Anna Esten

🦋 (@) health policy & women's soccer. Board member, @NWSLBostonISA. Community owner, @MNAuroraFC. Tweets mine.

[Anna Esten @annaesten]

This is my Roman Empire.

[Anna Esten @annaesten]

@rshawnm They're working on it!!! 🤞🤞🤞

[Anna Esten @annaesten]

LFG!

[Boston ISA @NWSLBostonISA]

Here we go! 2025 Founding Memberships are now open.

https://t.co/TAmF8VdBX3

[Anna Esten @annaesten]

Did not expect a @whoweekly opener in today's @statnews Morning Rounds newsletter from @_gaffknee, but yes, this makes perfect sense to me, a health policy Wholigan. https://t.co/lmPhuZHeP4

[Anna Esten @annaesten]

It's really too bad that I trust Sandra's reporting implicitly because I would give anything for this to be fake news. At least there's time to change it! (Please, please change it 😭)

[Sandra💙💯⚽️ @Sandherrera_]

🚨BREAKING: Tomorrow, NWSL BOSTON will hold a fan event where they will unveil club colors, a campaign -- TOOMANYBALLS [Dot] COM, and a new name BOS NATION FOOTBALL CLUB (BOS Nation FC). More on the new name @CBSSportsGolazo
https://t.co/0YiuspZSjm

[Anna Esten @annaesten]

@bospolicyinst @stickfiguregods @BOSCityCouncil @BostonOPAT @ElectCartwright @EdforBoston @BostonSchools @BostonGlobe @huffakingit @natalaroche @BostonEnviro @ben4district6 @ErinforBoston @cSPAHorowitz @BHA_Boston @KenzieBok @Danny__McDonald @EmNecklaceBos It does turn it into a pro soccer stadium in terms of use, but not in terms of ownership. It will be a pro level stadium used ~10% of the time by a pro team, and the other 90% by BPS and the community. "Privatization" makes it sound like an ownership transfer, which it is not.

[Anna Esten @annaesten]

@bospolicyinst @BOSCityCouncil @BostonOPAT @ElectCartwright @EdforBoston @BostonSchools @BostonGlobe @huffakingit @natalaroche @BostonEnviro @ben4district6 @ErinforBoston @cSPAHorowitz @BHA_Boston @KenzieBok @Danny__McDonald @EmNecklaceBos Unfortunately, opponents of the stadium reno have been using the "privatization" argument to build support for their cause, but it simply isn't accurate. Repeating it doesn't help people understand the actual plan that is being considered. Please consider rewriting this post.

[Anna Esten @annaesten]

@bospolicyinst @BOSCityCouncil @BostonOPAT @ElectCartwright @EdforBoston @BostonSchools @BostonGlobe @huffakingit @natalaroche @BostonEnviro @ben4district6 @ErinforBoston @cSPAHorowitz @BHA_Boston @KenzieBok @Danny__McDonald @EmNecklaceBos It is not accurate to say the plan is to "privatize" White Stadium. The City will maintain ownership of the stadium and enter a 10-year lease agreement with Boston Unity Soccer Partners that outlines its limited use of the property.

[Anna Esten @annaesten]

Seems like a good day to RT one of my all time faves 🙃

[Astead @AsteadWH]

I love the chaos of owning an android. U wanna face time? Sorry. My location? Can't. Air drop? Voice message? Group chat??? :(((

It's like having two factor verification for friendship. U can't prevent fraud but you can at least make sure they went thru some effort

[Anna Esten @annaesten]

@sammymewy ❤️❤️❤️

[Anna Esten @annaesten]

@YahMoTweetHere @ccc5sports @NWSLBoston Omg!!! We famous!

[Anna Esten @annaesten]

@sammymewy @NWSLBoston Bonus content from @YahMoTweetHere, me telling Sam how much I love her @justwsports podcast with @lynnraenie, Snacks. (it was extremely windy)

[Anna Esten @annaesten]

🧵💔

[Dan Cluchey @dancluchey]

It’s hard to explain to folks who don’t live & die with a sports team the role that fandom can play in the well-being of those who do. It seems childish because it *is* childish — or, more precisely, it’s childlike. Lives grey as we grow older; joys become more rational. (1/4)

[Astead @AsteadWH]

I love the chaos of owning an android. U wanna face time? Sorry. My location? Can't. Air drop? Voice message? Group chat??? :(((

It's like having two factor verification for friendship. U can't prevent fraud but you can at least make sure they went thru some effort

[Anna Esten @annaesten]

Needless to say, things haven't exactly improved in Congress since then. This is just a long way of saying that less-good policy gets done because it's easier all the time. And I didn't like that part of my job. But damn am I glad to see this get passed today. On to the House!

[Anna Esten @annaesten]

As a health staffer for a Democrat from 2014-2019 I didn't have a whole lot of "wins" to show for my work besides John McCain's big thumbs down on the ACA. This is the first (and almost certainly the last) bill that I wrote to pass the Senate.

[Sheldon Whitehouse @SenWhitehouse]

My ALS Disability Insurance Access Act with @SenTomCotton has been passed by the Senate! This bill will allow Americans facing an ALS diagnosis to immediately receive the benefits they've earned. It’s a simple act of humanity. I hope the House now passes it as fast as possible.

[Anna Esten @annaesten]

Ultimately, we decided not to pursue broader disability insurance access reform, which is desperately needed, because we knew it wouldn't be palatable in the current climate. That was in early 2016.

[Lindsay Gibbs @linzsports]

imagine not liking women's sports, how dull must your life be?