live nation is actively killing publications that cover new artists while also promoting festivals that almost exclusively cater to nostalgia and legacy acts. these problems are not unrelated.

Leor Galil@imleor.bsky.social · 7h ago

“Music publications BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine have been gutted by parent company Veeps... Nearly all the staff at each publication appear to have been laid off yesterday. Veeps, which is now owned by Live Nation, acquired the publications in 2024 or 2025”

Like 5 minutes into the new Ted Lasso and Rebecca and Co. are in Kansas City and getting yelled at with a HI MAY I HELP YOU at what is presumably Gates BBQ and oh how I howled with laughter.

That was the stated purpose behind the establishment of the branch of government in which you serve but go off king

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Free band name (for a stomp/clap folk punk septet polycule):

Dan O’Sullivan@osullyville.bsky.social · yesterday

Nope, nice try. Not doing this to myself. You'll have to kill my ass

Y’all…. Let’s find this guy, Nashville… nobody messes with Dolly… @tizzyent.bsky.social @five_spot

This was completely predictable. Anti trans policy will traumatize girls and keep more and more of them from playing sports.

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

Imane Khelif, Barbra Banda, now the Cunningham circus - it's kind of amazing how many "trans women in sports" controversies don't actually involve a single trans woman

Every day, another metaphor

slate@pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · 3d ago

my neighborhood 7-11 closed a couple years ago and tried to reopen but couldn’t get the permit approved because there’s a preschool next door and 7-11s sell alcohol (the previous permit was grandfathered in). i saw a fence going up around the lot recently and looked up what was moving in: a gun shop

why is this such a complicated thing for people to understand

Jemele Hill@jemelehill.bsky.social · 3d ago

The WNBA has never had a trans woman play in the league’s 30-year history and now the right and other anti-trans activists are hammering the league over something that has never been an issue, proving once again it isn’t about protection but exhibiting cruelty toward trans people.

This is one of the greatest sports mascots in the history of sports mascots!!

Sarah Spain ✨@sarahspain.com · 4d ago

OMG they just unveiled the mascot… MAYBELLE THE MASCOT #WPBL

When the Trump regime made a private citizen's life a nightmare with its Reflecting Pool hoax and then dropped the charges, it was a reminder that the regime knows it can punish its enemies and harass the innocent with the charges themselves, no matter the eventual outcome.

I really have no hot takes, maybe a lukewarm one at best but I could sit and read this entertaining thread all day. Lukewarm: Forget Blur vs Oasis, the answer is Pulp.

lil miss big boy@lighter.bsky.social · 5d ago

Post your hottest music take. Mine is New Order is better than Joy Division.

I’m glad the run of “Hadestown” has been extended and expanded to more theaters but I can’t get to a movie at 8:30 am on a Tuesday, bub.

GOOD MORNING! There’s a new women’s professional baseball league starting today, @wpbl.bsky.social, and we are all over it @theixsports.bsky.social #wpbl

The IX Sports@theixsports.bsky.social · 5d ago

It's been 72 years since women's baseball was played professionally in the United States. That changes tomorrow with the WPBL's inaugural slate of games. @mingemi.bsky.social explains how players and coaches are feeling before the big day. www.theixsports.com/features/wpb...

Ion broadcast team spotlights Damon Stoudamire in the crowd at the Portland Fire-Indiana Fever game and doesn’t say a damn word about Carrie Brownstein sitting right behind him

BREAKING: FIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning a divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after massive pushback.

Infantino abandons plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity following massive pushback

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after receiving pushback from all corners of the soccer world.

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Great last paragraph: A few rich guys stepping into extract value from something they didn’t build. This whole fiasco really was telegraphed by one oily rescinded red card.

Tim Murphy@timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 6d ago

Infantino’s FIFA has firmly crossed the threshold from a sports story involving money and power to a money and power story involving sports www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

You may need to wear sunglasses while looking at this. Or maybe use Visine after. www.404media.co/these-are-th...

These Are the Worst ChatGPT Flyers You've Sent Us

Welcome to the AI-generated poster hall of shame.

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The New Yorker is out with a Marc Fisher piece detailing the Trump administration's destruction of the Voice of America. There are a few quotes from me in the extensive story. www.newyorker.com/news/annals...

How Donald Trump Silenced the Voice of America

The Voice of America was created to spread the story of freedom and democracy around the world. Now, with many of its journalists being paid to stay home, it’s delivering a very different message.

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It’s not politics. It’s not sports. But I’d love your opinion: I’ve lost my summer PTO to a many family things. When Sept-Oct-Nov come I want to maybe road trip (or even fly) for some music. Who should I see? (I have folks I’d like to see but can’t this summer and they head to Europe in fall)

This shows the gap between GOP & Dem. messaging. The Republicans NEVER stop pressing their false narratives. They bang the drums over & over. The Dems make their case & move on. They should have been non-stop pummeling Trump for Covid (and 1/6) for years, never letting anyone forget these sins.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Moreno to Fauci: "Who the fuck did you think you were?"

The long-term damage done by this unhinged obsession against a public servant like Dr Fauci is unmeasurable. We won’t see the people avoiding public health and infectious diseases careers and the discoveries they would’ve made.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Fauci accuses Rand Paul of having an "unhinged obsession with calling for my prosecution" and of making "repeated slanderous comments," then says "although it pains me to do so... under advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the 5th Amendment to refrain from answering your questions."

As Measles cases hit a 35 year high, as a senseless war rages on with no exit plan, as gas climbs to record highs, and the Epstein files remain secret, the U.S. Senate is holding a hearing today to yell at Dr. Fauci and again push horse dewormer on the American public.

The speech was wonderful but Jon Stewart’s kicker was just the best. RIP Glen Hansard. Thanks for the joy. Make art. youtube.com/watch?v=qx8y...

"Falling Slowly" winning Best Original Song Oscar®

YouTube video by Oscars

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@sarahspain.com @sarahspain.com Do you know about this? I don't know if this is a trailer or a part 1 of something, the info I have isn't clear. But thought you'd like the Chicago-ness about it. (And Liz is a dynamo.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0ou...

Ladies First: Chicago's Impact On Professional Women's Basketball

YouTube video by Story League

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Upwards of 200,00 people may have lost their jobs today; or will in the upcoming days. There is a palpable sense of fear among the Haitian community right now. They need your support.

Heba Gowayed هبة جويد@hebagowayed.bsky.social · last wk.

My Haitian friend was just fired from his job. "They said I don't have a legal status now." This is likely happening to hundreds of thousands of people across this country today. Sick.

We are still accepting applications through the end of next week! When TIG first began I don't think there were 20 people regularly writing about the women's game. As I'm writing this, we have 92 applications for six open positions. That is absolutely wild to me.

Mike Murphy (he/him/his)@mikemurphyhky.bsky.social · 4w ago

Friends, @theixsports.bsky.social Hockey, powered by @theicegarden.bsky.social, is hiring. - Remote, part-time positions with a monthly $ stipend. - We're happy to work with students, including those seeking paid internships. - Work with editors, mentors, cool ppl docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I wrote about how much Americans wagered on sports betting in 2025 and how it’s more than they spent on movies, art, museums and music combined. Read my article @fortunemagazine.bsky.social fortune.com/2026/07/26/g...

Gambling becomes America's favorite pastime as Americans spend more on sports bets than movies, arts, museums, and music combined | Fortune

Americans wagered $166 billion on sports last year, more than Hollywood, the music industry, books, and museums combined.

fortune.com

This one goes out to all the humans in the watershed whose homes and businesses were damaged by storms today 🌊🌊