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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 1d

Michael Jordan won his first MVP at 24.
Kobe Bryant was First Team All-NBA at 24.
Dončić was in the finals at 24.

Anthony Edwards turned 24 in August.

“Unstoppable,” Edwards told The Athletic. “As long as I can get to that point, I’m good.”

www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...

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megganje.bsky.social @megganje.bsky.social · 13d

Shameful. Follow the Money.

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 15d

okay, that’s enough. let’s take the rest of the week off.

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 19d

If you want to understand open adoption, it makes sense to start with birth parents—yet studies of them are few. 2+ yrs ago, I began talking w/ birth mothers to try to understand what living in an open adoption is like for them, and what rights or options they might have if challenges were to arise.

When Adoption Promises Are Broken

Many birth mothers hope to maintain contact with their child. But their agreements with adoptive parents can be fragile.

www.theatlantic.com

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megganje.bsky.social @megganje.bsky.social · 19d

We have to establish new norms. In the absence of action from Congress, it’s up to local communities to reinforce the constitutional rights of our people and to do everything we can to resist the erosion of those rights. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: How Democratic-run cities will stand up against Trump's declaration of 'war from within'

In the absence of action from Congress, leaders of major cities and local communities are rising up to reinforce their constitutional rights.

www.latimes.com

megganje.bsky.social @megganje.bsky.social · 21d

Will ICE leave Chicago before the @chicagomarathon.bsky.social happens next weekend? If not, will the marathon organizers have protocols in place to help visiting runners and tourists for any potential troubles?

megganje.bsky.social @megganje.bsky.social · 21d

I live 4 blocks from the Vista ("Lenny's" home theater) and it's practically sold out for the next week +. I think this movie is going make it's money back.

Forbes @forbes.com · 23d

The film will need to retain audiences to make a profit after reportedly costing as much as $130 million to produce.

‘One Battle After Another’ Posts $22.4 Million Opening—A New Best For Paul Thomas Anderson

The film will need to retain audiences to make a profit after reportedly costing as much as $130 million to produce.

www.forbes.com

megganje.bsky.social @megganje.bsky.social · 21d

I'm the article generation.

Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 22d

The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 23d

Just look at some of these bangers

Coates: And I don't take any joy in saying this, but we sometimes soothe ourselves by pointing out that love, acceptance and warmth are powerful forces. I believe they are. I also believe hate is a powerful force. I believe it's a powerful, unifying force. And I think Charlie
Kirk was a hatemonger. I really need to say this over and over again. I have a politic that rejects violence, that rejects political violence. I take no joy in the
killing of anyone, no matter what they said. But if you ask me what the truth of his life was — and the truth of his public life — I would have to tell you it's hate. I'd have to tell you it is the usage of hate and the harnessing of hate toward
political ends.

Coates: Just in terms of bridging gaps and everything, I have a basic level of respect that I accord to everybody. I want to say what I have to say. I don't want to shrink back from it. But I do think, on a basic level, there's a respect that has to be had for people with whom I
disagree. At the same time, I recognize that part of my audience - and I would say an important part of my audience — is people who have never enjoyed that respect. People who, in fact, are subjects of the
kind of hate that Charlie Kirk was harvesting. And I can't ever a) contribute to making them feel like they've been abandoned, and b) I can't ever stand by and watch somebody do that and in the name of unity or whatever, act like that's not
happening. Because there are real consequences.
So, when I read his words toward trans people - Jesus.

Coates: What immediately strikes me is if you take the reproductive rights example — which I know it's not necessarily the example that you
would hold out. But I think the problem with musing about that is: Abandoning it is a very real possibility for people who don't have
the option to fly to another state or do X, Y and Z. So I suspect when they hear somebody of your status, even if it's not the example you mean, putting it out in the air, they feel - and it's not just that you're putting it out in the air. You're putting it out
in the air and then saying: I don't necessarily even mean that one. But if you're going to say that, I think you really have to put the
data behind it. I think that's really important.

Coates: I guess what I want from you is I want you to take as seriously people who are in the tent and who are vulnerable and afraid. And if you have to convince them of something that's extremely, extremely uncomfortable, or tell them that you're taking a position
that is extremely uncomfortable, I just think you owe them a little
more.
That's all I'm saying, man

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megganje.bsky.social @megganje.bsky.social · 22d

I'll need the day to keep thinking about this interview. Grateful for Ta-Nehisi's voice and clear communication of reality to an intellectual class removed from everyday lived reality. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...

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WIRED @wired.com · 26d

The Ellison family is cornering the market on attention and data the same way the Vanderbilts did railroads and the Rockefellers did oil.

Larry and David Ellison did not return requests for comment.

Read @jakelahut.writes.news's latest #InnerLoop newsletter here: www.wired.com/story/larry-...

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Vulture @vulture.com · 28d

Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.

Apple Pulls The Savant From Its Release Schedule

Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.

www.vulture.com

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AIR (Association of Independents in Radio) @airmedia.bsky.social · 28d

[SoundPath Webinar] How to Pitch: Sony's the Binge

🗓️ 9/29
🕐 3pm PT/6pm ET/10pm GMT
👤 Catherine Saint Louis + Jonathan Hirsch
🎟️ RSVP: www.soundpath.co/course/how-t...

At Resonate, Jonathan Hirsch + Catherine Saint Louis are taking pitches for the Binge, Sony's elevated true crime sub juggernaut.

How to Pitch: The Binge

Narrative limited runs aren’t dead. Each month, the Binge, Sony’s elevated true crime subscription juggernaut, puts out a new 6-8 episode podcast that’s deeply reported, has twists and turns, and give...

www.soundpath.co

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megganje.bsky.social @megganje.bsky.social · 29d

Doing a little research and came across an episode on "Luddites". Fitting in the recent AI slop conversation that popped up in podcasting by a certain exec. 99percentinvisible.org/episode/bloo...

Blood in the Machine - 99% Invisible

Brian Merchant is a tech reporter, and he’d been covering the industry for years when he started to notice a term that kept coming up. Especially when he wrote a story that was critical of tech, he’d ...

99percentinvisible.org

megganje.bsky.social @megganje.bsky.social · Sep 18

Given the reactions to this news, this person is a testament to the notion that HOW you treat people (fans and customers) or Make people feel will be far more remembered than being good at your job.

The Athletic @theathletic.com · Sep 18

BREAKING: Clayton Kershaw is retiring after 18 seasons in MLB.

◻️ 2014 NL MVP
◻️ 3x Cy Young
◻️ 11x All-Star
◻️ 2x World Series
◻️ 5x ERA title
◻️ 2011 Triple Crown

Drafted in 2006, he spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

megganje.bsky.social @megganje.bsky.social · Sep 17

I actually think this would be a fun question into a dating game-esque podcast. &/or could also be a jumping off point to deeper conversations around gender, current discourse, and what's catching ppl's attn when it comes to issues and who's an influential source of info (even misinfo).

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Sep 17

dating apps should just make men list their top 5 podcasts

megganje.bsky.social @megganje.bsky.social · Sep 17

What a newsletter subject line. It's true. Koreans can simmer on rage.

megganje.bsky.social @megganje.bsky.social · Sep 16

This is good for the Upper Midwest.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Sep 16

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz just announced that he's running for reelection in 2026.

megganje.bsky.social @megganje.bsky.social · Sep 10

Call me lazy then--
“I think that people who are still referring to all AI-generated content as AI slop are probably lazy luddites.” The Luddites were English textile workers, opposed to the use of automated machinery due to concerns about worker pay and output quality.
podnews.net/update/ai-slop

The podcast factory making 3,000 episodes a week

And they have only four content staff

podnews.net

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Mediagazer @mediagazer.com · Sep 9

Todd Cochrane, a podcasting pioneer who started in October 2004 and founded podcast hosting company Blubrry, has died at age 61 (James Cridland/Podnews)

Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink

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megganje.bsky.social @megganje.bsky.social · Sep 3

AI is a scary topic, and that's why real stories from real people are important so we can tangibly learn about how it can help and not harm our work, how it can be a 'co-worker' vs replace a worker. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Working Smarter

Technology Podcast · Updated Bimonthly · Go beyond the hype and headlines. Hear stories from real people using AI to do more of what they love about their jobs. From the F1 track to the kitchen—and ev...

podcasts.apple.com

megganje.bsky.social @megganje.bsky.social · Aug 14

Billionaires don't build community. This is like watching private ownership buy local papers/media. Sad week for Twins fans and the hometown team. And also, how demoralizing for players to know ownership won't invest in them. Bad business all around.

The Athletic @theathletic.com · Aug 14

In pulling the Minnesota Twins off the market, the Pohlads continue to crush the hopes of a fan base that deserves better.

✍️ @aarongleeman.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/655...

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Aug 5

LAFC has finalized the transfer of Korean star Son Heung-min for a league-record fee.

The club will pay Tottenham in the neighborhood of $26.5 million (£20 million) for the winger, sources said.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/653...

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Lisa Pickoff-White @pickoffwhite.bsky.social · Aug 4

We’ve launched a database with about 1.5 million pages of once-secret records detailing when law enforcement officers in California seriously injured someone or an agency found an officer violated policy with @kqednews.kqed.org, @sfchronicle.com @latimes.com @calmatters.org 1/

CLEAN - KQED News

Search California public records about law enforcement violence and misconduct.

policerecords.kqed.org

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James Cridland @james.crid.land · Aug 5

I really bloody love being able to break the rules in my own publication. Covering the cuts at Wondery as the #1, #2 and #3 story; then having fun with the Podcast News section...

podnews.net/update/amazo...

Amazon cuts Wondery: 110 jobs to go

Job losses include the CEO, Jen Sargent

podnews.net

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