S.D. Thompson

S.D. Thompson

@sdthompson.bsky.social

Lost on Jeopardy. Fan of bad sports teams. Political Animal. Wit. Quizmaster & quiz master. Trans. Ace. Autistic. Any pronouns.

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@506sports.bsky.social Odd question because you live up in Fredericton, but if does the CTV feed seem to have the red and blue colour balances reversed? I switched from the Pats game to the LOLTie because I couldn't stand it, but since CTV is now simsubbing FOX, the funky colours are back

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I'mNotAHRHitter
@imnotahrhitter.bsky.social

The same people supporting banning trans women from playing sports also support this monstrous shit because, and I can't stress this enough, THEY. FUCKING. HATE. WOMEN. Guarantee you all the goddamn "it's about fairness & protecting women" chuckledicks won't have fucking shit to say about this.

Nanjala@nanjala.bsky.social

A Senegalese college basketball player, Amina Seck, is currently in ICE detention. Seck was travelling with her team to a tournament in New York when she was detained by ICE at Louisville Airport. She has been moved four times since her detention. #wnba eu.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...

eu.courier-journal.comKSU women's basketball player detained by ICE at Louisville airport | ExclusiveAminata Seck, 26, was detained while traveling as part of Kentucky State University's women's basketball team.

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Emily St. James
@emilystjams.bsky.social

The Toronto Tempo looked at the ongoing right wing bullshit against the WNBA and said, “Here is a she/they turtle given unto thee.”

Meghan L. Hall@itsmeghanlhall.bsky.social

The Toronto Tempo have revealed their mascots: Dez (she/they) the Snapping Turtle and Dot (she/her) the Arctic Hare.

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Lauren Theisen
@laurentheisen.bsky.social

Imane Khelif, Barbra Banda, now the Cunningham circus - it's kind of amazing how many "trans women in sports" controversies don't actually involve a single trans woman

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Coleen Murphy
@ctmurphy1.bsky.social

one anecdote: I was searching for a link to one of my old papers on Google, and the automated Gemini summary attributed all of my lab's work to my husband

Mel Andrews@bayesianboy.bsky.social

When utilized in literature review, LLMs consistently 1. fail to mention female authors in female-led literatures, 2. insist that men are more influential or more heavily cited when this is contradicted by objective citation counts, and 3. attribute women’s work to hallucinated male scholars.

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lauren
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ryan cooper@ryanlcooper.com

I thought people were kidding, turns out Elon really did axe the screwworm containment program back in March 25. fucking imbecile www.agri-pulse.com/articles/226...

agri-pulse.comBird flu, screwworm monitoring among foreign aid programs killed by TrumpAmong the more than 5,300 grants and programs killed as a result of the Trump administration’s USAID cuts are a slate of U.S.-funded programs at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, including eff...

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Sarah Langs
@slangsonsports.bsky.social

#EndALS

Brent Maguire@bmags94.bsky.social

Boog Sciambi and Jim Deshaies rocked "End ALS" shirts while singing Take Me Out to the Ball Game during the seventh inning stretch at the Cubs game today. Today marks the first day of ALS Awareness Month.

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Jessica Luther
@jessicawluther.com

INCREDIBLE STUFF!! “And while the IOC says the SRY gene "represents highly accurate evidence that an athlete has experienced male sex development,"… the scientist who discovered the SRY gene in 1990, Andrew Sinclair, has publicly opposed using the test to determine biological sex.” MY GOD

NPR@npr.org

The International Olympic Committee will require all athletes who want to participate in women's events to undergo genetic testing. The policy takes effect for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. n.pr/4uTapjL

n.prThe Olympic committee bans trans athletes from women's events, raising many questionsThe International Olympic Committee will require all athletes who want to participate in women's events to undergo genetic testing. The policy takes effect for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

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FactPost
@factpostnews.bsky.social

US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE: "I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."

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Gillian Branstetter
@gbbranstetter.bsky.social

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.

S.D. Thompson
@sdthompson.bsky.social

Justin Fields and the Jets have made me give up on football. So much I flipped to NBA TV Canada to watch the WNBA Finals Game 4 replay. Great game, A'ja Wilson is GOATed, and my goodness, I think Cathy Englebert, at the trophy presentation, got booed worse than Gary Bettman.

S.D. Thompson
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I hope something happens so there isn't a WNBA lockout next season. I'd love to go watch a Toronto Tempo game next season, but my god has Englebert completely screwed up with both players (in negotiations) AND ownership (by selling a stupidly undervalues stake in the league to private equity).

S.D. Thompson
@sdthompson.bsky.social

You cannot escape LOLMets, you can only roll on the floor laughing.

Awful Announcing@awfulannouncing.bsky.social

"And the Mets agonizing, three-and-a-half-month, slow-motion collapse, is complete." Gary Cohen, Ron Darling and Keith Hernandez react as the Mets are eliminated from the playoffs after losing to the Marlins on the final game of the season.

S.D. Thompson
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The federal NDP membership will yet rue the day they fired Thomas Mulcair. Only Jack Layton and Ed Broadbent led the party to greater electoral success, and Singh sadly seems set to win the seats (8 at 1pm ADT) and lowest vote share in party history. Even Audrey McLaughlin got 9 seats/6.9% in 1993.

S.D. Thompson
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Jagmeet Singh is gone. He is an incredibly good and decent person, a great Parliamentarian, and a terrible campaigner. And that last item is why he leaves the NDP in the worst shape in its history, and that is sad. May he and his family prosper outside politics.

S.D. Thompson
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The Liberal-CPC difference in Nova Scotia in 2021 was 12.9%. It is now 9.0%. In New Brunswick, Liberals had an 8.8% edge over the Tories in '21. Now it's 10.8%. PEI, Libs were 14.6% more votes than CPC. Current margin: 20.3%. #CanadaVotes2025

S.D. Thompson
@sdthompson.bsky.social

One note looking at the vote percentages in Atlantic Canada before polls close elsewhere - the swings between the Liberals and Conservatives are marginal, slightly in the Liberal favour. The big Eastern gains for the Tories are on Newfoundland.

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