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Calamity Sam Jackson

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Charlotte Sting superfan. She/her. Capitalizing the B in Black.

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Maggie Hendricks @maggiehendricks.bsky.social · 10h
The craziest part of A'ja Wilson's dominance is that it's not like other players have flattened their growth behind her. The game has only GROWN, and so many players have improved their game to try to catch up with her. But she keeps dominating.
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WNBA @wnba.com · 10h
Deeper than the award 🥺 A'ja Wilson pours out her gratitude and love for her team after receiving her 5th Kia MVP. #KiaMVP | #WNBASeason30
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Las Vegas Aces @lvaces.bsky.social · 11h
Back to back...and back again. 💅 Making history is what she does. A’ja Wilson is the only player in WNBA history to win Most Valuable Player three times in a row.
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Molly Redden @mtredden.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Sen. Collins faced Troy Jackson last night in their Maine Senate debate. On stage, Collins inaccurately described ProPublica’s story about an FBI anticorruption investigation that probed the conduct of her & her staff until Trump’s DOJ shut it down. Let’s get into the facts…
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becky hammon’s crucifix @real-point-god.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of goggles? -Various #WNBA journalists and fans seeking updates on the status of Atlanta Dream and Las Vegas Aces players in advance of Game 2, quoted in Proverbs 23:29
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Allisha Gray Mist Bc
Alt: Perpetual WNBA favorite Allisha Gray, wearing a white Unrivaled Mist jersey, stands with her hands on her hips and with her head cocked to the side. The camera zooms in toward her as she sort of rolls her eyes and gives a pained smirk / half-smile / grimace.
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Calamity Sam Jackson @naturallydee.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Nooooooo goddamnit! (Figures but still)
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Alexa Philippou @alexaphilippou.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Atlanta Dream will play home games at State Farm Arena beginning with the 2027 season, the team announced. It’s a multiyear deal that’ll move the team’s home from Gateway Center Arena to the much larger and more central venue downtown.
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strap-tap @strap-tap.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Gabby Williams makes her 2nd appearance on the '𝘿𝙖𝙢𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙖 𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚' compilation #WNBA
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Calamity Sam Jackson @naturallydee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
LETS FUCKING GO
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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026
I believe that Dr. Ellora Derenoncourt is the first Black woman economist EVER to be named a MacArthur Genius. My heart is bursting. I am OVERJOYED.
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Alexa Philippou @alexaphilippou.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Cheryl Reeve on Minnesota’s past three years of strong regular seasons but no championship: “What we're doing is maybe exceeding expectations in the regular season, & then when it comes playoffs, maybe we don't quite have the right group to be effective.” www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...
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Reeve laments Lynx 'don't quite have right group' after latest playoff flop
The Lynx became the first No. 1 seed in league history to be swept in its opening series, marking another heartbreaking playoff exit for the third straight year.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I participated in some public library ai courses. I’m telling you that the state of literacies and the complexity of lives deeply enmeshed in the bowels of late stage capitalism cannot find a use case for an agent & if they could, people don’t have the scaffolding to imagine one that could be useful
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Technology enthusiasts severely overestimate the average person’s desire or willingness or capacity to build and use AI agents. I understand some work roles that could mandate or encourage it but that is no way a tech revolution. Agents are best for structured, clearly delineated tasks.
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strap-tap @strap-tap.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Chelsea "I'M ON THAT ASS" Gray 😂😂😂
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 24/09/2026
No president has ever gone into a midterm election as unpopular as Trump is today. Not even George W. Bush in 2006. Trump's net approval is twice as low as it was at this point in 2018. blog.fiftyplusone.news/p/no-preside...
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Democrats hit midterm high as Trump approval reaches new low
No president has gone into a midterm election this unpopular. Not even George W. Bush in 2006.
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 24/09/2026
lol lol lol lol lol lol lol
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
BREAKING: SCOTUS denies the Trump administration’s request to enforce the new U.S. Postal Service rule for the 2026 elections. Justices Alito and Thomas dissent. More to come at Law Dork. www.lawdork.com
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 26A305
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, ET AL. U.
CALIFORNIA, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[September 14, 2026]
The application for stay presented to JUSTICE JACKSON and by her referred to the Court is denied. The Government is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the District Court's preliminary injunction. And the equitable factors applicable for obtaining emergency relief from this Court do not favor a stay.
JUSTICE KAVANAUGH, concurring.
In my view, based on the briefing the Court has received at this interim stage, there is at least a fair prospect that the final rule falls within the Postal Service's statutory authority. See 39 U. S. C. §401(2). But applying the rule in the 2026 elections would be arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act because state and local election officials do not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule before the elections. See 39
U. S. C. §3001(m); 5 U. S. C. §706(2)(A). For that reason, I concur in the denial of the application for stay.
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 12/09/2026
Don’t be ashamed of arm fat Because a heavy arm come with a heavy bottom
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Auntbertha
ALT: Auntbertha
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Candace Buckner @candacedbuckner.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Not a leap to believe that the next WNBA commissioner will be a woman with a strong business background. And I say, good luck to that brave soul. For she’ll have perform a delicate dance to be all things to all people. www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
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Wanted: A new WNBA commissioner. She must be everything to everyone (Gift Article)
She must be approachable, charismatic and respected in the boardroom. The standard for female CEOs will always be higher and more personal.
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Sergio Perez @sergioperez.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Given the ominous reference to taxpayer funds, I expected what we usually see (& what I saw when I was going after public corruption): 1. Dodgy payments to outside media consultants for unclear services 2. Fake, no-show jobs for influencers 3. Bags of money to bribe journos None of that is here!
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 31/08/2026
"Who cares if everyday Americans can no longer eat bread without chipping a tooth or bleeding internally from all those shards of glass? They can eat cake. The same goes for fresh greens. We have it on good authority that a layer cake is considered a salad in most of the Midwest." buff.ly/epPztWX
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Relax, If Food Is No Longer Safe to Eat, Just Eat Cake
“Liberals can grumble all they want about ‘affordability’ and ‘access to food that doesn’t leave them doubled over on the toilet begging for death.’ This is ...
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
the year is 2027. gas costs $83 and lettuce is at war with us. however every location on every map now says AMERICA
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I wrote about Dolly Parton in my latest @nytopinion.nytimes.com column. Thank you. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...
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Opinion | The Greatest Story Dolly Parton Ever Wrote Was Herself (Gift Article)
She didn’t see herself as a saint; she identified as something we needed even more: a writer.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Enjoyed this touching NYT tribute to Dolly Parton. What a great talent, generous heart, and heroic life. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...
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Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80 (Gift Article)
Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/08/2026
This girl I used to waitress with in Austin, we moved to New York together in 2003 on a literal Greyhound bus. Shared a fifth floor walk-up studio that, when it rained, had more leaks in the ceiling than we had pots and pans. We used to get drunk and smoke off the fire escape and do “sad-offs.”
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
She wrote a handful of the greatest songs ever written, and the first thing so many people think of is not those towering achievements, but how good a person she was and how many people’s lives she improved
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Calamity Sam Jackson @naturallydee.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Noooooooooo
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The WNBA is a new front in the info and culture wars. The only way through this is, imo, a path that Cloud is showing you: stand up for your values, call out the tactics of those who are hijacking your platform, don’t get sucked into trying to perform a “neutral” stance… it’s a trap.
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Howard Megdal @howardmegdal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
You ban him. You give exactly as much energy and attention as is required to the task and nothing more.And then you never think about or talk about him again. #wnba
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Seung Min Kim @seungminkim1.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Editor of Stars and Stripes says he is being fired for insubordination after saying any censorship is a 'red line.'
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Calamity Sam Jackson @naturallydee.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It's a running joke that #Reacher has a "relationship" with every main woman each season. I'm glad Tamara pointed that shit out 😂😂
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deantak.bsky.social @deantak.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Exclusive: It's official. Compulsion Games has successfully pulled off a management buyout and is no longer part of Microsoft. gamesbeat.com/compulsion-g...
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Compulsion Games pulls off management buyout and separates from Xbox | exclusive
Compulsion Games, the maker of compelling gamers like South of Midnight, has pulled off a management buyout and is now separated from Xbox.
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 20/08/2026
You can always kinda tell people who have never had to make groceries last for a month
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
there is no rhyme or reason to an entire “AI” department, much less an AI school. There is no curriculum, as such, because AI is not a school of thought. It has no theory, no method. It’s just a tool. Two or three courses, max, if someone is obsessed with it should suffice.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Almost every single student who has found me this week wants to talk about AI. A couple reflections. One student has taken three AI courses in philosophy, health sciences and comm. They’re basically the same class. As it turns out, it doesn’t take a lot of classes to “learn” ai.
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John Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
NEW from @pewresearch.org: For the first time, a majority of adults under 30 say they're more concerned than excited about AI. And 73% say AI will lead to fewer jobs in the US, up from 61% who expressed that view two years ago.
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Young adults in the U.S. are increasingly wary of AI, concerned it will take jobs
About half of Americans say they're more concerned than excited about AI, and young adults' concern is rising.
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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Chelsea Gray goes behind the back again, the lead on this pass is unreal
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Mike Konczal @mtkonczal.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Very excited to share what we built at @economicsecurityproject.org: the Affordability Dashboard. There's a bunch of scattered data I'm always pulling, stuff useful for politicos, reporters, and activists on affordability, so we put it in one place. /1 economicsecurityproject.org/resource/aff...
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Affordability Dashboard
Childcare. Healthcare. Groceries. Gas. Every essential costs more since the pandemic.
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Meghan L. Hall @itsmeghanlhall.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
In its first statement addressing a growing conversation on transgender athletes and the league, the WNBA denounced “bad faith efforts” surrounding the topic. Full statement here:
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WNBA denounces 'bad-faith' actors in transgender athlete debate
The WNBA on Aug. 12 denounced in a statement 'bad-faith efforts' in the ongoing debate over transgender women's eligibility in women's basketball.
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Meghan L. Hall @itsmeghanlhall.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Fever head coach Stephanie White with a scathing statement during today’s pregame presser. Here’s part of it: “The hate, the fear mongering, the divisiveness — the stuff that's trying to hijack our league will not win. It won't win. We are united. We are connected. We will not be divided.” (1/2)
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JazzReads📚🏀 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
They use the “protect women’s sports” as a way of hiding the fact that they hate women and really want the entire league GONE… but they can’t say that.. they need people to hate others to so they can attack the entire system ensuring women get to play sports..
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Not On My Watch
ALT: Not On My Watch
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Ann Monster Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
oh my god. i assign this article to my biz association students every year: www.buzzfeednews.com/article/caro...
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The Cost of Next-Day Delivery: How Amazon Escapes The Blame For Its Deadly Last Mile
Deaths and devastating injuries. A litany of labor violations. Drivers forced to urinate in their vans. Here is how Amazon’s gigantic, decentralized, next-day delivery network brought chaos, exploitat...
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The WNBA Player’s Association issued an excellent (imo) statement yesterday, stressing the league’s values and stating that they won’t be used as political pawns. The league and its individual teams might want to reach out to whoever is doing comms for the WNBPA. Just sayin.
WNBPA
A MESSAGE FROM
WNBPA PLAYER LEADERSHIP
To everyone who loves this game: The WNBPA represents 200+ individual people with different lived experiences, cultures, lifestyles, and opinions.
We embrace justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Those are the values that unite this Union and allow it to protect women's sports while creating transformational change.
Hate, abuse, and demonization of any person or group of people, including transgender people, only fuel fear, division, and harm. We will continue to have hard conversations. But we will not be used as political pawns.
Support the Players. Support the Fans. At games, notify security if you witness hateful, violent, or abusive behavior. Online, report abusive posts and drown out the bots and bad actors. At home, tell your elected officials to strengthen Title IX.
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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Decided I had more to say on this. Namely: Have they considered making a fucking argument???
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Meghan L. Hall @itsmeghanlhall.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
On a call with Sue Bird/USA Basketball. She talked about Olivia Miles and Miles not being on the 2026 FIBA World Cup roster.   "There is no rule that you have to be in a camp ... being in camps... what that does is allows us to see these playersin the USA environment.” (1/2)
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Thomas Costello @thomascostello.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Yeah, its on the website now. Here is your WNBA Cleveland logo for the Cleveland Sirens.
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Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 02/08/2026
“What do these players today have that you didn’t when you played?” Maybelle Blair: “helmets and pants”
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I like this notetaking example. it is a good case of how gender works. Notetaking has never been about producing a transcript. It is a bureaucratic skill in the 20th c. organixarion because it is SENSEMAKING. Those women socialized to take notes? They have been doing men’s metacognition for them
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Hard to overstate how much of a threat leaders and public officials who actually govern and serve the people pose to those whose political careers depend on fomenting cynicism and delegitimizing democracy
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