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Diana Moskovitz

@dianamoskovitz.bsky.social

By day, investigations editor @defector.com. By night, writing a book about Alice Milliat, who got women's athletics into the Olympics. For book updates: https://tinyurl.com/dianambook diana@defector.com dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com Signal: dmoskovitz.99

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Diana Moskovitz@dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · last wk.

The right got a big win when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld states banning trans girls from women's sports. What's next? Over at @defector.com, I dig into their plan for essentially winding down competitive women's sports and Title IX — think of it as make women's sports girly again. Gift link:

Is The Right's Next Project Make Women's Sports Girly Again? | Defector

Within a few weeks of the country’s highest court giving states permission to ban trans girls from nearly all school sports, the influential right wing think tank The Heritage Foundation made clear it...

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Diana Moskovitz@dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · 2w ago

Why, yes, I did see BTS in Las Vegas! I wrote about what it was like trying to see the band live while not spending a bajillion dollars, the economic malaise hanging over the city of sin, and somehow still finding joy in it all for @flaminghydra.com

Las Vegas K-Pop Adventure

There’s a lot of hype—and for good reason—around BTS WORLD TOUR ARIRANG, which kicked off in April and will continue for 88 shows, ending in 2027. Arirang—the album name taken from a Korean folk song ...

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Mississippi Free Press@mississippifreepress.org · 2w ago

OPINION: "[A]nytime I read a story involving a young Black man, a child or a family facing an unimaginable loss, my mind immediately goes to my sons. I think about their faces. I think about the parents receiving the phone call that changes everything," Erica Powe writes.

Editor’s Note | A Mother’s Plea for Careful Journalism

Erica Powe reflects on motherhood and the importance of careful reporting while reflecting on the deaths of Trey Reed, Kohen Wiley and Nolan Wells.

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Jasper Wang@jaspercwang.bsky.social · 3w ago

I apologize for opening Bluesky just to copy-and-paste a LinkedIn post, but here goes: As part of @defector.com's grant work with Start.coop, we're co-sponsoring a 12-week accelerator program for emerging journalist-led/worker-friendly media companies. www.start.coop/accelerator

Start.coop | Empower Cooperative Growth

Discover resources and support to build and grow cooperatively-owned businesses, fostering community wealth-building and economic stability.

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Diana Moskovitz@dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · 3w ago

It's World Cup time, which means I'm back to evangelizing for the church of Watch Soccer On Telemundo. But this time around, a lot of people are joining me! Turns out, Telemundo is the real winner of this year’s World Cup. Gift link:

Telemundo Is The Real Winner Of This Year's World Cup | Defector

It was Sunday night in Los Angeles and streets of the city legendary for its traffic sat empty. Even Trader Joe’s—the beloved grocery chain known as much for its tiny parking lots as its low prices—ha...

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Diana Moskovitz@dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · last mo.

I read all 77 pages of the Supreme Court ruling upholding state bans on trans athletes in sports. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, writing in dissent, said that to the court's majority "the facts do not matter, even though the consequences are serious." She also pointed toward another way:

A screenshot of the following text: Sotomayor cited a case largely ignored by the majority opinion: United States v. Virginia, in which the court, by a vote of 7-1 in 1996, found that women could no longer be excluded from the Virginia Military Institute. Even if many women wouldn't be able to make it at VMI, the exclusion of a minority of women was still enough to declare that a fix was necessary. "Unresolved factual differences matter," Sotomayor wrote, "even if the classes of people to whom they might be relevant are themselves small."
Diana Moskovitz@dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · last mo.

I wrote up the lawsuit filed this week by former NFL running back Doug Martin's family. They say negligence by police and paramedics in Oakland caused their son's death at age 36. Gift link, plus a link in the story to the full lawsuit if you want to read it:

Lawsuit: Death Of Doug Martin Caused By Negligence From Police, Paramedics | Defector

The parents of former NFL running back Doug Martin—who died eight months ago while in Oakland police custody—are suing the city of Oakland, five of its police officers, and an ambulance company in fed...

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Diana Moskovitz@dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · last mo.

Owen Wilson was on Telemundo talking about how great watching soccer is in Spanish, and I have taken it as a sign that the Telemundo hive is growing! Here, we've got Jozy Altidore, an ultra-professional broadcast and no commercials during hydration breaks. Come on over!

Joel Beall@joelmbeall.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Exclusive: Phil Mickelson accused of nonconsensual, inappropriate contact with a female employee at his home course. Following the allegation, he is no longer a member of the club. Our Golf Digest investigation: www.golfdigest.com/story/phil-m...

Exclusive: Phil Mickelson accused of inappropriate contact with female course employee, removed from club

Multiple sources confirmed to Golf Digest that Phil Mickelson is no longer a member at The Farms outside San Diego after a club employee accused him of inappropriate contact with her before a round of golf this spring

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Diana Moskovitz@dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · 2mo ago

You don't need to watch Fox to see the World Cup! Let's all work on our Spanish instead!! La Copa Mundial es vivo!! (gift link to @defector.com from 2023) defector.com/try-watching...

Try Watching This World Cup In Spanish | Defector

In my childhood, the official language of soccer was Spanish. Watching soccer meant turning on the TV and flipping over to the Spanish-language stations. If you were lucky, Andrés Cantor had the call....

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Diana Moskovitz@dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I went to Stars on Ice for @defector.com and came back with a report on the awesome star power of Alysa Liu. The screams! The sparkles! The "Stateside" skate! Gift link to read all about it:

You Don’t Know Alysa Liu's Power Until You See It In Person | Defector

ANAHEIM, Calif. — There is no fandom quite like the fandom of teenage girls. It is powerful and pure, untainted by the burdensome knowledge of adulthood while burning with an intensity that feels beyo...

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Diana Moskovitz@dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A Martin County judge said that prosecutors and law enforcement can have access to Tiger Woods's prescription records. But they will not be made public, as they typically would be under Florida's broad public records law. Gift link (includes a copy of the ruling):

Tiger Woods's Prescription Records Will Be Shielded From The Public | Defector

Tiger Woods, the most dominant golfer of his era, will have to submit his prescription drug records to law enforcement as part of the investigation into his March 27 traffic crash, a judge ruled Tuesd...

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Julia Poe@juliapoe.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Rest in peace to Jason Collins, an unthinkably brave person and incredible leader for the LGBT community. Over a decade later and his coming out column is still an astonishing piece of writing. Wish the sport had caught up more and that he could have lived to see it.

Why NBA center Jason Collins is coming out now

This story appears in the May 6, 2013, issue of Sports Illustrated. I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay. I didn't set out to be the first

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Diana Moskovitz@dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Can you build a winning gymnastics program without abuse? One Ohio high school shows that, yes, you can. Excerpt today on @defector.com from Nina Mandell's really fun book "A Fraction of a Point" from @ksupress.bsky.social. Gift link:

How One Ohio High School Built An Unlikely Gymnastics Dynasty | Defector

The following is excerpted from A Fraction of a Point: A Gymnastics Dynasty on the Line, by Nina Mandell. Published by Kent State University Press. Reproduced by permission. The book is available for ...

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Diana Moskovitz@dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The figure skater who reported that she was raped by Nikolaj Sørensen has come forward in a statement and an interview. She is Ashley Foy, an ice dancer who now coaches. Gift link:

Figure Skater Who Reported Sexual Assault Comes Forward | Defector

The figure skater who said that Canadian ice dancer Nikolaj Sørensen sexually assaulted her—leading to Sørensen’s ban from the sport, and his former partner (and current girlfriend) teaming up with a ...

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Diana Moskovitz@dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I wrote about Dianna Russini, the constant pressure female reporters face to prove they aren't sleeping with sources (plus the pressure we do get from sources to get involved with them), and why all of this is so uncomfortable to talk about. Gift link:

You Can Never Let Them Think They Have A Chance | Defector

I don’t remember the first time someone hit on me as a reporter. I believe this is because my brain has come to treat these events as unremarkable. For any woman in journalism, they pile up over the y...

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David_j_roth@davidjroth.bsky.social · 4mo ago

There is nothing keeping a trial subscriber from reading all five-and-a-half years of Defector during your $1 intro month and then tapping out. But I think the blogs sell themselves, and we're extruding new ones daily: defector.com/achieve-info...

Achieve Information Independence Via Defector’s Spring Sale | Defector

When I survey energy markets—that is, when I gaze through binoculars at the gas station sign I can read from my home as long as there isn’t a big truck in the intersection—I see the disruptive effects...

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