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spooky mental haunted house @jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 3d

it takes a windmill 27.7 hours to generate one transgender athlete

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "If we didn't win this election. If we had these people that were running that were ruining our country, destroying our country with their open borders and men playing in women's sports and transgender from everybody and windmills all over the place ... I'm not sure we'd even have a country."

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Claire @wosoclaire.bsky.social · 4d

sometimes liking angel city makes me big sad

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KatherineHawkins @krhawkins.bsky.social · 4d

Amicus the owl, the Canadian Supreme Court mascot: Like the justices he is dressed like Santa

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Claire @wosoclaire.bsky.social · 4d

actually, this changed just today! to a more harrowed, funereal look, we will let the world guess why 🫠

with love, your local canadian news junkie and rip to the santa lewk

Canada's Supreme Court justices dressed in their new black robes.

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geoffrey, 💀 mode @parsnip.bsky.social · 7d

i dunno i think it would be pretty divisive of the frog not to take the scorpion at its word

Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social · 7d

NEWS: Conservative Justice Samuel Alito said today he is not seeking to overturn the Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling.

There is currently an appeal pending asking the court to do exactly that.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

Justice Samuel Alito says he is not calling for same-sex marriage ruling to be overturned

An appeal currently pending at the court is asking for the landmark decision, in which the conservative justice dissented, to be cast aside.

www.nbcnews.com

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Claire @wosoclaire.bsky.social · 7d

I realize this is not a common experience - I went to 14 games last year, driving down from Canada. This year I have been to only two games, because I am avoiding travel to the US because of *gestures widely*. This year, I have only gone to games when I HAVE to be in the US for work.

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Claire @wosoclaire.bsky.social · 10d

it's not that this does not make sense it's that i am sad

Taylor Vincent @tayvincent6.bsky.social · 10d

Angel City Football Club (ACFC) today announced the acquisition of Japanese international midfielder Hina Sugita in a trade with Portland Thorns FC.

In exchange, Portland receives defender M.A. Vignola and $600,000 in intra-league transfer funds.

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 12d

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

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Meg Linehan @meglinehan.com · 15d

this looks like a children's show in the worst possible way, like, 'clutch doesn't want to share his toys or literally anything else and now maple and zayu don't want to visit him anymore!!!"

The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 15d

FIFA has confirmed Clutch, Zayu, and Maple as the mascots for the 2026 men’s World Cup, with a bald eagle, a jaguar, and a moose representing the three co-hosting nations: The United States, Canada, and Mexico.

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🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...

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Claire @wosoclaire.bsky.social · 16d

fun fact the escalators at lots of UN buildings including the UNHQ in New York have been off for a couple years... because the United States isn't paying its UN dues and the liquidity crisis is crushing :)

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andré @838carlisle.bsky.social · 17d

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Claire @wosoclaire.bsky.social · 18d

bananas stat

OptaJack @optajack.optajoe.com · 18d

100 - It has been 100 days since the Kansas City Current last conceded a goal in a competitive match (Uchenna Kanu for Racing Louisville on June 14). Eternity.

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Gal Pal Sports @galpalsports.bsky.social · 18d

France Football magazine presenting the Ballon d’Or top ten:

A sign above a grocery shelf filled with white wine bottles reads: exciting whites

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andré @838carlisle.bsky.social · 18d

weird that the french host an elaborate ceremony about not knowing ball

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andré @838carlisle.bsky.social · 18d

interesting, can't qwhite put my finger on why

Sylvain Jamet @shlj74.bsky.social · 18d

The remaining 10 players for the Women Ballon d’Or by alphabetical order are:
Aitana Bonmati, Lucy Bronze, Mariona Caldentey, Patri Guijarro, Hannah Hampton, Chloe Kelly, Eva Pajor, Alexia Putellas, Alessia Russo, Leah Williamson

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50 Plus Döner @50plusdoner.bsky.social · 20d

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Heather Haavisto @othersuns.bsky.social · 20d

Someone with an in tell Vlatko I have a salon in the West Bottoms and I will do it for free

Negro League Soccer Press Corps @thombomb816.bsky.social · 20d

Asked Vlatko about his moment after Temwa Chawinga goals. He said that he was celebrating the player's first headed goal in the league. Goes on to say that she offered a bet that Vlatko turned down that if she scored a header he would have to dye his hair like hers. He had palpable relief.