Mo Pierce
@mopierce.bsky.social
Former: State Dept. summiteer, C-SPAN producer, appeals court communicator, educator. Current: Reader. Traveler. CBB fan. All hail and go Boilers.
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Of course the Somerset Patriots are rebranding their alts to become the Semiquincentennials for next year.
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Of course the Somerset Patriots are rebranding their alts to become the Semiquincentennials for next year.
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Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
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makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
October 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
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If you're looking for some food banks to donate to, we vetted a ton all over the country back in 2020, in conjunction with our marble league sponsorship, a sentence that I swear made sense in context. Anyway -- there are links to 17 of them in this thread. (And apologies for linking to... y'know.)
Last Week Tonight on X: "Congratulations to all the winners of Marble League 2020! Through our sponsorship, they raised $100K for worthy causes. Here’s a thread of the winners and where their funds went:" / X
Congratulations to all the winners of Marble League 2020! Through our sponsorship, they raised $100K for worthy causes. Here’s a thread of the winners and where their funds went:
x.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:46 AM
If you're looking for some food banks to donate to, we vetted a ton all over the country back in 2020, in conjunction with our marble league sponsorship, a sentence that I swear made sense in context. Anyway -- there are links to 17 of them in this thread. (And apologies for linking to... y'know.)
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Amazon's website in 1999
October 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Amazon's website in 1999
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Full performance here:
Frédéric Chopin, Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1.
Tiffany Poon, piano.
Fryderyk Chopin Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Chopin Institute©️
🙏🏼🎼🕊️
youtu.be/xZ83Lwnhkj0?...
Frédéric Chopin, Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1.
Tiffany Poon, piano.
Fryderyk Chopin Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Chopin Institute©️
🙏🏼🎼🕊️
youtu.be/xZ83Lwnhkj0?...
Tiffany Poon – Nocturne in C minor Op. 48 No. 1 (first stage)
YouTube video by Chopin Institute
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October 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Full performance here:
Frédéric Chopin, Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1.
Tiffany Poon, piano.
Fryderyk Chopin Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Chopin Institute©️
🙏🏼🎼🕊️
youtu.be/xZ83Lwnhkj0?...
Frédéric Chopin, Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1.
Tiffany Poon, piano.
Fryderyk Chopin Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Chopin Institute©️
🙏🏼🎼🕊️
youtu.be/xZ83Lwnhkj0?...
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Genius coaching job this year
Stephanie White is a class act. As a Purdue Alumnus, I’m very proud of her and what she’s done.
September 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Genius coaching job this year
I’m sorry??!! He actually says “Just kill them.” What??!!
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I’m sorry??!! He actually says “Just kill them.” What??!!
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24 Years Ago Today: The September 11th Issue
Issue 37•34: The September 11th Issue
theonion.com
September 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
24 Years Ago Today: The September 11th Issue
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The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the 46th school shooting of the year. The 47th one happened moments afterwards. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...
At least 2 students shot at a Denver-area high school, authorities say | CNN
At least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
www.cnn.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the 46th school shooting of the year. The 47th one happened moments afterwards. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...
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Also, no. The Dept of War was something entirely different — it was just the Army. There was a separate Dept of the Navy. (Also, it was never an agency.) The DoD brought together both and added the Air Force and the structure of the Joint Chiefs.
This tweet is wrong in a bunch of ways that matter.
This tweet is wrong in a bunch of ways that matter.
President Trump will sign an executive order on Friday renaming the Department of Defense the Department of War, the name the agency held until shortly after World War II, the White House said.
Trump Is Renaming the Defense Department the Department of War
The president is turning back the clock to the name the agency held until shortly after World War II.
nyti.ms
September 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Also, no. The Dept of War was something entirely different — it was just the Army. There was a separate Dept of the Navy. (Also, it was never an agency.) The DoD brought together both and added the Air Force and the structure of the Joint Chiefs.
This tweet is wrong in a bunch of ways that matter.
This tweet is wrong in a bunch of ways that matter.
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Cleanse your timeline with the most wholesome Velvets cover ever. Worth watching all the way through.
August 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Cleanse your timeline with the most wholesome Velvets cover ever. Worth watching all the way through.
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Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!”
Cities:
Cities:
August 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!”
Cities:
Cities:
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In Germany, scientists have made a breakthrough in treating Parkinson’s by implanting a chip in the brain that sends precise signals to restore movement. A stunning leap in neuroscience—witness the power of innovation and the beauty of science in action.
Powerfull content
Powerfull content
August 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
In Germany, scientists have made a breakthrough in treating Parkinson’s by implanting a chip in the brain that sends precise signals to restore movement. A stunning leap in neuroscience—witness the power of innovation and the beauty of science in action.
Powerfull content
Powerfull content
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“Luka” peaks at #3 today in 1987 — a song for which Suzanne Vega said she once received a fan letter:
Dear Suzanne,
Luka is the most compelling piece of music I’ve heard in a long time. There are no words 2 tell U all the things I feel when I hear it.
I thank God 4 U,
Prince
Dear Suzanne,
Luka is the most compelling piece of music I’ve heard in a long time. There are no words 2 tell U all the things I feel when I hear it.
I thank God 4 U,
Prince
August 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“Luka” peaks at #3 today in 1987 — a song for which Suzanne Vega said she once received a fan letter:
Dear Suzanne,
Luka is the most compelling piece of music I’ve heard in a long time. There are no words 2 tell U all the things I feel when I hear it.
I thank God 4 U,
Prince
Dear Suzanne,
Luka is the most compelling piece of music I’ve heard in a long time. There are no words 2 tell U all the things I feel when I hear it.
I thank God 4 U,
Prince
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An important thing about "out of control" museums discuss slavery talk is that there are only two historical sites that comprehensively cover enslavement, the institution, and the struggles of freedom into Jim Crow. The Smithsonian is one of them (the Whitney Plantation Museum is the other).
NEWS: Trump says the Smithsonian is “WOKE” and “OUT OF CONTROL” because they talk about “how bad slavery was,” and says he has instructed his attorneys to stop this at museums in D.C.
August 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
An important thing about "out of control" museums discuss slavery talk is that there are only two historical sites that comprehensively cover enslavement, the institution, and the struggles of freedom into Jim Crow. The Smithsonian is one of them (the Whitney Plantation Museum is the other).
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Went ahead and updated my map of cities with higher crime than D.C. to accommodate the two new states from the Deep South who are sending troops to the capital. In the five states there are 64 cities, home to 1.7 million people, that had more crime in 2024 than D.C.
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August 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Went ahead and updated my map of cities with higher crime than D.C. to accommodate the two new states from the Deep South who are sending troops to the capital. In the five states there are 64 cities, home to 1.7 million people, that had more crime in 2024 than D.C.
www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...
www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...
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WILD situation in Texas right now: The House Speaker has required Dems, who just returned from their out-of-state quorum break, to have police escorts once they leave the chamber. One Dem is refusing to leave the House floor with escort, and GOP leaders have blocked press access to the chamber.
August 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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The @washingtonpost tracked where Trump's forces are patrolling in Washington. Spoiler alert: They're not where the crime is.
August 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The @washingtonpost tracked where Trump's forces are patrolling in Washington. Spoiler alert: They're not where the crime is.
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Please plan to regularly support food banks in your towns and cities, now and in coming months.
Please plan to regularly support food banks in your towns and cities, now and in coming months.
When I was back home I spent an afternoon volunteering at the food bank my mom helps run. It’s in a mid sized Midwestern city. It was pretty eye opening. These are people who are really reliant on the social safety net that the BBB slashed. Here’s a list of observations 1/x
August 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Please plan to regularly support food banks in your towns and cities, now and in coming months.
Please plan to regularly support food banks in your towns and cities, now and in coming months.
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I find myself thinking about historian Robert Paxton’s 2004 definition of fascism far too often than I’d like these days. Note that these sentences were written back when Donald Trump was a NYC playboy libertine who donated to Democrats.
June 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I find myself thinking about historian Robert Paxton’s 2004 definition of fascism far too often than I’d like these days. Note that these sentences were written back when Donald Trump was a NYC playboy libertine who donated to Democrats.
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important stats: violent crime rate in DC has dropped dramatically in last few years. And DC violent crime rate is lower than the following cities: Indianapolis, Wichita, Baton Rouge, St. Louis, Cleveland, Tulsa, Memphis, Nashville, and Houston. GOP/Trump aren't talking anything about red states.
August 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
important stats: violent crime rate in DC has dropped dramatically in last few years. And DC violent crime rate is lower than the following cities: Indianapolis, Wichita, Baton Rouge, St. Louis, Cleveland, Tulsa, Memphis, Nashville, and Houston. GOP/Trump aren't talking anything about red states.
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A particularly gut wrenching excerpt from this article:
July 30, 2025 at 7:24 AM
A particularly gut wrenching excerpt from this article:
In addition to Ozzy singing Take Me Out to the Ballgame at Wrigley Field, have to admit this is the 1st thing I thought of when I read he’d passed: youtu.be/JPBrA3sV90A?...
Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne ~ The Louisville Leopard Percussionists
YouTube video by LouLeopPerc
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July 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
In addition to Ozzy singing Take Me Out to the Ballgame at Wrigley Field, have to admit this is the 1st thing I thought of when I read he’d passed: youtu.be/JPBrA3sV90A?...
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Ozzy Osbourne, Take Me Out To The Ball Game
July 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Ozzy Osbourne, Take Me Out To The Ball Game