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This is an amazing title. All title writers should just retire now

A friend of mine has been saying this regularly for the past year to all of us and I have been very grateful for that. We are living through the horrors. Of course you are exhausted. Of course you need to take care of yourself. I'm sorry. Please take the time you need.

ICYMI on a busy soccer news day: Trinity Rodman's agent Mike Senkowski spoke to CBS today. (From Madrid, he notes.) "When we pressed the league office for a response ... the answer is there isn't any rule that [the Spirit's offer] violated." League said "it's against the spirit of the rules."

The onion just prints the news now

No one could’ve predicted that putting a lot of Opus Dei weirdos on the Supreme Court would end our democracy

Our editor’s response to the Trump White House calling The Washington Post its “media offender of the week” and singling out several of our reporters.

just an utter joke of a court.

Teressa found herself raging at what she labeled the insurance company’s “weaponized incompetence.” Fax numbers were wrong. Key records were no longer available online. The insurer wouldn’t even give her access to her husband’s medical records. (Published Sept. 2025)

"We expect the contract... and the free agency to be respected." NWSLPA Executive Director Meghann Burke explains why the multimillion-dollar deal offered to Trinity Rodman by the Washington Spirit should stand.

Gerrymander 💃 Your 🕺 States 💃

The Supreme Court sided with this dissent:

Yes, everyone should get the Hep B vaccine, but especially babies.

Just a friendly reminder that the NWSL has contact info on their website, if you feel like expressing some feelings about the news today.

Players union says NWSL engaged in ‘flagrant’ violation of Trinity Rodman’s free agent rights - The Athletic GET YOURS TRINITY!!!!

Just a friendly reminder that the NWSL has contact info on their website, if you feel like expressing some feelings about the news today.

Nearly six months later.

Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars. She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:

I deeply enjoyed the @lollardfish.bsky.social cameo in the latest @ifbookspod.bsky.social

I've talked about this when it comes to SSI fraud. I'd rather 1000 people fraudulently get benefits than 1 person be denied; others would prefer 1000 eligible people get denied rather than 1 person commit fraud (note: SSI fraud is EXTREMELY rare).

I would rather have a world where we all trust each other and accept that a few people will take advantage of it than a world where folks have to perform disability constantly in order to get the help they need. Let kids have an extra 30 minutes on the test, jesus fucking christ

I want us to hang on to the fact that the people who were murdered were just civilians out in boats, most likely fishermen, who had never even heard the sketchy conclusions of American officials for which they were executed, much less had a chance to defend themselves.

A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social

One of the drums I am going to keep beating is that the US needs to submit to the jurisdiction of the ICJ. Right now, we live in a time in which the president is immune and can grant immunity to basically anyone he wants. They are acting accordingly.

just a reminder that *lots* of countries have universities, and (to my knowledge) none of them but the U.S. treat their universities as largely minor league sports franchises

The best description of the Telegraph you'll read this week.

Today is the anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Not only did the law literally open doors to countless students with disabilities (myself included), it also had the unintended consequence of creating the moral panic around an autism "epidemic." 🧵 1/

Definitely what we need, less nurses.

Mark my words: The 2026 election will be about affordabillity like 2025 was. But expect a lot more about utility bills and opposing data centers that cause electricity bills to skyrocket.

Fifteen Years xkcd.com/3172/

This article heavily implies that ICE is being used in a custody dispute to help Karoline Leavitt's brother get his son and have the mother locked up in ICE detention

IMO, while there's always a fair amount of politics interfering with lawmaking, we've had nothing the past few years. The bipartisan _children's cancer_ package went down last year. If you're in it to actually make improvements and you're not able to even move the most basic, bipartisan things...

Injuries and self-doubt nearly derailed a prodigy. Now in her final college season, Azzi Fudd has rediscovered just how good she can be.

Here’s a non-Thanksgiving turkey tip: if you have a reliable local barbecue spot and they make smoked turkey and you’ve never had whatever kind of turkey sandwich they make with it, it will probably change your life

Did I need a couple of bialys in addition to the pastries I'm already picking up from Capitol Jill this afternoon? Yes, yes I did.

I mean I'm no economist, but maybe if we had more money we'd be able to buy more new shit.

trying hard not to argue with the person who obviously does not know their woso history. if you think long time Spirit fans haven’t been in the trenches, you simply haven’t been an NWSL fan that long.

Thank you DC for always having our back 💛💚 You showed out all year and we can’t wait to see you back in 2026!

May I recommend another piece by an amazing writer stolen from us too soon by cancer: wapo.st/4ihnBck

To every single player, coach, staff, and employee at the @washingtonspirit.com, you embraced this District and gave us something to believe in. Thank you for allowing us to embrace you back. Thank you for giving us that foundation of belief. We'll be back stronger next year. And we'll dominate.

Marimar Martinez is a US citizen who was shot by ICE five times in Chicago. She was then arrested, labelled a “domestic terrorist” and slandered on social media. All charges against her have been dropped. In this interview she shows on of the seven holes the ICE agent put in her body.

I know we’re all gonna crash out and rightfully so. But let’s remember what this team was in the beginning of the year. They were broken with a laundry list of injuries, a coach who lost the locker room, and a grueling schedule and they managed to be the number 2 seed.

I still think Hal was the best player on the pitch tonight. I really feel bad for the kid.

i know i'm close to it and all but but i like that he wanted to give a player he's rode with since day one — and who was having a terrific game — time to stay in a championship game

This is the flip side of the substitution: the Spirit have had an unshakable faith in one another, it's where all those last-second game-winning/equalizing goals came from this year. Definitely easy to say "make the sub" for media as outsiders, we don't have those same bonds with that group.

That decision to make the sub in the moment is absolutely going to be talked about for a minute but in the grand scheme of things the unity this team has is a product of what Gonzalez has done this season and i look forward to what he will be able to do with this team in 2026

This is a Croix Bethune appreciation post! She did amazing tonight! I am so proud of her!

And also when we look back at the overall journey, it was a hell of a season: • Challenge Cup win • Trin, Rose, Casey all with epic result changing goals • Aubrey playoff heroics once again • Beating Orlando in Orlando—twice! • Just watching them persevere Bring on 2026, come what may until then

If there’s a rally at Audi next week like there was last year after the final, go if you can make it. These players who gave it all for us this season will need us now more than ever.