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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 8h

Conversion Programming (nothing “therapeutic” about it) ruins lives. It’s abuse.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 13h

Thirty paintings created by the bushy-haired, soft-spoken Bob Ross will soon be up for auction to defray the costs of programming for small and rural public television stations suffering under cuts in federal funding. https://to.pbs.org/4nEQMrw

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal funding cuts

All profits will help public TV stations with licensing fees for popular programs that include "The Best of Joy of Painting" and "America's Test Kitchen."

www.pbs.org

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 11h

PAF

✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 1d

🗣️PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER

Patti Smith 🥰

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Princess Lisa SkyWalker @paraprod.bsky.social · 12h

Here is Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Logan Gilbert's page from Stetson. Lots of photos and stats. He was quite the pitcher at Stetson. 😊⚾😺
#mariners #tigers #ALDS #MLB #SeattleMariners #AmericanLeague
gohatters.com/sports/baseb...

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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 11h

The WNBA says it’s the best WBB league in the world. Time to put the 💰 where the 👄 is.

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ABC15 Arizona @abc15.com · 12h

“It’s very personal... This is our job.” During Tuesday's practice, Mercury forward Satou Sabally weighed in on the current CBA negotiations as well as the WNBA Commissioner's response to Minnesota Lynx player Napheesa Collier. Sabally’s full comments: https://tinyurl.com/5n8svn7n

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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 13h

I know it’s a campaign ad, but it might as well be a WNBPA ad. Well done!

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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you for this public service!

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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 18h

VOLITION - No. Not a disaster. Weave this into the story of you. Walk out of its *ruins*. Save those who still can be saved -- *I'm* on your side.

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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 16h

Incredible. The NBA owners are really trying to squeeze 2025 WNBA players to claw back NBA investments since 1997.

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Rev Laura Everett @reveverett.com · 22h

My rage, in graphs: #wnba #nba

“The W.N.B.A. makes more money than the N.B.A. did at the same point in its history”

The W.N.B.A. makes more money than the N.B.A. did at the same point in its history
ANNUAL REVENUE
$500 million
Projected revenue the 2026 season
W.N.B.A/
400
N.B.A.
1982-83-season
300
1968-69
season
200/
100
< 2019 season
23
25
27
29
31
SEASON
33
35
37
Sources: Rodney Fort's Sports Business Data • Note:
N.B.A. revenue is in 2025 dollars.

much.
÷96
Players get a tiny cut of the W.N.B.A.'s revenue, even as the league has grown significantly
ANNUAL REVENUE
How much money -
$300 million
the W.N.B.A. makes
Money the players would 250 mshare, if they were paid
like N.B.A. players
200 Möney that W.N.B.A. players actually make
150 mil.
100 mil.
50 mil.
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025|
Sources: Bloomberg, Forbes, Sportico, Rodney Fort's
Sports Business Data
Some of this is educated
guesswork. The W.N.B.A. doesn't release official revenue data —

What It Would Look Like to Pay W.N.B.A. Players What They Deserve
By David Berri
Graphics by Sara Chodosh
Mr. Berri is a professor at Southern Utah University who studies sports economics.
Oct. 3, 2025
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The 2025 W.N.B.A. season has set records for attendance, both in total and per game, even before the playoffs. More than three million fans have flocked to see stars like A'ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces and Alyssa Thomas of the Phoenix Mercury, whose
@ nytimes.com

year.
•+95
What the top 10 W.N.B.A. players should have earned this year
Players were ranked by how much their box score statistics, like points and rebounds, affected wins.
1 mil. 2 mil. 3 mil. $4 mil
A'ja Wilson
Alyssa Thomas
eronica Burton
Chelsea Gray
Jackie Young
pheesa Collier
Aliyah Boston
Allisha Gray
irtney Williams
Skylar Diggins
Each player's current salary
Source: Original box score stats used in calculations from Basketball Reference
What about Caitlin Clark? She missed most of the season with a groin injury. But during her magical rookie season in 2024,

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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 17h

That’s gotta sting 🐝

Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 21h

"For her to start her speech saying she has the utmost respect for me and for the players, and then to turn around and call me a liar three minutes later ... denying words that I heard come straight out of her mouth." www.axios.com/2025/10/07/h...

Scoop: Napheesa Collier says "lack of accountability" led her to cancel on WNBA chief

"For her to start her speech saying she has the utmost respect for me ... and then to turn around and call me a liar..." Collier told Axios.

www.axios.com

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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 17h

So true! Only thing better would be Phee on Unrivaled Hive team and Beyoncé sitting courtside

Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 17h

I fully agree with your point. WNBA players want a percentage of revenue from their own league. Eminently fair. Does your chart show both NBA and WNBA yearly revenues in 2025 dollars?

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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 17h

Who do you think will be the Becky Hammon of 2033?

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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 17h

Jewell has designed some of the best customs around

Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 17h

Maybe Cathy could get Adam Silver to present Phee with those awards.

Richard Cohen @richardcohen.bsky.social · 17h

Remember this? Still no sign of those All-Defensive teams, but today is also when that schedule says we were meant to get the All-WNBA teams. Getting kinda late, even on the East Coast. Have to wonder what the hell is going on. Why give us a schedule if you're then going to ignore it? #WNBA

Richard Cohen @richardcohen.bsky.social · 5d

Unless I missed it, the league seems to have skipped/postponed a couple of scheduled award announcements. Did somebody decide it might've been a little awkward to announce Napheesa Collier on an All-Defensive team on Wednesday? #WNBA

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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 1d

Give Cathy credit for keeping the league going in the “wubble.” Also for raising $75m in 2022.
Kudos, Cathy.

But CC and Angel brought massive numbers of new fans to the WNBA in 2024. Most became fans of the WNBA game. They saw; they liked; they stayed. Players did that, not the league.
Pay them.

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Bonn Loves Sports @zangerstein.bsky.social · 1d

Best Solo by Andrew on this topic. Factors stemming from the History of Title IX and the WNBA.

To add, I think what Unrivaled did is to get a baseline of how much money circles them, and with that, the W right now is acting in bad faith by not sharing the numbers.

youtu.be/xTmquHDjxAo?...

Napheesa Collier And Unrivaled Is A Conflict Of Interest And That Is A Good Thing For WNBA Players

YouTube video by No Cap Space WBB

youtu.be

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Discontinued FOoOoOoOods! 🎃🍫👻🍬 @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 2d

Burger King Nightmare King (2018-2018): A 1/4 pound beef patty, crispy chicken fillet, American cheese, bacon, onions and mayo, served on a dyed-green bun. Released special for Halloween, BK claimed that it was developed with a sleep institute, designed to induce nightmares if eaten before bed

A black background, and a black plastic tray on which rests a sandwich with fried chicken, a beef patty, bacon, onions, and cheese, on a dark green sesame bun. A creepy, bony, black-grey hand with long nails reaches into frame to grab it. The copy read "Nightmare King--Feed Your nightmares"

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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 1d

This applies as well to labor negotiations. Example: (workers) should get down on their knees and thank their lucky stars that management got a great new revenue stream for the benefit of the company’s shareholders

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 3d

Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.

Tweet from the VP:
Joy Reid has had such a good life in this country. It's been
overwhelmingly kind and gracious to her. She is far wealthier than most.
Yet she oozes with contempt.
My honest, non-trolling advice to Joy Reid is that you'd be a much
happier person if you showed a little gratitude

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Susanne Raines @rainesgs.bsky.social · 1d

Insightful take on how the WNBA might be wasting its chance to capitalize on the surging popularity of women’s basketball. Paywall lifted by @jemelehill.bsky.social 🙏

Jemele Hill @jemelehill.bsky.social · 1d

The WNBA has a commissioner problem. My latest piece for @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

A WNBA Star Goes Scorched-Earth

With the league more popular than ever, players know their worth—and they aren’t afraid to let leadership know it.

www.theatlantic.com

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Nate Pentz @natepentz.bsky.social · 1d

Phee talking with Kamala?!? #wnba

Maxwell Millington @maxweezy.bsky.social · 1d

Napheesa Collier explains why she wrote the statement criticizing WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert in a conversation with former VP Kamala Harris at #UnreasonableConversation in LA.

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Along Came Poly-4-The-W @alongcamepoly4thew.bsky.social · 1d

#WNBPA Player Access Kit: Zoom w/ Imani McGee-Stafford +Exclusive Gear. Includes: Private Zoom Session w/ Imani McGee-Stafford

Official #WNBA Basketball
Signatures incl 2025 Draft Class

Books by A'ja Wilson & Brittney Griner

7 Round21 "Voices" Basketballs

2 Blender 😎👈

Net proceeds support NAMI

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