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Michelle Smith McDonald, APR

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Professional Communicator. Writer. Proud Spartan. Come for the women’s hoops, stay for the unsolicited advice.

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Jackets!!!

12.03.2026 06:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Why aren’t any of you wearing jackets. It’s winter. :)

11.03.2026 02:45 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

My retirement account is looking forward to tomorrow.

09.03.2026 03:06 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I miss the Pac-12 in my bones.

07.03.2026 23:52 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Michelle and her book with the GGWSS logo

Michelle and her book with the GGWSS logo

Hall of Famer @macsmith413.bsky.social on her new book “Life’s Work: How Tara VanDerveer & Stanford Women’s Basketball Changed the Sport Forever.” How Tara’s style changed with the times, how Smith’s “life’s work” mirrors that of the coach she profiles & more.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

03.03.2026 14:22 👍 37 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 1
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A new era of women’s sports journalism starts here. One website, one subscription, all your women’s sports coverage in one place. See for yourself at www.theixsports.com.

02.03.2026 15:15 👍 15 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0

The relish he takes in killing is distressing.

01.03.2026 06:29 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The IX Sports Podcast: WNBPA, Tara VanDerveer & Kara Braxton | The IX Sports The WNBPA has built up a war chest, positioning itself well as CBA negotiations creep forward. Plus, the legacy of Tara VanDerveer.

On today's edition of The IX Sports Podcast, @howardmegdal.bsky.social and @classicjpow.bsky.social discuss the news of the WNBPA's rainy-day fund. Plus, a discussion with Michelle Smith about her new book, as well as tributes to Jeff Jasper and the late Kara Braxton.

28.02.2026 00:31 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
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Life's Work is out at a bookseller near you! Join me at @Books Inc. Palo Alto on Wednesday, March 3 for a great conversation and some book signing! @triumphbooks.bsky.social

27.02.2026 17:11 👍 9 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0

Congratulations!!!!!

24.02.2026 19:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Excerpt from Life's Work: Tara VanDerveer, the end of the Pac-12 - The IX Basketball Excerpt from Life's Work, a new book by Michelle Smith: Tara VanDerveer absorbs the implosion of the Pac-12

Good morning! It is book release day for Life's Work, @macsmith413.bsky.social's biography of Tara VanDerveer @triumphbooks.bsky.social. We are honored to present an exclusive excerpt here, along with a discount code for our readers to purchase the entire book: www.thenexthoops.com/features/exc...

24.02.2026 17:14 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 2
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Launch day has arrived! So excited to share this story of women's leadership, legacy and the legendary Tara VanDerveer. @triumphbooks.bsky.social

24.02.2026 16:13 👍 18 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 1
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This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.

His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.

Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.

17.02.2026 07:27 👍 12415 🔁 4930 💬 261 📌 308
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14.02.2026 00:12 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Rita was smart and devoted to her family and such a proud mom. She will be missed. Heartfelt condolences to the VanDerveer family. May her memories be a blessing.

01.02.2026 18:56 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I’d love to see our elected officials take a cue from the people who are marching in the streets. The people you represent are telling you what they want you to do. How about you do it.

01.02.2026 03:59 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

She played at Stanford when I covered them. I used to travel with them and she was always great. She’s the best! She was always one of the hardest workers I ever saw so I’m so excited for her success.

30.01.2026 05:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

One of my most favorite humans.

30.01.2026 01:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

If this is what ICE is willing to do when people are watching, what is happening in those detention facilities?

26.01.2026 20:36 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Screaming “Liar!” at my television to Kristi Noem didn’t make it stop.

24.01.2026 22:35 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The NBA has postponed today’s Warriors-Wolves game in Minneapolis.

24.01.2026 19:48 👍 242 🔁 110 💬 10 📌 43

They shot 37-year-old ICU nurse offering to help someone. Who was legally carrying a weapon under an amendment designed to protect citizens against government tyranny (for all you 2nd Amendment fans out there).

And after they killed him, they ran.

What’s that saying?? Oh, right. DON’T TREAD ON ME.

24.01.2026 20:36 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How The IX Soccer will revolutionize women's soccer coverage - The IX Sports How The IX Soccer will revolutionize women's soccer coverage. Come inside: we've created this women's soccer media space for you.

Good morning. It's a HUGE day for @theixsports.bsky.social. Read all about The IX Soccer, our newest sport-specific vertical. It's the coverage women's soccer deserves, and now it's here! #NWSL #USWNT #woso #WSL #WorldCup2027

09.01.2026 13:18 👍 33 🔁 22 💬 1 📌 3
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I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.

09.01.2026 00:15 👍 35324 🔁 9070 💬 1146 📌 524

Sick and angry and hope this tragedy exposes lawless, inhumane, violence taking place in our names. But this isn't the first fatality or act of brutality ICE has committed.
A death penalty at the hands of the state is not justified no matter your background, race, citizenship or immigration status.

08.01.2026 22:20 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Thousands of people attended a vigil near the scene of the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

Video by Aaron Lavinsky and Liz Sawyer/The Minnesota Star Tribune. Photos by Elliot Hughes/The Minnesota Star Tribune.

Continuing coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...

08.01.2026 01:05 👍 785 🔁 252 💬 11 📌 6

Because if you can't impeach him, you look feckless.

04.01.2026 02:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Me likey.

04.01.2026 02:29 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
“The President of the United States just overthrew a foreign ruler and explained to the American people that this is about taking control of the oil reserves of a foreign nation. He said that the U.S. will “run the country” until a proper transition can take place and went right into how U.S. oil companies will benefit from this takeover. He doesn’t understand the risks and costs involved with these poorly thought-out decisions that don’t make Americans any safer today than they were yesterday.  

  
“Nicolás Maduro is a brutal, illegitimate dictator who deserves to face justice. I want the people of Venezuela to be free to choose their own future, but if we learned anything from the Iraq war, it’s that dropping bombs or toppling a leader doesn’t guarantee democracy, stability, or make Americans safer. More often, it leads to chaos or drags the U.S. into a war and lengthy occupation. I don’t trust that this administration has a plan, timeline, or price tag for what comes next. 
  
“Over the past year, Trump’s foreign policy has been reckless, chaotic, self-serving, and unconstitutional. Congress should vote this week to reassert its authority on behalf of the American people before he oversteps again. I also want to recognize the professionalism and skill of the American service members involved in this operation. While I don’t agree with the administration’s justification for this, I’m thankful that no service members were killed or seriously injured.”

“The President of the United States just overthrew a foreign ruler and explained to the American people that this is about taking control of the oil reserves of a foreign nation. He said that the U.S. will “run the country” until a proper transition can take place and went right into how U.S. oil companies will benefit from this takeover. He doesn’t understand the risks and costs involved with these poorly thought-out decisions that don’t make Americans any safer today than they were yesterday. “Nicolás Maduro is a brutal, illegitimate dictator who deserves to face justice. I want the people of Venezuela to be free to choose their own future, but if we learned anything from the Iraq war, it’s that dropping bombs or toppling a leader doesn’t guarantee democracy, stability, or make Americans safer. More often, it leads to chaos or drags the U.S. into a war and lengthy occupation. I don’t trust that this administration has a plan, timeline, or price tag for what comes next. “Over the past year, Trump’s foreign policy has been reckless, chaotic, self-serving, and unconstitutional. Congress should vote this week to reassert its authority on behalf of the American people before he oversteps again. I also want to recognize the professionalism and skill of the American service members involved in this operation. While I don’t agree with the administration’s justification for this, I’m thankful that no service members were killed or seriously injured.”

Mark Kelly puts out a statement saying "The President of the United States just overthrew a foreign ruler and explained to the American people that this is about taking control of the oil reserves of a foreign nation." This is probably the strongest statement alongside Gallego's I've read.

03.01.2026 18:16 👍 3845 🔁 1137 💬 81 📌 63

I didn’t vote for this.

03.01.2026 17:31 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0