tom rawls
@ruckus.bsky.social
old man, survived cancer, wrote a book, still run a chainsaw.
Behave yourself!
Behave yourself!
my feed is now about 50% Eagles, which was good--a fun way to avoid the awfulness of Trump and Trumpers being corrupt and illegal.
but now the Eagles are as dispiriting and infuriating as Trumpland.
I need a fresh distraction
but now the Eagles are as dispiriting and infuriating as Trumpland.
I need a fresh distraction
November 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
my feed is now about 50% Eagles, which was good--a fun way to avoid the awfulness of Trump and Trumpers being corrupt and illegal.
but now the Eagles are as dispiriting and infuriating as Trumpland.
I need a fresh distraction
but now the Eagles are as dispiriting and infuriating as Trumpland.
I need a fresh distraction
worrisome finding. A Boston University study finds a reduction in snowpack may slow forest growth, resulting in less carbon storage.
Not sure when people will not longer be able to deny the hotter climate and worrisome consequences, but we already see it.
www.bu.edu/articles/202...
Not sure when people will not longer be able to deny the hotter climate and worrisome consequences, but we already see it.
www.bu.edu/articles/202...
Less Snow Makes Trees Absorb Less Carbon, According to New BU Study
Over a decade of data demonstrate that in a warming climate, less snowpack in New England could disrupt tree growth and carbon uptake
www.bu.edu
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
worrisome finding. A Boston University study finds a reduction in snowpack may slow forest growth, resulting in less carbon storage.
Not sure when people will not longer be able to deny the hotter climate and worrisome consequences, but we already see it.
www.bu.edu/articles/202...
Not sure when people will not longer be able to deny the hotter climate and worrisome consequences, but we already see it.
www.bu.edu/articles/202...
no big deal. it's just a game for boys
November 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
no big deal. it's just a game for boys
@jimmykempski.bsky.social
this piece struck me as having a bit of a "jimmy" vibe. noting it, in case you missed it. (I expect you didn't.)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
this piece struck me as having a bit of a "jimmy" vibe. noting it, in case you missed it. (I expect you didn't.)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
The NFL’s most anonymous men are also the happiest: ‘My life’s not real’
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
@jimmykempski.bsky.social
this piece struck me as having a bit of a "jimmy" vibe. noting it, in case you missed it. (I expect you didn't.)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
this piece struck me as having a bit of a "jimmy" vibe. noting it, in case you missed it. (I expect you didn't.)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
"Nurses should take over."
I believe Schlossberg is serious when she writes this. She is correct.
I believe Schlossberg is serious when she writes this. She is correct.
“When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything.” Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, writes about receiving a terminal diagnosis. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/4SkkDI
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
"Nurses should take over."
I believe Schlossberg is serious when she writes this. She is correct.
I believe Schlossberg is serious when she writes this. She is correct.
David Murphy's ( @highcheese.bsky.social) Inquirer column today is worth a look
www.inquirer.com/eagles/jalen...
He talks about wins but fails to discuss the importance of STATISTICS. wins=pffft. gaudy stats=now you'e talkin
Joe Burrow has stats. Hurts has wins. Who you gonna pick?
www.inquirer.com/eagles/jalen...
He talks about wins but fails to discuss the importance of STATISTICS. wins=pffft. gaudy stats=now you'e talkin
Joe Burrow has stats. Hurts has wins. Who you gonna pick?
Jalen Hurts deserves criticism, but what are we arguing about? | David Murphy
Any time an offense plays the way the Eagles offense has for most of this season, the quarterback will help matters by playing better. Beyond that, there is little to say.
www.inquirer.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
David Murphy's ( @highcheese.bsky.social) Inquirer column today is worth a look
www.inquirer.com/eagles/jalen...
He talks about wins but fails to discuss the importance of STATISTICS. wins=pffft. gaudy stats=now you'e talkin
Joe Burrow has stats. Hurts has wins. Who you gonna pick?
www.inquirer.com/eagles/jalen...
He talks about wins but fails to discuss the importance of STATISTICS. wins=pffft. gaudy stats=now you'e talkin
Joe Burrow has stats. Hurts has wins. Who you gonna pick?
Eagles' fans, show Adoree a little respect today.
November 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Eagles' fans, show Adoree a little respect today.
won't pay taxes, but will pay a bribe
Do you know who is paying for Trump’s ballroom?
Amazon
Google
Apple
Meta
And a bunch of other companies that coincidentally have business in front of the Trump Administration right now.
So are these companies getting special favors in return? I’m pressing for answers.
Amazon
Apple
Meta
And a bunch of other companies that coincidentally have business in front of the Trump Administration right now.
So are these companies getting special favors in return? I’m pressing for answers.
November 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
won't pay taxes, but will pay a bribe
25 minutes before the trading deadline. c'mon Howie, quit dawdling
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
25 minutes before the trading deadline. c'mon Howie, quit dawdling
the man definitely deserves the peace prize
Further premeditated, lawless killing in the Caribbean.
Making at least five such US strikes.
Against unidentified "narcoterrorists" affiliated w/ an unspecified "designated terrorist organization" allegedly trafficking unspecified narcotics.
POTUS is asserting a license to kill outside the law.
Making at least five such US strikes.
Against unidentified "narcoterrorists" affiliated w/ an unspecified "designated terrorist organization" allegedly trafficking unspecified narcotics.
POTUS is asserting a license to kill outside the law.
October 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
the man definitely deserves the peace prize
Reposted by tom rawls
This is a good point
one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
MAGA Rage at “No Kings” Boils Over—and It Quickly Backfires on Trump
As Trump allies smear the coming protests, a good writer on MAGA skewers the absurdity of these attacks on large swaths of Americans—and explains why our best recourse will be to turn out in force.
newrepublic.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is a good point
Every crisis is an opportunity. This is the moment for Dems on Capitol Hill to call a news conference and make clear: Not one dime to fund the federal government until Trump withdraws his unlawful orders and agrees not to send troops to occupy Democratic-run cities
The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness.
October 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I am "officially" old. I have no idea who bad bunny is, and I don't give a fuck.
September 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I am "officially" old. I have no idea who bad bunny is, and I don't give a fuck.
to spray or not to spray? was recently considering whether to use Round-up (glyphosate) for management of invasive honeysuckle in my woodlands. So far, I have chosen not to, but . . .
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...
Opinion | Spraying Roundup on Crops Is Fine. Really.
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
to spray or not to spray? was recently considering whether to use Round-up (glyphosate) for management of invasive honeysuckle in my woodlands. So far, I have chosen not to, but . . .
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/o...
58 million pounds of corn dogs! seriously?
you could get a twisted bowel just reading about that
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/b...
you could get a twisted bowel just reading about that
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/b...
58 Million Pounds of Corn Dogs Are Recalled Because of Wood in the Batter
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
58 million pounds of corn dogs! seriously?
you could get a twisted bowel just reading about that
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/b...
you could get a twisted bowel just reading about that
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/b...
people are dunking on Sunstein because of his Kissinger endorsement in the Chotiner interview in The New Yorker. Well, Sunstein said also said this, so he's all right by me
"talking about the President makes me grumpy and talking about . . . John Rawls makes me the opposite of grumpy."
"talking about the President makes me grumpy and talking about . . . John Rawls makes me the opposite of grumpy."
September 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
people are dunking on Sunstein because of his Kissinger endorsement in the Chotiner interview in The New Yorker. Well, Sunstein said also said this, so he's all right by me
"talking about the President makes me grumpy and talking about . . . John Rawls makes me the opposite of grumpy."
"talking about the President makes me grumpy and talking about . . . John Rawls makes me the opposite of grumpy."
first skein of geeze flying south, first fire of the season in the wood stove
frost last night, possibly again tonight.
frost last night, possibly again tonight.
September 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM
first skein of geeze flying south, first fire of the season in the wood stove
frost last night, possibly again tonight.
frost last night, possibly again tonight.
@welch.senate.gov @balint.house.gov
tax the rich. so we can
feed the hungry
shelter the homeless
provide medical care
offer relief after disasters
propel the development of clean energy
fund medical and other scientific research
secure the future of social security
tax 'em! do it now!
tax the rich. so we can
feed the hungry
shelter the homeless
provide medical care
offer relief after disasters
propel the development of clean energy
fund medical and other scientific research
secure the future of social security
tax 'em! do it now!
September 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
@welch.senate.gov @balint.house.gov
tax the rich. so we can
feed the hungry
shelter the homeless
provide medical care
offer relief after disasters
propel the development of clean energy
fund medical and other scientific research
secure the future of social security
tax 'em! do it now!
tax the rich. so we can
feed the hungry
shelter the homeless
provide medical care
offer relief after disasters
propel the development of clean energy
fund medical and other scientific research
secure the future of social security
tax 'em! do it now!
How do we know Redford is dead and not on the run in Bolivia?
September 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
How do we know Redford is dead and not on the run in Bolivia?
looking forward to the Isaac Chotiner interview of Ezra Klein
September 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
looking forward to the Isaac Chotiner interview of Ezra Klein
wow, this is a special piece of writing. the Thrilla in Manilla provides the lens into a great fight and the tangled relationship of two proud black men from the South who fought Jim Crow before they fought each other.
just exceptional
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
just exceptional
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Fifty Years After History’s Most Brutal Boxing Match
The Thrilla in Manila nearly killed Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.
www.theatlantic.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
wow, this is a special piece of writing. the Thrilla in Manilla provides the lens into a great fight and the tangled relationship of two proud black men from the South who fought Jim Crow before they fought each other.
just exceptional
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
just exceptional
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Robert Redford, who played a Washington Post reporter covering the Watergate scandal, has died.
So has the Post.
So has the Post.
September 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Robert Redford, who played a Washington Post reporter covering the Watergate scandal, has died.
So has the Post.
So has the Post.
the definition of futility:
"For more than four decades, Colombia has been a cornerstone of U.S. counternarcotics strategy abroad, receiving billions in aid while providing intelligence on routes, networks and shipments." NYTimes
40 years, billions of dollars. uh guys, what are you thinking?
"For more than four decades, Colombia has been a cornerstone of U.S. counternarcotics strategy abroad, receiving billions in aid while providing intelligence on routes, networks and shipments." NYTimes
40 years, billions of dollars. uh guys, what are you thinking?
September 13, 2025 at 5:17 PM
the definition of futility:
"For more than four decades, Colombia has been a cornerstone of U.S. counternarcotics strategy abroad, receiving billions in aid while providing intelligence on routes, networks and shipments." NYTimes
40 years, billions of dollars. uh guys, what are you thinking?
"For more than four decades, Colombia has been a cornerstone of U.S. counternarcotics strategy abroad, receiving billions in aid while providing intelligence on routes, networks and shipments." NYTimes
40 years, billions of dollars. uh guys, what are you thinking?
today's word of the day is CACOPHONY
September 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
today's word of the day is CACOPHONY
requiescat in pace
Ken Dryden, the Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender during the Montreal Canadiens’ 1970s dynasty, died on Friday at age 78 from cancer
played against him in college. never beat him, of course.
Ken Dryden, the Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender during the Montreal Canadiens’ 1970s dynasty, died on Friday at age 78 from cancer
played against him in college. never beat him, of course.
September 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
requiescat in pace
Ken Dryden, the Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender during the Montreal Canadiens’ 1970s dynasty, died on Friday at age 78 from cancer
played against him in college. never beat him, of course.
Ken Dryden, the Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender during the Montreal Canadiens’ 1970s dynasty, died on Friday at age 78 from cancer
played against him in college. never beat him, of course.