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Megan Rapinoe And Sue Bird Announce Their Breakup After A Decade Together In Touching Video Message About 'Loving Out Loud'
But the heartfelt way they did so not only pulled on fans' heartstrings, but also illustrated the importance of LGBTQ+ visibility, especially in these times.
It's pretty much a master class in how to end a relationship not just amicably, but in a way that honors the relationship itself.
In an Instagram post, the pair wrote:
“This hasn’t been an easy decision, but it’s one we’ve made together with so much love, respect, and care for each other,."
“We’ve shared a whole life over the last decade, through big moments and in quiet ones, and that is something we’ll always carry with us.”
They then thanked their podcast listeners for their support, and for showing them the power of visibility.
"So many of you have reminded us, again and again, why loving out loud matters."
"Thank you for being with us through all of it… it means the world to us.”
In a video, they also shared their gratitude with fans and revealed the future of their podcast, which will have six more episodes which Rapinoe and Bird will trade-off hosting before they both move on to other projects separately.
On Instagram, fans of the pair were equal parts devastated by the split and deeply moved by the way the pair spoke about it.
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Rapinoe and Bird's relationship is said to have begun in 2016 while they were both hosting coverage for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and the pair announced their engagement in 2020.
Both share legend status in their respective sports. Rapinoe played soccer for the United States Women's National Team, leading the team to victories in the 2015 and 2019 World Cup tournaments. She won the prestigious Ballon d'Or Féminin in 2019 before retiring in 2023.
Bird played for WNBA team the Seattle Storm from 2002 to 2022, leading the team to championships in 2004, 2010, 2018 and 2020 before being inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2025.
We wish them both the very best in their next steps.
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MAGA Is Predictably Melting Down Over Video Of Elmo Learning New Arabic Words For Arab American Heritage Month
Addressing the camera, Youssef said:
"Salamu Alaykum, everyone. I'm Ramy Youssef."
Elmo then said:
"Oh, and Elmo's Elmo!"
Then, turning to Youssef, Elmo asked:
"Mr. Ramy, what does salamu alaykum mean?"
Youssef replied:
"Well, salam means peace, and it's a way to say hello in Arabic."
After learning the meaning of the phrase, Elmo told everyone salamu alaykum before Youssef said they were together to wish everyone a happy Arab American Heritage Month.
Youssef then referred to Elmo as habibi.
Elmo asked:
"What's habibi?"
Youssef explained:
"...it's an Arabic word for a special friend."
The clip was posted across the program's social media with the caption:
"The word of the day is HABIBI! Happy #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth from Ramy Youssef, Elmo, and all of your friends on Sesame Street!"
And while many fans chimed in with message of support and celebration...
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...self-identified MAGA patriots—Islamaphobic bigots—came out in force in the comments on X.
Even though Muslim and Arab aren't synonymous.
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Arab is considered an ethnicity like Hispanic, not a race nor a religion.
The term Arab defines a cultural, linguistic, and ancestral identity shared by people from the Arab world—22 countries in the Middle East and North Africa. While Arabs share language and history, they are not a monolithic racial nor religious group.
Not all Arabs are Muslim and not all Muslims are Arab.
Perhaps if the people commenting with hate on Sesame Street's post paid attention during Arab American Heritage Month, they wouldn't be so ignorant.
Nancy Sinatra Fires Back At Trump With Four Powerful Words After He Uses Her Father's Song In Cryptic Post
You can see his post here.
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But Nancy Sinatra—best known for singing the 1966 hit "These Boots Were Made for Walkin'"—was not interested in Trump's reasons for posting the video.
In response to an X user who noted she "will not be happy about this" and that her father "was a big champion for equality and supported the Civil Rights movement," she commented:
"This is a sacrilege."
You can see her post below.
She also noted that "the only people who can do something" about Trump's decision to post the song "are the publishers," though that is unlikely because Trump simply shared a video on social media and did not violate copyright such as when he's used artists' music without their permission at rallies or in campaign ads.
You can see her post below.
Many concurred with Nancy Sinatra's criticism.
Nancy Sinatra has previously shut down MAGA supporters who've claimed her father would have "loved" Trump.
Several months ago, she pointed out that her father would not have been happy about the news that ICE agents are terrorizing Latinos around the country, stressing that this is "not my father's America."
It's worth noting that Sinatra, who died in 1998, was very critical of Trump back in the day.
According to The Way It Was by Eliot Weisman, Trump balked at Sinatra’s asking price to perform at his Atlantic City casino. Sinatra, unimpressed by the pushback, reportedly responded with a blunt command that Trump “go f**k himself.”
Pete Buttigieg Explains Why Trump's AI Jesus Post Was So Offensive To Christian Conservatives In Viral Video
Trump later took to Truth Social in an attempt to discredit Pope Leo, saying he doesn't "want a Pope who thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon." Among other things, Trump said the Pope should "stop catering to the Radical Left, and focus on being a Great Pope, not a Politician."
Trump also posted an image—that he deleted following MAGA backlash—of himself as Jesus Christ healing the sick.
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When asked about it, he claimed he thought the image "was me as a doctor":
"It wasn't a depiction. I did post it and I thought it was me as a doctor and had to do with [the] Red Cross as a Red Cross worker which we support and only the fake news could come up with that one."
"I just heard about it and I thought, 'How did they come up with that?' It's supposed to be me as a doctor making people better and I do make people better. I make people a lot better."
You can hear what he said in the video below.
Buttigieg was at a town hall-style event in Tulsa, Oklahoma over the weekend, when he made a point to address Christians who grew up in households where being Christian and conservative were considered “one and the same.”
He said:
“Maybe you’ve come along for a lot of things that have gone in the last few years in our politics but when you see the president insult your faith by depicting himself as the risen Lord healing somebody, you got something to say about that."
“Especially since, after insulting your faith by circulating that image, he turned around and insulted your intelligence by saying he thought that was a picture of him being a doctor.”
“By the way, he’s not a doctor, either!”
You can hear what he said in the video below.
Many concurred with his remarks.
Believe it or not, the AI-generated Jesus image Trump shared didn't originate with him.
It first appeared in February on X, posted by conservative commentator Nick Adams. In Adams’ version, a U.S. soldier is silhouetted in the background. In the version Trump later shared, that figure had been altered into a horned, demonic presence looming behind him as he performs a “miracle.”
It's insulting any way you slice it.
