Nancy Ammerman
@ntammerman.bsky.social
Sociologist of Religion; retired (sort of); gardener
Trump: here’s a bad deal. Dems: No.
T: Okay, so I’ll add another bad thing. Dems: No.
T: Let’s add one more bad thing. Dems: No.
T: And another one. Dems: No
R’s: How about that original bad deal without the add-on pain?
D’s: Okay.
The Art of Bad Deals
T: Okay, so I’ll add another bad thing. Dems: No.
T: Let’s add one more bad thing. Dems: No.
T: And another one. Dems: No
R’s: How about that original bad deal without the add-on pain?
D’s: Okay.
The Art of Bad Deals
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Trump: here’s a bad deal. Dems: No.
T: Okay, so I’ll add another bad thing. Dems: No.
T: Let’s add one more bad thing. Dems: No.
T: And another one. Dems: No
R’s: How about that original bad deal without the add-on pain?
D’s: Okay.
The Art of Bad Deals
T: Okay, so I’ll add another bad thing. Dems: No.
T: Let’s add one more bad thing. Dems: No.
T: And another one. Dems: No
R’s: How about that original bad deal without the add-on pain?
D’s: Okay.
The Art of Bad Deals
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Help your patients get the facts. ACOG’s new infographic explains the facts about acetaminophen use in pregnancy; addresses common myths; and offers clear, evidence-based guidance. Download and share this resource in your practice to help your patients feel confident and informed: bit.ly/4hAYNeP
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Help your patients get the facts. ACOG’s new infographic explains the facts about acetaminophen use in pregnancy; addresses common myths; and offers clear, evidence-based guidance. Download and share this resource in your practice to help your patients feel confident and informed: bit.ly/4hAYNeP
This thread and comments are golden
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
This thread and comments are golden
All that new White House toilet needs is a few file boxes.
November 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
All that new White House toilet needs is a few file boxes.
Gee NYTimes - 3 whole days and they are still dealing with it?
Three days after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, floodwaters have continued to rise in St. Elizabeth Parish because of a blocked drainage system. As of Friday, homes and roads remained flooded, and power had not been restored. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/w...
October 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Gee NYTimes - 3 whole days and they are still dealing with it?
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Please repost:
We're looking for an excellent writer/editor with strong data journalism skills to join the religion team at @pewresearch.org.
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
We're looking for an excellent writer/editor with strong data journalism skills to join the religion team at @pewresearch.org.
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
October 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Please repost:
We're looking for an excellent writer/editor with strong data journalism skills to join the religion team at @pewresearch.org.
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
We're looking for an excellent writer/editor with strong data journalism skills to join the religion team at @pewresearch.org.
pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...
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"In the two years since the state started charging a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, the effort has created a $5.7 billion windfall, with the surplus being used to fund bridge repairs, bolster literacy programs and address the transportation system’s budget deficit."
Taxing the rich works!
Taxing the rich works!
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
"In the two years since the state started charging a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, the effort has created a $5.7 billion windfall, with the surplus being used to fund bridge repairs, bolster literacy programs and address the transportation system’s budget deficit."
Taxing the rich works!
Taxing the rich works!
Who’s got the cash to buy it cheap and turn it back into a real newspaper?
Some news: The Washington Post is preparing to cut newsroom staff even after several high profile exits. Bezos’ new opinion editor has privately told people The Post is in “severe financial distress.” Details in @status.news www.status.news/p/washington...
Pain at The Post
As morale sinks and top talent exits, staffers at The Washington Post are bracing for more pain ahead of the holidays—raising questions about Will Lewis’ leadership, nearly two years into his tenure a...
www.status.news
October 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Who’s got the cash to buy it cheap and turn it back into a real newspaper?
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Join today’s ASA webinar to get tips for communicating sociological research to nonacademic audiences. W/ Douglas Hartmann (University of Minnesota) & Jill Yavorsky (UNC-Charlotte). TODAY, 10/23, 4-5 pm Eastern. Free for ASA members. Register here: https://bit.ly/3L1ApH1
October 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Join today’s ASA webinar to get tips for communicating sociological research to nonacademic audiences. W/ Douglas Hartmann (University of Minnesota) & Jill Yavorsky (UNC-Charlotte). TODAY, 10/23, 4-5 pm Eastern. Free for ASA members. Register here: https://bit.ly/3L1ApH1
Bless this man’s creative heart and may his numbers increase
In late August, Sam O’Hara began filming National Guard troops in D.C. while playing “The Imperial March” from his phone or a handheld speaker and posted the videos to his TikTok account.
He was detained Sept. 11.
He was detained Sept. 11.
October 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Bless this man’s creative heart and may his numbers increase
Precisely why we have yet to attend a #Celtics game even though we love basketball. We could afford the tickets but it’s the principle of the thing
For sports fans, there's nothing as exciting as going to see your team play. But what was once an affordable form of entertainment is becoming increasingly more expensive and pricing some loyal fans out. n.pr/47Cznu2
Sports ticket prices are getting more expensive — and pricing out many fans
For sports fans, there's nothing as exciting as going to see your team play. But what was once an affordable form of entertainment is becoming increasingly more expensive and pricing some loyal fans out.
n.pr
October 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Precisely why we have yet to attend a #Celtics game even though we love basketball. We could afford the tickets but it’s the principle of the thing
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Research is clear: millionaire flight due to higher taxes is simply not a thing. Millionaires move *less* than the rest of us and often move from one higher-tax state to another (because of amenities!). prospect.org/2025/10/23/m...
The Myth That Mamdani Will Cause New York City’s Richest to Leave - The American Prospect
Millionaire tax flight would devastate a future Mamdani administration. If the rich leave, how could anything be financed? But research shows that wealthy individuals move at lower rates than others, ...
prospect.org
October 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Research is clear: millionaire flight due to higher taxes is simply not a thing. Millionaires move *less* than the rest of us and often move from one higher-tax state to another (because of amenities!). prospect.org/2025/10/23/m...
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Friendly reminder that "Mainstream Media" includes your little local newspapers and TV affiliates. Reward them for their coverage of the day by clicking the links and sharing so they know you want to see them report on rallies.
October 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Friendly reminder that "Mainstream Media" includes your little local newspapers and TV affiliates. Reward them for their coverage of the day by clicking the links and sharing so they know you want to see them report on rallies.
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Thanks for the count — and thousands if you count all the people who gave us enthusiastic honks and waves as they drove by #NoKingsWestRoxbury
Wow, #NoKingsWestRoxbury (southwest Boston neighborhood) had 570 people (actual count) fill the inside & outside of the rotary. Watch @universalhub.com & The Bulletin for photos & stories. All generations, lots of new protesters out to save #democracy! Signs, costumes, chants, community of patriots!
October 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Thanks for the count — and thousands if you count all the people who gave us enthusiastic honks and waves as they drove by #NoKingsWestRoxbury
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Their project depends on making us all feel alone, isolated and powerless. Taking part in a protest destroys all of those feelings in an instant. Go.
Head to a protest today. I can almost promise you will feel less hopeless. That's exactly what they don't want. There are more of us than there are of them.
October 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Their project depends on making us all feel alone, isolated and powerless. Taking part in a protest destroys all of those feelings in an instant. Go.
Fond farewell to the unmatchable #SusanStamberg. Rest in power. @npr.org
October 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Fond farewell to the unmatchable #SusanStamberg. Rest in power. @npr.org
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This beautiful work is so worth your time. It is an amazing resource for #AcRel scholars, teachers, students and anyone interested in the history of progressive Christianity, religion and sexuality in America, and more.
Very delighted that this project, so many years in the making, is out in the world today. Listen to learn more about AIDS, about progressive religion, and about how a community gets through a crisis. We all need to know more about that last thing. slate.com/podcasts/whe...
When We All Get To Heaven
A queer church faces AIDS in 1980s and '90s San Francisco.
slate.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This beautiful work is so worth your time. It is an amazing resource for #AcRel scholars, teachers, students and anyone interested in the history of progressive Christianity, religion and sexuality in America, and more.
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Where we stand, in long arc of history:
-Story on left, adding race as a factor when that favors white people.
-Story on right, banning race as a factor when that favors non-whites.
I often complain about NYT headlines and story-play. But these are strong. Including "If Court Guts 1965 Law."
-Story on left, adding race as a factor when that favors white people.
-Story on right, banning race as a factor when that favors non-whites.
I often complain about NYT headlines and story-play. But these are strong. Including "If Court Guts 1965 Law."
October 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Where we stand, in long arc of history:
-Story on left, adding race as a factor when that favors white people.
-Story on right, banning race as a factor when that favors non-whites.
I often complain about NYT headlines and story-play. But these are strong. Including "If Court Guts 1965 Law."
-Story on left, adding race as a factor when that favors white people.
-Story on right, banning race as a factor when that favors non-whites.
I often complain about NYT headlines and story-play. But these are strong. Including "If Court Guts 1965 Law."
I am so sick of this blatant racism.
Yes, yes: Boston's mayor codes as "reasonable IQ" to white reactionaries because she's AAPI, Chicago's mayor is "low IQ" because he's Black. New talking points, please.
Trump: "Boston had a bad mayor who at least is a reasonable IQ person. Most of them are low IQ. I mean, what's going on in Chicago ... "
October 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I am so sick of this blatant racism.
I really love Senator Markey, but at age 80, the best thing you can do for the future is hand the baton on and mentor the next generation. That may or may not be Moulton, but he's right about the need for new leadership.
Representative Seth Moulton announced he’ll run for the Senate seat held by Ed Markey, setting up a clash in the Democratic primary of the 2026 race.
Moulton launches Senate campaign to challenge Markey: ‘It’s time for a new generation of leadership for Democrats’ - The Boston Globe
In an exclusive interview with the Globe, the Salem congressman cited Ed Markey's age and seniority as core concerns behind his campaign.
trib.al
October 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I really love Senator Markey, but at age 80, the best thing you can do for the future is hand the baton on and mentor the next generation. That may or may not be Moulton, but he's right about the need for new leadership.
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Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.
NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.
October 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.
But maybe they have a 'concept of a plan'??
Republicans have had 15 years to come up with an Obamacare replacement plan. They still haven’t
Thune: "The president would like to overhaul Obamacare and give people health insurance that is higher quality and more affordable."
October 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
But maybe they have a 'concept of a plan'??