Cap Kirk

@travelingflying No. It’s not true . Not for me

Men, is this really true?

@BlazerBurner_ Are you a Russian bot?

@otokyo__ Suicide rates Loneliness epidemic Die in wars Die on the job Have to spend time away from our families to put food on the table .. We’re not fucking robots Need I go on ?

What exactly do men deal with 🤷‍♀️

A message from a Kindergarten teacher: After forty years in the classroom, my career ended with one small sentence from a six-year-old: “My dad says people like you don’t matter anymore.” No sneer. No malice. Just quiet honesty — the kind that cuts deeper because it’s innocent. He blinked, then added, “You don’t even have a TikTok.” My name is Mrs. Clara Holt, and for four decades, I taught kindergarten in a small Denver suburb. Today, I stacked the last box on my desk and locked the door behind me. When I started teaching in the early 1980s, it felt like a promise — a shared belief that what we did mattered. We weren’t rich, but we were valued. Parents brought warm cookies to parent nights. Kids gave you handmade cards with hearts that didn’t quite line up. Watching a child sound out their first sentence felt like magic. But that world slowly slipped away. The job I once knew has been replaced by exhaustion, red tape, and a kind of loneliness I can’t quite describe. My evenings used to be filled with construction paper, glitter, and glue sticks. Now they’re spent filling out digital reports to protect myself from angry emails or lawsuits. I’ve been yelled at by parents in front of twenty-five children — one filming me with his phone while I tried to calm another child mid-meltdown. And the kids… they’ve changed too. Not by choice. They arrive tired, anxious, overstimulated. Their tiny fingers know how to swipe a screen before they can hold a crayon. Some can’t make eye contact or wait in line. We’re expected to fix all of it — to patch the gaps, heal the trauma, teach the curriculum, and document every move — in six hours a day, with resources that barely fill a drawer. The little reading corner I once built, full of soft beanbags and paper stars, was replaced by data charts and “learning metrics.” A young principal once told me, “Clara, maybe you’re too nurturing. The district wants measurable results.” As if kindness were a weakness. Still, I stayed. Because of the small, holy moments that no spreadsheet could measure — a whisper of, “You remind me of my grandma.” a shaky note that read, “I feel safe here.” a quiet boy finally meeting my eyes and saying, “I read the whole page.” Those tiny sparks were my reason to keep showing up. But this last year broke something in me. The aggression grew sharper. The laughter in the staff room turned to silence. The light went out of so many eyes. I watched brilliant teachers — my friends — vanish under the weight of burnout, their joy replaced by survival. I felt myself fading too, like chalk on a board that’s been wiped one too many times. So today, I began my goodbye. I pulled faded art off the walls and tucked thirty years of handmade cards into a single box. In the back of a drawer, I found a letter from a student from 1998: “Thank you for loving me when I was hard to love.” I sat on the floor and cried. No party. No applause. Just a handshake from a young principal who called me “Ma’am” while checking his notifications. I left my rocking chair behind, and my sticker box too. What I carried with me were the memories — the faces of hundreds of children who once trusted me enough to reach out their hands and learn. That can’t be uploaded. It can’t be measured. It can’t be replaced. I miss when teachers were partners, not targets. When parents and educators worked side by side, not in opposition. When schools cared more about wonder than numbers. So if you know a teacher — any teacher — thank them. Not with a mug or a gift card, but with your words. With your respect. With your understanding that behind every test score is a heart that cared enough to try. Because in a world that often overlooks them, teachers are the ones who never forget our children.

@Joe_Bureau @503Blazerfans If one of the guys got injured trying to win, it would be an agregious mistake

@503Blazerfans I’m more concerned why Billups gave up on a win! He didn’t give his team a chance to win. Kerr is consistently coaching up his guys , not Billups! Disappointing to watch this team give up 50 in the 4th.

Not gonna lose any sleep on Yangs performance tonight but it’s clear he’s a project and that’s fine. I am a bit concerned about the Blazers center depth tho

@Philosophi_Cat @HazelAppleyard_ Best answer

I’m on mom’s side too, but this is not an uncommon mentality among 25 year olds. When the daughter is 40, she will undoubtedly value her mom a lot more and have a better understanding of the concerns of aging. If mom acts petty now, she’d risk closing the door on having that better relationship later on. At 25, a lot of kids are focused on being separate from their parents and establishing their own adult lives and they haven’t had enough life experience yet to have an mature appreciation of everything their parents did for them. She’ll probably come around.

I’m on mom’s side.

@503Blazerfans Nothing. Means the Blazers have (after next season) two experienced guards and two young guards. It's a perfect blend of youth and experience at guard.

So what does this mean for Scoot?

@ChadinRipCity LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO

Holy Shit

@PNW_working_mom Do a fireworks show. Have the fun .. for an hour But they go on for 6 hours .

@Mikel_Jollett Shameful. Pathetically transparent.

Can I get some marines to chime in here? How shameful and weak is it for Trump to use you to attack American civilians? Do any actual marines have an opinion on this?

@BamaStephen I’m here for this

To all my Twitter exile friends: Welcome back! Pull up a chair. Do you like your popcorn buttered, salted, or both? 🍿

@Charles97119 @blazersforreal Don't sell the team to an oil barren who lives in Oklahoma .. my advice for the day.

@blazersforreal They said the same things about the Sonics. How'd that turn out?

People are worried that the Blazers are going to get moved with the sale? I know we haven’t won a lot of championships, but Portland is and always has been a GREAT NBA city, and is honestly a pretty storied franchise with great roots. I’d like to think we’re safe y’all..❤️🖤

Zelenskyy

@503Blazerfans No. Hard no

Where do I sign

@BamaStephen 🙏🙏

My wife, Susanne, is out of surgery this afternoon and in recovery now. Doc says they found the source of bleeding and fixed it, and she should be able to come home tomorrow. Thanks for praying. Please continue. 🙏

@blazersforreal Of course. 7 footers who can move are rare birds

Do y’all want to see Deandre Ayton on the Blazers next season? 🤔

@DannyMarang You are correct. He’s not

I don’t expect everyone to see things the same way - but I can’t square away how Tim Bontemps gives the Blazers credit for acquiring Toumani Camara a “promising young forward,” in his own words and then a sentence later calling trading for Deni Avdija - who is younger than Camara - a win now move. Giving up a lottery pick (Bub Carrington) who might be good & a solid pick in 2029 as the major assets in a move for a 6’9” 245 lb wing who has improved in every meaningful way is exactly the kind of thing a rebuilding team should be doing. Isn’t the point of assets to turn them into valuable pieces? If you asked any GM in the league - would you rather have a mystery box or would you rather have a young, potential-laden, high-end wing on an incredible deal for multiple years - how many of those GMs take the mystery box 4 years away and the last pick in the lotto of a down draft? They didn’t trade for an in-prime veteran, they traded for a young player at arguably the most valuable position who they thought could be more than he had shown. He’s been that and more.

@shaesharpeshow no

Welp, that’s the season for Rob Williams.. He averaged 5.8/5.9/1.4 and 2.4 Stocks per game Should the Blazers look to move him this summer? 😅

@joesimonssays Stop!!! You are making wayyyy too much sense, Joe! Blazer Nation and it's little minds can't deal with this

If the Blazers went 10-72 this season, had a 14% percent at Cooper Flagg did not get him AND Deni, Tou, Scoot, Donovan and Shae also did not show signs of growth... then what?

@DavidMacKayNBA They are literally the hottest team in the league. Trading a key piece right now would be a huge mistake, unless it's a slam dunk.

I worry that the Portland Trail Blazers will see their recent success and approach the NBA Trade Deadline with too much attachment to their current veteran core.