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Matthew Peterman
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Thoughts are not my own
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“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege - The Economic Times
Meta reportedly halted internal research into the mental health impacts of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence of harm. Internal documents revealed users reported lower depression and...
m.economictimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The game may be out of reach but the shirts are not staying on

@sickoscommittee.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Pretty smart of Seattle to just have all their sports teams wear green and (mostly) have names that start with S. Just get one piece of merch and wear it to all the sporting events.
October 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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It’s very simple. All I want is a nine and three football team and to overthrow the government.
October 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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American politics has devolved into shitposting and aura farming
The Frog is owning the president.
www.theverge.com
October 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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BREAKING: Starbucks just announced a $1 billion restructuring and will close 59 unionized stores — nearly 10% of union locations.

It includes the Roastery in Seattle, one of its busiest shops.

CEO Brian Niccol made $100 million in four months last year.
September 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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They want journalists to be regime toadies. We don't live in a free country anymore.
NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com
Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is imposing strict new rules that would severely limit the ability of journalists to report on the Pentagon.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.

The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.
September 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Scott Skiles was a beast in college, on and off the court
August 30, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Had to pause and go listen to this rant when it was mentioned. Probably the greatest rant of all time.
August 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
We have reached terminal levels of offseason basketball: redrafting last year's draft
It’s time to re-draft the 2024 NBA Draft.

Would Reed Sheppard remain a top-five pick? How far does Rob Dillingham tumble?

Our draft expert weighs in:

http://dlvr.it/TMV2Gt
August 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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History repeats.

The 1955 Cannon Street YMCA All Stars of Charleston, SC were banned from LLWS because, you guessed it, racism.

slate.com/podcasts/one...
The Black Little Leaguers Who Helped Kick-Start the Modern Civil Rights Movement
How a team of 12-year-olds became American pioneers.
slate.com
July 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
If, for whatever reason, I face massive legal trouble, I'd be more afraid of Pablo investigating it than the feds
July 16, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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The certified reginald
June 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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For the first time, I wrote a blog that isn't about basketball, but rather my relationship to basketball

"Why do we do this to ourselves?"

To recap the season for the Pacers, my column on moving on from Game 7 without letting go of Game 7 (no paywall):

www.patreon.com/posts/moving...
Moving on from Game 7 without letting go of Game 7 | Basketball, She Wrote
Get more from Basketball, She Wrote on Patreon
www.patreon.com
June 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Sean Marks:
June 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Ah yes, the cult classic Indiana Jones™️ franchise
June 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Homeless residents of Portland’s Multnomah County now die at a higher rate than in any major West Coast county — more than twice the rate of those in Los Angeles County and Seattle’s King County.

With @streetroots.bsky.social
Portland Said It Was Investing in Homeless People’s Safety. Deaths Have Quadrupled.
The city responded to an increase in homeless deaths by intensifying encampment sweeps and adding emergency shelter at the expense of permanent housing. Experts say this has perpetuated the problem.
www.propublica.org
June 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A Bachelor-style dating show for clowns but when they are eliminated, someone takes their red nose and honks it
June 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.

“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a 29-year-old in California wrote.
“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so…
projects.propublica.org
June 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
@sickoscommittee.org 6 box for the college baseball regionals on ESPN2 is as good as it gets
May 30, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Jokic with .02 left on the clock
May 14, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Man, getting Kevin Harlan and Mike Breen to call this Knicks/Celtics series is such a treat
May 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"Bodies on the floor like confetti." - Kevin Harlan casually dropping bars
April 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM