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banner: protect trans kids knife.

tear down the bo statue.

writer with me/cfs, audhd, various other acronyms.

wbb coverage: thebucketproblem.beehiiv.com
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that sound you hear is the whole country chanting "michigan #1"
Kansas hands #1 Arizona their first loss of the season
February 10, 2026 at 4:23 AM
go blue
I don't. And, not to be too cynical about this...at a certain level of money and power, it's REALLY hard to pry your name/influence away from a campus, no matter how much of a radioactive dirtbag you are

do you realize how many college buildings are named after war criminal asshole-types? A LOT
wonder if @mattbrown.bsky.social would know what moral clauses these types of contracts have, if any. Ex: questionable ethics aside, could UCLA remove Wass's name from the football complex, but still keep the money or does it get clawed back somehow
February 10, 2026 at 4:02 AM
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a stat that's free for any Michigan WBB people on here to use... (found it while looking for something else)

Among P4 players with at least a 25% usage rate, Olivia Olson's 12% turnover rate is the lowest
February 10, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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I’ve seen the video and Isaiah Stewart is innocent.
February 10, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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All this and nobody could sock Miles Bridges in the jaw!?
Pistons, Hornets fight.
February 10, 2026 at 1:51 AM
oh thank god
As of the latest Bluesky update, custom GIFs now display as GIFs rather than as short videos!
February 9, 2026 at 11:17 PM
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over 1500 words on michigan's near-upset of ucla, a game in which they did just about everything right except hit the easy shots. thebucketproblem.beehiiv.com/p/michigan-u...
On The Verge
After an improbable fourth-quarter comeback, Michigan fell just short against #2 UCLA. What will it take to break through against an elite team?
thebucketproblem.beehiiv.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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BOARDS Q. DANIELS @aceanbender.com youre a legend
February 9, 2026 at 7:12 PM
over 1500 words on michigan's near-upset of ucla, a game in which they did just about everything right except hit the easy shots. thebucketproblem.beehiiv.com/p/michigan-u...
On The Verge
After an improbable fourth-quarter comeback, Michigan fell just short against #2 UCLA. What will it take to break through against an elite team?
thebucketproblem.beehiiv.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
well i no longer feel bad that i haven't kept up with various discord servers, app went straight in the trash
February 9, 2026 at 4:55 PM
i'm back in the writing mines working on a post-UCLA piece. given my month-long disappearing act, i'm not going to set up a paywall any time soon, but if you'd like to support my work while i get back up and running, i've set up a ko-fi page. ko-fi.com/ace_anbender
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February 9, 2026 at 4:14 PM
please bully people into using alt text so my fucking mute terms work
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM
RETVRN to these uniforms and shoulder pads
@aceanbender.com Like a train. Run the damn ball.

(Also, UCLA, bring these back! They're so good!)
February 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
happy for JSN, who never beat michigan. he deserves this.
February 9, 2026 at 3:29 AM
the incredibly cruel and hilarious thing would be to give will campbell the mvp on seattle's behalf
February 9, 2026 at 3:22 AM
put. the. punter. on. the. mvp. ballot.
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
this is fucking beautiful
ahahaha jaybaugh gets a ring before his dad!
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 AM
hahahahahhahahahaha
February 9, 2026 at 2:58 AM
michigan's backup tight end from the national title year just scored the only touchdown of super bowl LX
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 AM
as a pats hater i'm enjoying the game itself, too
February 9, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
oh god the de-aging makes everyone look like they got stung by bees
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 AM
beat ring cameras with hammers, imo
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
that third-down call was so disrespectful to new england's offense and that was correct
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 AM
i was so worried my precious boy charles leclerc was in an AI ad and that was a wonderful reveal
February 9, 2026 at 2:01 AM