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Yuck.

But hey, at least we have surveillance software that tracks all our digital behaviour so it can make ugly fliers and give us three words to describe our own children, am I right?

Repeated storms are disrupting Chile’s copper industry and agriculture, offering a glimpse of El Niño’s potential toll on commodity markets and supply chains.

If the refs are going to call the game like this you might as well let Sika play. Lish can’t buy a whistle. Sika is tall, can take a hit and can shoot the three. Give her 30 -40 seconds so that Angel can take a break. #wnba

There’s a big Allisha Gray shaped hole in Atlanta’s offence. Steady, unafraid and accurate. #wnba

The only player who confounded Kiah Stokes on the playoff teams is Madina Okot. She is the same height, has great footwork and is stronger. Having said that as a long term Kiah fan it’s great to see her get her confidence back. Becky had her doubting herself on the bench. #wnba

ESPN has had practically nothing to say on air about the actual basketball being played at the #WNBA finals but now they have all sorts of opinions about scheduling.

I was going to write a long defence of the Atlanta Dream ownership but then I remembered that all these people are billionaires so tax the rich and nationalise sports teams idc idc. ✌🏿 😂 #wnba

A. Host a viewing party at Gateway with a tailgate B. Celebrate the win with a small parade and a gathering at Gateway #wnba

Unpopular opinion - the Dream should have played at Gateway. It’s small but it’s a great atmosphere and fans love it. Gonna be harder to sell out State Farm In the middle of a workday. And it would have been fantastic to say goodbye with a championship. #wnba #yesIstillbelieve #dreaminsix

This will end really badly.

One of the quandaries I am sitting with is needing to stay up to date on news from across the continent )and also my favourite sport) but recognising that Meta platforms are part of the problem. What they did in Brazil is despicable.

As Antonio Guterres arrives in Egypt, Egyptian authorities are preparing to put Egypt's leading independent media outlet Mada Masr' Lina Attalah on trial and threatening to shutter the outlet. They've also arrested an entire newsroom of six journalists belonging to @matsadaash.bsky.social.

I haven’t stopped thinking about this since I saw it. Imagine your mom going to an international newspaper to say she couldn’t think of three nice things to say about you. “Animal lover” isn’t even a quality trait - it’s just a statement of fact?

No more workshops on democracy in Africa led by Europeans and North Americans - I want to learn from Brazilians.

Brazil’s results tonight are a big endorsement for the idea that every country should have a second “are you you sure about that” election a couple weeks after the first one for the important stuff

That’s a lot of ifs.

About 50,000 more people died in European cities between June and August than would have if temperatures had not been abnormally hot, researchers estimate. The figures are 71 percent higher than in 2022, the second-deadliest year. https://wapo.st/4iDUqlj

Unhinged. There are no hinges. The hinges have left the building.

Yuck.

This is going to be the reality of moving to a 50 game schedule. Many teams share their arena with an NBA team. There is already only a 2 week window between the NCAA tournament and training camp so the Finals are inevitably going to stretch into the NBA calendar which will mean more clashes. #wnba

Another horrible, horrible showcase of the violence and hatred from the pro-Bolsonaro wave:

Voting times extended by two hours in Salvador as the Labour Party tries to get extensions in more affected cities. The party is urging people to vote but the truth is that this criminal transport interference will have caused a massive loss in voting among the largely pro-Lula working class.

We are watching a coup d’état attempt unfold in real time in Brazil. I’m consumed by desperation.

Bolsonaro-friendly mayors appear to be sabotaging public transport on Election Day. Buses aren’t running in Lula-friendly areas, flights and ferries mysteriously canceled. Traffic lights have gone out and people’s power cut in Salvador, indigenous people’s travel restricted

good lord, things in brazil rn, with lula lodging allegations of serious voter suppression folha.com/h1vgnw6l

Laugh break: “Nigerian Wicked” from this week’s SNL:UK. There are so many layers to how funny this is. 😂👏🏿 youtu.be/3cPVqcS-6Lw?

Flights resume at Riyadh's international airport following a series of deadly attacks on the facility that saw it closed for two weeks, even as Yemen's Houthis target the country with strikes. u.afp.com/Syor

I keep thinking that this is the first #wnba finals series that I’ve seen during an election cycle where the players aren’t wearing “Vote” tee-shirts as part of their warm ups.

Gabon says access to social media restored after eight-month ban

Gabon: naufrage d’une plateforme pétrolière avec une centaine de personnes à bord

The event formerly known as the Paris to Dakar Rally that was scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia has been cancelled. Saudi Arabia has been under significant attacks from the Houthi government in Yemen including at least two strikes on the Riyadh airport.

This seems like a big deal