Cody Boteler
@codyboteler.bsky.social
covering Annapolis & Anne Arundel Co. in @thebaltimorebanner.com | Washington Spirit, #USWNT fan | #Baltimore | dog dad and wife guy | he/him
Drove my wife to work in Baltimore. Saw a deeply upsetting number of people driving recklessly, as if there was not snow and ice in and on the road, and/or with way too much snow and ice on top of their cars!!!
January 28, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Drove my wife to work in Baltimore. Saw a deeply upsetting number of people driving recklessly, as if there was not snow and ice in and on the road, and/or with way too much snow and ice on top of their cars!!!
Trinity Rodman is Very Good at soccer
January 28, 2026 at 4:36 AM
Trinity Rodman is Very Good at soccer
…so tonight has been a really great performance from Kate, Croix and Hal, yeah? Or am I just incredibly biased and only half paying attention?
January 28, 2026 at 3:50 AM
…so tonight has been a really great performance from Kate, Croix and Hal, yeah? Or am I just incredibly biased and only half paying attention?
Apologies to Jameese Joseph for I was not familiar with your game!!!
January 28, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Apologies to Jameese Joseph for I was not familiar with your game!!!
Did someone say CROIX BETHUNE FIRST INTERNATIONAL GOAL????
Pushed almost all the way down, recovers and dips it calmly in. Beautiful. Croix is so damn good at this.
Pushed almost all the way down, recovers and dips it calmly in. Beautiful. Croix is so damn good at this.
January 28, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Did someone say CROIX BETHUNE FIRST INTERNATIONAL GOAL????
Pushed almost all the way down, recovers and dips it calmly in. Beautiful. Croix is so damn good at this.
Pushed almost all the way down, recovers and dips it calmly in. Beautiful. Croix is so damn good at this.
Hal Hershfelt on defense instead of in the midfield is weird but like, she’s doing real well
January 28, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Hal Hershfelt on defense instead of in the midfield is weird but like, she’s doing real well
Weezy? Hal? Croix? LFG SPIRITS
January 28, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Weezy? Hal? Croix? LFG SPIRITS
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The Spirit have confirmed these players will be replacing Ashley Hatch and Casey Krueger, who are both on maternity leave.
INBOX: Washington Spirit have signed two short-term injury replacement players: Madison Haugen from Sporting CP in Portugal and Molly Skurcenski from Texas Tech, both defenders
January 27, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The Spirit have confirmed these players will be replacing Ashley Hatch and Casey Krueger, who are both on maternity leave.
I do not like it when the contestants on Jeopardy! hop around the board looking for the daily double. There is no honor in it!!!!
January 27, 2026 at 12:20 AM
I do not like it when the contestants on Jeopardy! hop around the board looking for the daily double. There is no honor in it!!!!
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A witness account of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti said he did not hold or reach for a firearm, according to a court affidavit filed this evening alongside a petition to reinstate restrictions on ICE agents.
Live: Minnesota reels after latest fatal shooting by federal agents
Protesters gathered at a park near where a man was shot and killed by federal agents Saturday. Federal officials say the man was armed.
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 3:40 AM
A witness account of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti said he did not hold or reach for a firearm, according to a court affidavit filed this evening alongside a petition to reinstate restrictions on ICE agents.
guys I had to run to Lowe’s during the second half of this USWNT game can y’all stop having fun without me???
January 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
guys I had to run to Lowe’s during the second half of this USWNT game can y’all stop having fun without me???
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The Minnesota day care fraud guy showed up at a West Baltimore church's Narcotics Anonymous meeting with a selfie stick and got run out, reports @alissazhu.bsky.social "Go to the doctors who started the opioid crisis," a woman told him www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
YouTuber Nick Shirley faced confrontation when he came to Penn North
YouTuber Nick Shirley is known for both prank videos and conducting man-on-the-street-style interviews on politically charged topics.
www.thebanner.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:54 PM
The Minnesota day care fraud guy showed up at a West Baltimore church's Narcotics Anonymous meeting with a selfie stick and got run out, reports @alissazhu.bsky.social "Go to the doctors who started the opioid crisis," a woman told him www.thebanner.com/community/lo...
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Big shoutout to @pcattry.bsky.social for this one.
Not very often you get a commissioner talking explicitly about promotion commercial interests and being a “steward of capital” but that’s where Jessica Berman spent her Friday telling @pcattry.bsky.social. www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...
NWSL's Berman defends HIP rule as NWSLPA plans grievance
The NWSL's high impact player rule, which allows teams to spend $1 million on the salaries of eligible players, is currently the subject of a grievance from the Players Association
www.cbssports.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Big shoutout to @pcattry.bsky.social for this one.
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This is extremely important to me
maaaajor photo of our mayor from @alexkrales.bsky.social in which we learn Mamdani is an iced-coffee-in-winter guy
HUGE win for that community, congrats!!!
(thought it was dunkin, which stopped me in my tracks, but no I don’t think the straw is the right shade of orange)
HUGE win for that community, congrats!!!
(thought it was dunkin, which stopped me in my tracks, but no I don’t think the straw is the right shade of orange)
January 23, 2026 at 7:54 PM
This is extremely important to me
Perhaps an unpopular opinion but the amount of salt and brine that gets put down on roads and sidewalks?
Disgusting. Wasteful. There shouldn’t be a crust of salt everywhere!
Disgusting. Wasteful. There shouldn’t be a crust of salt everywhere!
January 23, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Perhaps an unpopular opinion but the amount of salt and brine that gets put down on roads and sidewalks?
Disgusting. Wasteful. There shouldn’t be a crust of salt everywhere!
Disgusting. Wasteful. There shouldn’t be a crust of salt everywhere!
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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Glad to see @washingtonspirit.com confirm that newspapers aren’t dead 😭
January 22, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Glad to see @washingtonspirit.com confirm that newspapers aren’t dead 😭
Trinity Rodman had *every* reason to leave the league because of how she was treated. But you could always tell she *wanted* to stay with the Washington Spirit.
January 22, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Trinity Rodman had *every* reason to leave the league because of how she was treated. But you could always tell she *wanted* to stay with the Washington Spirit.
We did it Joe
BREAKING: Trinity Rodman is staying with the Washington Spirit through 2028 after her previous four-year extension lapsed on Dec. 31, the team announced on Thursday.
January 22, 2026 at 11:17 PM
We did it Joe
Oop it appears the Spirit have made the Trinity announcement video private on YouTube for now…
January 22, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Oop it appears the Spirit have made the Trinity announcement video private on YouTube for now…
Not sure the Spirit meant to post this the same time as the stream started but!!!!!
The news we have all been waiting for 🗣️📰🤩
YouTube video by Washington Spirit
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Not sure the Spirit meant to post this the same time as the stream started but!!!!!
TRINITY RODMAN EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH WASHINGTON SPIRIT THROUGH 2028 WE DID IT
January 22, 2026 at 11:05 PM
TRINITY RODMAN EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH WASHINGTON SPIRIT THROUGH 2028 WE DID IT
Maybe I’m delusional but that doesn’t *not* look like Trinity in the blurred image and that doesn’t *not* look like a signing table
Here at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles for “The Announcement” by Washington Spirit brought to you by Michele Kang ft. Haley Carter
January 22, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Maybe I’m delusional but that doesn’t *not* look like Trinity in the blurred image and that doesn’t *not* look like a signing table
If someone could leak the Washington Spirit news in the next hour that would be great, I’m actively anxious about this press conference
January 22, 2026 at 9:59 PM
If someone could leak the Washington Spirit news in the next hour that would be great, I’m actively anxious about this press conference
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The EEOC has just voted 2-1 to remove the entirety of its employer guidance on sexual harassment because portions of it protected trans people.
This administration is pro sexual harassment while simultaneously claiming they protect women.
This administration is pro sexual harassment while simultaneously claiming they protect women.
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The EEOC has just voted 2-1 to remove the entirety of its employer guidance on sexual harassment because portions of it protected trans people.
This administration is pro sexual harassment while simultaneously claiming they protect women.
This administration is pro sexual harassment while simultaneously claiming they protect women.