Andrew Mearns
@mearns.bsky.social
Giancarlo dinger admirer | Pinstripe Alley managing editor | Baseball Prospectus writer | Past: Cut4, MLB | Cat dad | Batdog enthusiast
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shouts to the guy in the Penn Station bathroom line belting “Higher Love,” sincerely
February 14, 2026 at 11:54 PM
shouts to the guy in the Penn Station bathroom line belting “Higher Love,” sincerely
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ah well, it’s a good thing we didn’t have a world-changing pandemic within the past decade or anything like that
Scoop: The NIH infectious-diseases institute (NIAID) will soon scrub “pandemic preparedness” and “biodefense” from its web pages, according to e-mails I obtained.
The directive is the start of a broader shake-up at NIAID, which has long been attacked by Republicans.
The directive is the start of a broader shake-up at NIAID, which has long been attacked by Republicans.
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
www.nature.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:33 AM
ah well, it’s a good thing we didn’t have a world-changing pandemic within the past decade or anything like that
holy shit
nobody posted the clip anywhere so i went and dug the whole episode up
February 13, 2026 at 11:49 PM
holy shit
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Alex Vesia read from a prepared statement when speaking to reporters this morning, thanking those who offered support after he and his wife, Kayla, lost their daughter during last year's World Series.
Vesia's full statement:
Vesia's full statement:
February 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Alex Vesia read from a prepared statement when speaking to reporters this morning, thanking those who offered support after he and his wife, Kayla, lost their daughter during last year's World Series.
Vesia's full statement:
Vesia's full statement:
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at some point you gotta be willing to take 90% of the money for different, less corrosive ads. that point is so far behind us we can't see it, tbc, but the second-best time to start operating that way would be right now.
February 13, 2026 at 4:05 PM
at some point you gotta be willing to take 90% of the money for different, less corrosive ads. that point is so far behind us we can't see it, tbc, but the second-best time to start operating that way would be right now.
oopsie daisies!!!!!
(I hate this man)
(I hate this man)
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both. n.pr/46QDn9p
RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
n.pr
February 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM
oopsie daisies!!!!!
(I hate this man)
(I hate this man)
MCU truly cooked beyond recognition
Avengers: Doomsday directors Joe and Anthony Russo have further discussed their claim that the film's four recent trailers were not actually trailers — and now described them as "narrative information." https://bit.ly/3MBv8XY
February 12, 2026 at 8:51 PM
MCU truly cooked beyond recognition
well, can’t be worse than Fate of Ophelia I suppose
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
well, can’t be worse than Fate of Ophelia I suppose
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RIP, James Van Der Beek. And fuck cancer.
February 11, 2026 at 7:47 PM
RIP, James Van Der Beek. And fuck cancer.
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Queen of Jordan - Ham / 30 Rock
YouTube video by mrtemper85
youtu.be
February 11, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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“Cut ICE’s budget to restore federal health care funding” is an extremely popular message www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
February 11, 2026 at 1:48 PM
“Cut ICE’s budget to restore federal health care funding” is an extremely popular message www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
fuck all the way off
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:46 AM
fuck all the way off
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This makes me so angry. Not only people will get sick and die but we lose all that we would have learned.
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:09 AM
This makes me so angry. Not only people will get sick and die but we lose all that we would have learned.
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This was Detroit's starting lineup the day Justin Verlander made his debut for the Tigers
February 10, 2026 at 6:37 PM
This was Detroit's starting lineup the day Justin Verlander made his debut for the Tigers
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That’s what’s up.
February 10, 2026 at 5:11 AM
That’s what’s up.
Age verification? My first floppy disks were actually floppy
Age verification? My AOL password was “poop”
that’s right, you could do a four character password with no requirements, now get off my godDAMN lawn
that’s right, you could do a four character password with no requirements, now get off my godDAMN lawn
Age verification? Buddy I earned my poster credentials on Usenet
February 10, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Age verification? My first floppy disks were actually floppy
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How bout yall embrace my ass
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 12:05 PM
How bout yall embrace my ass
the vibe shift from Andrew McCutchen as your DH to Marcell Ozuna is seismic
@Ken_Rosenthal tweeted
This likely ends Andrew McCutchen era in Pittsburgh. https://t.co/KR1xYOcb9A
This likely ends Andrew McCutchen era in Pittsburgh. https://t.co/KR1xYOcb9A
Tweet
@Ken_Rosenthal tweeted
This likely ends Andrew McCutchen era in Pittsburgh. https://t.co/KR1xYOcb9A
t.co
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
the vibe shift from Andrew McCutchen as your DH to Marcell Ozuna is seismic
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“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 AM
“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English”
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist
okay now THIS is the kind of "baseball's back" content I need
Chien-Ming Wang was ELECTRIC for Team Chinese Taipei in the 2013 World Baseball Classic! 👏
YouTube video by World Baseball Classic
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:58 AM
okay now THIS is the kind of "baseball's back" content I need
the original tweet is gone but it will never be forgotten
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
the original tweet is gone but it will never be forgotten
new england maye not win this one
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 AM
new england maye not win this one
if the Seahawks win, then their Super Bowl MVP should just be Marshawn Lynch as a general apology for the Malcolm Butler play
February 9, 2026 at 2:24 AM
if the Seahawks win, then their Super Bowl MVP should just be Marshawn Lynch as a general apology for the Malcolm Butler play