Josh J Architect
@jjarchitect.bsky.social
Architecture and built stuff that I find I interesting, amusement park stuff, pro wrestling. Occasionally chicken parm photos.
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· Nov 15
The Elephantine Colossus was a tourist attraction located on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York City.
It was built in the shape of an elephant, an example of novelty architecture.
The seven story structure designed by James V. Lafferty stood above Surf Avenue and West 12th.
It was built in the shape of an elephant, an example of novelty architecture.
The seven story structure designed by James V. Lafferty stood above Surf Avenue and West 12th.
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"The day marked the first moment “they had ever had a country, the first flag they had ever seen which promised anything to their people."
I’ve long admired Thomas Wentworth Higginson (abolitionist, associate of John Brown, commanded first all Black regiment in the Civil War, literary scholar and editor of Emily Dickinson, feminist, socialist). Someone just published it though! blog.oup.com/2025/02/thom...
Thomas Wentworth Higginson and the freedom jubilee
“Colonel Higginson was a man on fire,” read one obituary. “He had convictions and lived up to them in the fullest degree.” The obituary added that he had “led the first negro regiment, contributed to ...
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January 31, 2026 at 12:44 AM
"The day marked the first moment “they had ever had a country, the first flag they had ever seen which promised anything to their people."
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outfit has the same colors as the crying emoji 😭
January 30, 2026 at 3:46 AM
outfit has the same colors as the crying emoji 😭
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Don Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced."
January 30, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Don Lemon speaks outside of the courtroom after release: "I have spent my entire life covering the news. I will not stop now ... I will not be silenced."
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summer 2023, back in beijing after covid absence, nearly all taxis and a great many private cars had gone electric—comfortable, quiet, often cheap. if there was a race, its long over.
Today: “Holy crap, China is winning the digitally enhanced electric-car race.”
Soon: "Holy carp, China is winning the car race." www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
Soon: "Holy carp, China is winning the car race." www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
I Test Drove a Chinese EV. Now I Don’t Want to Buy American Cars Anymore.
Amazing battery range, customizable interiors and sleek software—our columnist fell in love with a Xiaomi SU7 Max after driving it for a few weeks.
www.wsj.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:48 PM
summer 2023, back in beijing after covid absence, nearly all taxis and a great many private cars had gone electric—comfortable, quiet, often cheap. if there was a race, its long over.
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One of the most iconic one word line deliveries in modern cinema.
January 30, 2026 at 11:43 PM
One of the most iconic one word line deliveries in modern cinema.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Heroes
20th Century Europe and the World
Contemporary Popular Music
Genres of Music - Electronic Music
Intermediate Rollerblading
Heroes
20th Century Europe and the World
Contemporary Popular Music
Genres of Music - Electronic Music
Intermediate Rollerblading
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Calc II
Irish drama
Bertolt Brecht auf deutsch
Poetry writing
Race in America
Calc II
Irish drama
Bertolt Brecht auf deutsch
Poetry writing
Race in America
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university.
Political philosophy
Women’s studies
Sociology of education
Psychoanalysis
Water polo
Political philosophy
Women’s studies
Sociology of education
Psychoanalysis
Water polo
January 30, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college
Heroes
20th Century Europe and the World
Contemporary Popular Music
Genres of Music - Electronic Music
Intermediate Rollerblading
Heroes
20th Century Europe and the World
Contemporary Popular Music
Genres of Music - Electronic Music
Intermediate Rollerblading
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TODAY: the myth
the icon
the legend
the peanut butter and jelly sandwich
on the making of a myth, and how it became ubiquitous
(alas, george washington carver did not invent peanut butter)
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
the icon
the legend
the peanut butter and jelly sandwich
on the making of a myth, and how it became ubiquitous
(alas, george washington carver did not invent peanut butter)
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
Notable Sandwiches #136: Peanut Butter & Jelly
Welcome back to Notable Sandwiches, the feature where David & I traipse through the garden of earthly delights that is Wikipedia’s List of Notable...
buttondown.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:53 PM
TODAY: the myth
the icon
the legend
the peanut butter and jelly sandwich
on the making of a myth, and how it became ubiquitous
(alas, george washington carver did not invent peanut butter)
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
the icon
the legend
the peanut butter and jelly sandwich
on the making of a myth, and how it became ubiquitous
(alas, george washington carver did not invent peanut butter)
buttondown.com/theswordandt...
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Don Lemon has been released without bail, and his next court appearance is Feb. 9
January 30, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Don Lemon has been released without bail, and his next court appearance is Feb. 9
I know lots of people might know Catherine O’Hara predominantly from HOME ALONE but please don’t overlook she was a preeminent comedic genius for five decades and a double Emmy nominee for two different shows as recently as last year! Legend, goat, icon, queen
January 30, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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The Susquehanna emptying into the Chesapeake
January 30, 2026 at 10:30 PM
The Susquehanna emptying into the Chesapeake
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👀 An FBI report referencing a confidential human source in the final batch of Epstein-related files alleges that Trump was “compromised by Israel.”
January 30, 2026 at 8:43 PM
👀 An FBI report referencing a confidential human source in the final batch of Epstein-related files alleges that Trump was “compromised by Israel.”
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Trumps Fed Chair nominee, Kevin Warsh, is in the #EpsteinFiles
January 30, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Trumps Fed Chair nominee, Kevin Warsh, is in the #EpsteinFiles
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Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)
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PONDER:
Let he who walks in the dark
who has no light
trust in the name of the Lord
and rely on his God
( Isaiah )
Let he who walks in the dark
who has no light
trust in the name of the Lord
and rely on his God
( Isaiah )
January 30, 2026 at 10:27 PM
PONDER:
Let he who walks in the dark
who has no light
trust in the name of the Lord
and rely on his God
( Isaiah )
Let he who walks in the dark
who has no light
trust in the name of the Lord
and rely on his God
( Isaiah )
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Satoshi Kon talks about how Requiem for a Dream took from his film Perfect Blue (1997)
January 30, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Satoshi Kon talks about how Requiem for a Dream took from his film Perfect Blue (1997)
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There are 1400 mentions of DOGE founder Elon Musk in the Epstein files.
January 30, 2026 at 7:35 PM
There are 1400 mentions of DOGE founder Elon Musk in the Epstein files.
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MARTY BARON, just last week:
“.. I think we’re in for a very rough patch, because I do think that Trump does want to imprison journalists ..”
@postbaron.bsky.social @cnn.com @camanpour.bsky.social
“.. I think we’re in for a very rough patch, because I do think that Trump does want to imprison journalists ..”
@postbaron.bsky.social @cnn.com @camanpour.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 9:12 PM
MARTY BARON, just last week:
“.. I think we’re in for a very rough patch, because I do think that Trump does want to imprison journalists ..”
@postbaron.bsky.social @cnn.com @camanpour.bsky.social
“.. I think we’re in for a very rough patch, because I do think that Trump does want to imprison journalists ..”
@postbaron.bsky.social @cnn.com @camanpour.bsky.social
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Oh look, it's Melania emailing Ghislaine, praising a profile of Jeffrey Epstein, and signed Love, Melania.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
January 30, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Oh look, it's Melania emailing Ghislaine, praising a profile of Jeffrey Epstein, and signed Love, Melania.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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IS THIS IN THE DOCUMENTARY OR NO?!?
Oh look, it's Melania emailing Ghislaine, praising a profile of Jeffrey Epstein, and signed Love, Melania.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
January 30, 2026 at 8:29 PM
IS THIS IN THE DOCUMENTARY OR NO?!?
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But the new Epstein files show a series of subsequent interactions. That included this email from Lutnick about bringing his family and others to visit Epstein at his private island, Little St. James.
3/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
3/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
January 30, 2026 at 8:28 PM
But the new Epstein files show a series of subsequent interactions. That included this email from Lutnick about bringing his family and others to visit Epstein at his private island, Little St. James.
3/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
3/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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I reached Lutnick on his cell phone today. He said he could not comment because he had not seen the documents, claimed that he had “spent zero time with” Epstein, and then hung up.
4/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
4/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Planned Trip to Epstein’s Island
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I reached Lutnick on his cell phone today. He said he could not comment because he had not seen the documents, claimed that he had “spent zero time with” Epstein, and then hung up.
4/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
4/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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NEW: Howard Lutnick, the billionaire who serves as President Trump’s commerce secretary, planned a visit to Epstein’s island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
1/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
1/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Planned Trip to Epstein’s Island
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:26 PM
NEW: Howard Lutnick, the billionaire who serves as President Trump’s commerce secretary, planned a visit to Epstein’s island in 2012.
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
1/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier.
1/6
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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