Max Lederman
@maxlederman.bsky.social
Celtics Content Producer at NBC Sports Boston. I don’t believe in violence. I love science and planet Earth is my favorite planet.
Northeastern Alum. From Philadelphia.
Northeastern Alum. From Philadelphia.
Cooper Flagg is really good
February 4, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Cooper Flagg is really good
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Vucevic's predraft scouting reports via ESPN: www.espn.com/blog/boston/...
February 4, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Vucevic's predraft scouting reports via ESPN: www.espn.com/blog/boston/...
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Appreciated this insight from Dom Barlow after his career night, about the the belief he feels from coaches and teammates 👇🏻
February 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Appreciated this insight from Dom Barlow after his career night, about the the belief he feels from coaches and teammates 👇🏻
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January award winners duel in Dallas as East Kia NBA Player of the Month Jaylen Brown (29.4 PPG) and the Celtics visit West Kia NBA Rookie of the Month Cooper Flagg (19.8 PPG) and the Mavericks.
📺 8:00pm/et on NBC & Peacock
📺 8:00pm/et on NBC & Peacock
February 3, 2026 at 9:25 PM
January award winners duel in Dallas as East Kia NBA Player of the Month Jaylen Brown (29.4 PPG) and the Celtics visit West Kia NBA Rookie of the Month Cooper Flagg (19.8 PPG) and the Mavericks.
📺 8:00pm/et on NBC & Peacock
📺 8:00pm/et on NBC & Peacock
This was the last alert I got before getting on a plane…did I miss anything else?
Detroit Pistons first time All-Star Jalen Duren has accepted an invitation to participate in the 2026 NBA Slam Dunk contest in Los Angeles, sources tell ESPN. Duren joins Lakers center Jaxson Hayes and Spurs rookie Carter Bryant in the contest field.
February 3, 2026 at 9:14 PM
This was the last alert I got before getting on a plane…did I miss anything else?
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On the first play of the game, on the night they were honoring Allen Iverson and the 2001 Sixers, Nick Nurse dialed up an Iverson Cut to get Tyrese Maxey a layup.
I leaned over to @kyleneubeck.bsky.social and said that had to be intentional. Kyle tracked Nick Nurse down to verify that it was.
I leaned over to @kyleneubeck.bsky.social and said that had to be intentional. Kyle tracked Nick Nurse down to verify that it was.
February 1, 2026 at 6:50 AM
On the first play of the game, on the night they were honoring Allen Iverson and the 2001 Sixers, Nick Nurse dialed up an Iverson Cut to get Tyrese Maxey a layup.
I leaned over to @kyleneubeck.bsky.social and said that had to be intentional. Kyle tracked Nick Nurse down to verify that it was.
I leaned over to @kyleneubeck.bsky.social and said that had to be intentional. Kyle tracked Nick Nurse down to verify that it was.
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Kahleah Copper took her Unrivaled teammates on a walk to 32nd and Berks, where a backboard is still attached to a light pole.
She wanted to show them where her basketball journey began. And why she got emotional when talking about those who helped her get here.
www.inquirer.com/wnba/kahleah...
She wanted to show them where her basketball journey began. And why she got emotional when talking about those who helped her get here.
www.inquirer.com/wnba/kahleah...
Kahleah Copper shares North Philly with Unrivaled teammates: ‘I really made it because of y’all’
Copper took her Unrivaled teammates on a tour of "Norf" — including the corner of 32nd and Berks, where it all started.
www.inquirer.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Kahleah Copper took her Unrivaled teammates on a walk to 32nd and Berks, where a backboard is still attached to a light pole.
She wanted to show them where her basketball journey began. And why she got emotional when talking about those who helped her get here.
www.inquirer.com/wnba/kahleah...
She wanted to show them where her basketball journey began. And why she got emotional when talking about those who helped her get here.
www.inquirer.com/wnba/kahleah...
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0 problems is God damn right @maxlederman.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 2:58 AM
0 problems is God damn right @maxlederman.bsky.social
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For The Ringer, I wrote about how amazing it was that the brilliant Catherine O'Hara finally became a superstar in her 60s, and how sad it is that she was taken from us just when we had all finally begun to appreciate her:
Catherine O’Hara Could Do Anything
And she pretty much did everything. The only tragedy is that it feels like she was just beginning to get the recognition her decades-long career always deserved.
www.theringer.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:33 AM
For The Ringer, I wrote about how amazing it was that the brilliant Catherine O'Hara finally became a superstar in her 60s, and how sad it is that she was taken from us just when we had all finally begun to appreciate her:
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My first remarks since being arrested last night.
January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
My first remarks since being arrested last night.
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Natasha Cloud believes who she is — as a player, and a person — is because she’s from Philly. She gets to pour back into her city tonight, when Unrivaled makes its first tour stop.
“We stand on our shit. We're going to talk our shit. You can't tell us otherwise. We know who we are.”
“We stand on our shit. We're going to talk our shit. You can't tell us otherwise. We know who we are.”
Natasha Cloud remembers Mr. Ross’ 6am workouts on City Line Ave. She proclaims “In Linus We Trust” when talking about Cardinal O’Hara. She still works out at St. Joe’s during offseasons.
And now, she is bringing professional women’s basketball back home.
www.inquirer.com/wnba/natasha...
And now, she is bringing professional women’s basketball back home.
www.inquirer.com/wnba/natasha...
Natasha Cloud thrilled that ‘Young Tash’ gets Philly hoops homecoming with Unrivaled: ‘I carry this city everywhere I go’
Cloud, a Broomall native and St. Joe's standout, calls it a "dream come true" to play professional basketball in the city for the first time.
www.inquirer.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Natasha Cloud believes who she is — as a player, and a person — is because she’s from Philly. She gets to pour back into her city tonight, when Unrivaled makes its first tour stop.
“We stand on our shit. We're going to talk our shit. You can't tell us otherwise. We know who we are.”
“We stand on our shit. We're going to talk our shit. You can't tell us otherwise. We know who we are.”
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Some good news for once: the plan to build a large light-polluting and dust-producing industrial facility just 5km from some of the world's biggest telescopes, has been dropped. The project caused an outcry among astronomers and criticism from Chilean politicians. 🔭🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Controversial Chilean energy project scrapped, relieving astronomers
Light pollution from green hydrogen plant would have threatened world’s largest telescopes
www.science.org
January 29, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Some good news for once: the plan to build a large light-polluting and dust-producing industrial facility just 5km from some of the world's biggest telescopes, has been dropped. The project caused an outcry among astronomers and criticism from Chilean politicians. 🔭🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Rich is an X's and O's wizard, a hell of a writer, and a great friend.
After having worked with Rich for almost a decade at this point (and podcasting with him for a half decade before that), I will be his biggest fan, no matter what he does or where he goes.
Fill out the form and stay in touch.
After having worked with Rich for almost a decade at this point (and podcasting with him for a half decade before that), I will be his biggest fan, no matter what he does or where he goes.
Fill out the form and stay in touch.
So, what's next? Dunno, I got a little time to figure it out.
I do have one idea, though: What if I kept doing the same newsletter independently? Who knows, it might even be better.
If that's something you might be interested in, drop your email here 👇
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I do have one idea, though: What if I kept doing the same newsletter independently? Who knows, it might even be better.
If that's something you might be interested in, drop your email here 👇
forms.gle/tThExie8pQb2...
January 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Rich is an X's and O's wizard, a hell of a writer, and a great friend.
After having worked with Rich for almost a decade at this point (and podcasting with him for a half decade before that), I will be his biggest fan, no matter what he does or where he goes.
Fill out the form and stay in touch.
After having worked with Rich for almost a decade at this point (and podcasting with him for a half decade before that), I will be his biggest fan, no matter what he does or where he goes.
Fill out the form and stay in touch.
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These are all Black people. The regime is betting that you wont care Jamael & Trahern the way you care about Alex & Renée
feds have arrested jamael lundy alongside journalists georgia fort and don lemon for the protest at a st. paul church led by an ICE agent
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
lundy is currently running for state senate district 65 in minnesota. his wife is anika bowie, a st. paul city councilmember
www.jlundyforsd65.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:08 PM
These are all Black people. The regime is betting that you wont care Jamael & Trahern the way you care about Alex & Renée
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SCOOP: 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, a tool Palantir made for ICE which brings up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
The full user guide here:
The full user guide here:
Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
www.404media.co
January 30, 2026 at 2:50 PM
SCOOP: 404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, a tool Palantir made for ICE which brings up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
The full user guide here:
The full user guide here:
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For those who read our piece about crypto scam compound whistleblower Red Bull, I've verified that this is his real Bluesky account below.
Thank for your incredible courage and all your work to achieve justice, @mohammadmuzahir02.bsky.social.
Thank for your incredible courage and all your work to achieve justice, @mohammadmuzahir02.bsky.social.
This wasn’t easy to share, but it mattered.
Thanks to WIRED for documenting what I witnessed.
It shows what’s happening behind online scam operations.
Thanks to WIRED for documenting what I witnessed.
It shows what’s happening behind online scam operations.
Last year, a human trafficking victim trapped in a crypto scam compound in the Golden Triangle region of Laos contacted me. He then proceeded to leak to me a huge collection of the compound's internal materials.
Then he had to get out alive. This is his story.
🧵👇 www.wired.com/story/he-lea...
Then he had to get out alive. This is his story.
🧵👇 www.wired.com/story/he-lea...
January 30, 2026 at 2:07 PM
For those who read our piece about crypto scam compound whistleblower Red Bull, I've verified that this is his real Bluesky account below.
Thank for your incredible courage and all your work to achieve justice, @mohammadmuzahir02.bsky.social.
Thank for your incredible courage and all your work to achieve justice, @mohammadmuzahir02.bsky.social.
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there's this new dynamic where the DOJ cannot win in court and is (relatedly) incapable of meeting the minimum threshold of professional legal conduct, and so an increasing percentage of its actions are purely for intimidation and content
January 30, 2026 at 1:54 PM
there's this new dynamic where the DOJ cannot win in court and is (relatedly) incapable of meeting the minimum threshold of professional legal conduct, and so an increasing percentage of its actions are purely for intimidation and content
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You could imagine similar situations in which members of the media coordinated in solidarity around Lemon to direct sustained negative attention to Trump over this story. Instead the political press spent the earlier part of the week making up a fake story ("new tone") to help Trump.
This isn’t about convicting Don Lemon. It’s unlikely that will happen. It’s about intimidating journalists & making them censure themselves out of fear of consequences. It’s about eroding the free press because the administration can’t afford the criticism.
This just in: "Don Lemon was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy awards," Lemon's attorney Abbe Lowell says.
January 30, 2026 at 2:55 PM
You could imagine similar situations in which members of the media coordinated in solidarity around Lemon to direct sustained negative attention to Trump over this story. Instead the political press spent the earlier part of the week making up a fake story ("new tone") to help Trump.
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Hello! I am looking to talk to moms who have covered/are covering the Super Bowl about their experiences pumping breastmilk at the big game. If that seems niche and random it's probably because you've never had to account for pumping at work. But if that resonates, let's chat: [email protected]
January 29, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Hello! I am looking to talk to moms who have covered/are covering the Super Bowl about their experiences pumping breastmilk at the big game. If that seems niche and random it's probably because you've never had to account for pumping at work. But if that resonates, let's chat: [email protected]
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The quote that launched a million campaign ads
Trump: "People that own their homes -- we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep those prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value of their homes so that somebody who didn't work very hard can buy a home."
January 29, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The quote that launched a million campaign ads
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Layoffs over the last year:
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
January 29, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Layoffs over the last year:
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.
UPS: 48,000
Amazon: 32000
Intel: 27,159
Microsoft: 15,387
Nestle: 16000
Verizon: 15000
Google: 12000
Chevron: 8000
Paramount: 7000
Walmart: 7000
P&G: 7000
Estée Lauder: 7000
Your reminder that massive corporate tax cuts don’t create jobs, they create profits.