🌀 Youth Soccer Advocate 🌀 Co-Founder MN Aurora FC 🌀 Loons & Spurs 🌀 Reigning Minnesota United FC Season Ticket Holder Potluck Hotdish Championhttps://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3mrzuvvgrr22rHey Siri... add to my Halloween Costume Ideas list [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Aug 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrzuvvgrr22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3mqhbcb6hwc2cDoes the VAR Fan Club have membership fees? [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jul 2026 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhbcb6hwc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3monvu6bu5c2lThe most comprehensive story on Joe Gaetjens I've ever read by Portuguese journalist @catiacbruno.bsky.social (despite my input 😄). BTW... if you use Safari browser, you can use the 'Reader' function to circumvent the paywall and the 'Translate' function. https://observador.pt/especiais/ha-76-anos-os-eua-conseguiam-o-milagre-na-relva-contra-inglaterra-o-heroi-do-jogo-foi-o-haitiano-joe-gaetjens/19 Jun 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3monvu6bu5c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3mo4hbcjpsc25If you're watching the CAN v B.H. match and your TV has multi-view, here is some great second-screen content. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhm880quUg12 Jun 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4hbcjpsc25https://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3mjhlmqafoc24Congrats Wes! @wesburdine.bsky.social Love that club. Props to Kyle BROWN on the scoop. https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/german-soccer-club-awards-peace-prize-to-owner-of-black-hart-of-saint-paul/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRLLINleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFpVHRyVTFIem0zcmxmY3plc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHoCi3BvXPzxfnaPqx276OnRJXMTovxfak_ffPZmWKmkBT_BHfd-qs4fDtYOa_aem_m5t-7sXG-PpIhEYD642DnQ14 Apr 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhlmqafoc24https://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3mgximnbqc22dTraveled all the way to Pompeii to shoot the Pulitzer Prize for Photography winner. Where do I pick it up?13 Mar 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgximnbqc22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3mfu4arlv5c2cFor the record... @blindeke.bsky.social can attest, I am a long-time Saint Paul flag hater. Granted, over my career, I've worked in graphic design adjacent roles, I'm not a professional designer. That said, I believe the StP flag design to be amateurish, garish, and symbolically irrelevant 1/327 Feb 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfu4arlv5c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3mfcxihwwds22👎 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/feb/20/werder-bremen-cancel-us-trip-minnesota-ice20 Feb 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcxihwwds22https://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3me4u7lwavk2jWaPo's problems in a nutshell... NYT... Wordle, Crossword, Sudoku, etc. WaPo... in-flight entertainment buried in ads [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Feb 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4u7lwavk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3me4pxewiis2jLast one FTW [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Feb 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4pxewiis2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3me4ptcwei22jTrump's speech at the National Prayer Breakfast and Mike Johnson's tortured attempt yesterday to use scripture to rationalize current immigration policy should trigger a rethink by Christians of every stripe. Related - highly recommend "Separation of Church and Hate" by @johnfugelsang.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Feb 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4ptcwei22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3me35kzyiok2qI don’t shop at Hobby Lobby often, but when I do…05 Feb 2026 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3me35kzyiok2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3me24ad53vs26 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3me24ad53vs26https://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3me23fzweik2tI mean... *sigh* [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3me23fzweik2thttps://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3me2325zixk2tWorth a read... A powerful and insightful speech by Edina Mayor Jim Hovland. Particularly ballsy considering his constituency (no offense Edina 😉) Thanks and credit to @frederickmelo.bsky.social for sharing this on FB 🙏04 Feb 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2325zixk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3mdzybkwxuk26Hey Twin Cities friends. Your pal in Chicago checking in. The MN ICE shenanigans have dropped out of the national news spotlight, but I received a jarring reminder from the headline of my former StP. district council's newsletter yesterday. Just surreal. ✌️❤️💪04 Feb 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzybkwxuk26https://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3mdqfafrmbc2xCrap. Now I need to buy an MNUFC Pereyra jersey. https://www.footballtransfers.com/us/transfer-news/us-united-states-mls/2026/01/minnesota-united-facing-potential-player-crisis-due-to-ice-raids-as-stars-living-in-fear31 Jan 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqfafrmbc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3mdoavwplsk22… at least the Twin Cities [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jan 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdoavwplsk22https://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3mdm33zazec2kDo you like dark-ish humor with your helpful advice? Ophthalmologist's pepper-spray advice. Credit to @glaucomflecken.bsky.social30 Jan 2026 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdm33zazec2khttps://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3mdlzuxbupc2kEven if you haven't been abducted by ICE, I'd recommend stopping in. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jan 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlzuxbupc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3mdllgsl43c2uI'm not even a caveman lawyer, but this seems illegal. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Jan 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdllgsl43c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/xspence.bsky.social/post/3mdhvcu7ons2yWhen the DHS's Manifest Destiny ouvre doesn't even crack the top ten, it's pretty grim. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/us/politics/white-supremacy-trump-administration-social-media.html?smid=bs-share28 Jan 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:xu5shit3vbwkhurs54tinlpx/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdhvcu7ons2y