Bethany Lilly
@bethanylilly.bsky.social
Disabled, queer, and ready for a nap. Woso. SHX. She / hers.
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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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
"A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts."
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
www.wcvb.com/article/karo...
![REVERE, Mass. —
A woman with a family connection to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Revere, Massachusetts.
The woman, Bruna Ferreira, has an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, Karoline Leavitt's brother.
Ferreira migrated with her family to the United States from Brazil as a child and is currently in custody at an ICE facility in southern Louisiana.
Michael Leavitt released a statement, saying that his "only concern has always been the safety, well-being, and privacy of [his] son."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x4qyokjtdzgl7gmqhsw4ajqj/bafkreiacyzixchgacpjse7wyra342opgjsvdxzqdrkxq55zzqah65zyeae@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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...
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
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November 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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...
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Injuries and self-doubt nearly derailed a prodigy. Now in her final college season, Azzi Fudd has rediscovered just how good she can be.
Azzi Fudd was a can’t-miss basketball star. Then she had to prove it again.
Injuries and self-doubt nearly derailed a prodigy. Now in her final college season, she has rediscovered just how good she can be.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Injuries and self-doubt nearly derailed a prodigy. Now in her final college season, Azzi Fudd has rediscovered just how good she can be.
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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
it is tired to the point of cliche to say if turkey was good, people would make it more than once a year. but it is understated that at least one American explodes every Thanksgiving in a brave attempt to make the main dish more palatable
November 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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.
November 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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.
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I mean I'm no economist, but maybe if we had more money we'd be able to buy more new shit.
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I mean I'm no economist, but maybe if we had more money we'd be able to buy more new shit.
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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.
November 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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.
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Thank you DC for always having our back 💛💚
You showed out all year and we can’t wait to see you back in 2026!
You showed out all year and we can’t wait to see you back in 2026!
November 23, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Thank you DC for always having our back 💛💚
You showed out all year and we can’t wait to see you back in 2026!
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
November 23, 2025 at 4:17 AM
May I recommend another piece by an amazing writer stolen from us too soon by cancer: wapo.st/4ihnBck
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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.
We'll be back stronger next year. And we'll dominate.
November 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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.
We'll be back stronger next year. And we'll dominate.
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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.
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.
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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.
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.
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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.
November 23, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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.
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I still think Hal was the best player on the pitch tonight. I really feel bad for the kid.
November 23, 2025 at 4:03 AM
I still think Hal was the best player on the pitch tonight. I really feel bad for the kid.
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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
I’m not gonna shit on Adrian cause that man pulled out a hell of a season with the spirit. But that sub is probably gonna haunt him for a bit
November 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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
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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.
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
November 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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.
Definitely easy to say "make the sub" for media as outsiders, we don't have those same bonds with that group.
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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
November 23, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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!
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This is a Croix Bethune appreciation post! She did amazing tonight! I am so proud of her!
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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
• 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
November 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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
• 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
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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.
November 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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.
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So… new this year? Press got rushed off the field after the trophy lift.
Some might call that a lost opportunity for storytelling!
Some might call that a lost opportunity for storytelling!
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
So… new this year? Press got rushed off the field after the trophy lift.
Some might call that a lost opportunity for storytelling!
Some might call that a lost opportunity for storytelling!
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Love this team 💛💚
They struggled against injuries, coaching changes, a city under siege all season long & still made it to the final.
May next year be better 🥺
They struggled against injuries, coaching changes, a city under siege all season long & still made it to the final.
May next year be better 🥺
November 23, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Love this team 💛💚
They struggled against injuries, coaching changes, a city under siege all season long & still made it to the final.
May next year be better 🥺
They struggled against injuries, coaching changes, a city under siege all season long & still made it to the final.
May next year be better 🥺
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Adrian made a critical mistake at a crucial time but he’s a hell of a coach and one I’m proud to have as our leader. He’ll bounce back and the team will bounce back.
November 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Adrian made a critical mistake at a crucial time but he’s a hell of a coach and one I’m proud to have as our leader. He’ll bounce back and the team will bounce back.
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Need a Spirit fan to give Hal the biggest hug. I’m so gutted for her.
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Need a Spirit fan to give Hal the biggest hug. I’m so gutted for her.