T. Lacy

The "manosphere" is very often just a less socially repulsive way to talk about, or do, misogyny (at worst) or sexism (at best).

The massive list of suspended UCLA grants came out today: 300 NSF and 500 NIH grants. I am miraculously not on the list, but this is devastating. Science will be lost, progress will be frozen, people will lose jobs, and careers in science and medicine are being destroyed. This is not ok.

Wall Street Journal headline and deck: "New York Shooting Puts Mamdani on the Spot Over Policing Views: The killing of four people in a Midtown office building rattled a city where mass attacks are rare and violent crime has declined."

It's really weird to demand accountability from a NYC mayoral candidate for a deadly NYC shooting rather than the current NYC mayor, an ex-cop who campaigned on a "tough on crime" platform and promptly got indicted for crimes

Change in OB/GYN Physicians Practicing Obstetrics After the Dobbs Decision This cohort study evaluates changes in the number of obstetrics and gynecology physicians practicing in Idaho after the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision.

Since Dobbs, 35% of obstetricians have left the state of Idaho

That is a lot

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Americans Seem to Be the Ones Paying Trump’s Tariffs Get caught up.

No economist or clear thinking adult anywhere is surprised by this:

“The top-down macro evidence seems clear: Americans are mostly paying for the tariffs,” George Saravelos, global head of FX research at Deutsche Bank. “There is likely more pressure on US consumer prices in the pipeline.”

Texans: It is extremely important that if you cannot attend tomorrow’s redistricting hearing in Austin, you submit public comment to oppose the new map. It’s important that we have the public opposition on the record for if and when this goes to court #txlege

Ha!

In 2025, 45 million Americans owe more than $1.7 trillion in college debt.

On today’s episode, Ellie Shermer explains that the federal student loan program was never intended to make college affordable in the first place
@etshermer.bsky.social

ICE agents are being promoted for performative terror.
“Officers who break glass aren’t being disciplined — they’re being promoted. The official from Maryland, Matthew Elliston, now occupies a senior position at headquarters and oversees field operations on the East Coast.”

The Invention of “Sesame Street” Renata Adler’s 1972 review of the program that revolutionized children’s television.

“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

I mean, we used Palencia in the 9th inning of a game wherein we were up by 7 runs. He threw 102 MPH pitch to Vaughn.

It felt like the Cubs were on a mission today after being embarrassed in the first two games.

NYTimes headline reading "NYC Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say"

Onion headline: 'No Way to Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens'

THEY LITERALLY DID THE ONION HEADLINE

Very much looking forward to five upcoming days of Chicago highs in the 70s.

Chicago hospitals are scaling back trans care for youth. A rapid response team is stepping in. The team has a network of practitioners in Illinois who don’t rely on payments from the federal government, which threatens to cut funding to gender-affirming care providers.

As more hospitals in Chicago cut back care for trans youth, a rapid response team is connecting families with doctors and helping cover the cost of appointments and medication: “We ... know the amount of emotional and mental work these parents are going through to protect their children.”

Before Michael Jordan took over, before Mike Ditka's Bears were at their peak, Ryne Sandberg was Chicago's biggest star. He helped create a new generation of Cubs fans.

He was a legend in a city of giants. And he'll be remembered forever.

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Frankly disappointing that the future tech we are promised is “Microsoft Teams in your car” and “things you write or create will be stolen without credit”

It is an extraordinary loss of intellectual expertise that the American people invested millions in developing

Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public

This is like setting money on fire

What?!

Has he been perfect? No. No GM is, ever anywhere. Has he made some errors? Yes. Has he learned from them? I think so. Give credit where it's due. He deserved this. So, yes, I'm a "Yay!" I hope he keeps it all up. I believe he will. /2 of 2

I think the "mehs" and "nays" have the old familiarity-breeds-contempt syndrome. He's done a remarkable job over the past 5 years in terms of the farm, drafts, player development, and now the big leagues. /1 of 2

I hope Pope Leo continues to speak against starvation and barbarity in Gaza and U.S. bishops continue to defend those targeted for arrest and internment here. The Church has a unique, non-ideological voice on behalf of the dispossessed and displaced, like Jesus himself was.

Ichiro’s Elite Hit Tool Powered His Path To The Hall Of Fame J.J. Cooper explains how it was easy to have appreciated Ichiro and still not fully realize how otherworldly he was as a hitter.

Ichiro’s BA scouting report was quite loud.

“Ichiro has been compared to Tony Gwynn and Wade Boggs because he rarely strikes out and uses the whole field,” it read. “Some scouts believe he’ll contend for an American League batting crown right away.”

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Sure, but let's see if Jed Hoyer and the owners actually do something substantial and important for this team---to win this year and next. I'm skeptical that they will commit.

July 27, 1919: Red Summer in Chicago Sparked by a white police officer’s refusal to make an arrest in the murder of a Black teenager, violence in Chicago lasted almost a week. At least 38 people were killed and thousands of Black homes w...

#tdih 1919 Red Summer in Chicago.

Began when white police refused to arrest white man who had stoned Black teen, leading teen to drown.

Massacres across country.

Read ⬇️ with teaching resources, incl. "1919" by @eveewing.bsky.social via @haymarketbooks.org & critique of U.S. history textbooks. 🧵

“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.

NEW: Many of the world’s vital sources of underground fresh water took millions of years to form and could require thousands of years to refill, as water mined from them largely ends up in the rising oceans.

Researchers warn: This drying is now nearly impossible to reverse “on human timescales.”

🧵 Harry Kernoff (1900-74) was one of Ireland’s greatest artists. He was important in that he introduced European modernism to Ireland & remained in the country despite its hostility to modern art. His art evolved from realism to surrealism, & finally, form-based abstraction. Enjoy his work! [1]

Hulk Hogan Was a Racist, Liar, and Scab In the 1980s, the professional wrestler portrayed himself as an all-American hero—but he was really a “jabroni” the entire time.

My latest piece @thenation.com is the loving, heartfelt tribute you've been waiting for: "Real American Scumbag: Hulk Hogan Was a Racist, Liar, and Scab" www.thenation.com/article/soci...

"The Hulk Hogan of 2025 embodied all that is wrong with this country. He should be remembered as a living expression of our national decay: a hero exposed as a fraud, a fraud exposed as a coward, and a coward who cried with joy upon finding an authoritarian who told him that his sins were...virtues"

My favorite activity: Waiting in line at an understaffed Enterprise to simply return a car. 15 minutes. Sigh.