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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 3h

An Obamacare Deal Could End the Shutdown. It Won’t Be Easy.

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An Obamacare Deal Could End the Shutdown. It Won’t Be Easy.

Midterms messaging, the abortion debate, and Trump’s confusing behavior are complicating the one issue that could reopen the government.

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Drew Starr @thedrewstarr.bsky.social · 6h

FREE ROBBY ROADSTEAMER

Jeff Yang @originalsp.in · 7h

ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.

He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.

HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 4h

Inside the Credit Card Battle to Win America’s Richest Shoppers

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Inside the Credit Card Battle to Win America’s Richest Shoppers

The fierce fight between Amex and Chase is playing out over higher fees, extravagant events and every perk imaginable.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 6h

#YouTube Just Ate TV. It’s Only Getting Started

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YouTube Just Ate TV. It’s Only Getting Started

In two decades, the app has grown from a user-generated circus into the most powerful platform on earth. CEO Neal Mohan on his $100 billion vision for YouTube’s future and the disruption it’s left in ...

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 7h

Here's how differently-abled and disabled folks can join No Kings 2: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS for Differently-Abled and Disabled Friends · No Kings

**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 8h

Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends

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Free Press Reporter Discovers That Being An Amoral Dickhead Can Cost You Friends | Defector

It can be hard to maintain friendships as an adult. People move to new cities, start families, and experience all sorts of other life events that make it difficult to keep in touch. Sometimes, you end...

HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 8h

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

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Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 9h

Inside the many lives — and occasional near deaths — of #Boston’s Wang Theatre

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#bosarts

Inside the many lives — and occasional near deaths — of Boston’s Wang Theatre - The Boston Globe

Over the past century, it’s been a silent movie palace, a smoky rock club, and more, but it’s always been a survivor.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 9h

‘I have to protect other patients’: Pediatricians in Mass. grapple with dropping unvaccinated families

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‘I have to protect other patients’: Pediatricians in Mass. grapple with dropping unvaccinated families - The Boston Globe

Pediatricians across the state said they’re encountering a growing number of parents with questions, misinformation, or hesitancy about vaccines.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

Pete Hegseth’s New Pentagon Press Policy Is a Miserable Failure

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Pete Hegseth’s New Pentagon Press Policy Is a Miserable Failure

Even the Defense secretary’s former employer, Fox News, is balking at the new restrictions.

HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

Me if I run into Margaret Qualley in the South End this week

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Robert Orthman @robertorthman.bsky.social · 1d

TFW you confuse downtown Foxborough with downtown Boston

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss Still Thinks It’s 2020

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Bari Weiss Still Thinks It’s 2020

She co-founded The Free Press as a bastion of liberalism in an illiberal time. Her arrival at CBS is paved with excuses for illiberal friends.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

Inside the Trump Administration’s Assault on #HigherEd

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Inside the Trump Administration’s Assault on Higher Education

How conservatives learned to stop worrying and love federal power.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

#Portland’s protests are getting ridiculous. That’s the point.

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Portland’s protests are getting ridiculous. That’s the point

Protesters in cities like Portland, Oregon, are using humor to reveal the absurdity of MAGA’s claims about them—and it might be working.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit?

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Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit?

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

Not Even Congress Knows How Much Money #DOGE Cut

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Not Even Congress Knows How Much Money DOGE Cut

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

@bostonlegacyfc.com lands TJ Maxx as jersey sponsor

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#NWSL

Boston Legacy FC signs T.J. Maxx as front-of-kit sponsor

T.J. Maxx’s activation of its first-ever club-level sponsorship will focus largely on players’ off-the-pitch style, including through content highlighting players’ stadium entrance outfits.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

Diane Keaton’s Face Told The Story

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Diane Keaton's Face Told The Story | Defector

Actresses are often tasked with doing a lot with just a little. There is no way around the fact that most movies are written by men, for men, about men, and as a result women usually figure into them ...

HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

The #GirlDad Movie Canon

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The Girl Dad Movie Canon

Among many things, ‘One Battle After Another’ joins a rich tradition that deserves exploring

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

#Titanic Producer Jon Landau Reveals How Close the Film Came to Disaster (Exclusive Excerpt)

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‘Titanic’ Producer Jon Landau Reveals How Close the Film Came to Disaster (Exclusive Excerpt)

In ‘The Bigger Picture’ (out Nov. 4), the late producer details his working relationship with James Cameron, Rupert Murdoch’s ‘Titanic’ doubts and the first test screening that turned things around.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

I’ll say what no one else has the guts to say:

Heat? Good movie.

HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ has built a delirious new culture of consumption — and trapped users in a vortex of debt.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/m...

They Got to Live a Life of Luxury. Then Came the Fine Print.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

The US government shutdown is putting a damper on tourists in the nation's capital

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DC Tourists Frustrated by Museum Closures as Shutdown Persists

Daniel Claxton arrived in Washington over the weekend with his family to see all the highlights of the nation’s capital. But the government shutdown is putting a damper on the trip.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 3d

Incredible credit work in the John Candy doc