KC
@ufolighter.bsky.social
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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Every player’s path has a range of outcomes that can point to the best and worst case scenarios. So what’s next for Luke Hughes, who has had a lot of ups and downs this year, and breakout defenseman Simon Edvinsson?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
January 29, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Every player’s path has a range of outcomes that can point to the best and worst case scenarios. So what’s next for Luke Hughes, who has had a lot of ups and downs this year, and breakout defenseman Simon Edvinsson?
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...
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BREAKING NEWS: Greg Bovino is floating away in a hot air balloon. Watch live: http://www.cnn.com/live
January 27, 2026 at 1:52 AM
BREAKING NEWS: Greg Bovino is floating away in a hot air balloon. Watch live: http://www.cnn.com/live
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People at taken to Whipple are released into the cold in whatever they were wearing without their phones and IDs. Volunteers meet them at release (or find them left in parks and the woods) get them a burner, warm clothes, food, a ride home, etc
(GFM in next post)
www.instagram.com/reel/DTzJde9...
(GFM in next post)
www.instagram.com/reel/DTzJde9...
January 26, 2026 at 1:39 AM
People at taken to Whipple are released into the cold in whatever they were wearing without their phones and IDs. Volunteers meet them at release (or find them left in parks and the woods) get them a burner, warm clothes, food, a ride home, etc
(GFM in next post)
www.instagram.com/reel/DTzJde9...
(GFM in next post)
www.instagram.com/reel/DTzJde9...
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The Myers-Briggs Personality Type Test is still very popular despite being conclusively debunked decades ago. There's no such thing as people having different personalities
January 26, 2026 at 4:51 AM
The Myers-Briggs Personality Type Test is still very popular despite being conclusively debunked decades ago. There's no such thing as people having different personalities
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January 25, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
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Frost assistant captain Kelly Pannek and forward Taylor Heise opened up their postgame interviews after their 6-2 win, with statements on the recent ICE activity within Minnesota.
Here’s what they said.
Here’s what they said.
January 25, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Frost assistant captain Kelly Pannek and forward Taylor Heise opened up their postgame interviews after their 6-2 win, with statements on the recent ICE activity within Minnesota.
Here’s what they said.
Here’s what they said.
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One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
January 24, 2026 at 9:29 PM
One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
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Unlike Disneyland, our mice will fuck you up
January 24, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Unlike Disneyland, our mice will fuck you up
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As promised, my latest at @baseballprospectus.com is my reaction to some owners saying they're definitely going to push for a salary cap now in the wake of the Kyle Tucker deal
January 23, 2026 at 1:50 PM
As promised, my latest at @baseballprospectus.com is my reaction to some owners saying they're definitely going to push for a salary cap now in the wake of the Kyle Tucker deal
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KOKO THE GORILLA: Koko birkin bag. Practical Koko possession bag
RESEARCHER: No, Koko. You can’t have a Birkin bag.
KOKO: Good Birkin good Koko give beautiful Koko deserve gorilla
RESEARCHER: Koko, we simply can’t afford a Birkin bag. It is an unjustifiable expense.
KOKO: jealousy professor
RESEARCHER: No, Koko. You can’t have a Birkin bag.
KOKO: Good Birkin good Koko give beautiful Koko deserve gorilla
RESEARCHER: Koko, we simply can’t afford a Birkin bag. It is an unjustifiable expense.
KOKO: jealousy professor
July 17, 2023 at 3:57 AM
KOKO THE GORILLA: Koko birkin bag. Practical Koko possession bag
RESEARCHER: No, Koko. You can’t have a Birkin bag.
KOKO: Good Birkin good Koko give beautiful Koko deserve gorilla
RESEARCHER: Koko, we simply can’t afford a Birkin bag. It is an unjustifiable expense.
KOKO: jealousy professor
RESEARCHER: No, Koko. You can’t have a Birkin bag.
KOKO: Good Birkin good Koko give beautiful Koko deserve gorilla
RESEARCHER: Koko, we simply can’t afford a Birkin bag. It is an unjustifiable expense.
KOKO: jealousy professor
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'Paige Bueckers, the burgeoning WNBA superstar from Hopkins [Minnesota], has pledged a $50,000 matching donation to the Hopkins Strong Relief Fund to support children and families struggling with “the heightened stress and uncertainty” in her home state.'
sports.yahoo.com/articles/pai...
sports.yahoo.com/articles/pai...
Paige Bueckers pledges $50,000 to help children and families in Hopkins
Paige Bueckers, the burgeoning WNBA superstar from Hopkins, has pledged a $50,000 matching donation to the Hopkins Strong Relief Fund to support children and families struggling with “the heightened s...
sports.yahoo.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:45 AM
'Paige Bueckers, the burgeoning WNBA superstar from Hopkins [Minnesota], has pledged a $50,000 matching donation to the Hopkins Strong Relief Fund to support children and families struggling with “the heightened stress and uncertainty” in her home state.'
sports.yahoo.com/articles/pai...
sports.yahoo.com/articles/pai...
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“But it’s well written ass” Will be the last words I speak on this Earth
January 22, 2026 at 4:53 PM
“But it’s well written ass” Will be the last words I speak on this Earth
For the tenth year in a row I declare this the year of Anna meixner
January 23, 2026 at 6:06 AM
For the tenth year in a row I declare this the year of Anna meixner
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I think this one of the most interesting things I've written in a while. As everyone tries to light up the pitch models, the pitch models are having a tougher time telling everyone apart.
January 20, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I think this one of the most interesting things I've written in a while. As everyone tries to light up the pitch models, the pitch models are having a tougher time telling everyone apart.
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If it feels like there's a lot of extra animosity and tension in America lately, it's probably because it's Rivalry Week in the NBA.
January 21, 2026 at 3:45 AM
If it feels like there's a lot of extra animosity and tension in America lately, it's probably because it's Rivalry Week in the NBA.
This is a really, really good article on an important issue
Taylor Girard received the longest suspension in PWHL history.
As @karinehains.bsky.social writes, while the length of the suspension is no issue, the financial consequences and lack of protection in the CBA should spark outrage. thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
As @karinehains.bsky.social writes, while the length of the suspension is no issue, the financial consequences and lack of protection in the CBA should spark outrage. thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
Opinion: Taylor Girard’s Punishment Should Spark Outrage
Taylor Girard received the longest suspension in PWHL history for leaving the bench to join a post game altercation. As Karine Hains writes, while the length of the suspension is no issue, the financi...
thehockeynews.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:59 AM
This is a really, really good article on an important issue
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lol it's my first day at the bus company and all of these assholes keep telling me i have to go to union station???
January 20, 2026 at 3:31 AM
lol it's my first day at the bus company and all of these assholes keep telling me i have to go to union station???
One time i was on a bus that was supposed to make two stops in Chicago, so luggage was divided by compartments depending on which stop you were getting off of. Bus driver was kind of a jerk in the way bus drivers can be and when we pulled up to the first stop someone had their luggage in the wrong
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 5:30 AM
One time i was on a bus that was supposed to make two stops in Chicago, so luggage was divided by compartments depending on which stop you were getting off of. Bus driver was kind of a jerk in the way bus drivers can be and when we pulled up to the first stop someone had their luggage in the wrong
RICK PORCELLO HALL OF FAME VOTE!!
January 19, 2026 at 10:56 PM
RICK PORCELLO HALL OF FAME VOTE!!
It is funny tho that there is overall more outrage about the tucker contract that the Detroit tigers owner refusing to pay Tarik Skubal when they’re one of the wealthiest owners in the sport and own who own little ceasers and half of the Detroit metro area
January 19, 2026 at 8:21 PM
It is funny tho that there is overall more outrage about the tucker contract that the Detroit tigers owner refusing to pay Tarik Skubal when they’re one of the wealthiest owners in the sport and own who own little ceasers and half of the Detroit metro area
New mlb cba actually says mark walter can’t give another mega contract out to a baseball player until he spends money on designing an Ottawa charge logo that doesn’t suck first. Yeah it’s crazy it’s on page 141 and everything
January 19, 2026 at 8:14 PM
New mlb cba actually says mark walter can’t give another mega contract out to a baseball player until he spends money on designing an Ottawa charge logo that doesn’t suck first. Yeah it’s crazy it’s on page 141 and everything