Jim Watson
@jimboses.bsky.social
Just an engineer in biotechnology looking towards the future. @wpi Ch Eng alum. O’s fan and married a Red Sox fan 🤷 😉 #orioles #redsox
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Jim Watson
@jimboses.bsky.social
· Jun 11
My #exclusive update on the new advisory panel in the comments…
I knew Roy Clark was good, but not THIS good!!!
November 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I knew Roy Clark was good, but not THIS good!!!
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November 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Pope Leo XIV, who on Saturday marked six months since his election, has in recent weeks stepped up his criticism of the Trump administration while bringing a distinctively American flavor to the papacy.
Six months in, Pope Leo is bringing an American flavor to the papacy
Pope Leo XIV has stepped up his criticism of the Trump administration while bringing a distinctively American flavor to the papacy.
www.wishtv.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Pope Leo XIV, who on Saturday marked six months since his election, has in recent weeks stepped up his criticism of the Trump administration while bringing a distinctively American flavor to the papacy.
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“How did you receive the foreigner? And did you receive him and welcome him or not?”
Pope Leo XIV challenges us to reflect on the moral cost of policies that target deeply-root immigrants and families.
Pope Leo XIV challenges us to reflect on the moral cost of policies that target deeply-root immigrants and families.
November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“How did you receive the foreigner? And did you receive him and welcome him or not?”
Pope Leo XIV challenges us to reflect on the moral cost of policies that target deeply-root immigrants and families.
Pope Leo XIV challenges us to reflect on the moral cost of policies that target deeply-root immigrants and families.
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Likely the tip of an iceberg and may well end up being far worse than PED era. Online sports betting is a cancer and is creating the consequences many people said it would.
MLB learned exactly nothing from the 1919 Black Sox Scandal.
Idiots.
MLB learned exactly nothing from the 1919 Black Sox Scandal.
Idiots.
Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers have been indicted on federal charges accusing them of engaging in a scheme to rig sports bets based on pitches they threw during Major League Baseball games.
Two MLB Players Charged by US in Illegal Sports Betting Scheme
Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers have been indicted on federal charges accusing them of engaging in a scheme to rig sports bets based on pitches they threw during Major League Baseball games.
bloom.bg
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Likely the tip of an iceberg and may well end up being far worse than PED era. Online sports betting is a cancer and is creating the consequences many people said it would.
MLB learned exactly nothing from the 1919 Black Sox Scandal.
Idiots.
MLB learned exactly nothing from the 1919 Black Sox Scandal.
Idiots.
I’d vote for 6 of 8 right now without thinking.
Blue Jays legend Carlos Delgado is one of the 8 ex-players on the National Baseball HOF’s Contemporary Era ballot.
The Contemporary Baseball Era Committee will meet on Dec. 7 at baseball’s Winter Meetings in Orlando, Fla., to vote on the ballot.
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The Contemporary Baseball Era Committee will meet on Dec. 7 at baseball’s Winter Meetings in Orlando, Fla., to vote on the ballot.
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Delgado one of eight players on National Baseball Hall of Fame's Contemporary Baseball Era ballot - Cooperstowners in Canada
Toronto Blue Jays legend Carlos Delgado is one of the eight players on the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Contemporary Era ballot that was released on Monday. The Contemporary Baseball Era Committee...
is.gd
November 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I’d vote for 6 of 8 right now without thinking.
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Rogers Hornsby: People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
Rogers Hornsby's Therapist: Let's unpack that, Roger.
Rogers Hornsby: It's "Rogers"
Rogers Hornsby's Therapist: Let's unpack that, Roger.
Rogers Hornsby: It's "Rogers"
November 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Rogers Hornsby: People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.
Rogers Hornsby's Therapist: Let's unpack that, Roger.
Rogers Hornsby: It's "Rogers"
Rogers Hornsby's Therapist: Let's unpack that, Roger.
Rogers Hornsby: It's "Rogers"
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Too many Americans either didn’t care or didn’t believe. Hopefully they do now.👇
October 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Too many Americans either didn’t care or didn’t believe. Hopefully they do now.👇
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This is a good, factual piece from the Durango Herald. Peaceful protest can and will make a difference. It shows the world the truth about what is happening and who is fomenting violence.
Immigration arrests parent, two children spark demonstrations
More than 24 hours of peaceful protest outside the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement field office in Durango culminated Tuesday with pepper spray & rubber bullets being used against protesters.
www.durangoherald.com/articles/con...
More than 24 hours of peaceful protest outside the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement field office in Durango culminated Tuesday with pepper spray & rubber bullets being used against protesters.
www.durangoherald.com/articles/con...
October 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This is a good, factual piece from the Durango Herald. Peaceful protest can and will make a difference. It shows the world the truth about what is happening and who is fomenting violence.
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Everywhere I go, people are wearing Jays gear. People I know who have never watched baseball (me included) are staying up past midnight to for an 18th inning. The coffee shop has baseball donuts.
And, I cannot emphasize this enough, I am in a city *3000 km from Toronto*
Canada is behind this team
And, I cannot emphasize this enough, I am in a city *3000 km from Toronto*
Canada is behind this team
Is baseball still America’s game? The Blue Jays are changing the idea of who baseball is for | CBC Arts
Jays fan Sadaf Ahsan and sports journalist Shireen Ahmed examine the cultural changes at play.
www.cbc.ca
October 30, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Everywhere I go, people are wearing Jays gear. People I know who have never watched baseball (me included) are staying up past midnight to for an 18th inning. The coffee shop has baseball donuts.
And, I cannot emphasize this enough, I am in a city *3000 km from Toronto*
Canada is behind this team
And, I cannot emphasize this enough, I am in a city *3000 km from Toronto*
Canada is behind this team
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#LaskerLaureate Mary-Claire King’s work has been essential in the fight against #breastcancer. In a #ClassicLasker podcast, she talks about the discovery of the BRCA1 gene. 🧪 buff.ly/qV9QGii #breastcancerawareness #cancerresearch #cancerprevention
October 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
#LaskerLaureate Mary-Claire King’s work has been essential in the fight against #breastcancer. In a #ClassicLasker podcast, she talks about the discovery of the BRCA1 gene. 🧪 buff.ly/qV9QGii #breastcancerawareness #cancerresearch #cancerprevention
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UK wind power benefits and costs 2010-2023 :
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:17 AM
UK wind power benefits and costs 2010-2023 :
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn
Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**
Don't believe the wind power haters
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A Comment article in Nature Reviews Nephrology discusses how little attention has been given to how the termination of 2,100 NIH grants effect people who stand to benefit most from scientific discoveries: patients, care partners and community leaders. go.nature.com/47nCWmG #medsky 🧪
October 26, 2025 at 7:47 PM
A Comment article in Nature Reviews Nephrology discusses how little attention has been given to how the termination of 2,100 NIH grants effect people who stand to benefit most from scientific discoveries: patients, care partners and community leaders. go.nature.com/47nCWmG #medsky 🧪
This sounds fun.
“It feels like we’re on the moon.”
In Canada’s northernmost city, more than 1400 miles from Toronto where polar bears and narwhals roam - there’s a bar called The Storehouse. It’s filled every night with diehard Blue Jays fans. A very fun one to write.
www.mlb.com/news/blue-ja...
In Canada’s northernmost city, more than 1400 miles from Toronto where polar bears and narwhals roam - there’s a bar called The Storehouse. It’s filled every night with diehard Blue Jays fans. A very fun one to write.
www.mlb.com/news/blue-ja...
The Blue Jays bar at the end of the world
There are no roads in and out.
Only planes can get you there, and of course, boats. But that's only if Frobisher Bay isn’t frozen over (which it is for about nine months of the year).
Canada’s norther...
www.mlb.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This sounds fun.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Here you can see it in pictures. This is why the Democrats have to hold up Trump‘s budget to prevent Republicans from taking away healthcare, food and more from the people.
October 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Here you can see it in pictures. This is why the Democrats have to hold up Trump‘s budget to prevent Republicans from taking away healthcare, food and more from the people.
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GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : “They’re talking about getting rid of the Voting Rights Act — that may likely happen in months… they’re rewriting history… ANTI-WOKE IS ANTI-BLACK… we’re not doing enough. We’re not calling this out.”
Full: youtu.be/H5_tNkzX1yg?...
Full: youtu.be/H5_tNkzX1yg?...
October 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : “They’re talking about getting rid of the Voting Rights Act — that may likely happen in months… they’re rewriting history… ANTI-WOKE IS ANTI-BLACK… we’re not doing enough. We’re not calling this out.”
Full: youtu.be/H5_tNkzX1yg?...
Full: youtu.be/H5_tNkzX1yg?...
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“We don’t have illegal aliens… the legal term for my people were slaves….”
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
October 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
“We don’t have illegal aliens… the legal term for my people were slaves….”
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼
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geddy lee is such a huge baseball fan that he donated his collection of Negro Leagues signed baseballs to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and we're watching the Jonas Brothers instead
October 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
geddy lee is such a huge baseball fan that he donated his collection of Negro Leagues signed baseballs to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and we're watching the Jonas Brothers instead
Also, a moron.
Why can't we just say "DeSantis moves to harm & kill children"?
0 sympathy for silent pediatricians noted: "A lot of them don't take a strong stance on whether kids need to be vaccinated...They don't want to lose business. And there are enough anti-vax ppl who can lambaste you on Google...'"🤦
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0 sympathy for silent pediatricians noted: "A lot of them don't take a strong stance on whether kids need to be vaccinated...They don't want to lose business. And there are enough anti-vax ppl who can lambaste you on Google...'"🤦
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October 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Also, a moron.
Cool
Researchers developed a way to print transistors using recyclable, carbon-based ink: cen.acs.org/materials/el... #chemsky 🧪
Printing technique makes miniature transistors for flat displays
Capillary flow printing enables scientists to print features less than a millionth of a meter for thin-film transistors
cen.acs.org
October 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Cool
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“My name is Dr. Sara Teichholtz.
And I’m here because in 2023, NIH saved my life.”
From the NIH #NoKings rally this weekend.
Powerful and honest and brave from Sara. 🧪
And I’m here because in 2023, NIH saved my life.”
From the NIH #NoKings rally this weekend.
Powerful and honest and brave from Sara. 🧪
October 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“My name is Dr. Sara Teichholtz.
And I’m here because in 2023, NIH saved my life.”
From the NIH #NoKings rally this weekend.
Powerful and honest and brave from Sara. 🧪
And I’m here because in 2023, NIH saved my life.”
From the NIH #NoKings rally this weekend.
Powerful and honest and brave from Sara. 🧪