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Jason Anderson @jasondcsoccer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

🚆 New from Green Line Soccer 🚆 It's been a bit since I could really dig into a Spirit game, and recent games have surfaced multiple, intersecting problems. What the Spirit really miss without Leicy Santos, why the solutions haven't worked (yet?), and how they've become a more predictable team:

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Washington Spirit issues extend beyond Leicy Santos' absence

Diving into the deep end on how the Spirit have lost their edge since the World Cup break.

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 21/09/2026

The Trump administration's banning of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House is “just the latest in President Trump and his administration's onslaught against the press,” said the Knight Institute’s @katiefallow.bsky.social on @democracynow.org. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5oq...

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“War on the Press”: Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW & Politico from White House over Critical Coverage

YouTube video by Democracy Now!

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ringwiss @ringwiss.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It would be nice if the House in the next Congress revoked all these powers that the speaker has accumulated over the years, but I’m not holding my breath.

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Ryan Morgan @ryanheadedsouth.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Barbara Lee, in the early weeks, had to go into hiding because of the number of death threats she got for voting against the authorization of the use of military force. Hope someone was able to tell her about the shared bond.

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Ria Chakrabarty @riachia93.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The number of hate crimes that spiked in the early weeks after 9/11 transformed our communities forever. When politicians say there was a shared bond among all Americans, they are perpetuating the hate that began to fester on 9/12. We don’t get to count among “all Americans.”

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Ryan Morgan @ryanheadedsouth.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This was the year Bernal became my favorite Spirit player. For the two previous, it was Croix Bethune. Humbly acknowledging I may be the problem.

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Mike Barthel @mikebarthelauthor.com · 25/08/2026

She also could tell a fuckin story

When the 1974 recording of the song reached number one on the country charts, Elvis Presley indicated that he wanted to record the song.
Parton was interested until Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, told her that it was standard procedure for the songwriter to sign over half of the publishing rights to any song Elvis recorded.
[28] Parton refused. She recalls:
I said, 'I'm really sorry,' and I cried all night. I mean, it was like the worst thing. You know, it's like, Oh, my God... Elvis Presley.' And other people were saying, 'You're nuts. It's Elvis Presley!'...I said, 'I can't do that.
Something in my heart says, 'Don't do that. And I just didn't do it... He would have killed it. But anyway, so he didn't. Then when Whitney [Houston's version] came out, I made enough money to buy Graceland. 29]

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Ryan Morgan @ryanheadedsouth.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

There's a vanishly small list of people who EVER wrote two songs as good as the two songs Dolly Parton wrote on one day in 1973.

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

good Monday morning

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Tim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This is the most personal thing I've ever written, and it means a lot that people seem to have found something of value in it. If you haven't, I hope you'll give it a read too timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/joseph-gbe...

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Joseph Gbenangnon Chabi, 1984-2026

Remembering a man forgotten in life

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

every online wnba fandom space has been completely overrun by chuds who basically openly despise women’s sports

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Rozina Ali @rozinaali.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I wrote about the DoJ's shocking use of material support laws in the Prairieland case, how this charge has been abused in the past, and what this suggests for Trump's crackdown on leftwing political dissent. For NYT Opinion. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/o...

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Opinion | Anti-ICE Protesters Are Charged With a Terrorism Playbook We’ve Seen Before (Gift Article)

In Prairieland, prosecutors are using antiterrorism laws we’ve seen before.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Abolishing ICE is now the official position of the Democratic Party

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Dara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

PS I really recommend not thinking about this as a Trump problem. This is the product of a system that was allowed to shamble on for three decades, preventing people who were actively in compliance with law from getting permanently legal. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Text: "It used to be easier for longtime residents to “get legal.” For most of the twentieth century, people who had arrived before a date set by Congress, often fifteen to twenty years in the past, could simply register for permanent status; those caught by immigration agents could ask a judge for status on the basis of their length of residence and community ties. The registry date currently on the books is January 1, 1972. Congress last advanced it in 1986, when it paired a retroactive “amnesty” with more aggressive border enforcement—which ended up doing less to deter new entrants than to discourage them from ever leaving. The last major changes to the immigration system—the various visas and benefits that are formally established by Congress—were made in 1990. And, in 1996, Congress made it more difficult for people who had ever been undocumented to attain official status. Arguably, the immigration system has been out of equilibrium ever since, with an increasingly large and settled population of “unauthorized” immigrants, whose chances of becoming “legal immigrants” are dimmer than ever before."

Text: "The only remaining options have been forms of administrative discretion—the executive branch’s authority to grant temporary protection from deportation in particularly compelling cases. Temporary Protected Status, which was created in the 1990 bill, is one such tool. Parole is another: George W. Bush, for example, allowed Cubans who were stuck in legal-immigration backlogs to come to the U.S. and live with their relatives while their cases were pending. Deferred action, which the Obama Administration used to protect a generation of immigrants who’d grown up in the United States—the so-called Dreamers—is a third. Faced with the choice between offering some protections to a group of sympathetic or vulnerable immigrants and offering none at all, Presidents have again and again acted with short-term compassion."

Text: "Congress has rarely directly addressed the reality that millions of so-called “unauthorized” immigrants are, in fact, actively complying with the requirements of the U.S. government. When legislators attempted to pass immigration reform, during the second terms of both George W. Bush and Barack Obama, they did so on the same premise as in 1986: retroactive legalization for the people who were “living in the shadows,” in exchange for more enforcement to stop other people from coming in. Since 2014, with a single exception—passing a law during the first Trump Administration that legalized a few thousand Liberian immigrants—representatives have sat on their hands and let the executive branch take the flak."

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Ryan Morgan @ryanheadedsouth.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Characteristically good thread from Sanho on the war on drugs in Colombia. The problems from last time didn't stop at the Colombian border either. These troops have become mercenaries all over the world. There's a story TODAY about how they trained child soldiers in Sudan. www.ap.org/news-highlig...

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Former child soldiers in Sudan say they were trained by Colombian mercenaries | The Associated Press

This exclusive investigation gave voice to children whose stories had never been told, revealing firsthand accounts from former child soldiers in Sudan

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Jason Anderson @jasondcsoccer.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Conversely, the Spirit in recent years have managed to — by positioning their players as cool & extremely good at soccer, a thing that's worth people's time — create that same idea, that path to a connection. That's where the attendance boom, the merch sales, etc come from.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This September will mark 25 years since 9/11 and the inauguration of the “war on terror.” On Sept 9 & 10, join @knightcolumbia.org and the Li Center at @columbiajournalism.bsky.social for a major symposium about the war on terror’s legacy for democratic freedom. 1/ knightcolumbia.org/events/the-f...

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The Forever War and the First Amendment

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 30/07/2026

The FCC ordered eight Disney-owned ABC stations to undergo license renewal years early. Yesterday, the Knight Institute joined @aclu.org, @ncacensorship.bsky.social, and @futurefreespeech.org in challenging those proceedings as unconstitutional jawboning.

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Free Speech Organizations File Comment Demanding the FCC Stop Censorship Campaign Against ABC, Jimmy Kimmel

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Ryan Morgan @ryanheadedsouth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I see the vision, it's to sign every African in the French league, and I'm very into it.

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

"When Mr. Maduro’s case next makes its way to court, on July 22, federal prosecutors could encounter one rather significant obstacle: Our courts don’t have the authority to handle his case. And the law that says so was signed by the United States of America." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/o...

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Opinion | Maduro’s Case Is Due Back in Court. Prosecutors May Be in for a Big Surprise.

It’s a story a century old.

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Jason Anderson @jasondcsoccer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The Spirit made 7 changes to their nominal first-choice 11 and still, the only starter today without a senior-level national team cap is Paige Metayer

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Ryan Morgan @ryanheadedsouth.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Halftime show was good, sorry haters. Bieber was good. Ronaldo and Ronaldinho in the little car was good. Vuvuzela orchestra was good. Muppets were good. Coldplay wasn't good but the kids and whatnot was good.

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Capital Weather @capitalweather.com · 17/07/2026

ALERT: Entire DC area now under CODE PURPLE alert for very unhealthy air. This is some of the worst smoke pollution on record. Limit time outside and/or wear an N95 mask, if poss. The smoke will be with us all today but should improve tomorrow. Details here: www.capitalweather.com/wildfire-smo...

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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 17/07/2026

Trump's declassified election intelligence pretty clearly shows that China *could have,* but didn't, meddle in the 2020 election to help Biden win. But that Russia *did* meddle to help Trump win.

Table showing that Russia and Iran targeted and manipulated election processes, but that China took "preliminary or preparatory steps, with or without specific intent."

Intelligence dated August 19, 2020

CIA memo: "However, we assess at this
time China probably judges the risk of being caught interfering in the US election outweighs any
potential gains."

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Knight First Amendment Institute @knightcolumbia.org · 14/07/2026

Breaking: A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an immigration policy targeting noncitizen researchers, advocates, fact-checkers, and trust and safety workers based on their work. knightcolumbia.org/content/fede...

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Federal Court Suspends Trump Immigration Policy Targeting Technology Researchers

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Rep. Ilhan Omar @repilhan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Secretary Rubio’s announcement that he will dismantle the International Criminal Court is reckless and dangerous. It undermines the rule of law, weakens global accountability, and turns America's back on the values we claim to champion.

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Yo this is real ball hours Holy shit lmao. The pass, the trap, the volley get the fuck out of here

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Ryan Morgan @ryanheadedsouth.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Rodman goal and VAR taking away the England pen at the same moment, I don't know, y'all, this is either no way to live or the best.

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Ryan Morgan @ryanheadedsouth.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

France has upped this whole trend by making it so you can't even see the color of their kits until the camera zooms in. Them shits is green!

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Shireen Ahmed @shireenahmed.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

No one is pretending that FIFA was ever a bastion of justice and fairness. But the egregious maltreatment of some teams juxtaposed with clear preference of others, makes it too blatant to accept.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I wrote about living in a country that is hard to celebrate, and of an alternate vision we are invited to join and inherit, in order to make a country that would be worth a sense of pride. www.the-reframe.com/patriots-of-...

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Patriots of a Land Yet to Come

Our national brokedown palace and a story of a country worth celebrating.

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

There should be a Ronaldo Corollary in the World Cup which states that the correct ruling is whatever makes Cristiano Ronaldo sad

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Ryan Morgan @ryanheadedsouth.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This is a great list! Two favorites I'd add are Simon Kuper's "Ajax, the Dutch, the War" and I think the best soccer book I've ever read, "This Love is Not For Cowards" by @robertandrewp.bsky.social.

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Things I never thought I would type: look at how they greeted the Algerian team arriving back at the DoubleTree in Lawrence, Kansas

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Ryan Morgan @ryanheadedsouth.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Really important work from McGovern and colleagues here. Beto Coral's situation is the latest salvo in the Administration's weaponization of immigration law to violate the first amendment rights of immigrants whose speech it doesn't like.

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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I led colleagues in writing to the Trump administration to demand the release of Beto Coral, who has been detained for political reasons. He has a legal right to reside here. The US is abetting transnational repression by complying with Colombian politician’s request to violate his human rights.

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Tim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

The three players in this photo: 1. Nigerian heritage, grew up in England, and is only a citizen thanks to birthright citizenship. 2. Born + raised in Holland, has a dad who immigrated to the US from Suriname. 3. Said he wanted to “make people who look like me proud” while playing on Juneteenth

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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 15/06/2026

Despite Spain having more than 74% possession, Cape Verde committed only one foul all game. It's the fewest by any team in a World Cup match in Opta's record books (since 1966).

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Todd Stein @toddstein.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

"The IAC is the first of a new kind of institution emerging in the United States: a sub-national accountability mechanism set up to address ongoing federal repression. It is comparable to transitional justice bodies developed in societies around the world..."

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Transitional Justice at Home

David Mandel-Anthony on the Illinois Accountability Commission and democratic resilience

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Ryan Morgan @ryanheadedsouth.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

I am finding it DISTRACTING how much Owen Hargreaves's speaking voice sounds like Mick Jagger's speaking voice.

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Ryan Morgan @ryanheadedsouth.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Hell yeah, go Knicks, and now it's time for the real psycho World Cup shit to start, what a Saturday..

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Ryan Morgan @ryanheadedsouth.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Okay but the hydration breaks are fucking up the game.

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Nadine Farid Johnson @nadinefj.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

FIFA should have ensured Artan was transferred immediately, not sent back after his horrific ordeal (of course, they should have done a number of things, starting with standing up to the vile antics of this admin). Glad to see him welcomed in Canada—hope we’re all able to see him in action soon.

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