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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 15h

Inside Hegseth’s Effort to Limit Press Access at the Pentagon

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Inside Hegseth’s Effort to Limit Press Access at the Pentagon

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 15h

Bravo, MIT! More of this, please.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#highered

MIT Rejects Trump Compact Promising Preferred Federal Access

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology rejected a proposed offer from the Trump administration that calls for universities to accept a series of demands in exchange for preferential access to feder...

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Autism antibodies are stored in the foreskin.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

#TheChairCompany Is a Rich Text for Tim Robinson Sickos

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The Chair Company Is a Rich Text for Tim Robinson Sickos

The new HBO series burrows into the comedian’s fixations in ways that may not always be hilarious but are reliably fascinating.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

American Gulag | The brutal rollout of Trump’s police state

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American Gulag

The brutal rollout of Trump's police state.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

Thomas Pynchon Saw Where America Was Headed. What Does He See Now?

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Thomas Pynchon Saw Where America Was Headed. What Does He See Now?

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

Why #GilmoreGirls Became a Fall Tradition

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‘Matlock’ Star David Del Rio Fired Following Sexual Assault Allegation

"Matlock" actor David Del Rio has been fired from the CBS series following a sexual assault allegation, Variety has confirmed.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 1d

How Ayo Edebiri Became the Adult in the Room

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#Dorchester

How Ayo Edebiri Became the Adult in the Room

“It’s so beautiful to know yourself more.”

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amycasey @amycasey.bsky.social · 2d

Priority 1: save the number in you phone, MA (find out if an org exists locally if you are elsewhere)

Priority 2: share the number widely

Priority 3: donate if you have the means, volunteer if you have the time

www.lucemass.org

HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

See ICE in your Massachusetts neighborhood?

Call 617-370-5023

WBUR @wbur.org · 4d

Activists connected through an immigrant advocacy group called LUCE are documenting arrests throughout the state. The "ICE watchers" record the names of those detained to make sure they’re accounted for, and help family members connect to resources.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

See ICE in your Massachusetts neighborhood?

Call 617-370-5023

WBUR @wbur.org · 4d

Activists connected through an immigrant advocacy group called LUCE are documenting arrests throughout the state. The "ICE watchers" record the names of those detained to make sure they’re accounted for, and help family members connect to resources.

As ICE ramps up activity in Mass., this group bears witness

Activists connected through an immigrant advocacy group called LUCE are documenting arrests throughout the state. The "ICE watchers" record the names of those detained to make sure they’re accounted f...

www.wbur.org

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

Before Trump Ordered In Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’

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Before Trump Ordered In Troops, Federal Officers Called Portland Protests ‘Low Energy’

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

How the Border Patrol uses rodeos to recruit

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How the Border Patrol uses rodeos to recruit

At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee Could Strain Universities and Schools

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Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee Could Strain Universities and Schools

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

Why is Trump so obsessed with Portland, Ore.?

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/07/o...

Why is Trump so obsessed with Portland, Ore.? - The Boston Globe

Perhaps he feels betrayed that this majority-white city doesn’t support him.

www.bostonglobe.com

HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

Baleia is a bright spot | The warmth of Portugal, hard by a South End overpass

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#boston

Baleia is a bright spot - The Boston Globe

The warmth of Portugal, hard by a South End overpass.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

The Great Bill Belichick Experiment Is Already Deep In The Dumpster

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The Great Bill Belichick Experiment Is Already Deep In The Dumpster | Defector

It’s not the sort of career-capping achievement anyone had in mind, but Bill Belichick really has done something amazing at North Carolina. He has somehow managed to make his job, which was supposed t...

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s The Court Document Tyreek Hill Didn’t Want Anyone To See

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Here's The Court Document Tyreek Hill Didn't Want Anyone To See | Defector

The Miami-Dade Circuit Court clerk released on Tuesday a copy of the latest petition for divorce from the estranged wife of Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill. In the document, Lakeeta Vaccaro descri...

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

How Kevin Costner Lost Hollywood

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How Kevin Costner Lost Hollywood

On-set brawls. Courtroom battles. Epic bombs. Why the world's most bankable cowboy is suddenly shooting blanks.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 2d

The Second Trump Administration Is a Museum of America’s Worst Moments

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Opinion | The Second Trump Administration Is a Museum of America’s Worst Moments

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 3d

ICE ad blitz in #Boston aims to lure local law enforcement officers to join Trump mass deportation efforts

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ICE ad blitz in Boston aims to lure local law enforcement officers to join Trump mass deportation efforts

An Associated Press tally shows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending millions of dollars on TV recruitment ads targeting officers frustrated by local restrictions on immigration enforc...

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 3d

How ‘American Girl’ Enhances a Scene in #OneBattleAfterAnother

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#OBAA

How ‘American Girl’ Enhances a Scene in ‘One Battle After Another’

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 3d

Recruiters Use A.I. to Scan #Résumés. Applicants Are Trying to Trick It.

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Recruiters Use A.I. to Scan Résumés. Applicants Are Trying to Trick It.

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HeyRatty @heyratty.bsky.social · 3d

Opening a Restaurant in New York Is No Picnic. Here’s What It Takes.

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How to Open a Restaurant in NYC

A year in the making of a rookie’s first restaurant.

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