Alex Tawney
@ajtawney.bsky.social
Occasional feelings about Star Wars and other nerd stuff from someone who actually enjoys things. See also: sports posting including KC Current, USWNT, Mizzou, and probably a lot more. Trying to have good opinions.
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Resharing this because the top teams in ice dancing just took the ice — a primer on the dark backstory behind France's viral ice dancing team. They are among the favorites for gold.
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France's Viral Ice Dancing Team Has A Dark Backstory | Defector
Blink and you might not have caught it. On Monday, Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry took to the rink and staked their claim to the ice dancing gold medal. Dancing to Madonna’s “Vogue,” ...
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February 11, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Resharing this because the top teams in ice dancing just took the ice — a primer on the dark backstory behind France's viral ice dancing team. They are among the favorites for gold.
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Anyway if y'all want more emotional stress, the ice dancing final is going off right now, Chock and Bates are up!
February 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Anyway if y'all want more emotional stress, the ice dancing final is going off right now, Chock and Bates are up!
HUTTON IS GONE TOO WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING
BREAKING: Sources confirm that two rising #USWNT star midfielders are changing #NWSL teams in two major intra-league transfers
🚨 Croix Bethune ➡️ to KC Current (Spirit get $1M total fee)
🚨 Claire Hutton to Bay FC (KC gets $1.1M total fee)
More on @espn.com 👇
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🚨 Croix Bethune ➡️ to KC Current (Spirit get $1M total fee)
🚨 Claire Hutton to Bay FC (KC gets $1.1M total fee)
More on @espn.com 👇
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Sources: USWNT's Croix Bethune moving from Spirit to Current
United States midfielder Croix Bethune has joined the Kansas City Current, and USWNT midfielder Claire Hutton has joined Bay FC, in a pair of separate seven-figure moves, multiple sources have confirm...
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February 11, 2026 at 9:08 PM
HUTTON IS GONE TOO WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING
CROIX BETHUNE??????
Croix Bethune is on the move!! Sources tell @cbssports.bsky.social that she'll join Kansas City Current. #NWSL
www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...
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Kansas City Current acquire USWNT's Croix Bethune from Washington Spirit in blockbuster NWSL deal
Croix Bethune set to join the 2025 NWSL Shield winners ahead of the 2026 season
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February 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
CROIX BETHUNE??????
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I live in a highly diverse neighborhood in Saint Paul, and ICE has routinely targeted our community for over a month. Some neighbors have launched a mutual aid fund to help impacted residents who can’t safely leave home cover food, rent, utilities and essentials.
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Donate to Emergency Mutual Aid in Frogtown, MN, organized by Frogtown Mutual Aid Fund
Hi, my name is Lara Christley, and I’m a Frogtown neighbor working along… Frogtown Mutual Aid Fund needs your support for Emergency Mutual Aid in Frogtown, MN
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February 10, 2026 at 11:52 PM
I live in a highly diverse neighborhood in Saint Paul, and ICE has routinely targeted our community for over a month. Some neighbors have launched a mutual aid fund to help impacted residents who can’t safely leave home cover food, rent, utilities and essentials.
www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...
www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...
Yeah I think the Quad God nailed his short program
February 10, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Yeah I think the Quad God nailed his short program
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they pissed off the WeRateDogs guy enough from him to break character to directly tell them off, that's genuinely impressive levels of being an asshole
February 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
they pissed off the WeRateDogs guy enough from him to break character to directly tell them off, that's genuinely impressive levels of being an asshole
USA women's hockey is beating the brakes off of Canada right now, SHEESH.
(I know they're missing their best player but idk how much it would matter with this performance)
(I know they're missing their best player but idk how much it would matter with this performance)
February 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM
USA women's hockey is beating the brakes off of Canada right now, SHEESH.
(I know they're missing their best player but idk how much it would matter with this performance)
(I know they're missing their best player but idk how much it would matter with this performance)
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If you can bring yourself to root for the French ice dancing pair of Cizeron and Fournier Beaudry, you are a very different person than me! www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
Woman who accuses Sørensen of sexual assault says comments by French ice dancer ‘create dangerous environment' | CBC Sports
The woman who accused Canadian-Danish figure skater Nikolaj Sørensen of sexual assault says public comments by French
ice dance team Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron create a "dangerous...
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February 9, 2026 at 8:32 PM
If you can bring yourself to root for the French ice dancing pair of Cizeron and Fournier Beaudry, you are a very different person than me! www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
I remember this backstreet boys ice dance routine the Italians are doing from the team event and it still hits, I love how much obvious fun everyone is having.
February 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM
I remember this backstreet boys ice dance routine the Italians are doing from the team event and it still hits, I love how much obvious fun everyone is having.
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OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
That whole halftime show felt like a party, it looked incredible, had some great little cameos, what more do you want???
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
That whole halftime show felt like a party, it looked incredible, had some great little cameos, what more do you want???
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And the women’s team:
- the daughter of Chinese immigrants who rebuffed an aggressive campaign to get her to skate for China
- the daughter of an Italian immigrant embryologist mom who named her after a Michelle Pfeiffer character
- the pansexual daughter of a Texas cop (who is her biggest fan)
- the daughter of Chinese immigrants who rebuffed an aggressive campaign to get her to skate for China
- the daughter of an Italian immigrant embryologist mom who named her after a Michelle Pfeiffer character
- the pansexual daughter of a Texas cop (who is her biggest fan)
This year, the U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Men's Team is represented by:
• the son of Ukrainian Junior World Champion skaters in Florida who like Papa John's
• the son of Russian World Champion skaters in Connecticut
• the son of Uzbek Olympic skaters in Virginia
That's what makes America great.
• the son of Ukrainian Junior World Champion skaters in Florida who like Papa John's
• the son of Russian World Champion skaters in Connecticut
• the son of Uzbek Olympic skaters in Virginia
That's what makes America great.
This year, the U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Pairs Team is represented by:
• A Japanese and Chinese Hawaiian
• A Michigan guy (You'll notice a trend here)
• A Hong Kong and Taiwanese Texan
• A Japanese American and Army soldier who is studying to become a chaplain!
That's what makes America great.
• A Japanese and Chinese Hawaiian
• A Michigan guy (You'll notice a trend here)
• A Hong Kong and Taiwanese Texan
• A Japanese American and Army soldier who is studying to become a chaplain!
That's what makes America great.
February 8, 2026 at 10:12 PM
And the women’s team:
- the daughter of Chinese immigrants who rebuffed an aggressive campaign to get her to skate for China
- the daughter of an Italian immigrant embryologist mom who named her after a Michelle Pfeiffer character
- the pansexual daughter of a Texas cop (who is her biggest fan)
- the daughter of Chinese immigrants who rebuffed an aggressive campaign to get her to skate for China
- the daughter of an Italian immigrant embryologist mom who named her after a Michelle Pfeiffer character
- the pansexual daughter of a Texas cop (who is her biggest fan)
200 AND THAT'S NOT EVEN HIS BEST?????
February 8, 2026 at 9:36 PM
200 AND THAT'S NOT EVEN HIS BEST?????
Italian figure skater doing her free skate to Jaws music also has my heart
February 8, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Italian figure skater doing her free skate to Jaws music also has my heart
I don't even play Magic, but finding out Amber Glenn is also a nerd along with being an awesome representative for the queer community makes me love her even more
February 8, 2026 at 7:39 PM
I don't even play Magic, but finding out Amber Glenn is also a nerd along with being an awesome representative for the queer community makes me love her even more
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which relationship archetype are you using for your pairs figure skating team build in Figure Skating Dynasty 26
—in love/in a relationship
—in love/not in a relationship
—one yearning/other uninterested
—both straight/strictly professional
—one or both gay/lesbian
—in love/in a relationship
—in love/not in a relationship
—one yearning/other uninterested
—both straight/strictly professional
—one or both gay/lesbian
February 8, 2026 at 7:11 PM
which relationship archetype are you using for your pairs figure skating team build in Figure Skating Dynasty 26
—in love/in a relationship
—in love/not in a relationship
—one yearning/other uninterested
—both straight/strictly professional
—one or both gay/lesbian
—in love/in a relationship
—in love/not in a relationship
—one yearning/other uninterested
—both straight/strictly professional
—one or both gay/lesbian
I'm still reeling from learning this while watching gold zone half-awake at 8 am, what the hell lol
One of the skiiers on France stole a teammate's credit card, got convicted, and they still put her on the fucking team???
February 8, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I'm still reeling from learning this while watching gold zone half-awake at 8 am, what the hell lol
Malinin is awesome, holy shit
February 7, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Malinin is awesome, holy shit
The Olympics are the best because I'm at the library watching Olympic curling trying not to yell about the US doubles curling scoring a three point shot in the last end to keep the match going!!!!
February 7, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The Olympics are the best because I'm at the library watching Olympic curling trying not to yell about the US doubles curling scoring a three point shot in the last end to keep the match going!!!!
Every post about him getting booed is re-igniting whatever small amount of patriotism I do have
VERY audible boos from U.S. fans at Milano Rho when J.D. Vance left the game just now.
February 7, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Every post about him getting booed is re-igniting whatever small amount of patriotism I do have
Season 2 was when they really jumped the shark, and I mean this in the most positive way
The season 2 finale of For All Mankind is one of the most cracked (complimentary?) episodes of television ever created
February 7, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Season 2 was when they really jumped the shark, and I mean this in the most positive way
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