washingtonians literally can’t get married due to the shutdown which may sound like a cutesy who-cares issue except that it means those washingtonians can’t get on their partners’ health insurance or make progress in immigration cases to which marital status is relevant, etc

a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society

As someone whose time freelancing for MLSsoccer was a vital step in my career progression, and someone who generally gleans insight from the observations of others: This sucks so hard.

If Major League Soccer doesn’t care enough to watch their own games in order to write about them, why should we watch their games?

This is insane. I feel like I’m going insane when I’m watching this. Not just the fact that it’s clearly their fault, but the way a heavily-armed squad of masked thugs immediately jumps into the street and brutalizes the woman they just hit, despite having no idea who she is.

They're talking about killing leftist activists. They're talking about murdering people organizing in defense of immigrant communities, doing mutual aid work, and protesting their violence. They are talking about murdering people like me and my friends. We must do more than acknowledge it's fascism.

"Republicans blocked paying the troops during the shutdown but found $20 billion to bail out Argentina's bad crypto investments" should be the sort of thing that leads every local newscast, but...

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW). The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

love to have NWSL's broadcast partner CBS running a whole CarMax ad during a player substitution and proceed to miss an entire goal by KC Current absolute amateur hour

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE Truth: No cars rammed ICE Claim: She boxed ICE in Truth: ICE boxed her in Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE Truth: She did not have a rifle Claim: ICE returned fire Truth: Only ICE fired Claim: She drove herself to the hospital Truth: Paramedics found her

aw now i'm sad for esme morgan

Ok a stat I would love to know is what is the most time between goals in a brace. Bc yesterday had to be just about as far apart as they come in regular season play

What an 💫amazing💫 day tabling at the Takoma Park Street Festival as Clean Takoma. I got 1,000+ insightful and interesting responses to questions about litter and cleanups, gave trash pickers and reusable gloves to dozens of budding cleanup activists, and chatted with so many neighbors.💚🚮

WE make DC safe and beautiful.

With Sukkot, the Jewish holiday centered on building a hut, starting tonight, worth remembering the time in 2006 that Andrew Cuomo reportedly got so annoyed to see Jews celebrating it that he said: “These people and their f***ing tree houses." www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/m...

Joining the 💯 club! Our match against San Diego Wave marked our 100th regular season win as a club 👏

it's frustrating when front office people talk about poor refereeing as if it's just a thing everyone complains about. everyone complains about traffic, but that doesn't mean there aren't underlying issues that make it worse. the standard of officiating is bad and dangerous, and has been for years.

The team averaged over 5,000 per home contest in 2021 .... With one home match remaining, the Spirit is averaging over 15,100 fans per fixture in 2025 ... 💅💅😍😍😍

we’ve experienced so much solidarity from our fellow SGs, this community is everything ❤️

With 4 matches left in the #NWSL season, the playoff picture is anything but clear

Babe's Sports Bar's grand opening celebrations continue! Come out this Thursday and get a drink from the coolest guest bartenders in town! 🍸🍹

Resounding win, a Monday hat trick, a warm welcome back for Anna, several of her teammates donning Free DC shirts and reuniting with my college friend who just happened to be there today. Perfect game in my book.

I don’t think I’ll get over the emotions I felt when opposing players put on Free DC shirts. Like, that shit is cool as hell. It doesn’t happen without Anna Heilferty

People handing out these "yellow cards" ahead of the game, too, for people to hold up. Penalty against Trump!

Washington Spirit games have become a massive bastion of protest against Trump's military takeover of DC. Thousands of people chant "free DC" at the 51st minute of every game now.

Anna Heilferty, it was SO amazing to see you! 🫶💛🧡

It's not just bribery. He's now using personal litigation, backed by state extortion, to extract "settlements" which he then puts into an account he created to spend on government work, all entirely outside of Congress taxing or appropriating. It's full Charles I illegal taxation and spending.

I scroll my bluesky feed until I find something to like or boost, then I stop. Not because I want to stop scrolling, but because once I interact with something I'm no longer able to scroll. Incredible UX.

Gift Monday scored more goals in 36 minutes for @washingtonspirit.com than 11 NWSL teams did all weekend. #nwsl #woso #thatsthespirit

A gift from Gift Monday ✨ In the 36th minute, she completed the FASTEST hat trick in NWSL history from start of a match!

DJ Sofia and her hype squad 🎶🔥

It’s time for #RowdyAudi and a #FreeDC! Wave your yellow cards and chant “Free DC” with @freedcproject.bsky.social and @spiritsquadron.bsky.social at the 51st minute. We won’t stop until DC is the 51st state.

Very loud and clear #FREEDC on the broadcast once again, well done @spiritsquadron.bsky.social

Houston Dash players put on #FreeDC shirts after the game #NWSL #WashingtonSpirit #WashingtonDC

Anna Heilferty and several other Dash players just put on Free DC shirts #nwsl

Utah Royals' Mia Justus with the acrobatic double save ✌️

Absolute heroics. Justus served 🫡

every single #NWSL team still has a path, however unlikely, to a home playoff game

Anna. Heilferty.

I am supporting @freedcproject.bsky.social's Senate Lobby Day next MONDAY. RSVP at the link below to join us in meeting with Senate offices and asking them to vote NO on the bills advancing the DC Trump takeover freedcproject.org/event-list/d...

Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station. List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/

There was a joint Free DC chant here at BMO. Two cities who have a deep understanding of being occupied by their own government. Dope to see and hear.

Shoutout to La Fortaleza, the Angel City supporters who just did a Free DC chant in the 51st minute just now

They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.

“You can introduce DEI laws but at the end of the day you are not going to erase Black people from the District of Columbia or any other place.” Thank you @repsummerlee.bsky.social for your clarity of conscience and conviction. #FreeDC

if anyone wants to talk about how to run for state committee in New York hit me up

Hell yea No. 1 and No. 2 and No. 13 and No. 14, that's NWSL baybee

[email protected]: "Just last week the committee approved over a dozen bills regarding Washington DC...Was anyone on this panel consulted, any of you, about these bills?" Chair Mendelson: "We were not."

MAN UNITED ARE IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 🔴 USWNT goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce and the Red Devils defeat SK Brann 3-1 on aggregate in the 3rd round of UWCL qualifiers to secure their place in the tournament’s 2025/26 edition 👏 📸 @manutdwomen.bsky.social