Boston Tom Levenson
@tomlevenson.bsky.social
Writer. (A Pox on Fools, a polemical history of vaccine rejection, out May 2026) Quondam documentarian (credits at PBS, BBC, etc.) Professing science writing at MIT. Lucky spouse & father. Servant to two feline overlords.. He/him. ALL OPINIONS MINE ALONE.
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
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They’re all just looting the treasury now
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
They’re all just looting the treasury now
I’m not sure I like how this matter has been couched. I’d appeal to the chair for a change in the record, but I’ve been told that the use of the word “thanking” has cushioned the blow. Tabling any further discussion offers some armoire against possible repercussions.
The latest episode of “South Park” has fans thanking the show “for the nightmares” after it depicted a sex scene between Donald Trump and JD Vance.
Trump, JD Vance Erotica Leaves ‘South Park’ Viewers 'Traumatized': What To Know About The Latest Episode
The latest episode of “South Park” has fans thanking the show “for the nightmares” after it depicted a sex scene between Donald Trump and JD Vance.
www.forbes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I’m not sure I like how this matter has been couched. I’d appeal to the chair for a change in the record, but I’ve been told that the use of the word “thanking” has cushioned the blow. Tabling any further discussion offers some armoire against possible repercussions.
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"The reason why this is of concern, is—he's the president of the United States, he's been found in another case by a civil jury to have been liable for sexually abusing a woman in a department store, he's a convicted felon, and he's had dozens of women accuse him of sexual abuse."
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 AM
"The reason why this is of concern, is—he's the president of the United States, he's been found in another case by a civil jury to have been liable for sexually abusing a woman in a department store, he's a convicted felon, and he's had dozens of women accuse him of sexual abuse."
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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To all the weirdos defending Megyn Kelly: 15 year olds are underage, and that is statutory rape.
Pretty simple
Pretty simple
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 AM
To all the weirdos defending Megyn Kelly: 15 year olds are underage, and that is statutory rape.
Pretty simple
Pretty simple
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sing this song every time JD and the Supremes walk through the door
November 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
sing this song every time JD and the Supremes walk through the door
Thread.
A damn good one.
A damn good one.
More than anything else, powerful men - like the ones who run the NYT - believe in the legitimacy of power itself. Because if it isn’t legitimate, they have to start asking hard questions about the world and themselves.
November 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Thread.
A damn good one.
A damn good one.
Ooodles of testosterone on that stage but I'm always struck at the effortless-seeming grace of Willie Nelson's vocals.
The Highwaymen - Highwayman (American Outlaws: Live at Nassau Coliseum, 1990)
YouTube video by HighwaymenVEVO
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Ooodles of testosterone on that stage but I'm always struck at the effortless-seeming grace of Willie Nelson's vocals.
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At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
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Speaking of old yellow pages ads, as we were, y'all need this:
NYNEX "Die Casting" Commercial
YouTube video by Work Labs
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Speaking of old yellow pages ads, as we were, y'all need this:
Remember: Trump is all about the economy.
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Remember: Trump is all about the economy.
This is never not a great song...
The Wind Cries Mary
YouTube video by Jimi Hendrix - Topic
music.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This is never not a great song...
Let me say, without fear of contradiction...
F**K FIFA!
F**K FIFA!
From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Sensing strong demand, FIFA raised the cost of many World Cup tickets to new record-setting heights.
2026 World Cup ticket prices jump; FIFA targets knockout rounds, USMNT games, cohosts
Another purchasing window has opened for 2026 World Cup tickets, and dynamic pricing is in full effect
nyti.ms
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Let me say, without fear of contradiction...
F**K FIFA!
F**K FIFA!
Concur.
Police in a healthy society/polity are not a military/paramilitary force. They are a branch of the civil power, and their authority ultimately rests (or should) on the consent of the governed/policed.
When the police become occupiers, nothing good happens.
Police in a healthy society/polity are not a military/paramilitary force. They are a branch of the civil power, and their authority ultimately rests (or should) on the consent of the governed/policed.
When the police become occupiers, nothing good happens.
I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Concur.
Police in a healthy society/polity are not a military/paramilitary force. They are a branch of the civil power, and their authority ultimately rests (or should) on the consent of the governed/policed.
When the police become occupiers, nothing good happens.
Police in a healthy society/polity are not a military/paramilitary force. They are a branch of the civil power, and their authority ultimately rests (or should) on the consent of the governed/policed.
When the police become occupiers, nothing good happens.
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Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
A quick re-up of something I posted yesterday. As A Pox on Fools enters the final stretch I finally have the brain space to do some more ephemeral writing. A first fruit: a brief essay on the implications of Canada's loss of measles elimination status.
A Hemispheric Loss
Measles returns (officially) to the Americas
tomlevenson.substack.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A quick re-up of something I posted yesterday. As A Pox on Fools enters the final stretch I finally have the brain space to do some more ephemeral writing. A first fruit: a brief essay on the implications of Canada's loss of measles elimination status.
This just came up in a conversation elsewhere on here, but it struck me…
The US would be a better place if every high school student read JBS Haldane’s On Being the Right Size.
It’s so rich in lessons, from its gentle reveal of the power of quantitative thinking to the craft insights to be gained.
The US would be a better place if every high school student read JBS Haldane’s On Being the Right Size.
It’s so rich in lessons, from its gentle reveal of the power of quantitative thinking to the craft insights to be gained.
www.phys.ufl.edu
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This just came up in a conversation elsewhere on here, but it struck me…
The US would be a better place if every high school student read JBS Haldane’s On Being the Right Size.
It’s so rich in lessons, from its gentle reveal of the power of quantitative thinking to the craft insights to be gained.
The US would be a better place if every high school student read JBS Haldane’s On Being the Right Size.
It’s so rich in lessons, from its gentle reveal of the power of quantitative thinking to the craft insights to be gained.
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to add to Lyz's point: some of the most hardcore Trumpers I talked to also loved Bernie.
it's not about liking Trump's policies. it's about giving a "f you" to the system shitting on them, which is exactly what socialism does in this moment.
it's not about liking Trump's policies. it's about giving a "f you" to the system shitting on them, which is exactly what socialism does in this moment.
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
to add to Lyz's point: some of the most hardcore Trumpers I talked to also loved Bernie.
it's not about liking Trump's policies. it's about giving a "f you" to the system shitting on them, which is exactly what socialism does in this moment.
it's not about liking Trump's policies. it's about giving a "f you" to the system shitting on them, which is exactly what socialism does in this moment.
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Getting annoyed listening to charter school activists lie again and again that charter schools are public schools.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Getting annoyed listening to charter school activists lie again and again that charter schools are public schools.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
New post on the implications of Canada's loss of measles elimination status up at Inverse Square.
Which is to say that having submitted my copy-edited MS for A Pox on Fools, I'm back to writing short form about the stuff in that book and anything else that bugs/enrages/amuses me.
Which is to say that having submitted my copy-edited MS for A Pox on Fools, I'm back to writing short form about the stuff in that book and anything else that bugs/enrages/amuses me.
A Hemispheric Loss
Measles returns (officially) to the Americas
tomlevenson.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
New post on the implications of Canada's loss of measles elimination status up at Inverse Square.
Which is to say that having submitted my copy-edited MS for A Pox on Fools, I'm back to writing short form about the stuff in that book and anything else that bugs/enrages/amuses me.
Which is to say that having submitted my copy-edited MS for A Pox on Fools, I'm back to writing short form about the stuff in that book and anything else that bugs/enrages/amuses me.
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the republican party is engaged in a cover up to keep the american people from learning whether president trump is president pedo
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
the republican party is engaged in a cover up to keep the american people from learning whether president trump is president pedo
True, but meanwhile, note how completely Mamdani's campaign a) got under Trump's skin and b) has shifted the political conversation.
Having an inarticulate man who has never been in a grocery store give an inaccurate speech to people who are in grocery stores all the time that is full of easily disproven lies about how grocery prices are going down isn't a winning "affordability" strategy.
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
True, but meanwhile, note how completely Mamdani's campaign a) got under Trump's skin and b) has shifted the political conversation.