Reposted by Jacob MesekeShams Charania Tweets @shamsbot.bsky.social · 05/03/2026BREAKING: Boston Celtics All-NBA star Jayson Tatum will play this season and could make his debut on Friday against the Dallas Mavericks – less than 10 months after surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon. 1115129
Reposted by Jacob MesekeAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/03/2026Here’s a radical idea for Congress: abolish ICE, dismantle DHS, then take that ICE/CBP BBB slush fund and rebuild our national security apparatus, joint terrorism task force, and alphabet agencies as independent entities. We’re going to need them again. Trump won’t sign it, but let’s write it. 883148810
Reposted by Jacob MesekeMike Dynon ☘️🏀 18🏆 @mikedynon.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Yes, if Tatum comes back soon, that could affect this team’s identity and chemistry. But that’s the same as if the Celtics make a significant trade at the deadline. You adjust and move forward. If JT decides to sit out the whole season, I hope it’s for reasons other than concerns about chemistry. 4101
Reposted by Jacob MesekeRepublicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 17/10/2025An ICE agent arrested for drunk driving with his kids in the car tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers (“Are you Haitian?”) These are the agents Stephen Miller & Kristi Noem are hiring to carry out their cruel immigration policies 114960361
Reposted by Jacob MesekeBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Almost like we founded the entire country on opposing this exact sentence. 178108892606
Reposted by Jacob MesekeThe Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 04/10/2025IL Congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh: "I think Kristi Noem should have consequences. I think she should be tried at The Hague." 461128922423
Reposted by Jacob MesekeSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 18/04/2025I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return. 805612264525534
Reposted by Jacob MesekeSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 18/04/2025I went to El Salvador hoping to meet with Kilmar and check on his well-being, and I had the chance to do that last night. Our courts have been clear: this was an ILLEGAL abduction. I’m speaking now about my meeting with Kilmar and our work to bring him home:youtube.comVan Hollen Holds Media Availability at Dulles Upon Return from El SalvadorYouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen 674171633828
Reposted by Jacob MesekeSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 19/04/2025It is time for Trump to put up or shut up in Court. A FEDERAL JUDGE said “no evidence before the court connects Abrego Garcia to MS-13 or any criminal organization.” No one is vouching for one man. We are standing up for EVERYONE’s right to due process under the Constitution. 26383201891
Reposted by Jacob MesekeJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 03/04/2025The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies. 7567301580
Reposted by Jacob MesekeAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 04/04/2025ChatGPT ass presidency 633248664023
Reposted by Jacob MesekeChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 24/03/2025This is the first of what I think are going to be A LOT of primary challenges along these lines. 789335035389
Reposted by Jacob MesekeMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/03/2025EXCLUSIVE: This just happened onstage in front of 6,000 Bostonians at the Dropkick Murphys concert. "This is America, no kings here!" @dropkickmurphys.com nails it again!! 10554569511041
Jacob Meseke @j128183.bsky.social · 13/12/2024thehill.com/latino/50368...thehill.comEconomic fallout from Trump mass deportations could eclipse Great Recession: ReportPresident-elect Trump’s mass deportation proposals threaten to gut the U.S. economy, shrinking growth and the labor force while juicing inflation, according to a report released Thursday by Democra… 010
Reposted by Jacob MesekeThe Athletic @theathletic.com · 11/12/2024BREAKING: The Red Sox have acquired pitcher Garrett Crochet from the White Sox, sources tell @ken-rosenthal.bsky.social. Boston will send Kyle Teel, Braden Montgomery, Chase Meidroth and Wikelman Gonzalez to Chicago in return. 3348646
Reposted by Jacob Mesekeshri @shrikhalpada.dev · 10/12/2024Global wealth inequality, represented by stick figures and space I love using stick figures in my #dataviz. there's just something a lot more humanizing about encoding people as stick figures rather than a few pixels of width on a bar It's a great option when precision isn't the main goal 284
Reposted by Jacob Mesekeshri @shrikhalpada.dev · 09/12/2024in and out of focus built with ~100 lines of JS and a stock video of a cat i'm giving a lightning talk about the techniques i used here at a data art meetup in DC on thursday if you're around/free/interested! www.meetup.com/data-visuali... #creativecoding #p5js #cats #generative 081
Reposted by Jacob MesekeJay King @byjayking.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Jayson Tatum said he’s thrilled to see Marcus Smart tomorrow. “The ultimate Celtic,” Tatum said. “He’ll always be a Celtics for life.” Tatum said he’ll probably “tackle the shit out of” Smart though. 0424
Reposted by Jacob MesekeAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 07/12/2024This is an oligarchy. The founders never intended people to have this much power… EVER Stop the oligarchy 1856367689799
Reposted by Jacob MesekeJay King @byjayking.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Appreciate you my man. Here’s the full story for anyone who wants to read it: www.nytimes.com/athletic/597...nytimes.comJaylen Brown’s growth as Celtics playmaker shows — especially with Jayson Tatum outOnce prone to reckless drives and tunnel vision, Brown has become more trustworthy with the ball and his ability to read a game has evolved. 362
Reposted by Jacob MesekeBrian Schatz @schatz.bsky.social · 05/12/2024You cannot cut 2 trillion dollars from federal spending without doing terrible damage to Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security. You cannot raise tariffs without raising prices. The Republican plan is to take money from regular people and give it to the most profitable corporations on the planet. 871785553
Reposted by Jacob MesekeStephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Women are dying. Women in America are DYING. Pregnant women in America are dying after being denied critical abortion care to save their lives. Further, barbaric Republican policies restricting or banning abortion are disproportionately taking the lives of women of color. Black women are… 812247835
Reposted by Jacob MesekeBria Cheri @briacheri.bsky.social · 06/12/2024A class act. The country was not ready for positivity. They want more turmoil and hate. 772833284
Reposted by Jacob MesekeAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 05/12/2024I warned that the GOP would cover up the negative impacts of their policies. www.rawstory.com/abortion-ban...rawstory.com'Bodies are piling up': Reporter finds GOP-led states are hiding abortion ban death tollSome Republican-led states that passed near-total abortion bans have mysteriously stopped collecting statistics on maternal mortality over the last couple of years — and some observers suspect it's no... 369104724178
Reposted by Jacob MesekeBrian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 05/12/2024A reminder that the Party of Fiscal Responsibility added $7.8 trillion to the debt the last time they had unified control of government. 20649811162
Reposted by Jacob MesekeSean Grande @seangrandepbp.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Fifth Player of the Month award for Jayson Tatum. All five have been in November or February. February 2020 November 2022 November 2023 February 2024 November 2024 091
Reposted by Jacob MesekeSean Grande @seangrandepbp.bsky.social · 05/12/2024CELTICS - Last 10 Games (NBA Rank) Wins (T-1st ) Scoring Margin (1st) Net Rating (1st) Assist/TO (1st) 3-point FGs (1st) Offense (2nd) Defense (14th) 0111
Reposted by Jacob MesekeNoa Dalzell @noadalzell.bsky.social · 04/12/2024NEW: The Celtics might just be the most family-friendly organization in sports. Bringing your kid around is encouraged, and it's a culture that starts at the top. “We’re not just basketball players. We’re dads. We’re people.” For @celticsblog.bsky.social: www.celticsblog.com/2024/12/4/24...celticsblog.comHow Joe Mazzulla helped create a Celtics culture that embraces family and kidsJayson Tatum’s son Deuce is a sideline staple. Ean Horford sits on the bench and cheers like he’s a member of the Celtics. And, Joe Mazzulla loves to remind his players all of it is bigger than basket... 7517
Reposted by Jacob MesekeDaniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 04/12/2024I’m not gonna do another Toddler in Chief thread but I’m beginning to wonder about a thread of Trump supporters who realize they’ve made a horrible mistake. 119922108
Reposted by Jacob MesekeJust Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 03/12/2024When Trump tariffs crater the economy, when grocery prices skyrocket, when your home value plummets, I hope you still remember how mad you were at Joe for pardoning Hunter. 486189943442
Reposted by Jacob MesekeCongresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 03/12/2024Texas and Georgia are blocking the review and release of information on the deaths of pregnant women from abortion bans. The GOP knows the stories of pregnant women dying preventable deaths sounds bad. So they're making sure you never hear about them.salon.comRepublicans don't care if women die from abortion bans — but they don't want you to know about itWomen will keep dying, but the GOP is working hard to destroy the evidence 13825781164
Reposted by Jacob MesekeSeth D. Michaels @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 03/12/2024“The sooner we can get emissions to (net) zero, the sooner we stabilize our climate system…we have the technology to largely do that today. Whether we do so or not is a political decision, not a technical or scientific decision.” this is really good! 1629490
Reposted by Jacob MesekeSMMorton @smmorton.bsky.social · 03/12/2024This is an excellent conversation. Senate Dems need to be aggressive and consistent in their messaging during the confirmation process. Even if they can’t stop every nomination—and I hope they can—they need to amplify who these people really are and wound them to impede their future objectives. 612538
Reposted by Jacob Mesekeshri @shrikhalpada.dev · 03/12/2024A couple months ago, I got curious about something I had heard a long time ago: that the Earth is smoother than a billiards ball. So I crunched some numbers and visualized some globes to learn just how smooth it is! #dataviz #maps #threejs #earthperthirtysix.comHow Smooth Is The Earth? Explore With Our 3D Elevation Globe VisualizationVisualize elevation data with a 3D globe 0132
Reposted by Jacob MesekeFred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 27/11/2024This is incredibly disturbing and goes against every rule of war, international law, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and the very ethic of the military. A disciplined military goes to every length to prevent civilian deaths and having a SecDef who doesn't care is unacceptable. 890130164480
Reposted by Jacob Mesekeamydoghouse.bsky.social @amydoghouse.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Americans have no idea how much they're going to miss Biden's diplomacy 1330162
Reposted by Jacob MesekeJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 27/11/2024The great irony: Trump won bcuz people perceived a bad economy, when in reality Trump is inheriting a GREAT economy. Facts are such bothersome things.👇 70885250
Reposted by Jacob MesekeGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 27/11/2024“…another big thing keeping illegal border crossings down is Biden’s CBP One app, which allows migrants to make appointments to enter temporarily via various programs in an orderly, lawful manner.” But Trump will end it, “bc his paramount goal isn’t border security, it’s fewer immigrants here.” 14410138
Reposted by Jacob MesekeDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 27/11/2024This is the declaration that said younger Americans should go back to work and get sick to speed up "herd immunity" because they argued covid wasn't so bad. The pandemic ended up killing 1.2 million people in the U.S.; deadliest disaster in American history 421080325
Reposted by Jacob MesekeJulius Kim @juliuskim.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Merrick Garland took a cautious and judicious approach to the job of AG which is what Biden was looking for in order to re-establish some norms in our country. Ordinarily, that would be fine, but it was a miscalculation. We needed a prosecutor in that job, not a judge. We’re not in normal times. 1131505268
Reposted by Jacob MesekeAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/11/2024When only one party deals in facts, facts start to sound political. 762643557
Reposted by Jacob Mesekeshri @shrikhalpada.dev · 26/11/2024week 12 NFL results! the red bars show the spreads and blue bars show actual differential so this means that there were only 4 upsets (where the red and blue bars diverge from the middle) and a lot of comfortable spread covers you can explore these here! perthirtysix.com/nfl/results 042
Reposted by Jacob MesekeRepublicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Starting a trade war with our top trading partners sounds like a really dumb idea. We’re all going to pay the price. 62698132
Reposted by Jacob MesekeChristopher Price @christopherprice.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Had a few minutes this afternoon, so I whipped up a way-too-early free-agency primer on a few possible positions of need for the Patriots. Not all of these guys will reach FA--there will be tags and whatnot. But here are a few possible names to keep in mind for New England down the road. 2135
Reposted by Jacob MesekeJoe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Beautiful. This is what you voted for Trump voters. You voted for EVERYTHING you buy to be a lot more expensive. Good job guys. 3231678
Reposted by Jacob MesekeBrian Schatz @schatz.bsky.social · 26/11/2024They want to raise your prices to cut their taxes. 561205340
Reposted by Jacob MesekeIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 26/11/2024"charging China" again, that is not who pays for tariffs 781038139
Reposted by Jacob MesekeTristan Snell @tristansnell.bsky.social · 26/11/2024A tariff is a TAX. The company pays it — then passes along the cost as a price increase to YOU. So Donald Trump is raising YOUR taxes 25% — in January. 569118113647