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progressoid

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5. This part...

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2026, 06:35 PM

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It’s a costly image. What they’ve lost won’t appear in a record book, and in a few years, the appearance will be a faint memory to most. But during a time in which every action seems consequential, they handed over the power of unity. Their triumph is now attached to Trump. His track record suggests it won’t be used to celebrate everyone. It is more likely to be framed as dominance than shared aspiration.

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The U.S. men's Olympic hockey team won gold -- and then lost the room [View all] Nevilledog Tuesday OP

;-{)...... Goonch Tuesday #1

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If I had to sit through that shitshow, I'd be hammered, too. GoCubsGo Tuesday #13

Maybe they, or most of them support Orange Anus. 3Hotdogs Tuesday #15

Some of them do. GoCubsGo Tuesday #20

I'll be surprised if it's less than two and a half... nt Shipwack Tuesday #19

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Reader view also works. GoCubsGo Tuesday #14

Thanks... Cha Tuesday #17

Yer welcome. GoCubsGo Tuesday #21

This part... progressoid Tuesday #5

Exactly! TY Cha Tuesday #18

Guess they've forgotten that.... COL Mustard Tuesday #32

because trump always makes it about himself they are just p***ies to be grabbed nt msongs Tuesday #6

The men who make up the 2026 U.S. olympic hockey team are a bunch of professional NHL stars. In contrast, sop Tuesday #7

I played hockey when I was younger (much younger)..... I much preferred our women's team victory. groundloop Tuesday #11

I enjoyed the hockey games played by the neighbor kids in my neighborhood. I didn't watch, but the kids would set up SWBTATTReg Tuesday #16

Exactly right Prairie Gates Tuesday #8

This was not the 'Miracle on Ice' it's the NHL! mountain grammy Tuesday #9

Wow, a bunch of hockey players are misogynist's? Who saw that coming? JustKay Tuesday #10

Now they get to sit through what's being said will be a 2-hour shitshow. GoCubsGo Tuesday #12

I'm sure it'll last far longer than 2 hours... slightlv Tuesday #22

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Five of the players did NOT go to Washington. . . DinahMoeHum Tuesday #24

They're dead to me. And to a lot of Americans. paleotn Tuesday #25

They lost me. Boomerproud Tuesday #26

these are young jocks,,,,majoring in hockey for the past 6 years, OAITW r.2.0 Tuesday #28

As I understand from other posts, severa of those players were in their niyad Tuesday #30

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Trump understands neither humor nor sarcasm. 3catwoman3 Tuesday #34

Bi-Directional ETTD!!! hatrack Tuesday #33