BethGMS

BethGMS, 17 days ago to boston

BTW, there's another #Boston #hockey team in the #playoffs now... #womenshockey #professionalwomenshockeyleague #pwhl #pwhlhockey #bostonsports https://www.instagram.com/p/C6mREFruMy9/?igsh=NXc2bnJraG5mOTdn

BethGMS, 1 month ago to random

THANK YOU, @pluralistic:

"When we blame "laziness" for ... #monopolies, we send the message that our friends have to choose between life's joys and comforts, and a fair economic system that doesn't corrupt our politics, screw over workers, and destroy small, local businesses. This isn't true. It's a lie that monopolists tell to justify their abuse."

Stop shaming individuals for systemic problems. I'm talking to YOU, fellow liberals.

https://pluralistic.net/2024/04/12/give-me-convenience/

BethGMS, 1 month ago to random

@pluralistic wrote yesterday about the upside of the "common enemy" of a global oligarchy in terms of labor justice, but an apparent downside of the global interconnectedness is...China, India and possibly Pakistan allegedly interfering in Canadian elections? #wapo #globalpolitics https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/10/canada-china-foreign-interference-trudeau/

BethGMS, 1 month ago to random

A @pluralistic instant classic. I was familiar with many of the concepts he articulates from previous pieces of his I'd read, but not "schismogenesis," which I admit I was guilty of concerning the COVID vaccine. A must-read if you're not acquainted with Doctorow's brilliance. #essay #recommendedreading

https://pluralistic.net/2024/03/25/black-boxes/

BethGMS, 1 month ago to USpolitics

This is the bottom line for me:

“There are good reasons why U.S. law prohibits arms support for governments that block life-saving aid or violate international law with U.S. weapons ... the Israeli government’s assurances to the Biden administration that it is meeting U.S. legal requirements are not credible.”

I worry that this will lose Biden the #election and plunge us into a Trumpian dark age. #uspolitics #election 2024 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/25/israel-united-states-credibility-confrontation

BethGMS, 3 months ago to history

Looking for #book recommendations on the #history of #Italy, especially Venice, Rome and Florence. #bookstodon #histodon

BethGMS, 3 months ago to random

GO #LIONS DO THE THING #NFCChampionshipGame #detvssf

BethGMS, 4 months ago to history

Another nice #longread about #egyptology and how it is bound up with #colonialism.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/02/14/why-king-tut-is-still-fascinating

BethGMS, 4 months ago to redsox

Thank you, #BillBelichick. We won't see your like again. My photos from 2009, 2006, 2007 (with WS Champion #redsox players on the sideline) and 2015 (with #superbowl trophies on Opening Day at #fenwaypark). #GOAT #coach #nfl #newenglandpatriots #patriots #headcoach #newengland

BethGMS, 4 months ago to Football

My favorite cozy #winter feeling: #football on TV and a crock pot dinner cooking in the kitchen. #nfl #NewEnglandPatriots

BethGMS, 4 months ago to Texas

"The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a ruling that sided with the State of #Texas, which had sued the Biden administration, arguing that the federal guidance issued in 2022 was an overstep that would 'force #abortions.'”

An overstep. Got that? The state government that wants to intervene preemptively in emergency situations of life and death is concerned that NOT being allowed to do so is a federal government "overstep." 🤬

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/02/us/texas-emergency-abortion-ban-appeal.html

BethGMS, 5 months ago to television

This was a great series. So many issues that are now top of mind nationally wrapped up in this as well. Far from ancient history. Also rekindled my longstanding, burning hatred for Mike Barnicle. What a hateful asshole. #HBO #CharlesStuart #murderinboston #truecrime #racism #Boston

https://www.hbo.com/murder-in-boston-roots-rampage-and-reckoning

BethGMS, 5 months ago to random

OK, but I'm going to need to know where whoever this is on the #NewEnglandPatriots got this sweater.

BethGMS, 5 months ago to Patriots

Imagine my surprise when I opened my email this morning and the first subject line to catch my eye was @TheAthletic "The Steelers' new low," which is how I found out the #Patriots actually won last night. #newenglandpatriots #NFL #Sports

BethGMS, 5 months ago to random

So this ruined my whole day. Because I still don't know what, as an average voter who is already outspokenly anti-Trump, I am supposed to DO here. #Trump #election2024 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/30/trump-dictator-2024-election-robert-kagan/

BethGMS, 6 months ago to NFL

So. Anyone else think Wes Welker and Julian Edelman might be surprised to learn that Brady avoided throwing to them over the middle? Also, I seem to recall Brady doing plenty of whining for defensive penalties on the field. This whole thing has me puzzled. https://youtu.be/KbDoXYFmgD0?si=7oYuaTUlEehmlk4c #tombrady #nfl #football #sports

BethGMS, 7 months ago to NFL

What's the over/under on number of tablets BB goes through per game these days? #nfl #newenglandpatriots

BethGMS, 7 months ago to NFL

So, the new Gillette Stadium screen and lighthouse are nice. 😬 Not a dry eye in the house with the Tim Wakefield pregame tribute. #newenglandpatriots #gillettestadium #nfl #RIPTimWakefield #redsox

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BethGMS, 7 months ago to redsox

Terry Francona, #RedSox Nation will always love you. #baseball #mlb https://www.instagram.com/p/CxtqSbGutgB/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

BethGMS, 8 months ago to internet

I'm curious what percentage of posts on new #socialmedia platforms are just about hating on all the others. It seems to be significant.

BethGMS, 8 months ago to ConspiracyTheories

With pieces like this, I keep coming back to an essay I read years ago by @pluralistic about anti-vaxxers. Their conclusions about the dangers of vaccines may be nonsensical, but their general mistrust of medical, scientific and government institutions is not necessarily misplaced. This #longread makes a very similar point about #conspiracytheories and government secrecy, especially as the internet makes such secrecy impossible to maintain indefinitely.

https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/an-america-of-secrets

BethGMS, 8 months ago to socialism

Here it is, directly explained: "#Socialism" is and always has been a #dogwhistle.

"Since Reconstruction, reactionary racists had maintained that Black voters would elect lawmakers who would give them benefits that could only be paid for through tax levies on those with property, which generally meant white men. Black voting, they insisted, would lead to a redistribution of wealth and thus was essentially socialism." #votingrightsact #freedommarch #uspolitics

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-25-2023

BethGMS, 8 months ago to redsox

All the Mookie stuff from last night has me like Adam Sandler in The Wedding Singer: "Somebody kill me please..." I hate that he's no longer ours as much as I still love the guy. It sucks. #redsox #mlb #baseball