Ray Pierson MD
@rpierson.bsky.social
Proud to be from Pittsfield, MA. Dad, grandpa, physician, engineer and fan of all Boston and UMass teams!
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Courage is contagious. Let’s keep going.
wow -- with Trump standing behind him, a man (not sure who he is) offers this prayer: "We pray that he would be mindful of the poor and that he would be invested in the alleviation of suffering happening in the families preparing to bury their loved ones in Minneapolis."
February 5, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Courage is contagious. Let’s keep going.
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An all-timer!
According to OptaSTATS / StatsPerform on the bird site, the battle of the two gunslingers last night was one for the all-time record books, in multiple leagues/levels.
February 5, 2026 at 4:05 AM
An all-timer!
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Trump made it clear he wants to call off the midterms.
He wished he had seized ballot boxes after he lost the 2020 presidential election, and turned the DOJ into an extension of his political will.
We need to realize it's up to us to defend free and fair elections, @marcelias.bsky.social writes.
He wished he had seized ballot boxes after he lost the 2020 presidential election, and turned the DOJ into an extension of his political will.
We need to realize it's up to us to defend free and fair elections, @marcelias.bsky.social writes.
Trump wants to take over voting. Mike Johnson is willing to help
Trump raised the threat to the 2026 midterm elections to an entirely new level.
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Trump made it clear he wants to call off the midterms.
He wished he had seized ballot boxes after he lost the 2020 presidential election, and turned the DOJ into an extension of his political will.
We need to realize it's up to us to defend free and fair elections, @marcelias.bsky.social writes.
He wished he had seized ballot boxes after he lost the 2020 presidential election, and turned the DOJ into an extension of his political will.
We need to realize it's up to us to defend free and fair elections, @marcelias.bsky.social writes.
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No struggling newspaper ever saved itself by becoming a worse and less essential product. But what's happening today at the @washingtonpost.com is not just the latest devastating contraction of the news industry; it's the gutting of an American institution vital for a healthy society
February 4, 2026 at 2:19 PM
No struggling newspaper ever saved itself by becoming a worse and less essential product. But what's happening today at the @washingtonpost.com is not just the latest devastating contraction of the news industry; it's the gutting of an American institution vital for a healthy society
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An open letter Jeff Bezos and Washington Post leadership:
A Letter to Jeff Bezos and The Washington Post
Dear Jeff Bezos and the leadership team of The Washington Post...
www.meidasplus.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:46 PM
An open letter Jeff Bezos and Washington Post leadership:
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A strong and important statement from @postbaron.bsky.social. It seems like a lifetime ago when I was interviewing Baron at the @washingtonpost.com — a time when Bezos was building up the Post and standing firm against Trump's threats. www.facebook.com/martin.baron...
Martin Baron
This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world’s greatest news organizations. The Washington Post’s ambitions will be sharply diminished, its talented and brave staff will be...
www.facebook.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
A strong and important statement from @postbaron.bsky.social. It seems like a lifetime ago when I was interviewing Baron at the @washingtonpost.com — a time when Bezos was building up the Post and standing firm against Trump's threats. www.facebook.com/martin.baron...
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the wapo bloodbath once again proves that our wealthy and powerful deserve neither their wealth or power
February 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
the wapo bloodbath once again proves that our wealthy and powerful deserve neither their wealth or power
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Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
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Trump’s name appears 38,000+ times in the Epstein files!!! Trump is the Epstein files! This is a predator with other predators! Trump/GOP pedophile protectors are fine with ICE abuses of force including to children! All the while Trump & billionaires profit while you pay more! #FundHealthcareOverICE
February 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Trump’s name appears 38,000+ times in the Epstein files!!! Trump is the Epstein files! This is a predator with other predators! Trump/GOP pedophile protectors are fine with ICE abuses of force including to children! All the while Trump & billionaires profit while you pay more! #FundHealthcareOverICE
Asking for a friend, does UMass scout upcoming opponents!?!
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Asking for a friend, does UMass scout upcoming opponents!?!
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A 75 billion dollar budget for ICE to terrorize our communities while Republicans gut our health care.
Folks are getting kicked off their plans, costs are rising, rural hospitals and assisted living centers are closing.
Congress needs to stop this madness now!
#FundHealthcareOverIce
Folks are getting kicked off their plans, costs are rising, rural hospitals and assisted living centers are closing.
Congress needs to stop this madness now!
#FundHealthcareOverIce
February 3, 2026 at 10:15 PM
A 75 billion dollar budget for ICE to terrorize our communities while Republicans gut our health care.
Folks are getting kicked off their plans, costs are rising, rural hospitals and assisted living centers are closing.
Congress needs to stop this madness now!
#FundHealthcareOverIce
Folks are getting kicked off their plans, costs are rising, rural hospitals and assisted living centers are closing.
Congress needs to stop this madness now!
#FundHealthcareOverIce
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Not only did the cybercrime unit in Paris raid the X offices.
They rubbed it in and posted on X that the X offices have been raided.
Then retired their Twitter account, so their final post is that they are raiding Musk.
Absolute legend.
Magnifique! 🇫🇷
They rubbed it in and posted on X that the X offices have been raided.
Then retired their Twitter account, so their final post is that they are raiding Musk.
Absolute legend.
Magnifique! 🇫🇷
🚨The French offices of Elon Musk's X have been raided by the Paris prosecutor's cyber-crime unit, as part of an investigation into suspected offenses including unlawful data extraction and complicity in the possession of child pornography.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 3, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Not only did the cybercrime unit in Paris raid the X offices.
They rubbed it in and posted on X that the X offices have been raided.
Then retired their Twitter account, so their final post is that they are raiding Musk.
Absolute legend.
Magnifique! 🇫🇷
They rubbed it in and posted on X that the X offices have been raided.
Then retired their Twitter account, so their final post is that they are raiding Musk.
Absolute legend.
Magnifique! 🇫🇷
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My apologies to France, I was not familiar with your game.
February 4, 2026 at 12:02 AM
My apologies to France, I was not familiar with your game.
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ICE's budget could fund the ACA (healthcare) extension and expand Medicaid to millions. Instead, it funds home invasions, family separation, and killing protesters. Republicans made this choice for you. Remember in November... #FundHealthcareOverICE
February 3, 2026 at 9:52 PM
ICE's budget could fund the ACA (healthcare) extension and expand Medicaid to millions. Instead, it funds home invasions, family separation, and killing protesters. Republicans made this choice for you. Remember in November... #FundHealthcareOverICE
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Trump just said Republicans should “take over the voting and nationalize it.” That’s authoritarianism, full stop. The silence from elected Republicans is cowardice—and it’s dangerous heading into November.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
A Psychopath Talking About Seizing Elections—and a Party Too Cowardly to Stop Him
“This isn’t a policy disagreement. It’s authoritarianism, said out loud.”
open.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Trump just said Republicans should “take over the voting and nationalize it.” That’s authoritarianism, full stop. The silence from elected Republicans is cowardice—and it’s dangerous heading into November.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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as someone who worked in rural health policy, this is not a real thing. this is actually called giving up on rural america after your party broke everything and can’t put it back together. perfect time to exploit people with scams
Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"
February 3, 2026 at 5:22 AM
as someone who worked in rural health policy, this is not a real thing. this is actually called giving up on rural america after your party broke everything and can’t put it back together. perfect time to exploit people with scams
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The house is now 218 R to 214 D.
Each Republican member if they had balls would be more powerful than any Senator. But they have to have balls to say no to trump.
But they are ball-less or ball free
Each Republican member if they had balls would be more powerful than any Senator. But they have to have balls to say no to trump.
But they are ball-less or ball free
February 3, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The house is now 218 R to 214 D.
Each Republican member if they had balls would be more powerful than any Senator. But they have to have balls to say no to trump.
But they are ball-less or ball free
Each Republican member if they had balls would be more powerful than any Senator. But they have to have balls to say no to trump.
But they are ball-less or ball free
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I have spoken with several senior FBI counterintelligence officers who believe that there is a reasonably strong prospect that Tulsi Gabbard is a foreign intelligence asset.
As you read WSJ's piece on the super-secret abuse complaint about Tulsi Gabbard, remember that she tried unsuccessfully to wring counterintelligence function away from FBI last year.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I have spoken with several senior FBI counterintelligence officers who believe that there is a reasonably strong prospect that Tulsi Gabbard is a foreign intelligence asset.
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I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 1:23 AM
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
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Our members are not only workers & consumers, they're long-term Target investors. Our urgent request to Target's new CEO Michael Fiddelke is that he call for ICE to leave Minnesota now, warning that the company’s silence jeopardizes its brand & our members’ investments. www.aft.org/news/aft-pre...
AFT President Weingarten Urges New Target CEO to Demand ICE Out of Minnesota
The AFT, whose members participate in pension funds with Target shares, warns Target CEO that Company’s Silence on ICE Operations in Minneapolis Jeopardizes Its Brand and Creates Shareholder RiskMinne...
www.aft.org
February 2, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Our members are not only workers & consumers, they're long-term Target investors. Our urgent request to Target's new CEO Michael Fiddelke is that he call for ICE to leave Minnesota now, warning that the company’s silence jeopardizes its brand & our members’ investments. www.aft.org/news/aft-pre...
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🚨 Pritzker: The monsters responsible for unleashing this havoc on American cities, whether they were firing at civilians in the streets or calling the shots from their cushy offices in Washington, need to be investigated and prosecuted.
February 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
🚨 Pritzker: The monsters responsible for unleashing this havoc on American cities, whether they were firing at civilians in the streets or calling the shots from their cushy offices in Washington, need to be investigated and prosecuted.
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Bad Bunny: Before I say thanks to god, I'm going to say, ICE out. We are not savage, we are not animals, we are not aliens, we are humans and we are Americans.
February 2, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Bad Bunny: Before I say thanks to god, I'm going to say, ICE out. We are not savage, we are not animals, we are not aliens, we are humans and we are Americans.
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The conservatives used to shut down the government over a few hundred million dollars. Seriously.
Yet Trump blows billions and sues the govt for billions and gets a “free” jet from Qatar that the govt will spend a billion on then let him take it with him… and not a peep.
Yet Trump blows billions and sues the govt for billions and gets a “free” jet from Qatar that the govt will spend a billion on then let him take it with him… and not a peep.
February 2, 2026 at 3:09 AM
The conservatives used to shut down the government over a few hundred million dollars. Seriously.
Yet Trump blows billions and sues the govt for billions and gets a “free” jet from Qatar that the govt will spend a billion on then let him take it with him… and not a peep.
Yet Trump blows billions and sues the govt for billions and gets a “free” jet from Qatar that the govt will spend a billion on then let him take it with him… and not a peep.