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Rachel Bachman, WSJ sports reporter @realbachscore.bsky.social · 4h

Truly delightful news: Since Portland, Ore., schools banned cellphones in class last January, book checkouts from school libraries have jumped 15%, via @wweek.com:

www.wweek.com/news/schools...

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 22h

UPDATE: Following the firing of the director of the student newspaper, Indiana University has now cut the print edition of the newspaper entirely.

www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

Indiana University cuts IDS print entirely, hours after firing student media director
By IDS staff
Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm · Updated Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm

IU previously directed the Indiana Daily Student to stop printing news coverage in our newspaper. Upon pushback, the university fully cut print, including our special editions. The IDS was not involved in the decision.

Media School Dean David Tolchinsky sent the order to IDS leadership in an email responding to its appeal that the school not censor the newspaper. And the dean attributed the decision to “the campus.” He has not yet responded to a message for clarification.

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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · 19h

we are so close to the Pope saying DAAAA YANKEES LOSE

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 1d

Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”

Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Old enough to remember when kids being anti-semitic was the basis for a federal government assault on higher education

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 1d

Peep the lanugage from Monty McCutchen about WNBA ref Jenna Reneau's move to the NBA:

"Congratulations to Biniam, Pat and Jenna on their advancement to our NBA staff.... All three officials have worked diligently to reach the pinnacle of their profession."

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 1d

Annual plug for Good Morning, It’s Basketball from @teamziller.bsky.social, which is my favorite way to start the day, and today was a lovely way to remember some guys, coaches edition!

Good Morning It's Basketball

A daily meditation on the sacred and profane of the NBA.

www.teamziller.com

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Curb Your Malthusiasm 2.0 @manucleardevice.bsky.social · 1d

There are kids/families in student lunch debt in this country

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

OpenAI has pledged to spend $1 trillion in the next five years.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 1d

Man I remember being so stoked watching it, one of my happiest fan memories. They could’ve brought in Gagne to close but let Lima have it. What a great night.

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 1d

Best thing about Yamamoto’s complete game is that it allows us to remember Jose Lima’s in 2004.

It was the first Dodgers postseason win of my life, even if they lost the series, and Lima was such a joy to watch. Can’t believe I’m almost as old as he was when he passed.

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 1d

literally can never tell what is going on with Frelick in center

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1d

They're trying to prevent the student newspaper from printing news, period. Not just a particular story.

"The Media School directed us to print no news in the paper... nothing but information about homecoming — no other news at all, and particularly no traditional front page news coverage."

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1d

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

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John Schuhmann @johnschuhmann.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible block from Jarrett Allen on Ausar Thompson.

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 2d

This is … clarifying.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Q: We've seen images out of Chicago of federal agents shooting faith leaders with pepper balls and arresting journalists. Where's the limit for you on what's acceptable conduct by federal agents?

MIKE JOHNSON: I've not seen them cross the line yet.

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Ben Pickman @benpickman.bsky.social · 2d

New No Offseason Ep!

@zenakeita.bsky.social, @sabreenajm.bsky.social and me. 5 trends from the season (a mix of on-court/off-court). Plus, some more thoughts on A'ja (and her press conference moment w/ me) and Chelsea Gray

And, a quiz game of 5 anomalous stat lines:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yO3...

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

www.youtube.com

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grimely.bsky.social @grimely.bsky.social · 2d

"The executive has usurped the power of the purse to pay for a standing army" is something that the Founders very explicitly wanted to prevent from ever happening but, ah, well, nevertheless

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 2d

feels like something similar to the infield fly rule should've come into play there. holy moly.

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 2d

I don’t understand

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Steve Jones @stevejones20.bsky.social · 2d

the greatest moment in tic tac toe history

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Tony East @tonyreast.bsky.social · 2d

Hello internet. If your outlet/one you know of is looking for someone to cover the Pacers and/or Fever, would love to chat. Looking for more work covering both teams.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3d

Special education isn't a "nice thing to have." It isn't "charity" or doing something to make us feel better. It is a right. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed by a Republican president.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3d

U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 3d

Phew, thank goodness

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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 3d

Man losing to Darren Waller is as low as it gets.

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 5d

Shocking new footage proves that they resumed the football game that Bane blew up after he made his big speech. This is from the second quarter.

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 5d

Love the "excuse our mess, we're still open!" backdrop for the FG

Mizzou lining up a FG, the backdrop is an under construction section of the entire end of the stadium including orange hurricane fencing and a bare concrete wall

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