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@monty504.bsky.social
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Personal Trainer, Athlete, Reader, Women’s Sports Enthusiast, Animal/Nature/Music Lover

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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 1h
In honor of Banned Book Week, I’m sharing my favorite books about Palestine: Day 3 “If I Must Die” by Refaat Alareer
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In honor of Banned Books Week, I’m listing one of my favorite books about Palestine each day: Day 2 “Thirteen Days in September” by Laurence Wright
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In honor of Banned Books Week, I am listing one of my favorite books about Palestine each day. Day 1: “Palestine” by Joe Sacco
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
If you truly want to be feminist and help protect women in sport, in the classroom, and on campus in general, don’t let the Heritage Foundation use banning trans women in sport to erode Title IX rights for ALL women. That’s the playbook folks. And yall fell for it. apple.news/Ao2Pk_-6bTGi...
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Cornell Rape Allegations Reignite Furor Over Title IX — The Wall Street Journal
The university relies on internal proceedings to handle sexual-assault allegations. Some students say the system failed them.
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Gabby Williams is such an amazing athlete. Fun fact: she finished 5th at the Olympic Trials in 2012 in high jumping. I know she established herself inbounds because she’s a world class athlete. Let’s finish this Valkeries!!!
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Aja Wilson can not lose to CC…for her legacy. The last few mins, she’s putting her stamp on this game and asserting that she is the 🐐 GOAT
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Join the club Donald🙄 apple.news/A22F7_cj5Qfe...
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Trump says he regrets nominating Supreme Court Justices Gorsuch, Barrett and Kavanaugh — Reuters
US President Donald Trump said he regretted nominating three Supreme Court justices — Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh — ​who have opposed him in recent rulings, according to a ‌Tim...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/09/2026
The Talmud teaches that anyone who sustains one soul, has sustained an entire world. For generations, Jewish New Yorkers have sustained our city. Today, we are launching the first-ever municipal Strategy to Combat Antisemitism.
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
20 years and $1 trillion tax payer dollars spent killing over 180k Iraqi civilians even though the 9/11 attack was orchestrated and carried out by Saudis. This is what the US military industrial complex has become. The last war worth fighting was WW2. apple.news/Aq4pQ2IkxSPK...
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The U.S. Military Exits Iraq, Leaving Behind a Nation in Peril — The Wall Street Journal
An Iraqi demand that tens of thousands of militants turn in their weapons falls short in a conflict fed by America’s war with Iran
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When I was in college 20-25 years ago, my parents paid $20k tuition each year for me to have a 25% chance of getting raped. Now, I’d have to pay $50-75k for my hypothetical daughter to have the same chances of experiencing abuse. No thank you and reason #223 why I didn’t have children.
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1 in 4 college women will be raped during their time in college. There are 11.7M women attending US colleges, which means around 2,925,000 will be raped. There are 550k NCAA athletes and 10 are trans. You do the math. Women would be safer if colleges banned fraternities and cis male students🤷🏻‍♀️🇺🇸👏🏼❤️‍🩹
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you are ever sexually or physically assaulted while a college student, DO NOT report it your school. They will do everything to limit accountability and may even force you to recant statements you make, like UC Davis did to my friend Sarah when she was kidnapped from her dorm and raped. Call 911
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s important to call out “the good guys” like Tebow and Brees. At least T is pausing his relationship with a Christian pyramid scheme immediately. Brees didn’t for 3 years until Advocare’s $150M settlement w/ the FTC. Doing good 1 place doesn’t absolve harm elsewhere. www.espn.com/espn/feature...
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The dream Drew Brees -- and AdvoCare -- is trying to sell
With the Saints QB leading the way, AdvoCare is using its sports ties to build a nutrition empire. But is the company really pushing false hope?
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fun fact: Tommy Tuberville drives an EV.
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Always leave it to the female sports writers to teach me a new adjective, albeit one I was initially repulsed by then had to look up (niggling). This is another great example of good sports writing and reporting that focuses on the sport and none of the bullshit🏀🤘🏼 apple.news/AG5rqAhDRTo-...
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Chloe Bibby's rollercoaster year has her ready for WNBA playoffs — ESPN
A rollercoaster season will reach another peak for Chloe Bibby when the WNBA playoffs begin this weekend.
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thoughts and prayers to Jaxson Shardt.
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Well now we know why Susan Collin’s has been advancing all of Trump’s judicial picks. Trump’s got her in a legal vice and only he can tell the DOJ to lay off her
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 20/09/2026
Tonight, Jewish New Yorkers mark the start of Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. It is the peak of the Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe, and an opportunity for profound reflection.
 
For those fasting — tzom kal, may your fast be easy and meaningful. 
 
And to all who observe, G'mar chatimah tovah. May you be sealed in the Book of Life for a good year to come.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Bloomberg reports that officials directly involved in an internal Pentagon investigation found that Peter Thiel’s Palantir Maven Smart System played a significant role in the February 28 U.S. strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran.
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I’m not a military expert or anything, but isn’t it kind of stupid telling the world we are going to store a bunch of weapons and explosives inside the Trump Arch? If I were a rival, I’d drone strike the shit out of the Arch and cause a massive explosion while also depleting the US weapons stores.
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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ @padresj.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It's strange how Democratic Socialists - who are being denounced by both parties - turned major deficits into balanced budgets in both New York and Seattle.
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
US foreign policy since 1979: -Operation Cyclone, Carter then Reagan arming the Afghan insurgents -George W then Obama engage in 20 years of fighting Afghans 176k killed -Obama drone attacks alleged Al-Qaeda in Yemen -Yemen children grow up to join Houthis, Iran backed, capture second straight 🇺🇸👎🏼
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Angel Reese loved the extra physicality allowed by the FIBA refs too. She thought they were 🔥 so what’s stopping the WNBA from recruiting all these fabulous FIBA refs?
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I love this woman. If only her words could reach all human ears. A must watch till the end, Speaker-Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, ecofeminist and antiglobalization author. #WomeninLeadership IG: @maturedgirl
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Wait so both JD Vance and Robert Kraft’s wives are on the Kennedy Center Board and voted for demolition?!?!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
New in PN: Retire in peace "McConnell would never be allowed to drive a car, babysit young children, or file his own taxes. Why, then, should a cognitively incapacitated 82-year-old retain one of the most important positions of power within the national government?"
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Retire in peace
McConnell is the latest example of an incapacitated politician refusing to let go.
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Caroleeena @caroleeena.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Macklemore can sue Robert Kraft for Tortious Interference for economic harm and I hope he does. Discovery would be fun: "Which other stadium owners did you talk to?" and "We need all related emails, text messages and contracts between you and them and you and Sheeran and Sheeran's team."
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The right to vote is one of the most fundamental parts of our democracy. Check your voter registration at IWillVote.com and make a plan to vote early or on Election Day on November 3.
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Just keeping women in sports safe as usual….smh. Arch Manning is a douche btw. He’s been hitting on Reginelli’s waitresses since he was in 7th grade and bullied another Newman High School student to suicide. A class act like his uncle Peyton who exposed his genitals to a Tennessee staffer while QB.
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I find it troubling that a man, Robert Kraft, who paid for illegal sex acts that were caught on camera, has the power to ban any artist like Macklemore, whose political beliefs he disagrees with, from performing at any stadium across the US. I don’t see the same level censorship of white supremacy🤷🏻‍♀️
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Barbara Lee was the only representative who actually read the Patriot Act and realized how overarching it was and that it would lead to a surveillance state. apple.news/Ao5azol16TLe...
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Opinion | Barbara Lee was hated for her 9/11 vote. We owe her an apology. | Opinion — USA TODAY
One member of Congress voted no on the war on terror three days after 9/11. Rep. Barbara Lee got death threats. 25 years later, she was right.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026
Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This was the best book I read about the Bush and Bin Laden families’ relationship. Thinking about all those affected both that day and after… www.thriftbooks.com/w/house-of-b...
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House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret... book by Craig Unger
Buy a cheap copy of House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret... book by Craig Unger. Newsbreaking and controversial -- an award-winning investigative journalist uncovers the thirty-year relationship b...
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Dom Ervolina @dominicervolina.com · 10/09/2026
If only there were a law that said: "Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned" We could call it 18 U.S. Code § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
As the 5th Circuit decides whether or not abortion medication through the mail is legal, the data is clear: Pro life legislation actually kills more mothers, fetuses, and newborns. Louisiana also had 2k more abortions last year than the years preceding Dobbs’ reversal. apple.news/AO7RnUdcYRUO...
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans. — ProPublica
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I am a fan of whatever attitude adjustment CC has given herself prior to this FIBA World Cup. Whether she scores a double double or zero points and a turnover, the fact that she isn’t verbally accosting the refs every possession to the detriment of her own transition defense is much welcome 🤗
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The WNBA will need a new commissioner and the WNBAPA will need a new president. It will be interesting to see who helps lead the WNBA into the future after a season of discord. apple.news/An2gsvKNuRWG...
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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to retire in December after transformative and tumultuous tenure — The Associated Press
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is retiring at the end the year, bringing to a close her seven-plus years at the helm of the league and a stewardship that has been transformative and at times tumult...
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The WNBA will need a new commissioner and the WNBAPA will need a new president. It will be interesting to see who helps lead the WNBA into the future after a season of discord. apple.news/An2gsvKNuRWG...
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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert to retire in December after transformative and tumultuous tenure — The Associated Press
WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert is retiring at the end the year, bringing to a close her seven-plus years at the helm of the league and a stewardship that has been transformative and at times tumult...
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I take it back: the only player complaining in this FIBA game is the Chinese player, Han Xu, who has been playing in the WNBA, so she’s used to fouls being called with limited contact while in FIBA, you almost need to mug someone for a foul to be called. Phee/ Stewie relishing the extra physicality
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Watching USA vs China women’s FIBA World Cup game and I can’t help but confirm what the players have always said: FIBA is 10x more physical than the WNBA. Wish folks who think the WNBA is too physical would watch FIBA because it’s so much better officiated and no player is complaining; not even CC🏀
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Since folks didn’t think it was fair to compare a guard with a post player, let’s compare CC to the next two best guards this season: 10% in turnovers, meaning 90% of the league turns the ball over less; 15% in defense meaning 85% of the league plays better defense. GSW’s Burton has best turnover %
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Notice that in the NCAA women’s tournament, when a white coach Brenda Freese chewed out a Black player Oluchi Okananwa, it was great coaching; but when a WNBA Black coach Briann January chews out a white player Caitlin Clark, the trolls are calling for the coach to be fired. Hmmmm. Interesting…………..
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Everyone calling for Fever assistant coach Briann January to be fired for yelling at Caitlin Clark must have never been coached hard when they need it. CC’s +\- is -1.4 and her def rating is -6, which means the team scores 1.4 more points a game when she’s off the floor. CC’s D so bad = Liability
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
White people goals: To live your life in a way, so that when you die, Black people will mourn you like they are mourning Dolly Parton🧚🏼‍♂️
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Dolly Parton was an angel on earth. But the outpouring of grief over her death is also a primal scream that the most wretched, greedy, amoral men on earth are holding this country hostage with their wealth and corruption. Dolly was the antithesis to all that and we need her light more than ever.
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“I think gay couples should be allowed to marry. They should suffer just like us heterosexuals.” -Dolly Parton
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
2 cereus blooms for Dolly Parton tonight. 1 for each big, powerful, beautiful, long-lasting…lung. Rest easy in peace with Carl Dean. Thanks 4 the music, books, theme park rides, bald eagles, sequin, press on nail art, Moderna Covid vaccine, comedy, films, and hopefully still one day, a Broadway show
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Going to DollyWood was a dream. Only Elvis had outfits as beautifully tacky; except Dolly remained grounded with no ego and pure confidence. Her talent=1 in 5 billion. Telling a story about suckling the sow and only communicating by fax machine are true legendary moves. This album was my favorite🎤💔❤️‍🩹
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Watters: Do you think men should play in women’s sports? El-Sayed: I'm running for U.S. Senate. I'm out here trying to take on the health care crisis and big pharma, and you're asking me about who gets to play what sports
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Monsplainer @monty504.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I’m watching Anaconda with my GF and we can’t stop thinking about how weird Jon Voight’s accent is throughout the movie. 🎥 🍿 It truly is bizarre
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