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Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 1h

The argument to ban the play is because refs are unable to tell when it is and isn’t a legal play, which absolutely is a player safety concern.

Aesthetics, when we’re discussing professional football, don’t matter imo

Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 3h

"On behalf of the National Football League and its fans, I apologize to anyone who had to sit through this," - Mike Greenberg on the Eagles running four straight tush pushes.

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Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 20h

She’s going to be the Guest Picker on College Gameday, her games draw some of the highest TV viewership but NOPE, she’s not a face of the WNBA guys.

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Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 21h

I just wanna know the people who are gonna plan to cut off the Super Bowl (which is on broadcast TV) to turn on some random Substack stream.

Like, you MIGHT get 50 people.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 21h

From @theathletic.com: Turning Point USA, the organization founded by the late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, announced that it will be hosting its own Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 8, 2026, to rival the NFL’s choice of Bad Bunny.

Turning Point USA, group founded by Charlie Kirk, announces Super Bowl halftime counterprogramming

Turning Point USA is calling its Super Bowl halftime show a celebration of "faith, family and freedom."

nyti.ms

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Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 22h

Say it with me now.

2-0-2-7

www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

Inside WNBA players' rocky relationship with Cathy Engelbert

Napheesa Collier's scathing criticism was only the most recent example of players' eroding trust in the WNBA commissioner.

www.espn.com

Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 22h

You shouldn't be worrying about striking fear into the heart of anything unless you're talking about your bowels.

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Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 23h

All I keep thinking when i see this is, “and you wonder why establishment Dems don’t endorse Mamdani”

Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 1d

Faith without works is dead.

You don't get one without the other.

Tiricohairline @trejames.bsky.social · 1d

Aye, praying dont feel like begging to yall? If yo earth daddy could see you struggling, had all the power to fix it, and you STILL had to get on your knees to ask him to fix it, that wouldn't be crazy as hell?

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Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 1d

MAAAAAN....like for Charlotte Mecklenberg Schools right now, music teachers are largely part-time positions. It's incredibly sad and shameful.

The self-destruction of the black church is the one though.

And honestly, like maybe adults en masse need to log off as well.

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3carryonitems.blacksky.app @3carryonitems.blacksky.app · 1d

Just like every other situation. The niggas that are supposed to be raising and influencing them are too busy being assholes to then and complaining about what they're not doing

Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 1d

We do waaaaay too much blaming of the kids, and not enough blaming of the adults in charge.

ʜᴀᴄᴋᴀʀʏ ʙɪɴx @chaclo.blacksky.app · 1d

Music is suffering because artists won’t bring back bridges and won’t use harmonicas.

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Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 1d

Related Point: A LOT of us have become the asshole adults we resented growing up.

So, it might be time for self-reflection.

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Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed.

Them: "These kids dont know how to do (insert action here)".

Me: "You ever think about teaching them?"

Them: "No, uhhh...that's different."

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maxine maxine. 🇬🇩📚🍉✨ @mminthecity.bsky.social · 1d

and i'll bring it up every single time. WE ARE THE ADULTS!

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Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 1d

At the risk of revealing too much on main, my wife is in education at a Title 1 School.

These kids are resilient and WANT to be sponges. Adults have to be willing to invest in them

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Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 1d

If you say so ...

ʜᴀᴄᴋᴀʀʏ ʙɪɴx @chaclo.blacksky.app · 1d

You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make them drink.

Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 1d

We do waaaaay too much blaming of the kids, and not enough blaming of the adults in charge.

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Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 1d

We do waaaaay too much blaming of the kids, and not enough blaming of the adults in charge.

ʜᴀᴄᴋᴀʀʏ ʙɪɴx @chaclo.blacksky.app · 1d

Music is suffering because artists won’t bring back bridges and won’t use harmonicas.

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Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 1d

I don't partake in sports gambling but Parlays? Fool's Errand at best.

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · Sep 4

happy football season, quick reminder that sportsbooks win about 3% of your money on straight football bets, but almost 20% on parlays and same-game parlays.

which is why they have all the ads for those and not regular bets

(info via NJ Dept. of Gaming Enforcement monthly report, July 2025)

YTD win rates
football: 3.4%
basketball: 3.7%
baseball: 4.8%
other: 6.8%
parlay: 19.6%

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Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 1d

I'll be real, why are people so certain this isn't for the best?

This show needed to be put out to pasture a while ago.

Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 1d

Here is when Inside The NBA will be on during the NBA regular season.

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Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 1d

Eh...considering struggling with things like anxiety, depression and other things..

Just happy to get to "old".

Phat Bottom Betty @the-cigar-girl.blacksky.app · 1d

Y’all don’t like kids clocking us being old???

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Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 2d

Reminder: Cam Newton had Frank Luntz as his PR guy for YEARS.

Mel @thegatesofmel.blacksky.app · 2d

Nothing Cam Newton says can possibly make me mad because my opinion of his thought process couldn’t possibly sink lower.

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Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 2d

My career lol

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 2d

Saw something someone said that was blatantly false and instead of correcting..

i scrolled and moved on..

growth.

Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 2d

Two things:

1) This is really well done
2) Taking Mamdani’s style of video explainer without fully endorsing him is…..

Well, ya know

Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 2d

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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Nata Edwards @natathescribe.bsky.social · 2d

He has to accept it in order for a team to sign him (which probably isn't happening anyway, but still)

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surlyurbanist.bsky.social @surlyurbanist.bsky.social · 2d

segregationist say like John Roberts. He believes in a national rebirth through the elimination of internal enemies, those enemies being non-white and the “left”. *that* is absolutely fascist and should be recognizes. But it does grow from “traditional” US conservatism

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