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The Nite Owl

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Valerie Valkyrie@beezygrey.bsky.social · 20h ago

"It’s not a different opinion. It’s straight up bigotry ... that we wouldn’t accept or hand wave away if it were targeted towards any other group." Every cis person who follows me for WNBA content better read this. Pay for a sub, you owe the trans community that much & Frankie is a hell of a writer

Frankie de la Cretaz@thefrankiedlc.news · 20h ago

This is rough but I think it talks about a lot of what is missing from the Cunningham/WNBA discourse. Namely, that trans people are not hypothetical thought experiments. They are real people who are being genocided by our government & any coverage that doesn't center that reality misses the mark.

🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦@jvipondmd.bsky.social · 2d ago

"new state laws and safety codes are reclassifying these plug-in kits as standard appliances — meaning renters can finally treat home solar like a simple toaster oven, plugging a personal power plant into any wall socket and cutting electricity bills by up to 25% with zero landlord approval."

Renters have been locked out of solar energy for years, and a tiny balcony device now "picking the lock" is spreading through 8 states

Renters have been locked out of solar energy for years, and a tiny balcony device now "picking the lock" is spreading through 8 states to make it available.

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Matthew Cortland (they)@matthewcort.land · yesterday

I was banned by BlueSky (then apparently unbanned) for calling for the trial & death penalty for Ralph de la Torre, former CEO of Steward Health Care, a man directly responsible for the deaths of disabled Americans. I stand by my analysis - the full writeup is here: www.patreon.com/mattbc/posts...

Ralph de la Torre, Steward Health Care CEO, Is A Murderer (And I've Been Banned By BlueSky) | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland

nb. I have been suspended from BlueSky. Patreon — now with new, easier URL, ShoudntNeedToBeALawyer.com or ShouldntNeed.com — is the best pla

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Rieve Alavaix@rieve.bsky.social · 2d ago

Matthew Cortland has been suspended from bsky for, you guessed it, bullshit reasons. Bsky continues to protect the rich from getting their feelings hurt while consistently banning those who advocate for the marginalized and vulnerable. Follow Matthew on Patreon or ShouldntNeedToBeALawyer.com

Ralph de la Torre, Steward Health Care CEO, Is A Murderer (And I've Been Banned By BlueSky) | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland

nb. I have been suspended from BlueSky. Patreon — now with new, easier URL, ShoudntNeedToBeALawyer.com or ShouldntNeed.com — is the best pla

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corn on macabre 2: turbo hd remix@catfort.fightins.online · 2d ago

It's amazing. Matthew is a lawyer, their argument is well-reasoned and measured, asking why the death penalty is applied to those who lack power, rather than to people who cause massive, irreparable harm. But it's always easier to pretend a challenging premise is a call to violence, huh, bluesky.

Rieve Alavaix@rieve.bsky.social · 2d ago

Matthew Cortland has been suspended from bsky for, you guessed it, bullshit reasons. Bsky continues to protect the rich from getting their feelings hurt while consistently banning those who advocate for the marginalized and vulnerable. Follow Matthew on Patreon or ShouldntNeedToBeALawyer.com

The Nite Owl@brightlightdarksky.cryptoanarchy.network · 2d ago

Gonna be a lot of talk about how Kelsey Plum may be the missing piece the veteran #PHX side need to make another playoff run… and they’d be right. BUT don’t sleep on AT 👑👑👑who is the undisputed triple-double queen of the #wnba I believe that’s a career number 21? 👸🏿👸🏿👸🏿

Richard Cohen@richardcohen.bsky.social · 2d ago

The fourth multi-triple-double night in WNBA history. All four have been Alyssa Thomas + X. #WNBA

Steph Evz @stephevz.bsky.social · 2d ago

If I was a prominent player in the #WNBA, and people were trying to tie me to something that seriously opposed my values and who I am as a person, there would not be enough microphones for me to yell into denouncing that. There would be no “middle of the road” stance. Just a thought.

The Nite Owl@brightlightdarksky.cryptoanarchy.network · 2d ago

On point. It’s all about policing women and womanhood. Anti-trans rhetoric is inherently anti-women.

Right-wing provocateurs understand that the data is not on their side - but a popular belief on their side is that women's sports are teeming with transgender individuals solely because many women athletes do not have the "look" of a woman. Someone needs to tell Cunningham that women who are not transgender are subject to being labeled as trans if they do not exude a hegemonically "feminine" look. Brittney Griner and Lauren Betts are textbook examples of this. In fact, tall women across the board receive this flack and the WNBA is full of tall women. In short - being anti-trans is one of the biggest examples of being anti-woman because it puts pressure on women to have to adhere to beauty standards (many of which are set by men who do not even like women, emotionally) as opposed to being their true selves. And if being a supposed warrior on behalf of women's sports (and women in general) is Cunningham's aim, that is very short-sighted too. As we have pointed out on several occasions, the biggest threat to women's sports is not the trans community - it is misogynistic men.
Akiem 👨🏾‍💻🎙️🎥📰📺📸@akiembailum.bsky.social · 2d ago

In my latest at #BeyondTheW, I look at the Sophie Cunningham anti-trans controversy from all angles...including how she's clearly setting herself up for life after #WNBA and how much of this is actually counter-productive. @loirabtw.bsky.social beyondthew.com/wnba-indiana...

Soraya Nadia McDonald@soraya.press · 2d ago

I am a one-woman band. I don’t use AI. Not to write, not to edit, not to automate social posting. I am: — working on two essays for Soraya [dot] Press — prepping to sit as a talking head for a doc shooting this week but airing in December — RSVPing, requesting press creds/setting editorial cal

Along Came Poly-4-The-W@alongcamepoly4thew.bsky.social · 3d ago

Full quote on Natalie Nakase’s answer to being asked about what she thinks about regarding the ongoing Sophie Cunningham/trans-athletes debate that's swept across the WNBA - kenzo fukuda on x "Im all about women, little girls deserving to play & that includes trans women...im all about inclusivity"

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Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 4d ago

i wanna know which extremely online lawyer made sure to require the post be pinned. genius.

Susie "Nickname In Quotes" Beeca@susiebeeca.bsky.social · 4d ago

Ah, this warms the cockles of my cold, dead heart. Wait til you see the price a TERF had to pay for lying about a trans woman. "...also be required to publish a court-approved apology that must remain pinned on their social media channels for three months" www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/an-a...

Bolts@boltsmag.org · 4d ago

“These Virginians deserve the right to use their vote, make their voices heard, and be recognized as contributing citizens to our commonwealth and country,” Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger said yesterday.

Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights for Thousands With Past Felony Convictions - Bolts

This is the only state that was banning people convicted of any felony from voting for life. Virginians have an opportunity to end that system for good in November.

boltsmag.org

NPR@npr.org · 4d ago

Public health nurses have been pulled from other duties in Washtenaw County, MI, to call hundreds of people sick with cyclosporiasis, and try to help them remember everything they ate in recent days.

Nurses chase Cyclospora using grocery receipts, food apps and detailed interviews

Public health nurses have been pulled from other duties in Washtenaw County, MI, to call hundreds of people sick with cyclosporiasis, and try to help them remember everything they ate in recent days.

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