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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 2h

The IRS is laying off people during the shutdown, even though it was rehiring staff it previously fired because it was so shorthanded.
This one stands out because firing IRS employees costs the government money, since they bring in about $6-8 for every dollar spent on tax enforcement

IRS Halts Layoff Plans, Begins Rehiring Amid Staffing Shortages
The agency is attempting to rebuild its workforce and restore public confidence.

Treasury Department: Treasury cut 1,446 employees on Friday. Two Internal Revenue Service employees confirmed layoffs were taking place at the tax agency, which has already shed more than 25,000 employees. One employee who was laid off was working Friday and exempt from shutdown furloughs.

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Jackie Powell @classicjpow.bsky.social · 11h

Mark Davis did impromptu pressers tonight. One on the podium and another with a group of reporters. I asked him the status of the latest investigation that league opened on the Aces for salary cap circumvention.

"I don’t know. If you could find out, would you please tell me."

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 15h

for whatever reason, they only review 3-point jumpers for reckless closeouts

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 20h

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Laura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 1d

This nation STARTED as a protest against an authoritarian government.

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Dave DuFour 🐉 @davedufour.bsky.social · 1d

Heroes.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 1d

He had the option to go into the end zone untouched and declined

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 1d

Skatteboom, TD

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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · 1d

You’re not a true Dodger until you’re 1-for-20 something in the postseason

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Marc Stein @thesteinline.bsky.social · 1d

Quite a stat from my pals at @hoopshypeofficial.bsky.social … who note that LeBron James was 22-for-22 in playing on Opening Night until this season.

The Lakers say LeBron will be out for at least 3-to-4 weeks with sciatica on his right side.

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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 1d

Brett Kavanaugh assures me this is the sort of minor inconvenience that shouldn't disturb anyone.

CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 1d

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.

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Ben Pickman @benpickman.bsky.social · 1d

New No Offseason Ep!

@zenakeita.bsky.social returns with Game 3 impressions from TV. @sabreenajm.bsky.social and I share thoughts from courtside — takeaways, key moments, quotes, the scene from the Aces' thrilling win.

Plus, some CBA talk at the end
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlLR...

A’ja Wilson Lifts the Aces to the Brink of a Ring

YouTube video by No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show

www.youtube.com

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Tiricohairline @trejames.bsky.social · 1d

The thing I hate about, "have the day you voted for" in response to these MAGA idiots is that we also gotta have the day they voted for.

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 2d

I love how much Sky fans still ride for Kah.

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Zach Harper @talkhoops.bsky.social · 2d

Holy shit what a shot by Copper. Hand all in her face and she knocks it down cold.

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 2d

sometimes I feel like I hallucinated the 2019 and 2020 WNBA playoffs, because it's impossible to reconcile that version of Chelsea Gray with this one

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Ben Pickman @benpickman.bsky.social · 2d

Follow along with our live blog from Phoenix with updates from our @theathletic.com team throughout Game 3.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...

Aces vs. Mercury score and live updates: WNBA Finals Game 3 underway

www.nytimes.com

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 2d

He fixed it for game 2, don’t worry

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 2d

so good

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 3d

Bridging my current life in Chicago and my past life in D.C., I argue today at @newrepublic.com that Democrats should ~never~ vote to fund this government. Make John Thune blow up Senate rules and Republicans wholly own the U.S. extra-military military doing war crimes against us, funded by us.

The Case for the Forever Shutdown

Senate Democrats actually allowing the GOP to stop funding the government is only the first step. Now they have to make the case that Trump’s government is illegitimate.

newrepublic.com

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thompsonscribe.bsky.social @thompsonscribe.bsky.social · 3d

His first real job was as Steve Kerr’s special assistant.

After nine years and six trips with the Warriors, soaking in lessons from Hall of Famers, Nick U’Ren is back in the Finals.

This time, he’s home.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 3d

Talked with the UNLV professor who made waves at the WNBA Finals with his Becky Hammon costume and what inspired his fandom of the Aces head coach.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

Dana Evans with Becky Hammon look-a-like

Megan Gustafson with Becky Hammon look-a-like

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 3d

Look, I know this is controversial, but I’m on the side of the ones who **aren’t** shooting priests in the head with pepper balls.

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 3d

way better joke than I was thinking of

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maitreyi anantharaman @maitreyiaa.bsky.social · 4d

excited to cover these desert Finals for Defector! a dispatch from the most crowded and eagerly awaited WNBA press conference I've ever been to... defector.com/the-hottest-...

The Hottest Ticket In Vegas? Cathy Engelbert's Press Conference | Defector

LAS VEGAS — An Aces game overloads the senses well before the game itself begins. The national anthem features indoor fireworks. Seats rumble from the bass of the speakers. There’s so much to look at,...

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 3d

Really enjoyed this. Perfect Vegas frame :)

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