Budget, United States of Am...
www.courtlistener.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:48 PM
A federal judge told the administration in no uncertain terms they must fund SNAP in full and they're already appealing it.
The message is clear. They want to starve 40 million Americans.
The message is clear. They want to starve 40 million Americans.
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Editorial cartoon: Don't bread on me. Enjoy :)
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Editorial cartoon: Don't bread on me. Enjoy :)
I sit down on the couch for one minute and ... 🤣
November 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I sit down on the couch for one minute and ... 🤣
The lack of supporter influence on a board about soccer culture is both damning and telling.
Introducing the NWSL Advisory Board. ✨
Shaping the game and the culture beyond the 90.
Shaping the game and the culture beyond the 90.
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The lack of supporter influence on a board about soccer culture is both damning and telling.
At least he didn't bite anyone this time so ... progress?
(In all seriousness, the man needs therapy)
(In all seriousness, the man needs therapy)
🇺🇾🔴 BREAKING: Luis Suarez has been SUSPENDED for Inter Miami's decisive game three playoff match against Nashville SC by MLS Disciplinary Committee, per sources
Suarez suspended 1 match for kicking Andy Najar in 71st min
Miami appealed. Didn't win appeal www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Suarez suspended 1 match for kicking Andy Najar in 71st min
Miami appealed. Didn't win appeal www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Sources: Suárez suspended for Miami's pivotal playoff game vs. Nashville
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
At least he didn't bite anyone this time so ... progress?
(In all seriousness, the man needs therapy)
(In all seriousness, the man needs therapy)
What a completely predictable course of events.
“Three men in black vests entered a NY restaurant claiming to be ICE agents. Inside, they tied a worker’s hands and pulled a garbage bag over the person’s head. Another, believing the burglars’ story, surrendered themselves, only to be kicked to the ground and tied up as the intruders robbed an ATM”
FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves
In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE’s image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.
www.wired.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
What a completely predictable course of events.
We had a pretty good time last night 😊#baonpdx
November 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We had a pretty good time last night 😊#baonpdx
Schedule is out folks
The #NWSL playoffs first round schedule is set.
Friday: 4. Orlando vs. 5. Seattle, 8 p.m., Prime Video
Saturday: 2. Washington vs. 7. Louisville, noon, CBS
Sunday: 1. Kansas City vs. 8. Gotham, 12:30 p.m. (though it won’t kick off right then), ABC; 3. Portland vs. 6. San Diego, 3 p.m., ABC
Friday: 4. Orlando vs. 5. Seattle, 8 p.m., Prime Video
Saturday: 2. Washington vs. 7. Louisville, noon, CBS
Sunday: 1. Kansas City vs. 8. Gotham, 12:30 p.m. (though it won’t kick off right then), ABC; 3. Portland vs. 6. San Diego, 3 p.m., ABC
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Schedule is out folks
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Rob Gale: "I'm so proud of them. I'm so proud of the group. I'm proud of my staff. I'm proud of all the people behind the scenes. I'm proud of the players working their butts off and trying to come back."
"Delighted for the supporters. They deserved another home game."
#BAONPDX
"Delighted for the supporters. They deserved another home game."
#BAONPDX
November 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Rob Gale: "I'm so proud of them. I'm so proud of the group. I'm proud of my staff. I'm proud of all the people behind the scenes. I'm proud of the players working their butts off and trying to come back."
"Delighted for the supporters. They deserved another home game."
#BAONPDX
"Delighted for the supporters. They deserved another home game."
#BAONPDX
This is sure to piss off the right people.
NEW: Judge Karin Immergut has entered a preliminary injunction against Pete Hegseht from deploying the National Guard in Portland.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71481...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71481...
November 3, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This is sure to piss off the right people.
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we feel the love Liv 🥹
Introducing your 2025 Supporters Player of the Year, Olivia Moultrie! 👏
Introducing your 2025 Supporters Player of the Year, Olivia Moultrie! 👏
November 3, 2025 at 1:52 AM
we feel the love Liv 🥹
Introducing your 2025 Supporters Player of the Year, Olivia Moultrie! 👏
Introducing your 2025 Supporters Player of the Year, Olivia Moultrie! 👏
For those of you who want the math.
nwslsoccer dot com:
"Portland Thorns FC
Clinches No. 3 or No. 4 seed with a win AND Orlando draw OR San Diego draw/loss OR San Diego win but Portland finishes ahead on goal differential
Clinches No. 4 seed with a draw AND Seattle loss AND San Diego loss AND Gotham draw/loss"
"Portland Thorns FC
Clinches No. 3 or No. 4 seed with a win AND Orlando draw OR San Diego draw/loss OR San Diego win but Portland finishes ahead on goal differential
Clinches No. 4 seed with a draw AND Seattle loss AND San Diego loss AND Gotham draw/loss"
November 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
For those of you who want the math.
Damn. That is a sick scarf!
NEW SCARF! We have something special for the Decision Day Home Closer! Hoist the Colors!!! #BAONPDX
Swing through the Axe & Rose today from 11:30 to 1:30 to pick one up! Will be available online starting Monday.
1737 SW Morrison
Swing through the Axe & Rose today from 11:30 to 1:30 to pick one up! Will be available online starting Monday.
1737 SW Morrison
November 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Damn. That is a sick scarf!
New rule: K is not allowed to talk about sports anymore. She is straight up cursing teams tonight.
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
New rule: K is not allowed to talk about sports anymore. She is straight up cursing teams tonight.
Taking PKs in front of the TA has got to be insanely intimidating.
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Taking PKs in front of the TA has got to be insanely intimidating.