bcmcdowell
@bcmcdowell.bsky.social
Soccer, cats, coffee. Loons, Crows, Aurora, YNWA.
Managing Editor: Northland Soccer Journal / Editor: Northern Lights Football / Cofounder: Switch the Pitch Soccer
All opinions my own.
Managing Editor: Northland Soccer Journal / Editor: Northern Lights Football / Cofounder: Switch the Pitch Soccer
All opinions my own.
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bcmcdowell
@bcmcdowell.bsky.social
· Apr 27
Graffiti can be funny but it can also be powerful.
"Love the marginalized more than you hate bigots."
"Motivate your anger with compassion - Solidarity forever."
@blackhartstp.com
"Love the marginalized more than you hate bigots."
"Motivate your anger with compassion - Solidarity forever."
@blackhartstp.com
Fam: It's not you, it's the full moon.
January 6, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Fam: It's not you, it's the full moon.
Apparently this is the new closing tagline. It's infuriating... that it perfectly echoes our thoughts by the end of the show.
"That's another day in America," says Tony Dokoupil.
January 6, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Apparently this is the new closing tagline. It's infuriating... that it perfectly echoes our thoughts by the end of the show.
In high school I brushed past a post at a gas station that turned out to have a loose, decorative top. The top fell and landed on my 2nd toe. The Vans I was wearing had a permanent dent and rusty "V" from the impact.
Due to other medical concerns I never had the toe repaired so the joint fused.
Due to other medical concerns I never had the toe repaired so the joint fused.
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
😅
😅
January 6, 2026 at 12:13 AM
In high school I brushed past a post at a gas station that turned out to have a loose, decorative top. The top fell and landed on my 2nd toe. The Vans I was wearing had a permanent dent and rusty "V" from the impact.
Due to other medical concerns I never had the toe repaired so the joint fused.
Due to other medical concerns I never had the toe repaired so the joint fused.
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Look, you can read Walz leaving as a triumph for the MAGA hatefluencers, but I prefer to think of it as overdue recognition that the DFL has a lot of good future governors, it’s good to keep fresh blood circulating, and two terms was enough. What seems “safe” often isn’t.
January 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Look, you can read Walz leaving as a triumph for the MAGA hatefluencers, but I prefer to think of it as overdue recognition that the DFL has a lot of good future governors, it’s good to keep fresh blood circulating, and two terms was enough. What seems “safe” often isn’t.
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Decades of morally outraged "protect the children" rhetoric & now???
Elon Musk chatbot repeatedly making CSAM on demand should be one of the single biggest stories right now and it's effectively a collective shrug instead
January 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Decades of morally outraged "protect the children" rhetoric & now???
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Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
January 5, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
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Hortman children call on Trump to remove conspiracy posts about their parents' deaths
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/hortman-children-call-on-president-trump-to-remove-conspiracy-posts-about-their-parents-deaths
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/hortman-children-call-on-president-trump-to-remove-conspiracy-posts-about-their-parents-deaths
January 4, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Hortman children call on Trump to remove conspiracy posts about their parents' deaths
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/hortman-children-call-on-president-trump-to-remove-conspiracy-posts-about-their-parents-deaths
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/hortman-children-call-on-president-trump-to-remove-conspiracy-posts-about-their-parents-deaths
We're talking about Practice.
I think Liverpool should spend time practicing on closing down shots. Then maybe they should practice running
January 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
We're talking about Practice.
Knuckle thunderbastard
Fine. Take the point.
Fine. Take the point.
January 4, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Knuckle thunderbastard
Fine. Take the point.
Fine. Take the point.
"That's another day in America," says Tony Dokoupil.
January 4, 2026 at 12:00 AM
"That's another day in America," says Tony Dokoupil.
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Trump: "They took all of our property. It was our property. We built it. And we never had a president that decided to do anything about it. Instead, they fought wars that were 10,000 miles away."
January 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Trump: "They took all of our property. It was our property. We built it. And we never had a president that decided to do anything about it. Instead, they fought wars that were 10,000 miles away."
Today is a good day to pay @atrupar.com for his diligent, independent reporting. And then turn off your internet.
January 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Today is a good day to pay @atrupar.com for his diligent, independent reporting. And then turn off your internet.
"We're back, in a big way," is a thing a CNN commentator said re Venezuela this morning.
January 3, 2026 at 4:04 PM
"We're back, in a big way," is a thing a CNN commentator said re Venezuela this morning.
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Trump on Democrats: "They should say 'great job.' They shouldn't say, 'Oh gee, maybe it's not constitutional.' You know, the same old stuff that we've been hearing for years and years and years."
January 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Trump on Democrats: "They should say 'great job.' They shouldn't say, 'Oh gee, maybe it's not constitutional.' You know, the same old stuff that we've been hearing for years and years and years."
We are less than 2 weeks out from the first Growing Up Trans event, hosted by @northlandsoccer.com at @blackhartstp.com.
Join us on January 15 at 7 PM. We still have space available if you'd like to share your story (sign up below) at this first session.
Join us on January 15 at 7 PM. We still have space available if you'd like to share your story (sign up below) at this first session.
January 3, 2026 at 1:31 AM
We are less than 2 weeks out from the first Growing Up Trans event, hosted by @northlandsoccer.com at @blackhartstp.com.
Join us on January 15 at 7 PM. We still have space available if you'd like to share your story (sign up below) at this first session.
Join us on January 15 at 7 PM. We still have space available if you'd like to share your story (sign up below) at this first session.
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Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
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🇮🇹 0
🇯🇵 0
🇳🇱 0
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🇪🇸 0
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🇺🇸 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
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🇪🇸 0
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🇺🇸 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
January 1, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Number of people who go bankrupt every year because of medical bills or illness-related work loss:
🇦🇺 0
🇨🇦 0
🇩🇰 0
🇫🇮 0
🇫🇷 0
🇩🇪 0
🇮🇸 0
🇮🇪 0
🇮🇹 0
🇯🇵 0
🇳🇱 0
🇳🇴 0
🇵🇹 0
🇪🇸 0
🇸🇪 0
🇬🇧 0
🇺🇸 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
🇦🇺 0
🇨🇦 0
🇩🇰 0
🇫🇮 0
🇫🇷 0
🇩🇪 0
🇮🇸 0
🇮🇪 0
🇮🇹 0
🇯🇵 0
🇳🇱 0
🇳🇴 0
🇵🇹 0
🇪🇸 0
🇸🇪 0
🇬🇧 0
🇺🇸 530,000
There’s a lesson there.
CRPS is a trip. My leg will go numb in the cold but the area around my nerve release incision continues to radiate heat.
January 1, 2026 at 9:12 PM
CRPS is a trip. My leg will go numb in the cold but the area around my nerve release incision continues to radiate heat.
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Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
Maybe next year I'll make it til midnight.
Lol
Lol
January 1, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Maybe next year I'll make it til midnight.
Lol
Lol
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Part-owner Umi Hassan said she lived here right after 9/11 and didn’t feel as marginalized and fearful as she does today. She’s unable to sleep at night and carries her passport everywhere.
Tears running down her face, she asked, “What else can I do to be an American?"
---
So fucking awful.
Tears running down her face, she asked, “What else can I do to be an American?"
---
So fucking awful.
I went to all 10 of the daycares Nick Shirley featured in his viral video. I got inside 4 and found children. Lots of children: www.startribune.com/day-care-fra...
We went to some of the day cares Nick Shirley did. Here’s what we found.
Some of the 10 day cares the YouTube content creator blasted for having “no children” invited reporters in to see for themselves.
www.startribune.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Part-owner Umi Hassan said she lived here right after 9/11 and didn’t feel as marginalized and fearful as she does today. She’s unable to sleep at night and carries her passport everywhere.
Tears running down her face, she asked, “What else can I do to be an American?"
---
So fucking awful.
Tears running down her face, she asked, “What else can I do to be an American?"
---
So fucking awful.
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Nate Austin was at the Madison Pro Soccer reveal. And the Snowpener. Truly an OG. And tonight he's in the hospital with a long list of injuries after a driver hit him as he was walking home and then took off. Two local EFL supporter groups are holding fundraisers this weekend. Click for details:
An OG Flocker needs the community to come through
A driver hit Nate Austin as he was walking home Saturday -- and took off
open.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Nate Austin was at the Madison Pro Soccer reveal. And the Snowpener. Truly an OG. And tonight he's in the hospital with a long list of injuries after a driver hit him as he was walking home and then took off. Two local EFL supporter groups are holding fundraisers this weekend. Click for details:
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Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
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Someone walks their dogs past a mural on a fence during a December snowstorm.
"Solidarity"
"We who believe in freedom can't rest until it comes"
Minneapolis, December 2025
"Solidarity"
"We who believe in freedom can't rest until it comes"
Minneapolis, December 2025
December 31, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Someone walks their dogs past a mural on a fence during a December snowstorm.
"Solidarity"
"We who believe in freedom can't rest until it comes"
Minneapolis, December 2025
"Solidarity"
"We who believe in freedom can't rest until it comes"
Minneapolis, December 2025
Hell of a day for the windshield defroster to shit the bed.
December 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Hell of a day for the windshield defroster to shit the bed.