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sports, music, reading, numbers. Pro-facts, not delusional. #bruins #redsox #data #democracy

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Maybe it’s just me, but I find it *incredibly* disturbing that the president of the US is very clearly losing his goddamned mind, but most of the media steadfastly refuse to even mention it.

28.09.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1386    πŸ” 308    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 31

I thought this was @nytpitchbot.bsky.social

27.09.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Who cares? Really?

27.09.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Tell the House to investigate government censorship of Jimmy Kimmel Live! On September 17th, ABC/Disney announced it was indefinitely suspending the late-night TV show host Jimmy Kimmel, supposedly in response to comments in his monologue regarding the murder of Charlie Kir...

Tell the House to investigate government censorship of Jimmy Kimmel Live! act.indivisible.org/sign/censors...

19.09.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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September 11, 2025 Twenty-four years ago today, terrorists from the al-Qaeda network used four civilian airplanes as weapons against the United States, crashing two of them into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in N...

September 11, 2025

12.09.2025 06:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1160    πŸ” 346    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 41
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I just finished reading this and the similarities are scary, but also obvious.

11.09.2025 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Next Financial Crisis Back in 2005 I was mostly writing about the housing bubble - and the coming housing bust. But I also mentioned the possibility of a financ...

www.calculatedriskblog.com/2025/08/the-...

12.08.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here’s how we can help solve the student loan crisis: sell the debt This policy change would replicate how the government resolved the Latin American debt crisis of the 1980s -- by negotiating steep discounts from the bank lenders, which allowed countries to repay muc...

Here’s how we can help solve the student loan crisis: sell the debt Β Β  - CommonWealth Beacon commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/here...

02.06.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Massachusetts is under economic attack The Trump administration is waging economic warfare against Massachusetts by turning political points into lethal policies that weaken higher education, life sciences, maritime trade, and tourism -- k...

Massachusetts is under economic attackΒ  - CommonWealth Beacon commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/mass...

22.05.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

AP, Christian Science Monitor, ProPublica....

17.04.2025 01:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe he shouldn't be such a dick.

08.04.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Mookie should have been a Red Sox for life.

29.03.2025 04:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Path to American Authoritarianism What comes after democratic breakdown.

www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

13.02.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Farmers cast their votes for Trump. Now Musk’s cuts are hitting them. Many voters don’t object to the Trump administration shuttering agencies in Washington, but political winds may shift if local communities feel the effects of cuts, frozen funding, and stalled loan gu...

Oh well. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...

13.02.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nesn feed clears up and now....... goals!

18.12.2024 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

lol Rangers

14.12.2024 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#ShouldSaccoBeFired

11.12.2024 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No penalty on that? Lol, ok.

04.12.2024 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Careful, you'll be on the list next.

03.12.2024 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Michael Tomasky piece is very smart. newrepublic.com/post/188197/...

03.12.2024 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 191    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 6
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Pete Hegseth’s Secret History A whistle-blower report and other documents suggest that Trump’s nominee to run the Pentagon was forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being rep...

This story is not concerning at all. Pete Hegseth’s Secret History | The New Yorker www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...

03.12.2024 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe I'm an optimist, but I don't think this guy or Hegseth get through. That may be the limit of their resolve though.

01.12.2024 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lol. There is no way this guy gets confirmed......I hope.

01.12.2024 00:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lol.

30.11.2024 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

THE Ohio State University.

30.11.2024 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Michigan, just stop now.

30.11.2024 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't usually watch college football, but was home alone and looked to see if there was any sports in 4k, Michigan/Ohio state, oooohhh, that should be good.......Not so much.

30.11.2024 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow Ohio State.

30.11.2024 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely will not listen, no offense, my mental health can't take it.

30.11.2024 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the first post in my timeline when I opened Bluesky this morning. Thanks for nothing.

30.11.2024 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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