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Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 16h

Cool, cool. Love that this sport sold its soul to legalized gambling

Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 19h

Padres manager Mike Shildt said he retired in part because of death threats from sports bettors:

Mike Shildt says decision to retire was his own, but Padres questions remain

www.nytimes.com

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Brandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 1d

Would be great if journalists on a tech beat actually talked to working scientists in relevant fields rather than AI researchers talking about the fields of other working scientists.

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 1d

404 ft is 2nd-longest projected distance on a batted ball resulting in a double play under Statcast, reg+post

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Mike Petriello @mikepetriello.bsky.social · 1d

I will never stop looking at this. A 404 foot GIDP. (This is correct, it is not a data error.)

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Christina Kahrl @christinakahrl.bsky.social · 1d

Holden Caulfield was a drip.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Annalise Ophelian @dr-ophelian.bsky.social · 1d

The documentary I made with Miss Major 10 years ago is on Vimeo on Demand. If you want to spend some time with her on screen tonight and learn some abolitionist trans history while you're at it, it's free to rent with the code "shinebright" vimeo.com/ondemand/major

Watch MAJOR! Online | Vimeo On Demand

The award-winning documentary "MAJOR!" follows the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender elder who has been fighting for…

vimeo.com

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 1d

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: Barrett turns to Fox News, rather than the docket, to explain her silence in key rulings.

Justice Barrett wrote nothing in the racial profiling shadow docket ruling, but had something to say on Fox News Sunday.

Tonight, at Law Dork:

Barrett turns to Fox News, rather than the docket, to explain her silence in key rulings

Justice Barrett wrote nothing in the racial profiling shadow docket ruling, but had something to say on Fox News Sunday. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.

www.lawdork.com

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Christina Kahrl @christinakahrl.bsky.social · 1d

Do you want to work in Sports at the San Francisco Chronicle? Our summer internship application has opened up & we'd love to see yours. The previous 4 sports interns all landed jobs in the industry; we gear this internship to help make sure you will too! eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Sports Reporting Intern, Summer 2026

Would you like to work with world-class journalists at a digital media company seeking to reinvent the way it covers news and reaches readers? The San Francisco Chronicle is looking for a reporting in...

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Christina Kahrl @christinakahrl.bsky.social · 1d

Made this point to a national reporter who really should have known better about Dave Kaval. At the very least, if you don't point out they're demonstrably lying, the story actively misinforms readers.

Mr. Beat @iammrbeat.bsky.social · 2d

Journalists should stop interviewing liars. Since liars lie all the time, what new information are we really learning by interviewing them? You’re only platforming their lies.

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Christina Kahrl @christinakahrl.bsky.social · 1d

My grandfather, a carrier pilot who helped sink the Yamato.

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

let’s share this and see how powerful bluesky can be for music, shall we?

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

if you know a single soul in…

• the Kansas City metro area
• the St. Louis metro area
• the Indianapolis metro area
• the Nashville metro area

@ekkoastral.bsky.social is playing a few impromptu shows on our way back to DC

tomorrow thru friday

our last shows of the year!!!!

linktr.ee/ekkoastral

ekko astral on stage lookin epic photo credit alec pugliese

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Jake Wittich @jakewittich.bsky.social · 1d

The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor.

“He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said.

Read more at @windycitytimes.com

Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident - Windy City Times

Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month. In an interview with Windy ...

windycitytimes.com

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Gwendolyn Ann Smith @gwensmith.com · 3d

Fuck, man. This is water in a desert.

Thank you, @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. I’m rooting for you.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 2d

yeah man, trans reporters, whom the ny times derogatorily calls "trans activists" so that normies won't listen to them, have been reporting on ADF activity in the UK since 2018.

bigotry in journalism makes you late to the story.

Max Colbert @mc00.bsky.social · 2d

Really important NYT investigation finds that the ADF has been working with Reform, 'courting the party since at least 2024' and that the British arm 'orchestrated Mr Farage’s appearance in Congress, reaching out to ask if he would like to give evidence on censorship'
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 2d

#49ers' All-Pro LB Fred Warner carted off field in 1st quarter vs. Tampa Bay

www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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Billie Jean Sweeney @billiejsweeney.bsky.social · 2d

And when Weiss published a purported expose on a gender clinic in Missouri, local news outlets and national investigative reporters proved her piece was built entirely on the falsehoods of a right wing activist.

That ain’t hysteria, that’s calling out a purported journalist for spreading lies.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

Hi Sally. When Weiss published a supposed expose on the death of George Floyd, a veteran criminal justice reporter showed in deep detail that the piece was not just wrong but filled with falsehoods and misrepresentations. Weiss did not retract the piece. What do you think of that?

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 2d

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Christina Kahrl @christinakahrl.bsky.social · 3d

Not even a very good one.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3d

Hey, you idiotic propagandists at the New York Post:

God Bless America isn't the national anthem. It's a SHOW TUNE written by Irving Berlin.

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 3d

#49ers vs. Bucs advance: If Mac Jones is good to go, can he finish what he starts?

www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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Lesley Ryder @lesleyryder.bsky.social · 5d

Jessica Berman was previously announced as a keynote speaker at the ESPNW Summit.

The current agenda no longer lists Berman as a speaker, and the keynote conversation with Hannah Storm is now with "a speaker to be announced."

espnwsummit.com/event#agenda

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Sarah Spain ✨ @sarahspain.com · 5d

AI trying to do sports is my favorite.

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eric-branch.bsky.social @eric-branch.bsky.social · 5d

Enjoyed discovering the backstory of #49ers LB Dee Winters, a cowboy at heart from a speck-on-the-map Texas town.

“Dee shows up in some old coveralls with his boots on. He’d just come from the feed store and said he was going to go ride horses."

www.sfchronicle.com/sports/49ers...

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muscular baby jeb lund @mobute.bsky.social · 6d

I assume Clayton Kershaw is being punished by God because he again didn't do something heterosexually enough. That's on him.

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