Bryan Toporek
@btoporek.bsky.social
Senior multiplatform editor at Bleacher Report, contributor at On SI, Forbes Sports, FanSided and Silver Screen & Roll, and a Process truster until the bitter end.
Any Democrat who votes to give a single cent to ICE moving forward should be primaried into the center of the earth
During a congressional visit, Congressman Joaquin Castro discovered that babies as young as two months old are being held at the Dilley, Texas Family Concentration Camp. (February 10, 2026)
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Any Democrat who votes to give a single cent to ICE moving forward should be primaried into the center of the earth
Reposted by Bryan Toporek
‘No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up
I'm gifting this article.
I'm gifting this article.
‘No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:22 AM
‘No Reason He Should Have Died’: Alex Pretti’s Parents Open Up
I'm gifting this article.
I'm gifting this article.
I thought that might be the last great Embiid performance we ever saw. Glad I was wrong!
February 11, 2026 at 4:44 AM
I thought that might be the last great Embiid performance we ever saw. Glad I was wrong!
I take it back, 37 points in one half of an NBA game is pretty damn legendary.
February 11, 2026 at 4:42 AM
I take it back, 37 points in one half of an NBA game is pretty damn legendary.
Longgg way to go for Wemby to stay healthy for that long... but if he does, yes.
February 11, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Longgg way to go for Wemby to stay healthy for that long... but if he does, yes.
With that said, Wemby does have 17 points less than five minutes into the game...
It's a shame the Lakers won't keep it competitive for long enough to inspire an all-time great performance from Wemby.
It's a shame the Lakers won't keep it competitive for long enough to inspire an all-time great performance from Wemby.
February 11, 2026 at 3:51 AM
With that said, Wemby does have 17 points less than five minutes into the game...
It's a shame the Lakers won't keep it competitive for long enough to inspire an all-time great performance from Wemby.
It's a shame the Lakers won't keep it competitive for long enough to inspire an all-time great performance from Wemby.
Do I want to watch the Spurs thrash the Lakers without 4/5 of their starting lineup, or do I want to watch some psychopaths hurl themselves down a snowy mountain? Tough choice, really
February 11, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Do I want to watch the Spurs thrash the Lakers without 4/5 of their starting lineup, or do I want to watch some psychopaths hurl themselves down a snowy mountain? Tough choice, really
Having the Olympics start right around the NBA trade deadline + Super Bowl = dumb
Having the Olympics on during one of the otherwise most boring sports weeks of the year = smart
Having the Olympics on during one of the otherwise most boring sports weeks of the year = smart
February 11, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Having the Olympics start right around the NBA trade deadline + Super Bowl = dumb
Having the Olympics on during one of the otherwise most boring sports weeks of the year = smart
Having the Olympics on during one of the otherwise most boring sports weeks of the year = smart
Reposted by Bryan Toporek
"Remove Your Ring Camera with a Claw Hammer," by @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social: www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/remove-you...
February 11, 2026 at 1:58 AM
"Remove Your Ring Camera with a Claw Hammer," by @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social: www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/remove-you...
I know the job market is tough out there, but my brother in Christ, just go get a job
www.espn.com/college-foot...
www.espn.com/college-foot...
Montana LB Tuliaupupu granted 9th year of eligibility by NCAA
Montana linebacker Solomon Tuliaupupu will return for the 2026 season after being granted a ninth year of eligibility by the NCAA.
www.espn.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:01 AM
I know the job market is tough out there, but my brother in Christ, just go get a job
www.espn.com/college-foot...
www.espn.com/college-foot...
Reposted by Bryan Toporek
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
The most-viewed TV program in U.S. history is still the Eagles going belt-to-ass on the Chiefs? Sad!
NEWS: The actual numbers from the Super Bowl are now in, per Nielsen.
•Seahawks-Patriots averaged 124.9 million viewers, second-most watched SB in U.S. history behind last year.
•The halftime show averaged 128.2 million viewers in the U.S. Full global viewership will be available early next week.
•Seahawks-Patriots averaged 124.9 million viewers, second-most watched SB in U.S. history behind last year.
•The halftime show averaged 128.2 million viewers in the U.S. Full global viewership will be available early next week.
February 11, 2026 at 12:43 AM
The most-viewed TV program in U.S. history is still the Eagles going belt-to-ass on the Chiefs? Sad!
Patrick Williams is earning $18M/year, surely he must be good… right?
… right????
… right????
February 11, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Patrick Williams is earning $18M/year, surely he must be good… right?
… right????
… right????
Reposted by Bryan Toporek
wrote about Michael J. Fox's appearance on Shrinking, which was cool for a lot of reasons, some of them pretty important to me
type-click-type.ghost.io/tell-em-mich...
type-click-type.ghost.io/tell-em-mich...
Tell 'Em, Michael J. Fox
I'm going to make this about me, eventually, but not before we talk about how cool this was.
type-click-type.ghost.io
February 10, 2026 at 11:35 PM
wrote about Michael J. Fox's appearance on Shrinking, which was cool for a lot of reasons, some of them pretty important to me
type-click-type.ghost.io/tell-em-mich...
type-click-type.ghost.io/tell-em-mich...
The ICE resistance hot spots:
a globe with a map of the world showing the middle east
Alt: a globe with a map of the world showing the middle east
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The ICE resistance hot spots:
Did you know @austinkrell.bsky.social and I were planning to do a mailbag soon, or...?
(I might steal this for that, if that's OK!)
(I might steal this for that, if that's OK!)
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Did you know @austinkrell.bsky.social and I were planning to do a mailbag soon, or...?
(I might steal this for that, if that's OK!)
(I might steal this for that, if that's OK!)
Reposted by Bryan Toporek
Now up to 5 of the last season’s top 15 players ineligible. Nikola Jokić (16 missed games) and Stephen Curry (15) are close.
LeBron James will miss his 18th game of the season tonight and will be ineligible for postseason awards
February 10, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Now up to 5 of the last season’s top 15 players ineligible. Nikola Jokić (16 missed games) and Stephen Curry (15) are close.
The NBA brought in a bunch of private equity owners and now they're doing their typical private equity thing to the NBA
The NBA is truly in the midst of an existential crisis. It's conditioning young fans to care about anything but the on-court product.
variety.com/2026/biz/new...
variety.com/2026/biz/new...
NBA Turns All-Star Weekend Activities into a Content Factory for 200-Plus Creators Who are Converging on Los Angeles
The NBA is turning its All-Star weekend events into a content factory for more than 200 top creators who are gathering in Los Angeles this week.
variety.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:16 PM
The NBA brought in a bunch of private equity owners and now they're doing their typical private equity thing to the NBA
That makes him the perfect Sixer
February 10, 2026 at 6:43 PM
That makes him the perfect Sixer
I was wondering this same thing. Our current house came with a Ring doorbell built in. Are they storing the footage even if I don't have the subscription active?
February 10, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I was wondering this same thing. Our current house came with a Ring doorbell built in. Are they storing the footage even if I don't have the subscription active?
Keep in mind, the Sixers currently have only three guards under the age of 40 and two wings who aren't suspended
February 10, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Keep in mind, the Sixers currently have only three guards under the age of 40 and two wings who aren't suspended
Soooo @msjnba.bsky.social @stephnoh.bsky.social @nbacouchside.bsky.social... how should I feel about Dalen Terry?
www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...
www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...
Sixers Signing Former 1st-Round Pick to Two-Way Contract
With Dominick Barlow now on a standard contract, the Sixers signed Dalen Terry to fill his two-way spot on Tuesday.
www.si.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Soooo @msjnba.bsky.social @stephnoh.bsky.social @nbacouchside.bsky.social... how should I feel about Dalen Terry?
www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...
www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...
Reposted by Bryan Toporek
new most bizarre moment of the Olympics just dropped
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
February 10, 2026 at 5:05 PM
new most bizarre moment of the Olympics just dropped
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
That is exactly where I’d expect people with measles to go, this checks out
D.C. health officials are warning of possible exposure to measles after three people with the illness made several stops in the region in recent weeks, including at the National March for Life rally and concert and Catholic University.
D.C. probing measles cases, says March for Life among potential exposure sites
D.C. Health says three people with measles visited the city, and Virginia reported a confirmed case in a child.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
That is exactly where I’d expect people with measles to go, this checks out
Reposted by Bryan Toporek
Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.
"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.
February 10, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Listen to this. Not a penny more for this. Abolish and prosecute anyone who had anything to do with it.