Dr. Meredith Wills ⚾️⚾️👀
@bbl-astrophyscs.bsky.social
Astrophysics PhD, Baseball HOF, Baseball Deconstruction Expert, Data Scientist, Official Scorer, Superhero, Knitting Designer. Not necessarily in that order. Signal: bbl_astrophyscs.94
Trump brought more destruction to DC this weekend, ordering the cutting of 400 mature trees before courts could stop it. Same tactic as when he knocked down the East Wing. Riverbend Landscapes & Tree Service of VA did the cutting. They knew it was wrong. And you can let them know how you feel. 1/
NBC4 Washington@nbcwashington.com · 6h agoMore than 400 trees were cut down in D.C.'s East Potomac Park this weekend. A furious federal judge said the government failed to give proper notice of the work amid an ongoing lawsuit.
This is reprehensible. And, yet, I'm sure there will be very little outrage from the Democratic leadership.
Reuters@reuters.com · 9h agoBREAKING: US authorities conducted a predawn raid on the Washington-area home of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar as part of an ongoing investigation, the Justice Department said reut.rs/4hIvp8q
Does anybody else have a cat who seeks out and sits/sleeps on their phone? Is it just me?
Police forces are not cash-strapped. They are flush with cash. They receive all kinds of federal grants to militarize. Moreover, they shouldn't have drones to surveil the public.
NPR@npr.org · 12h agoThe U.S. government is trying to end the dominance of high-quality, low-cost drones made in China. But more restrictions mean higher costs for cash-strapped police forces that rely on those drones. n.pr/3W0AJeI
Here's hoping the Brewers beat the Dodgers and REALLY piss off Manfred and Co.
kat, ghost of helenruthsghost@chaoskat.bsky.social · 2d agoRays and Guardians. I hope Rob Manfred is so freaking mad
The #athletics graphic design guys are passionate about graphic design which is, as you know, their passion
If you watched the "MLB Wild Card Series **presented by AbbVie**" you heard or saw that brand hundreds of times. In 2022, AbbVie settled thousands of lawsuits totaling over $2B accusing them of illegally marketing its opioids by downplaying their risks and failing to divert them from the streets.
AbbVie to pay up to $2.37 billion to settle U.S. opioid claims
AbbVie Inc has agreed to pay up to $2.37 billion to resolve thousands of U.S. lawsuits against its Allergan unit over the marketing of opioid painkillers, state officials announced on Friday.
reuters.com
I wrote about a Big Pharma titan paying billions in opioid related settlements, a baseball family ruined by their son's addiction to its painkillers and...MLB's Official Pharmaceutical Partner issa new [eyeblack]
Big Opioid is sponsoring the MLB playoffs
The family of an incarcerated baseball lifer hooked on its painkillers wants to know why.
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Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your resume? Gandalf: Then Darkness took me, and I strayed out of thought and time, and I wandered far on roads that I will not tell.
Will Lowe@conjugateprior.org · yesterdayInterviewer: can you explain this gap in your resume? Imputation estimator: Of course! I was raising children, illegally employed, imprisoned or hospitalized, with a small chance of having joined the French Foreign Legion.
Thank you so much @buckweaver.bsky.social and SABR for the focus on women who have worked in baseball. Am so honored by this special award, The Dorothy!
Jacob Pomrenke@buckweaver.bsky.social · 2d agoCongratulations to @janetmariesmith.bsky.social, who was honored tonight as the 2026 SABR Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award winner for women in baseball! sabr.org/latest/janet...
This is good advice for prospective PhD students. I'm getting a ton of emails that are heavily written by AI. If you can show that you've actually read some of the research yourself and have a few original thoughts about it you'll definitely stand out.
Still working a (LONG-delayed) stitch-by-stitch reproduction of the ECL sweater on the end…👇 (it’s been in abeyance because of the the baseball research)
Baseball by BSmile@bsmile.bsky.social · yesterday102 Years Ago Today: The First Negro League World Series - Kansas City Monarchs vs. Hilldale (October 11, 1924) #OTD #Baseball #History
It's already illegal. Congress banned it near-unanimously in 2022. That law allows the ban to be lifted only if Russia withdraws from Ukraine. He's simply breaking the law that's already on the books.
David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 2d agoRepublican US Rep Brian Fitzgerald tweets that he will introduce a bill to block purchases of Russian oil. Don Bacon (R-Neb) tweets that he will co-sponsor. Obviously this won’t happen during campaigning recess (and Trump could veto anyway) but interesting push-back on Trump.
This!!! School boards and library boards matter. Pay attention to who's running and don't just vote for someone because you recognize their name or see them around town. Find out what they stand for.
Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 2d agoSchool boards are way under the radar in a big year like this, but the same battles you've heard about (book bans, Moms for Liberty, trans kids) are happening this year too. I identified 19 school boards where there battles like this — and what's up: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
Bookmarking this to remind people anytime a tech bro insists they prioritize digital privacy.
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · yesterdayElon just blasted his home address to his 240 million followers along with his order number and last 4 of his Amex charge card while shilling grok bot. Someone else canceled his order.
so the final four are * a team that has never won the World Series in its 28 seasons * a team that has never won the World Series in its 57 seasons * a team that hasn’t won the World Series in 77 seasons * Dodgers
More to the point, @themagnuspi.bsky.social needs to change his bio to “the guy who may know more about why pitches move than anyone on Earth.”
Barton L Smith@themagnuspi.bsky.social · 2d agoThis was NOT on my 2026 bingo card-- quoted in the NY Post today. nypost.com/2026/10/09/o...
I love taking the train between San Diego and Los Angeles since it's such a gorgeous view but there's just no way it'll still exist on the same track a generation from now. www.instagram.com/reels/DeSCAh...
Mary Golda Ross is the first-known #NativeAmerican female engineer & a key pioneer of the US Space Race. #WorldSpaceWeek🚀 A citizen of the Cherokee Nation, she spent >3 decades performing aerospace design & engineering work laying the groundwork for modern interplanetary exploration. #WomenInSTEM 🧵
My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die. Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
Forward-Thinking CEO Hoping Company Can Capture New Audience By Making Product Worse In Every Conceivable Way https://theonion.com/forward-thinking-ceo-hoping-company-can-capture-new-aud-1846058985/
Vladdy's out there performing eye surgeries in the offseason
Will Harris@sandwichpick.bsky.social · 2d agoThis could be the funniest storyline 2027
I regret to inform everyone that, I, too, did not receive a Nobel Peace Prize for accomplishments that exist only in my imagination. I ask for grace and understanding during this difficult time.
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