billkittle.bsky.social (@billkittle.bsky.social) reposted
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social)
There is nothing like the stochastic flutter of a knuckler.
Marko Silberhand (@markosilberhand.bsky.social) reposted
. THIS is one of the biggest problems of our time . . . ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ .
PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes.bsky.social) reposted
What is going on here?
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
The 1901-02 Orioles AL franchise folded and was replaced by the NY Highlanders (Yankees) for 1903. Most of the players (and the owner) joined the Brooklyn Superbas (Dodgers). Oddly, the franchise that moved to Baltimore in 1954 also started in 1901, as the Miliwalkee Brewers (later St. L Browns).
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics (@bermaninstitute.bsky.social) reposted
Legal adviser warns NIH not to kill 900 grants a second time. But political appointees at NIH could still ignore that legal advice. | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
J Blue (@jd-14.bsky.social) reposted
Almost 60 years later, this song is so relevant again. youtu.be/gp5JCrSXkJY?...
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
1. I didn't want to endorse funding genocide. A vote for the lesser evil is still a vote for evil. 2. My state was +29% Harris. 3. Save your judgement, and focus on earning progressive votes instead of taking them for granted and bullying your supposed base.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Proud West voter. I'm glad I live in a deep blue state and was able to vote my conscience without risk. I likely would have acted differently in a battleground state. However, here's an idea: demand more of Democrat candidates. Not being bat-shit crazy fascists ain't good enough.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Gov. Wes, can we get MD in there too, please?
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
The weirdest thing is how prominently they display "mound visits remaining" like it's key information.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
\m/ Thanks!
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
It's like Idiocracy was their how-to guide.
Steven Beschloss (@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social) reposted
"Let every American, every lover of liberty, every well wisher to his posterity, swear by the blood of the Revolution, never to violate in the least particular, the laws of the country; and never to tolerate their violation by others." --Abraham Lincoln, 1838 www.americaamerica.news/p/its-villai...
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Hogan is the old-fashioned kind of politician we miss: only moderately corrupt and mildly unlikable. A real C- kind of leader. We can only hope to someday return to that high-water mark of Republican leadership.
Brendan Nyhan (@brendannyhan.bsky.social) reposted
What people expect fascism to look like versus what it often looks like in real life
Rex Huppke (@rexhuppke.bsky.social) reposted
It’s almost as if appointing an anti-vax lunatic with zero qualifications to oversee America’s health was a numbskull idea and everybody with a functioning brain knew it.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social)
"There's some good in this world... and it's worth fighting for." youtu.be/WqDAAeFTKac?...
Jibblescribbits (@jibblescribbits.bsky.social) reposted
Thinking about this Samwise Gamgee monologue a lot lately youtu.be/WqDAAeFTKac?...
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Got to admit, I'm having a bit of trouble accepting the fact that I really and truly hope this guy drops dead ASAP. "Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement." -Gandalf (spiritual advisor)
Steve Liesman (@steveliesman.bsky.social) reposted
Statement from Fed Gov Lisa Cook: “President Trump purported to fire me “for cause” when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022.”
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
Meiselas: Stop both-sidesing it, media. Stop trying to sow division within the Democratic Party when we literally have military invasions into American cities, aided and abetted by red state governors, who, again, are the takers who wouldn't exist without the blue states
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
Remember your oath to the Constitution.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
It seems like it won't be long before a state vs. Feds standoff. It's a crazy world we live in. Feels like 1860, but with smartphones.
Steve Herman (@newsguy.bsky.social) reposted
A man, near the White House, who describes himself as a "retired disabled combat veteran," after burning an American flag tells bystanders "I am being detained because I expressed my First Amendment rights."
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Ditto Baltimore.
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
I’ve heard military law experts advise, if you are given an illegal command as a soldier, do not blindly obey. Call your attorney. Obeying an illegal command can result in a court martial.
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: VETERAN'S BEGIN A SIT-IN IN WASHINGTON DC AND WON'T STOP UNTIL THE MILITARY LEAVES TOWN
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
KILMAR IN BALTIMORE: “Never lose hope. Promise me you’ll continue fight for freedom — not just for me, for everybody.” He was just taken into ICE custody.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Come visit. Double-dog-dare you.
Baltimore Banner (@thebaltimorebanner.com) reposted
Trump threatens to revoke Key Bridge funds, send troops to Baltimore
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social)
Bring it. Bmore ready.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
"Nice bridge money you got there. It'd be a shame if something happened to it." Just a gangster in a suit. He's a total disgrace and embarrassment.
Dropkick Murphys (@dropkickmurphys.com) reposted
Baltimore is pissed ✊ #SummerOfDiscontentTour
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
A man was arrested in Washington, DC, on August 23 for documenting federal agents. This incident occurred at Georgia and Emerson This incident serves as a stark reminder of the oppressive nature of the police state in. Washington, DC.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Boo. Married to a MS-born and raised Harvard Law grad. That's the thing about people... they defy any stereotype you try to pin on them. If only more people understood this applied to ALL peoples.
Stan Oklobdzija (@stano.bsky.social) reposted
"He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures."
Andy Kostka (@afkostka.bsky.social) reposted
Cade Povich shared a disgraceful message from a fan to his wife on social media. Do not do this to anyone.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Peg game doesn't call people "dumb" anymore. That's the "woke" part. Clowns.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social)
No lies detected.
LeftwardSwing 🏳️⚧️ 🌈 🏳️🌈 ♿ (@leftwardswing.bsky.social) reposted
The Thai cover band you didn't know you needed in your life. Crank it! 😀 🎸
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Easy: Oklahoma. We should pay someone to take OK.
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
This reads like an invitation for MAGA extremists like the Pizza Gate shooter to open-carry in DC.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
What would it look like? 27-9 (.750) over the last 36 gets them to 86 wins, and that *might* be enough. Fan Graphs says it's a 1/500 (0.2%) shot. That's approximately the same odds a flipping a coin and getting the same result 9 times in a row.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Bumped up to a 0.2% playoff chance at FG...
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
It was really amazing. 8 extreme leverage PAs for Boston all went the wrong way for them, and that's against the post-deadline Os pen. They may be cursed.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
I think Frank needs a different hobby.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes.
Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 (@mayorwu.boston.gov) reposted
Last week, Boston received a letter from AG Bondi threatening to prosecute officials and withhold funds unless we cooperate with carrying out mass deportations. The US Attorney General asked for a response by today, so here it is: stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
To each their own, I guess. Old and a little weird is my esthetic :)
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
I caught a game there for the first time this summer. Have to disagree, kinda awesome.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social)
My Ukranian grandmother and her siblings made sure we youngsters knew about the Holodomor. Not sure how widely known it is outside of the Ukie community. Same shit, different century.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Between May 3rd and May 24th, they went 3-16. Without those 3 weeks, they're 3 over .500, 3.5 out of the WC. If they went 12-7, they'd have the same record as the Red Sox do today, in the 2nd WC spot. IMHO, the Kyle Gibson / "Yips" Morton phase sank a pretty good team.
The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) reposted
Federal agents violently detained a food delivery driver as he emerged from a D.C. coffee shop Saturday morning. The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
They didn't even cut away! Now the masses have been encouraged to do the same thing themselves...
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Jesus Baseball (In the style of Natty Boh bottle cap puzzles, that translates)
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Cannot recommend more. Excellent, insightful, and extremely timely.
Jess Piper (@piperformissouri.bsky.social) reposted
This is only going to get worse as they continue to deport the workforce…
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
CG SO still on the table.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Jeffries is not the dude for the moment. He's just too beholden to the wrong interests to have any chance of understanding where we are.
Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics (@bermaninstitute.bsky.social) reposted
Editorial: Cancelling mRNA studies is the highest irresponsibility | Nature www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
An unarmed veteran was attacked from behind, sustaining injuries and being dragged into a Portland ice building.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
🌮 Alacrity's Ghost (@alacritysshadow.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Is he just cooked?
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Shhhh... they'll hear you.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Debt is literally where new money comes from.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
(Ce ce ce) Ceddy and the Mets..
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
NEW: Governor Newsom will be holding a press conference and rally at 11:30 AM PT tomorrow in Los Angeles regarding redistricting. The announcement is chef's kiss.
RandomWhiteGuy (@thereelrandom.bsky.social) reposted
My wife shared this with me and I’m tellin you… it’s worth the read.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Dude, people boo for throwing to 1st. That would happen in 30/30 parks, even if it is lame.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
hilzoy (@hilzoy.bsky.social) reposted
Since Trump just mentioned Baltimore and how much worse it's getting, here are Baltimore's actual homicide statistics:
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
He needs to keep my city's name out of his fascist, racist mouth. The Old Line state has been proud to stand against would-be kings since 1776, and we're not about to quit. That "land of the free and home of the brave" line was written right here for a reason.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Is he wrong, though? He'd set the rates way too low, but making a corporation's tax rate inversely proportional to its median wages sounds pretty good to me. Especially if the rate for <$25/h is 100%, for example. You can be capitalist and anti-corporate.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Because corporate news media is not in the business of informing the public. It's just a way to sell ads. Any anti-MAGA content potentially jeapordizes their bottom line.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social)
FDR won the election of 1932 with a 472-59 margin. He promised (and later delivered) social welfare, and anti-corporatism. "The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself." Imagine:
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social)
The prison-industrial corporations had a great Q1, and future revenues are looking up in the age of Trump. There's no reason civilization must allow LLCs; they're an intersubjective reality. You can be capitalist AND anti-corporate. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Inslee: If you need more energy, the dumbest thing you can do is disallow access to wind, solar, and advanced batteries—three of the most productive ways of producing new energy. And yet, that’s exactly what he’s done.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Nicholas Grossman (@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social) reposted
The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed. Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Obviously.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
He be impeached strictly on grounds of poor taste.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Suarez > Valdez, if we're just dreaming here.
Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) reposted
Happy b’day, “American Idiot” — released as a single 21 years ago today, and written in the wake of the Iraq War. “The country had gone into a war based on lies,” said Billie Joe Armstrong, “and no one seemed to care. .. It was a song that came from a very honest, pissed-off place.”
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
I like it. AFP.
Nick Tomasino (@carbonoxidizer.bsky.social) reply parent
Because they're cartoon-ass clowns supported by morons that have difficulty with 3-syllable words.