Joel Mandelkorn
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Joel Mandelkorn
@cleftclips.bsky.social
Producer
Okay Fine + Hot Tub With Kurt & Kristen

https://bio.site/cleftclips
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The NWSL needs to be visited by three ghosts this Christmas Eve.
December 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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one reason i adore women's sports is because large portions of every fanbase aren't fooled by bullshit. most fans in men's sports accept pro-owner/anti-labor arguments, but nwsl and wnba fans right now are both saying 'nope we see what you're trying to do, just pay players what they're worth k thx.'
December 18, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Increasing expansion fees and artificially holding down player compensation through *scarcity* is not a league, it’s a pyramid scheme.
December 4, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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The labor has to strike now. I get it's a shitty option, but the MNBA is not negotiating in good faith. It's the leverage you have.
December 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Look at this, a thing of absolute beauty
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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chat is it good that the league went on a media blitz to laud the salary cap after being asked about trinity rodman's contract
thedistrictpress.com/2025/11/17/t...
Trinity Rodman’s contract saga will reveal the future that NWSL leadership want
A day that ended with Washington Spirit fans zipping across the skies like meteors began, contrastingly, with frustration-induced eye rolls. The Athletic’s Tom Bogert broke news about the status of…
thedistrictpress.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.

Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
www.instagram.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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And THIS is why I said at least every captain needed to speak and be unified. Guess who is gonna get the hate from the Fox News crowd now? Sarah Gorden, that's who. The only Black captain. Okay, going back to work now.
Fox News has picked up Elizabeth Eddy’s column, and the response from the Angel City players.

I’m hearing Eddy will appear on Fox and Friends tomorrow morning.
November 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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from sarah gorden:
October 31, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Unfortunately, I’m not able to post the video on here as there is a 3 minute limit on this app, but here is the link to ACFC Captain Sarah Gorden and Angelina Anderson’s statements in today’s press conference.

x.com/womenkickbal...
x.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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well when you put it like this it sounds bad
The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?
October 26, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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thank you, christen press
btvc.beehiiv.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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October 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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This flick from Jun Endo is UNREAL 🤯
October 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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twice a month @cleftclips.bsky.social let me draw whatever I wanted and it was so fun
October 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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fully prepared to start this campaign
Ali Riley is genuinely one of the best seeds in the women's game. She once gave us an unscheduled interview to support us. Just because. A great player, an even better person. I suspect she'll find her next place in WOSO. Would she like to be a commissioner with that Stanford brain? Just asking.
September 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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oh my goodness gracious
September 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Trans athlete bans always get used to police cis women's bodies. The athletes affected by this are disproportionately Black. There's a direct through line from this stuff to racism.
Neither NWSL nor USSF have a trans athlete policy. The one NWSL adopted previously was abandoned years ago. Meanwhile, a lobby group seeking to ban trans athletes has laid out their plan for American soccer.

Matthew Hall's story: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
NWSL and US Soccer’s lack of transgender policy targeted by conservative lobby groups
The NWSL’s transgender participation policy, thought to still be in place, was abandoned in 2022, the league confirmed
www.theguardian.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Task and Purpose is doing a great job covering the military’s presence in LA. I recommend following them to stay-up-date and informed about it.
150 California National Guard troops were also released from the federal mission on July 1, same day the 3/7 Marines arrived to replace 2/7. Several outlets were on that, but @taskandpurpose.com broke the news on the 3/7 deployment and number of Marines. Follow us. taskandpurpose.com/news/new-mar...
July 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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This is beautiful. This is art. Btw, this filmmaker has been arrested by LAPD for filming an ICE kidnapping. More info in the comments.
This is incredibly beautiful storytelling.
June 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Don’t care that it’s not come from the Reign, get behind the sentiment
June 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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wtf is a 'pro-vaccine group' it's not like vaccines have people in polos with clipboards pretty sure they just mean doctors and scientists and it's weird that a supposed standard of of objective journalism wouldn't say that
June 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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you gotta see this one!
May 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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pure villainy
CHRISTEN PRESS, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?
May 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM