Devon Kellett

this is literally how big contracts work in every major american league!! every!!! single!!!!!! one!!!!!!!!!!

A wall in the backline. A leader across the board. She’s your 2025 Defender of the Year.

✨Tara McKeown✨

Just HAD to ask Leicy Santos about her viral moment at the CONMEBOL final when she kissed the ball before firmly planting a free kick in the back of the net.

“I didn’t think about it, I just did it! I’d never done it before, but I hope I get the chance to do it again on Saturday.”

Column | How the Washington Spirit embraced the soul of D.C. During an anxious time in the nation’s capital, the NWSL team and its fans cemented a bond.

“No pro franchise in town has leaned into the District, its residents and the issues they care about the way the Spirit has. It’s a beautiful combination of organic and intentional.”

Read Barry Svlurga in today’s @postsports.bsky.social:

The Spirit have been a beacon of hope and joy in DC during the worst of years. The soccer has been great, don’t get me wrong. But the solidarity has been more important. This team, this year has been about much more than sport. I’m privileged to have been a part of it.

To the Washington Spirit: To say this year in DC was full of turmoil, uncertainty, and division would be an understatement. Inside of Audi Field however, we could unite as one community sharing in the experience of solidarity and fantastic Washington Spirit soccer. Audi wouldn’t be Rowdy without you, bringing us joy each and every game. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being a light in such a difficult time. Now, with one game left and the championship trophy on the line, we look forward to cheering as loudly as possible for you one last time this season. Whether it’s in San Jose or at a watch party in DC, know that we’re rooting for you as your twelfth player. We’re so proud to be your supporters. The Spirit Squadron

gotdamn man, this shit is so special. i have no words. this place, this team. it is so unique.

Pure joy as the Spirit book their spot in the semifinals 🙌

WASHINGTON SPIRIT ADVANCE TO THE SEMIS🔥

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The Hal goal and celebration is now legend. 💥

Everyone in there 😩🥹🥹

Filed for future use.

this is quite frankly outrageous

this and also: it's so wonderful having and celebrating this connection, even as the city we all love faces so much turmoil.

LGBTQ+ ally Abigail Spanberger trounces anti-trans Republican to win Virginia governor’s race The Advocate is reporting live from Spanberger's election night victory event.

Breaking: Jubilation in Richmond, Virginia where Abigail Spanberger was just elected the new governor.

Republican anti-trans ads did not work in the state.

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Washington Spirit games provide a field for Trump resistance Women's soccer fans have taken to the stands with banners, flags, and pro-D.C. chants.

"We know from studying movements against dictators all over the world that a key element is often cultural interventions, right? And sports stadiums are a really important place to make those cultural interventions.“ Keya Chatterjee, Executive Director, #FreeDC

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People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC

A group of police surround a homeless resident

“To look at an individual and say, ‘My advice to you is to either leave this community or make yourself invisible,’ it’s a terrible message to deliver to an individual.” - Claire Wilson, Executive Director of Georgetown Ministry Center

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“I’m afraid my stuff is going to be taken. Thrown in the trash, discarded,” he said. “It’s kind of the way that I’m sort of feeling, like I’m trash.” - Jeff Padgett

Trump’s crackdown on homeless residents in the nation’s capital has them on the run | CNN Politics Every night longtime Washington, DC, resident Jeff Padgett packs up his two chihuahuas, his sketch pad and other belongings in a black canvas rolling cart to cross the bridge over the Potomac River an...

Thank you @cnn.com for this focus on homeless residents in DC. Thank you @miriamskitchen.bsky.social and Georgetown Ministry Center for continuing to support and see the worthiness and humanity of homeless residents.

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10/10

no notes on this celly 🤩

Some children have successfully started a wave. They are thrilled.

lsu wbb players are the lord's toughest soldiers for being able to keep a straight face while kim is hollering at them in these crazy outfits

No paparazzi, please 📸

Trying to keep up: The president is slashing funding causing massive layoffs both in and outside gov. People are supposed to have jobs and not rely on gov funding. So are private companies stepping up to expand their workforces and hire ppl who got laid off? How are ppl supposed to eat?

Watching Conclave and thought it would be pure pulp, but this line stopped me in my tracks: “the one sin I have come to fear more than any other is certainty. Certainty is the great enemy of unity. Certainty is the deadly enemy of tolerance.”

The 51st presents: Overheard in D.C.! Each week we'll be publishing the funny, bizarre, heartwarming, and otherwise unbelievable stuff you hear in the District. Send your submissions to overheards@51st.news. Include where it was said, who said it, and a little context if possible!

D.C. Has Stiffed Nonprofits That Run Key Housing Programs, Causing Financial Chaos D.C.’s Department of Human Services hasn’t paid nonprofits running important housing programs for months, causing financial chaos.

“This kind of behavior is so antithetical to what a partnership should be. It’s so unreasonable that it really degrades our relationship.” washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7570...

"Right now...the way I'm feeling...is that our state hasn't been attacked by the federal government this much since King George sent his troops to Great Bridge back in 1776....And silence...is not an answer - either from here or the 3rd floor" - @ssurovell.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2025/01/must...

ICYMI: Mamatoto Village brings maternal and infant care to the doorsteps of underserved communities. A new study has found that the program's culturally relevant care improves birth outcomes for Black people in D.C. https://buff.ly/4hr05YJ