Sam Krier

lebron will retire at 65 like everybody else

Prayers up for Victor Wembanyama 🙏

The spurs were 1 digit away from getting Scoot Henderson.

SCOOTA MAN.

The funniest result from this series is Scoot Henderson playing so well it causes NBA podcasters to do a 2023 redraft episode.

What if the Blazers repel Dame down from the rafters for Game 1 like Sting

This is probably the most incredible baseball photo I've ever seen.

Key points from the linked article about the doom-spiralling idiotic Portland: 1. You Are Paying More and Getting Less By a Wide Margin Portland residents now carry the second-highest combined tax burden of any city in the United States, behind only New York City. And what did residents get in return? Police take nearly 20 minutes on average to respond to a high-priority emergency which is nearly double the national standard. Portland Fire & Rescue meets its own adopted response time goal less than half the time. Streets are crumbling under a $6 billion maintenance backlog. Mental health services are so dysfunctional that a sitting county commissioner — herself an emergency room doctor — declared in writing that the system had failed and asked the governor to intervene. In Oregon’s public schools, only 43% of students are proficient in English and just 31.5% in math. These numbers sit below pre-pandemic levels, and well behind neighboring Washington state. 2. Portland is Losing People, Jobs, and Businesses, and the Trend Is Accelerating Portland is shrinking. Multnomah County has lost population every year since the pandemic. The region lost more jobs in 2024 than any other major metro area in the country — while the rest of the nation was growing. People moving to Clark County, Washington — just across the river — earn an average of $105,800 per year. People moving into Multnomah County earn an average of $73,540. Higher earners are voting with their feet. Portland Public Schools lost 6,000 students since 2018 (the equivalent of three high schools) and enrollment is projected to decline for 14 more years. The district has cut $75 million from its budget over three years with $50 million more planned, and up to 10 schools may close by 2027. Office vacancy has climbed to around 37%—among the highest in the nation—while demand has sharply declined, with leasing activity falling to near-record lows. Retail vacancy is also elevated, outpacing most peer cities. At the same time, property values are dropping significantly, While many U.S. cities are beginning to recover, Portland continues to see rising vacancies, falling demand, and declining asset values. 3. We are Not Holding Them Accountable Multnomah County spent over $500 million annually on homelessness — more than $53,000 per homeless person — and the homeless population grew. The Preschool for All program collected hundreds of millions of dollars more than it budgeted, left $485 million sitting unspent at the end of fiscal year 2024, and delivered fewer than 3,800 of the 11,000 seats promised to voters by 2030. The homeless services department violated its own budget rules by funding permanent programs with one-time money — then declared a crisis when that money ran out. Portland Public Schools test scores flatlined and families are left with no plan that has reversed either trend. DATA souce for this article linked in the comments. nwexaminer.com/p/portlands-da…

Meanwhile, the other 332 million normal Americans spent their weekend with their families and friends having cookouts, going for scenic drives, or to the beach. Protesting is what useless people do to feel important.

The Portland Trail Blazers are .500 with 8 games left to play, and they have the 3rd easiest remaining strength of schedule in the NBA. Their pre-season win total was set to 35.5. Their head coach was arrested by the FBI the morning after Game 1. This is a successful season.

I can’t stop thinking about how little the American Revolution got started over in comparison to the atrocities government commits against us today.

@BananaBall_ @kikehndez you won’t

Never thought we'd see Drew Brees featured in a Top 11 Trick Plays of the Week video, but here we are 🤷‍♂️

The biggest game of the first round is on Friday, when Long Island battles Arizona for iced tea supremacy

When my mom asks if I want to join in family dinner tonight, but I have to explain how I have to watch a baseball game between American Italians and American Mexicans to determine if American Americans can keep playing baseball

Ma'am, you have clearly never been to Corvallis, Oregon.

Palm Springs is a top 10 movie all time don’t @ me

You mean two teams that tanked for good lotto odds are now the best teams in the league? Weird how that works. But now it's a problem.

* leans over to whisper something * ( scoot henderson has looked very promising so far )

athlete: so if triathlon is running, biking and swimming, that must mean biathlon is running and biking? coach: [taking out skis and a gun] haha yeah you’d think so