Maggie
@magmaea.bsky.social
Proud DC resident and NC native, with some NM/TX/MA in between. GO SPIRIT!! 💛⚽️🖤 Work life: transit and equitable communities.
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sorry to keep going on about this but you don't need famous people or teal man or unwell fc to sell this league, these players and these games are enough. i promise.
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
sorry to keep going on about this but you don't need famous people or teal man or unwell fc to sell this league, these players and these games are enough. i promise.
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Trump threw another lavish party as his DOJ asked the Supreme Court to stop it from being forced to pay food stamps for 40 million Americans.
Yes, this is *different* from last week’s Gatsby party. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hosts-...
Yes, this is *different* from last week’s Gatsby party. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hosts-...
Trump Throws Decadent Opera and Truffles Rager at Mar-a-Lago
The president’s ragers show no sign of slowing down even amid the government shutdown.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Trump threw another lavish party as his DOJ asked the Supreme Court to stop it from being forced to pay food stamps for 40 million Americans.
Yes, this is *different* from last week’s Gatsby party. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hosts-...
Yes, this is *different* from last week’s Gatsby party. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hosts-...
Did anyone else at Audi notice the *long* conversation between Croix and Berman on the field after the win? (I did bc my son was holding up her jersey screaming her name the whole time. 😬) I’m hoping they were talking about the BWPC letter and the league falling short. Preach! #ThatsTheSpirit #nwsl
November 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Did anyone else at Audi notice the *long* conversation between Croix and Berman on the field after the win? (I did bc my son was holding up her jersey screaming her name the whole time. 😬) I’m hoping they were talking about the BWPC letter and the league falling short. Preach! #ThatsTheSpirit #nwsl
I died multiple times in the stands before we even got to PKs, then again, and again, and again. EPIC.
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I died multiple times in the stands before we even got to PKs, then again, and again, and again. EPIC.
Michelle Kang is resplendent in a yellow, white, and silver brocade jacket, for those wondering. #ThatsTheSpirit #nwsl
November 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Michelle Kang is resplendent in a yellow, white, and silver brocade jacket, for those wondering. #ThatsTheSpirit #nwsl
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“I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life”
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life”
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NWSL has been standing still and hoping no one notices, and in all likelihood a Black player who stood up for others — in the absence of proper moral leadership from the league — is going to have the right-wing rage machine aimed directly at her.
And everyone saw it coming.
And everyone saw it coming.
It might seem easy to stand still and hope no one notices during these particularly hellish times, but NWSL is not in a position to do that without putting human beings in danger.
Also as several colleagues have noted, the photo choice here is absolutely intentional and points in a grim direction.
Also as several colleagues have noted, the photo choice here is absolutely intentional and points in a grim direction.
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...
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
NWSL has been standing still and hoping no one notices, and in all likelihood a Black player who stood up for others — in the absence of proper moral leadership from the league — is going to have the right-wing rage machine aimed directly at her.
And everyone saw it coming.
And everyone saw it coming.
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like every other nwsl team get the fuck up the players of angel city shouldn't be facing this bullshit alone
And THIS is why I said at least every captain needed to speak and be unified. Guess who is gonna get the hate from the Fox News crowd now? Sarah Gorden, that's who. The only Black captain. Okay, going back to work now.
Fox News has picked up Elizabeth Eddy’s column, and the response from the Angel City players.
I’m hearing Eddy will appear on Fox and Friends tomorrow morning.
I’m hearing Eddy will appear on Fox and Friends tomorrow morning.
November 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
like every other nwsl team get the fuck up the players of angel city shouldn't be facing this bullshit alone
It’s interesting seeing the Laura Harvey ChatGTP story break into the non-Woso “regular” news community today. The Seattle players must be so damn embarrassed. #nwsl
October 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It’s interesting seeing the Laura Harvey ChatGTP story break into the non-Woso “regular” news community today. The Seattle players must be so damn embarrassed. #nwsl
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Please understand that people will not be "going without SNAP/EBT/food stamps" - people will be going without FOOD.
Actually and literally.
Actually and literally.
October 31, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Please understand that people will not be "going without SNAP/EBT/food stamps" - people will be going without FOOD.
Actually and literally.
Actually and literally.
With my local/work lens I’m giggling at how these Trump CFAers will feel in their cushy new job when they realize they actually now have to do tedious permit review with local planners and architects all day every day. www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/p...
White House fires commission charged with advising the president on design as Trump pushes construction projects | CNN Politics
The White House has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency charged with advising the president, Congress and the city of Washington, DC, on “matters of des...
www.cnn.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:18 PM
With my local/work lens I’m giggling at how these Trump CFAers will feel in their cushy new job when they realize they actually now have to do tedious permit review with local planners and architects all day every day. www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/p...
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just… vet the men the way y’all have been vetting women and we won’t have to see y’all’s weird tattoos and nips
October 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
just… vet the men the way y’all have been vetting women and we won’t have to see y’all’s weird tattoos and nips
Everything is horrible, but at least our yard isn’t #ThatsTheSpirit @washingtonspirit.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Everything is horrible, but at least our yard isn’t #ThatsTheSpirit @washingtonspirit.com
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Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
October 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
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doing this once is fun and awesome, deciding to just make it your thing is diabolical behavior
October 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
doing this once is fun and awesome, deciding to just make it your thing is diabolical behavior
I thought I was pretty nonplussed about Orlando by now, but sitting in this stadium it’s clear that I have no chill and still want to destroy them for the fun of it. #ThatsTheSpirit
October 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I thought I was pretty nonplussed about Orlando by now, but sitting in this stadium it’s clear that I have no chill and still want to destroy them for the fun of it. #ThatsTheSpirit
Ok #thatsthespirit fans: can report that Trin is back out sitting next to Tara and laughing!
October 16, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Ok #thatsthespirit fans: can report that Trin is back out sitting next to Tara and laughing!
Oof. Sports are cruel. Vibe is weird here now. #thatsthespirit
October 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Oof. Sports are cruel. Vibe is weird here now. #thatsthespirit
2025 is the first time in my life without a daily print newspaper. It’s been hard and feels wrong but it’s also right. I couldn’t stomach what I was paying for anymore.
"The Washington Post’s average paid daily circulation has dropped below 100,000 for the first time in 55 years...It's the sort of figure you’d expect to see from a mid-size regional paper...Not from a globally recognized newsroom with multiple Pulitzers to its name."
www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...
www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...
The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay
Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.
www.forbes.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
2025 is the first time in my life without a daily print newspaper. It’s been hard and feels wrong but it’s also right. I couldn’t stomach what I was paying for anymore.
Via the #ThatsTheSpirit subreddit: the front page in Monterrey. Incredible. Get me to Audi for this game already! VIVA SPIRIT DE KILLERS! #nwsl #championscupw
October 15, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Via the #ThatsTheSpirit subreddit: the front page in Monterrey. Incredible. Get me to Audi for this game already! VIVA SPIRIT DE KILLERS! #nwsl #championscupw
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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It’s never lost on me that NWSL pays for PRO2 level referees because they can’t/won’t pay for the PRO level and at some point, all the owners in the league are going to need to talk about that if they want to be serious
Trinity Rodman speaks out on the refereeing in yesterday’s Spirit-Wave game. (You probably know this, but poor officiating has been a theme across the league this NWSL season.)
“This is one of many examples…. Refs need to be better at managing these games. No words”
“This is one of many examples…. Refs need to be better at managing these games. No words”
October 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
It’s never lost on me that NWSL pays for PRO2 level referees because they can’t/won’t pay for the PRO level and at some point, all the owners in the league are going to need to talk about that if they want to be serious
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This is something that is fairly easily fixed with money. NWSL chooses to use PRO2 referees.
It's telling that owners are cool with investing in nice stadiums because of the real estate play they get along with it, but paying a marginal % of that to improve play on the field is a bridge too far.
It's telling that owners are cool with investing in nice stadiums because of the real estate play they get along with it, but paying a marginal % of that to improve play on the field is a bridge too far.
Trinity Rodman speaks out on the refereeing in yesterday’s Spirit-Wave game. (You probably know this, but poor officiating has been a theme across the league this NWSL season.)
“This is one of many examples…. Refs need to be better at managing these games. No words”
“This is one of many examples…. Refs need to be better at managing these games. No words”
October 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This is something that is fairly easily fixed with money. NWSL chooses to use PRO2 referees.
It's telling that owners are cool with investing in nice stadiums because of the real estate play they get along with it, but paying a marginal % of that to improve play on the field is a bridge too far.
It's telling that owners are cool with investing in nice stadiums because of the real estate play they get along with it, but paying a marginal % of that to improve play on the field is a bridge too far.