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John @johnbull.wtf · 08/10/2026

John Wilson with an entire bar about ai and creativity said on @pablo.show show

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour.
But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families.

The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that.

Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened.

Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other
stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues.

Ed was in …

What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me.

And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability.

I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed.
Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation.

When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic:
لا شكر على واجب
"La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty.
That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human.

Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…

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Ben @benhewson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

@rodger.bsky.social does @georgiafootball.bsky.social produce more nfl back up qb"s than any other school. They all look like versions of Chad Henning

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Jeff Weiss @passionweiss.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Q-Tip & The Beastie Boys performing "Get It Together" at the 1996 Tibetan Freedom Concert

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/06/2026

Starting Thursday, there is — for the first time — an official YouTube channel dedicated to the work of Fred Rogers, the beloved children’s TV host. Eventually it will be a repository for full episodes, behind-the-scenes footage and compilations.

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Mister Rogers: Now on YouTube

On Thursday, Fred Rogers Productions started a channel dedicated to the beloved children’s host. Eventually it will be a repository for full episodes, behind-the-scenes footage and compilations.

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Ben @benhewson.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Some tv shows that I love I wish @sheaserrano.bsky.social loved as well so that in a few years he would write an essay about it. This is the case for the show Shoresy.

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Jeff Weiss @passionweiss.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Grandmaster Flash explaining the origins of his DJ technique and hip-hop itself.

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

NBC ran a piece where Mary Carrillo went to Norway to find out why they're so good at the Winter Olympics and i was yelling BECAUSE IT'S COLD THERE then she went to a little tiny ski jump for kids and was like "it's free, equipment is provided, & they don't emphasize results" and i was like. oh!

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

How much longer are we gonna allow billionaires to wreck everything good?

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Hey friends- It’s really hard being alive right now for those of us who care about things like humanity, decency, the environment, democracy, etc, If you are here still fighting for what is right I love u. None of this is easy. Please take care of yourselves. Logging off sometimes is A-OK.

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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Rudy Giuliani asked to leave Cuomo fundraiser because he keeps looking up “Tilly Norwood nude” on the iPad hooked up to the projector

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Woke is bullshit. It's horseshit. It exists as a false affront to assholes who just want to asshole. It's fascism that is the enemy of free and open speech. Fascism is and always was the great shut-up and shut-it-down censor of debate and discussion. Fuck all these corporate whores.

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Wow Army is looking strong in Manhattan tonight. Don’t worry this is a college football post

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I’m racing home to walk Canelo and change my clothes before heading back to Dodger stadium to report on this all night. It would mean a lot if you would support my work by signing up for my newsletter or via Venmo if you hate newsletters. Thank you!❤️ Venmo: @molly-knight-1 mollyknight.substack.com

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The Long Game | Molly Knight | Substack

Join our community of smart sports fans who also care about things other than sports. Debate is encouraged, trolling is not allowed. Click to read The Long Game, a Substack publication with tens of th...

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.

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Ben @benhewson.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

@sheaserrano.bsky.social thoughts in A Working Man. It’s the best bad movie I’ve seen in years.

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

🚨 The Packers took a first round receiver 🚨 Absolutely love them getting Matthew Golden. Playoff loss showed they needed someone who could take the top of the defense and beat man coverage. Sharp route runner with terrific hands who wins at all three levels. My favorite pick of the draft so far.

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 22/04/2025

Columbia University suppressed @karenattiah.bsky.social’s course on Race and the Media. So she’s taking it directly to the public, online. “In a moment of profound crisis, we cannot wait for elite permission or institutional approval to share knowledge and create learning communities.”

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Columbia Canceled My Course on Race and Media. I'm Going to Teach It Anyway.

This is not a time for media literacy or historical knowledge to be held hostage by institutions bending the knee to authoritarianism.

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Both Saints and Cardinals looking to trade up

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Dennis B. Hooper @dennisbhooper.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

It is becoming unbelievably difficult to stay both informed and sane

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Shea Serrano @sheaserrano.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

everybody who subscribes to GOOD MOVIE at the Founding Member level receives a movie-themed gift in the mail we start shipping the gifts out on wednesday don’t miss yours goodmovie.substack.com

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

I don't often actively root for podcast subjects but I am for Joon Lee. He got a raw deal at ESPN — specifically, it's dumb business to cut under-30 content people who are talented — and he's trying to create YouTube sports content that is curious and intellectual and fun. Good luck to him.

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Bon Iver @boniverwi.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

'fABLE' is here. bon-iver.lnk.to/SABLE-fABLE @jagjaguwar.bsky.social

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

This stock market crash thing is so confusing. On one hand you have every economist and bank in the free world freaking out. On the other, there are some blue check accounts on Twitter with ancient statues as their profile pics doing 20 part threads on why down is the new up. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

America is solidly in our, “Scream ourselves to sleep, shit ourselves awake” era.

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

We simply had to intentionally destroy the world’s strongest economy while dismantling our scientific and educational infrastructure to ensure that a team with a trans girl would never finish second place in the Mountain West volleyball standings again

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I can’t believe this has to be said, but: You cannot tell the story of Jackie Robinson—as a ballplayer, serviceman, or human—without discussing our country’s history of racism. From Around the Horn:

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

A big part of the problem is stupid people have been convinced by rich people that AI is God, when AI is closer to an automatic dog food dispenser.

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Shea Serrano @sheaserrano.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

10 days until GOOD MOVIE launches every friday one essay one video one secret group chat it’s gonna be a lot of fun come be a part of something goodmovie.substack.com

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I mean, campaigns matter. But this is a tsunami right now

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Let’s all join bowling leagues, or similar things, and spend time with people. People can be great!

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Ben @benhewson.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

@sheaserrano.bsky.social you have inspired me to start skipping. Rope is bought. I am so excited and I can't wait to hate it...but love it.

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Hockey leads all sports in people watching one game and saying “wow this sport is good I should watch it more often”

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Kevin Van Valkenburg @kvanvalkenburg.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

They hockey game last night had me thinking about my favorite ever magazine story about hockey. Very much worth your time if you've never read. It's about the tiny Canadian town of Flin Flon and the universe of small-time hockey. harpers.org/archive/1998...

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Hockey Nights, by Guy Lawson

The tough skate through junior-league life

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Drake is about to sue 13,000 people.

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Ben @benhewson.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Asking me how my year is going on Jan 4 is like a waiter asking how my first few bites are. Okay I guess, but maybe ask me in March or when I’ve moved on from my salad to the main course.

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Ben @benhewson.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

I’ve been seeing a lot of “World Introvert Day” posts today by everyone but introverts.

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Just realized we can save America if we all pretend Elon Musk is cool and funny. It’s like the peoples of Middle Earth quietly agreeing to lie to Sauron that his ska band rips so he’ll call off the orcs.

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