Katie Heindl

“I don’t know when we started carrying water for billionaires, buying the belief that being rich means being inherently astute or fiscally intelligent, but there’s nobody more pleased than them that we did.”

riding the crosstown and can confirm it’s bumpin, also that the announcement speakers are already blown out somehow

‘It also feels gross’. Katie nails it.

Degradation by design Valuation's dark side as seen in the NBA trade deadline, gutting of The Washington Post, and Giannis Antetokounmpo's investment in the betting platform, Kalshi.

"...you just have to start. Roughly, badly, not how you picture, and probably different than where you’ll end up, but the value — in a writer’s case — is in writing and in turn, giving somebody the choice to read you." @wtevs.bsky.social www.basketballfeelings.com/p/degradatio...

Degradation by design Valuation's dark side as seen in the NBA trade deadline, gutting of The Washington Post, and Giannis Antetokounmpo's investment in the betting platform, Kalshi.

went long on the dark side of who/what we consider valuable, the trade deadline, the gutting of the washington post, and giannis' investment in prediction market, kalshi

shoutout the person dressed like a moka pot

cut from a solemn procession of olympic flag bearers including kipchoge and a japanese nuclear disarmament activist to giant foam bobbleheads of da vinci and galileo dancing around

CHARLIZE is there doing a mandela reading! my girl’s hot off the odyssey and ready to facilitate world peace

not since essentially inventing the pony express mail system

my man’s still got it, never lost it

dude bocelli did NESSUN DORMA at the opening ceremony, sobbing

canada looking like mascot costumes, rough

fila is the dutch sponsor? wish it was patta but still sick

need the japan, nigeria, haiti and mongolia olympic kits

The Basktball Feelings Podcast, Episode 67: Chris Hine Author and Timberwolves beat writer on the emotional nuance of asking hard questions, writing his book "Ant", and the human side of being on the beat.

asking questions in challenging situations! anthony edwards’ maturation up close! book writing! the deeply human side of being on the beat! the timberwolves group chat! the shifting emotional iq of media! the BASKETBALL FEELINGS podcast episode 67 with @christopherhine.bsky.social!

This was a wonderful chat with Katie. Go follow her and support her work!

The Basktball Feelings Podcast, Episode 67: Chris Hine Author and Timberwolves beat writer on the emotional nuance of asking hard questions, writing his book "Ant", and the human side of being on the beat.

asking questions in challenging situations! anthony edwards’ maturation up close! book writing! the deeply human side of being on the beat! the timberwolves group chat! the shifting emotional iq of media! the BASKETBALL FEELINGS podcast episode 67 with @christopherhine.bsky.social!

i know my fair share and i stand by it

i think we hear a lot about nba european expansion — who it’s for, whether it’s plausible, etc — from north americans and less from actual europeans, and @rbritoreis.bsky.social is one of the smartest europeans i know, so

with the trade deadline blessedly behind us here’s a huge icymi, a piece i loved for its personal touch points and incisiveness

you’re all welcome to join me on the not paying attention to giannis’ gaslighting train, we just chug along and mind our own business

the cp3/agbaji trade press release doesn’t mention cp3 being waived

geeze wealthy

wait is this internet and not food, that’s rough

i joke because i really hate it!

Utterly hosed on my timeline

hey now we’re all trying to up our fibre, that’s a great rotational piece

pretty good deal in this economy tbh

learning how to talk about themselves in the third person?

i was JUST writing a post about being happy for jared mccain going to okc but being sad for lowry missing his latest beloved and realized you’re my only target audience/should’ve just texted