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Claire Watkins

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Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · Jun 24

"I can be a little bit extra when I play, which I like. Soni's the opposite.”

Sat down with new Mystics dynamic duo Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen, the pair keeping the WNBA rookie of the year race tight, who couldn’t be more different: justwomenssports.com/reads/the-my...

The Mystics Are All in on WNBA Rookies Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen

Star rookies Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen discuss transitioning to the WNBA, fueling a bounce-back Washington Mystics season, and more.

justwomenssports.com

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Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 7h

I was like the midfield isn’t influencing games as much as they should but barbarians is a bit much

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Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 7h

Misandry, much????

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Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 7h

I was like wait why am *I* in it now lol

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Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 7h

Yes lmao

Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 7h

Bluesky really stops giving old Twitter when you post something like this and you get like 6 responses from ppl who don’t follow you who are…searching for the word men? idk. This is about the soccer team.

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Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 8h

Mean this very earnestly, I really kinda thought the U.S. men would be better than this by now

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Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 12h

Can’t wait to ham it up at the legion

Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 14h

If you’ve ever spent significant amounts of time in Chicago’s south or west sides you learn so much about how law enforcement drives when they don’t think anyone can see or stop them

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Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 14h

“Agents driving a white car were chasing a man driving a red car when the two cars crashed, hitting other cars parked on the block.”

Just one scary thing among a million scary things but the way ICE drives is so dangerous to literally everybody

Amanda Kaschube @amandakaschube.bsky.social · 14h

ICE officers deployed multiple canisters of tear gas on the Far South Side to quell a clash with residents who demanded the officers leave the neighborhood.

At least 100 neighbors flocked to the intersection of 105th Street and Avenue N following a vehicle crash involving at least one ICE vehicle.

ICE agents deploys tear gas following East Side traffic crash

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers deployed tear gas on the Far South Side Tuesday to quell a clash with residents who demanded the enforcement officers leave the neighborhood, witnesses …

www.chicagotribune.com

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Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 1d

I think in terms of walkoff losses between these two teams in the last two years we still have you beat at least

Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 1d

It just doesn’t happen that much you have to win those

Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 1d

I knew the Bears were gonna win tonight when I saw D’Andre Swift break a tackle that one time

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Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 1d

It feels like somebody moved

Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 1d

Bears look normal nobody move

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Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 1d

Well like a Bears version of normal

Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 1d

Bears look normal nobody move

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Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 1d

I had a neighbor in Avondale who kept the whole 10 foot skeleton out all year but kept putting different hats on it for each passing holiday

Claire Watkins @scoutripley.bsky.social · 1d

Niche Chicago post maybe but I need a Bull or Blackhawk to move into that Wicker Park mansion for sale on Hoyne and Schiller cuz it’s getting eaten up bad by its neighbors on getting right for Halloween