KC
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One of the world’s five defenders of Rick Porcello’s 2016 Cy Young. Enjoyer of women’s sports. They/them
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@ufolighter.bsky.social
· Nov 8
Shrinking the Game | Kay | Substack
Musings on women's hockey with a focus on data analysis and the global game. Click to read Shrinking the Game, by Kay, a Substack publication. Launched 9 months ago.
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It’s almost pwhl season so I am going to share my women’s hockey newsletter shrinkingthegame.substack.com it included primers on international leagues if you want to look beyond the pwhl too!
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Hi! I wrote a thing about swimming and trans athletes and [*checks notes*] Santana for @defector.com, would mean a lot if you give it a read
What Does A Great Trans Athlete Deserve? | Defector
Once every week or two, I swim molasses-slow laps at the YMCA. I’ve been on something of a fitness journey this year, testing out different forms of exercise to see what sticks—what feels the least to...
defector.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Hi! I wrote a thing about swimming and trans athletes and [*checks notes*] Santana for @defector.com, would mean a lot if you give it a read
Currently have been reading a lot about the Korean War and it’s kind of crazy how much they show up as obscuring war crimes and manufacturing consent even back then. I see people say that they used to not be like this but they really were
every few years it's revealed that the NYT was sitting on information about some horrific thing that public knowledge of would have changed the country's course and for some reason a ton of people still give them money. you can play those games on other sites
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Currently have been reading a lot about the Korean War and it’s kind of crazy how much they show up as obscuring war crimes and manufacturing consent even back then. I see people say that they used to not be like this but they really were
Watching TSN makes me really see the level of detail that mainstream sports networks in America miss when covering hockey. Mcdavid will sneeze in practice and the whole intermission is like “trouble with the oilers?”
November 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Watching TSN makes me really see the level of detail that mainstream sports networks in America miss when covering hockey. Mcdavid will sneeze in practice and the whole intermission is like “trouble with the oilers?”
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not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
not enough chatter about how frequently members fly and how attacking airport capacity directly affects them in a way that cutting SNAP does not
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We’re gonna eat you. With forks.
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
We’re gonna eat you. With forks.
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If Forrest Gump was a baseball player
Good for Andy Pages on getting "championship saving catch" in as a career defining moment before the world heard about "unknowingly foiling gambling plot by swinging at extremely obvious ball"
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
If Forrest Gump was a baseball player
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This is just a “shaking hands and kissing babies” committee which is fine and I think this statement makes sound more important than they are but damn they couldn’t find one person in Chicago 😭 fine I’ll do it
Introducing the NWSL Advisory Board. ✨
Shaping the game and the culture beyond the 90.
Shaping the game and the culture beyond the 90.
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is just a “shaking hands and kissing babies” committee which is fine and I think this statement makes sound more important than they are but damn they couldn’t find one person in Chicago 😭 fine I’ll do it
Probably not a better description for the problems with labor organization in the global north than this lmao
Nneka Ogwumike has announced that she has joined the Saudi backed global women’s league, Project B, as a part owner. #wnba
November 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Probably not a better description for the problems with labor organization in the global north than this lmao
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The USA and Canada aren't the only rivals in women's hockey facing off this week.
What to Know About the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s Asia Championship
The USA and Canada aren't the only rivals in women's hockey facing off this week.
www.theicegarden.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The USA and Canada aren't the only rivals in women's hockey facing off this week.
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The endorsement Andrew Cuomo needed most was Caitlin Clark's, by Christine Brennan.
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The endorsement Andrew Cuomo needed most was Caitlin Clark's, by Christine Brennan.
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Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
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Please check all that apply
November 5, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Please check all that apply
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Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
Mark Walter’s group sure made a lot of money the past two years. So about those PWHL salary average being $58,349.50…
November 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Mark Walter’s group sure made a lot of money the past two years. So about those PWHL salary average being $58,349.50…
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Givin’g ‘em the ol’ razzle dazzle.
November 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Givin’g ‘em the ol’ razzle dazzle.
Louis varland getting out of that with the power of being a silly guy
November 2, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Louis varland getting out of that with the power of being a silly guy
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I'm not crying, you're crying.
November 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I'm not crying, you're crying.
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Why can't these teams realize they're stronger together than they are divided? 😩 #mergetheteams
November 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Why can't these teams realize they're stronger together than they are divided? 😩 #mergetheteams
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Last night I saw a guy on the sidewalk in a Charlie Brown costume kissing a woman in a slutty angel costume and I couldnt snap a pic fast enough to show you all that Charlie Brown has hoes.
November 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Last night I saw a guy on the sidewalk in a Charlie Brown costume kissing a woman in a slutty angel costume and I couldnt snap a pic fast enough to show you all that Charlie Brown has hoes.
If the CANWNT is going to be in attendance again tonight please get any of them to do the first pitch instead of Jack Morris
November 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
If the CANWNT is going to be in attendance again tonight please get any of them to do the first pitch instead of Jack Morris
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Marie-Philip Poulin, who was in the building for Game 6 says “Wow, let’s go Blue Jays” on her Instagram.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. looking to channel Captain Clutch’s SEVEN Olympic and World Championship gold medals.
Just a few hours away now.
#WANTITALL
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. looking to channel Captain Clutch’s SEVEN Olympic and World Championship gold medals.
Just a few hours away now.
#WANTITALL
November 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Marie-Philip Poulin, who was in the building for Game 6 says “Wow, let’s go Blue Jays” on her Instagram.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. looking to channel Captain Clutch’s SEVEN Olympic and World Championship gold medals.
Just a few hours away now.
#WANTITALL
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. looking to channel Captain Clutch’s SEVEN Olympic and World Championship gold medals.
Just a few hours away now.
#WANTITALL
I went to Quebec City this past weekend and had this soda and honestly I’ve been thinking about it ever since
November 1, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I went to Quebec City this past weekend and had this soda and honestly I’ve been thinking about it ever since
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Appreciate this coverage but it is hard to explain to people not in the Chicago area that THESE ARE NOT PROTESTS.
This is people coming out of their homes, doing anything in their power to try to stop their neighbors from being kidnapped.
It is coming for your city next, please be prepared.
This is people coming out of their homes, doing anything in their power to try to stop their neighbors from being kidnapped.
It is coming for your city next, please be prepared.
New from Bellingcat: “‘Pattern of Extreme Brutality’ — Tear gas, pepper balls among weapons used by federal agents at Illinois immigration protests.”
Read the full investigation:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Read the full investigation:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters
A judge recently issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics by federal agents in the state, including those involved in Operation Midway Blitz.
www.bellingcat.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Appreciate this coverage but it is hard to explain to people not in the Chicago area that THESE ARE NOT PROTESTS.
This is people coming out of their homes, doing anything in their power to try to stop their neighbors from being kidnapped.
It is coming for your city next, please be prepared.
This is people coming out of their homes, doing anything in their power to try to stop their neighbors from being kidnapped.
It is coming for your city next, please be prepared.
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9/ In lieu of flowers, Lia’s family asks that donations be made to the Prism Center for Queer and Trans Life at Middlebury College. May her memory be a blessing and a reminder of how fragile belonging can be when compassion has to fight for air. engage.middlebury.edu/give-to-prism
Give to honor Lia Smith’s memory - Middlebury
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October 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
9/ In lieu of flowers, Lia’s family asks that donations be made to the Prism Center for Queer and Trans Life at Middlebury College. May her memory be a blessing and a reminder of how fragile belonging can be when compassion has to fight for air. engage.middlebury.edu/give-to-prism