Jackie Powell

From @status.news tonight, which has sources in the newsroom..

"Staffers at The Post are doing everything they can to get Bezos’ attention and persuade him to deploy his vast resources to avert the coming newsroom amputation."

Women's Sports Stars Denounce ICE After Minnesota Shootings Breanna Stewart, who held an “abolish ICE” sign, is one of a growing number of athletes speaking out against ICE’s presence in Minneapolis.

Women's sports stars have a lengthy history of using their platforms to advocate for their communities.

This weekend was no different as Breanna Stewart & others shared messages denouncing ICE after the killing of Alex Pretti.

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I really hope the people who run WaPo don't do something as obviously dumb as getting rid of their sports section, which is among the very best in the country (and I'm sure draws a lot of traffic and engagement for them).

News coming from Breanna Stewart. She launched a foundation in partnership with Athletes for Impact, an org that supports athletes pursuing activism + social justice.

Her foundation's work will aim to break the cycles of poverty in her hometown of Syracuse.

More here:
stewiesworld.com/foundation/

The Liberty announce a preseason game at home against the Indiana Fever for Saturday, April 25 at 3 p.m. ET. This will be the first preseason game for both teams.

But, there currently still isn’t a CBA as teams operate in status quo following the release of the 2026 regular season schedule.

Breanna Stewart: "We're so fueled by hate right now instead of love, so I wanted to have a simple message of 'Abolish ICE,' which means having policies to uplift families and communities instead of fueling fear & violence."

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Absolutely!

would love to see some male athletes making proportional efforts/donations

I think what helps Paige here is her NIL and endorsement money, but I agree with your general point here. I think it would be much more striking if someone who didn’t have that cushion in the #WNBA did so.

Paige Bueckers pledges $50,000 to help children and families in Hopkins Paige Bueckers, the burgeoning WNBA superstar from Hopkins, has pledged a $50,000 matching donation to the Hopkins Strong Relief Fund to support children and families struggling with “the heightened s...

$50,000 is a hell of a lot for a wnba player sports.yahoo.com/articles/pai...

Unrivaled co-founder and WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart held up an “Abolish ICE” sign during player intros ahead of Mist’s game this afternoon.

Photo via @unrivaledwbb.bsky.social

BREAKING:

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis protester fatally shot by a federal officer was ICU nurse Alex Pretti, his parents say.

Mazel tov Erica! This is sooooo exciting.

The NBA postponed a game because the United States government is killing its citizens.

Can’t emphasize it enough.

NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR MY GOVERNOR

For Ole Miss player Cotie McMahon, PCOS diagnosis has meant finding a new normal - Andscape Cotie McMahon advocated for herself when she first arrived at Ole Miss and was given a specific plan to help manage her PCOS.

A really important story here from @ariivory.bsky.social via Andscape about Cotie McMahon and her recent journey with managing managing polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!

The IX Sports Podcast: A WNBA schedule before a CBA?  - The IX Sports The IX Sports Podcast features Jackie Powell and Howard Megdal's on-site reporting and ongoing WNBA CBA negotiations.

On this Friday's episode of @theixsportspod.bsky.social, @howardmegdal.bsky.social and @classicjpow.bsky.social bring you the latest on the WNBA's ongoing CBA negotiations. The duo also highlights key players from last weekend's Coretta Scott King Classic.

‘A Great Rupture of the World Order’ As Europe reacts to Trump’s Davos rant, America’s capacity for self-delusion remains boundless.

"If you live in Minneapolis, right now, you cannot walk the streets without fear of violence being done to you by masked, armed agents of the state.…That is actual fascism, right here, in America. The fact that this actual fascism is not everywhere, all at once, does not change its character."

Ready to run through a wall I’m so excited about the squad we’ve put together for season one of the @wnba.com on USA Sports!!!

Congratulations and welcome, teammates!!! Can’t wait for May!!! 🥳🎙️🏀🔥🫶

Amanda Seyfried’s Epiphanies The star of “The Testament of Ann Lee” and “The Housemaid” discusses letting go of judgment, working without hierarchies, and committing to the role of a woman possessed by faith.

“The Testament of Ann Lee” has been called “feminine filmmaking.” Amanda Seyfried discusses why that approach was central to making the movie. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Amanda Seyfried was robbed.

It will boggle my mind for a long time why The Testament of Ann Lee was snubbed by the Oscars.

Was it too strange? Maybe. It's something that a film about a relatively unknown woman in history who led a movement which was unprecedented for women at the time was shut out.

Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride has suffered a torn quad muscle while playing overseas for the Fenerbahçe women's basketball team.

Something to monitor as her recovery timeline could run into WNBA training camp or the start of the season.

What the WNBA schedule dropping now tells us - The IX Sports What the WNBA schedule dropping now tells us — Shea Ralph talks Vanderbilt Commodores in Basketball Wednesday.

In the latest Basketball Wednesday, @howardmegdal.bsky.social writes about the WNBA schedule drop, the Vanderbilt Commodores, and more!

www.theixsports.com/features/wha...

A source familiar tells me that the FIBA World Cup break will begin on August 31 and will run until September 16. The World Cup runs from September 4 through the 13 and games will resume on the September 17.

The last game of regular season will be on September 24.

The #WNBA has released its schedule plans although a CBA has not been formally done.

Main takeaways:

- regular season starts on May 8
- Commissioner's Cup will run from June 1-17, championship game on June 30.
- All-Star will be on July 25 in Chicago
-There will be a FIBA World Cup Break

Stewart on Endless CBA Talks: 'Just Starting' to See End of Tunnel Stewart said she can start to see a finish line for CBA talks for the first time since WNBA players opted out in 2024.

Via @alexschiffer.bsky.social, Breanna Stewart says that she's "just starting to see" the light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the CBA negotiations between the #WNBA and the players association.

Voting for Trump — and regretting it Sharif, the Madina Mall shop owner who fears she may have to return to the bad old days of having a boss, gave out an exasperated sigh. “Would you believe if I told you I voted for this man?” she said, referring to Trump. Sharif is not politically active, but in 2024, some campaigners came to her shop and told her that Trump would be good for business and against the LGBTQ agenda. “I was immediately hooked,” she said. She voted Republican for the first time. Now, chagrined, she said, “I never thought the man I put in office would come for my family, make me financially struggle and cause me so much fear that I carry my passport when I go to the bathroom,” she said, pointing at the mall’s bathrooms. “I feel as though the weapon I built is coming to kill me and my people,” she said.

Incredible quote here from a Somali small business owner in Minneapolis who voted for Trump. minnesotareformer.com/2026/01/19/a...

Listening to Trump presser for 40 mins. Rambling, repetitive stream of consciousness. Narcissistic in extreme. Every thought linked back to whether the person or entity voted for or likes Trump. If Biden had delivered this there would have been serious concern about his health.