Bittercat
@bittercat.bsky.social
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.
September 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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.
Tell the House to investigate government censorship of Jimmy Kimmel Live! act.indivisible.org/sign/censors...
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...
act.indivisible.org
September 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Tell the House to investigate government censorship of Jimmy Kimmel Live! act.indivisible.org/sign/censors...
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September 11, 2025
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...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:10 AM
September 11, 2025
Here’s how we can help solve the student loan crisis: sell the debt - CommonWealth Beacon commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/here...
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...
commonwealthbeacon.org
June 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Here’s how we can help solve the student loan crisis: sell the debt - CommonWealth Beacon commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/here...
Massachusetts is under economic attack - CommonWealth Beacon commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/mass...
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...
commonwealthbeacon.org
May 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Massachusetts is under economic attack - CommonWealth Beacon commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/mass...
Mookie should have been a Red Sox for life.
March 29, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Mookie should have been a Red Sox for life.
Oh well. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
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...
www.csmonitor.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Oh well. www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
Nesn feed clears up and now....... goals!
December 18, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Nesn feed clears up and now....... goals!
December 11, 2024 at 3:59 AM
No penalty on that? Lol, ok.
December 4, 2024 at 2:55 AM
No penalty on that? Lol, ok.
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This Michael Tomasky piece is very smart. newrepublic.com/post/188197/...
December 3, 2024 at 2:39 PM
This Michael Tomasky piece is very smart. newrepublic.com/post/188197/...
This story is not concerning at all. Pete Hegseth’s Secret History | The New Yorker www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
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...
www.newyorker.com
December 3, 2024 at 2:38 PM
This story is not concerning at all. Pete Hegseth’s Secret History | The New Yorker www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
Lol. There is no way this guy gets confirmed......I hope.
President-elect Donald Trump announces he intends to replace current FBI director with loyalist Kash Patel
Trump announces he intends to replace current FBI director with loyalist Kash Patel | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he intends to nominate Kash Patel to serve as the next director of the FBI.
www.cnn.com
December 1, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Lol. There is no way this guy gets confirmed......I hope.
THE Ohio State University.
November 30, 2024 at 8:28 PM
THE Ohio State University.
Michigan, just stop now.
November 30, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Michigan, just stop now.
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.
November 30, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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.
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Collective amnesia.
Vaccines have enabled modern society to forget the immense suffering of the past. For most of history, half of all children died before age 15. Today, it's just 4% globally—far lower in developed nations—thanks in large part to vaccines.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Vaccines have enabled modern society to forget the immense suffering of the past. For most of history, half of all children died before age 15. Today, it's just 4% globally—far lower in developed nations—thanks in large part to vaccines.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Here’s How We Know RFK Jr. Is Wrong About Vaccines
Children used to die of diseases far more gruesome and deadly than we remember.
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Collective amnesia.
Vaccines have enabled modern society to forget the immense suffering of the past. For most of history, half of all children died before age 15. Today, it's just 4% globally—far lower in developed nations—thanks in large part to vaccines.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Vaccines have enabled modern society to forget the immense suffering of the past. For most of history, half of all children died before age 15. Today, it's just 4% globally—far lower in developed nations—thanks in large part to vaccines.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
nothing to see here. Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica’s Report on Amber Thurman, Candi Miller Deaths — ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/geor...
Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica Obtained Internal Details of Two Deaths
In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outs...
www.propublica.org
November 26, 2024 at 5:02 PM
nothing to see here. Georgia Dismissed All Members of Maternal Mortality Committee After ProPublica’s Report on Amber Thurman, Candi Miller Deaths — ProPublica www.propublica.org/article/geor...
Of course most people do, he is a buffoon. Even Republicans want a check on Trump - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | Even Republicans want a check on Trump
Three-quarters of Americans and a majority of Republicans say they want Republicans in Congress to push back on Donald Trump when they disagree.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Of course most people do, he is a buffoon. Even Republicans want a check on Trump - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...