Matt Averett
@matthewaverett.bsky.social
Architectural historian at Creighton University. St. Louis Cardinals fan. Aura farmer.
A warm welcome to those who’ve traveled to play or watch the Women’s Pro Baseball League in Springfield. Excited to have you all here in the Land of Lincoln; now let’s play ball!
WPBL set for inaugural game today in Springfield: ‘We want this to become the MLB of women’s baseball’
The inaugural season of the Women’s Pro Baseball League begins Saturday — weather permitting — when Denae Benites and the New York Heights face Mo’ne Davis and the Los Angeles Queens.
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Take the #STLCards uniform poll and help get rid of the red road caps!
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Cubs broadcast calls Ivan Herrera's walk-off double 🎙️ Jon Sciambi 🎨 Jim Deshaies 📺 MARQ #stlcards
Emily Wilson DESTROYS Zoomer culture with one cutting remark
I could be wrong, but @theatlantic.com seems to have hidden my reply with this article. So here it is again.
If The Atlantic Wishes to Honestly Understand the Origins of MAHA, They Need to Investigate The Atlantic.
The Atlantic has some of the best writers around. But they were also eager to launder right-wing talking points under the guise of a being liberal, reasonable, and moderate publication, able to see a
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A lot of people in public health believe that MAHA is “nothing more than a subversive anti-vaccine, anti-science syndicate,” but the movement is an opportunity that the public-health sector “cannot afford to squander,” Craig Spencer argues:
New research shows that marriage is more common among people with than without college degrees. But rather than use those findings to argue for investment in higher education, Fortune is blaming college-educated women for rejecting low-earning men w/o college degrees. fortune.com/2026/07/26/c...
College women are snapping up the highest-earning men without college degrees, leaving the rest further behind | Fortune
A new NBER study finds that as college men grow scarce, college-educated women marry high-earning men without degrees—leaving non-college women with a shrinking, poorer pool of potential husbands
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Every time someone gets called a Goat, I think of this
"A big problem for trust in government is that high-quality governance is usually invisible. When the various agencies designed to protect the American people from all manner of threats are working perfectly, most potential disasters are detected and prevented before they happen."
One hopes that the voting public is learning a hard—or I should say watery—lesson about how important good government is. prospect.org?p=141052
The Protecting Resources and Ensuring Stewardship of Enduring Records of Visual Expression (or PRESERVE) bill doesn't go far enough. This article also contains the @newrepublic.com's articles on the Cohen Building back to Sept 2025. #NewDeal
A new Democratic bill moves in the right direction—but it doesn’t go far enough. trib.al/DgGEJZ0
Down 3 homers in the @TMobile #HRDerby Finals Down to his final swing Jordan Walker was UNFAZED 🥶
DAWG WE'RE DOING STATE-RUN GAS PRICES AT PRICE CONTROLLED RATES DESPITE INCREASING SHORTAGES TO PACIFY THE PEOPLE AND THEY'RE SCREAMING ABOUT HOW THEIR OPPONENTS WANT COMMUNISM I AM GOING TO LOSE MY ENTIRE GODDAMN MIND
The White House launched 25 Freedom Fuel gas stations, all selling fuel at $3.47 a gallon.
WOW -- Danish reporter *goes there* with Rutte "You sit next to Trump when he talks about conquering Greenland, lashes out at allies like Spain -- things it doesn't seem like the old Mark Rutte would approve of. Does this have any affect on your self-respect when you sit there and say nothing?"
Take a walking tour of downtown #Omaha led by a Creighton alum. @creighton1878.bsky.social
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The White House is a construction site, the South Lawn is brown, the Reflecting Pool is green, and the National Mall is wrapped in fencing. Construction cranes, National Guard troops, and portable restrooms are everywhere. All of this on our 250th birthday, as if no one realized it was coming.
The Capital Is a Mess
Chain-link fences, construction cranes, armed guards, and portable toilets everywhere
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