Strad Bevens
@fastpp123.bsky.social
Boston-Area Biotech
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Celtics and Liverpool
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Celtics and Liverpool
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Don’t know the reason/the reason
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Don’t know the reason/the reason
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Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
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Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
I think this is one of the strongest, real-time pushbacks I’ve seen from a Democratic politician to how media has posed questions related to governance in the past 9 months.
Republicans are the ones breaking laws and norms. Ask them why they’re doing it!
Republicans are the ones breaking laws and norms. Ask them why they’re doing it!
October 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I think this is one of the strongest, real-time pushbacks I’ve seen from a Democratic politician to how media has posed questions related to governance in the past 9 months.
Republicans are the ones breaking laws and norms. Ask them why they’re doing it!
Republicans are the ones breaking laws and norms. Ask them why they’re doing it!
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NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power.
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
NEW: Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power.
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well beyond the borders of his state.
By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
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The US federal government's spending on housing—directly through the budget, or through tax expenditures—amounts to more than $400 billion a year.
Only about 1/4 of that goes to low-income renters. The majority is spent on subsidizing higher-income homeowners.
www.urban.org/research/pub...
Only about 1/4 of that goes to low-income renters. The majority is spent on subsidizing higher-income homeowners.
www.urban.org/research/pub...
October 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The US federal government's spending on housing—directly through the budget, or through tax expenditures—amounts to more than $400 billion a year.
Only about 1/4 of that goes to low-income renters. The majority is spent on subsidizing higher-income homeowners.
www.urban.org/research/pub...
Only about 1/4 of that goes to low-income renters. The majority is spent on subsidizing higher-income homeowners.
www.urban.org/research/pub...
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Why is it that every disappeared US citizen is not front page news? At the very least we should have a little box with a count of the number of citizens who have been taken away and are not locatable and a link to a story with photos & min-bios, just as we used to do with military casually figures.
In Portland, Oregon, masked ICE GOONS abducted and vanished US citizen Gonzalo Catalan last week. Tragically, his family remains unaware of his whereabouts and has not received any communication from him as of today.
October 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Why is it that every disappeared US citizen is not front page news? At the very least we should have a little box with a count of the number of citizens who have been taken away and are not locatable and a link to a story with photos & min-bios, just as we used to do with military casually figures.
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Either this ends with some sort of truth and reconciliation process where a very large number of people go to prison for a very long time or we will take a short pause and then start doing it again, but worse.
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday morning as his two sons watched, the older boy begging them not to hurt his father and tearfully asking for a chance to speak to him before they left.
As his two sons watch and cry, ‘Pa, te amo,’ federal agents arrest man outside of Naperville apartments
A Naperville man was hauled away by federal immigration agents Thursday as his two sons cried and begged for him not to be hurt.
trib.al
October 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Either this ends with some sort of truth and reconciliation process where a very large number of people go to prison for a very long time or we will take a short pause and then start doing it again, but worse.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates on Charlie Kirk and the pundits and politicians sanitizing his legacy.
Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause
By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.
www.vanityfair.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Charlie Kirk and the pundits and politicians sanitizing his legacy.
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Young Kenyans who took to the streets to protest corruption and poor job prospects are being charged in antiterrorism courts funded by the U.S. They face decades in maximum-security prison.
Kenya Uses U.S.-Funded Antiterrorism Courts for Political Crackdown
Young people who took to the streets to protest corruption and poor job prospects could face decades in maximum-security prison under a set of laws set up to combat al Qaeda.
on.wsj.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Young Kenyans who took to the streets to protest corruption and poor job prospects are being charged in antiterrorism courts funded by the U.S. They face decades in maximum-security prison.
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Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
September 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."
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Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the vice chair of the Intelligence Committee, says he was denied a meeting with career intelligence workers because Laura Loomer objected.
September 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., the vice chair of the Intelligence Committee, says he was denied a meeting with career intelligence workers because Laura Loomer objected.
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As we head into the school year, I’m as grateful as ever for our nation’s hard-working educators. If you agree, please let the teachers & homeschoolers in your life know about Rick Steves Classroom Europe—a free & ad-free library of 600 video clips covering history, art, music, culture & geography.
Rick Steves Classroom Europe
Rick Steves Classroom Europe® is a free resource allowing teachers to share the best of European art, history, and culture with their students and fellow educators.
classroom.ricksteves.com
August 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
As we head into the school year, I’m as grateful as ever for our nation’s hard-working educators. If you agree, please let the teachers & homeschoolers in your life know about Rick Steves Classroom Europe—a free & ad-free library of 600 video clips covering history, art, music, culture & geography.
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On September 7, 2008, 54,000+ fans packed into Dodger Stadium to witness an epic duel between Randy Johnson and Greg Maddux but both pitchers were scratched before the game. Their replacements were Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw!
And they face off again tonight!
And they face off again tonight!
August 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
On September 7, 2008, 54,000+ fans packed into Dodger Stadium to witness an epic duel between Randy Johnson and Greg Maddux but both pitchers were scratched before the game. Their replacements were Max Scherzer and Clayton Kershaw!
And they face off again tonight!
And they face off again tonight!
Curious what the NYT subscriber numbers are these days…
August 6, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Curious what the NYT subscriber numbers are these days…
"Yager often went home early, at times solicited sex acts for money while on duty, and got reimbursed with government funds for Pima County hotels where the sex acts took place...Between 2021 and 2024, Yager paid $42,400 in 231 transactions with women."
Guess DOGE missed a spot...
Guess DOGE missed a spot...
Border agent charged with child sex trafficking, fraud in Cochise County
A Tucson Sector Border Patrol agent has been indicted on 24 felony charges, the latest in a series of sexual-misconduct convictions or charges against CBP employees in Arizona.
tucson.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
"Yager often went home early, at times solicited sex acts for money while on duty, and got reimbursed with government funds for Pima County hotels where the sex acts took place...Between 2021 and 2024, Yager paid $42,400 in 231 transactions with women."
Guess DOGE missed a spot...
Guess DOGE missed a spot...
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Family pets are being left behind at Southern California shelters as their families face deportation. At Carsom Animal Care Center, dogs like Bruce and Coco are quiet, confused, and up for adoption. Shelter staff say they've seen emotional goodbyes as families forced to leave the U.S.
July 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Family pets are being left behind at Southern California shelters as their families face deportation. At Carsom Animal Care Center, dogs like Bruce and Coco are quiet, confused, and up for adoption. Shelter staff say they've seen emotional goodbyes as families forced to leave the U.S.
I think most of Bluesky audiences will be angry when hearing of these cuts, as they should be. But I often wonder how fast the effects from these cuts will materialize in people’s day-to-day lives. Loss of expertise/services could very well decrease quality of life over the long run in the US.
3,500 FDA employees received final termination notices on Monday. Affected employees were part of the April 1 layoffs.
endpoints.news/fda-employee...
endpoints.news/fda-employee...
FDA employees let go in April receive final termination notices
As many as 3,500 FDA employees received an email Monday evening informing them that they have been officially fired, an HHS spokesperson confirmed to Endpoints News.
endpoints.news
July 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I think most of Bluesky audiences will be angry when hearing of these cuts, as they should be. But I often wonder how fast the effects from these cuts will materialize in people’s day-to-day lives. Loss of expertise/services could very well decrease quality of life over the long run in the US.
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3,500 FDA employees received final termination notices on Monday. Affected employees were part of the April 1 layoffs.
endpoints.news/fda-employee...
endpoints.news/fda-employee...
FDA employees let go in April receive final termination notices
As many as 3,500 FDA employees received an email Monday evening informing them that they have been officially fired, an HHS spokesperson confirmed to Endpoints News.
endpoints.news
July 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
3,500 FDA employees received final termination notices on Monday. Affected employees were part of the April 1 layoffs.
endpoints.news/fda-employee...
endpoints.news/fda-employee...
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“‘I don’t care how much you love working people. They can’t afford a house because all the rules in your state make it prohibitive to build. And zoning prevents multifamily because of NIMBY,’ [Obama] said…‘I don’t want to know your ideology, because you can’t build anything. It does not matter.’”
Obama’s blunt message for Democrats: ‘Toughen up’ | CNN Politics
Former President Barack Obama issued a call to action for Democrats at a private fundraiser in New Jersey on Friday evening, urging those frustrated by the state of the country under President Donald ...
www.cnn.com
July 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“‘I don’t care how much you love working people. They can’t afford a house because all the rules in your state make it prohibitive to build. And zoning prevents multifamily because of NIMBY,’ [Obama] said…‘I don’t want to know your ideology, because you can’t build anything. It does not matter.’”
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ALL CAPS
THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS ...
GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC, NOT JUST FOR AMERICANS 🔭🧪
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS ...
GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC, NOT JUST FOR AMERICANS 🔭🧪
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
Over 2,000 senior staff set to leave NASA under agency push
The losses could endanger the administration’s plans for landing astronauts on the moon and Mars.
www.politico.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
ALL CAPS
THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS ...
GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC, NOT JUST FOR AMERICANS 🔭🧪
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
THIS IS CATASTROPHIC FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND ASTROPHYSICS ...
GLOBALLY CATASTROPHIC, NOT JUST FOR AMERICANS 🔭🧪
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...
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Comms pros for electeds: get your bosses on the record and on TV and on the Internet and on the House/Senate Floors tomorrow hammering home how devastating the existing and proposed cuts to NOAA and the workforce and resilience and climate are. Nobody knows about them except us nerds! Tell people.
The President’s budget proposes devastating cuts to NOAA, which helps everyone understand and prepare for extreme weather. NOAA was also in the middle of developing new flood maps for neighborhoods. bsky.app/profile/cost...
At least six people were killed and frantic searches were underway for the missing after heavy rain in Central Texas set off deadly flooding along the Guadalupe River on Friday, authorities said. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/u...
July 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Comms pros for electeds: get your bosses on the record and on TV and on the Internet and on the House/Senate Floors tomorrow hammering home how devastating the existing and proposed cuts to NOAA and the workforce and resilience and climate are. Nobody knows about them except us nerds! Tell people.
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Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev on the French Riviera, dressed like Michael Caine in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," as the company launches some crypto tokens backed by private US tech companies and as Robinhood shares surge to a price/sales ratio seen only in the early days during the 2021 meme market...
June 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev on the French Riviera, dressed like Michael Caine in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," as the company launches some crypto tokens backed by private US tech companies and as Robinhood shares surge to a price/sales ratio seen only in the early days during the 2021 meme market...
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What? Wasn’t Sen Ted Cruz born abroad too? Should we deport him?
www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2...
www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2...
Texas Man Born to U.S. Soldier on U.S. Army Base Abroad Deported
He has no citizenship to any country, despite SCOTUS case
www.austinchronicle.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
What? Wasn’t Sen Ted Cruz born abroad too? Should we deport him?
www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2...
www.austinchronicle.com/daily/news/2...
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You’re sheltering bald JD Vance images on your phone, are you not?
June 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
You’re sheltering bald JD Vance images on your phone, are you not?