Snippet: So the President F*cking Hates My Girlfriend ☇

This has been a summer of mostly dull, often depressing technology news, and the Women’s World Cup has been a delight. Since I can put whatever I want on this site, I thought this essay was worth a read if you’ve been paying any attention to the USWNT, Megan Rapinoe, or just want a fun read.

Sue Bird for The Players’ Tribune:

I’m back!! I was done, I swear!! No, really, I SWEAR. Last year I broke my nose, and then I wrote about it, and then I seriously did think that was going to be it for me in the writing game. I remember telling my editor here something like, “It would take the President of the United States going on a hate-filled Twitter spree trolling my girlfriend while she was putting American soccer, women’s sports, equal pay, gay pride and TRUE LOVE on her back, all at once, scoring two majestic goals to lead Team USA to a thrilling victory over France and a place in the World Cup SEMIFINALS, for me to ever even think about writing again.” But I’m a woman of my word. So here I am.