Kevin Murphy
@kevincmurphy.com
Speechwriter, historian, cinephile, old-school blogger. Formerly academia, Congress, politics, preservation. Nowadays in Philly. He/him/his. http://kevincmurphy.com/biography.html
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My Kraut-Mick friend is gone 💔
a man wearing a vest and tie is sitting in front of a window
ALT: a man wearing a vest and tie is sitting in front of a window
media.tenor.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:32 PM
My Kraut-Mick friend is gone 💔
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Rest in peace, Robert Duvall. He and Hackman were my all-time favorites.
February 16, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Rest in peace, Robert Duvall. He and Hackman were my all-time favorites.
Measles also causes "immune amnesia," meaning it effectively wipes your immune system. Where measles spreads, other viruses soon follow.
Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.
Expect more.
This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.
Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases
Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.
www.thebanner.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Measles also causes "immune amnesia," meaning it effectively wipes your immune system. Where measles spreads, other viruses soon follow.
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i think you can judge how free - or not - our political media is by the fact that elon musk literally did a sieg heil (twice) at a rally and it’s still seen as uncouth and overly partisan (in legacy media) to describe his politics as straightforwardly white supremacist.
February 15, 2026 at 8:28 PM
i think you can judge how free - or not - our political media is by the fact that elon musk literally did a sieg heil (twice) at a rally and it’s still seen as uncouth and overly partisan (in legacy media) to describe his politics as straightforwardly white supremacist.
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Arguably the most crushing defeat in Stripes history. Gotta feel for their fans and what they've been through.
February 16, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Arguably the most crushing defeat in Stripes history. Gotta feel for their fans and what they've been through.
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Arthur Adams - Spider-Man, Black Cat, and the Hobgoblin.
Marvel Fanfare, indeed!
Marvel Fanfare, indeed!
February 16, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Arthur Adams - Spider-Man, Black Cat, and the Hobgoblin.
Marvel Fanfare, indeed!
Marvel Fanfare, indeed!
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Happy first birthday to my second born!!
Day 269: Sully is 1 today. Tho' still full on puppy mischief.
February 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Happy first birthday to my second born!!
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"A Saint Louis scientist has discovered that we shall all be crazy by the year 2016. This, alas, is not the worst of it. We shall also be dead."
The Evening Herald, Ottawa, Kansas, January 27, 1902
The Evening Herald, Ottawa, Kansas, January 27, 1902
February 15, 2026 at 4:28 AM
"A Saint Louis scientist has discovered that we shall all be crazy by the year 2016. This, alas, is not the worst of it. We shall also be dead."
The Evening Herald, Ottawa, Kansas, January 27, 1902
The Evening Herald, Ottawa, Kansas, January 27, 1902
Day 269: Sully is 1 today. Tho' still full on puppy mischief.
February 15, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Day 269: Sully is 1 today. Tho' still full on puppy mischief.
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We're are at the constantly humming to myself in public stage of my terminal Hot Chip earwormitis these days. At least it's only side A of Joy in Repetition and Crap Kraft Dinner.
hot chip: boy from school
YouTube video by Alex Brooks
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 6:19 AM
We're are at the constantly humming to myself in public stage of my terminal Hot Chip earwormitis these days. At least it's only side A of Joy in Repetition and Crap Kraft Dinner.
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Also pretty damn clear about Dem weakness
This poll from CBS News/YouGov contradicts the popular claim that voters think Democrats are as ideologically extreme as Republicans
February 15, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Also pretty damn clear about Dem weakness
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CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
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This guy is a loser, these people are losers!!!! I denounce this loser shit!!!!
February 14, 2026 at 10:58 PM
This guy is a loser, these people are losers!!!! I denounce this loser shit!!!!
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![Star Trek The Original Series scene. Montgomery Scott, in his red uniform and with a floral red velvety looking backdrop, looks happy. Like, just SO happy. He's beaming, not StarTrek beaming, just happy beaming. Closed caption reads: [BANGING]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:i6ocendj65mmddfndihajsky/bafkreicbz4twkqoqvwusnle6jcrjnlpkzwbtomhchn7iezqq6xwkqyidu4@jpeg)
February 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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Twist your head around
It's all around you.
(Happy V-Day to one and all)
It's all around you.
(Happy V-Day to one and all)
Björk - All Is Full of Love (Radio Strings Mix) (Original 4K Music Video)
YouTube video by Björk: Music Video 4K
youtu.be
February 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Twist your head around
It's all around you.
(Happy V-Day to one and all)
It's all around you.
(Happy V-Day to one and all)
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I think I've woken up to them outside the house twice now? I'm okay with it - time wasted trying to scare me is time spent not kidnapping a vulnerable neighbor.
Anyway if you go out at fuckass o'clock with your phone in one hand and a whistle ready in the other, they see you and leave lol.
Anyway if you go out at fuckass o'clock with your phone in one hand and a whistle ready in the other, they see you and leave lol.
I’ve talked with two different people who’ve experienced this (and are aware of it)
ICE Agents Menaced Minnesota Protesters at Their Homes, Filings Say
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:58 AM
I think I've woken up to them outside the house twice now? I'm okay with it - time wasted trying to scare me is time spent not kidnapping a vulnerable neighbor.
Anyway if you go out at fuckass o'clock with your phone in one hand and a whistle ready in the other, they see you and leave lol.
Anyway if you go out at fuckass o'clock with your phone in one hand and a whistle ready in the other, they see you and leave lol.
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i often think about this review
February 14, 2026 at 3:13 AM
i often think about this review
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The best case scenario is that Trump will waste $38 billion. The more likely outcome is that these will become warehouses of human suffering, and a permanent stain on America's history.
Breaking news: ICE expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the U.S. and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of people, according to agency documents.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:09 AM
The best case scenario is that Trump will waste $38 billion. The more likely outcome is that these will become warehouses of human suffering, and a permanent stain on America's history.
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This is a violation of the Constitution’s appropriations clause.
“.. using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought ..”
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February 13, 2026 at 2:58 PM
This is a violation of the Constitution’s appropriations clause.