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Michelle Bruton

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senior editor at Triumph Books; Olympics and action sports writer at Forbes SportsMoney; emo scholar at The Alternative; Packers writer here and there; IPA defender; parasocial Boston Bruins fan. NH ➡️ CHI

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Chuck Schumer: ‘The American People Deserve A President Who Can More Credibly Justify War With Iran’ WASHINGTON—In a pointed critique of President Trump’s foreign policy leadership, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stated to members of the press Thursday that “the American people deserve a presid...

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28.02.2026 17:21 — 👍 6682    🔁 1514    💬 60    📌 80
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US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says At least 85 students have been killed in US-Israeli strikes that hit an Iranian girls' school in Hormozgan province, Iran's judiciary said on Saturday. Washington has not commented on the reported str...

We killed 85 schoolgirls. We are not the good guys.

28.02.2026 16:00 — 👍 16918    🔁 6527    💬 464    📌 550

Sorry, I should say struggling to get out of bed in the morning. I am waking up at 5:30 every day 🤣

28.02.2026 16:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’m still struggling to wake up in the morning from Italy jet lag and meanwhile the Olympic snowboarders are gearing up to compete in Snow League finals in Aspen today. Just built different

28.02.2026 16:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks, I will!

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And, as someone who has to read information to absorb it (and *reads along with the transcript* if I ever listen to a podcast), I’d never want to make anything I have to say less accessible to people who learn the same way I do

24.02.2026 10:31 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

fun bit of history: Connor Hellebuyck is the first goalie in the history of the Olympics to make 40+ saves in a game and get an assist in a game. (assisted on Hughes GWG with Werenski)

23.02.2026 17:19 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Sorry, was in no way trying to excuse their behavior. Just noting a gross, engrained part of the culture that will take a very long time to change

23.02.2026 16:53 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

To the player who said “Absolutely!” and the one who chanted “2 for 2”—please rub off on your friends.

(I do think some of the cheering in response to what Trump said was meant to be in support of the women’s team. But those other cackling laughs must be heartbreaking for the women’s team to hear.)

23.02.2026 16:45 — 👍 30    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

YES exactly

23.02.2026 16:40 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This was the thing that stood out when reading about the Blackhawks covering up sexual assault. No one wanted to rock the boat, with them thinking that talking about the sexual assault was the boatrocking, not the assault itself. It's so bad.

23.02.2026 16:39 — 👍 12    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Re: Trump telling the men’s team that he’s going to “have to” also invite the women’s team, and the men laughing—one of the most toxic aspects of hockey culture is that it is unfailingly “polite.” They are raised to listen to their elders, not to push back even when they know something is wrong

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big shoutout though to the one guy on the US hockey team who starts chanting 2-FOR-2! 2-FOR-2! when Trump brings up the women's team while pretty much everybody else laughs, he gets a pass

23.02.2026 16:31 — 👍 673    🔁 37    💬 5    📌 3

in public, the men's hockey team has been supportive of the women's team, going to games, cheering them on, saying they were inspired by the OT golden goal
must be gutting to feel that support and then get first-hand evidence that behind closed doors, when it's just The Boys, they're laughing at you

23.02.2026 16:29 — 👍 3816    🔁 1109    💬 72    📌 58

thank you friend! 🥹

23.02.2026 14:09 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Paralympics start March 6 😅

23.02.2026 14:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I’m taking ownership over the “the Tkachuks never closed their door for two weeks” anecdote from my question 😆

22.02.2026 22:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

exactly right!

22.02.2026 21:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Olympics are done! I’ve written 37 articles this month! I am SLEEPING FOREVER

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Talent Is A Given; U.S. Men’s Hockey Team Earns Gold With Chemistry It wasn’t a miracle that allowed the U.S. men’s hockey team to win its first Olympic gold medal since 1980, when it defeated Canada 2-1 in overtime. It was chemistry.

Closing out the Olympics with one of my favorite stories I've written during them www.forbes.com/sites/michel...

22.02.2026 21:37 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

*Stares in Hellebuyck*

22.02.2026 21:05 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

Reporters were certainly trying to get Sullivan to give a quote saying just that. It just may be

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not too yet because we (press) won’t leave them alone 😆

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Jack Hughes: “I looked on the ice and saw my teeth”

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You can smell the champagne from here!

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Sway when he sees the gold medals: “Wowwww” 😆

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GOALIE HUG: OLYMPICS EDITION

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🥹🥹🥹

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😬😬😬

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🤣

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