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He/Him. 5th generation DC native | Educator | Film Fan https://boxd.it/3ktyT | DC Sports Head | @roseroomco.bsky.social SG Co-founder.
The Athletic interview with Croix makes it pretty clear she wanted a new challenge and a more specific role. I hope Armas helps her but idk man.
February 14, 2026 at 5:24 AM
The blueprint moving forward
"The people of Minneapolis, in bitter cold weather, behaved in a self-disciplined, humane way that appealed to people across the political spectrum," David Brooks says. "They turned up the heat and they put the regime in an impossible situation." https://to.pbs.org/467wlgk
Brooks and Capehart on what's next as ICE leaves Minnesota
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including the Trump administration pulling ICE back from Minnesota, European leaders...
to.pbs.org
February 14, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Moreover, it’s ok for us to be sad about it all, but we really have it good here in Washington.
It’s ok for Croix to have wanted a change of scenery. It’s ok for her to feel whatever type of way about it. It’s ok for the team to make tough decisions we might not like. All this can be true without it being an indictment on the player or the team. It’s the beauty and the drama of sports.
February 14, 2026 at 3:18 AM
It’s ok for Croix to have wanted a change of scenery. It’s ok for her to feel whatever type of way about it. It’s ok for the team to make tough decisions we might not like. All this can be true without it being an indictment on the player or the team. It’s the beauty and the drama of sports.
February 14, 2026 at 3:12 AM
I hate it. 😭
CB8 IS OFFICIAL 🙌

Less than a month until Croix Bethune is playing in front of a home crowd at CPKC Stadium 🗣️
February 13, 2026 at 10:47 PM
I mean if that’s what makes you happy.
BREAKING: Sources confirm to @espn.com that San Diego Wave are frontrunners to sign #USWNT star Catarina Macario. Nothing's signed but talks have advanced. Macario lived in SD as a kid after moving from Brazil. A desire to be closer to home + experience #NWSL are believed to be significant factors.
Sources: Chelsea's Macario closing on San Diego Wave move
San Diego Wave FC are the front-runners to sign Chelsea forward Catarina Macario, multiple sources have told ESPN.
www.espn.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
I second this
Today would be a great day for any morale-boosting Spirit news
February 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Solid. The assignment on first kits, when you don’t have access to more complex templates, is to get the color and trim right and they did.
EXCLUSIVE: Boston Legacy FC has unveiled its inaugural ‘First Light’ primary kits ahead of the 2026 NWSL season.

“We want to have an instant identity that is different and eye-catching, and, certainly, that green is.”
February 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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BREAKING: The SAVE Act is once again up for a vote tomorrow—it's not a voter ID bill, it's a show-your-papers mandate.
February 10, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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the powerful pedo cabal the right cared about so deeply when it was a baseless conspiracy theory used to hunt democrats is actually real but it involves trump and many of his sycophants so despite the dept. of justice engaging in an obvious coverup they suddenly don’t care at all, it’s almost like
February 13, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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y'all better believe I'm gonna pitch stories about the Washington Spirit
The Banner announces coverage of Washington sports
The Banner will expand its sports coverage to include Washington, D.C., teams, Editor-in-Chief Audrey Cooper announced in an internal email to staff on Thursday.
www.thebanner.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Again, if HC doesn’t think the current makeup of the team as it stands now is going to cut it, don’t think they won’t move on from other players. They’ll make room for whomever they want.
I agree with @838carlisle.bsky.social in that there has to be another move on the horizon. I don’t see this team making this trade from a sporting or commercial angle without something on the way.
If Cat or Putellas isn’t walking through that door…
February 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I agree with @838carlisle.bsky.social in that there has to be another move on the horizon. I don’t see this team making this trade from a sporting or commercial angle without something on the way.
If Cat or Putellas isn’t walking through that door…
February 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Now that I’m done feeling my feelings, I go back to what @hccarter.bsky.social said during the @heyspirits.bsky.social podcast about team construction. Though the vibes were good, the team potentially doesn’t have the right mix to take it all. Love the Spirit regardless and happy for Croix.
February 11, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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fuck the salary cap
As for the Spirit, they have a half-dozen underpaid players who are due raises, and can't afford to pay all of them under the cap (which I'd support abolishing). In a just world, they'd just pay all of them. But they can't, so the correct thing to do is sell the one that has knee injuries.
February 11, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Just because some of y’all’s unambitious teams don’t want to field talented teams doesn’t mean we can’t be upset 😭
February 11, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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Some idiot boy on IG said just because she requested the trade doesn’t mean we have to give it to her. Well yea but like…that’s giving hostage vibes, pal.
February 11, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I guess I’m excited to see Deb get more playing time
February 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
One of the best teams in the world they said?
February 11, 2026 at 9:59 PM
No but like seriously what’s the plan for the midfield now?
February 11, 2026 at 9:48 PM
If Cat or Putellas isn’t walking through that door…
February 11, 2026 at 9:35 PM
What in the absolute fuck.
Washington Spirit trading away Croix Bethune?
Rookie of the year and Midfielder of the Year Croix Bethune?
To a RIVAL TEAM?

The article says Croix requested the trade ... I can respect that but also really makes me wonder/worry what was going down at The Spirit that made her want to leave?
Kansas City Current acquire USWNT's Croix Bethune from Washington Spirit in blockbuster NWSL deal
Croix Bethune set to join the 2025 NWSL Shield winners ahead of the 2026 season
www.cbssports.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:34 PM
We dropping kits on Friday?!?
Defined not by what came before, but by what comes next.
February 11, 2026 at 4:31 PM
How about they send the ones here back to their homes to be with their families.
February 11, 2026 at 4:30 PM
👀👀
Mike Flanagan will bring Stephen King's THE MIST back to the screen with a brand new movie for Warner Bros.

Flanagan will write & direct the new adaptation of King's tale, which was previously turned into a 2007 movie and a one-season TV series in 2017.

Source: @deadline.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM