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World Athletics to introduce mandatory sex testing for female competitions Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, says the governing body feels the mandatory tests for athletes are "a really important way of providing confidence".

Welp, here it is. World Athletics is going back to mandatory sex testing for all women. This is something that was done for years, but abandoned in the 1990's because it was invasive, discriminatory, and also useless. news.sky.com/story/bluesk...

I think it’s important to realize the Atlantic editor is ex idf and has a history of promoting the US imperial line not because it’s a “conspiracy” but because it’s good for people to know Pete H doesn’t have his number on signal by accident, but only added him to that particular chat by accident.

take a stop the bleed course. get to know your neighbors. Organize in your community. learn about storing food and filtering or otherwise obtaining fresh water. explore radio / ham comms. learn about disaster preparedness. Volunteer.

I started pitching Hit Singles in 2016.

I thought it'd be the next thing after Wolf 359.

It took 6 years for someone to buy it and another 2 years to make it.

Takeaways? 1. don't give up! If you believe in a story, keep pushing for it to get made 2. I'm DYING for you all to listen to this series!

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The New Thing Newsletter #010

Have you read about Hit Singles, the New Thing I've been working on?

It's an audio fiction romcom series.

12 episodes. 5 BRILLIANT leads. One whirlwind New York summer. Tons of misadventures.

ALL the feels.

Check out my full(er) write up about it!
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Guess what's certified fresh though:

Now if I told you who inspired Ed and Lucy you would not believe me for a second despite the fact it has literally been staring everyone in the face the entire time

"Is Where the Stars Fell based on Supernatural?" "Is Where the Stars Fell based on Good Omens?" I was gay and on Tumblr in 2014, Gravity Falls you ARE the father

A mansion in a storm, split in half by a bolt of lightning

Chapter 20: ...Of Usher.
Available 2/12 for Patrons, 2/13 for everyone.
Featuring
@mcwheaty.bsky.social
@gianster98.bsky.social
@jonnysims.bsky.social
@nichole.bsky.social
@thelaurentucker.bsky.social
@thelirivalley.bsky.social and Isabel Adomakoh Young.

aaaand now it all makes sense

if you’re 25 years old with control of the entire treasury system and you don’t delete every student debt file, you are the biggest loser the world has ever seen

people, the new administration is a) completely unconcerned with the actual law and b) very online

please stop posting about the crimes you want to commit, especially in my replies

your opsec is not as good as you think it is if they decide to go after you for whatever reason

I would like to reiterate that this EO is not law and the NCAA is preemptively complying, as none of the state level sports bans have held up in court!!

Call TODAY to stop RFK Jr RFK Jr is a danger to every single American… and Trump wants him to lead Medicare. Help us stop him!

RFK Jr vote now goes to the full senate. Call on your senators to oppose his confirmation!

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I really don't know what more these judges need to see to understand that the Trump people do not care what you say and will only care if you throw them into jail.

Hear me out: Ed and Lucy go to @greaterpodston.bsky.social

Alternatively, ars Paradoxica and @forgivemeshow.bsky.social? Would KILL to hear Sally and Fr Ben chop it up

This is truth. SO many of you have no idea the sputtering, wild-eyed meltdown you would trigger.

Criticism means nothing coming from marginalized person; they've already decided we don't matter. But YOU? You're supposed to be on THEIR side. And I can almost guaranteed they just assume you are.

Waffle House is placing a surcharge on every egg it sells | CNN Business The soaring price of eggs has forced Waffle House to add a temporary surcharge on customers’ orders.

Is America great again yet

cool

“Why is Elon’s coup not on the front page of the New York Times???”

idk, probably because the NYT is a puzzle game app that happens to also release articles about how trans people aren’t real but are also somehow a menace. It’s like asking why there isn’t a sonnet printed on your toilet paper

Trump administration fires DOJ officials who worked on criminal investigations of the president The DOJ employees had been involved in special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation that led to Trump's classified documents and Jan. 6 cases.

Yes, this should alarm the hell out of us.

Please call your reps.

this piece is quite good mostly because it gets at the real reason for a lot of maga support. it's not about trump. they simply hate having to think about what they say and they absolutely will not stand for having to take responsibility for their speech. not remotely deep. nymag.com/intelligence...

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Talos

We don't need you to explain. We need you to sue. On this, many other matters you should have filled suit on last week. That is why anyone donates to you in the first place: direct action. Get moving.

Oh no. What if the AI guys’ have their idea stolen?

AI Needs So Much Power, It’s Making Yours Worse There’s a strong link between proximity to AI data centers and higher levels of distorted power in residential areas

Many journalists have written extensively about those externalities.

When these massive data centers come to town, they distort power supplies (per @bloomberg.com’s @leonardonclt.bsky.social, @naurtorious.bsky.social,
@andretartar.bsky.social)… 7/

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legiscan showing US Congress Senate Bill 9 Status Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 36-0) Status: Introduced on January 7 2025 - 25% progression Action: 2025-01-08 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 2. Summary A bill to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. title: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025

hi, cis folks! meet S.9. it's the senate sports ban for trans athletes—a big step to something making trump’s executive order federal law, which is much harder to undo.

short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️.

if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time.🧵


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