Amy Bass
@bassab1.bsky.social
Writer. Professor. Sport thinker. Usually watching the Red Sox, preferably from Cape Cod.
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I mean, if they were true to their word, they'd call for his impeachment, but they're just going to roll over and play dead
So how do Susan Collins, Bill Cassidy and Lisa Murkowski justify their votes for RFK Jr. now?
August 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I mean, if they were true to their word, they'd call for his impeachment, but they're just going to roll over and play dead
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The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine contracts
The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
n.pr
August 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
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1. Release the Epstein files!
2. The Epstein files are sitting on my desk and I will release them very soon
3. There are no Epstein files and the case is closed
4. There are Epstein files but they are forgeries created by Obama and Hillary so if you like me you will never talk about them again
2. The Epstein files are sitting on my desk and I will release them very soon
3. There are no Epstein files and the case is closed
4. There are Epstein files but they are forgeries created by Obama and Hillary so if you like me you will never talk about them again
July 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
1. Release the Epstein files!
2. The Epstein files are sitting on my desk and I will release them very soon
3. There are no Epstein files and the case is closed
4. There are Epstein files but they are forgeries created by Obama and Hillary so if you like me you will never talk about them again
2. The Epstein files are sitting on my desk and I will release them very soon
3. There are no Epstein files and the case is closed
4. There are Epstein files but they are forgeries created by Obama and Hillary so if you like me you will never talk about them again
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No.
You need to pick one.
That's the law.
You need to pick one.
That's the law.
Here is an actual t-shirt that FIFA is selling for the World Cup.
It very well may be the worst t-shirt of all time.
It very well may be the worst t-shirt of all time.
July 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
No.
You need to pick one.
That's the law.
You need to pick one.
That's the law.
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Announcing @journsporthist.bsky.social Vol. 52, No. 1! Featuring two stand-alone articles; a forum on Sport, Narrative, and the Past with @bassab1.bsky.social and others; an oral history section; and reviews.
📖 @projectmuse.bsky.social : muse.jhu.edu/issue/54597
cc: @nassh1972.bsky.social
📖 @projectmuse.bsky.social : muse.jhu.edu/issue/54597
cc: @nassh1972.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Announcing @journsporthist.bsky.social Vol. 52, No. 1! Featuring two stand-alone articles; a forum on Sport, Narrative, and the Past with @bassab1.bsky.social and others; an oral history section; and reviews.
📖 @projectmuse.bsky.social : muse.jhu.edu/issue/54597
cc: @nassh1972.bsky.social
📖 @projectmuse.bsky.social : muse.jhu.edu/issue/54597
cc: @nassh1972.bsky.social
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"Essential to grasping the cultural/political salience of football on the left during the Harris–Walz campaign is the relationship between Swift and Chiefs’ star tight end Travis Kelce." @bassab1.bsky.social in @journsporthist.bsky.social on @projectmuse.bsky.social : muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...
July 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"Essential to grasping the cultural/political salience of football on the left during the Harris–Walz campaign is the relationship between Swift and Chiefs’ star tight end Travis Kelce." @bassab1.bsky.social in @journsporthist.bsky.social on @projectmuse.bsky.social : muse.jhu.edu/pub/34/artic...
The NYT needed to have that arrow thingie for all #taylorswift predictions at the #AMAs tonight
May 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The NYT needed to have that arrow thingie for all #taylorswift predictions at the #AMAs tonight
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We talked to 12 independent voters who support Trump about whether Taylor Swift is still hot and Bruce Springsteen's skin is too dry and "86" means "kill" or just "get rid of" and how important the issue of Joe Biden's mental acuity will be in 2028. Patty, a dermabrasion specialist from Tulsa, says
May 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
We talked to 12 independent voters who support Trump about whether Taylor Swift is still hot and Bruce Springsteen's skin is too dry and "86" means "kill" or just "get rid of" and how important the issue of Joe Biden's mental acuity will be in 2028. Patty, a dermabrasion specialist from Tulsa, says
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i am endlessly amused by the ongoing story of David Zaslav: America’s Worst CEO www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
Warners Reverses Course: Changes Max’s Name Back to HBO Max
WBD CEO David Zaslav announced the move, with the company declaring, "no consumer today is saying they want more content, but better content."
www.hollywoodreporter.com
May 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
i am endlessly amused by the ongoing story of David Zaslav: America’s Worst CEO www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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David Zaslav was paid $51.9 million last year.
BOOM! Max is becoming...HBO Max. Again. No, really. www.vulture.com/article/hbo-...
Max Is Changing Its Name to (Get This!) HBO Max
Yes, the streamer is going back to its old ways.
www.vulture.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
David Zaslav was paid $51.9 million last year.
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"Well, there went my shoe business" permanently ingrained in my mind
May 9, 2025 at 3:37 AM
"Well, there went my shoe business" permanently ingrained in my mind
Every time I hear “Chicago pope” I think it’s either a new Martin Scorsese film or I look for Christine Lahti.
May 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Every time I hear “Chicago pope” I think it’s either a new Martin Scorsese film or I look for Christine Lahti.
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Unhappy to confirm that the entire Historical Advisory Committee at the State Department received termination notices this afternoon (myself included). The HAC, set up by Congress, oversees the office that produces the FRUS series. history.state.gov/about/hac/in... 1/
April 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Unhappy to confirm that the entire Historical Advisory Committee at the State Department received termination notices this afternoon (myself included). The HAC, set up by Congress, oversees the office that produces the FRUS series. history.state.gov/about/hac/in... 1/
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Former President Biden launched a $26 million program to help Alabamans who have dealt with raw sewage and human waste ruining their homes and making them ill for decades.
President Trump ended the program through an executive order describing it as "illegal DEI."
President Trump ended the program through an executive order describing it as "illegal DEI."
Trump shut down program to end human waste backing into Alabama homes, calling it 'illegal DEI'
A $26 million federal program to help residents of Lowndes County, Alabama, who have dealt with inadequate sewage systems for decades was stopped by an executive order.
nbcnews.to
May 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Former President Biden launched a $26 million program to help Alabamans who have dealt with raw sewage and human waste ruining their homes and making them ill for decades.
President Trump ended the program through an executive order describing it as "illegal DEI."
President Trump ended the program through an executive order describing it as "illegal DEI."
Jalen wins and then he wins again.
April 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Jalen wins and then he wins again.
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"This play runs two hours and forty-five minutes with no intermission."
Wearing a bright blue suit, texting, and then sleeping at Pope Francis’s funeral. What an embarrassing mess.
April 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"This play runs two hours and forty-five minutes with no intermission."
So not to be an alarmist or anything, but if Pete Hegseth was their FIRST choice, can you imagine what his replacement might be like?
April 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
So not to be an alarmist or anything, but if Pete Hegseth was their FIRST choice, can you imagine what his replacement might be like?
I assume all of these folks who are crying foul over the JD-killed-the-Pope memes are strong proponents of due process.
April 22, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I assume all of these folks who are crying foul over the JD-killed-the-Pope memes are strong proponents of due process.
Does Kristi Noem realize that without her passport, she won't be able to vote?
April 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Does Kristi Noem realize that without her passport, she won't be able to vote?
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Between Greg Abbott's desire to see as many children die on his watch and Ken Paxton's goal of committing as many crimes as possible in office, I often forget that Dan Patrick is almost as vile.
Quite a lineup. Are Texans just masochists who hate themselves?
Quite a lineup. Are Texans just masochists who hate themselves?
Nothing says teaching critical thinking like state-level bans on what topics can be taught
April 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Between Greg Abbott's desire to see as many children die on his watch and Ken Paxton's goal of committing as many crimes as possible in office, I often forget that Dan Patrick is almost as vile.
Quite a lineup. Are Texans just masochists who hate themselves?
Quite a lineup. Are Texans just masochists who hate themselves?
I do love a country that is not to be reckoned with.
April 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I do love a country that is not to be reckoned with.
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We've seen videos like this before, but usually when you see a tearful wife pleading with the kidnappers who have taken her husband, she's not talking to the U.S. president
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We've seen videos like this before, but usually when you see a tearful wife pleading with the kidnappers who have taken her husband, she's not talking to the U.S. president