NCAA bans trans women from women's sports in reversal of 15-year policy The largest college sports governing body in the country made the change following President Trump’s executive order banning trans girls from girls’ school sports.

Out of over 500,000 student-athletes attending NCAA schools, fewer than 10 are transgender, NCAA President Charlie Baker said during a congressional hearing in December.
Let that sink in: Less than 10, out of over a *half-million* athletes across *all* NCAA divisions.
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Dems must say: No troops, or no shutdown deal | Will Bunch Newsletter Plus, billionaire saved by Penn wants to wreck it.

The Inky's Will Bunch gets it. Gift link:
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Pretty happy with the MLB playoffs lineup. If I'd been able to pick the eight teams moving on to the division series, I'd have chosen all of these except LA.
Now back to Bsky anonymity.

there's a special place in hell for a newspaper editor who uses "impacted" as a verb in a sentence written in passive voice.

arrgh. I know I saw them at a multi-band show *someplace* - maybe they played my college? will check

same. didn't they play the HFS festival one year?

Exactly. When we're more worried about avoiding controversy than we are about a commitment to the truth, people stop trusting us.

Such a great movie. And despite that opening f-bomb it's a perfect movie to show your kids as they're hitting middle school. A hero who, when all alone and it looks bleak, digs in and sciences the shit out of it? Yes, please.

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YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

Eight million views in less than 10 hours. That's Star Wars trailer numbers. Actually, better: The Mandalorian & Grogu trailer has 8 million views in 2 days.
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Tonight, Kimmel's probably going to have the best late-night ratings since Letterman's farewell. Maybe Johnny's. Can't wait to see the overnights.

popcorn time.

Weird, you'd think he'd be a fan of women taking Tylenol, given how many times Melania has surely said, "Not tonight, Donald, I have a headache."

YouTube video by The Belair Lip Bombs The Belair Lip Bombs - Don't Let Them Tell You (It's Fair)

not to threadsit but yeah, this is the first album I've been excited about for a while. check this out, which is maybe even better (tho not as much my jam). and now I'll stop...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eKy...

YouTube video by The Belair Lip Bombs The Belair Lip Bombs - Hey You (Official Video)

btw this is my current obsession: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOqJ...

hey, that's good! a shade of Matthew Sweet in there, maybe?

I've had that book since I was a little kid. I've kept all these years just for that cover. We're about to move and it's in a taped-up box right now or I'd share a photo.

maybe he saw that Laura Loomer tweet calling out Kirk for "stabbing Trump in the back."

When Charlie Kirk was murdered at a rally at Utah State University by an insane *insert whatever reason here*, what we should want out of that grotesque act is real gun control.
3/3

When two children were murdered and dozens more injured at Anunciation School in my neighborhood last week by an insane nihilist, what we should want out of that grotesque act is real gun control.
2/3

Re-posting a friend's thoughts:
When Melissa Hortman and her husband were gunned down by an insane right-winger, what we should want out of that grotesque act is real gun control.
1/3

This pieces sucks on so many levels, but the closing line -- "If the preseason is fun, the regular season is electric." -- that is the suckitude cherry on the top of a pile of suck.

to badly paraphrase Nathan Hale's supposed last words: I regret that I have but one cancellation of my Washington Post subscription.

YouTube video by Will Jenkins When wintertime rolls around, the gorilla simply freeze to death

"when wintertime rolls around...."
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Go ahead and take my money. I love the original but I can't wait to hear these versions - plus the bootlegs "Child Bride" and "Losin' Kind," which I've never heard but fans say are two of his very best songs.

I think this is your best piece since joining The Atlantic. As a father and a Florida resident, this hits hard. I'm so glad we're about to move out of this hellscape.

c'mon, Will, it's not like he lived almost right on the Caribbean or has any deep family connections to the region. OH WAIT

A pika sits on a mossy rock.

Tighter crop of the same pika, focusing on its head.

An even tighter crop, focusing more on the pika's eye.

An extremely tight crop of the pika's eye, emphasizing their reflection of an early morning mountain scene.

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"

Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

These children were probably praying when they were shot to death at catholic school. Don’t give us your fucking thoughts and prayers.

Trump got rid of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention. Trump gutted the resources that were in place to keep our communities safe.

BRAVO. perfect. no notes.