Rob Spence
@xspence.bsky.social
🌀 Youth Soccer Advocate
🌀 Co-Founder MN Aurora FC
🌀 Loons & Spurs
🌀 Reigning Minnesota United FC Season Ticket Holder Potluck Hotdish Champion
🌀 Co-Founder MN Aurora FC
🌀 Loons & Spurs
🌀 Reigning Minnesota United FC Season Ticket Holder Potluck Hotdish Champion
Crap. Now I need to buy an MNUFC Pereyra jersey.
Minnesota United facing potential player crisis due to ICE raids as stars living in fear
Read More.
www.footballtransfers.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Crap. Now I need to buy an MNUFC Pereyra jersey.
… at least the Twin Cities
This should be for the People of Minnesota.
The Nation nominates Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize www.thenation.com/article/acti...
January 30, 2026 at 9:33 PM
… at least the Twin Cities
Reposted by Rob Spence
This line ought to set off a huge alarm at MLS HQ:
"The Loons were negotiating transfer deals with Slovenian midfielder Tomi Horvat and Dutch defender Cherrion Valerius, but both players cited concerns about life in Minnesota for them and their families as why they declined contracts with MNUFC."
"The Loons were negotiating transfer deals with Slovenian midfielder Tomi Horvat and Dutch defender Cherrion Valerius, but both players cited concerns about life in Minnesota for them and their families as why they declined contracts with MNUFC."
“People are scared; we are, too.”
Article: Federal immigration raids in Minnesota has put 'fear' into #MNUFC players; and the situation has curtailed #Loons signings of foreigners this winter. Argentine midfielder Joaquin Pereyra shares his experiences and views.
www.twincities.com/2026/01/29/l...
Article: Federal immigration raids in Minnesota has put 'fear' into #MNUFC players; and the situation has curtailed #Loons signings of foreigners this winter. Argentine midfielder Joaquin Pereyra shares his experiences and views.
www.twincities.com/2026/01/29/l...
Federal immigration raids put ‘fear’ into many Minnesota United players
The Loons also have had foreign players say no to contracts because of the current situation.
www.twincities.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:26 PM
This line ought to set off a huge alarm at MLS HQ:
"The Loons were negotiating transfer deals with Slovenian midfielder Tomi Horvat and Dutch defender Cherrion Valerius, but both players cited concerns about life in Minnesota for them and their families as why they declined contracts with MNUFC."
"The Loons were negotiating transfer deals with Slovenian midfielder Tomi Horvat and Dutch defender Cherrion Valerius, but both players cited concerns about life in Minnesota for them and their families as why they declined contracts with MNUFC."
Reposted by Rob Spence
Impressive to see a 360-degree pivot from a man his age.
January 30, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Impressive to see a 360-degree pivot from a man his age.
Do you like dark-ish humor with your helpful advice?
Ophthalmologist's pepper-spray advice.
Credit to @glaucomflecken.bsky.social
Ophthalmologist's pepper-spray advice.
Credit to @glaucomflecken.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Do you like dark-ish humor with your helpful advice?
Ophthalmologist's pepper-spray advice.
Credit to @glaucomflecken.bsky.social
Ophthalmologist's pepper-spray advice.
Credit to @glaucomflecken.bsky.social
Even if you haven't been abducted by ICE, I'd recommend stopping in.
You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 30, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Even if you haven't been abducted by ICE, I'd recommend stopping in.
I'm not even a caveman lawyer, but this seems illegal.
🚨"They're stealing the car!"
As Tom Homan vows "safer" ICE operations, ICE rammed into a driver's car in Minneapolis—in front of an elementary school—then chased him. After failing to catch him—they stole his car. "Back up before I f*cking spray you!" ICE yelled at observers ⬇️
As Tom Homan vows "safer" ICE operations, ICE rammed into a driver's car in Minneapolis—in front of an elementary school—then chased him. After failing to catch him—they stole his car. "Back up before I f*cking spray you!" ICE yelled at observers ⬇️
January 29, 2026 at 8:03 PM
I'm not even a caveman lawyer, but this seems illegal.
Reposted by Rob Spence
I mean, I know plenty of people have already pointed this out, but it needs to be hammered home that this is how fascism works. It demands you accept lies as truth, even when we’ve all seen who has actually been demanding violence (Trump and his goons).
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 2:56 PM
I mean, I know plenty of people have already pointed this out, but it needs to be hammered home that this is how fascism works. It demands you accept lies as truth, even when we’ve all seen who has actually been demanding violence (Trump and his goons).
When the DHS's Manifest Destiny ouvre doesn't even crack the top ten, it's pretty grim.
Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:49 AM
When the DHS's Manifest Destiny ouvre doesn't even crack the top ten, it's pretty grim.
Reposted by Rob Spence
From now through Sunday, February 1st, $10 of each adult size Electric Fetus t-shirt sold in the store and online will be donated to the Simpson Food Pantry and Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. View each of the 15 styles online here: electricfetus.com/FetusMerch
January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
From now through Sunday, February 1st, $10 of each adult size Electric Fetus t-shirt sold in the store and online will be donated to the Simpson Food Pantry and Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. View each of the 15 styles online here: electricfetus.com/FetusMerch
A very accurate summary of the last few weeks in Minnesota - specifically for the dorks in my fantasy English soccer league.
Sadly, the last line is too accurate.
All credit to CODY DAHLER linktr.ee/mrcodydahler
Sadly, the last line is too accurate.
All credit to CODY DAHLER linktr.ee/mrcodydahler
January 28, 2026 at 12:34 AM
A very accurate summary of the last few weeks in Minnesota - specifically for the dorks in my fantasy English soccer league.
Sadly, the last line is too accurate.
All credit to CODY DAHLER linktr.ee/mrcodydahler
Sadly, the last line is too accurate.
All credit to CODY DAHLER linktr.ee/mrcodydahler
5 years... Proud of these folks and all the staff and volunteers who have helped move @mnaurorafc.bsky.social forward.
January 27, 2026 at 8:11 PM
5 years... Proud of these folks and all the staff and volunteers who have helped move @mnaurorafc.bsky.social forward.
Apropos of whatever…
Wishing everyone a peaceful Holocaust Remembrance Day
Wishing everyone a peaceful Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Apropos of whatever…
Wishing everyone a peaceful Holocaust Remembrance Day
Wishing everyone a peaceful Holocaust Remembrance Day
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January 26, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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Hey all - I designed one of the various "rebel loon" logos floating around. I've received requests for the files for signs and other stuff.
I threw a webstore together to benefit a St. Paul youth org. with families who need assistance.
Share and repost. Thanks and Chinga la Migra!
I threw a webstore together to benefit a St. Paul youth org. with families who need assistance.
Share and repost. Thanks and Chinga la Migra!
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January 26, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Hey all - I designed one of the various "rebel loon" logos floating around. I've received requests for the files for signs and other stuff.
I threw a webstore together to benefit a St. Paul youth org. with families who need assistance.
Share and repost. Thanks and Chinga la Migra!
I threw a webstore together to benefit a St. Paul youth org. with families who need assistance.
Share and repost. Thanks and Chinga la Migra!
FBI Director Kash Patel says you can't bring a firearm to a protest.
These guys from 5 years ago at the MN Governor's mansion would probably disagree.
These guys from 5 years ago at the MN Governor's mansion would probably disagree.
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 AM
FBI Director Kash Patel says you can't bring a firearm to a protest.
These guys from 5 years ago at the MN Governor's mansion would probably disagree.
These guys from 5 years ago at the MN Governor's mansion would probably disagree.
❤️ from Chicagoland to all the badass MN mofos braving the cold to join the march in downtown Mpls today.
January 23, 2026 at 4:39 PM
❤️ from Chicagoland to all the badass MN mofos braving the cold to join the march in downtown Mpls today.
The Onion is still fresh as heck
Trump Supporter Has Few Backup Scapegoats Ready To Go In Case Crackdown On Immigrants Doesn’t Fix Everything
SEDALIA, MO—Explaining that he wanted to be prepared for any unforeseen outcome, local Donald Trump supporter Fred McGuire, 52, said Tuesday that he has a few backup scapegoats ready to go in case the...
theonion.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:54 AM
The Onion is still fresh as heck
Reposted by Rob Spence
Well worth the watch:
January 15, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Well worth the watch:
Reposted by Rob Spence
I dumped all the girlfriends before they broke up with me too Pam Pam
Bondi: "What happened in Minnesota -- we had 6 prosecutors who suddenly decided they didn't want to support the men and women in ICE. One of them was busy doing a photo shoot with the New York Times while ICE was out there risking their lives ... breaking news tonight: I fired them all."
January 15, 2026 at 6:25 AM
I dumped all the girlfriends before they broke up with me too Pam Pam
Yes... If you see unidentifiable masked militia bashing down your neighbors' doors and spiriting them away while their families are left frightened and sobbing or ripped from their car and thrown in an unmarked van as the car is left rolling down the road ... you should start a fucking podcast.
Republican on CNN: You peacefully protest with a letter to the editor. You peacefully protest by starting a Substack or a podcast.
January 15, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Yes... If you see unidentifiable masked militia bashing down your neighbors' doors and spiriting them away while their families are left frightened and sobbing or ripped from their car and thrown in an unmarked van as the car is left rolling down the road ... you should start a fucking podcast.
looks like we've reached the "Blueberry Acai Diet Coke" stage of the protein craze
January 15, 2026 at 6:19 AM
looks like we've reached the "Blueberry Acai Diet Coke" stage of the protein craze
Reposting this again because it feels especially relevant.
In 1970 5th-grade students at Hawthorne School in Beverly Hills were assigned to write a letter to someone they admired, asking them “What makes a good citizen?"
So 10yr old Joel Lipton wrote to Peanuts cartoonist CHARLES M. SCHULZ - born 103yrs ago today.
Joel got a reply.
So 10yr old Joel Lipton wrote to Peanuts cartoonist CHARLES M. SCHULZ - born 103yrs ago today.
Joel got a reply.
January 15, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Reposting this again because it feels especially relevant.
the child abuse of it is f-ing horrible, but the hypocrisy of these right-wing, so-called "Christians" just takes it to an intergalactically evil level.
⭐HYPOCRISY LOCAL ANGLE⭐ I haven't been to church in a while, but I don't recall Jesus (an immigrant) being a "Respect our borders" kind of guy
⭐HYPOCRISY LOCAL ANGLE⭐ I haven't been to church in a while, but I don't recall Jesus (an immigrant) being a "Respect our borders" kind of guy
Republican South Carolina state Rep. RJ May sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison today.
5 counts of distributing child sex abuse material.
He shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
Moms of Liberty had named him its Legislator of the Year.
5 counts of distributing child sex abuse material.
He shared hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
Moms of Liberty had named him its Legislator of the Year.
GOP lawmaker said trans people “harm” children. Now he's going to prison for child porn. - LGBTQ Nation
He was caught sharing hundreds of images of kids, including pictures of adults raping seven-year-olds.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:02 AM
the child abuse of it is f-ing horrible, but the hypocrisy of these right-wing, so-called "Christians" just takes it to an intergalactically evil level.
⭐HYPOCRISY LOCAL ANGLE⭐ I haven't been to church in a while, but I don't recall Jesus (an immigrant) being a "Respect our borders" kind of guy
⭐HYPOCRISY LOCAL ANGLE⭐ I haven't been to church in a while, but I don't recall Jesus (an immigrant) being a "Respect our borders" kind of guy