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Michelle Bruton

@michellebruton.bsky.social
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senior editor at Triumph Books; fiction writer; Olympics and action sports writer at Forbes SportsMoney; emo scholar at The Alternative; Packers writer here and there; IPA defender; parasocial Boston Bruins fan. NH ➡️ CHI

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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 14h
Lisan al-Gaib
a wet black dog wrapped in a tan towel
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 16h
I have a source need for a story: Have you or has anyone you know attended an adult camp (like Camp No Counselors, Camp Forever Fun, etc.?). Let me know!
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 18h
Patrick Kane scoring a goal on Carter Hart
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Larry David's Indecisive 'I Don't Know' Expression
ALT: Larry David's Indecisive 'I Don't Know' Expression
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
we are so back
Todd Angilly performing the national anthem at the Boston Bruins’ home opener
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The last two minutes of this game has been 40 minutes
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
hi i'm Greydon Grey IV, chief marketing exec at Grey Uniforms Inc. Here's why we think your NFL team could use some grey uniforms: —gets away from your team's iconic color sets —does not look good —extremely forgettable —looks bad —could easily be confused with any other team —looks like crap
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
why am I not getting credit for Kenneth Walker’s TD run??
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
MLF: throw it on first and 10 throw it on fourth and 1
kombucha lady
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
a thought: do you ever think maybe the NFL would be a better product if the people who were actually, you know, going to be playing the real games played the practice games
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
producer (solemn): ok, queue up the lunar conditions package
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I’ve toted this prized possession around through five moves 😆
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
FINALLY home to watch a Packers game (just could not find an American football game on TV in New Zealand!)
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Gus Kenworthy is returning to the U.S. Ski Team after competing for Team Great Britain for the last two Olympics www.forbes.com/sites/michel...
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FIS Approves Gus Kenworthy’s Return To U.S. Ski Team
After competing for Great Britain at the past two Winter Olympics, four-time Olympian Gus Kenworthy is returning to the U.S. Ski Team.
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
everyone wants to ski in France ahead of the 2030 Winter Olympics www.forbes.com/sites/michel...
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France Is World’s Leading Ski Destination Ahead Of 2030 Olympics
With the French Alps preparing to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, France has once again become the world’s leading ski destination, ahead of Austria and the United States.
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
having worked at Wendy's in high school c. 2003-07 and spent my breaks in my car in the parking lot listening to emo music, Wendy's now releasing an EP of Wendy's-themed emo songs feels like a fever dream open.spotify.com/album/4q4KzQ...
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Songs to Listen to in a Wendy’s Parking Lot - EP by Wendy's | Spotify
Wendy's · EP · 2026 · 6 songs
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
when they do a final boarding call over the PA in the Auckland airport, they say, “your aircraft is ready to depart and all the passengers are waiting for you.” absolutely savage
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Duty Free, a nightmare for migraine havers
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The pipeline of emerging pro skiing and snowboarding talent coming out of Wānaka and New Zealand’s South Island is ROBUST www.forbes.com/sites/michel...
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Cardrona Locals Win Snow League World Challenge On Home Halfpipe
Cardrona locals Fin Melville Ives and Mischa Thomas played key roles in their team's Snow League World Challenge win at home at Cardrona Alpine Resort on Saturday.
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
have you any wool?
New Zealand sheep in a grassy pasture down mountain New Zealand sheep in a snowy pasture on the way up the mountain
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I fear September snowboarding has become something I’ll require every year
Comp day for the Snow League World Challenge New Zealand Dropping in to the mini pipe at Cardrona!Kiwis with signs in the crowd supporting Snow League athletes at Cardrona
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New Zealand’s littlest rippers had themselves quite a day at Cardrona www.forbes.com/sites/michel...
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Shaun White, Snow League Pros Join Local Kids At Cardrona Mini Pipe
The Snow League Mini Pipe Challenge at Cardrona saw New Zealand's youngest rippers ride alongside pros, offering a unique glimpse into their potential futures.
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
how is New Zealand real
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Landed in NZL about halfway through the Packers game, couldn’t find a TV showing it, shrugged and decided to make peace with missing this one. Prescient, it turned out!
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
also security was packed at the Auckland airport and all the Kiwis started holding up the retractable belt barriers and ushering people with the soonest flights in front of them me: *stunned in American*
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
landed in New Zealand and ordered an iced long black off the menu and when they handed it to me they said, “here’s your iced americano” 😭 never beating the allegations
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
well, fantasy was fun for five minutes!
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Lost s5 finale snack board NO SPOILERS PLS
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Taxi Magic (TIL Taxi Magic became Curb)
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Ages 0–4: MA/NH Ages 4–10: Bay Area Ages 10–22: NH/MA New England 🤝 Wisconsin bubbler fam
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
men are great because they'll get on a fantasy draft after not having caught up in months—and these are men who were officiants at each other's weddings, best men/groomsmen, etc.—and they'll just be like: "Yo." "Yo." "Yo." "Yo." "Yo." "Yo." "Yo." "Yo." "So, what's the draft order?"
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Happy pub day to The Green and Gold Standard: A People’s History of the Green Bay Packers. It was a joy to edit this book by Tom Nelson, a complete history of the team from Hagemeister Park to Micah Parsons. Available today wherever you buy your books @triumphbooks.bsky.social
The book The Green and Gold Standard: A People’s History of the Green Bay Packers by Thomas M. Nelson on a green turf background with a Packers helmet
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
If you were starting a newsletter today and could choose any platform, which would you choose and why?
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Jennifer Kirton @jenktn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
It’s giving
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Puss In Boots: One Leche, Please!
Alt: Puss In Boots: One Leche, Please!
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
barkeep, another
an orange cat sits expectantly in a counter stool while drinks and food are being prepared on a kitchen island
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
haven’t eaten at Taco Bell since mid-July. still not eating lettuce, but finally went and got a beef soft taco without lettuce. was feeling pretty pleased with myself…and then, 7/8 of the way through eating it, I realized 😭
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I think I just need to accept that sitting down at my desk to write is not when my brain wants to write. it wants to write the moment I step into the shower
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
congrats to home depot for realizing there is nothing scarier than a mansplaining hipster bartender (excuse me mixologist)
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
amusing myself while my husband golfs:
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I interviewed Basement, PUP, and Hot Mulligan about their ties to skateboarding for @getalternative.bsky.social www.getalternative.com/interview-at...
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Interview: Basement, Hot Mulligan, and PUP at Rockstar Energy Open
Basement, Hot Mulligan, and PUP talk skateboarding and its influence on punk music at the Rockstar Energy Open in Portland.
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
got to see the holy trinity of emo last night…
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Robert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
How do I explain to small business owners that the menu on the left is one billion times more appealing than the one on the right
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Freezing Cold Takes @oldtakesexposed.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
My book, “Freezing Cold Takes: College Football,” comes out today! I spent two years on it, and if you enjoy my feed, I think you will love the book! I don’t ask for much on here, but now I’m asking for your support by buying the book. Would mean a lot! Details in first reply!
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
So many crises, so little time with this administration, but today Trump has advanced a plan to scrap the Roadless Rule & open 45 million acres of protected national forests to logging & development. It will decimate wildlife & endanger our clean drinking water. Older trees also absorb more carbon.
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Logan has been conditioned from puppyhood to sleep through my screamy bands 😆
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
more coming on my weekend covering the Rockstar Energy Open (skateboarding as well as Basement, Hot Mulligan, and PUP shows), but safe to say it slapped
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
hot airport tip for people with ADHD prone to leaving their phones places 😅: if you listen to music with Bluetooth headphones the whole time, you’ll always know your phone is with you and avoid the constant panicked bag/pocket checks
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
the people yearn to see skateboarding and listen to punk music
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
in case you’ve ever wondered what they mean when they say the sky turns green before a tornado
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I'm very glad the kids are discovering and enjoying TV on the Radio. Wolf Like Me is a indie rock HOF track
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Michelle Bruton @michellebruton.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
many weren't sure how readily action sports athletes would take to the team-based concept of X Games League. so I was blown away by the level of commitment and support inaugural champions XC New York showed one another throughout the three events of their season www.forbes.com/sites/michel...
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How X Games League Changed The Way Athletes Compete
X Games League's first season saw previously independent action sports athletes compete as part of a team. Eventual champion XC New York athletes embraced the change.
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