Ben White
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Worcester politics. Terminally online. Massachusetts forever. Up the Hounds | 🎤 Mon-Fri, 6-10am @ AM-830, WCRN / 📧 [email protected]
Worcester
Joined March 2009
This has aged poorly
Sorry, Gronk. Travis Kelce is the best TE in the NFL: "[I]t's not even close"
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The Punxsutawney Phil guys are absolutely unhinged and I can't get enough of it. It's literally 7 in the morning haha #GroundhogDay2023
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@jk_rowling Remember to keep in mind that when you talk about women, you're talking about ALL women, including trans women. And I'm not speaking for women here, I'm just echoing what the vast majority of women have already said.
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Good call, Houston fans are booing because they don’t understand baseball.
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@OneSquirreliest @chbooksdc The adult couple splitting their extensive collection of Beanie Babies in the middle of divorce court in 1999 will forever be a goated picture.
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I'll never forget my dad telling me about Luis Tiant's windup. We lost a legend today.
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@Gabby_Brauner27 Let’s not fight over the pay of Doctors, let’s fight the record profits, price gouging, and profiteering of private insurance companies who make money hand-over-fist at the expense of regular people’s health. Doctors and nurses are not the problem. They deserve to be compensated.
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“To say that Donald Trump is a better President than Abraham Lincoln, is basically to wave your hand and say that you don’t know anything about anything. It is a reflexive know-nothing teamism, and there’s no cure for that kind of stupid.” -@JohnAvlon .
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@talliesinyoung @moms_chopsticks Oh noooooooo. I’m sorry, fuck that guy. We ready to roll with you tho.
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I still haven't wrapped my head around the yodeling kid. What type of parent let's their child yodel in a fucking Walmart?.
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@oops_imverygay @EmmaJoNYC Yes! You nailed it. When someone is straight it’s just “normal”, but if you’re queer it’s “sexual”. If you’re cisgender it’s “regular”, but if you’re transgender it’s “sexual” and “weird”. They’re telling on themselves.
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@rogerkimball @God_Of_Ohio @JDVance1 Sweet grammar-related twitter insult. I find people who do this don't have a good critique of the actual statement, so they fall back on this petty bullshit that has nothing to do with the issue at hand.
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@lavern_spicer Or maybe she just lost. Sometime people lose elections, I know that’s hard for MAGA Republicans to understand.
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538 people in Worcester (pop. 206,500) have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. That’s 1 in 384. Thanks for highlighting a few of those lost @FacesOfCOVID.
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Officially drinking nothing but Busch for the rest of my life.
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@IAPonomarenko Are you saying that 2,800 Russian soldiers have already been killed? That's a BIG number in the early days of this invasion.
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My Dearest Gertrude,.It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that Cracker Barrel has fallen. This may be my last communication as the enemy advances unabated. Pride month is young still and we have not the fire power nor the rations to weather the drag queens assault.
We take no pleasure in reporting that @CrackerBarrel has fallen. A once family friendly establishment has caved to the mob.
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@MattWBZ @wbznewsradio To the poor, poor person who said the Cape was the start of Western Mass, I'm so sorry the public school system failed you so badly. And by the way, 495 divides Eastern and Central Mass. Then anything west of Worcester County is Western Mass, think Ware and Palmer as the start.
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@cbrown_1994 @talliesinyoung @moms_chopsticks Not even my guy, but keep pushing that toxic masculinity out there, I’m sure it’ll work out for ya.
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I miss Strawberries the music store. Who else remembers Strawberries? I think I still have an unused gift certificate from when they closed down and changed to FYE (was it FYE)?.
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@whstancil Yes, but the unemployment rate is not the entire economy. Plus we have to understand that the civilian labor force participation rate is only 62.8%.
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@kennymac1964 @PEScorpiio Yes, because voluntarily listening to (or walking out on) a speaker is the same as the fundamental and critical duty of caring for a patient. Please try to think critically here.
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"the Red Sox damn near got kicked out of the league for public execution" -@Jared_Carrabis on last nights 14-1 win. You hate to see this.
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@libsoftiktok I actually understand what she's saying about the police. But being a cop is a choice, being White or any race for that matter is not. Unfortunately she is, by dictionary definition, a bigot.
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Former Obama speechwriter and @CrookedMedia co-founder @JonLovett talked to both Joe Kennedy and Ed Markey about the #MASen race. This is a must listen for #MAPoli folks and everyone following the race. The back-to-back interviews start at 37:41.
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@brealikecheese I guess you could see it that way, but the new CDC guidance is for individual personal life, not businesses, transit, or state mask orders. Basically people still have to wear a mask to come into a private business if the state and/or the business still requires it.
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@jimmyfailla I sincerely hope you realize that life isn't black and white, and you can advocate for varying degrees of policy. Mitigation efforts aren't all or nothing. The CCP obviously went with the MOST extreme position with Zero COVID. Almost nobody in America was calling for that.
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16-year-old Jamaican Nickecoy Bramwell took out Usain Bolt's Under-17 400m record. Jamaica is just so dominant at sprinting.
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I'm blown away that lots of callers this morning are upset that gas prices are going to go up because of the Russian invasion. I'm WAY more concerned at the potentially tens or hundreds of thousands of innocent Ukrainians who are going to die and have their home destroyed. jfc.
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@VandomVA It all boils down to just letting people live their lives the way they are and the way they choose to be. It's no more complicated than that.
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@LilUrchin_Annie The people driving to work and doctor's appointments have no control over US foreign policy, and even less over Israeli policy. Not sure how this action gets to the goal of a ceasefire, something I support btw.
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@Beaconhillwine @RapSheet I think the situation is sad. The families of his victims, his young daughter, the waste of talent, the whole situation. Not sad for him.
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It’s official, @robyn4senate wins! Supporters swarm her and chant her name as she enters her victory party at Nuestra. #worcpoli #mapoli
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@SUNNsolarus @slonchegoot @geneverwhat They didn't say rich = nice, they said the parents are rich AND actually nice. Read as: They are rich. They are nice. Separate ideas.
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@yupdanix Surprisingly people don’t want to be treated like shit while making poverty wages during a public health crisis that half the population doesn’t give a shit about.
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Why is Worcester allergic to trees and green space. We need street trees everywhere. And give me sidewalks and medians that are green and well kept. Invest some damn money in quality of life please.
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Massive turnout for @joekennedy at Lincoln Square in Worcester this afternoon. Here are some of his remarks to the crowd. @RepJoeKennedy
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@KirkCousins8 L.L.Bean is superior because it's the oldest, highest quality, and a product of New England, by far the best part of the country. #NewEnglandSupremacy.
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My offer was accepted! I am now 30 days or so away from officially becoming a home owner in Worcester.
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Officially a homeowner in Worcester! Feels good. Can’t wait for people to come check it out once I’m all moved in. I’m on View Street.
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This is pre-crime. Willingly going to the mall on Christmas Eve when you don't absolutely have to is psycho shit.
My Christmas presents are all purchased and wrapped but I’m still going to the mall right now because I love to watch the world burn.
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I need someone in my life to hype me up like this dude gasses up Chief Keef
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Is… is that the Boston skyline behind D2 Worcester CC Candidate Phil Palmieri?
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I loved @TracyNovick's powerful support of trans individuals at the City Council meting last night. #Pride2022 #worcpoli #mapoli
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The raising of the Ukrainian flag at Worcester City Hall 🇺🇦 @TweetWorcester @KyivIndependent @KyivPost
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@Miciek2009 @deltaasherhill @benshapiro Says the person too cowardly to put their picture on their profile.
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When she says she likes guys who can lift.
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Dear confused people: It's not a "leak" if you are a private citizen sharing unclassified recollections.
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You can stand me up at the gates of hell, But I won't back down.
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You know why Mill Street is more important than just a street redesign? Because it represents Old Worcester vs New Worcester. Progress vs Past. Suburban Sprawl vs Urban Density. It becomes a proxy for if we can make any progressive change, no matter how slowly, here in Worcester.
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BREAKING NEWS: Jenny Pacillo has announced that she will run for Worcester City Council in District 1. #worcpoli @JennyPacillo @Jenny4D1.
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Sometimes I want to be really honest about my lifelong struggle with anxiety, but even in 2022 I feel like a lot of folks won't understand or will judge me for it. I think people know a little, but I've been pretty sparse on the details and the history that would shock people.
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@GailHeriot As academics they should understand that the use of 'field' in this context doesn't even refer to a physical field which one might work using manual labor, it means "an area or division of an activity, subject, or profession." You know, as in a field of study.
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@burkman21 @WhitlockJason There’s no video here so I don’t know, but sports analysis most likely. What do you mean? You don’t think women can talk about football?.
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@oops_imverygay @EmmaJoNYC I outwardly liked girls (and talked openly about it) as far back as kindergarten and nobody, NOBODY, thought it was weird in any way. Like how is that different than a queer child? How Sway?.
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My mom was inducted into the Nobles Athletic Hall-of-Fame this morning. She was rightly talked about as a "pioneer of girls athletics" in the 1970s, paving the way as a player and coach for over 4 decades of young women in athletics. Here's more about Deb White, feminist icon ⬇️
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Update: Whoever told me to call the number on the back of the card was a genius. We connected through that & I just met her at the Police Station. Her and her bf are from California and she’s not local, so I’m glad she got her stuff! It all worked out. Thanks for all the advice.
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So @MichaelChavis11 just retweeted my video of his bomb. Super dope. The guy is a stud, I know he won’t be here in Worcester long but it’s wicked fun to watch him hit.
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Been doing a lot of talking, reflecting, deep breathing, and relaxing over the past few days and I’m feeling a lot better. TY to everyone who reached out and my family & friends who are always there for me no matter what. The only drama I want now is Worcester political drama.
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Joe Kennedy is in Worcester again today. It seems like it’s his home away from home, he’s here almost every other week. I have yet to see Ed Markey here.
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"Currently, Worcester, the second largest city in New England, doesn't have any theaters." This is actually so embarrassing.
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Public trash cans in Worcester now. I'm tired of hearing that trash or cleanliness isn't a major quality of life issue. Yeah, there are bigger, structural things, but I think this matters to a lot of people. I want a clean, walkable, dense, vibrant city. Is that too much to ask?.
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Worcester Police Officers made an average of $42,106 MORE than Worcester Public School Teachers in 2022. Worcester Police Officers in 2022 made an average of $114,806. Worcester Public School Teachers in 2022 made an average of $72,700. Teachers over Cops.
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@ID_Resistance @waltermasterson @randydsmith You missed the entire point. He was giving an example of how he lives not impacting others, not that trans people can’t hunt, fish, and wear overalls, in fact it was the exact opposite, he argued they should do whatever they want. This is a miserable interpretation of the video.
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Always wild to me that this is in Worcester, and not even the West Side. This park is one of the true gems of the city.
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