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Jessica Luther

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Investigative journalist, mainly sports. Wrote a couple books. PhD in Sports Studies. Dissertation on U Texas women's bball team in the 1970s. Co-host @burnitalldownpod.com. Tall. Tired. She/Her. Austin, TX https://www.jessicawluther.com/

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Brian McGinnis' wife has
NOT been allowed to see him in the hospital.
He is currently awaiting surgery for severe injuries.
Legal counsel has also been denied access.
A Marine veteran.
A firefighter.
A father of four.
And his family still cannot see him.

brianmcginnisnc Brian McGinnis' wife has NOT been allowed to see him in the hospital. He is currently awaiting surgery for severe injuries. Legal counsel has also been denied access. A Marine veteran. A firefighter. A father of four. And his family still cannot see him.

so apparently Brian McGinnis has been denied access to both his family and legal representation since a sitting senator broke his arm

06.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 1844 πŸ” 817 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 54

Boy are you the Aston Martin AMR26? Because you're getting on my nerves and no amount of money is going to save you

06.03.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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China remains undefeated as five teams tie for second in wheelchair curling doubles CORTINA, Italy β€” China has all but clinched its place in the semifinals of the wheelchair curling mixed doubles tournament with another big win on Friday morning. The chasing pack is tight with fiv…

Here's my recap of this morning's wheelchair curling action, China looking inevitable right now. paralympicsportsnews.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/c...

06.03.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Built by the greatest car designer ever, probably! It's wild!

06.03.2026 03:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

this is perfect

06.03.2026 02:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For a very fun reason that I hopefully we be able to share soon, I am re-reading part of my dissertation and sometimes when I do this, I am struck all over again that I actually wrote this and finished it and graduated. Maybe I will never truly believe it?

06.03.2026 02:07 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I just watched the last 10 minutes of episode 5 of Heated Rivalry and am CRYING like I hadn’t already seen it 25 times.

06.03.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jeff Galloway taught people how to run. His wisdom can be used by anyone (Gift Article) Jeff Galloway, who died last week at the age of 80, was one of the most important figures in the history of American distance running.

The lessons of Jeff Galloway. www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

05.03.2026 16:11 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why We Must Fight to Stop HR 7661 Before It Destroys the Lives of American Children Lately I’ve been calling my House rep and screaming about one zillion things, and maybe you have too. But today I want to talk about one thing in particular you should add to your list: H.R. 7661 i…

I wrote about the first national book banning bill, which effectively seeks to erase trans people. At the end I include a link to let your reps know that you oppose this bill and all it stands for. lithub.com/why-we-must-...

05.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 643 πŸ” 441 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 12

It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist.

He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign.

05.03.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 20099 πŸ” 5688 πŸ’¬ 513 πŸ“Œ 220
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GOP senator joins police in ejecting anti-war protester from Capitol Hill hearing A Senate Republican assisted several police officers in ejecting a man who interrupted a Capitol Hill hearing on Wednesday to object to the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran.

this is literally right wing propaganda. cbs news cannot be trusted.

05.03.2026 04:05 πŸ‘ 4472 πŸ” 870 πŸ’¬ 122 πŸ“Œ 60

WOW @burnitalldownpod.com surpassed $30K on their Kickstarter 😱😎

05.03.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

OMG they're back! I've missed BIAD so much πŸ”₯

If you are a feminist who loves sports, this show is for you.

05.03.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And 390 of y'all have contributed. That number gets me every time I look at it. 🧑

05.03.2026 03:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Burn It All Down, the feminist sports podcast you need A new season of what haters have called a "capitalist-hating, Trump-hating, NFL protest-loving group of far-Left women."

One hour left on our Kickstarter and now we're only $116 from $30K. WHAT. HOW. Y'ALL. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bur...

05.03.2026 03:19 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

77 minutes to go and we are $331 from reaching $30,000, which @shireenahmed.bsky.social joked that we might reach on the day we launched. (I don't know if it was actually a joke, but I laughed!) Can we make it?????? OMG. 😭

05.03.2026 03:02 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

This podcast is one of the greatest things I've ever been a part of.
We are committed to bringing you brilliant analysis, witty commentary, and yes, joy.
Even as we critique the bad and ugly in sports. @burnitalldownpod.com

05.03.2026 03:06 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for everything, Katelyn! 🧑🧑🧑

05.03.2026 02:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

WE DID IT! Y’all did it! Holy shit. HOLY SHIT. thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you

05.03.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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ProPublica Sues Education Department for Withholding Records About Discrimination in Schools Under Secretary Linda McMahon, the work of the Office for Civil Rights, which aims to protect students from discrimination, is cloaked in secrecy.

We sent 4 records requests to the Education Department β€” the first more than a year ago β€” seeking the status of school investigations, findings of discrimination reversed under Trump and more.

The agency gave no response except to acknowledge it received them.

05.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 773 πŸ” 253 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 15

We just re-watched this over the weekend!

05.03.2026 01:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Odysseus had his crew lash him to the mast to keep him from doing an interview with Chotiner.

23.09.2025 20:58 πŸ‘ 3666 πŸ” 555 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 28

This is BANANAS

05.03.2026 00:55 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Less than $1k to go!!!!! And less than 4 hours to get there!!!

05.03.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

that's incredible!

04.03.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

wow!!

04.03.2026 22:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

what are you going to do with this info? This is cool!

04.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The thing I'm most not humble about in my work is how good I think BIAD is (from our latest episode) www.youtube.com/shorts/sp43C...

04.03.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Florence ICE detainee dead after untreated tooth infection, official says An ICE detainee, who had been at a Florence detention center for four months, died Monday following an untreated tooth infection.

An ICE detainee in Arizona has died of a TOOTH INFECTION after it went untreated for weeks, a local official says. He was a Haitian asylum seeker imprisoned in Florence, Arizona. @emilybregel.bsky.social reports.
tucson.com/news/local/b...

04.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 2920 πŸ” 1773 πŸ’¬ 168 πŸ“Œ 337

*6 hours! *($1506 to go!)

04.03.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0