Tom Westerholm
@tomwesterholm.bsky.social
Sports writer | Guitarist | Put the work in, plant a garden, try to stay afloat.
Always fun to wonder what future generations will think when they see things like "less important to voters: climate change" on polls from 2025.
Public opinion changes over time — sometimes, quite quickly. Dems recently opened up an adv on economics that would have been game-changing in 2024.
Parties that myopically read polls blind themselves to strategies that work conditional on opinion change www.gelliottmorris.com/i/179654793/...
Parties that myopically read polls blind themselves to strategies that work conditional on opinion change www.gelliottmorris.com/i/179654793/...
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Always fun to wonder what future generations will think when they see things like "less important to voters: climate change" on polls from 2025.
I've now heard the TD Garden playing "Bawitdaba" and "Click Click Boom" on back to back nights, and ... is nu metal back? Because quite honestly it could be kinda fun if nu metal is back.
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I've now heard the TD Garden playing "Bawitdaba" and "Click Click Boom" on back to back nights, and ... is nu metal back? Because quite honestly it could be kinda fun if nu metal is back.
I am sorry, this is one of the funniest headlines I’ve seen in a long time
November 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I am sorry, this is one of the funniest headlines I’ve seen in a long time
Some genuine TD Garden energy!
November 22, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Some genuine TD Garden energy!
"Scientific orthodoxy"
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
"Scientific orthodoxy"
"Louise is the smartest and most precocious puppy I have ever met, which is a nice way of saying that she is from hell and they kicked her out of hell for being too diabolical for hell. I love her a preposterous amount."
Albert Burneko is, without hyperbole, my favorite writer on the internet.
Albert Burneko is, without hyperbole, my favorite writer on the internet.
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Louise is the smartest and most precocious puppy I have ever met, which is a nice way of saying that she is from hell and they kicked her out of hell for being too diabolical for hell. I love her a preposterous amount."
Albert Burneko is, without hyperbole, my favorite writer on the internet.
Albert Burneko is, without hyperbole, my favorite writer on the internet.
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Jaylen said he played 10 minutes in the first half against Brooklyn because Joe Mazzulla was holding him accountable for playing poorly. But ... was that what really happened, or just how Jaylen needs to process it?
New podcast with @tomwesterholm.bsky.social out on YouTube: youtu.be/awpwAcKM3XM
New podcast with @tomwesterholm.bsky.social out on YouTube: youtu.be/awpwAcKM3XM
November 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Jaylen said he played 10 minutes in the first half against Brooklyn because Joe Mazzulla was holding him accountable for playing poorly. But ... was that what really happened, or just how Jaylen needs to process it?
New podcast with @tomwesterholm.bsky.social out on YouTube: youtu.be/awpwAcKM3XM
New podcast with @tomwesterholm.bsky.social out on YouTube: youtu.be/awpwAcKM3XM
I don’t mean this nearly as disrespectfully as it will sound, but genuinely I cannot imagine being a fan of the Brooklyn Nets.
November 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I don’t mean this nearly as disrespectfully as it will sound, but genuinely I cannot imagine being a fan of the Brooklyn Nets.
Just wanted to pop in to say 1) wtf?? and 2) Diego Luna is awesome
November 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Just wanted to pop in to say 1) wtf?? and 2) Diego Luna is awesome
Just a heck of a set by Tyronn Lue, from baiting the Celtics into thinking Harden wasn't involved all the way to Bogdanovic sneakily running the interference Harden needed to get a look.
November 16, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Just a heck of a set by Tyronn Lue, from baiting the Celtics into thinking Harden wasn't involved all the way to Bogdanovic sneakily running the interference Harden needed to get a look.
I don't know how you can look at the Jordan Walsh thing and not think this is for real lol
November 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I don't know how you can look at the Jordan Walsh thing and not think this is for real lol
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Jaylen missed the box out and then absolutely fouled Oubre on the put-back attempt and was lucky not to give up an and-one.
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Jaylen missed the box out and then absolutely fouled Oubre on the put-back attempt and was lucky not to give up an and-one.
Watch Jordan Walsh operate around screens and tell me you don't see a hint of Marcus Smart.
November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Watch Jordan Walsh operate around screens and tell me you don't see a hint of Marcus Smart.
If I was an official, I would give coaches and players instant technicals for arguing with me after a review.
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
If I was an official, I would give coaches and players instant technicals for arguing with me after a review.
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if i was a consultant for the nba my advice about all-star weekend would be "stop making people think hard about stuff that doesn't matter"
So to sum up the All-Star Game selection process this season:
24 All-Stars
12 from each conference
Positions don't matter
16 US players
8 World players
2 US teams
1 World team
8 players per team
If there are not enough US or World players then Adam Silver will select more to fill out the teams.
24 All-Stars
12 from each conference
Positions don't matter
16 US players
8 World players
2 US teams
1 World team
8 players per team
If there are not enough US or World players then Adam Silver will select more to fill out the teams.
Looks like NBA just revealed the All-Star Game format this season. Two teams of American players and one World team. Same selection process for the All-Stars but they will not be picked based on position. So positionless All-Stars selections.
November 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
if i was a consultant for the nba my advice about all-star weekend would be "stop making people think hard about stuff that doesn't matter"
Jordan Walsh's rise from DNP-CD Guy to Most Promising Fringe Rotation Guy has been very sudden but also very emphatic.
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Jordan Walsh's rise from DNP-CD Guy to Most Promising Fringe Rotation Guy has been very sudden but also very emphatic.
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Jordan Walsh was Showing Us Some Things before that shot, but that's a really nice punctuation mark.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Jordan Walsh was Showing Us Some Things before that shot, but that's a really nice punctuation mark.
I gasped out loud at how bad that pass was lol
Sorry to get on Josh Minott, but Celts had a 1-pt lead and got a stop -- finally had the ball and the lead with about 6 minutes left. But Minott threw a horrendous pass directly to a Magic player. Layup to retake the lead, and they never looked back.
November 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
I gasped out loud at how bad that pass was lol
My Hater Take of the Night is that the Orlando Magic will be deeply uncool for as long as they have a Disney logo on their uniform.
November 8, 2025 at 2:16 AM
My Hater Take of the Night is that the Orlando Magic will be deeply uncool for as long as they have a Disney logo on their uniform.
Peak 19-year-old Hugo Gonzalez: Ran around aimlessly, ate up a bunch of the shot clock for no reason, handed Derrick White a shot-clock grenade ... then hustled and created the offensive rebound that led to the Simons three.
November 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Peak 19-year-old Hugo Gonzalez: Ran around aimlessly, ate up a bunch of the shot clock for no reason, handed Derrick White a shot-clock grenade ... then hustled and created the offensive rebound that led to the Simons three.
There is just not a thing you can do about Jaylen Brown right now
November 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
There is just not a thing you can do about Jaylen Brown right now
That was an impressive two minutes of Celtics defense.
November 8, 2025 at 1:32 AM
That was an impressive two minutes of Celtics defense.
So when Jaylen Brown said he was "sacrificing" last year, it turns out he absolutely was and fair enough
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 AM
So when Jaylen Brown said he was "sacrificing" last year, it turns out he absolutely was and fair enough