I'd nominate Brad Sherwood or Chip Davis in his place
12.11.2025 21:45 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@tgalarne.bsky.social
Classics | Linguistics | Social Policy | Higher Ed Incorrigible reposter, unabashed Boston sports fan
I'd nominate Brad Sherwood or Chip Davis in his place
12.11.2025 21:45 β π 9 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
11.11.2025 18:18 β π 6084 π 1951 π¬ 352 π 1080Kansas utility regulators today passed a large-load tariff that is expected to. help spread out costs of meeting data center and other big power user needs so that the costs don't hit residential and small businesses. kansasreflector.com/2025/11/06/n...
06.11.2025 22:13 β π 63 π 17 π¬ 2 π 3Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, reportedly earned $16 billion in 2024 from ads connected to fraudulent products and scams.
When flagged, internal systems didn't pull those spots in all cases βΒ sometimes, Meta simply charged scammers more.
Maybe we don't need air traffic controllers. I have never seen a traffic jam in the sky.
07.11.2025 14:50 β π 107 π 9 π¬ 5 π 0π¨BREAKING: The State of Arizona filed a lawsuit accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of violating the Constitution by refusing to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The plaintiffs argue that Johnsonβs delay has deprived hundreds of thousands of Arizonans of representation.
21.10.2025 22:40 β π 22846 π 6355 π¬ 543 π 298Don't think we didn't notice that @samreich.bsky.social, son of @rbreich.bsky.social, is arranging an economic inequality (subscription tiers) so that it's to the greatest benefit of the least advantaged members of society (@dropout.tv fans) π€
21.10.2025 18:35 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here." Anna Bower Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about the Letitia James grand jury.
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
βAnna, Lindsey Halligan here,β it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
βI know that there are some people in this room who donβt believe that my marriage should have been legal β¦ and thatβs ok. Because weβre all Americans who want lower taxes.β
I kind of canβt believe this Bari Weiss quote is even real, and yet www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
07.10.2025 00:40 β π 5695 π 997 π¬ 196 π 227BREAKING: Judge throws out Trump's $15 billion lawsuit against New York Times
A federal judge threw out President Donald Trump's $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times by ruling that it didn't provide a succinct complaint for the court to consider.
Picture of AG Campbell with a screenshot of the headline: AG Campbell prevents $184 million in cuts to AmeriCorps service programs
Faced with our lawsuit, the Trump Administration has rightly decided to release $184 million in critical funding that helps Mass. residents serve their communities.
Our lawsuits are working, and we wonβt stop fighting to hold the federal government accountable when they harm our residents.
They gaslit you all throughout the election.
24.08.2025 17:03 β π 22708 π 6617 π¬ 717 π 523How dare people talk about βfood insecurityβ and βhousing insecurityββ¦.
22.08.2025 16:41 β π 33 π 7 π¬ 5 π 0One to keep an eye on:
Iβm hearing the New England Revolution are exploring the possibility of bringing back Matt Turner.
#NERevs
Scheduling September stuff today. Couldnβt hate that more.
28.07.2025 19:03 β π 25 π 1 π¬ 2 π 0Just learned from LinkedIn that a Heritage Foundation affiliate is now FOIA-ing (or equivalent) instructorsβ syllabi to go snooping for supposed illegal DEI at state universities. Itβs hard to describe how far past McCarthyism weβre headed here.
26.07.2025 18:54 β π 5176 π 1764 π¬ 116 π 107Less than 24 hours after @acvalens.net broke this story, it was removed from the site following direct intervention from VICEβs owners, who were reportedly uncomfortable with the subject matter.
Censoring a story on censorship is about as 2025 as it gets.
This is not the act of a legitimate government.
15.07.2025 16:57 β π 14007 π 4794 π¬ 482 π 228With the updated RCV totals just released by the Board of Elections, our campaign has officially earned the most total votes in a primary in New York City history.
08.07.2025 18:32 β π 30184 π 4386 π¬ 546 π 373Wishing everyone a safe and happy July Fourth!
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Today is a great day to remember that the chaos and confusion coming out of this White House is not normal, and dissent is patriotic.
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I'll keep using the tools of my office to fight back to protect our rights, democracy, and Constitution.
NYT alert: New York City Rent 20m ago Increases of at least 3 percent were approved for one million rent-stabilized apartments, despite Zohran Mamdani's call for a rent freeze.
this is so perplexing do they think that we think that Zohran is already mayor?
01.07.2025 00:19 β π 12963 π 1612 π¬ 95 π 207I've been listening to this #Hoizer album since it came out and just learned THIS WEEK that Damage Gets Done has LYRICS.
Still trying to figure out how and why the #UnrealEarth I've been listening to has a full instrumental version π€«ππ€―
BREAKING: In a unanimous decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional.
Weβll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.
Running down a mental list of all the reasons they might need this and all of them are very bad
19.06.2025 16:08 β π 109 π 25 π¬ 2 π 1Maybe I'm biased (because Massachusetts) but I'm unreasonably angry that *this* is the flag they appropriated. Locke's right to revolution is intriguing and the pine tree is iconicβbut I swear these unmitigated jackasses saw the word "Heaven" and just *had* to steal it.
18.06.2025 12:53 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The Times saying last year they'd no longer endorse candidates in local elections, then immediately being like "oh but not THAT guy" 10 months later because the candidate wants free buses gives away the whole game. "Objectivity" means you break your own rules to punch left as much as you want.
16.06.2025 15:51 β π 10178 π 2133 π¬ 203 π 84BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity.
This is a major win for public health.
Heβs gonna send the troops into our cities to create violence as a pretense for shooting us to control the violence.
16.06.2025 01:43 β π 2997 π 758 π¬ 102 π 23πΊπΈπ΄ BREAKING: USMNT legend Michael Bradley is named head coach of New York Red Bulls II, per sources.
Bradley kicks off head coaching career at same club he began playing career.
Red Bull Global see him as a top young coaching talent. Starts w/ RBNY II. www.givemesport.com/usmnt-legend...
New euphemism for authoritarian lawlessness just dropped
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