Nanjala
@nanjala.bsky.social
Writer. Reader. Traveller. Tea connoisseur.
Want to support mutual aid groups and unions at the forefront of relief efforts in Sudan and learn from the brilliant Robin DG Kelley? Here is your chance: Secure your spot now. August 20th, 6 pm. Sliding scale. Zoom. See link below. chuffed.org/project/work...
The biggest mass funeral in Gaza was held this week for 112 people (including 44 children) that were killed in an Israeli strike on a residential block in 2023. Their bodies were only recently recovered from the rubble in an operation that spanned across two weeks.
Kelsey deserves. And while A’ja is bounds ahead defensively at least the stats look comparable. Worth remembering that A’ja and Kelsey were picks 1 and 2 of their draft class. #wnba
Deadria@deadria101.bsky.social · 3h agoJuly Players of the Month: Kelsey Mitchell A’ja Wilson
Paul Biya, the 94 year old president of Cameroon, has not been seen in public for 59 days.
Most of the US mainstream sports media does not have the range to contend with what is happening. More than sports journalists this moment actually calls for deeper cultural analysis from someone who understands both politics and sports. Jemele Hill did a great breakdown on her podcast.
The Athletic@theathletic.com · 8h agoAaron Rodgers spoke out about Dr. Anthony Fauci. Sophie Cunningham spoke out about transgender athletes. Caitlin Clark chose not to weigh in. Three different approaches, one common result: criticism. Steve Buckley on how athletes can't win on social media: nyti.ms/3Sa9A7D
I love how Nat Nakase distributes th Valkyries minutes. VB is the only one who played more than 30 minutes (32) and everyone is forced to be really focused and efficient within their time. That’s what I would love to see from Atlanta - no wasted possessions; balanced and efficient minutes. #wnba
El-Sayed: We live in an era where we continue to see a few very small people try to define America as being as small as they are. We can't control the past 250 years. What we can do is build the next 250
The US is governed by a racist regime. But you know that. "The State Department is making permanent a program under which citizens from 50 countries, mainly in Africa, are required to post bonds to apply for a U.S. visa, & raising the cost as well, to as much as $20,000." www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
U.S. will make visa bond program permanent, affecting mostly African countries
A draft notice published Friday in the Federal Register says a nearly year-long review “provided sufficient data” to suggest the bond program effectively enforces compliance with visa conditions, and ...
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I hate this for me and the number of times I’m in conversations with people in the US where I can discuss Maricopa County but they can’t find my country on a map.
Anjali Dayal@anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 17h agoevery election night I feel like I should apologize to all the non-Americans who have to learn the names of obscure counties on whose returns some major question of world policy swings
BREAKING NEWS — Kyiv Mayor: Residential districts across the Ukrainian capital are under a major Russian ballistic missile attack.
The phrase that comes to mind whenever I think about how the #wnba treats Kelsey Mitchell is “twice as hard, half as far”.
WNBA@wnba.com · yesterday🏀 Week 10 Players of the Week 🏀 Eastern Conference: Caitlin Clark | Indiana Fever 25.7 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 9.0 APG Western Conference: A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas Aces 32.3 PPG, 12.0 RPG, 4.7 APG #WNBASeason30
Spearheaded by a black woman who remains relatively unknown. Ohemaa Nyanin is the General Manager whose face is never in the photographs and name is never in the articles. #wnba
The Athletic@theathletic.com · yesterdayThe Valkyries, in their second competitive summer, have gotten a lot right in a hurry. ✅ A Sephora-sponsored practice facility ✅ A posh 18,000-seat arena ✅ On-call cat-sitters Golden State does what some others still don’t after decades. They are the glitch that is a feature.
No #WNBA team in the North East but Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago and Indiananapolis get one within spitting distance of each other.
I understand the science of why we get sick the moment we try to rest, but I don’t like it.
🇰🇷 South Korea's summer heat has killed 16 people so far this year, the interior ministry said Tuesday, as the nation swelters in a wave of searing weather. ➡️ u.afp.com/SHwR
I mean… most USians will never visit the Gulf region but your taxes are subsidising their security so why not just let the people have cheap groceries?
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
It’s my own fault you know. I don’t even live in Atlanta. I *chose* this life. #wnba
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Charred homes, burnt out cars - before and after images show Spokane wildfires destruction
Charred homes, burnt out cars - before and after images show Spokane wildfires destruction
BBC Verify has matched videos posted online in the aftermath with images of the same streets before the fires to assess the damage in Washington state.
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Some newer Atlanta Dream fans have been moving with Naz Hillmon disrespect. You all don’t know Naz like that. She once dropped 50 points in one game *and none of them were 3s*. Player’s Tribune re-shared an essay she wrote about her final year in Michigan. www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/naz-hi...
Go Blue! | By Naz Hillmon
We know we have a team that can win it all.
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One of the most popular songs on African social media over the World Cup is an AI generated remix of a popular French song “Pilé”. Unclear if the original musician is receiving royalties from the use of the AI remix. Same thing has happened with Stromae’s “Papa Ou Te” - the gospel remix is AI.
Jake Kastrenakes@jake--k.bsky.social · 2d agothe real question is why this morrissey ripoff rap is on the charts at all www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Au Mali, l’ancien premier ministre Moussa Mara est sorti de prison
Au Mali, l’ancien premier ministre Moussa Mara est sorti de prison
Chef du gouvernement malien pendant huit mois, en 2014-2015, l’opposant avait été arrêté en août 2025 après avoir rendu visite à des prisonniers politiques.
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Moving without the basketball. Such an easy concept yet one of the key differentiators between a good player and a great one.
Jonah Maves@hunchojman.bsky.social · 2d agoThe subtle movement within the Lynx offense is just so hard to guard. Napheesa Collier could stick to the dunker spot here, but her drifting to the perimeter forces Aliyah Boston, as the low help, to decide between Natasha Howard's roll or Phee's kickout.
AOC introduced a bill that would put the brakes on new data centers until Congress can study the environmental, economic and social impact of AI. This should have happened from the very onset of these death traps. The ones that are already operating should be forced to go through the same scrutiny.
This is the violence that Sophie Cunningham is inviting upon girls. #wnba
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d agoAn 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
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is seeking the Trump administration's help to stay in office and has scheduled private talks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the NYP reports. Assistant Secretary of State Dylan Johnson later said Rubio had no plans to speak with Infantino.
🇬🇷 Water-bombing aircraft resumed firefighting operations in Greece on Monday after winds eased, joining hundreds of firefighters battling multiple blazes that have already claimed five lives, the fire department told AFP. ➡️ u.afp.com/SHJ9
‘Palantir was willing to spend more on securing political access than almost all of its British and Continental competitors. It made donations to London think tanks and hosted parties at Davos.’ @petergeoghegan.bsky.social and @lucasamin.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
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