Dr. Matt Boxer
@mboxer.bsky.social
Assistant Research Prof, Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies @ Brandeis University. Jewish studies and sociology. Writes broadly about contemporary Jewish life using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Might have a space laser.
You could've voted to convict him when he was impeached for trying to murder you and all of your colleagues. Didn't even have the integrity to defend *himself* from that.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
Shouldn’t be shocked at any lie RFK Jr tells, but he whined to Dana Bash that businesses were shut down during the pandemic “with no just compensation.” There was an almost trillion dollar PPP loan program, and his organization got millions from it, none of it paid back, to make payroll.
I can’t believe we’re doing another cycle of pretending to have a deal with Iran. This is so stupid.
It's getting difficult to tell the difference between NY Times Pitchbot and Washington Post Pitchbot.
NY Times Pitchbot@nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 3d agoThe prosecution of Trump for inciting a murderous riot, mishandling classified materials, election interference, and fraud was a disgrace. Here's why Anthony Fauci belongs in jail.
If I ever think to reconsider my general dislike of people, I just have to remember how many people, including so-called friends, would so casually risk my life because they were unwilling to wear a stupid piece of cloth over their stupid faces. I get over those thoughts quickly.
Nome@nome.bsky.social · 3d agoMy experience is of every American COVID-19 mitigation effort being obviously insufficient, and ended far too soon. To see people now argue that they somehow were too much, going too far? Not anti-vax or MAGA people, but folks just out here on Bluesky? It staggers me.
The overwhelming right wing sentiment is that COVID was an engineered bioweapon that was also harmless. Trump overreacted to it by shutting down the country, then engineered a drive to create a vaccine that was the real bioweapon that killed millions, and it's Joe Biden's fault.
This would be the well-known communist/socialist/Kenyan usurperist polling outfit, Fox News.
Yashar Ali 🐘@yasharali.bsky.social · 6d ago1. BREAKING via Fox News A new Fox News poll of the Senate and Gubernatorial race paints a startling picture for Republicans. James Talarico leads Ken Paxton 51% to 48% in the U.S. Senate race, even though the poll’s electorate identifies as Republican by a 50% to 40% margin.
In case you were wondering why American Jews still vote overwhelmingly for Democrats.
Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 6d agoTennessee GOP candidate says he will outlaw Muslims and all non-Christians, by which he is referencing his church, where they believe God speaks to them through snakes. people.com/tennessee-go...
I've spent the past year following a farmer who is rescuing sacred objects from closing shuls across small-town America — an ark, a bimah, a Torah, stained glass windows — and building a new synagogue in a cornfield in Illinois. The latest trip took us to the Netherlands forward.com/news/840971/...
An Illinois farmer thought he knew how his family survived the Nazis. Then he went to the town that saved them.
Nik Jakobs, a farmer building a synagogue in an Illinois cornfield, traveled to the Netherlands — where nearly 100 villagers kept the secret that saved his family, and where their descendants are reen...
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In recent weeks, congressmen like Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Rep. Michael Rulli (R-OH) have leveled racist attacks against immigrant communities in their districts. As I note in CAMPAIGN TRAILS, a century ago those same racist attacks were being made against people named Emmer and Rulli.
Pulling Up the Ladder
In recent weeks, Republican representatives in Congress have repeatedly insisted that specific groups of immigrants in their communities will never be assimilated into American life, that they pose a ...
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Perhaps Dr. Marshall should no longer have a license to practice medicine, given his blatant disregard for the first rule of the profession.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Sen. Roger Marshall: "Who didn't have a friend who took this vaccine and had some time of complication? A stroke, a blood clot, a young man getting some type of heart inflammation. That's what destroyed the trust in the American people for our government."
I'll remind you I'm no scientist, but I think there's a reasonable chance the CDC, working with China, could have contained COVID, and undeniable evidence that Trump's wishing it away and other horrific moves killed hundreds of thousands who should be alive right now.
A just monument to the Trump presidency: Bury the 500,000 COVID dead at Mar-a-Lago
Robert E. Lee's home, now Arlington National Cemetery, became a final resting place for Union soldiers in 1864. We should follow the Union example.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽@thefarce.org · last wk.America can be reassured to know the Republicans in Congress are laser-focused on the issue that matters most: some scapegoat they invented in 2020 so they wouldn't have to blame Trump for the worst COVID response in the rich world.
There's a new report on the prevalence of antisemitic incidents in the 7 countries with the largest Jewish populations. It illustrates why my standard lecture on antisemitism in the US is both much worse and not as bad as you think. 34d0dc30-7136-4c4b-bee4-d93d1c3c11bd.usrfiles.com/ugd/34d0dc_d...
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This is your periodic reminder that Rand Paul is not a real doctor, and had to create his own medical certification organization when he couldn't or wouldn't hack the requirements of the real one.
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · last wk.Anthony Fauci has made few public comments about the long campaign to obliterate his legacy—but tomorrow, Senator Rand Paul is forcing him to talk, @katherinejwu.com writes. She reports on what’s at stake:
Reminder for those who care about the Jewish community: today marks 20 years since a mass shooting at the offices of the local Jewish Federation in Seattle. Pamela Waechter, the director of Federation's annual fundraising campaign, was murdered.
Today, in violations of the rule of law that would be sufficient for impeachment in any other American presidency but aren't in this one because pathological partisan loyalty has rotted the constitutional order:
tony romm@tonyromm.bsky.social · 2w agoNEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
I also agree with Science that there is zero point trying to “argue” with or “debate with” or “find common cause with” MAHA/MAGA dudes: “These people want money and they want power and they want revenge, and no amount of evidence or reasoned argument is going to slow them down. Save your breath.”
Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH@gavinyamey.bsky.social · 2w agoScience, preach 👏👏👏 “The Trump administration hates academic science funding, full stop. They hate where that money goes, & they hate who it goes to. They want to keep all that money for themselves, to hand out to favored cronies who can help them get elected” www.science.org/content/blog...
Scoop: Cecilia Vega broke her silence on Thursday and detailed how the Bari Weiss-led CBS News management tried to meddle in her stories, according to an audio recording of her remarks that I obtained. Full story in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cecilia-ve...
Vega Breaks Her Silence
The fired “60 Minutes” correspondent revealed stunning new details about how CBS News management tried to meddle in her reporting, according to an audio recording obtained by Status.
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By this logic, it is reasonable to conclude RFK Jr. causes autism because no studies have ruled out the possibility. Though personally, I think empirical data would be more likely to show that he causes measles.
The Volatile Mermaid@ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 2w agoI’m sorry what
The pro-peptide stacked FDA advisory committee voted to lift the ban for BPC-157, as expected. This ban lifting is baseless and will give the public a sense of legitimacy for a peptide with no clinical trial data to support safety or efficacy. Pathetic.
this is literally what communist regimes did..... you know, the ones that mcmahon and the trump administration claim democrats are trying to fashion the united states into
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoLinda McMahon says some elementary school students should be put on a "pathway" to become plumbers
The fuckers called Eisenhower a commie and the interstate highway system a commie plot to make America commie, just so you know how long this commie bullshit has been going on.
This business model explains why Dear Leader has had to declare bankruptcy six times.
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 2w agoEnough with these bullshit comparisons. Does Olive Garden stop nearly 70 million women from eating pasta because their last name does not match their birth certificate? No. But the SAVE Act will make it harder for those women to vote. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-save-a...
If I ever doubt how gullible people can be, I just have to remember that people actually believe someone like Thune is sincere.
Chip Chipmccapp Plays Keyboard for Freedom Song
Alt: Parks and Recreation character Chipp McCapp (season 6, episode 19), who uses insincere patriotism for profit, consistent with the Republican brand.
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoRAJU: Trump said the war would last just a handful of weeks. Now it's been several months and 3 more service members have died. The administration is asking for $67b. Do you think the public believes it's going well? THUNE: Most of us believe that we oughta support our men & women in uniform