I spent 10 days with Fox's shoulder programming during the World Cup. I've got some more visits planned to Planet FIFA as well.

I would weight Cheryl Reeve's opinion on what is important for women's sports ahead of Stephen A's.

Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · 23h ago

Did we ever find out if the A is for Asshole?

Here's a fascinating story. Catholic schools in Florida are, on religious grounds, denying religious exemptions to vaccines. Florida's right-wing Republican AG is demanding that the state's Catholic schools violate Catholic teaching & allow for religious exemptions. www.osvnews.com/florida-ags-...

Fla. AG's threat to Catholic schools 'clear violation' of the First Amendment, law scholar says

The AG's letter "reflects a misunderstanding of Americans' fundamental right to religious freedom and is a glaring and dangerous government overreach."

osvnews.com

My man took a short break from gooning to campaign.

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 2d ago

It was this one, and, yes, I do believe that was an All In first.

On this week's Hard Pass, @briankarem.bsky.social, Mark and I talked about coverage of the Todd Blanche nomination and how the reflecting pool coverage has become an urgent topic for the press. youtu.be/Le4C9JSE8u4?...

Blanche and the Slasher

YouTube video by Hard Pass Podcast

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Ah well, nevertheless.

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 2d ago

Fool me once……

Experts aren't always right. That's why I put my faith in morons who are never right

Just filled out my absentee Wisconsin primary ballot, no one else drop out before next Tuesday.

DOE is requesting that universities hire more conservative faculty and let me stop you right there. Universities don't hire any faculty if they can avoid it.

Liam Knox@liamknox.bsky.social · 2d ago

Scoop: The Trump administration is sending a letter to college presidents asking them to pledge a series of policy changes by the end of the year. Unlike last year's Compact, this effort was devised with input from higher ed leaders. Free link to my exclusive: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This would be a Fetterman proof outcome.

G Elliott Morris@gelliottmorris.com · 2d ago

Dems strongly favored to take the House in our new election forecast. Senate just better than a tossup: Iowa: 41% Dem Texas: 48 Alaska: 51 Ohio: 53 Maine: 68 Michigan: 69 North Carolina: 84 Georgia: 94 www.gelliottmorris.com/p/democrats-...

Riley Gaines heard a fifth-place team was player and turned up.

taylr@taylordahlin.com · 3d ago

riley gaines is at the minnesota lynx vs indiana fever game posing with people courtside as they line up for photos

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:

Netflix shouldn't have taped it to the back of the Declaration of Independence.

IGN@ign.com · 3d ago

Netflix is being sued for $105 million after a drive containing a master copy of Nicolas Cage's upcoming historical spy film, Fortitude, was stolen.

Surprised that the ABC broadcast of this Fever-Lynx game actually referred to the Sophie Cunningham comments and Cheryl Reeve's advocacy.

Just saw who the Tigers got for Skubal. I think a lot of Brewers fans are going to be really annoyed.

Truth is an absolute defense.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 4d ago

A federal judge has thrown out the FBI director’s lawsuit against a blogger who called him a “googly-eyed Kremlin bitch.” trib.al/oZwZMR9

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...

An anti-trans activist lied about a trans athlete injuring cis women. Now she has to pay the price. - LGBTQ Nation

Kirralie Smith admitted in court she didn't have any evidence to back up her claim about a trans woman injuring two cis women.

lgbtqnation.com

I don't know this pollster, but

Polling USA@usapolling.bsky.social · 4d ago

Texas Polling Senate: 🔵 Talarico: 48% 🔴 Paxton: 46% Governor: 🔴 Abbott: 50%* 🔵 Hinojosa: 44% Wedgewood / July 31, 2026

August as an academic

Direct action gets the goods.

tyler@tylergscott.com · 5d ago

in portland someone spray painted penises around potholes, and they got filled pretty immediately www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

People's Republic of Milwaukee, lfg

Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · 5d ago

The more serious solution to the Senate is not this, but it would be a start. The real solution is that every one of the country's largest 100 MSAs should be independent city states.

Some personal news

Sources: MLS owners to vote Monday in N.Y. on next commissioner

MLS owners will hold the soccer equivalent of a papal conclave Monday at the league’s New York headquarters, gathering behind closed doors to choose the league’s next commissioner.

sportsbusinessjournal.com

There's a pretty large segment of the gettable Dem electorate in Michigan for whom Stevens' AIPAC money is a serious deal breaker.

Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 5d ago

There really just isn't much evidence that El-Sayed is a worse general election candidate than Stevens, and I'm saying that as someone who is very skeptical of the "silent progressive majority" electability arguments.

This here blog is the single-best thing that was ever published on the Internet

Deadspin | HitchBOT Was A Literal Pile Of Trash And Got What It Deserved

Deadspin | HitchBOT Was A Literal Pile Of Trash And Got What It Deserved

deadspin.com

Philadelphia Inquirer@inquirer.com · 5d ago

The robot met its end in Elfreth’s Alley on Aug. 1, 2015.

The WNBA is big enough now that all sorts of actors will use it as a rallying point for various issues. These people want to drive trans kids to bad ends, not become WNBA fans and the league should act accordingly. Republicans may buy sneakers too, but transphobes don't buy WNBA season tickets.

Wetzel: WNBA apology unlikely to calm the gathering political storm

Columnist Dan Wetzel says the WNBA should stop trying to police what players and fans think.

espn.com

I hope this professor gets a big enough payout to retire if she wants.

An English professor in Florida was just fired for teaching an Ottessa Moshfegh story.

Vinita Prabhakar, an instructor at South Florida State College, was suspended from her post when admin got wind she was teaching an Ottessa Moshfegh short story in her intro to fiction course. (Thi…

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I hope he comes to deliver the money to these candidates personally. He should do rallies and give interviews with local TV.

George Pearkes@peark.es · 6d ago

NYT: Musk preparing 9 figure spending campaign in support of Republicans in "swing" states like Ohio, Iowa, Alaska, and Texas.

I happen to think Sophie sees the end of her career coming and is trying to land a gig with Fox News.

Seerat Sohi@seeratsohi.bsky.social · last wk.

If a tripod is set up on a sidewalk and nobody stops to yell at it, does it even make a sound? On Sophie Cunningham and a league that's finally learning to turning down the temperature: www.theringer.com/2026/07/29/w...