Rick does Math and Stuff

This is for DC-area people. I'm interested in meeting left-leaning people with interest in science, science policy, and/or applications of data science methods to politics. If anybody has suggestions for lists, meetups, or feeds, I'm interested.

Color guy of tonight's #Celtics broadcast thinks there might be a debate about whether Paul George makes the Hall of Fame. Paul George is a 9-time All-Star. He's a lock. Compared to MLB and NFL, the Basketball Hall is not hard to get in. #NBA

Imagine seeing this and thinking that the only way Dems could win elections was by allowing another Great Depression. Such a painful lack of logical rigor.

I think Clinton, Obama and Biden did good things when they had Democratic majorities but if you compare it to what Reagan, Bush and Trump have done you can comprehend why we need to change this culture where we simply dont demand enough of the Democratic Party.

this is fucking appalling. i already knew james dolan (who owns the knicks and madison square garden) was a douche but this is next-level. www.nytimes.com/athletic/771...

"Green Bay sucks!" Bears fans, after their team beats the Patriots on #TNF. 😆

Would love to hear if the number crunches think it was the right decision to have Santos try for a career-long FG there. #NFL #TNF Probably a moot point.

How had Mike Vrabel never played or coached at Soldier Field before? I mean, I do understand that an AFC team only goes there once every eight years. But still... #TNF

Elon Musk boosted the lie that James Talarico stayed at a mental hospital. Meta suspended No Kings’ Instagram account during nationwide actions. Staff at the Ellison-owned CBS News were reportedly told to tie Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood and 9/11. Democracy dies in billionaire hands.

Never seen an illegal handoff before. #TNF

Dr. Amy Acton's campaign is out with a statement:

I’ve seen a few folks comment that “Guinea-Bissau is a low income country and cannot afford the hep B vaccine birth dose, so why is this study unethical?” It’s a good question. Let me have a go at answering it. In a nutshell, researchers cannot ethically exploit poverty & scarcity to do a trial

Schumer and Jeffries: impeachment is off the table.

She was murdered by transphobia 😥😥😥

Wow! I've seen Trump talk about "paid agitators" again, & again. Apparently every comment truly is a confession! Thanks for your article @marisakabas.bsky.social

Q: Can Ukraine win this war without the US? Zelenskyy: "If it's without the US' support, it's very difficult. But if the US will support Putin, I mean, it's unbelievable. It's a historic mistake and big tragedy. If the US officially will take the side of Russia, of course we will not prevail,

😒😒😒

OK, I just had a guy argue that Leia deserved to be chained up by Jabba the Hutt because she opposed the "legitimate government." I just...can't any more.

I have zero patience for zero-memory posters. "How dare you accuse me of saying what I just said a half hour ago!"

This is a political stunt without any legal merit. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Elon Musk is spending $158 million on Ken Paxton’s campaign. That’s more than the Make-A-Wish Foundation's annual revenue. Some people grant wishes to kids fighting serious illnesses. Other people bankroll a crooked pol whose make-a-wish was partying in Dubai with 2 fugitives from fraud charges.

Career staff at the CFTC were investigating suspiciously timed trades surrounding Trump’s announcement that the U.S. would not bomb Iranian power plants. Then a senior adviser to Trump’s CFTC commissioner told them to back off. Could this administration get any more corrupt?

They are more concerned with whether it felt accurate to readers rather than whether it was accurate.

This morning I re-watched my video argument with the NY Times' Patrick Healy, and it's clear that the Times believes if it says explicity that the Trump regime is assaulting democracy, that would undermine its work to investigate how the regime is assaulting democracy. What an absurd position.

if you missed the first pitch of tonight's game, you missed the first run of tonight's game. #NLCS

I do not expect the USPS to screw with ballots. The Trump admin lost their case that would have allowed/forced the USPS to do this. The right wants the left to think that this is going to happen, though, and we've been seeing intentional disinformation about this.

That $366 million Elon is spending to try and convince voters that Congress should stay Republican? It's more money than McCain's 2008 campaign spent. But it's also, relative to Musk's net worth, the same as a household at the median income spending $32.

You know, the thing is, I had drafted this piece a month ago, and then never published it, because I thought maybe it was too mean.

Pete hegseth wants to livestream an execution. Here’s why that’s a problem for democrats.

Rams rolling over Buffalo but get "in FG range" and they stall their own offense. Bad idea. No idea why they stopped running their normal offense. #MNF Kick blocked and Buffalo is now rolling to win.

BREAKING: NYT reviewed time-stamped images from a security camera at James Talarico's home, which were provided by his campaign. The images showed Talarico at the home between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8.

Can we call him a fascist yet? Or is that still bad for "investor confidence"?

Did they put Eric Schmitt in charge of ad buys?

‘Scumbags’ is the right word here (there are others) and Levy is the right man. Even if Gillis does this shit to get ‘edgy credits’ it needs to be denounced, especially by men. Allow me to denounce, please. Thank you.

I think Ds have largely avoided big discussions of Musk because the other messages they're concentrating on our landing so well and you can only concentrate on a few things. But it's worth saying clearly that the GOP is the tool of maintaining Musk's power over American society.

“America should not be throwing a lifeline to Putin’s war machine…Putin doesn’t want peace. Putin wants Ukraine.” — Mike Pence I briefed him as Vice President. He’s right. Lifting sanctions doesn’t buy peace. It funds the war. Slava Ukraini.

Disgusting people everywhere... :-(

Jaime Gilinski secured rights to a Venezuelan oil field for almost nothing. Hours later, he struck a deal valuing his stake at more than $500 million.

This is what I'm looking for from Democrats.

Good morning #baseball fans Happy Yankees Elimination Day, to all mankind #mlb #RedSox #rays #tampabayrays #orioles #baltimoreorioles #bluejays

Tomorrow is the 30th anniversary of the infamous Jeffrey Maier game. (Yes, it's been that long!) Glad to see #MLB has finally figure out that Yankees fans are not allowed to "create" home runs.

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