Jonathan Johnson
@asstref.bsky.social
Husband, Dad, MLS AVAR, Semi-Pro Woodworker, Trail Runner, #DLI BOD/ExCo, 10 time #DLI finisher, some guitar, mandolin, ukulele, etc.
www.FortWorthLiveEdge.com
www.FortWorthLiveEdge.com
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TCU soccer player Seven Castain is a top Big 12 player, but she has no idea about the pop culture significance of her “Seinfeld” name.
George Costanza would be hot; someone stole ‘Seven.’ She’s a great soccer player
TCU soccer player Seven Castain is a top Big 12 player, but she has no idea about the pop culture significance of her “Seinfeld” name.
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
TCU soccer player Seven Castain is a top Big 12 player, but she has no idea about the pop culture significance of her “Seinfeld” name.
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#MLSRefStats
The 2025 MLS Regular Season is about 37.6% complete, but back when there were a *lot* fewer teams, there were a handful of seasons where 192 games made up the entirety of the slate.
Here are the stats from those 5 seasons. How things have changed.
The 2025 MLS Regular Season is about 37.6% complete, but back when there were a *lot* fewer teams, there were a handful of seasons where 192 games made up the entirety of the slate.
Here are the stats from those 5 seasons. How things have changed.
#MLSRefStats
2025 REGULAR SEASON
Includes all games through 14 May
192 g, 4.07 Y/g, 28 R, 62 pens, 24.49 F/g
HOME: 1.96 Y/g, 15 R, 38 pens, 12.12 FC/g
AWAY: 2.10 Y/g, 13 R, 24 pens, 12.37 FC/g
HOME RECORD: 89 W - 49 D - 54 L (1.646 PPG)
2025 REGULAR SEASON
Includes all games through 14 May
192 g, 4.07 Y/g, 28 R, 62 pens, 24.49 F/g
HOME: 1.96 Y/g, 15 R, 38 pens, 12.12 FC/g
AWAY: 2.10 Y/g, 13 R, 24 pens, 12.37 FC/g
HOME RECORD: 89 W - 49 D - 54 L (1.646 PPG)
May 16, 2025 at 4:34 AM
#MLSRefStats
The 2025 MLS Regular Season is about 37.6% complete, but back when there were a *lot* fewer teams, there were a handful of seasons where 192 games made up the entirety of the slate.
Here are the stats from those 5 seasons. How things have changed.
The 2025 MLS Regular Season is about 37.6% complete, but back when there were a *lot* fewer teams, there were a handful of seasons where 192 games made up the entirety of the slate.
Here are the stats from those 5 seasons. How things have changed.
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Official Filip Dujic reflects on his viral 'However' call from last year and what it takes to get it right. #RefExcellence #Referee #MLS
April 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Official Filip Dujic reflects on his viral 'However' call from last year and what it takes to get it right. #RefExcellence #Referee #MLS
SafeSport is underfunded, understaffed, and yet still overreaches into everything. Notably, it was also inadequately led. It can only get better from here. Replacing Colon is long overdue. The lawyers at USSF and elsewhere learned to exploit things to benefit their orgs.
BREAKING: The U.S. Center for SafeSport parted ways with CEO Ju’Riese Colón.
US Center for SafeSport parts ways with CEO Ju'Riese Colón
The U.S. Center for SafeSport has parted ways with CEO Ju’Riese Colón. Colón’s departure is the latest and most visceral sign of a crisis that began after revelations the center had hired an investigator who would later be charged with rape.
bit.ly
April 23, 2025 at 1:01 AM
SafeSport is underfunded, understaffed, and yet still overreaches into everything. Notably, it was also inadequately led. It can only get better from here. Replacing Colon is long overdue. The lawyers at USSF and elsewhere learned to exploit things to benefit their orgs.
31'- As much as the pandemonium would be fun, after a Yellow Card, it must be a ceremonial restart from the Referee. Everyone is allowed a brain fart, but yes, someone on the crew said something and gave the reminder.
#CCCfever
#CCCfever
April 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
31'- As much as the pandemonium would be fun, after a Yellow Card, it must be a ceremonial restart from the Referee. Everyone is allowed a brain fart, but yes, someone on the crew said something and gave the reminder.
#CCCfever
#CCCfever
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On #internationalwomensday, we celebrate the progress over the last 10 years that has been made in the sport. Trailblazers of the past generations helped create opportunities for today's officials. We've all seen the results firsthand.
#trailblazer #referee #soccer #fifa #mls #nwsl #usl
#trailblazer #referee #soccer #fifa #mls #nwsl #usl
March 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On #internationalwomensday, we celebrate the progress over the last 10 years that has been made in the sport. Trailblazers of the past generations helped create opportunities for today's officials. We've all seen the results firsthand.
#trailblazer #referee #soccer #fifa #mls #nwsl #usl
#trailblazer #referee #soccer #fifa #mls #nwsl #usl
DOGE laid off Smoky The Bear because he was a probationary worker and now we're getting wildfire messages during major rain storms in Texas.
March 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
DOGE laid off Smoky The Bear because he was a probationary worker and now we're getting wildfire messages during major rain storms in Texas.
This is great. Even (especially?) if you're not a Morrissey fan. Read the quote and see if it's a Morrissey lyric or a Trump quote.
“This could only happen to me / Who has been through anything like this?”
Morrissey or Trump?
1. “For a thing like that to happen is a disgrace / And frankly, it shouldn’t have happened / That I can tell you / It shouldn’t have happened.” 2....
buff.ly
March 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
This is great. Even (especially?) if you're not a Morrissey fan. Read the quote and see if it's a Morrissey lyric or a Trump quote.
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Offseason wasn't downtime for us! We have trained hard, studied the game, and sharpened our skills to ensure we're match-ready. Here's a glimpse into our journey from offseason to preseason. Let's kick off the #MLS season on February 22 with excellence!
#RefereesReady #PSRA
#RefereesReady #PSRA
February 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Offseason wasn't downtime for us! We have trained hard, studied the game, and sharpened our skills to ensure we're match-ready. Here's a glimpse into our journey from offseason to preseason. Let's kick off the #MLS season on February 22 with excellence!
#RefereesReady #PSRA
#RefereesReady #PSRA
February 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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"following Bayern throughout the tournament and all the way to that final ... will cost one of their supporters between $1,939 and $4,300 across seven matches. If that same fan would rather watch Bayern play a Bundesliga home match at their Allianz Arena, they can do that for about 15 bucks."
Prices for Club World Cup matches this summer are eye-watering. It’s just FIFA’s latest grift, and things will only get more expensive for soccer fans in the United States.
From me, on @theathleticfc.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/607...
From me, on @theathleticfc.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/607...
Club World Cup ticket prices sky-high for global fans, normal for jaded U.S. market
Prices have shifted beyond all recognition since 1994, when tickets to World Cup finals games in the United States could be bought for $25
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"following Bayern throughout the tournament and all the way to that final ... will cost one of their supporters between $1,939 and $4,300 across seven matches. If that same fan would rather watch Bayern play a Bundesliga home match at their Allianz Arena, they can do that for about 15 bucks."
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Prices for Club World Cup matches this summer are eye-watering. It’s just FIFA’s latest grift, and things will only get more expensive for soccer fans in the United States.
From me, on @theathleticfc.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/607...
From me, on @theathleticfc.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/607...
Club World Cup ticket prices sky-high for global fans, normal for jaded U.S. market
Prices have shifted beyond all recognition since 1994, when tickets to World Cup finals games in the United States could be bought for $25
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Prices for Club World Cup matches this summer are eye-watering. It’s just FIFA’s latest grift, and things will only get more expensive for soccer fans in the United States.
From me, on @theathleticfc.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/607...
From me, on @theathleticfc.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/607...
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If you played an instrument back in high school and stopped: we are in a golden age of decent cheap instruments.
The guitars are better, the amps are better. The pedals are cheaper, the wind instruments are actually instruments and not just shaped like them, etc.
Jump back into it.
The guitars are better, the amps are better. The pedals are cheaper, the wind instruments are actually instruments and not just shaped like them, etc.
Jump back into it.
January 4, 2025 at 11:10 PM
If you played an instrument back in high school and stopped: we are in a golden age of decent cheap instruments.
The guitars are better, the amps are better. The pedals are cheaper, the wind instruments are actually instruments and not just shaped like them, etc.
Jump back into it.
The guitars are better, the amps are better. The pedals are cheaper, the wind instruments are actually instruments and not just shaped like them, etc.
Jump back into it.
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I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim
You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...
projects.propublica.org
March 22, 2024 at 1:25 PM
I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
projects.propublica.org/claimfile/
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“Stop asking why schools don’t have bullet proof glass and metal detectors at all the doors. Ask why schools have to. That’s the question that needs to be asked.”
- Police Chief in Madison, WI
- Police Chief in Madison, WI
December 16, 2024 at 10:49 PM
“Stop asking why schools don’t have bullet proof glass and metal detectors at all the doors. Ask why schools have to. That’s the question that needs to be asked.”
- Police Chief in Madison, WI
- Police Chief in Madison, WI
Rome, GA is my mom's hometown. Dozens of relatives there. Summer vacation road trips there as a kid. Been back many times as an adult. It has so much hope as a city, but the people of rural GA are now so caught up in their politics to stop and think about how government could work better for them.
The best kind of feature journalism: the writer disappears entirely, and brings you into the lives of their subjects as you were in the room with them.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/u...
His Family Voted to Support Trump’s Deportation Plan. That Includes Him. (Gift Article)
His friends and family members in Rome, Ga., voted to support mass deportation. Now he’s scrambling to stay in the country.
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Rome, GA is my mom's hometown. Dozens of relatives there. Summer vacation road trips there as a kid. Been back many times as an adult. It has so much hope as a city, but the people of rural GA are now so caught up in their politics to stop and think about how government could work better for them.
Throw some chords to it and you'd still need a ripping guitar solo to get it to a 4-minute pop song.
December 11, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Throw some chords to it and you'd still need a ripping guitar solo to get it to a 4-minute pop song.
If you need a laugh today, my cat decided to share his work product with me.
December 4, 2024 at 3:10 AM
If you need a laugh today, my cat decided to share his work product with me.
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Trump Guitars were hit with cease and desist from Gibson over use of Les Paul body shape
www.guitarworld.com/gear/electri...
www.guitarworld.com/gear/electri...
Trump Guitars hit with cease and desist from Gibson over use of Les Paul body shape
Breaking: The patriotic line was launched as “the only guitar officially endorsed by President Donald J. Trump”, but Gibson says it infringes on its trademarks
www.guitarworld.com
November 26, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Trump Guitars were hit with cease and desist from Gibson over use of Les Paul body shape
www.guitarworld.com/gear/electri...
www.guitarworld.com/gear/electri...
The basic online info usually provided for guitars includes the specs on wood used, electronic parts, and even the tuners. A real guitar will have a minimum of about 15+ specs provided.
It will not surprise anyone that the Trump Guitar site has no specs listed.
$300 guitar being sold for $1,500.
It will not surprise anyone that the Trump Guitar site has no specs listed.
$300 guitar being sold for $1,500.
November 20, 2024 at 11:44 PM
The basic online info usually provided for guitars includes the specs on wood used, electronic parts, and even the tuners. A real guitar will have a minimum of about 15+ specs provided.
It will not surprise anyone that the Trump Guitar site has no specs listed.
$300 guitar being sold for $1,500.
It will not surprise anyone that the Trump Guitar site has no specs listed.
$300 guitar being sold for $1,500.
Cast of characters on the youth soccer sideline this AM:
-Backwards hat cybertruck guy who doesn't know Handball
- Pacing dad trying to watch the game, yet keep his 18-mo old off the field
- We Three Sweatervests
- Tripod-guarding camera guy
- Quiet guy sitting down at the 18 enjoying things.
-Backwards hat cybertruck guy who doesn't know Handball
- Pacing dad trying to watch the game, yet keep his 18-mo old off the field
- We Three Sweatervests
- Tripod-guarding camera guy
- Quiet guy sitting down at the 18 enjoying things.
November 17, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Cast of characters on the youth soccer sideline this AM:
-Backwards hat cybertruck guy who doesn't know Handball
- Pacing dad trying to watch the game, yet keep his 18-mo old off the field
- We Three Sweatervests
- Tripod-guarding camera guy
- Quiet guy sitting down at the 18 enjoying things.
-Backwards hat cybertruck guy who doesn't know Handball
- Pacing dad trying to watch the game, yet keep his 18-mo old off the field
- We Three Sweatervests
- Tripod-guarding camera guy
- Quiet guy sitting down at the 18 enjoying things.