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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 · 30/09/2026
This is stupid. apnews.com/article/hegs... academies won't give tenure to civilian faculty, Hegseth says
apnews.com
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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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 30/09/2026
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 29/09/2026
And look how quickly Congress moved to stop payments to Black men. Meanwhile they let Trump use taxpayers money to make campaign ads.
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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
LOL.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 28/09/2026
When you drive through the paint, you're gonna get more whistles. Basketball 101.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 28/09/2026
Will be like that 10,000 job Foxconn plant in Wisconsin. Or Melania's epic speech, infrastructure week, the concept of health care plan. wisconsinindependent.com/infrastructu...
wisconsinindependent.com
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 28/09/2026
She doesn't kick them off. She doesn't wear them. Some people feel more grounded performing barefoot. Ralph Fiennes does this on stage. Won a Tony doing Hamlet with no shoes.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 28/09/2026
I wanted more of the game.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 28/09/2026
How 'bout them Cowboys?
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Mini Laughing Hysterically from Car
ALT: Mini Laughing Hysterically from Car
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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
No we can't. Takes 2/3 for removal.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 27/09/2026
Exactly. Impeachment is a waste of time. Follow the money.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 27/09/2026
Why waste time on impeachment? Claw back some of the money. Get receipts on how the money is being spent and who is getting paid.
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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
Why do all the women in Trumpville have to look alike? Do they go to the same plastic surgeon?
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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 · 27/09/2026
He is turning into his mom. I bet that's why he tries to overcompensate with the machismo. Bet he looked more like mom than all the Trump kids, including his sister. And his dad probably reminded him of that.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 27/09/2026
They are third cousins. Look at the features, the surname (which has its own wiki page). They are related. In these pics, Ralph and Joseph's dad, Mark, Ranulph with Ralph. Ranulph with Joseph.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 27/09/2026
They are cousins. Ranulph even did a documentary with Joseph.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 27/09/2026
It's a fun exhibition.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 27/09/2026
I'm not talking about her. Why do you keep bringing her up? She lost in the primary.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 27/09/2026
I'm not playing a game. I don't know why you are so dismissive. Go ahead. Go to bed.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 27/09/2026
How did this turn into a conversation about Jasmine crockett? She lost. She's not running against Paxton? She's done some stupid stuff but she is not responsible for what comes out of his mouth.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 27/09/2026
Blaming Black voters again? 😭
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 27/09/2026
What does Crockett have to do with what is coming out of his mouth?
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 27/09/2026
He is. The anti trans, the Charlie Kirk is my brother statement, it's white nationalist light.
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Merlisa @merlisa.com · 26/09/2026
Talarico is playing white nationalist light and I bet that is costing him independents. Because people who support White nationalism are voting for Paxton.
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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...
abcnews.com
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...
youtube.com
Naomi Osaka Did THAT.👑| Vogue World: Milano
YouTube video by The FitSpot
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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...
apnews.com
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?...
youtu.be
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...
abcnews.com
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/_...
espn.com
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...
people.com
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
Yes. Can't believe he's getting elite QB money while producing like a backup QB.
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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 · 20/09/2026
Both aren't funny.
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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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