Susanne Raines
@rainesgs.bsky.social
Trying to keep cool in the Sunshine state. ❤️ BBall. Games. Puzzles. Pride. Words. Film. Facts. Music. Ye Olde Democracy
Fascinating #Florida history of the American Revolution
I’m so honoured to learn that my segment on WGCU on the American Revolutionwas sent to Ken Burns an incredibly while most of the material I discussed he was familiar with some of it apparently was new to him!
youtu.be/IVJKh_0gr0M?...
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Florida During The American Revolution | WGCU News
YouTube video by WGCU News
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November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Fascinating #Florida history of the American Revolution
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😡 @ashtonpittman.bsky.social just shared one of the worst uses of the passive voice I’ve ever seen with me.
Make no mistake: Too many in journalism use passive voice on purpose to give passes and to soften certain news about power.
Why I basically outlaw it in our shop. (It also ruins writing.)
Make no mistake: Too many in journalism use passive voice on purpose to give passes and to soften certain news about power.
Why I basically outlaw it in our shop. (It also ruins writing.)
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
😡 @ashtonpittman.bsky.social just shared one of the worst uses of the passive voice I’ve ever seen with me.
Make no mistake: Too many in journalism use passive voice on purpose to give passes and to soften certain news about power.
Why I basically outlaw it in our shop. (It also ruins writing.)
Make no mistake: Too many in journalism use passive voice on purpose to give passes and to soften certain news about power.
Why I basically outlaw it in our shop. (It also ruins writing.)
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In the wake of news about Project B, a new women’s basketball league with a range of funders from around the globe, I want to highlight this recent paper exploring (and critiquing) the concept of “sportswashing”:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘Sportswashing’ as mediated deceit: applying a critical disinformation model to address political (mis)communication through sports
The article highlights the need to decouple discussions about political (mis)communication and abuses of sport from the narrow conceptual preoccupation of ‘sportswashing’ with authoritarian decepti...
www.tandfonline.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 AM
In the wake of news about Project B, a new women’s basketball league with a range of funders from around the globe, I want to highlight this recent paper exploring (and critiquing) the concept of “sportswashing”:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Yes, your honor, we received and sold stolen goods, but if there was no market for such we wouldn't have done so. Our customers are to blame.
We live in a golden age of shamelessness and grift.
We live in a golden age of shamelessness and grift.
"Sure, our plagiarism machine ingests enormous amounts of copyrighted material without anyone's permission, but it's the users of the machine who are the 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 criminals, your honor." 🙄🙄
Just unbelievable levels of chutzpah.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Just unbelievable levels of chutzpah.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Yes, your honor, we received and sold stolen goods, but if there was no market for such we wouldn't have done so. Our customers are to blame.
We live in a golden age of shamelessness and grift.
We live in a golden age of shamelessness and grift.
Teen exploitation scandal involving #Florida man — no, not Epstein. Matt Gaetz.
In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
NO PAYWALL
NO PAYWALL
In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Teen exploitation scandal involving #Florida man — no, not Epstein. Matt Gaetz.
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access hollywood? do you mean you have a key to it or the gate code handy
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
access hollywood? do you mean you have a key to it or the gate code handy
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Really not loving the tankie heel turn of a lot of WNBA fans re: Project B.
If your whole thing is “the U.S. sucks so folks can do whatever” then you’re basically buying into the nihilism of shit never getting better or a better way being possible.
If your whole thing is “the U.S. sucks so folks can do whatever” then you’re basically buying into the nihilism of shit never getting better or a better way being possible.
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Really not loving the tankie heel turn of a lot of WNBA fans re: Project B.
If your whole thing is “the U.S. sucks so folks can do whatever” then you’re basically buying into the nihilism of shit never getting better or a better way being possible.
If your whole thing is “the U.S. sucks so folks can do whatever” then you’re basically buying into the nihilism of shit never getting better or a better way being possible.
Awesome to have an alternative to the clok app
Vine is being rebooted under the name diVine, with funding from Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey.
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
The app plans to feature more than 10,000 previously archived Vines and does not allow AI-generated content.
(divine.video)
November 13, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Awesome to have an alternative to the clok app
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“Vine is returning”
Huh, that’s cool i guess
“And will not allow AI content”
Huh, that’s cool i guess
“And will not allow AI content”
a man and a woman are standing next to each other in a room .
Alt: a man and a woman are standing next to each other in a room .
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
“Vine is returning”
Huh, that’s cool i guess
“And will not allow AI content”
Huh, that’s cool i guess
“And will not allow AI content”
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“A certain famous male comedian (who performed in Saudi Arabia, ahem) told me a few weeks ago that my firing was a “badge of honor.”
But sometimes I think people might say, “Be proud! It’s a badge of honor”! — because they don’t want to deal with your anger.”
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
But sometimes I think people might say, “Be proud! It’s a badge of honor”! — because they don’t want to deal with your anger.”
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
Is getting fired from mainstream media a "badge of honor"?
On angel numbers, capture of the media and the purge of non-white journalists
open.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“A certain famous male comedian (who performed in Saudi Arabia, ahem) told me a few weeks ago that my firing was a “badge of honor.”
But sometimes I think people might say, “Be proud! It’s a badge of honor”! — because they don’t want to deal with your anger.”
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
But sometimes I think people might say, “Be proud! It’s a badge of honor”! — because they don’t want to deal with your anger.”
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
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Taking off the gloves: a case study
How an unknown appointee took on extremists and became the top vote-getter: “Democrats have to understand that people have the stomach to hear the pushback….”
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Taking off the gloves: a case study
How an unknown appointee took on extremists and became the top vote-getter: “Democrats have to understand that people have the stomach to hear the pushback….”
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November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Taking off the gloves: a case study
How an unknown appointee took on extremists and became the top vote-getter: “Democrats have to understand that people have the stomach to hear the pushback….”
1/
Taking off the gloves: a case study
How an unknown appointee took on extremists and became the top vote-getter: “Democrats have to understand that people have the stomach to hear the pushback….”
1/
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I have often said Fox News Channel is a political operation disguised as a cable newschannel. ProPublica's reporting reveals just how far that goes, saying the "network repeatedly provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland." https://loom.ly/0MARod4
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence was misleading.
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I have often said Fox News Channel is a political operation disguised as a cable newschannel. ProPublica's reporting reveals just how far that goes, saying the "network repeatedly provided a misleading picture of what was happening in Portland." https://loom.ly/0MARod4
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@ginaschock.bsky.social playing drums for Cyndi Lauper at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2025 induction.
November 13, 2025 at 6:11 AM
@ginaschock.bsky.social playing drums for Cyndi Lauper at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2025 induction.
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Get past the spin. Real reporting from @howardmegdal.bsky.social #WNBA
In Basketball Wednesday, our @howardmegdal.bsky.social breaks down the huge, unanswered questions about Project B, along with why they matter so much. #WNBA #NCAAW www.theixsports.com/features/the...
The crucial unanswered questions about Project B - The IX Sports
There are plenty of unanswered questions about Project B that will tell us about both the league's upside and what it will mean overall.
www.theixsports.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Get past the spin. Real reporting from @howardmegdal.bsky.social #WNBA
As usual, @pamkeithdc.bsky.social was right. About Garland. About a lot of things.
I feel like “mad at Merrick Garland” is going to hit a whole new level.
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
As usual, @pamkeithdc.bsky.social was right. About Garland. About a lot of things.
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BREAKING: (Gift) New Epstein emails reveal that Epstein claimed he had kompromat on President Trump. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
New Epstein emails claim Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim
Democrats on the House Oversight say the emails provide evidence of a cover-up by the White House
www.miamiherald.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
BREAKING: (Gift) New Epstein emails reveal that Epstein claimed he had kompromat on President Trump. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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Good news for this book on #WNBA history has dark personal down side. Finishing chapter on 2022 season helped me to process and conclude:
1. I reject feeling SHAME for other people’s misdeeds or mistakes; and
2. I won’t stay SILENT about them anymore either.
medium.com/@tamrynsprui...
1. I reject feeling SHAME for other people’s misdeeds or mistakes; and
2. I won’t stay SILENT about them anymore either.
medium.com/@tamrynsprui...
You’ve Been Entered Into the Annals of WNBA History
Did you know that my passion for writing (and music) emerged from a disdain of talking?
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November 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Good news for this book on #WNBA history has dark personal down side. Finishing chapter on 2022 season helped me to process and conclude:
1. I reject feeling SHAME for other people’s misdeeds or mistakes; and
2. I won’t stay SILENT about them anymore either.
medium.com/@tamrynsprui...
1. I reject feeling SHAME for other people’s misdeeds or mistakes; and
2. I won’t stay SILENT about them anymore either.
medium.com/@tamrynsprui...
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For episode 69 of Pull Up, Isabelle Harrison @omgitsizzyb.bsky.social joins us ahead of season 5 of @auprosports.bsky.social, back in Nashville, her hometown. Izzy talks her time with the Liberty, CBA updates, and more. In this clip, she shares the experience of hooping back home with AU Hoops.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
For episode 69 of Pull Up, Isabelle Harrison @omgitsizzyb.bsky.social joins us ahead of season 5 of @auprosports.bsky.social, back in Nashville, her hometown. Izzy talks her time with the Liberty, CBA updates, and more. In this clip, she shares the experience of hooping back home with AU Hoops.
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#GSV #BALLHALLA CROSSOVER SPECIAL W/ SACRAMENTO MONARCH, CHAMPION & LEGENDARY WOMAN - RUTHIE BOLTON OF MY HEART ❤
#BringBackTheMonarchs #vintagewnba #wnba #GSVALKYRIES
#BringBackTheMonarchs #vintagewnba #wnba #GSVALKYRIES
November 12, 2025 at 4:51 AM
#GSV #BALLHALLA CROSSOVER SPECIAL W/ SACRAMENTO MONARCH, CHAMPION & LEGENDARY WOMAN - RUTHIE BOLTON OF MY HEART ❤
#BringBackTheMonarchs #vintagewnba #wnba #GSVALKYRIES
#BringBackTheMonarchs #vintagewnba #wnba #GSVALKYRIES
For anyone wondering if I “would have the same energy” for a white woman I care about choosing to align herself with oppressive and morally repugnant authoritarians: Ask my mom.
November 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
For anyone wondering if I “would have the same energy” for a white woman I care about choosing to align herself with oppressive and morally repugnant authoritarians: Ask my mom.
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My latest.
I've been quiet recently, I know.
A lot of people have said that getting fired from the Washington Post is a "badge of honor".
It's....complicated.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
I've been quiet recently, I know.
A lot of people have said that getting fired from the Washington Post is a "badge of honor".
It's....complicated.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
Is getting fired from mainstream media a "badge of honor"?
On angel numbers, capture of the media and the purge of non-white journalists
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My latest.
I've been quiet recently, I know.
A lot of people have said that getting fired from the Washington Post is a "badge of honor".
It's....complicated.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
I've been quiet recently, I know.
A lot of people have said that getting fired from the Washington Post is a "badge of honor".
It's....complicated.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
persona non grATa
Alyssa Thomas announced on social media she will play in Project B.
She’s the second player, along with Nneka Ogwumike that will play in the league.
She’s the second player, along with Nneka Ogwumike that will play in the league.
November 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
persona non grATa