Brandon Whitcher

@whitcher.bsky.social

200 followers 110 following 23 posts

Statistician, craft beer fanatic, medical image analysis, early-phase drug development, data scientist, R/Python programmer
@whitcher@mastodon.social

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Economics 30%

Biology 17%

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 4d

Not enough people are talking about this:

Even before Trump cut off SNAP funding, he and Republicans in Congress made the biggest cuts to food assistance in U.S. history.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 4d

Election Day enthusiasm had Gen Z-ers fired up and glitching out

Reposted by Richard E. Lenski, Steve Peers, Anders Nilsson , and 6 more Richard E. Lenski, Steve Peers, Anders Nilsson, Gerald Friedman, Lones Smith, James Goodwin, Jason Williams, Brandon Whitcher, David Darmofal

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 5d

Mr. "I Don't Take Responsibility At All" thinks the MASSIVE BLUE WAVE was because he wasn't on the ballot, not
a Major Referendum on his 2nd Term.

Turns out folks prefer feeding the hungry over building expen$ive, tacky Ballrooms.

Looking forward to the midterms... 🌊

#AccountabilityIsComing

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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 5d

President Trump claimed the National Guard was needed in "war-ravaged" Portland. But a @propublica.org review of protests in the months leading up to his claims -- including more than 700 (!!) videos -- show a different reality.

via @robwdavis.bsky.social and Steve Suo

What Really Happened in Portland Before Trump Deployed the National Guard

In the two months before Trump’s decision, criminal charges were announced against only three people. On nights when physical conflict did erupt, it often came from police firing on, shoving, pepper-s...

www.propublica.org

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 9d

My collage for this @us.theguardian.com piece 👇👇
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Reposted by Joe R. Feagin, Diane Ravitch, Brandon Whitcher , and 1 more Joe R. Feagin, Diane Ravitch, Brandon Whitcher, David Darmofal

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 9d

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 11d

open.substack.com/pub/senateba...

Trump Sidelines Financial Cops; Costs Americans Who Were Cheated $360 Million

President Trump repeatedly promised to lower costs for families on Day One.

open.substack.com

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The Onion @theonion.com · 11d

China Agrees To Purchase 11 U.S. Soybeans

SEOUL—In a historic trade agreement that President Donald Trump touted as a major win for an American farmer, China reportedly agreed Thursday to purchase 11 U.S. soybeans. “I am extremely honored tha...

theonion.com

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The Onion @theonion.com · 16d

Diplomatic Talks Break Down Between Trump, Motion-Activated Ghost Decoration

WASHINGTON—In what they described as a disappointing turn in the ongoing negotiations, White House officials confirmed Wednesday that diplomatic talks had broken down between President Donald Trump an...

theonion.com

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 16d

What do these corporate donors expect in return for their money?

It looks like bribery for special favors from the Trump administration.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 20d

Trump may not technically be a king, but he does have some king-esque qualities...

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 20d

Under Trump, wealthy Americans are getting ahead while everyone else is falling behind.

Our economy should work for all Americans – not just the wealthy.

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Michael Kevane, Melanie C. Green , and 4 more Rosemary A. Joyce, Michael Kevane, Melanie C. Green, David R. Miller, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Mark Rice, Brandon Whitcher

Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 21d

I'm not a West Wing obsessed lib or anything but the more I see pictures of this the more fucked up I think it is. It's like he cut off one of the hands of the Lincoln memorial with an angle grinder so he could add a big gun to it.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21d

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing

Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction

Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.

www.wsj.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 23d

Don’t be a Dick-Tator

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 27d

Vets could be made to publish prices after UK watchdog investigation

Market ‘not fit’ for purpose and must be modernised, CMA says, with pet owners paying 16.6% more at large groups Vets in the UK could be forced to publish their prices and whether they are part of a larger group after an investigation by the markets watchdog into claims chain-owned surgeries have left pet owners with dwindling choice and higher bills. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found pet owners pay 16.6% more on average at large vet groups than at independent vets and called for a market that is “not fit” for purpose to be modernised. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 27d

Regarding the news today, all I have to say for now is... subscribe to The Onion. Thank you for believing in us and thank you for your patience.

Join The Onion

Don’t just read the news. Feel it. Be among the first to feel the news.

membership.theonion.com

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Sorrowscopes @sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 29d

Leo: Instead of fixating on your own flaws, turn that magnifying glass onto other people. Use sunlight to incinerate them like the disgusting insects they are.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 29d

Billionaire corporations are already seeing the money roll in from the giant tax giveaways Donald Trump and the Republicans stuffed into their Big, Beautiful Bill.

What about working Americans? They're losing their health care, and their costs just keep going up.

It's shameful.

Reposted by Samantha Brennan, James Connelly, Brandon Whitcher , and 1 more Samantha Brennan, James Connelly, Brandon Whitcher, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Oct 10

Trump in 2017: “Qatar has been a funder of terrorism at a very high level.”

Trump administration in 2025: We are building a Qatari Air Force facility in the United States.

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Oct 9

Premium increases notices will soon arrive in the mailboxes of Americans all over the US.

The average increase? 114%.

For some, the numbers are even higher:

A couple making $129,000 with two adult children at home in Savannah, GA, will pay $3,150 more per month for insurance.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · Oct 9

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Reposted by Meredith Broussard, Ben H. Ansell, Suresh Venkatasubramanian , and 23 more Meredith Broussard, Ben H. Ansell, Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Will Jennings, Mary Feeney, Peter Campbell, Gernot Wagner, Jussi T. Eronen, Melanie C. Green, Janet Murray, David R. Miller, Michael J. Taylor, Jacob T. Levy, Rebecca M. Bratspies, David J. Berri, Evgeny Kuzmin, Mark Rice, Woodrow Hartzog, Richard M. Carpiano, Simon Lester, Isabelle Poutrin, Brandon Whitcher, Sean Latham, Constance Bantman, Giulio Mattioli, David Lay Williams

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · Oct 9

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Oct 9

YES! MORE OF THIS! Thank you Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold from Oregon’s National Guard 🙏

Source: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

#Oregon #Portland #50501Movement

@WinterPolitics1
The Oregon national guard general says if the Oregon National guard were to be deployed they would be instructed under his leadership to protect the protesters not ICE.

And a photo of the Oregon National Guard General

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · Oct 9

American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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Amy Ash @lolennui.bsky.social · Oct 8

So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”