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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 50m

“If I can’t violate people’s civil liberties what’s the point of even being a cop?”

A tweet from Bari Weiss that says “"It's shaken me to my core," a lieutenant said of Mamdani's unexpected victory in June. "The absolute dread I feel is palpable.”

Today in @TheFP our @Olivia_Reingold talks to the cops who say they will walk if Zohran Mamdani is elected in November:”

Steve Voght @voght.org · 3h

At @sounderatheart.com and @rideofvalkyries.com we promise that every typo, piece of weird lead art and paragraph of stilted prose has been and will continue to be 100% painstakingly created and edited by real humans

Jeff Veillette @jeffveillette.bsky.social · 3h

Truly atrocious piece, too. Screencapping so you don't have to give them the traffic.

Literally just an emotionless, robotic summary of the game sheet, with a note telling us that they couldn't even bother getting an editor to skim it

The race to the bottom is such garbage

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 10h

This is an exact encapsulation of why I moved to Bluesky.

No amount of handwringing in the Atlantic about how I owe some eternal Promethean suffering to the discourse is going to make me stay on a site I hate, that stopped doing anything for me professionally years ago.

Well – no. Bluesky may or may not be, as one centre-right friend who felt unwelcome put it, “self-righteous island”. But the idea that’s why we went is nonsense. That I’ve largely stopped posting on a site that’s done more to shape my career and social circle than the rest of the internet combined is less about avoiding rival opinions (I love arguing with people who are wrong!) than with the fact the site simply became unusable. It stopped generating the things (good jokes, interesting debate, clicks) I wanted; it became extremely good at generating the things (racists, pornbots, racist pornbots) I did not.

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Joe Patrice @joepatrice.bsky.social · 4h

Amazing

Tweet: @vexwerewolf
Right-wingers literally straight-up admitting "it's harder to discredit the left because the left is almost always telling the truth"
Scott Jennings @Lum 21h um, yes, that's really a problem
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The problem with left-leaning media is they're intrinsically more strict with their propaganda to only using verifiable sources so it's really hard to poke holes in their ideology and arguments in comparison to a lot of low quality rightwing content.
That makes attacking their points with fact checkers not very effective unless the fact checkers use misinformation tactics as well.
In essence people on the right have to work harder and more creatively to push their agendas as statistics and studies frustratingly arent usually on our side.

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Nick Bednar @nicholasbednar.bsky.social · 16h

"One source told me that some of the reversals came after the Trump administration realized that they had accidentally terminated critically important staffers working on current measles and Ebola outbreaks."

Scott L Greer @scottlgreer.bsky.social · 16h

…really?

Breaking News: RIFs in reverse. Some CDC workers have been brought back, in latest whiplash.

This is breaking news.

insidemedicine.substack.com

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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 23h

this is… i… i think sarah’s article has genuinely unlocked all of 2025

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Steve Voght @voght.org · 1d

Reign fans, your rooting interests for playoff-clinching purposes are for the Spirit to beat the Courage today, and for Angel City to draw or beat the Dash tomorrow.

And if KC would like to beat Gotham by a dozen that would be helpful, too.

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Steve Voght @voght.org · 1d

To put a ribbon on how absurd this ironwoman stat is, the next closest player to Lu is McCall Zerboni, who retired after 217 appearances... followed by Jess Fishlock, who made her 213th appearance tonight.

Seattle Reign FC @reignfc.com · 1d

History maker ✨

With tonight's appearance, Lauren Barnes is the first-ever player in NWSL history to reach 250 regular season appearances. Congratulations, legend! 👏

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Eben Novy-Williams @ebennovywilliams.bsky.social · 1d

SCOOP: NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman has a new three-year contract, per sources. Under her guidance the league has seen large commercial growth and undergone multiple expansions. #NWSL

More via @sportico.bsky.social 👇
www.sportico.com/personalitie...

NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman Receives 3-Year Contract Extension

Jessica Berman received a 3-year extension as NWSL commissioner. The deal was executed by the league's four-person executive committee.

www.sportico.com

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Royal Guard SG @royalguardsg.bsky.social · 1d

Today, the Guard is hosting an event at Golden Roosters at 5pm and welcoming the traveling supporters from @bayfcsupporters.bsky.social

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Washington State Ferries @ferries.wsdot.wa.gov · 1d

Plan ahead:
-Check latest updates on @wsdot app, including real-time map
-Sign up for rider alerts
-Be flexible and consider multiple public transit options if seeing @mariners.com, @uwfootball.bsky.social, or @reignfc.com

Washington State Ferries @ferries.wsdot.wa.gov · 1d

WSF expects service disruptions on all routes this evening Read full alert

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Steve Voght @voght.org · 2d

Shoot your shot tonight, Pioneer Square / CID parking lots.

SpotHero screenshot showing absurdly high parking lot rates of $59-$215 in the International District of Seattle for Friday night between 6:30 and 10:30 pm, when the Mariners are hosting the deciding game of their ALDS playoff series and the Reign are playing at Lumen Field.

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Martin Calladine @uglygame.bsky.social · 2d

The Onion headline:

Man Who Lost Everything In Crypto Just Wishes Several Thousand More People Had Warned Him

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Steve Voght @voght.org · 2d

Hail satan, I guess?

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

Exclusive: Tech billionaire Peter Thiel warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and critics of AI are “legionnaires of the Antichrist” in private lectures that connected government oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future.

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

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Ride of the Valkyries @rideofvalkyries.com · 2d

Seattle Reign has a big home match tomorrow. Get prepped for the match-up with this preview from @kafkaesquities.bsky.social:

www.sounderatheart.com/2025/10/matc...

Match Preview: Seattle Reign vs. Bay FC

The Reign host 13th-place Bay with a chance to secure a playoff spot.

www.sounderatheart.com

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Ride of the Valkyries @rideofvalkyries.com · 2d

Before turning our attention to the Reign's home match tomorrow, join us in taking one more look at their scoreless draw against Gotham.

#SeattleReign #ReignFC

www.sounderatheart.com/2025/10/thre...

Three stats: Seattle Reign vs. Gotham FC

Looking at some of the data from the Reign's scoreless road draw.

www.sounderatheart.com

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Alison Gale @agale.bsky.social · 3d

Five teams are looking to clinch a playoff spot in week 24, Washington Spirit has many ways to clinch playoff hosting and three teams are fighting to stay in the playoff race

Gotham FC clinches a playoff spot with:
GFC win
GFC draw + WAS draw + LA win/draw
WAS win + LA win/draw
Portland Thorns clinches a playoff spot with:
POR win + WAS win/draw
POR win + CHI win + KC win/draw
POR win + CHI draw + KC win
POR draw + WAS win + LA win/draw
Seattle Reign clinches a playoff spot with:
RGN win + WAS win/draw
RGN win + CHI win + KC win/draw
RGN win + CHI draw + KC win
RGN draw + WAS win + LA win/draw
Orlando Pride clinches a playoff spot with:
ORL win + WAS win/draw + LA win/draw
Racing Louisville clinches a playoff spot with:
LOU win + WAS win + LA win/draw

Washington Spirit clinches playoff hosting with:
WAS win/draw
KC win/draw
ORL win/draw
BAY win/draw

Utah Royals are eliminated from playoffs with:
UTA draw/loss
Angel City are eliminated from playoffs with:
LA loss
LA draw + SD win/draw
LOU win + ORL win/draw + SD win
Houston Dash are eliminated from playoffs with:
HOU loss + LOU win + ORL win/draw + SD win

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Jonathan Tannenwald @jtannenwald.bsky.social · 4d

#NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman gives @financialtimes.com a long interview, with many business and tech industry buzzwords, but also some news:

The league will stop during next year's men's World Cup group stage, but will resume during the knockout rounds.

www.ft.com/content/36da...

NWSL’s Jessica Berman: ‘Women’s football is a movement, not a moment’

The National Women’s Soccer League commissioner on independence as a superpower, growth in women’s football and why expansion is both ‘careful and aggressive’

www.ft.com

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Steve Voght @voght.org · 4d

Reign fans attending Friday’s game vs Bay FC should keep an eye on MLB scores today, because depending on results in the Detroit/Seattle series and Toronto/NYY series, traffic and parking around the stadium could be hellish on Friday.

Even if you despise baseball, you’re a Mariners fan today.

Cheatsheet showing potential for stadium traffic on Friday in Seattle. If the Mariners win today all will be good, but if Detroit wins there could be traffic hell in the afternoon around Seattle’s stadium district if the Blue Jays also win today.

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Steve Voght @voght.org · 4d

One normal day in the NWSL, that's all I ask www.sportico.com/business/tea...

Dash Near $120M Sale to Group Led by Son of Disappeared Chinese Mogul

The NWSL's Dash are in talks to sell for $120M to Richard Hsiao's RHC Group. Hsiao, 24, is the son of imprisoned Chinese billionaire Xiao Jianhua.

www.sportico.com

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 4d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 4d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Steve Voght @voght.org · 4d

Maybe they're hoping for some fancy car collector who spent their last $10 million on a bunch of vintage Rolls Royces which will need to be parked out front

Steve Voght @voght.org · 4d

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