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What weird naivete from the Supreme Court today... Why have sex on a passport anyway if not to aid in identification, which now the Court is making harder AND more humiliating for trans and nonbinary people.
November 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
What weird naivete from the Supreme Court today... Why have sex on a passport anyway if not to aid in identification, which now the Court is making harder AND more humiliating for trans and nonbinary people.
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NEW: On the shadow docket, the Supreme Court lets Trump resume misgendering trans Americans on their passports, claiming "the government is merely attesting to a historical fact without subjecting anyone to differential treatment." All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
![This case concerns an Executive Branch policy requiring
all new passports to display an individual’s biological sex at
birth. The United States District Court for the District of
Massachusetts preliminarily enjoined the Government
from enforcing the policy, and the First Circuit declined to
stay the injunction pending appeal. The Government then
filed this stay application. Applying our familiar stay fac-
tors at this preliminary stage, we grant the application.
Displaying passport holders’ sex at birth no more offends
equal protection principles than displaying their country of
birth—in both cases, the Government is merely attesting to
a historical fact without subjecting anyone to differential
treatment. And on this record, respondents have failed to
establish that the Government’s choice to display biological
sex “lack[s] any purpose other than a bare . . . desire to
harm a politically unpopular group.” Trump v. Hawaii, 585
U. S. 667, 705 (2018) (internal quotation marks omitted).
Nor are respondents likely to prevail in arguing that the
State Department acted arbitrarily and capriciously by de-
clining to depart from Presidential rules that Congress ex-
pressly required it to follow. See 22 U. S. C. §211a.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreiacrtgoecxjy5y7ojz7xzbun4c4nwutjcvqn4qb4p25ldpt6va5lu@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 8:16 PM
NEW: On the shadow docket, the Supreme Court lets Trump resume misgendering trans Americans on their passports, claiming "the government is merely attesting to a historical fact without subjecting anyone to differential treatment." All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award at the draw for the World Cup on Dec. 5 in Washington. https://to.pbs.org/47LyluB
FIFA to award new peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
www.pbs.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award at the draw for the World Cup on Dec. 5 in Washington. https://to.pbs.org/47LyluB
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Club Championships 2025: Brute Squad's Defense Exposes The Fault in Our Stars (Women's Div. Final Recap) -> buff.ly/WwJOpaz
[Pres. by @SpinUltimate | Photo: @UltiPhotos]
[Pres. by @SpinUltimate | Photo: @UltiPhotos]
Club Championships 2025: Brute Squad's Defense Exposes The Fault in Our Stars (Women's Div. Final Recap) - Ultiworld
Brute Squad came out of the gate flying en route to a National Championship and handed Fury their only loss of the season.
ultiworld.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Club Championships 2025: Brute Squad's Defense Exposes The Fault in Our Stars (Women's Div. Final Recap) -> buff.ly/WwJOpaz
[Pres. by @SpinUltimate | Photo: @UltiPhotos]
[Pres. by @SpinUltimate | Photo: @UltiPhotos]
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Your two options are either don't go at all or wear the Los Doyers jerseys
Trump congratulates the Dodgers.
“SEE YOU ALL AT THE WHITE HOUSE!!!”
“SEE YOU ALL AT THE WHITE HOUSE!!!”
November 2, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Your two options are either don't go at all or wear the Los Doyers jerseys
I loved casually following the game IRL at a friend's birthday outing and then coming back to all this!
derailed our entire college football show to watch midnight baseball with a couple thousand internet friends, there are worse ways to run headlong out of daylight savings time
if our brains weren’t always being cooked by the horrors of real life this place could be Actually Fun and it’s so nice to get a glimpse of what happens when it is
even if you don’t like baseball this shit was fun, right? everyone getting swept up in the same thing? I missed this
even if you don’t like baseball this shit was fun, right? everyone getting swept up in the same thing? I missed this
November 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I loved casually following the game IRL at a friend's birthday outing and then coming back to all this!
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Proud of all the Angelenos who are like “we needed that” about the Dodgers championship, as if it were rain
November 2, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Proud of all the Angelenos who are like “we needed that” about the Dodgers championship, as if it were rain
Okay this is pretty sweet!
(not a Dodgers fan but I'm happy for y'all)
(not a Dodgers fan but I'm happy for y'all)
November 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Okay this is pretty sweet!
(not a Dodgers fan but I'm happy for y'all)
(not a Dodgers fan but I'm happy for y'all)
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Good morning to everyone with a dog who also does not believe you when you say it’s not actually time to go out.
November 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Good morning to everyone with a dog who also does not believe you when you say it’s not actually time to go out.
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Hard to believe it's come to this, but here we are.
www.startribune.com/they-hold-th...
www.startribune.com/they-hold-th...
Signs of the Times: Minnesota historians rush to preserve a record of endangered national park signs
As the Trump administration attempts to remove national park signs about "negative" American history, Minnesotans launch Save Our Signs to preserve a record of history before it's erased. Americans ha...
www.startribune.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Hard to believe it's come to this, but here we are.
www.startribune.com/they-hold-th...
www.startribune.com/they-hold-th...
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we did it, everyone. we posted through it, even when it was bittersweet
I love for everyone that this is now the baseball app
November 2, 2025 at 4:36 AM
we did it, everyone. we posted through it, even when it was bittersweet
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As called by Ben Shulman on Blue Jays radio:
November 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
As called by Ben Shulman on Blue Jays radio:
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One last thing: the domestic violence confession that Ausberry sat on and did not report was about an LSU athlete. The football player had harmed an LSU athlete. And now Ausberry is interim AD and overseeing all of athletics and athletes. Ok.
October 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
One last thing: the domestic violence confession that Ausberry sat on and did not report was about an LSU athlete. The football player had harmed an LSU athlete. And now Ausberry is interim AD and overseeing all of athletics and athletes. Ok.
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It's hard to shock me these days. But I just read the words "LSU interim athletic director Verge Ausberry" and my jaw fucking dropped. I don't know what else to say but CTRL+F for his name in this article: www.usatoday.com/in-depth/spo...
LSU mishandled sexual misconduct complaints against students, including top athletes
A USA TODAY investigation found LSU mishandled abuse allegations against top athletes and other students and subjected victims to further harm.
www.usatoday.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It's hard to shock me these days. But I just read the words "LSU interim athletic director Verge Ausberry" and my jaw fucking dropped. I don't know what else to say but CTRL+F for his name in this article: www.usatoday.com/in-depth/spo...
October 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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I am so flabbergasted & tearful & grateful & JUST REALLY EMOTIONAL over everything that’s happened around this so-special pup since this saga started on…good god, how was it only Wednesday morning?
That it has meant as much to so many of you fills me up to the brim.
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That it has meant as much to so many of you fills me up to the brim.
www.patreon.com/posts/142111...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I am so flabbergasted & tearful & grateful & JUST REALLY EMOTIONAL over everything that’s happened around this so-special pup since this saga started on…good god, how was it only Wednesday morning?
That it has meant as much to so many of you fills me up to the brim.
www.patreon.com/posts/142111...
That it has meant as much to so many of you fills me up to the brim.
www.patreon.com/posts/142111...
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October 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Dreaming of what it could be like here if I could get the ultimate and quadball fans over... Maybe a project for 2026 lol. @wuleague.bsky.social you with me??
The reason this place has actually stuck for me is because my corner of college football twitter made a concerted, organized effort to move everyone over here as soon as invites started going around, and talking ball is the only actually fun part of social media for me at this point
baseball posting is unambiguously good for Bluesky. not my thing but we desperately need some lighter topics round these parts
October 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Dreaming of what it could be like here if I could get the ultimate and quadball fans over... Maybe a project for 2026 lol. @wuleague.bsky.social you with me??
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This Sunday morning, we'll be continuing our regular routine of serving the houseless community in New Orleans. Join us, bring us your shoes/clothes/blankets, check out our Amazon wishlist, or consider a donation for drinks, snacks, and supplies. #TailgateTogether
October 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This Sunday morning, we'll be continuing our regular routine of serving the houseless community in New Orleans. Join us, bring us your shoes/clothes/blankets, check out our Amazon wishlist, or consider a donation for drinks, snacks, and supplies. #TailgateTogether
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The NWSL's silence on its gender eligibility approach has invited harassment of players — and now, an op-ed from a current player calling for "a clear standard" to address a problem that doesn't exist.
Statements from NWSL, NWSLPA & thoughts from me @theathletic.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
Statements from NWSL, NWSLPA & thoughts from me @theathletic.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
NWSL’s lack of gender eligibility policy leaves players vulnerable – just not in the way you think
An op-ed from Angel City midfielder Elizabeth Eddy called for "a clear standard" to address a problem that doesn't currently exist.
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The NWSL's silence on its gender eligibility approach has invited harassment of players — and now, an op-ed from a current player calling for "a clear standard" to address a problem that doesn't exist.
Statements from NWSL, NWSLPA & thoughts from me @theathletic.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
Statements from NWSL, NWSLPA & thoughts from me @theathletic.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...
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Count how many different stakeholders they're trying to appease with this statement lol
The NBA's memo to teams on Monday, obtained by ESPN:
October 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Count how many different stakeholders they're trying to appease with this statement lol
At the finals for USAU club nationals yesterday, the stands were only packed for one game: the men's final between San Francisco Revolver and Chicago Machine. The women's final was maybe half full, and the mixed final was like one third. What gives??
October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
At the finals for USAU club nationals yesterday, the stands were only packed for one game: the men's final between San Francisco Revolver and Chicago Machine. The women's final was maybe half full, and the mixed final was like one third. What gives??
I sat next to ultimate players on an airport shuttle this morning and happened to mention I love to collect tournament wristbands. Immediately one of them gave me theirs! So shout out to Red Tide and Brown University -- your people are good eggs.
October 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I sat next to ultimate players on an airport shuttle this morning and happened to mention I love to collect tournament wristbands. Immediately one of them gave me theirs! So shout out to Red Tide and Brown University -- your people are good eggs.
Elizabeth Eddy is taking a hardline, World Athletics style stance with this op-ed, where intersex athletes are considered a threat that must be kept out of women's sports. Booooooo.
nypost.com/2025/10/27/o...
nypost.com/2025/10/27/o...
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 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Elizabeth Eddy is taking a hardline, World Athletics style stance with this op-ed, where intersex athletes are considered a threat that must be kept out of women's sports. Booooooo.
nypost.com/2025/10/27/o...
nypost.com/2025/10/27/o...
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Eddy has a new teammate who is Black and from Zambia, who is open about being intersex (assigned female at birth/not trans) and people thinking she's male because of what she wears.
Between that and them sharing the bench/competing for minutes, hard not to see this as a very mean personal attack.
Between that and them sharing the bench/competing for minutes, hard not to see this as a very mean personal attack.
Deeply disappointed in Liz Eddy here, who I've always liked and respected. A reminder that we have a lot of work to do when it comes to educating the public about why trans inclusion isn't just morally correct, but competitively sound share.google/Gjf9a1Sl01eL...
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.…
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October 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Eddy has a new teammate who is Black and from Zambia, who is open about being intersex (assigned female at birth/not trans) and people thinking she's male because of what she wears.
Between that and them sharing the bench/competing for minutes, hard not to see this as a very mean personal attack.
Between that and them sharing the bench/competing for minutes, hard not to see this as a very mean personal attack.