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The death penalty is a moral abomination. State-sanctioned barbarism pushed by incompetent morons and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Absolute ghoul shit. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

The lone woman on Tennessee's death row was still alive after she was administered two lethal injections, her lawyer said in a motion seeking to halt her execution Wednesday night, a stunning development after the Supreme Court had stepped in to allow the state to put her to death.
At 8:26 p.m. local time, witnesses said
"executioners had injected both syringes of lethal injection chemicals and Pike is still alive and snoring," her lawyers said in a federal court filing.
They said Pike "has not lost consciousness and still has a heartbeat," and that curtains to the death chamber "have gone down twice."

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 7h

Oh my god that was so sick

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Diana Moskovitz @dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · 11h

Wrote up a quick explainer about the latest rollback of Title IX by the Trump administration and what that means, both for protections for trans students and students who report sexual harassment or sexual assault. Gift link:

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The Trump Administration Rolls Back Title IX Protections, Again | Defector

The U.S. Department of Education this week formally withdrew updates made during the Joe Biden presidency to the federal law banning discrimination in education based on sex. Specifically, the Educati...

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It's Craigin' Time @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com · 11h

Patrick is a stone cold freak for dropping writing this good into the intro of what is a useful, but fairly formulaic Game 2 preview format: www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article...

There’s an element to sports that sportswriters never weary of trying to capture, hacking through the kudzu of metrics and quotations to get at. It’s the paradox of a sense of overwhelming immortality, mixed with a sense of how fleeting that omnipotence is. Athletes hypnotize themselves into attaining it, fans slurp at it like a shallow oasis in the desert, writers build entire novels constructing a world to provide it. The Boston Red Sox lost a pair of games to the Washington Nationals by 15 runs around the end of June, and then seized that invincibility and held it for more than five full weeks, enjoying a run almost unparalleled in the history of baseball. It was like snorting cocaine while on a runner’s high after finding out you’d aced a college final and fallen in love, all at the same time.

Unfortunately, that time happened to be July, and by the end of September it was a happy memory. Baseball took that perfect month and chewed away at it with its sharp little teeth, as it always does, pulling at hamstrings and snapping bones. And on Tuesday, the capricious and hateful gods of baseball took it and provided it to one Ben Rice, handed him the thunderbolts to strike the heroes down. For one day it was the Yankees who were invincible, led by the league’s best pitcher and a hitter whose resting face might best be described as vague concern, even as their captain stood with his elbows on the dugout railing. The New York Yankees are now, today and only today, the greatest team in baseball. But maybe not tomorrow. The gods need fresh meat.

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Lions are a complicated machine that turns wide open opportunities into backbreaking failures

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hell of a way to repay Michigan’s debt to the Time Gods

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

And so ends the career of my first favorite baseball player

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

So you’re saying things have changed since Verlander debuted

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Oh god I’m getting emotional watching the Verlander send off. Help.

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Mad Men, Thrones, GBBO all honorable mentions

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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Look if we’re not calling the Tigers’ stadium Comerica anymore, I’m just calling it The Bank. The Nats and Tigers face-off at The Bank later today. Sure as hell beats “Fifth Third Park"

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Trinidad Chambliss is a god-tier name

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Florida just threw the dumbest pick I’ve seen in a while

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Look I’m no expert but I think the Lions should’ve prepared for the possibility of Josh Allen running the ball

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I promise this will be a rare fantasy football post but some guy was talking smack about my team since the draft and I’m currently beating him by more than 100.

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Shaking with rage watching the Lions. Nature is healing.

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Lions are already really missing Cade Mays. Scruggs ain’t it

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Alex Kirshner @alexkirshner.com · 13/09/2026

NEW BLOG: This is the least "upsetty" upset ever achieved by a 23.5-point underdog. Oregon was ripe for it, but mainly Oklahoma State was ripe for it and the system was ripe for it

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Thinking about how a girl at Christian summer camp asked me if my dad was in Al Qaeda and I got in trouble for asking if her dad was a Klansman bc “her question was understandable”

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Emma Baccellieri @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Over the winter, Frances Tiafoe spent 6 weeks at his childhood tennis facility in Maryland, hoping to overhaul his game. Occasionally, Tiafoe hit with another pro, a good friend, who has been spending time of his own with someone in D.C... Ben Shelton. For the new @washingtonsun.bsky.social:

washingtonsun.com

To Overhaul His Game, Frances Tiafoe Came Home

Tiafoe’s new routine included some hitting sessions with Ben Shelton, who he’ll face Friday in the U.S. Open semifinals.

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

When I wrote this five years ago, it felt like I was talking about something that had happened — not something that was happening. That’s not the case anymore. Anti-Arab and anti-Muslim sentiment feels as pervasive as it has since 9/11. www.si.com/nba/2021/09/...

si.com

‘Things Are Going to Be Different Now’

The lost story of September 11 is the story of September 12, the day Muslims in America—from Hakeem Olajuwon on down—woke up to a new reality.

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

“Time is just a construct. Open your mind’s eye, brother. Michigan gets an extra second.”

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The answer to “how will Duke adapt to losing Mensah and Barkate to Miami” is “give it to Nate Sheppard every time.” 11 carries for 51 yards and a score *on the opening drive*

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In the last month I: - found an old stash of Pokemon cards - sold them for so much more than I thought possible - learned how to ride a bike - used the Pokemon card money on a new bike

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I cannot believe I’m watching UMass vs. Rutgers

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We’ll always have Meat-Eata Day

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Alex Kirshner @alexkirshner.com · 26/08/2026

We have been working on this all year and it's going to rule. Meet @6zoneduo.com, a national women's volleyball podcast from @erinsorensen.bsky.social, amiejust.com, and @splitzoneduo.com youtu.be/GbGoF0MQDrk

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https://youtu.be/GbGoF0MQDrk

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Friendship is asking a buddy if you can buy his baby rec-specs because Horace Grant deserves some recognition

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Chelsea on pace to outscore opponents 3420-0 this season

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Watching a kid crash out in a deli because he doesn’t like sesame bagels. This has been your New York Update.

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Tigers relievers and their places on the blown save MLB leaderboards this year: 1. Kyle Finnegan (8) T-5. Drew Anderson (6) T-10. Will Vest (5) T-10. Kenley Jansen (5)

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This is the weekend I re-learn how to ride a bike

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Insane that AOC is being quoted as saying "Woke 1 was crazy" when this is what she actually said. youtu.be/SFwAnMLBSOw?...

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Robert Pattinson is going to be so good in Christopher Nolan’s SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE (2029)

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Shaker Samman @shaker.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

You either leave twitter as a normal person or you stay long enough for your brain to become soup

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Dan Devine @yourmandevine.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Good afternoon. Here is Mets pitcher Jefry Yan's leaping strikeout celebration featuring Howard Dean's ill-fated 2004 election trail scream, because sometimes you can't rest until you've scratched that brain itch.

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