What's In The News? Mini #399

In this week’s mini episode, Madigan responds to a commenter regarding Ahmed Ferhani- who had pleaded guilty to a terrorism plot against a synagogue in 2011; The WNBA’s MAGA Barbie, Sophie Cunningham, and her messaging regarding trans women in sports; and lastly, we celebrate the success of Abdul El-Sayed’s primary run for Senate in Michigan. Do you have a topic that you want the show to take on?    Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Social media:     Instagram: @angryneighborhoodfeminist Join me on PATREON! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/angryneighborhoodfeminist⁠⁠⁠ Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7464960/2026/07/22/sophie-cunningham-trans-comments-womens-sports/ https://www.startribune.com/sophie-cunningham-minnesota-lynx-indiana-fever-game-score-rally-transgender-athletes-target-center/601874350 https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/49306657/sophie-cunningham-finger-point-indiana-fever-wnba https://www.basketballnetwork.net/off-the-court/tennis-legend-martina-navratilova-fires-back-at-natalie-nakase-over-trans-women-wnba-debate https://www.reddit.com/r/lgbt/comments/s8n09g/im_the_one_whose_athletic_scholarship_was_stolen/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/michigan-senate-primary-results-abdul-el-sayed https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ahmed-ferhani_b_2900696 https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/a-muslim-man-was-ensnared-in-a-terror-plot-by-the-nypd-he-just-attempted-suicide/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices