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Josiah Bates @josiahbates.bsky.social · 7h

I’ll never get over the death of the midrange

Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 8h

Some fascinating stuff in here for NBA nerds. Look at this shit!

#NBAsky

www.theringer.com/2025/10/10/n...

Two charts showing the top 300 shot locations in the NBA in 2005 and 2025, with the former having a lot of mid-range shots while the latter is only inside the paint and around the 3 point line. Charts by Kirk Goldsberry.

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Josiah Bates @josiahbates.bsky.social · 1d

They tossed the case and basically said “btw that track is straight fire”

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 1d

Drake’s lawsuit against UMG over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us" has been dismissed

"The Court concludes that the allegedly defamatory statements in ‘Not Like Us’ are nonactionable opinion, the motion to dismiss is granted”

They also noted that the song had a ‘catchy beat and propulsive baseline’

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Josiah Bates @josiahbates.bsky.social · 4d

Sources: “just trust me bro”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Stephen Miller: "The Black people in Chicago are thrilled that we're getting the illegal aliens out of their communities who are stealing their housing, jobs, and resources."

Josiah Bates @josiahbates.bsky.social · 4d

"The raid underscores why many Black Chicago residents were wary of Trump’s threat of a federal takeover and the presence of ICE agents."

Chicago’s Black Immigrants Face New Wave of ICE Arrests and Uncertainty

Nearly 70,000 immigrants from African countries live in the city, making up 5.2% of the population, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

capitalbnews.org

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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 4d

Looks like martial law is off…for now.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 7d

Jeffries: In that Oval Office meeting, which lasted over an hour, the amount of time spent talking about health insurance for undocumented immigrants was less than 10 seconds. You know why? Because they know it’s a lie. They didn’t even bother to bring it up—because the cameras weren’t rolling.

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Parker Butler @parkerbutler.bsky.social · 7d

Last year, CNN ran a “fact check” of Kamala HQ that claimed we were lying for saying Trump’s plan is Project 2025.

Now Trump is outright admitting it’s his plan.

Legacy media failed the country.

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Josiah Bates @josiahbates.bsky.social · 8d

“Armed federal agents in military fatigues busted down their doors overnight, pulling men, women and children from their apartments, some of them naked, residents and witnesses said.”

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

Josiah Bates @josiahbates.bsky.social · 8d

This “both sides” ish ain’t gonna cut it. You either for democracy or not

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 9d

Jimmy Fallon plans to “keep my head down” and avoid politics on “The Tonight Show”: “We hit both sides equally”

Jimmy Fallon Plans to ‘Keep My Head Down’ and Avoid Politics on ‘The Tonight Show’: ‘We Hit Both Sides Equally’

Jimmy Fallon says he plans to "keep my head down" and avoid politics on "The Tonight Show."

variety.com

Josiah Bates @josiahbates.bsky.social · 9d

@thetrace.org mapped two decades of high-profile shootings at Houses of Worship. It's a sobering timeline carefully reported by @jenmascia.bsky.social and @bychipbrownlee.com

A Timeline of High-Profile Shootings at Houses of Worship

The attack on a Mormon church in Michigan was one of many similar shootings over the past 20 years, according to an analysis by The Trace.

www.thetrace.org

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 10d

Over a two-year period, prosecutors across 16 states charged more than 400 people with pregnancy-related crimes, with most of the charges originating in states with near or total abortion bans, according to a new report released Tuesday.

New study finds more than 400 pregnancy-related prosecutions after Roe's fall

Most of the cases involved allegations of substance use during pregnancy, a nonprofit legal group found.

www.nbcnews.com

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Josiah Bates @josiahbates.bsky.social · 11d

Baltimore's homicides have fallen to historic lows under Mayor Brandon Scott. Now comes the test of sustaining it. J. Brian Charles explains what's working and what's at stake.

Brandon Scott Pushed Baltimore Shootings to Historic Lows. Now Comes the Hard Part

In his first term, Mayor Scott went all in on violence reduction. Will his political foes topple the peace?

www.thetrace.org

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Violet Miller @vimiller.bsky.social · 11d

Broadview Police have opened an investigation into an attack from federal agents on a CBS crew at Broadview, per BPD Chief Mills.

The following statement can be attributed to Broadview Police Chief Thomas Mills:

“The Village of Broadview Police Department has launched a criminal investigation into an allegedly unprovoked attack on a CBS Chicago TV news reporter’s vehicle on Sunday by a chemical munition fired from the direction of U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement detention facility. The victim declined medical attention. The Broadview Police Department expects the full cooperation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security into our criminal investigation.”

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Josiah Bates @josiahbates.bsky.social · 11d

Random thought but Task on HBO should not be sharing Sunday nights with the NFL

Josiah Bates @josiahbates.bsky.social · 12d

Not anymore

Josiah Bates @josiahbates.bsky.social · 12d

Penn State game puttin me to sleep

Josiah Bates @josiahbates.bsky.social · 12d

Penn State game puttin me to sleep

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15d

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Josiah Bates @josiahbates.bsky.social · 15d

Trump's claims about crime and immigrants aren't exaggerations. They're lies. @jenmascia.bsky.social breaks down the facts for @thetrace.org

Trump’s Big Crime Lies

As the president prepares to send federal troops into Memphis and Chicago, we debunk a few of his most mendacious talking points.

www.thetrace.org

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Josiah Bates @josiahbates.bsky.social · 16d

If you're making the GOAT argument for LeBron you really gotta explain the 2010 playoffs and the 2011 Finals

MrBuckBuck @mrbuckbucknba.bsky.social · 19d

LeBron James most surprising NBA finals plays
"Can he stop Jason Terry?"

Via: www.reddit.com/r/nba/commen...

Josiah Bates @josiahbates.bsky.social · 17d

Please just take the season off. No point in rushing back in April when they’re fighting for an 8th seed

Reuters @reuters.com · 17d

Celtics' Jayson Tatum (Achilles) still hopes to play this season reut.rs/3Io8HDF

Celtics' Jayson Tatum (Achilles) still hopes to play this season

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum has not ruled out playing in 2025-26 as he recovers from a torn Achilles.

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Josiah Bates @josiahbates.bsky.social · 18d

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 21d

If you have an extra $10 a month to spare, here's a list of worker-owned cooperative news sites you might want to support:

• 404 Media
• Defector
• The Flytrap
• Flaming Hydra
• The Appeal
• Aftermath
• Racket
• Hell Gate
• The 51st
• The Colorado Sun
• Range Media
• Discourse Blog
• Pop Heist

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Aaron Mendelson @amendelson.bsky.social · 22d

Older Americans have the highest rates of gun suicide of any age group. Not by a little — by a lot.

Why? I spent months exploring this question through data, field reporting, and interviews with experts. Our story is up today on @thetrace.org

www.thetrace.org/2025/09/gun-...

The Quiet Crisis: What’s Driving Gun Suicides Among Older Americans?

More and more older Americans are dying by firearm suicide, a new analysis from The Trace and GQ reveals. Older white men and those in rural areas experience alarmingly high rates.

www.thetrace.org

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 22d

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.

His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.

Now he is tweeting in support of me.

This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.

Or used to work.

Tweet From Obama mentioning my firing from the Washington post. Wirh a photo of me

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Josiah Bates @josiahbates.bsky.social · 22d

After Charlie Kirk’s killing, the loudest voices rushed to assign blame. @jenmascia.bsky.social shows why that reaction is predictable, what it distracts us from, and why it matters.

Why the Political Blame Game Starts Moments After a Shooting

The aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s killing has devolved into a national guessing game over the shooter’s politics. Experts say that’s missing the point.

www.thetrace.org

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