Andy Tuck
@atuck.bsky.social
NYC former academic, former musician, former runner, former business owner — I give up.
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Andy Tuck
@atuck.bsky.social
· Jan 21
Sorry, but I’m not really feeling like I have anything particularly helpful to add to today’s conversation.
RFK Jr. is obviously insane. No?
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
RFK Jr. is obviously insane. No?
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The scale at which the President is profiting from his post is staggering. Perhaps past presidents and their self-dealing snuck out with a million or so — a briefcase full of cash. This time, it's billions, which you should visualize as a fleet of school buses filled with Benjamin Franklins.
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The scale at which the President is profiting from his post is staggering. Perhaps past presidents and their self-dealing snuck out with a million or so — a briefcase full of cash. This time, it's billions, which you should visualize as a fleet of school buses filled with Benjamin Franklins.
Pardoning criminals like there’s no tomorrow.
November 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Pardoning criminals like there’s no tomorrow.
Source: Axios
Mike Johnson says Grijalva to be sworn in today at 4pm. You promise?
Mike Johnson says Grijalva to be sworn in today at 4pm. You promise?
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Source: Axios
Mike Johnson says Grijalva to be sworn in today at 4pm. You promise?
Mike Johnson says Grijalva to be sworn in today at 4pm. You promise?
This country is so f****d.
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This country is so f****d.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
So, will Johnson now have to swear in Grijalva as he reopens the House in 36 hours? Or will that be a whole separate delay?
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
So, will Johnson now have to swear in Grijalva as he reopens the House in 36 hours? Or will that be a whole separate delay?
Is it now a federal law that we’re all supposed to have our Thanksgiving meals at Walmart this year?
November 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Is it now a federal law that we’re all supposed to have our Thanksgiving meals at Walmart this year?
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“The slow sandwich penetrates the shield”
Duncan Idaho
Duncan Idaho
November 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
“The slow sandwich penetrates the shield”
Duncan Idaho
Duncan Idaho
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Sandwich man leaving court
November 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Sandwich man leaving court
Trump can’t seem to resist marveling about how “groceries is an old-fashioned word.” How odd.
November 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Trump can’t seem to resist marveling about how “groceries is an old-fashioned word.” How odd.
Claim Dismissed as ‘Mountain of Garbage’ Links Vaccines to Autism
open.substack.com/pub/newsguar...
open.substack.com/pub/newsguar...
Claim Dismissed as ‘Mountain of Garbage’ Links Vaccines to Autism
NewsGuard spoke to experts who dismissed a widely-promoted new report claiming to link vaccines to autism as based on misinterpreted data
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Claim Dismissed as ‘Mountain of Garbage’ Links Vaccines to Autism
open.substack.com/pub/newsguar...
open.substack.com/pub/newsguar...
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By the 1940’s the USA was the world leader in science. It took the crown away from 🇬🇧 whose empire spanned the globe. We held it through the century & landed a man on the moon.
Our empire spanned the globe.
The history books will show we lost it to China in 2025. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Our empire spanned the globe.
The history books will show we lost it to China in 2025. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
www.nature.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
By the 1940’s the USA was the world leader in science. It took the crown away from 🇬🇧 whose empire spanned the globe. We held it through the century & landed a man on the moon.
Our empire spanned the globe.
The history books will show we lost it to China in 2025. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Our empire spanned the globe.
The history books will show we lost it to China in 2025. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@PBSNewhour Tamara Keith pisses me off. Sorry. I’m sure she’s very nice.
November 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
@PBSNewhour Tamara Keith pisses me off. Sorry. I’m sure she’s very nice.
Let’s win some things.
November 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Let’s win some things.
Some impressive 3rd quarter minutes from the Knicks.
November 3, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Some impressive 3rd quarter minutes from the Knicks.
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This is like Drunk History meets This Old House
November 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This is like Drunk History meets This Old House
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If Trump had hoped that appointing a loyalist to the Fed would push it in a more dovish direction, he appears to have failed completely as the Fed swung in a sharply hawkish direction today.
Miran's problem is that making an utterly incoherent case for rate cuts convinced no-one.
Miran's problem is that making an utterly incoherent case for rate cuts convinced no-one.
October 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM
If Trump had hoped that appointing a loyalist to the Fed would push it in a more dovish direction, he appears to have failed completely as the Fed swung in a sharply hawkish direction today.
Miran's problem is that making an utterly incoherent case for rate cuts convinced no-one.
Miran's problem is that making an utterly incoherent case for rate cuts convinced no-one.
Jack DeJohnette. Magnificent ears, magnificent technique, magnificent delicacy.
October 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Jack DeJohnette. Magnificent ears, magnificent technique, magnificent delicacy.
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Hitler was preoccupied with building his "Volkshalle" (People's Hall) = Ballroom. This was his top priority.
The Berliners complained quietly:
"We have no bacon, no fat, no eggs, but Hitler has his Reich Chancellery!"
www.nytimes.com/1944/02/20/a...
The Berliners complained quietly:
"We have no bacon, no fat, no eggs, but Hitler has his Reich Chancellery!"
www.nytimes.com/1944/02/20/a...
Hitler's Dream Palace (Published 1944)
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Hitler was preoccupied with building his "Volkshalle" (People's Hall) = Ballroom. This was his top priority.
The Berliners complained quietly:
"We have no bacon, no fat, no eggs, but Hitler has his Reich Chancellery!"
www.nytimes.com/1944/02/20/a...
The Berliners complained quietly:
"We have no bacon, no fat, no eggs, but Hitler has his Reich Chancellery!"
www.nytimes.com/1944/02/20/a...
The Knicks are playing like they expect to lose this game.
October 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The Knicks are playing like they expect to lose this game.
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Japanese Stocks Poised To Extend Record Highs As Investors Bet Takaichi Government Will Maintain Fiscal Expansion
October 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Japanese Stocks Poised To Extend Record Highs As Investors Bet Takaichi Government Will Maintain Fiscal Expansion
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