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Zambian football player Barbra Banda is an amazing human interest story. One of about half a dozen 5-ARD male players in the NWSL, he was born in an impoverished country and tried boxing before soccer, to now find himself trapped by lies and his own success in a female league.
I do not envy him.
I do not envy him.
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The current 5ARD-male arms race @nwslsoccer.com is a huge legal liability, particularly if their 2021 policy and the flurry of early 2024 signings were not executed with total transparency for all groups.
Look at the timeline and follow the money…
Look at the timeline and follow the money…
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The current 5ARD-male arms race @nwslsoccer.com is a huge legal liability, particularly if their 2021 policy and the flurry of early 2024 signings were not executed with total transparency for all groups.
Look at the timeline and follow the money…
Look at the timeline and follow the money…
The IOC has not yet pulled its head out of [the sand] with regard to universal sex-verification testing, but for historical reference:
Linda Blade, 2024. The Dystopian History of Sex Testing in Women’s Sports. Reality’s Last Stand, www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-dystop..., 1 January 2024.
Linda Blade, 2024. The Dystopian History of Sex Testing in Women’s Sports. Reality’s Last Stand, www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-dystop..., 1 January 2024.
The Dystopian History of Sex Testing in Women’s Sports
How the International Olympic Committee (IOC) failed women by undermining sex-based eligibility in sports.
www.realityslaststand.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The IOC has not yet pulled its head out of [the sand] with regard to universal sex-verification testing, but for historical reference:
Linda Blade, 2024. The Dystopian History of Sex Testing in Women’s Sports. Reality’s Last Stand, www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-dystop..., 1 January 2024.
Linda Blade, 2024. The Dystopian History of Sex Testing in Women’s Sports. Reality’s Last Stand, www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-dystop..., 1 January 2024.
The expected IOC ban on "transgender" athletes is insufficient in that it seems likely to defer to FIFA and allow 5ARD males.
www.thetimes.com/sport/olympi...:
Universal sex-verification for ALL athletes across all sports should be the goal, with no 5ARD males in elite female competition.
www.thetimes.com/sport/olympi...:
Universal sex-verification for ALL athletes across all sports should be the goal, with no 5ARD males in elite female competition.
Transgender women to be banned from all female Olympic events
IOC likely to announce new policy early in new year after findings of a scientific review about the permanent physical advantages of being born male
www.thetimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The expected IOC ban on "transgender" athletes is insufficient in that it seems likely to defer to FIFA and allow 5ARD males.
www.thetimes.com/sport/olympi...:
Universal sex-verification for ALL athletes across all sports should be the goal, with no 5ARD males in elite female competition.
www.thetimes.com/sport/olympi...:
Universal sex-verification for ALL athletes across all sports should be the goal, with no 5ARD males in elite female competition.
Jessica Berman is a mendacious coward and we know full well what "the science" says.
Ask World Rugby, World Aquatics, World Athletics and World Boxing why they went back to sex-verification for the female category
Male bodies have no place in female sport, whether 5ARD male or otherwise.
Ask World Rugby, World Aquatics, World Athletics and World Boxing why they went back to sex-verification for the female category
Male bodies have no place in female sport, whether 5ARD male or otherwise.
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Jessica Berman is a mendacious coward and we know full well what "the science" says.
Ask World Rugby, World Aquatics, World Athletics and World Boxing why they went back to sex-verification for the female category
Male bodies have no place in female sport, whether 5ARD male or otherwise.
Ask World Rugby, World Aquatics, World Athletics and World Boxing why they went back to sex-verification for the female category
Male bodies have no place in female sport, whether 5ARD male or otherwise.
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Taking extra time to smell these victory roses 🌹
November 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Taking extra time to smell these victory roses 🌹
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Vibes are immaculate from Gotham FC! 🤩#NWSLPlayoffs
November 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Vibes are immaculate from Gotham FC! 🤩#NWSLPlayoffs
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Luana on target 🎯
A storybook moment for Luana who came back after fighting Hodgkin's lymphoma to make the penalty for Orlando
A storybook moment for Luana who came back after fighting Hodgkin's lymphoma to make the penalty for Orlando
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Luana on target 🎯
A storybook moment for Luana who came back after fighting Hodgkin's lymphoma to make the penalty for Orlando
A storybook moment for Luana who came back after fighting Hodgkin's lymphoma to make the penalty for Orlando
Properly maintaining the sex category in sport is not "racism."
Eva Kurilova, 2024. The Women’s Ski Champion Who Turned Out to Be a Man and Accepted It. www.evakurilova.com/p/the-womens..., 24 August 2024.
Strong categories make sport safe, equitable and fair.
Eva Kurilova, 2024. The Women’s Ski Champion Who Turned Out to Be a Man and Accepted It. www.evakurilova.com/p/the-womens..., 24 August 2024.
Strong categories make sport safe, equitable and fair.
The Women's Ski Champion Who Turned Out to Be a Man and Accepted It
No matter how sympathetic their story, we used to understand that men shouldn't compete as women
www.evakurilova.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Properly maintaining the sex category in sport is not "racism."
Eva Kurilova, 2024. The Women’s Ski Champion Who Turned Out to Be a Man and Accepted It. www.evakurilova.com/p/the-womens..., 24 August 2024.
Strong categories make sport safe, equitable and fair.
Eva Kurilova, 2024. The Women’s Ski Champion Who Turned Out to Be a Man and Accepted It. www.evakurilova.com/p/the-womens..., 24 August 2024.
Strong categories make sport safe, equitable and fair.
Why doesn't the NWSL solve this entire issue in a single afternoon by administering a simple, universal cheek swab to verify the sex of all current players?
theparadoxinstitute.org/watch/sex-sc...
Any players flagged as male could then be referred for ultrasound to publicly clear their names.
theparadoxinstitute.org/watch/sex-sc...
Any players flagged as male could then be referred for ultrasound to publicly clear their names.
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Why doesn't the NWSL solve this entire issue in a single afternoon by administering a simple, universal cheek swab to verify the sex of all current players?
theparadoxinstitute.org/watch/sex-sc...
Any players flagged as male could then be referred for ultrasound to publicly clear their names.
theparadoxinstitute.org/watch/sex-sc...
Any players flagged as male could then be referred for ultrasound to publicly clear their names.
How common are adductor injuries in the NWSL?
How is it that both Banda and Chemwa may be out for the playoffs with adductor injuries?
Aren't adductor issues usually a MALE problem?
How might their trainers have missed this?
How is it that both Banda and Chemwa may be out for the playoffs with adductor injuries?
Aren't adductor issues usually a MALE problem?
How might their trainers have missed this?
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
How common are adductor injuries in the NWSL?
How is it that both Banda and Chemwa may be out for the playoffs with adductor injuries?
Aren't adductor issues usually a MALE problem?
How might their trainers have missed this?
How is it that both Banda and Chemwa may be out for the playoffs with adductor injuries?
Aren't adductor issues usually a MALE problem?
How might their trainers have missed this?
This sort of blatant misdirection is not going to age as well as Elizabeth Eddy's courage.
Elizabeth Eddy, 2025. National Women’s Soccer League must adopt gender standards to keep growing. NY Post, nypost.com/2025/10/27/o..., 27 October 2025.
Elizabeth Eddy, 2025. National Women’s Soccer League must adopt gender standards to keep growing. NY Post, nypost.com/2025/10/27/o..., 27 October 2025.
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 AM
This sort of blatant misdirection is not going to age as well as Elizabeth Eddy's courage.
Elizabeth Eddy, 2025. National Women’s Soccer League must adopt gender standards to keep growing. NY Post, nypost.com/2025/10/27/o..., 27 October 2025.
Elizabeth Eddy, 2025. National Women’s Soccer League must adopt gender standards to keep growing. NY Post, nypost.com/2025/10/27/o..., 27 October 2025.
This is an excellent opportunity for the league to pay both Banda and Chawinga to "retire."
NEWS: Temwa Chawinga exited Saturday's game with a right leg injury in KC’s upset loss to Houston.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This is an excellent opportunity for the league to pay both Banda and Chawinga to "retire."
From left to right:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbra_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temwa_C...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_M...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisca_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_C...
16 May 2025 @NWSL via CAF and CONCACAF indifference.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbra_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temwa_C...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_M...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisca_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_C...
16 May 2025 @NWSL via CAF and CONCACAF indifference.
November 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
From left to right:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbra_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temwa_C...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_M...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisca_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_C...
16 May 2025 @NWSL via CAF and CONCACAF indifference.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbra_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temwa_C...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flora_M...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisca_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_C...
16 May 2025 @NWSL via CAF and CONCACAF indifference.
Suspected 5ARD males took seven of fifteen key slots for most shots and goals for the 2025 NWSL season.
This is AFTER two 5ARD players were top scorers in 2024, taking the Golden Boot from Sophia Smith.
This year they took it from Esther González, and it is still foul.
This is AFTER two 5ARD players were top scorers in 2024, taking the Golden Boot from Sophia Smith.
This year they took it from Esther González, and it is still foul.
November 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Suspected 5ARD males took seven of fifteen key slots for most shots and goals for the 2025 NWSL season.
This is AFTER two 5ARD players were top scorers in 2024, taking the Golden Boot from Sophia Smith.
This year they took it from Esther González, and it is still foul.
This is AFTER two 5ARD players were top scorers in 2024, taking the Golden Boot from Sophia Smith.
This year they took it from Esther González, and it is still foul.
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Trump and Republicans just passed a tax cut that will gift $100B annually to the richest 1%.
$100B could fund SNAP for a year.
It's not a matter of what this country can or can't afford. It's about priorities.
People are starting to understand this.
$100B could fund SNAP for a year.
It's not a matter of what this country can or can't afford. It's about priorities.
People are starting to understand this.
Brooke Rollins: "I guess the silver lining in all of this is that we're having a national conversation on our SNAP program. This has shined a light on a program that especially under the last administration has just become so bloated."
October 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Trump and Republicans just passed a tax cut that will gift $100B annually to the richest 1%.
$100B could fund SNAP for a year.
It's not a matter of what this country can or can't afford. It's about priorities.
People are starting to understand this.
$100B could fund SNAP for a year.
It's not a matter of what this country can or can't afford. It's about priorities.
People are starting to understand this.
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Adelita Grijalva now holds the record for longest delay between winng a special Congressional election and being sworn into office.
Why the delay from Mike Johnson?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
Why the delay from Mike Johnson?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Adelita Grijalva now holds the record for longest delay between winng a special Congressional election and being sworn into office.
Why the delay from Mike Johnson?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
Why the delay from Mike Johnson?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
We now have Meg Linehan's attention.
Perhaps she will explain what the current NWSL policy is on males within the league and how the league is protecting the category?
Annual "cheek swab" PCR tests for all players could solve this in a single afternoon, since very female player would pass one.
Perhaps she will explain what the current NWSL policy is on males within the league and how the league is protecting the category?
Annual "cheek swab" PCR tests for all players could solve this in a single afternoon, since very female player would pass one.
October 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We now have Meg Linehan's attention.
Perhaps she will explain what the current NWSL policy is on males within the league and how the league is protecting the category?
Annual "cheek swab" PCR tests for all players could solve this in a single afternoon, since very female player would pass one.
Perhaps she will explain what the current NWSL policy is on males within the league and how the league is protecting the category?
Annual "cheek swab" PCR tests for all players could solve this in a single afternoon, since very female player would pass one.
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The Bayen team deserves better than a 2,500-seat stadium. After drawing a record-breaking 57,762 fans to the iconic Allianz Arena earlier this year, they have proven they’re a world-class team and they deserve a stage worthy of their talent 🏟️
✍️ VERSUS 📸 FCBfrauen
✍️ VERSUS 📸 FCBfrauen
October 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The Bayen team deserves better than a 2,500-seat stadium. After drawing a record-breaking 57,762 fans to the iconic Allianz Arena earlier this year, they have proven they’re a world-class team and they deserve a stage worthy of their talent 🏟️
✍️ VERSUS 📸 FCBfrauen
✍️ VERSUS 📸 FCBfrauen
Meg Linehan @meglinehan.com is actively misrepresenting key facts about NWSL "transphobia" issues by claiming
(a) NWSL has no current policy on female eligibility and
(b) Banda is a [female] "cis woman"
youtu.be/kJll8sbIgnA?...
Why do they keep saying this?
(a) NWSL has no current policy on female eligibility and
(b) Banda is a [female] "cis woman"
youtu.be/kJll8sbIgnA?...
Why do they keep saying this?
October 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Meg Linehan @meglinehan.com is actively misrepresenting key facts about NWSL "transphobia" issues by claiming
(a) NWSL has no current policy on female eligibility and
(b) Banda is a [female] "cis woman"
youtu.be/kJll8sbIgnA?...
Why do they keep saying this?
(a) NWSL has no current policy on female eligibility and
(b) Banda is a [female] "cis woman"
youtu.be/kJll8sbIgnA?...
Why do they keep saying this?
“I can see how dumb people might think this is not bigoted.”
youtu.be/kJll8sbIgnA?....
Three chuckleheads intentionally misunderstand the issue, with cheap snark and self-congratulation, asserting (a) NWSL has no single-sex policy and (b) Banda is [female] "cis woman."
Universal cheek swabs now!
Three chuckleheads intentionally misunderstand the issue, with cheap snark and self-congratulation, asserting (a) NWSL has no single-sex policy and (b) Banda is [female] "cis woman."
Universal cheek swabs now!
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
“I can see how dumb people might think this is not bigoted.”
youtu.be/kJll8sbIgnA?....
Three chuckleheads intentionally misunderstand the issue, with cheap snark and self-congratulation, asserting (a) NWSL has no single-sex policy and (b) Banda is [female] "cis woman."
Universal cheek swabs now!
Three chuckleheads intentionally misunderstand the issue, with cheap snark and self-congratulation, asserting (a) NWSL has no single-sex policy and (b) Banda is [female] "cis woman."
Universal cheek swabs now!
It is interesting to see various NWSL personnel and "supporter groups" condemning Elizabeth Eddy's editorial here on BlueSky but from behind a block (and immediately blocking corrections or links directly to her words).
They know they are wrong.
Most fans HATE male bodies colonizing female sport.
They know they are wrong.
Most fans HATE male bodies colonizing female sport.
October 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
It is interesting to see various NWSL personnel and "supporter groups" condemning Elizabeth Eddy's editorial here on BlueSky but from behind a block (and immediately blocking corrections or links directly to her words).
They know they are wrong.
Most fans HATE male bodies colonizing female sport.
They know they are wrong.
Most fans HATE male bodies colonizing female sport.
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The core fan base for women's soccer in the United States is not TQ+ activists but suburban families and "normies," particularly those with soccer-playing girls.
None of those wants to see male bodies colonizing female sport, and FIFA needs to sort this out for the health of the league.
None of those wants to see male bodies colonizing female sport, and FIFA needs to sort this out for the health of the league.
October 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The core fan base for women's soccer in the United States is not TQ+ activists but suburban families and "normies," particularly those with soccer-playing girls.
None of those wants to see male bodies colonizing female sport, and FIFA needs to sort this out for the health of the league.
None of those wants to see male bodies colonizing female sport, and FIFA needs to sort this out for the health of the league.
Elizabeth Eddy, 2025. National Women’s Soccer League must adopt gender standards to keep growing. NY Post, nypost.com/2025/10/27/o..., 27 October 2025.
National Women’s Soccer League must adopt gender standards to keep growing
Recent controversies across women’s sports — from swimming to track and field — have highlighted professional soccer lacks clear eligibility policies, unlike a growing number of other competitions.…
nypost.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Elizabeth Eddy, 2025. National Women’s Soccer League must adopt gender standards to keep growing. NY Post, nypost.com/2025/10/27/o..., 27 October 2025.
47's narcissistic self-indulgence has reached a new level with the public destruction of historic buildings for his own selfish ends.
wapo.st/4o7GZdX
Will photos of him literally dismantling a wing of the White House matter?
wapo.st/4o7GZdX
Will photos of him literally dismantling a wing of the White House matter?
The East Wing is gone, and Trump turns to damage control
Demolition crews finished taking down the White House wing Thursday while President Donald Trump defended the project.
wapo.st
October 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
47's narcissistic self-indulgence has reached a new level with the public destruction of historic buildings for his own selfish ends.
wapo.st/4o7GZdX
Will photos of him literally dismantling a wing of the White House matter?
wapo.st/4o7GZdX
Will photos of him literally dismantling a wing of the White House matter?