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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026
Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out.
Can the president use taxpayer funds to air his old campaign ads on TV?

No. Federal appropriations law has long barred using taxpayer funds for political advertising.
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“It was the only NBA or NCAA men’s game going on at that time…” Schmitty shows just how much he respects women’s sports.
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Sherrod Brown @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW AD: Listen to this sh*t.
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
1 K through 2 will not get him past JV
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
THE EXPANSE not listed makes me want to riot.
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Pablo Torre @pablo.show · 25/09/2026
We had already requested comment from 14 sports figures who got paid to speak at/promote Life Surge (on account of allegations like the ones below). We've already exchanged messages with several of these people's reps. None of them has provided any kind of statement.
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Great work everyone
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 22/09/2026
Free newsletter: I estimate that ~50% of AI chip sales - $200bn to $300bn+ - are sitting in warehouses, with NVIDIA selling hundreds of billions of GPUs years in advance. Data centers take way longer to build than hyperscalers are leading us to believe. www.wheresyoured.at/wherere-all-the-ai-chips/
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sometimes you see a bumper sticker and the only possible reaction is “fuck that guy in particular”. Like a Punisher skull with a Trump toupee. … Cause Frank Castle would never.
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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 22/09/2026
If you kick the longest punt of the week, what do you get? From us, you get a trophy, some stickers, koozies, bottle openers, and a big congratulations.  Every weekend, Commish sends an email to athletic staff going, where can we send their trophy?
Joseph Chiavetta @JoeyChiavetta
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Thank you for the gifts @SickosCommittee !!
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 21/09/2026
In case you missed it the first time, here's that doc I made of national warmlines and community-based helplines--this time via my Patreon. www.patreon.com/anamariecox2...
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Warmlines | Ana Marie Cox
It's National Suicide Prevention Month, so you've likely heard a lot about 988 and the Crisis Text Line. I have used those services, and the
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
blast
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
What a run for FCA
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Pablo Torre @pablo.show · 18/09/2026
We got @minakimes.bsky.social back in studio to discuss the Nonsense Economy (among other things). Come hang: youtu.be/kkLxhtPfZ2o?...
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Reacting to Holly Rowe AI + Anti-Asian Racism at Texas, with Mina Kimes | PTFO
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2026
i am genuinely bewildered by people who say that the rise of white nationalism in the republican party is a response to the "woke left." like, did the woke left cause pat buchanan's 1992 presidential campaign? is the woke left why steve king had a long career in congress?
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Senator L Louise Lucas @momalou.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Early voting starts TODAY in Virginia, and you know I was #1 in line. 🗳️ Vote like your life depends on it, because this is the most critical election of our time. Make your voice heard. VOTE.
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“mandate” lol
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Gail never punches down.
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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Today I wrote about the Padres horeseshit Roberto Clemente Award nominee. Baseball has to do fucking better. www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...
I had missed this when I wrote my Clemente Award nominee post yesterday, but I really cannot believe that reliever Jason Adam is the Padres nominee. The same Jason Adam who along with several teammates refused to wear rainbow caps and sleeve logos on Pride Night while with the Tampa Bay Rays four years ago. And he didn't just refuse. He defaced his official uniform by tearing off the patches. His justification was his religion:

“A lot of it comes down to faith, to like a faith-based decision. So it’s a hard decision. Because ultimately we all said what we want is them to know that all are welcome and loved here. But when we put it on our bodies I think a lot of guys decided that it’s just a lifestyle that maybe — not that they look down on anybody or think differently — it’s just that maybe we don’t want to encourage it if we believe in Jesus, who’s encouraged us to live a lifestyle that would abstain from that behavior, just like [Jesus] encourages me as a heterosexual male to abstain from sex outside the confines of marriage. It’s no different.”
As most actual Christians and most people who have actually read and studied the Bible know, there isn't a single sentence in it where Jesus condemns gay people or, to use Adam's words, "encouraged us to live a lifestyle tat would abstain from that behavior." But go on with your bullshit justifications, bro.

As I said at the time that all went down, imagine if someone tore off the American flag patch on Veterans Day because their religion caused them to be opposed to warfare. Or if they tore off a sponsor patch that players wear on their uniform sleeves now because the company in question did things which were offensive to the players' deeply held values. I know exactly what would happen: the player would be roundly condemned and ostracized. They'd be front-page news for weeks or longer and they might very well see their career come to a premature end because people would be outraged.But that doesn't happen when one defaces their uniform on Pride Day. The guy who does that gets nominated for the game's most prestigious humanitarian award. A nomination, according to MLB's writeup, that is premised on his work with a charity which seeks to help "children in crisis." Which makes me wonder if Adam knows just how many gay kids are thrust into crisis because of the exact brand of bigotry and hated he himself has demonstrated in the most public fashion possible. And how much it means to them to see high-profile people like athletes and entertainers and other public figures acknowledge their basic humanity and accept them for who they are. That was too much to ask of the San Diego Padres Clemente Award nominee, however.

This is the second year in a row in which the Clemente Award nominee announcements were infused with anti-LGBTQ+ bigotry. Last year Jan Ramos-Eisen noticed that four-time Clemente Award nominee Liam Hendricks' bio was scrubbed of his charitable efforts made in support of the LGBTQ+ community. His 2022, 2023, and 2024 bios all noted that he was a "vocal supporter" or a "staunch ally" of the LGBTQ+ community, but there was no mention of it last year. It was not because Hendricks suddenly abandoned those efforts. It was almost certainly because MLB spent most of 2025 eliminating any and all reference to its diversity initiatives in order to curry favor with the Trump administration. Erasing Hendricks' outreach to the gay community was just part of that.

So good job, everyone. Congrats on turning this whole process into an opportunity to shit on LGBTQ+ persons. That's exactly why we celebrate Roberto Clemente's legacy. He was all about bigotry and excluding. He never thought about the most vulnerable people among us.
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
That is a metric fuckton of security they’ve got there. Quite abnormal, hope Elaine is picking up the tab.
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Dave Zirin wrote this 2.5 years ago and it is eye opening: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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In the Fight Against Antisemitism, Robert Kraft Is Part of the Problem
The foundation run by the owner of the New England Patriots has purchased a Super Bowl ad titled “Stop Jewish Hate”—but it’s the foundation that is helping to fuel antisemitism.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour.
But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families.

The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that.

Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened.

Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other
stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues.

Ed was in …What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me.

And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability.

I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed.
Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation.

When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic:
لا شكر على واجب
"La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty.
That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human.

Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…
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CONTEXT RELAPSE @letmesearch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The thing is a bus driver can only do so much to get you there faster, but they can just crash the bus any time
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Peanuts Characters Happy Dance
ALT: Peanuts Characters Happy Dance
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Stop stop stop treating this $5k check thing like it’s real. It’s just…not.
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Paul and Storm @paulandstorm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
[P] I might suggest “the Muppets must put on a variety show with a different guest host each week. Various shenanigans happen both on stage and backstage.”
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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 10/09/2026
We addressed this on our podcast that came out today. Our hearts go out to Derek’s family and his loved ones along with all of his Hawkeye band family. We wish them all the strength during this tragic time. Rest in Peace Derek. This was the Hawkeye Band’s statement on Tuesday.
To our Hawkeye Marching Band and School of Music family,
On Saturday, September 5, a student in our Hawkeye Marching Band family experienced a significant medical emergency, and this morning he passed away. Derek Phillips was our mellophone section leader, a beloved member of the School of Music horn studio, and the kind of friend, student, and musician that represents the very best of what it means to be a Hawkeye.
Losing a HMB family member is one of the most difficult tragedies we will experience. We are grateful to his parents, Sara and Brian, for providing regular updates throughout the weekend to HMB staff and the students who love him. We will continue to walk the journey together, and we will continue to provide support and resources to our students to ensure they are getting the care they need. The Hawkeye Marching Band and the School of Music are strong and resilient because of the people within. We appreciate the thoughts and well-wishes from so many members of our community.
Dr. Walker and are grateful for the heroic actions of our athletic trainer, our police officers, university medical personnel, EMS, and our HMB students who responded immediately and provided assistance to Derek on-site before he was transported to UHC.
Counselors will be on site in Voxman, and with the HMB all week. We encourage you to reach out to those around you and ask for support if you need it.
There is nothing more important than the safety of our students. Their well-being is always at the top of my mind. We are teaching them more than music and marching and we are a family. I told the band on Saturday, when we gathered after we departed from Kinnick Stadium, "As a parent, the care I have for my own son extends to every single marching Hawkeye."
This Saturday, and for the rest of our season, the Hawkeye Marching Band and School of Music will honor Derek's memory, and we will communicate those details as they take shape.
The University of lowa, the School of Music, and the Ha…
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 10/09/2026
It's National Suicide Prevention Month, so you've likely heard a lot about 988 and the Crisis Text Line. This is different. docs.google.com/spreadsheets... This is a guide to the numbers you can call before things get to the point of total despair: warmlines and other forms of peer support.
docs.google.com
Peer Warmlines and Specialized Support
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Peter Beaumont @petersbeaumont1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Verhoeven is the cultural ref point for Starship Troopers ,here describing his intention. "I borrowed from Triumph of the Will in the parody propaganda reel that opens the film. I was using Riefenstahl to point out ... that these heroes and heroines were straight out of Nazi propaganda."
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Daisy, the Chief Mousing Officer, is demanding credit for the disposal of a mouse found inside last night. Her efforts were limited to alerting thumbs of the situation, passively, and trying to play with it. Suppose we can give her half credit.
Daisy the cat
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“im not interested in your childrens genitals” is just such an easy thing to say
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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Barry Melrose has passed away. One of the true media evangelists for the NHL. Rest in peace. www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/...
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Barry Melrose, former player, coach and ESPN analyst, dies
Barry Melrose, the former NHL player and coach who was a beloved, longtime hockey analyst for ESPN, died Wednesday, his wife, Cindy, told ESPN's Steve Levy.
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Ha
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
sweet fucken christmas
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 08/09/2026
RIP bozo *LIV GOLF SAYS IT FILES FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY IN NEW JERSEY
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Spencer Cox went on a trip to Arlington National Cemetery with Trump for campaigning purposes. He should be shunned from polite society.
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Sometimes you get a puppy, and realize two weeks in that maybe you should have started a series of pictures to track her growth. Piper the puppet getting big.
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Stephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery falsifies the history of slavery and the Civil War. The recent effort to call it a "Reconciliation" Memorial falsifies the history of the Memorial itself.
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
His fans don’t even have the self-respect to find the obvious lies offensive.
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Little Bird came back for Labor Day weekend, now I gotta make it back home, hopefully without running out of charge in this bloody vehicle.
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Up the ‘burg
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Has she come out against her coach who is accused of abusing her teammates, and is banned from coaching now?
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
lol
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Woot, Augsburg getting on the board, after i remembered to tune in at 38’ minutes into the first.
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
That district can sure pick ‘em
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Keith Law @keithlaw.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Doug Eddings must go. www.instagram.com/reel/Dc7iSUx...
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Keith Law on Instagram: "This #umpshow by Doug Eddings might be one of the worst I’ve seen - and there has to be consequences #mlb #baseball"
117 likes, 10 comments - mrkeithlaw on September 5, 2026: "This #umpshow by Doug Eddings might be one of the worst I’ve seen - and there has to be consequences #mlb #baseball".
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I have a weird hail mary ask. Do any of you happen to have a April 1999 Southern Living magazine? It contains an article I need photographed for tomorrow if possible, and I have been down every research rabbit hole imagineable. Will follow you to DM details. 🙏♥️
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Life with a toddler.
A living room with a small dog bed askew, several stuffed animals, and a golden retriever  puppy lying on a bed that’s rather too big for her.
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wpiep @wpieper.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Gail, brought to you by Big Saltine
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Pablo Torre @pablo.show · 03/09/2026
Thank you, guys, for consuming our reporting. Here's our new episode reacting to the NBA ruling: www.youtube.com/live/ENBv21u...
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REACTING LIVE TO KAWHI LEONARD, STEVE BALLMER, CLIPPERS PUNISHMENTS WITH PABLO TORRE
YouTube video by PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT
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