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Zambian football player Barbra Banda is an amazing human interest story. One of about half a dozen 5-ARD male players in the NWSL, he was born in an impoverished country and tried boxing before soccer, to now find himself trapped by lies and his own success in a female league.
I do not envy him.
I do not envy him.
The world hates jihadi apologists, and that is not a "phobia" of any kind.
Was it coincidence that New York chose not to put eyes on these women, given the history of mullahs maiming women who protested hijab?
Shit on medieval misogyny and the mediocre minds that promote it, worldwide.
Was it coincidence that New York chose not to put eyes on these women, given the history of mullahs maiming women who protested hijab?
Shit on medieval misogyny and the mediocre minds that promote it, worldwide.
February 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
The world hates jihadi apologists, and that is not a "phobia" of any kind.
Was it coincidence that New York chose not to put eyes on these women, given the history of mullahs maiming women who protested hijab?
Shit on medieval misogyny and the mediocre minds that promote it, worldwide.
Was it coincidence that New York chose not to put eyes on these women, given the history of mullahs maiming women who protested hijab?
Shit on medieval misogyny and the mediocre minds that promote it, worldwide.
Inspiring news from Minnesota, specifically Minneapolis.
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Inspiring news from Minnesota, specifically Minneapolis.
New NYT analysis of Renee Good shooting at www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v....
Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
New NYT analysis of Renee Good shooting at www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v....
Marjorie Taylor Greene was a MAGAt Republican in the United States House of Representatives, and seemed to many a generally odious human being, before openly questioning their God Emperor over the Epstein rapes and then resigning her seat.
🎁 nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m... 🔗
A long NYT interview.
🎁 nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m... 🔗
A long NYT interview.
‘I Was Just So Naïve’: Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump
nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene was a MAGAt Republican in the United States House of Representatives, and seemed to many a generally odious human being, before openly questioning their God Emperor over the Epstein rapes and then resigning her seat.
🎁 nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m... 🔗
A long NYT interview.
🎁 nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m... 🔗
A long NYT interview.
Full article: J Pike & E Hilton, 2025. Sex, fairness and the World Athletics regulations: a reply to Bowman-Smart et al. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 52(3), 496–513. doi.org/10.1080/0094....
Sex, fairness and the World Athletics regulations: a reply to Bowman-Smart et al.
A detailed recent paper in this journal analyses the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF)/World Athletic (WA) regulations on differences in sex development (DSDs), as adopted in 2023. T...
www.tandfonline.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Full article: J Pike & E Hilton, 2025. Sex, fairness and the World Athletics regulations: a reply to Bowman-Smart et al. Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 52(3), 496–513. doi.org/10.1080/0094....
MAGAt Graceland.
President Trump and his family are eager to build a museum that they say will be unlike any other presidential library — and which could tell the story of his presidency only as he wants it to be told.
Here’s an inside look at their plan:
Here’s an inside look at their plan:
Trump’s library plan: An ‘iconic building’ in Miami and a ‘fake news wing’
Trump might follow the example of Obama, who created a private foundation to build his Chicago center where museum exhibits are not subject to government review.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
MAGAt Graceland.
George MJ Perry, 2024. Measuring the blast radius of a man in women’s sports. The Female Category, thefemalecategory.com/p/blast-radi..., 21 November 2024.
December 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
George MJ Perry, 2024. Measuring the blast radius of a man in women’s sports. The Female Category, thefemalecategory.com/p/blast-radi..., 21 November 2024.
Celebrities such as Charlie Kirk and Nick Fuentes are emerging into mainstream politics fairly suddenly, but why?
A look at coordinated social-media hype at www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-manufa... shows how synchronized promotion can create the illusion of insight or popular relevance.
A look at coordinated social-media hype at www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-manufa... shows how synchronized promotion can create the illusion of insight or popular relevance.
The Manufactured Rise of Nick Fuentes
How artificial virality tricked the platforms—and the press—into elevating a fringe voice.
www.realityslaststand.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Celebrities such as Charlie Kirk and Nick Fuentes are emerging into mainstream politics fairly suddenly, but why?
A look at coordinated social-media hype at www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-manufa... shows how synchronized promotion can create the illusion of insight or popular relevance.
A look at coordinated social-media hype at www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-manufa... shows how synchronized promotion can create the illusion of insight or popular relevance.
Self-loathing explains a lot about contemporary "leftisms," www.zinebriboua.com/p/zohran-mam..., augmented by romantic, orientalist fantasies of "the third world."
Zohran Mamdani, Third-Worldism, and the Algerian Revolution
Third-World Resentment
www.zinebriboua.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Self-loathing explains a lot about contemporary "leftisms," www.zinebriboua.com/p/zohran-mam..., augmented by romantic, orientalist fantasies of "the third world."
"Any players who request to play or are submitted to play in our league will be reviewed through the lens of our values and inclusion, and a determination will be made based on our practice, which is our policy."
archive.ph/UR02Y.
What does that even MEAN?
Will Berman choose on case-by case basis?
archive.ph/UR02Y.
What does that even MEAN?
Will Berman choose on case-by case basis?
November 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
"Any players who request to play or are submitted to play in our league will be reviewed through the lens of our values and inclusion, and a determination will be made based on our practice, which is our policy."
archive.ph/UR02Y.
What does that even MEAN?
Will Berman choose on case-by case basis?
archive.ph/UR02Y.
What does that even MEAN?
Will Berman choose on case-by case basis?
NWSL commissioner Berman discusses sex-verification at www.nytimes.com/athletic/682..., archive.ph/UR02Y:
“Our policy is our current practice.”
Pay no attention to the 5ARD men very much in front of the curtain.
“Our policy is our current practice.”
Pay no attention to the 5ARD men very much in front of the curtain.
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
NWSL commissioner Berman discusses sex-verification at www.nytimes.com/athletic/682..., archive.ph/UR02Y:
“Our policy is our current practice.”
Pay no attention to the 5ARD men very much in front of the curtain.
“Our policy is our current practice.”
Pay no attention to the 5ARD men very much in front of the curtain.
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World Cup winner. Olympic gold medalist. Rose Lavelle snares the one major trophy that has eluded her. Tonight’s the night Rose Lavelle wins her first NWSL championship 🌹🥹
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 AM
World Cup winner. Olympic gold medalist. Rose Lavelle snares the one major trophy that has eluded her. Tonight’s the night Rose Lavelle wins her first NWSL championship 🌹🥹
So good to see a female MVP!
A performance worthy of the moment 🏆
Your 2025 NWSL Championship MVP, Rose Lavelle!
Your 2025 NWSL Championship MVP, Rose Lavelle!
November 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
So good to see a female MVP!
Watch THIS dude, especially, as they have all the markers for a suspected 5ARD player @nwslsoccer.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Watch THIS dude, especially, as they have all the markers for a suspected 5ARD player @nwslsoccer.com
Psychologists have found a way to disarm political opponents and detoxify conversation.
This research-backed technique can increase open-mindedness and reduce political polarization, improving dialogue at gatherings and in daily life.
This research-backed technique can increase open-mindedness and reduce political polarization, improving dialogue at gatherings and in daily life.
Column | Defuse political tension in your family with one simple question
This research-backed technique can increase open-mindedness and reduce political polarization, improving conversations at family gatherings and in daily life.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
If Threatening to Hang Members of Congress Isn’t Impeachable, What Is?
hartmannreport.com/p/if-threate...
If Trump wants veterans in Congress killed for affirming U.S. law, doesn’t that make him the very danger the Founders warned would destroy the republic, the kind impeachment was designed for?
hartmannreport.com/p/if-threate...
If Trump wants veterans in Congress killed for affirming U.S. law, doesn’t that make him the very danger the Founders warned would destroy the republic, the kind impeachment was designed for?
If Threatening to Hang Members of Congress Isn’t Impeachable, What Is?
If Trump wants veterans in Congress killed for affirming U.S. law, doesn’t that make him the very danger the Founders warned would destroy the republic, the kind impeachment was designed for?
hartmannreport.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If Threatening to Hang Members of Congress Isn’t Impeachable, What Is?
hartmannreport.com/p/if-threate...
If Trump wants veterans in Congress killed for affirming U.S. law, doesn’t that make him the very danger the Founders warned would destroy the republic, the kind impeachment was designed for?
hartmannreport.com/p/if-threate...
If Trump wants veterans in Congress killed for affirming U.S. law, doesn’t that make him the very danger the Founders warned would destroy the republic, the kind impeachment was designed for?
Man of the hour.
The league’s most unstoppable force. ⚡️
Temwa Chawinga is the 2025 Most Valuable Player.
Presented by ATT
Temwa Chawinga is the 2025 Most Valuable Player.
Presented by ATT
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Man of the hour.
Even Ann Coulter is out for this level of MAGA nonsense,
www.takimag.com/article/epst...,
with a wickedly salacious pivot.
www.takimag.com/article/epst...,
with a wickedly salacious pivot.
Epstein, Maxwell and Giuffre: The Depraved Details
In Virginia's Giuffre's new book, Nobody's Girl, we first meet Jeffrey Epstein ...
www.takimag.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Even Ann Coulter is out for this level of MAGA nonsense,
www.takimag.com/article/epst...,
with a wickedly salacious pivot.
www.takimag.com/article/epst...,
with a wickedly salacious pivot.
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Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been jailed and banned from filmmaking. Will the acclaim for his latest, the stirring “It Was Just an Accident,” protect him from authorities, or make him a target once again?
After being persecuted for decades, Jafar Panahi could win an Oscar
The Iranian director has been jailed and banned from filmmaking. Will the acclaim for “It Was Just an Accident” protect him — or make him a target once again?
www.washingtonpost.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been jailed and banned from filmmaking. Will the acclaim for his latest, the stirring “It Was Just an Accident,” protect him from authorities, or make him a target once again?
Koassi's first goal for Washington fits the classic 5ARD male pattern we have seen with Chawinga and Banda before:
That sprinting breakaway tactic is VERY common among 5ARD male players @NWSL.
That sprinting breakaway tactic is VERY common among 5ARD male players @NWSL.
LIGHTNING QUICK⚡️
Rosemonde Kouassi goes COAST-TO-COAST and sets up Gift Monday for their FIFTH duo goal of 2025
Rosemonde Kouassi goes COAST-TO-COAST and sets up Gift Monday for their FIFTH duo goal of 2025
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Koassi's first goal for Washington fits the classic 5ARD male pattern we have seen with Chawinga and Banda before:
That sprinting breakaway tactic is VERY common among 5ARD male players @NWSL.
That sprinting breakaway tactic is VERY common among 5ARD male players @NWSL.
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The current 5ARD-male arms race @nwslsoccer.com is a huge legal liability, particularly if their 2021 policy and the flurry of early 2024 signings were not executed with total transparency for all groups.
Look at the timeline and follow the money…
Look at the timeline and follow the money…
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The current 5ARD-male arms race @nwslsoccer.com is a huge legal liability, particularly if their 2021 policy and the flurry of early 2024 signings were not executed with total transparency for all groups.
Look at the timeline and follow the money…
Look at the timeline and follow the money…
The IOC has not yet pulled its head out of [the sand] with regard to universal sex-verification testing, but for historical reference:
Linda Blade, 2024. The Dystopian History of Sex Testing in Women’s Sports. Reality’s Last Stand, www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-dystop..., 1 January 2024.
Linda Blade, 2024. The Dystopian History of Sex Testing in Women’s Sports. Reality’s Last Stand, www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-dystop..., 1 January 2024.
The Dystopian History of Sex Testing in Women’s Sports
How the International Olympic Committee (IOC) failed women by undermining sex-based eligibility in sports.
www.realityslaststand.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The IOC has not yet pulled its head out of [the sand] with regard to universal sex-verification testing, but for historical reference:
Linda Blade, 2024. The Dystopian History of Sex Testing in Women’s Sports. Reality’s Last Stand, www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-dystop..., 1 January 2024.
Linda Blade, 2024. The Dystopian History of Sex Testing in Women’s Sports. Reality’s Last Stand, www.realityslaststand.com/p/the-dystop..., 1 January 2024.