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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 8h

Brett Kavanaugh assures me this is the sort of minor inconvenience that shouldn't disturb anyone.

CollinCountyDems @collincountydems.bsky.social · 9h

This is terrifying!

ICE breaks into this woman’s car in the pick-up line at West Loop Elementary school in Chicago and detains her before she can pick her kids up from school. (They were eventually let go after showing their documents)

This is Trump’s America.

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Ben Pickman @benpickman.bsky.social · 9h

New No Offseason Ep!

@zenakeita.bsky.social returns with Game 3 impressions from TV. @sabreenajm.bsky.social and I share thoughts from courtside — takeaways, key moments, quotes, the scene from the Aces' thrilling win.

Plus, some CBA talk at the end
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlLR...

A’ja Wilson Lifts the Aces to the Brink of a Ring

YouTube video by No Offseason: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show

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Tiricohairline @trejames.bsky.social · 11h

The thing I hate about, "have the day you voted for" in response to these MAGA idiots is that we also gotta have the day they voted for.

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 1d

I love how much Sky fans still ride for Kah.

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Zach Harper @talkhoops.bsky.social · 1d

Holy shit what a shot by Copper. Hand all in her face and she knocks it down cold.

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 1d

sometimes I feel like I hallucinated the 2019 and 2020 WNBA playoffs, because it's impossible to reconcile that version of Chelsea Gray with this one

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Ben Pickman @benpickman.bsky.social · 1d

Follow along with our live blog from Phoenix with updates from our @theathletic.com team throughout Game 3.

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Aces vs. Mercury score and live updates: WNBA Finals Game 3 underway

www.nytimes.com

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 1d

He fixed it for game 2, don’t worry

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 1d

so good

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 1d

Bridging my current life in Chicago and my past life in D.C., I argue today at @newrepublic.com that Democrats should ~never~ vote to fund this government. Make John Thune blow up Senate rules and Republicans wholly own the U.S. extra-military military doing war crimes against us, funded by us.

The Case for the Forever Shutdown

Senate Democrats actually allowing the GOP to stop funding the government is only the first step. Now they have to make the case that Trump’s government is illegitimate.

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thompsonscribe.bsky.social @thompsonscribe.bsky.social · 1d

His first real job was as Steve Kerr’s special assistant.

After nine years and six trips with the Warriors, soaking in lessons from Hall of Famers, Nick U’Ren is back in the Finals.

This time, he’s home.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 1d

Talked with the UNLV professor who made waves at the WNBA Finals with his Becky Hammon costume and what inspired his fandom of the Aces head coach.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

Dana Evans with Becky Hammon look-a-like

Megan Gustafson with Becky Hammon look-a-like

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 1d

Look, I know this is controversial, but I’m on the side of the ones who **aren’t** shooting priests in the head with pepper balls.

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 1d

way better joke than I was thinking of

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maitreyi anantharaman @maitreyiaa.bsky.social · 3d

excited to cover these desert Finals for Defector! a dispatch from the most crowded and eagerly awaited WNBA press conference I've ever been to... defector.com/the-hottest-...

The Hottest Ticket In Vegas? Cathy Engelbert's Press Conference | Defector

LAS VEGAS — An Aces game overloads the senses well before the game itself begins. The national anthem features indoor fireworks. Seats rumble from the bass of the speakers. There’s so much to look at,...

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 2d

Really enjoyed this. Perfect Vegas frame :)

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 2d

A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 2d

Some WNBA broadcast news -- Kate Scott (you might know her from the Pac 12 network, the 76ers, and more) will be the lead voice for USA Network in its debut into WNBA coverage. www.nytimes.com/athletic/669...

USA Network names 76ers announcer Kate Scott as lead broadcaster for WNBA coverage

Scott recently made history as the first woman to announce an NFL regular-season game for Westwood One Radio Network.

www.nytimes.com

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Sarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 2d

The Athletic’s @sabreenajm.bsky.social on what she witnessed in games 1 & 2 of the WNBA Finals, whether we should be reading more into Alyssa Thomas’s hand injury, the cost-benefit of letting A’ja Wilson eat & what to expect next in the WNBA CBA negotiations.

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Lucas Seehafer PhD @seehafer.bsky.social · 3d

Tubthumping, personified

Benjamin Solak @benjaminsolak.bsky.social · 3d

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 3d

When Stephen Miller hijacks the Major League Baseball social media account

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Kevin Pelton @kpelton.bsky.social · 3d

There's a delicious irony in WNBA sources complaining about Unrivaled's role in CBA negotiations when the league exists in no small part because of the prioritization rules the WNBA insisted on during the current CBA. Be careful what you wish for ...

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 3d

again this person once got so mad that the kids on his dorm floor were circulating a birthday card for a janitor that he wrote an entire column about how college kids should not be forced to "touch the animals" who live in the towns where schools are located. he is utterly triggered at all times.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

CNN: Isn't that hyperbolic to call them terrorists?

STEPHEN MILLER: No. If anything I'm understating the severity of the situation

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks for the kind words! And don’t worry, we both definitely think the aces are winning this series now

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Meg Linehan @meglinehan.com · 3d

wait, international governing bodies and pro leagues can just... align their calendars because they think it will improve the sport? what a concept.

NEW YORK AND TORONTO (October 6, 2025) –– The IIHF, the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL), and the global women’s hockey community have come together to reimagine the international calendar, aligning around a shared vision to grow the women’s game and strengthen opportunities for players at every level.

As part of this collaboration, the IIHF Women’s World Championship will move to a new November timeslot, in advance of the PWHL season. The revised tournament calendar ensures there will be no clash with the closing stages of the PWHL campaign. It also enables a full World Championship program in Olympic seasons.

In addition, a new European Women’s Championship is set to start in April 2027, creating more opportunities for elite international competition, ensuring the development of women players throughout the entire season, and elevating visibility for women’s hockey across Europe.

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