Kip Kesgard
@kipkesgard.bsky.social
IT analyst/agilist/ret soccer blogger/cat dad/OG TA/traffic cone for hire, hates clowns, loves pie #rctid #GoZags #sfgiants #RipCity #whufc #broncoscountry #vegasaces IG: @kipkesgard Profile: me at Vegas sign w TA scarf; Banner: Vegas skyline
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A doctor in Alaska once watched the hepatis B virus take children’s lives, until the vaccine for newborns made those tragedies preventable. Now a CDC panel is weighing changes that could limit access to the shot and fuel misinformation. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
RFK Jr. Wants To Delay the Hepatitis B Vaccine. Here’s What Parents Need To Know. - KFF Health News
A CDC panel is reconsidering the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. Renewed doubt could lead to fewer kids getting vaccinated, leaving them vulnerable to an incurable, preventable virus that can b...
kffhealthnews.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A doctor in Alaska once watched the hepatis B virus take children’s lives, until the vaccine for newborns made those tragedies preventable. Now a CDC panel is weighing changes that could limit access to the shot and fuel misinformation. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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This year, universities are giving $228 million to football coaches who failed at coaching football so that they won't coach football anymore.
December 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This year, universities are giving $228 million to football coaches who failed at coaching football so that they won't coach football anymore.
We appreciate your patience. Someone will be with you shortly. Your call will be answered as soon as possible in the order that it was received. Thank you for calling. Apparently, this is my world now sitting on hold for the next available representative.
a cookie monster is sitting in front of a window with the words `` me ... waiting patiently '' .
Alt: a cookie monster is sitting in front of a window with the words `` me ... waiting patiently '' .
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We appreciate your patience. Someone will be with you shortly. Your call will be answered as soon as possible in the order that it was received. Thank you for calling. Apparently, this is my world now sitting on hold for the next available representative.
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MASSIVE NWSL UPDATE: Sophia Wilson's contract status #BAONPDX
“The Portland Thorns are in discussions with forward Sophia Wilson, who has a player option for 2026.”
This is the first time the club has publicly provided an update on the #USWNT Superstar.
www.allforxi.com/general/1099...
“The Portland Thorns are in discussions with forward Sophia Wilson, who has a player option for 2026.”
This is the first time the club has publicly provided an update on the #USWNT Superstar.
www.allforxi.com/general/1099...
The Portland Thorns are ‘in discussions’ with USWNT superstar Sophia Wilson
Could Sophia Wilson be returning to the NWSL’s Portland Thorns?
www.allforxi.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
MASSIVE NWSL UPDATE: Sophia Wilson's contract status #BAONPDX
“The Portland Thorns are in discussions with forward Sophia Wilson, who has a player option for 2026.”
This is the first time the club has publicly provided an update on the #USWNT Superstar.
www.allforxi.com/general/1099...
“The Portland Thorns are in discussions with forward Sophia Wilson, who has a player option for 2026.”
This is the first time the club has publicly provided an update on the #USWNT Superstar.
www.allforxi.com/general/1099...
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She has the moral clarity that a lot of elected Dems could use: what is happening today is evil.
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using her song ‘Juno’ for a pro-ICE video:
“this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
“this video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
She has the moral clarity that a lot of elected Dems could use: what is happening today is evil.
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
You don’t need to analyze it much more closely than that
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RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
RFK Jr: "Two weeks ago we ended, under your leadership, a twenty year war on women".
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
Three out of five men in this shot have been accused of sexual misconduct, harassment or abusive behaviour towards women. A fourth signed into law a near-total abortion ban in his state as governor.
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White House ratio'd by the smallest possible pop star.
December 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
White House ratio'd by the smallest possible pop star.
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"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
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The Real Way Schools are Failing Boys
“If we really want boys to succeed, we need to ensure that they know how to both beat—and lose— to girls."
time.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
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There is really an unsustainable level of bigoted gutter trash in the United States.
Cammack: "Look no further than Minnesota and the disaster there where the Somalian community has been really the root of all of the waste, fraud, and abuse that we've seen in the last several years."
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
There is really an unsustainable level of bigoted gutter trash in the United States.
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Jeffries on the WH's explanation of Hegseth's reported double tap strike: "The White House is lying, but that's no surprise, because they lie for a living and the American people know it."
December 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Jeffries on the WH's explanation of Hegseth's reported double tap strike: "The White House is lying, but that's no surprise, because they lie for a living and the American people know it."
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A shelter received a donation of stuffed toys and let each dog pick 1.
How selfless. They each only pick 1.
How selfless. They each only pick 1.
December 1, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A shelter received a donation of stuffed toys and let each dog pick 1.
How selfless. They each only pick 1.
How selfless. They each only pick 1.
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Universal healthcare would save Americans $450B ANNUALLY but requires dismantling systemic racism & that scares too many unmelinated folks so we continue to suffer as is.
December 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Universal healthcare would save Americans $450B ANNUALLY but requires dismantling systemic racism & that scares too many unmelinated folks so we continue to suffer as is.
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If you want people to spend more, pay them more.
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
If you want people to spend more, pay them more.
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Crypto Leaders Call For Infusion Of 20 Million Dopes To Stabilize Market
Crypto Leaders Call For Infusion Of 20 Million Dopes To Stabilize Market
BOSTON—Stressing that the move would help keep digital currencies liquid through the coming year, crypto leaders called for an infusion of 20 million dopes Thursday to stabilize the market. “We’re cal...
theonion.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Crypto Leaders Call For Infusion Of 20 Million Dopes To Stabilize Market
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I assume she means everyone who isn’t white.
December 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I assume she means everyone who isn’t white.
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Yes we have a problem with it along with members of your own party.
November 30, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Yes we have a problem with it along with members of your own party.
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This is *not* the sort of thing you see in this era, which makes it all the better that we are seeing it this weekend.
UPDATE: I added in the congressional response to the boat-strike section once I saw we had bipartisan, matching statements from both House and Senate Armed Services Committees. www.lawdork.com/p/trump-admi...
November 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
This is *not* the sort of thing you see in this era, which makes it all the better that we are seeing it this weekend.
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
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Enforcing the roster rules
Jfc that was disgusting.
How do you stop Miami?
How do you stop Miami?
November 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Enforcing the roster rules
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www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
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It simply does not work against high-level teams with time to prepare and the emotional fuel that is a playoff matchup. You need more control, and you need more top-end quality.
It's a good experiment and I'm glad we have teams with different game models in this league, but the data's the data.
It's a good experiment and I'm glad we have teams with different game models in this league, but the data's the data.
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It simply does not work against high-level teams with time to prepare and the emotional fuel that is a playoff matchup. You need more control, and you need more top-end quality.
It's a good experiment and I'm glad we have teams with different game models in this league, but the data's the data.
It's a good experiment and I'm glad we have teams with different game models in this league, but the data's the data.
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The Shield-winning Union just lost at home to a team starting a left back and a child in central midfield, and their No. 10 as their No. 9.
The answer re: Philly's game model, once again, is "no."
www.mlssoccer.com/playoffs/202...
The answer re: Philly's game model, once again, is "no."
www.mlssoccer.com/playoffs/202...
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The Shield-winning Union just lost at home to a team starting a left back and a child in central midfield, and their No. 10 as their No. 9.
The answer re: Philly's game model, once again, is "no."
www.mlssoccer.com/playoffs/202...
The answer re: Philly's game model, once again, is "no."
www.mlssoccer.com/playoffs/202...