The Gurgling Cod (he/him)
@thegurglingcod.bsky.social
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JBF IRL. (Jonathan Beecher Field) The Internet's only early Americanist. Acting Dean of Weird Kids. Uncle. Assistant SID, PTKU. Early American settler colonialism, charcuterie, stonemasonry, mutts.
JBF IRL. (Jonathan Beecher Field) The Internet's only early Americanist. Acting Dean of Weird Kids. Uncle. Assistant SID, PTKU. Early American settler colonialism, charcuterie, stonemasonry, mutts.
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OK coaches. John Brown Look for the Helpers is back, in stock as a magnet. A handsome accent for your Tahoe, fridge, Escalade, desk or Raskog. Want one?
1) Drop a donation in any amount to a diaper fund.
2) Dm me your address. I don't want screenshot or amount.
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1) Drop a donation in any amount to a diaper fund.
2) Dm me your address. I don't want screenshot or amount.
www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
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For those wondering how the dual holiday is gonna work in Hamtramck today, generally Paczki Day is a daydrinking celebration, and Ramadan kicks off at night.
So gonna be lots of people in a celebratory mood, but the crowds peak at different times.
So gonna be lots of people in a celebratory mood, but the crowds peak at different times.
February 17, 2026 at 12:36 PM
For those wondering how the dual holiday is gonna work in Hamtramck today, generally Paczki Day is a daydrinking celebration, and Ramadan kicks off at night.
So gonna be lots of people in a celebratory mood, but the crowds peak at different times.
So gonna be lots of people in a celebratory mood, but the crowds peak at different times.
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RIP to the reverend jesse jackson, one of the greatest orators of our or any other time. here's a link to his '84 convention speech.
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www.c-span.org/clip/public-...
February 17, 2026 at 12:54 PM
RIP to the reverend jesse jackson, one of the greatest orators of our or any other time. here's a link to his '84 convention speech.
www.c-span.org/clip/public-...
www.c-span.org/clip/public-...
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A fever dream of rot
Files show convicted sex abuser messaged with Ken Starr and others about Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford
Epstein sympathized with Kavanaugh during supreme court confirmation, emails show
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:52 PM
A fever dream of rot
Professionally, I have been feeling like I’m in my Jets quarterback era for about five years so maybe this is a sign that good things can happen for me as well.
Isn't it fucked up that this guy won the Super Bowl. Like with love & respect, just. Wow it happened
February 17, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Professionally, I have been feeling like I’m in my Jets quarterback era for about five years so maybe this is a sign that good things can happen for me as well.
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This is how you live a life
February 17, 2026 at 2:32 AM
This is how you live a life
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gotta do investigations into DHS “waste, fraud and abuse” as pretext for killing the agency
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
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Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:53 AM
gotta do investigations into DHS “waste, fraud and abuse” as pretext for killing the agency
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definitely seems like you're safer from any kind of punishment for being in the Epstein Files than for, say, just to pick two examples totally at random, attending a college protest for Gaza or tweeting that you weren't very sad Charlie Kirk died
Has anyone in the Epstein Files who didn’t do anything wrong been punished? Maybe someone who was at a meeting Epstein was at. Never went to the island, didn’t get money from him, nor had a bunch of friendly emails.
Anyone get arrested, fired, etc.? Because moral panics feature that sort of thing.
Anyone get arrested, fired, etc.? Because moral panics feature that sort of thing.
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 17, 2026 at 1:46 AM
definitely seems like you're safer from any kind of punishment for being in the Epstein Files than for, say, just to pick two examples totally at random, attending a college protest for Gaza or tweeting that you weren't very sad Charlie Kirk died
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one of the most savage tweets I ever saw was by the former president of estonia on pretty much this exact theme, just a bit early
![Quoted tweet from MFA Russia, 25 May 2021:
[Russian flag emoji] [globe emoji] President #Putin sends greetings to African Heads of State and Government on #AfricaDay.
[word bubble emoji] #Putin: Please accept my heartfelt greet...
[photo of Putin and several African leaders, wearing suits; some are waving. It's captioned:]
#AfricaDay "Accept my heartfelt greetings on the occasion of Africa Day that has become a symbol of the victory of your continent's nations over colonialism, as well as their striving for independence, peace, and prosperity." --Vladimir Putin, President of Russia
Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the account doing the quoting:
You never congratulate 15 countries on your border for their victory over colonialism.
10:59 25 May 21
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February 17, 2026 at 1:57 AM
one of the most savage tweets I ever saw was by the former president of estonia on pretty much this exact theme, just a bit early
If I were coming up with a name for a new Olympic sport, I would have it be more than one letter different from an unflattering sports bra situation
February 17, 2026 at 12:43 AM
If I were coming up with a name for a new Olympic sport, I would have it be more than one letter different from an unflattering sports bra situation
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when you skip work to watch the Olympics
February 17, 2026 at 12:32 AM
when you skip work to watch the Olympics
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I'm sure it is just a coincidence that this announcement comes after it was discovered that partisan hack Bari Weiss was working to cut Anderson Cooper's 60 Minutes piece on Trump *loving* immigrants—but only if they are white South Africans.
www.breakermedia.com/p/scoop-ande...
www.breakermedia.com/p/scoop-ande...
🔎 SCOOP: Anderson Cooper To Depart 60 Minutes
Legendary Newsman Will Focus on CNN And Family
www.breakermedia.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I'm sure it is just a coincidence that this announcement comes after it was discovered that partisan hack Bari Weiss was working to cut Anderson Cooper's 60 Minutes piece on Trump *loving* immigrants—but only if they are white South Africans.
www.breakermedia.com/p/scoop-ande...
www.breakermedia.com/p/scoop-ande...
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FWIW, I just emailed NYT's standards editor to ask about the paper's policy on this. Will update if I get a response.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
FWIW, I just emailed NYT's standards editor to ask about the paper's policy on this. Will update if I get a response.
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Higher Ed, in particular, should have fought 2FA on personal phones and removing our office phones tooth and nail for this reason.
I think it was @tressiemcphd.bsky.social who was insistent that we decouple our online work lives from our online personal lives and here's data point one million supporting that theory. A lot of people can't ditch google for work functionality, but separating out personal accounts gives you options
Reddit, Meta, and Google Voluntarily Gave DHS Info of Anti-ICE Users, Report Says
DHS is expanding its use of administrative subpoenas, which don't come from judges.
gizmodo.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Higher Ed, in particular, should have fought 2FA on personal phones and removing our office phones tooth and nail for this reason.
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Pre-Japan, Lafcadio Hearn wrote about NOLA, including Mardi Gras. Scholar Matt Smith shares how Hearn’s Carnival experiences still feel surprisingly modern.
Discover this & more in our Mardi Gras special!
🔗 linktr.ee/kojpodcast
🎧 krewe-of-japan.simplecast.com/episodes/laf...
📺 youtu.be/BeQn3YaB9e0
Discover this & more in our Mardi Gras special!
🔗 linktr.ee/kojpodcast
🎧 krewe-of-japan.simplecast.com/episodes/laf...
📺 youtu.be/BeQn3YaB9e0
February 16, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Pre-Japan, Lafcadio Hearn wrote about NOLA, including Mardi Gras. Scholar Matt Smith shares how Hearn’s Carnival experiences still feel surprisingly modern.
Discover this & more in our Mardi Gras special!
🔗 linktr.ee/kojpodcast
🎧 krewe-of-japan.simplecast.com/episodes/laf...
📺 youtu.be/BeQn3YaB9e0
Discover this & more in our Mardi Gras special!
🔗 linktr.ee/kojpodcast
🎧 krewe-of-japan.simplecast.com/episodes/laf...
📺 youtu.be/BeQn3YaB9e0
Today's moment of joy: a custodian said my @blackgirlhockey.bsky.social shirt was cute. Told her about the org, and I think I have her planning to watch Laila Edwards.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laila_E...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laila_E...
Laila Edwards - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 16, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Today's moment of joy: a custodian said my @blackgirlhockey.bsky.social shirt was cute. Told her about the org, and I think I have her planning to watch Laila Edwards.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laila_E...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laila_E...
Enjoyed learning from @bakerdphd.bsky.social on the most recent @mattseybold.bsky.social podcast. Per the will of my institution's founder, there are 13 trustees. 6 appointed by the SC legislature, and 7 who choose their own successors. Not ideal!
February 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Enjoyed learning from @bakerdphd.bsky.social on the most recent @mattseybold.bsky.social podcast. Per the will of my institution's founder, there are 13 trustees. 6 appointed by the SC legislature, and 7 who choose their own successors. Not ideal!
One of you nerds can tell me what kind of plane this is. Thank you.
February 16, 2026 at 8:57 PM
One of you nerds can tell me what kind of plane this is. Thank you.
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👀 Invoking Orwell, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore panels and historical acknowledgments of the history of slavery that the National Park Service removed in Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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I'm sure we've all seen the graphic that lays out the United States ' relationship with slavery. It's good, but I never thought it was quite impactful enough. So I made my own.
I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.
1 square = 1 year.
I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.
1 square = 1 year.
February 16, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I'm sure we've all seen the graphic that lays out the United States ' relationship with slavery. It's good, but I never thought it was quite impactful enough. So I made my own.
I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.
1 square = 1 year.
I've used a few key events, including my birth, to highlight how recent these events are in history.
1 square = 1 year.
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Newsom? Yeah I Newsom dumb bitches and they all wanted to vote for this loser
February 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Newsom? Yeah I Newsom dumb bitches and they all wanted to vote for this loser
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umich has a long history of being terrible about supporting women's sports. bo schembechler believed title ix was going to end football as we knew it.
February 16, 2026 at 5:20 PM
umich has a long history of being terrible about supporting women's sports. bo schembechler believed title ix was going to end football as we knew it.
Insanity
There are zero D1 women's teams in the entire state of Michigan.
February 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Insanity
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Would be great if schools like Michigan and Michigan St would sponsor women's hockey teams. Then you get Penn St to move over and everyone is good to go.
If the B1G wants to claim any of this, they should sponsor the damn sport.
@sickoscommittee.org is the BIG 10 now considered a women’s hockey conference instead of a football conference?
February 16, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Would be great if schools like Michigan and Michigan St would sponsor women's hockey teams. Then you get Penn St to move over and everyone is good to go.