Frankie hits the nail on the head here. This is another act in the genocide of trans people that is taking place, and it is utterly disappointing that the WNBA is not standing up for what has always made WNBA games and fandom so joyful in order to appease bigots.

Frankie de la Cretaz@thefrankiedlc.news · 17h 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.

The Cleveland Sirens have arrived. The new WNBA franchise unveiled their name and logo today, which pays homage to the team, the city and the five Great Lakes. @thomascostello.bsky.social dives into the team's identity, how former Rockers players were part of the celebratory moment and more:

The Cleveland Sirens are honoring its past, setting sail to the future | The IX Sports

Here's how Cleveland's new WNBA franchise plans on honoring the history of the Rockers while also looking ahead at their future.

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I literally cried watching the Sirens’ promo/announcement video. I am so very excited for this.

Very worried for Lish, that was a bad fall

"don't make enough money" is a fig leaf All those degree programs--social work, art, etc.--have disproportionately female student bodies. This is designed to make it harder for women to attend college--college education being a key factor in women's autonomy from men & left-leaning voting pattern.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d ago

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v

I am convinced that the utterly garbage PRP that Oracle put out for Campus Solutions for the financial aid OB3 changes is because a lot of it was written by generative AI. I have never before experienced such a bad software patch on something so critical.

CZEdwards@czedwards.bsky.social · 2d ago

I swear the lawyers will save us all. (this is smart & exactly what companies with customer facing products need, since 1) you can’t copyright generated code, so it damages proprietary intellectual property & 2) you have contracts you can’t afford to fuck up with some nepo-intern’s shit-commit.

We all have those now. Rona does organ damage. And that's how bodies work... problems mount up until one of them gets you.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2d ago

Breaking News: Two deaths in Michigan have been linked to cyclospora. Both people who had the parasite also had underlying health issues.

ALso like...people with "underlying health conditions", which often means disabled people, deserve to live too. So tired of media and politician trying to play that line.

“Standing up for common sense” as a phrase is becoming a red flag to me. Common sense according to whom? It also screams to me a lack of nuance or any real research into a topic.

I've catalogued the gayest parts of WPBL Opening Weekend for you. You're welcome:

the gayest parts of wpbl opening weekend

olivia travel, tarps off for the girls, & hot WAGS!

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Caster Semenya, Brittney Griner, the list goes on and on. It's usually just racism.

Lauren Theisen@laurentheisen.bsky.social · 3d ago

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

Many of the same culprits of the NWSL's transphobia flare-up in November are gleefully stoking the WNBA's current crisis. There's a lot to learn from Sarah Gorden & Angelina Anderson's responses then, and Brianna Turner & Cheryl Reeve's responses now. Both leagues need to follow suit.

The Anti-Trans Grifters Are Coming For The NWSL | Defector

In July, the Guardian reported that the NWSL had quietly allowed its policy on the participation of transgender players, established in 2021, to expire. The scrapped policy used the testosterone level...

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The whole point of the Bill of Rights is to protect the only true minority - the individual. It limits the governments power to harm the individual. The whole constitution is designed to limit the governments power.

I just have to ask, did we learn nothing from Larry Nassar, Richard Strauss, and the like?

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

“Prof. Jill Galvan @jillgal.bsky.social said creating an Ohio Civics Board to have sole authority over the state's civics curriculum cuts against the goal of intellectual diversity. The bill, she argued, would establish ‘a state-mandated monopoly on civics.’”

The Columbus Dispatch@dispatch.com · 2d ago

Enrollment ranges from packed classrooms to nearly empty seats as one Republican state senator pushes to give university civics centers more power.

This is the play in every single industry at the moment. A massive bailout for mediocre white underachievers .

Jake_Vig@jakevig.bsky.social · 2d ago

After a middling WNBA career, blonde haired, blue eyed Sophie Cunningham has positioned herself for post-basketball success and riches as a conservative mouthpiece. This is the pattern that always works because conservatives are very very dumb and will latch onto anyone who promotes hate.

DOD is not letting trans service members attend their own separation hearings unless they conform with Whiskey Pete's notion of their gender. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

I hope Emily Engstler posts a photo of her black eye tomorrow. It sure to be epic.

Those of you eager to serve wealthy MLB owners as volunteer Pinkertons won’t like to read this, but as usual Joe Sheehan nails the real problem:

A thread if you want reminders about how corrupt the Ohio GOP is.

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d ago

There are a lot of Ohio Republicans in the news right now and it can get confusing. I'm here to help.

“If this was true, I would be in jail” is not a real profession of innocence; it is a brag about how strenuously the state protects the male right of private sphere violence against women and children.

Rebecca Solnit@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 3d ago

Those who believe things like this are working hard at not understanding the finite options available to someone whose abuser has not been prosecuted, found guilty, etc. by the law. And how rarely those things happen to abusers, esp. high-status white male abusers.

Reminder: Bernie Moreno dismissed women as "single-issue voters" on abortion during his 2024 run and said it was "crazy" that women over 50 think about it at all. It's sweet that he has opportunistically discovered empathy for his daughter and granddaughter. He should ask them what gender they are.

Mark Harris@markharris.bsky.social · 3d ago

A better moment to say this would have been any time during the last two years of "pure hell."

As many of you know, my wife is a trans woman. The last few weeks have shook me as I've always found the W to be the most welcoming place, and the anti-trans rhetoric has had me questioning things. With this shirt, Cheryl Reeve is reminding me what this league is about.

Cassidy Hettesheimer@cassidyhett.bsky.social · 3d ago

Cheryl Reeve’s shirt today:

announcement on the horizon for the CLE @wnba.com team name and we support a lake-based brand story

Thomas Costello@thomascostello.bsky.social · 4d ago

Looks like an announcement from WNBA Cleveland is coming on Tuesday. They said their name was coming this summer. Giving big Cleveland Sirens vibes (which is one of the names trademarked by the ownership group).

This is a good way to write about the anti-trans sentiment popping up around the WNBA lately, imo. It's gross and bad, and people should say that plainly!

WNBA Suspends Seattle Storm Minority Owner For Being Rude To Transphobic Shitheads | Defector

On Tuesday night, a small group of weirdos held an anti-trans rally outside of the Seattle Storm’s home arena. The occasion for their gathering was a game against the Indiana Fever and bench player So...

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I just saw a post that reminded me of pre-GPS ubiquity and I am amazed anew that I drove by myself from Florida to Ohio for school using just handwritten directions from my dad. And another time I visited my friend in rural Pennsylvania using printed Mapquest directions in the middle of the night.

Omg Maybelle Blair is a freaking icon. I love her. #wpbl

One of the Heights players is from Gahanna??? Central Ohio ftw!

That was one of the national anthems of all time #wpbl

Dang it, they’re making me emotional #wpbl