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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

@richarddeitsch.bsky.social Re top seeds choosing their playoff opponent, as you discussed on the Sports Media Podcast that dropped today: the PWHL has been doing this since the beginning. It’s awesome.

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

@99pi.org Yesterday, I finally listened to the episode about the Ambassador Bridge. I got to drive over the beautiful Gordie Howe Bridge, the week it opened. It might be a little soon still, but I’d love an episode updating the Detroit/Windsor crossing situation sometime!

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

ICE abducted a WBB player while she was traveling with her Kentucky State team in early August at Louisville airport. She has been imprisoned for 1.5 months and denied care for a serious ACL injury. It is the responsibility of universities and the NCAA to protect their players. They have failed.

Aminata Seck, 26, a student-athlete at Kentucky State University, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport while traveling with her school's basketball team Aug. 7, said Sadiqa Reynolds, a lawyer helping coordinate Seck's case.

Seck's team was headed to New York for a tournament, and she was taken into custody after going through airport security, said Reynolds, former president and CEO of the Louisville Urban League.

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

@nicolehaase.bsky.social Will you be able to get to any of the WPBL games this summer? (I, sadly, will not.)

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

That’s a new twist on the Anti-Folding Society!

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Is anyone else gutted that the Hockey Hall of Fame once again only used one of the designated women’s slots this year, despite bringing in some men whose credentials seem less sparkling than some of the women who are still waiting?

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Does Slate do gift links so I can read it?

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Madison, WI! Anywhere I need to go and anything I need to eat when I’m there next month? Ice cream is a must, but what/where else? Do yinz still have a women’s sports bar and should I plan to visit? (psst, @nicolehaase.bsky.social) I’ll 💯 go to Penzey’s & the farmers market.

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

It’s bonkers. And whether it was intentional, it gives the impression that they didn’t have a clue what they were doing AND that they were out to screw the O6 teams.

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Why we need Pride Nights 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ in all the sports: (gift link) www.nytimes.com/athletic/735...

nytimes.com

Giants pitchers' Bible verses on Pride Night caps show how they've missed the point

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Now, how about some D1 women’s teams in the state?? Seems even more ludicrous now that there aren’t any opportunities.

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Hello to a bunch of my favorite people! This is what @ccrchemist.bsky.social and I did yesterday, for the first time this year!

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Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 27/03/2026

Also still relevant:

Policies are designed to promote fairness in competition and (ideally) inclusion. But often, trans eligibility policies are created by people outside the trans community. They center the feelings of the cisgender competitors who may feel threatened by competing against a trans person rather than the feelings of the trans people like Weiner, who are often excluded or policed by them.

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Hey @ncaa.bsky.social Your D3 women’s hockey semi stream has lots of static and no commentary.

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Buccigross is good at reading things people hand him.

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Why would he need a background check if he was the associate head coach? Wouldn’t he have been checked for that job? Or are underlings held to lower standards?

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Nicole Haase @nicolehaase.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Announcing your new coach in the middle of the National Championship is a wild choice but Minnesota has hired Greg "Boom" May as head coach. He has been the Associate Head Coach for the Minnesota women's team since 2023. key

gophersports.com

May Named Head Coach of Gopher Women's Hockey - University of Minnesota Athletics

May has served as Associate Head Coach of the program for the last three seasons

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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 22/03/2026

And it’s well-known now too that research on-campus at NIH is being slowly choked to death. Scientists are leaving and not being replaced, lecture visits blocked, people are spending more and more time not on science but on fruitless paperwork seemingly created to stop progress.

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

I wish! We’ve had fairly heavy rain much of the day.

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Kory Stamper @korystamper.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

HELL YES: "The Shape of Color," an article (WITH CRAFT PROJECT) I wrote for @paperairplane.pub's inaugural issue, has been chosen for this year's Best American Science and Nature Writing anthology! Many thanks to guest editor @xkcd.com, @jaimealyse.bsky.social, and @marinerbooks.bsky.social!

paperairplane.pub

Vol. 1

Paper Airplane Vol. 1 was the magazine's special debut issue, an all-volunteer collaboration by writers, artists, photographers, and puzzlemakers to raise money for USCRI (Refugees.org). The donation-...

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Lock them all up. This sort of blackmail is inhuman.

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

@nicolehaase.bsky.social For those with a car who are looking for something to do on Saturday outside of State College, I suggest a trip to Horseshoe Curve, ~1h away just outside Altoona. It’s a must for train geeks, infrastructure fans, & history buffs. www.railroadcity.org/horseshoecurve

railroadcity.org

World Famous Horseshoe Curve

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Are you somewhere hot? Most of the time, I don’t need to keep my chocolate (emergency or otherwise) cooler than room temp.

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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

When a federal judge (finally) put ICE officers under oath, they admitted that they are given daily detention quotas and rely heavily on a Palantir-supplied AI tool to select targets, without warrants and without enough evidence to obtain one. They simply go into neighborhoods and round people up.

theguardian.com

ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony

Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I’m waiting for the whole crew to be brought up to The Hague.

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Has anyone here ever clothed an otherwise nude statue? I may need to start. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/a...

nytimes.com

The Statues Were Mostly Men or Nude Women. So These Knitters Got to Work.

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Rachel Donner @rmiriam.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Shireen is always a must read (and now must listen on the return of @burnitalldownpod.com!) when it comes to discussing big issues in sports. The mono hockey culture of not rocking the boat extends to media coverage, and as someone covering hockey I think about HOW to discuss things all the time.

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

I would love one of the new @togethxr.bsky.social Everyone Watches Women’s Hockey long-sleeved tees, but yikes, $65?? That’s way more than I’m willing to spend.

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

No surprise to me: Iowa State just killed their gymnastics team, after killing their season last month. (Gotta love the headline: “Iowa State to reimagine women’s sports lineup.”) cyclones.com/news/2026/3/...

cyclones.com

Iowa State To Reimagine Women's Sports Lineup - Iowa State Athletics

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State University Athletics Department will discontinue its women's gymnastics program and replace it with another sport that provides e...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

nytimes.com

Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 26/02/2026

Hey @timothysnyder.bsky.social! Can you help us get the word out about our SECOND National Day of Action on March 7th?? #standupforscience

National day of action. Save science. protect health. defend democracy. March 7th. Washington dc and nationwide! standupforscience.net/march7

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/02/2026

Dr Oz: "We're announcing a 6 month national moratorium blocking all new enrollments for durable medical equipment -- prosthesis, orthotics -- supplies across the board."

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Meg Linehan @meglinehan.com · 22/02/2026

So the women’s team only inspires the next generation of girls to play hockey but the men’s team inspires all Americans, got it got it got it.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

JD Vance personally invited Pope Leo to the U.S. 250th celebration on the 4th of July. Today the Vatican announced Leo will be spending the day with migrants instead.

time.com

Pope Leo Will Spend July 4 Visiting Migrant Crossing Island

Pope Leo has spoken out against the treatment of migrants in the United States several times over the last year.

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Hey @nbcolympics.bsky.social If our little D3 school can put together a broadcast team that’s all women for their hockey broadcasts, why can’t you? Shoutout to @sunyoswego.bsky.social and WTOP for doing what a big national broadcaster can’t.

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Unreal press conference strategy from new IOC president Kirsty Coventry where she repeatedly turns to her PR team off stage and personally blames them for not making her aware of various Olympics controversies, saying that “maybe someone needs to be dismissed”

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I drove a Zamboni for several years. And yes, the ice resurfacing machine I drove was an actual Zamboni, just like the ones in Milan. The giveaway is the sharp, rather than rounded, corners and edges. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/w...

nytimes.com

At the Olympics, Drama on the Ice Is Not Limited to the Skaters

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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

This is a concentration camp.

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Some great things have come out of Pittsburgh, and the city has done some not-so-great things to suppress some of them. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/20/u...

nytimes.com

Black Medics, Ahead of Their Time, Gain Belated Recognition

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Tell me you didn’t do your homework without telling me you didn’t do your homework. Did the dog eat it?

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Nicole Haase @nicolehaase.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Did you know there's literally one of us that makes an actual liveable wage covering women's hockey? (Spoiler: it's not me) If you loved this, go watch the PWHL and NCAA and read the independent media that have been covering this game for a long time I write at Victory Press.org and USCHO.com

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Second Great Bisexual Awakening @suesswassersee.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Dewey defeats Truman

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Melissa D. Hellman @hellmanmd.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

The last time Team USA lost a championship game, we were there. Clearly, we can never attend in person ever again.

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