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We are a system of primarily 5, sometimes more. We vary in age, gender, and interests. Some interests include music, tech, food, football, coffee, and that' just to name a few. We are a collection of city and country folk. And, as the name suggests, you never know which one of us you might get.

#plural #Coffee #sports #music #tech #food

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For my sports people, follow me on BlueSky! I am not leaving Mastodon, I still largely prefer it over BS, but, I need my sports fix! #bluesky #sports

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US women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe speaking up in support of US women's swimming star Lia Thomas:

“Lia Thomas is a woman just like me. She deserves the same opportunities and respect as any other female athlete.”

#lgbtq #womenshistorymonth #transrightsarehumanrights
#sports

US women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe on left, and US women's swimming star, Lia Thomas on the right.

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Two Transgender Girls, Six Federal Agencies. How Trump Is Trying to Pressure Maine Into Obedience.
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Maine said it wouldn’t break state law to follow President Donald Trump’s order barring transgender girls from playing girls’ sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats targeting the state’s federal funding.

https://www.propublica.org/article/maine-trump-janet-mills-transgender-girls-sports-education-social-security?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Maine #Trump #Trans #Sports #Girls #USPolitics #Government #LGBTQ #TransRights

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Women's Football Alliance is BACK! The 2025 Season starts today! I'm super excited to watch the games this season! 🏈 💪 🏈

WFA 2025 Schedule: https://wfaprofootball.com/2025-schedule/

Televised Games:

https://wfaprofootball.com/televised/

https://www.awsn.tv/

https://www.youtube.com/@WFAfootball

#WFA #WFAPro #KickOff #WomensFootballAlliance #WomensSports #WomensFootball #WFAstrong #WFAPro #Sports #Football #RoadtoCanton

Image from WFA website that has text that reads KICK OFF in the middle with some of the WFA players surrounding the text. At the bottom it reads 2025 Season Opening Weekend.

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When War Became Sport: The History of the Mesoamerican Ballgame

https://www.thecollector.com/history-mesoamerican-ballgame/

#history #mesoamerican #sports

"Ballgame Palma, c. 900–1100. Mexico, Gulf Coast, Classic Veracruz style (600-1100). Stone; overall: 49.2 x 23.5 x 11.4 cm (19 3/8 x 9 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1973.3

The Mesoamerican ballgame was played with a hard rubber ball that players bounced off their hips.

Stone palmas—so-called today for their palm frond-like shape—are ceremonial sculptures that may replicate lightweight gear worn over the chest during the ballgame. The scene on the back of this palma vividly illustrates the tie between the ballgame and sacrifice. A bat descends from the top, clutching severed human body parts, and at the center an upright figure brandishes a blade over a reclining victim. The scene's many animal figures, including the one on the front, may belong to ballgame mythology that now is lost."

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The French government issued a report on transgender people in sports and here's some of their conclusions:

-Trans women who transitioned before puberty don't have a physical advantage over cis-women athletes;
-Before puberty there's no difference between boys and girls so let them play;
-If it's just for fun, not competition, who cares?
-A "Transgender" category's a smokescreen for discrimination.

https://www.sports.gouv.fr/rapport-sur-la-transidentite-dans-le-sport-de-haut-niveau-9803

#trans #transgender #sports #news #science #health #uspol #pride #lgbtq

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#OTD the poem "Casey at the Bat" was published in The San Francisco Examiner (then called The Daily Examiner) in 1888.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_at_the_Bat

Books about baseball at PG

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=baseball

#poetry #sports

"Selection of studio posed photographs from the New York Public Library's Spalding Collection, a series of over 500 photographs, prints, drawings, caricatures, and printed illustrations donated in 1921 by early baseball player and sporting-goods tycoon A. G. Spalding (whose name to this day is printed across every ball used in the National League). The photographs below feature players of different teams from New York and Philadelphia and seem to be mostly taken in the 1870s and 1880s." - from the Public Doman Image Archive

Man in baseball uniform is in a batting stance about to strike the ball that is coming towards him.

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said: 'These last weeks have sent shockwaves of fear rippling through every neighborhood and had a direct impact on our economy. My message is clear: We will stick together during this time and we will not turn our back on one another'.":
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/us/politics/la-dodgers-ice-raids.html
#immigration #sports #politics copy: @renewedresistance

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