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Merlisa

@merlisa.com
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Award-winning journalist and author of the book: Serena Williams: Tennis Champion, Sports Legend and Cultural Heroine. Contributor to Forbes. Creator of Courtside Coffee Substack, highly-caffeinated tennis coverage. courtsidecoffee.substack.com

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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 16h
This is stupid. apnews.com/article/hegs... academies won't give tenure to civilian faculty, Hegseth says
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Military academies won't give tenure to civilian faculty, Hegseth says
The Defense Department has decided to stop appointing civilians as tenured faculty at U.S. military academies.
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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 27/09/2026
Just like "take our country back!🤡" The phrase "save college sports🤡" doesn't make sense until you say who you are taking it back from, or saving it from. In this case, college sports must be "saved🤡" from poor and exploited Black kids having the freedom to take their labor elsewhere.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 28/09/2026
How 'bout them Cowboys?
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 28/09/2026
The Ravens don't have a tush push for Henry? Why toss the ball three yards away from the end zone?
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 28/09/2026
Horrible play call Ravens.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 27/09/2026
These early NFL games are not going the way I expected. The Houston Texans are staring at 0-3. How are the winless Chargers up on the Bills at home? The finless Dolphins are hanging with Kansas City? Commanders all over the Seahawks? That full moon worked its magic.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 27/09/2026
Full trophy ceremony from Laver Cup. www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Yo...
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Full Trophy Ceremony | Laver Cup 2026
YouTube video by Laver Cup
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 27/09/2026
Drake Maye. 😳
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 26/09/2026
Trump is stealing money approved to help poor and middle-class Americans. abcnews.com/Politics/whi...
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White House orders over $800M in funds rescinded; Collins calls it 'clear violation' of law
The White House announced Friday evening that it was rescinding over $800 million in congressionally appropriated funds across a range of government programs.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 26/09/2026
Injury and withdrawal season.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 25/09/2026
Wow.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 25/09/2026
Reposting. So true. I laugh at the pumpkin patches in Florida trying to sell fall when it's 90 degrees out.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 24/09/2026
Naomi Osaka, Queen of the Walkout, at Vogue World in Milano. youtube.com/shorts/nzl6U...
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Naomi Osaka Did THAT.👑| Vogue World: Milano
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 22/09/2026
Trump removed protective status from Haitians who face far worse conditions in that country and is granting legal status to White South Africans. This racist trying to pretend he's not racist. So let's stop pretending his supporters aren't racist too. apnews.com/article/refu...
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Trump administration tells Congress it will admit 17,500 white South African refugees
The Trump administration plans to limit refugee admissions to 17,500 mostly white South Africans. The administration told Congress Tuesday that these individuals face land seizures and persecution.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 22/09/2026
Props to Ryan Clark. Fired from MAGA ESPN, Clark redesigned his podcast studio and the production looks network quality. Gotta support independent content creators. youtu.be/IbEm87Iil5Y?...
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Ryan Clark: NFL WK 2 break down on Jalen Hurts, Dak’s Cowboys, Chiefs, Injuries & LSU| Pivot Sports
YouTube video by The Pivot Podcast
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 21/09/2026
Waiting for progressives to trash Mamdani the way they trashed Jeffries.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 21/09/2026
The BBC News has a talking head on calling the media fake news. Do better BBC.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 20/09/2026
North Korea tests ballistic missiles and has sent thousands of troops to Russia to help kill Ukrainians, and Trump has done zero about it. Instead, he's at war with Canada and continues to murder "drug trafficking suspects" in boats without providing evidence. abcnews.com/Internationa...
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North Korea test-launches ballistic missiles, South Korea and Japan say
Japan's defense minister said the situation was "growing increasingly severe."
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 20/09/2026
Olivia Miles broke Caitlin Clark's rookie scoring record. She did it in 40 games, the same amount Clark played in establishing the record. www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
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Olivia Miles breaks Caitlin Clark's WNBA rookie points record
Olivia Miles broke Caitlin Clark's WNBA record for points by a rookie in a season during the Lynx's game against the Sun.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 20/09/2026
As soon as I heard the thunder, I figured that the Bucs game might be delayed.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Just curious if the FAA approved Trump’s arch, before or after they knew about his militarized arsenal plan he announced today for the arch with drones and snipers? You know, since it is on the DCA flight path & we have Pentagon structure nearby with protections already. people.com/faa-clears-t...
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FAA Clears Trump’s Planned Arch But Requires ‘Eternal Flame’ for Planes Flying in D.C.
The FAA has determined that President Trump’s 250-foot-tall proposed arch “would not pose a hazard to aircraft” despite concerns that it would stand in the flight path of planes flying into D.C.’s bus...
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 20/09/2026
In a text exchange with my siblings the Tampa Bay Buccaneers struggling against the Cleveland Browns came up. My sister suggested Head Coach Todd Bowles might be on his way out. My brother responded: I think at this point he keeps a suitcase in the locker room. 😭😭😭
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 20/09/2026
Every time I peek at the Patriots/Steelers game, the Patriots have the ball.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 19/09/2026
Nadia Podoroska defeats Paula Badosa 6-3, 6-4 in Sao Paulo. She will face Katlin Quevedo in the final. One of those women will win their first WTA title.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 19/09/2026
Why is BBC News trying to elevate CBS News? Of all the networks they could show clips from, they only showed CBS. Three different clips, all CBS. What is up with that?
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 19/09/2026
So Six Kings Slam cancelled? I wouldn't travel to Riyadh.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 19/09/2026
Wait, if this was an innocent gift from a friend, why does he have to pay it back? abcnews.com/Politics/tru...
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Trump says Donald Trump Jr. repaid Russian oligarch for wedding party
The president and the Trump Organization haven't provided evidence that he did.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 15/09/2026
They don't care about the arts. They are trying to please a man baby. Can we sue the board for negligence?
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 15/09/2026
Robert Kraft, a Trump supporter, says he won't provide a platform for hate speech.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Always ready to give up territory that isn’t theirs
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 13/09/2026
Ben tried but was outplayed.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 13/09/2026
Ben Shelton gets the break and takes the third set.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 13/09/2026
Ben has set points!
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Gritito: White Kitten Meowing
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 13/09/2026
Ok Ben, that stab volley.... Let's Goooo!
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 13/09/2026
Aaron Rodgers is horrible. Why did the Steelers think he was the best option?
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 13/09/2026
Reminder, John McEnroe suggested that Ben Shelton bring in another coach, someone besides his father, Bryan Shelton, who is one of the most qualified coaches in tennis. www.thetennisgazette.com/news/john-mc...
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John McEnroe publicly offers to become American ATP player’s new coach and believes he can help him win a Grand Slam
John McEnroe publicly offered to be the coach of a big star...
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 13/09/2026
Ben Shelton And The Politics of Racial Identity in America courtsidecoffee.substack.com/p/ben-shelto...
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Ben Shelton And The Politics of Racial Identity in America
Ben Shelton is touted as the first African American to reach the U.S. Open final since 1972. Some question this distinction. Who gets to decide who’s Black?
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 13/09/2026
Can't believe Deon Sanders is promoting the Protect College Sports Act.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 12/09/2026
Russian and Belarusian players can't play under their flags. Yet, Russian Maria Sharapova is here to present the U.S. Open trophy to fellow Russian Rybakina, who plays for Kazakhstan. Make it make sense.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 12/09/2026
The way Sharapova's career-long PED use is erased is disturbing.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 12/09/2026
There are never any women in Rybakina's players' box. No sister, friend, physio, mom, or auntie.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 12/09/2026
Elena Rybakina is your 2026 US Open Champion. She defeated Aryna Sabalenka, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. Rybakina, the new No. 1, won her third Major and first U.S. Open title. She is a French Open win away from a career Grand Slam.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 12/09/2026
Sabalenka losing her mind and about to lose this match.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 12/09/2026
Elena Rybakina gets an early break to go up 2-1 on Aryna Sabalenka in the third set.
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Elena Rybakina cellphone pout
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 12/09/2026
After some shaky serving from Rybakina, Sabalenka breaks and takes the second set.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 12/09/2026
Sabalenka didn't make it easy, but Elena Rybakina takes the first set 6-4.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 12/09/2026
Sometimes the lead up match matters. After playing super fit, defensive player Coco Gauff, Sabalenka must look like a statue to Rybakina. Meanwhile, Pegula's weapons are not as lethal as Rybakina's.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 12/09/2026
Time for the U.S. Open Women's Final? Who you got, Aryna Sabalenka for her third straight U.S. Open title or the new No. 1 Elena Rybakina for her third Major?
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Elena Rybakina dance tecno kid dance
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Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign @ipsc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Our Chairperson Zoë Lawlor, and colleagues from Shannonwatch and PANA, spoke to RTÉ News from Shannon Airport today where people joined thousands in Dublin and Doonbeg in protest at the visit of racist genocide partner Donald Trump to Ireland. He is not welcome here. #FreePalestine Video RTÉ News
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 12/09/2026
ESPN has gone MAGA. Ted Cruz went to Princeton and Harvard. James Talarico went to UT, why not have him on?
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