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Matt Calkins being interviewed on News Nation

Journalismism

Seattle Times Dipshit Quits Because His Editors Were Smart Enough To Spike His Stupid Columns

WNBA

Atlanta Dream And WNBA Embrace Anti-Trans Losers

WNBA Suspends Seattle Storm Minority Owner For Being Rude To Transphobic Shitheads

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Diana Moskovitz

Kirsty Coventry, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) speaks to media representatives before the conclusion of the Olympic Winter Games Milan Cortina 2026. The photo shows her eyes and forehead below the Olympic rings.

Olympics

IOC Reinstates Chromosome Testing, Banning Trans Women From Competition

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Politics

A Helpful Explainer Of Kansas’s Lunatic Anti-Trans Law

Michael is a writer who has worked with The Atlantic, The New Yorker, WIRED, Vox, The New York Times, and other publications. His first book, The Other Olympians, which uncovers the stories of several European athletes who transitioned gender in the 1930s, is now available for purchase.

Michael Waters

Officials in hazmat suits remove a medal around an olympian's neck

Chromosome Testing Will Take Sports Back To The Dark Ages

David Roth

A general view of the OU logo and signage for 50 Conference Championships, 7 National Championships, and 31 Bowl Championships on June 8, 2025, on the facade of the Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK.

The Conservative Grievance Business Is Always Hiring

AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley competes in the girls high jump during the CIF State Track and Field Championships at Veterans Memorial Stadium on May 30, 2025 in Clovis, California.

Youth Sports

Despite Online Outrage, The California State Track Meet Was Mostly Just A Track Meet

A woman wearing Save Girls Sport hat records a video of transgender athlete AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley (not pictured) during the girls long jump at the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet at Moorpark High School on May 24, 2025 in Moorpark, California.

It’s A Great Time To Be A Pathetic Loser

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO - OCTOBER 19: Brooke Slusser #10 of the San Jose State Spartans serves the ball during the first set against the Air Force Falcons at Falcon Court at East Gym on October 19, 2024 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Bigots Don’t Know Ball

WASHINGTON - AUGUST 21: Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., speaks during day three of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, August 21, 2024.

The Cowards Are Already Making Plans

Patrick Redford

Korbin Albert of the United States arrives at the field

Soccer

USWNT Stars Past And Present Condemn Rising Star Korbin Albert’s Noxious Internet Habits

The table with the chess board appears ready for the game between Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi on the first day of competition at the FIDE Candidates Chess Tournament on June 17, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. (Miguel Pereira/Getty Images)