Philip S Turner
@pstnyc.bsky.social
Blogger @ http://TheGreatGrayBridge.com /editor @ PT Book Productions—http://philipsturner.com/about-ptbp. Live music&urban enthusiast http://HonouraryCanadian.com
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Philip S Turner
@pstnyc.bsky.social
· Nov 27
Great news—as literary agent, I’ve sold what will be my adult son M. G. Turner's first full-length commercially published book, "City of Dark Dreams: Tales from Another New York," coming in Jan 2027 from DarkWinter Press. Please see details in the screenshot. @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social #booksky
Excited to share word that a new short story by M. G. Turner, “The Song of the World”—an imagined meditation on the life of Homer, the blind bard, is published today in The Seaboard Review of Books, a terrific outlet that runs well-written book reviews... philipsturner.com/short-story-...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Excited to share word that a new short story by M. G. Turner, “The Song of the World”—an imagined meditation on the life of Homer, the blind bard, is published today in The Seaboard Review of Books, a terrific outlet that runs well-written book reviews... philipsturner.com/short-story-...
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Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
January 26, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Two former presidents felt compelled to comment publicly
Very thorough analysis. #AlexPretti
Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse was shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, on January 24. DHS claims he died after an armed struggle, but videos of the incident appears to contradict that claim. Read our analysis here: www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/01...
Alex Pretti: Analysing Footage of Minneapolis CBP Shooting - bellingcat
Bellingcat has analysed video of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The footage appears to contradict statements made by the Department of Homeland Security.
www.bellingcat.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Very thorough analysis. #AlexPretti
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My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
January 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
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It appears that this legend owns a little bookstore — and you can order books from him instead of Bezos. Link in next post.
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
January 25, 2026 at 5:45 PM
It appears that this legend owns a little bookstore — and you can order books from him instead of Bezos. Link in next post.
Post your #sneckdown pics in the replies and show @mayor.nyc.gov how much space is available to make streets safer!
Snow is nature's urban planner: It can show us what parts of the roadway drivers don't use — and what can be reclaimed for pedestrians.
Post your photos and videos of all the #sneckdowns you see and tag us and @mayor.nyc.gov so today's winter wonderland can inspire better streets year-round!
Post your photos and videos of all the #sneckdowns you see and tag us and @mayor.nyc.gov so today's winter wonderland can inspire better streets year-round!
January 25, 2026 at 4:53 PM
More evidence that the US government are lying liars who will lie about anything, this footage of ICE killing Alex Pretti supports the claim he was protecting a woman from violent ICE agents. The only thing he was brandishing was a phone.
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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"As of Saturday evening, the family said they had still not heard from anyone at a federal law enforcement agency about their son’s death."
The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says
Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a U.S.
apnews.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:48 PM
"As of Saturday evening, the family said they had still not heard from anyone at a federal law enforcement agency about their son’s death."
Alex Pretti - who DHS labeled a domestic terrorist - honoring a veteran that passed away in the ICU.
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
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Gov. Tim Walz: "Thank God we have video, because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them or something. It's nonsense, people. It's nonsense and it is lies."
January 24, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Gov. Tim Walz: "Thank God we have video, because according to DHS, these seven heroic guys took an onslaught of a battalion against them or something. It's nonsense, people. It's nonsense and it is lies."
Fascinating story by a good writer I know—John Rosengren— abt a cheerful inscription Ernest Hemingway wrote in a copy of The Old Man and the Sea which he gave to a nun who'd treated him at Mayo Clinic, on June 16, 1962; sadly, he died 17 days later, by suicide... www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/a...
Days Before His Suicide, Hemingway’s Hopeful Note to Sister Immaculata
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Fascinating story by a good writer I know—John Rosengren— abt a cheerful inscription Ernest Hemingway wrote in a copy of The Old Man and the Sea which he gave to a nun who'd treated him at Mayo Clinic, on June 16, 1962; sadly, he died 17 days later, by suicide... www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/a...
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AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
January 24, 2026 at 10:25 PM
AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."
Youtube feed of Minneapolis right now. #Minnesota www.youtube.com/live/JpYtQok...
LIVE GENERAL STRIKE March Against ICE in -10 DEGREES | LIVE From Minneapolis
YouTube video by Status Coup News
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January 23, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Youtube feed of Minneapolis right now. #Minnesota www.youtube.com/live/JpYtQok...
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Here’s a clearer video of the interaction between Raiklin and Fanone. Stay til the end when members applaud Fanone and ask that Raiklin be reined in.
January 22, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Here’s a clearer video of the interaction between Raiklin and Fanone. Stay til the end when members applaud Fanone and ask that Raiklin be reined in.
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Neguse reads Jack Smith the post Trump just published calling him a "deranged animal" and calling on Bondi to investigate him
January 22, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Neguse reads Jack Smith the post Trump just published calling him a "deranged animal" and calling on Bondi to investigate him
Wow, what a beautiful photo of/with Joan Greenwood, a fave actress. Cc: @bcdreyer.social
January 22, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Wow, what a beautiful photo of/with Joan Greenwood, a fave actress. Cc: @bcdreyer.social
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What's remarkable is not just that Trump is so loathsome and narcissistic that he doesn't care when an innocent woman is killed in a protest unless and until he finds out that her dad was a fan of his ... it's that he's so disregulated he *can't help but say so out loud*.
Trump: "ICE is gonna be too rough with somebody. They're gonna make a mistake sometimes. I felt horribly when I was told the young woman had the tragedy. But when I learned her father is - I hope he still is, but I don't know - was a tremendous Trump fan. It's terrible. It's so sad. It just happens"
January 20, 2026 at 8:12 PM
What's remarkable is not just that Trump is so loathsome and narcissistic that he doesn't care when an innocent woman is killed in a protest unless and until he finds out that her dad was a fan of his ... it's that he's so disregulated he *can't help but say so out loud*.
What a sickening display of self-regard and self-obsession. Disgusting. "it's so sad...it just happens."
What's remarkable is not just that Trump is so loathsome and narcissistic that he doesn't care when an innocent woman is killed in a protest unless and until he finds out that her dad was a fan of his ... it's that he's so disregulated he *can't help but say so out loud*.
Trump: "ICE is gonna be too rough with somebody. They're gonna make a mistake sometimes. I felt horribly when I was told the young woman had the tragedy. But when I learned her father is - I hope he still is, but I don't know - was a tremendous Trump fan. It's terrible. It's so sad. It just happens"
January 20, 2026 at 8:44 PM
What a sickening display of self-regard and self-obsession. Disgusting. "it's so sad...it just happens."
On the one year anniversary of Tr*mp’s second inauguration it’s 💯% clear that the sick sociopath is wrecking the world. He must be stopped! A handful of willing Repubs in Congress+all DEMs could block at least some of his crap. Also, Europe must be unified. #Minnesota #Greenland #Corruption
January 20, 2026 at 2:28 PM
On the one year anniversary of Tr*mp’s second inauguration it’s 💯% clear that the sick sociopath is wrecking the world. He must be stopped! A handful of willing Repubs in Congress+all DEMs could block at least some of his crap. Also, Europe must be unified. #Minnesota #Greenland #Corruption
I like the giving Bovino—clad in a long Nazi-like coat—an earful of a righteous rant.
“Kind, good, happy, gentlemanly, secure people never go Nazi….But the frustrated and humiliated intellectual, the rich and scared speculator, the spoiled son, the labor tyrant, the fellow who has achieved success by smelling out the wind of success—they would all go Nazi in a crisis.” — D. Thompson*
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino marches through Minneapolis surrounded by federal agents, shouting at American citizens.
This isn’t about deporting “the worst of the worst.” It’s about deliberately sowing fear and chaos in cities that oppose the Trump regime
ht: @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social
This isn’t about deporting “the worst of the worst.” It’s about deliberately sowing fear and chaos in cities that oppose the Trump regime
ht: @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I like the giving Bovino—clad in a long Nazi-like coat—an earful of a righteous rant.
It's typical of the Tr*mp admin that the personal leading the probe of Chavez-Remer is Anthony Esposito, who as a member of Congress was corrupt, favoring people he was close to w/staff jobs, and worse stuff I can't recall precisely. He's described as "a friend of Chavez-Remer." wapo.st/3YMoaSA
Trump administration backs labor secretary facing misconduct probe
The accusations have caught the attention of the business community in Washington, which supports the agency’s priorities under Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
wapo.st
January 19, 2026 at 4:36 PM
It's typical of the Tr*mp admin that the personal leading the probe of Chavez-Remer is Anthony Esposito, who as a member of Congress was corrupt, favoring people he was close to w/staff jobs, and worse stuff I can't recall precisely. He's described as "a friend of Chavez-Remer." wapo.st/3YMoaSA
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A protest broke out in a Saint Paul (Minnesota) church today after citizens learned that the pastor was also the director of the Field Office for ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 11:17 PM
A protest broke out in a Saint Paul (Minnesota) church today after citizens learned that the pastor was also the director of the Field Office for ICE.