Raphael Savir
@rsavir.bsky.social
Getting too old to play frisbee
NSS headline in NYT: As Mamdani Surges Ahead, Schumer Risks Finding Himself Left Behind
November 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
NSS headline in NYT: As Mamdani Surges Ahead, Schumer Risks Finding Himself Left Behind
I’m guessing this is not an original opinion, but when we seek accountability for the excessively violent altercations between federales and citizens, I hope these are state charges and not federal charges.
November 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I’m guessing this is not an original opinion, but when we seek accountability for the excessively violent altercations between federales and citizens, I hope these are state charges and not federal charges.
I'm super curious what Jack Smith is able to bring up while defending himself. It feels like this gives him an opportunity to sort of advance the case he was trying to bring against Trump last year, right?
November 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I'm super curious what Jack Smith is able to bring up while defending himself. It feels like this gives him an opportunity to sort of advance the case he was trying to bring against Trump last year, right?
I also hope she doesn’t get swept up by ice and thrown into a cell for 30 days without any notice to family.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
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Vance Says He Hopes His Wife Embraces Christianity, Setting Off Backlash
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October 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I also hope she doesn’t get swept up by ice and thrown into a cell for 30 days without any notice to family.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
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Such a misleading headline. The point is that if you drive long distances then (of course) you minimize the $ and environmental gains of a battery. If you do a lot of short trips, you maximize those gains.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds
Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests
www.theguardian.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Such a misleading headline. The point is that if you drive long distances then (of course) you minimize the $ and environmental gains of a battery. If you do a lot of short trips, you maximize those gains.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
So weird that privatization would lead to worse patient care. It's almost as though prioritizing profits over care?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study
Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals’ versus non-private equity hospitals
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
So weird that privatization would lead to worse patient care. It's almost as though prioritizing profits over care?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I deeply love this and think it’s spot on for how to deal with authoritarian rule.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
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Among Portland Protests, It’s Frogs and Sharks and Bears, Oh My!
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October 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I deeply love this and think it’s spot on for how to deal with authoritarian rule.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Just did a quick scan of FoxNews front page and there is a shocking pic of the Iowa superintendent who was "caught with a weapon!" Um, isn't our gov encouraging school staff to come to school armed to thwart attacks by radical [right wing] shooters?
September 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Just did a quick scan of FoxNews front page and there is a shocking pic of the Iowa superintendent who was "caught with a weapon!" Um, isn't our gov encouraging school staff to come to school armed to thwart attacks by radical [right wing] shooters?
Has anyone seen my wife? She was here just yesterday ...
September 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Has anyone seen my wife? She was here just yesterday ...
Trump Bingo card? Help me out here. This is what I'm thinking: Felons, immigrants, rapists, murderers, hate, opponent, love, drugs, dangerous, "I hate them", "I love America", criminals.
September 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Trump Bingo card? Help me out here. This is what I'm thinking: Felons, immigrants, rapists, murderers, hate, opponent, love, drugs, dangerous, "I hate them", "I love America", criminals.
Once upon a time anti-fascists threw down Nazi Germany in WWII. I guess being anti-fascist is pretty cool :)
September 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Once upon a time anti-fascists threw down Nazi Germany in WWII. I guess being anti-fascist is pretty cool :)
Maybe I missed it, but we're just doing the standard "Thoughts & Prayers" after CK's shooting death, right?
September 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Maybe I missed it, but we're just doing the standard "Thoughts & Prayers" after CK's shooting death, right?
His comments were clearly about maga and not about Kirk
September 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
His comments were clearly about maga and not about Kirk
So an extremist right winger killed CK because he was too moderate in his racist ideology?
September 13, 2025 at 1:38 PM
So an extremist right winger killed CK because he was too moderate in his racist ideology?
Just got covid vaccination. Yay Massachusetts!
September 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Just got covid vaccination. Yay Massachusetts!
Boston Strong! Also, F*** You! “ICE Is Said to Have Begun Operation in the Boston Area”
September 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Boston Strong! Also, F*** You! “ICE Is Said to Have Begun Operation in the Boston Area”
I have a feeling I know where the next outbreaks of childhood diseases will be! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Florida to end vaccine mandates for children as state’s surgeon general likens them to ‘slavery’
Joseph Ladapo, a long-time vaccine skeptic, says that every state vaccine requirement would be repealed
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September 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I have a feeling I know where the next outbreaks of childhood diseases will be! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for joking even about the most serious and catastrophic events. But as a gov official, your words are commands. So ... joke? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump serious about pursuing a third term, Gavin Newsom warns
In an interview hosted by Politico, the California governor said the US must ‘wake up’ to the the threat posed by the president’s disregard of democratic norms
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for joking even about the most serious and catastrophic events. But as a gov official, your words are commands. So ... joke? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
EI for white people? GOP must be so proud of their inclusion efforts. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Texas killed in-state tuition for undocumented college students – what happened next?
Republicans once championed the policy on economic grounds. Undoing it is disrupting students’ lives and business as usual on campuses
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
EI for white people? GOP must be so proud of their inclusion efforts. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The word of the day is Accountability
August 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The word of the day is Accountability
Cuomo trying to throw shade at Mamdani is just pathetic. It is Cuomo hoisting the white flag and saying, "I have nothing to offer, but you should be scared of this guy because he's different."
August 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Cuomo trying to throw shade at Mamdani is just pathetic. It is Cuomo hoisting the white flag and saying, "I have nothing to offer, but you should be scared of this guy because he's different."
If Noem is upset that a frustrated civilian, who was wearing a T-shirt and shorts, threw a sandwich at the chest of a well armed and padded officer, just wait until she sees footage of the January 6 insurrection.
August 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
If Noem is upset that a frustrated civilian, who was wearing a T-shirt and shorts, threw a sandwich at the chest of a well armed and padded officer, just wait until she sees footage of the January 6 insurrection.
I don’t think the man who threw a sandwich at federal officers thought it was funny. He seemed quite agitated. I suspect all right thinking Americans are agitated that Noem did not say she was going to take a bite out of crime.
August 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I don’t think the man who threw a sandwich at federal officers thought it was funny. He seemed quite agitated. I suspect all right thinking Americans are agitated that Noem did not say she was going to take a bite out of crime.
I hate sensationalist headlines like this. On avg, these workers will get something like 6k each. Yeah, if I had done a ton of *underpaid* dangerous work during COVID I'd be happy to get a $6k check 5 years later, too. It ain't $1M.
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They Cleaned Subways During Covid. Now They’ll Get Millions in Back Pay.
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I hate sensationalist headlines like this. On avg, these workers will get something like 6k each. Yeah, if I had done a ton of *underpaid* dangerous work during COVID I'd be happy to get a $6k check 5 years later, too. It ain't $1M.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/n...