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Vanessa Phelan

@nessaphelan.bsky.social
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I’ve got hope under my skin, under the radar. KY-OH-NY-OH-KY-IA-MN. Sportsball nerd (Lynx, Timberwolves, Bengals, MNUFC—I am full of childhood state and adopted state contradictions!), I believe in higher ed and my clearly correct political opinions.

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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 10h
Compliments to Remi Wolf for grade A scream-singing on “Jamie.”
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Got clotheslined on the last one. Geez.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Rudy does not understand how his lobster claw hand did that. Hahaha. 🎉🎉
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Ayo has the most expressive face. (This is a compliment.)
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I think there might be some growing pains as Melo learns how to try on defense.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Agreed! This team has the potential to be a fun watch and I’m looking forward to nerding out with everyone!
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I trust your judgment…I don’t remember anything about what he was doing last year. Seems like his right hand twists a bit as he releases.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
This has been a fun watch so far 🤩
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I have high hopes for how Rudy is looking for Jaden.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
For sure…I’m surprised the coaches haven’t cleaned that particular shot up a bit. 😅
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Fun!
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Beringer’s free throw motion makes me wince.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I am still thinking about that Jaden-> Rudy at the elbow -> Jaden back door cut and bucket. !!!! Would never happen with Randle on the floor, quite frankly.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Twin Cities people: mother-in-law is coming into town and we’re looking for a fairly easy and pretty hike within about an hour’s driving distance. I could use some reccos please!
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
If Khaled had been a real guy, he would’ve gotten both of the Markanich twins on the MNUFC roster.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The parents with the split jerseys are the best.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Bones has an absolutely sick line this game. 23 pts 3 steals 4 rebs 4 assists
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Bones Hyland Celebration
ALT: Bones Hyland Celebration
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Love it
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Would like to thank* that wasp for hitching a ride on my face and then stinging my hand when I tried to move it off. Three days later, I’m icing my swollen, aching finger. *late summer wasps are the assholes of the pollinators and I’ll be glad when it’s too cold for them to survive.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I mean three sequences.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
TJ’s three didn’t even touch the net. Very impressive three plays by Shannon.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Every time we decide to watch MNUFC, it’s a bad choice.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Chris, do you have a secret to synching these up? Because I have tried and failed.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It’s just local Miami broadcaster guys, but it’s not fun to hear that “Beringeeee” is from Slovenia. We paid for the subscription today and then I saw an Insta add that this game was free. I admit that I’m wary: both FanDuel and Victory+ went down before seasons ended. Would prefer a local station.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
My Lynx fam, is anyone else having problems dealing with the end of the season? It’s such a crash, maybe worse than last year. I remember sticking our Mr. Johnson Paints signs in the yard a few months ago and thinking this was the year because it all felt different, and then it went to hell.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Experience and coaching. Ayo is a workaholic who is absolutely able to improve his ball handling. JK’s selfishness has been his downfall, yes, but what if he’s learned from his mistakes? I should probably not listen to this preseason prognostication. None of it means much. Rubber hits road shortly.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I listened to the last Dane/Brit podcast. The underlying theme of my disagreement is the idea that elite athletes are cast in amber. Beringer is learning how to be a center from Gobert. Couldn’t have a better teacher on the defensive end. He will get better with…
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Joan is swatting flies out there! The Miami announcers just said he was from Slovenia! 😂
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Beringeeee (omg, announcers) with the monster block and then TJ went up with his right.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is like summer league+
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Right? Six is nuts. This game is especially dumb. Of course they don’t want to play their hand for the season opener.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I can’t believe Hammon hasn’t used a timeout this Valks run.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
ATL has done this without their leading scorer.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thank you. I have a subscription via work and can’t share shit.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is funny to anyone in St.P because our squirrels and/or bunnies eat pumpkins IMMEDIATELY. We have glitter bombed pumpkins & they’re like, “Yum!” Do an intricate design? “I’m going to eat this one, small area of the carving you’ve spent two hours on, so the neighbors know you’re bad at pumpkin.”
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
From “Sharp rise in deportation orders for Somalis in Minnesota” by Christopher Magan. Tribune needs to get a better interface for people to share the reporting, FFS.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Star Tribune has an article posted on 10/2…I can’t link to it b/c I copied ithe link & it’s broken. It’s well reported, worth the read. It’s correct to be angry about what was said today. It’s also correct to pay attention to what levers the government is pulling to enact its hateful agenda.
More than 1,000 Somali asylum-seekers have been ordered deported since February, reflecting the Trump administration’s continued follow-through on last winter’s federal enforcement action in Minnesota.
More than half the deportation orders involve Somalis living in Minnesota, a nearly tenfold increase from 2025, according to a Minnesota Star Tribune analysis of federal data.
Most Somalis living in Minnesota are either citizens, had legal status or were pursuing asylum claims. Earlier this year, however, the Trump administration cut off a temporary legal protection for Somalis living in the U.S. and fast-tracked hundreds of cases to immigration judges who rarely grant asylum.
More than 500 Somali immigrants from Minnesota were issued removal orders this year. Some have already been deported. Others have been sent to detention centers as far away as Guantánamo Bay, Cuba including at least two from Minnesota.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thom Yorke said he cant get his head around people who can write stream of consciousness & a guy who does that, Joe Talbot, said that he can’t get his head around what Thom does. Grass is always greener. Thom rarely does long interviews. The Rolling Stone Harry Styles interview is worth a listen.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
So what? Stewie is not the coach of the team. The coach should’ve called the reset and argued with the refs! It’s not breaking news that W officials are awful at their jobs. Part of coaching in the W is staying on top of the officials’ BS.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It’s wonderful! It’s marvelous!
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
My response to the reset timeout is as follows: CHERYL WOULD NEVER FORGET.
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Cheryl Reeve
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
MNBA analytics expert is what they told us. Dude didn’t know they had a reset. 🤔 I also saw a clip of Stewie saying there was a W adjustment period for him. 🤞🏻 this team just keeps cycling through coaches
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
No one on that whole bench realized there was a reset timeout. They can blame an assistant on the broadcast, but the buck stops at the head coach. These idiot owners need to stop hiring men who have never coached in the W and/or women.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
So fucking funny. Might cost him his job, TBH
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Angel said “night night”
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ugh.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Hahaha. Can’t reverse the Liberty whistle. JJ escapes this time.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
You can tell they got chewed out by HQ at halftime, but what must the players be thinking? Total whiplash.
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Great minds!
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Vanessa Phelan @nessaphelan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It felt like a foul was called every possession.
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