Matarazzo reaching new heights for U.S. coaches in Europe at Real Sociedad If Real Sociedad win Saturday's Copa del Rey final, Pellegrino Matarazzo will be the first U.S.-born coach to win a trophy in one of Europe's top five leagues. It has been quite a journey.

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Last night: red cards, Thorns-Reign, KC struggles + Kiki Van Zanten

La Retraite de Hugues de Payens, by Georges Mathieu, 1958 (rotated), 📸 by @tiltoncreative

Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund

If you are able, The Post's union has started a layoff fund for those fired by the world's fourth-richest man today. gofund.me/a310d0286

Tonight, DC is honoring the life and legacy of Alex Pretti at the VA Headquarters. If you're in Arlington, please consider joining them.

Family Guy - officer holds up color palette to determine American or foreignness

Minneapolis: facial recognition app being used to detect brown skinned man

When the racist meme becomes national policy

Which types of welfare fraud are politely litigated between white collar lawyers, and which types of welfare fraud are used to justify an immigration purge and shutting off resources to the poor?

Becky Sauerbrunn on Instagram, “I’m choosing to release this video today, January 13th, because right now the US Supreme Court is deliberating a case that could change the future of women’s sport.”

An important video:

Minnesota woman shot and killed by ICE. TRIGGER WARNING. YouTube video by Eliza Orlins

TRIGGER WARNING.

They fucking murdered her.
youtu.be/waShY8E6KZw

The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.

Crimes I Have Witnessed as a Resident of Washington, DC Our 15th most-read article of 2025. - - -“President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and tempo...

At #15 in the list of our 25 most-read articles of the year is this honest assessment of our crime-riddled capital.

After Women’s Euro Success, Italy Is Ready to Test Its Mettle Against USWNT As an unfamiliar foe, Le Azzurre will present plenty of unique challenges for the U.S. in two friendlies to end the year.

Tomorrow, the #USWNT will take on the Italian women’s national team for the first time in 15 years.

Get to know the opponent with insights from Alessandro Orlandi from Assist Women, the agency of Sofia Cantore and Lisa Boattin.

For SI, read up on Le Azzurre:

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Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.

He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :

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NWSL GM survey: Is the salary cap a problem? Are teams still breaking rules? ESPN's NWSL GM survey returns as execs dish on the worst front offices, tensions with USWNT, breaking the rules, their player wish list and more.

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WE ARE HEADED TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP

SOCCER IS FUN

We’re inviting everyone to join us in making sure our community stays fed💛

Bring your non-perishable food items to drop off outside every gate at the quarterfinal match at Audi Field this Saturday, Nov 8th. All donations go to Capitol Area Food Bank!

Women’s Soccer Coach Let ChatGPT Run Her Defense I hate to say it worked.

Got wrapped up in election stuff, but have a new piece at @jezebeldotcom.bsky.social about an NWSL coach unabashedly using Chat GPT to craft her defensive strategy--and how much I fucking hate that it worked.

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7 basic science discoveries that changed the world Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.

Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government

go.nature.com/47hn0n5

Opinion | There will never be another Misty Copeland Copeland championed diversity throughout her career. But with her retirement the American Ballet Theatre is again without a Black female principal dancer.

Misty Copeland's glorious final bow
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Wrong. Best decision day storyline is if DC United can once again claim the Wooden Spoon as they seem to do more than any other. That's consistency to admire.

In March, Bethany Balcer stepped away from soccer to focus on her mental health and rediscover her love of the game. Tonight, on World Mental Health Day, she scored in extra time to split points & keep Louisville’s playoff dreams alive ❤️

📸: @nwslsoccer.com

These GOP Lawmakers Referred Constituents to the CFPB for Help. Then They Voted to Gut the Agency. Many of the same Republican lawmakers who have targeted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for cuts have collectively directed thousands of constituents’ complaints about banks, credit cards, lo...

Reps. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Rob Wittman, R-Va., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, all voted for cuts to the CFPB.

Yet collectively, they routed more than 1,000 constituent complaints to the agency, ProPublica found.

(Published August)
By @joeljacobs.bsky.social

"i just use it to generate ideas"

Washington Spirit supporters to continue chanting ‘Free DC’ despite end of federal surge - WTOP News For the last three Washington Spirit home matches, Meredith Bartley has been keeping her eyes locked on the game clock.

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Donald ❤️ Jeffrey The NSFW version of the Epstein book proves that Trump knew exactly who and what his buddy was.

They knew. They all fucking knew. www.thebulwark.com/p/donald-tru...

The next Democratic president should declare that the National Emergencies Act and Article II of the Constitution allow him to:

•admit D.C. and Puerto Rico as states
•abolish ICE
•grant citizenship to any immigrant
•disband the 5th Circuit
•expand the Supreme Court

Seriously: Why the hell not?

Trump Family Amasses $5 Billion Fortune After Crypto Launch The WLFI token traded far above its previous value, confirming—at least on paper—a huge windfall for the president and his sons.

Trump’s corruption is staggering - there is no real comparable example in U.S. history.

Estimating the scale of his grift is difficult, but it’s at least in the hundreds of millions of dollars (cash) - all the way up to billions (cash + assets).

Since January.

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New USMNT roster a head-scratcher: Is Pochettino wasting a chance for World Cup prep? The USMNT has only four camps scheduled before the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins, but coach Mauricio Pochettino's latest roster feels like a wasted opportunity.

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