Reposted by VaiWNBA @wnba.com · 17h🗽 NEW YORK MAKES HISTORY 🗽 The New York Liberty are the first No.8 seed in WNBA history to eliminate a No.1 seed in the First Round, defeating Minnesota 2-0! 2026 WNBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel 1936047
Reposted by VaiHer Hoop Stats @herhoopstats.com · 17hWith two 16-point losses, the Lynx lost the series by 32 points. That's the worst series margin ever for the team with the WNBA's best regular-season record in a best-of-3 in any round. The previous worst was 26, by the 2000 Sparks (swept by Houston) and the 2006 Sun (lost 2-1 to Detroit). 0309
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 17hDeMarco genius coach putting us in 8 seed spot so we could get that one unclaimed record #WNBA lmfao 150
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 18hOne big thing Liberty got MUCH better at compared to start of season is offensive rebounds #WNBA 010
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 18hDeMarco a little more savvy with the timeouts of late, yeah? #WNBA 010
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 19hLiberty definitely playing like they don't want to go back to Minnesota #WNBA 🗽 010
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 19hWhen Han Xu passes to Pauline Astier it's a whole new meaning for a "high-low" play #WNBA 010
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 20hIs it just me or does A'ja just look tired; maybe the whole team does #WNBA Vegas home crowd need to feed them energy 220
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 20hThis the second time I've seen Clark turn it around after putting in an absolute dog of a performance, coming back with her best performance the next game. This time I almost expected it; she's clearly capable of hearing the criticism and getting her head together. #WNBA #plzlosethough 000
Reposted by VaiTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Now I’m nobody, but I think that is indicative of a set of political principles. I think that’s worth taking a note of. They do not care whether it’s useful. They do not care about the user. If you are the user, however, maybe you care. 1063547
Reposted by VaiTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026So you know previous waves of technological fabulism the tech companies threw a little loose change at social behavioral research and user interface experience. whats interesting about AI interesting is that they aren’t even pretending to care about how people use the technology. 1056880
Reposted by Vaimattsteg.bsky.social @mattsteg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The whole concept of a life that can be reduced to "routine" and actionable to-do lists is absolutely stultifying. This is just tail-wagging-dog meat-puppet bullshit that just makes you a passenger in your own life. Squeezes out LIVING LIFE with meaningless completionismmaxxing. 27311
Reposted by VaiJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/09/2026as a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind 992114736
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In terms of 70s-80s childhood fears, the quicksand thing didn't pan out but Ebola turns out to be kind of be a thing (8k+ cases in the Congo as we speak). Nuclear meltdown, check, check. Nuclear war, that one's got legs. Climate destruction: yeee boi. Really we were only misled about the quicksand. 110
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 28/09/2026One thing I have yet to ACTUALLY say to my bosses at current job is a thought I've had several times on recent "AI Transformation Discovery" efforts: "The best technology for THIS set of tasks here is human beings." 100
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The most disappointing & frankly appalling thing about agentic-AI hypers or even run of the mill defenders of AI "advances" is just how much they do not value human intelligence, creativity, skill, culture—humanity itself. Often not even GRASPING what humans do/can do, let alone appreciating it. 020
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Seeing snippets of various ongoing arguments with Tessie McMillan Cottom (and in particular, whatever nonsense is being said about whether or not she's talking about China lmfao) just made me realize that entirely new methods of sealioning have evolved on social media. 000
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 28/09/2026LOL I clicked on the trending topic to see if people know this is never going to happen and this was the top hit so we're all agreed right 000
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 28/09/2026100% Boy did I get tired of the "basket weaving" sneers from tech bros when I was earning my PhD in literature. 010
Reposted by VaiAltas Inabilidades @altmelissa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026You know who else had a stat line with: 34 PTS 12 REB 6 AST 2 STL 2 BLK NO ONE. This is the first time ever. Breanna Stewart, the first of her name. #WNBA 141
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Opinions" are not somehow magically immune to judgment & evaluation. You don't get a pass for saying any old thing where no one has the right to respond just by saying it's your opinion. We know. You said it. We're saying it's merely an opinion & probably we said it's not good, if you're mad now. 110
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I think I might dislike sore winners even more than sore losers 000
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I do think it's hilarious how many people I've seen insisting the refs are trying to make Liberty win when Dream lead is enormous and the reffing has gone both ways, like what are they on about? 020
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 24/09/2026For every ref call you think is favoring NY Liberty unfairly, remember fam, we have fuckin DeMarco as a coach, there is no real or perceived reffing bias that can overcome THAT #WNBA 000
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Huh. In tennis, "unplayable" means someone is playing top-tier, flawless, un-returnable points. I just saw someone call a basketball player who is completely off her game, missing everything, having a terrible run, "unplayable." 010
Reposted by VaiJoseph Zucker @josephzucker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026An actor with experience playing a man in over his head and doomed by forces beyond his control. I guess the Chris DeMarco biopic is in the works. 042
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Dammit we probably should have sat JJ out ahead of playoffs too 020
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 24/09/2026By upgrading to a flagrant committed by Ionescu?? How does that help NY Liberty? 340
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"Noticeable defense" mentioned as a compliment for a player is funny, I'm sure he was reaching for "impactful" or something but ... "noticeable" is what felt accurate #WNBA 000
Reposted by VaiScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan CollinsThe inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 24982223343
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Saw some dipshit reacting to Breanna Stewart getting only her 2nd technical foul since 2017 like that means she's been getting passes on her behavior (instead of the reality that she doesn't act out/doesn't earn Ts normally) so instant block. I mean if you are gonna willfully be an ignorant dipshit. 030
Vai @vaiamrda.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Liberty do have the Lynx kryptonite so you know, wherever the chips fall seeding-wise #WNBA 000
