"Weird Al"-Farouq Aminu

prayers up For Stella

both KP and Stewie say that if they don't play then they're losing revenue, as if signing a deal that undervalues their contributions doesn't effectively lose them money too

"You can continue to negotiate without striking," Plum said. "... I've always been someone that's focused on the gain, not the gap."

1. no you can't, there is no active CBA, you literally cannot do that for much longer
2. that makes you unqualified to lead union negotiations, sorry

the NBPA has *full* access to the NBA's books

why is a PA rep saying stuff like this 😭😭😭

We can't want it for them when they don't want it for themselves. I have many issues with the WNT, but they knew their worth and stood on business. Know your worth, I beg.

and the comms were awful before this all started. we were yelling about the PA sounding bad on this a year ago

I hate how the W players are messaging this.

"We want what we deserve, but despite unprecedented preparation and funding and fan support for a strike (which is probably the only tactic the WNBA will take seriously, we really don't want to do the one thing necessary to get what we want."

How the WNBPA made itself lockout-proof | The IX Sports How the WNBPA made itself lockout-proof — Azzi Fudd, Sarah Strong talk UConn all in the latest Basketball Insider.

a strike fund that was in the high seven figures!
www.theixsports.com/basketball-i...

it's good to loudly and unnecessarily announce you really don't want to strike and actually maybe the boss' offer is pretty good, right?

News: The NCAA sent out a memo last week to all schools to give them notice to a potential major logistical issue later this month: airline travel for both NCAATs, starting on Selection Sunday. This memo gets sent out every year, but with a catch this time: the gov't shutdown could worsen matters 🧵

drawing a line at 18yo on whether trans healthcare is scientifically justified is incoherent. if transition works for trans adults then it works for trans kids. if you decide trans youth dont have enough scientific justification for existing then fundamentally you dont believe trans adults do either

Burn It All Down Michigan's athletic department is implicated in yet another sexual assault scandal. It's long past time for change and it must start at the top.

on latroy lewis and sherrone moore, warde manuel’s history of inaction and negligence, and michigan’s culture of enabling thebucketproblem.beehiiv.com/p/fire-warde...

lol

game on the line and you run a post-up for Toby Fournier?? FOH, Kara has no idea what she's doing here

oh no

do the others contain Jada Baker

need wcbb season to be over already so I can watch more

she can do that??

as is your gender-affirming right

Scam Johnson , man

can't believe i miss mpj :/

no of course not yet lol

Trans New Yorkers Deserve Better Than Mamdani's Inaction On Trans Youth Care Closures The mayor has immediate steps he can take to ensure continuity of care for trans youth.

1. Its been a week since NYU Langone ended its trans youth care program.

Then Sinai followed a few days ago.

There are immediate steps Mamdani can take, and he refuses to do so. When asked about those steps, his office has chosen not to comment repeatedly.

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I was like wait HUH

When It All Goes Wrong Dissecting Michigan's loss to Iowa, why l hate detailed game previews, U-M's postseason outlook, and the upcoming matchup with Ohio State.

yes, i know, you want to move past the iowa debacle, but there is a preview of tonight's high-stakes game at ohio state in here too thebucketproblem.beehiiv.com/p/when-it-al...

I'm in a pretty similar situation and the answer is basically: no you're not fucked but unfortunately you probably have to sue them

looking forward to the emergence of a whole typology of clockiness to determine which of us get that privilege

ah, well
*now* I'm sobbing

the most annoying archetype to me has to be the shooter that you can't ever figure out if they're actually good or not

Sydney Parrish is just unlistenable on a broadcast