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Ok I had no idea the Edmund Fitzgerald was a contemporary thing for the song, this is like his Toby Keith 9/11 song but about transporting taconite pellets
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Ok I had no idea the Edmund Fitzgerald was a contemporary thing for the song, this is like his Toby Keith 9/11 song but about transporting taconite pellets
I only have space in my head for one Charles De Gaulle quote and it is: "How can you govern a country which has 246 kinds of cheese"
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I only have space in my head for one Charles De Gaulle quote and it is: "How can you govern a country which has 246 kinds of cheese"
a Goldman–Lander primary would be the most Bluesky-poster election of all time, on a per-vote basis
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
a Goldman–Lander primary would be the most Bluesky-poster election of all time, on a per-vote basis
choo choo! www.amny.com/nyc-transit/...
Off track: Queens residents say “We don’t need it!” to IBX light-rail plan
Queens residents attended a public meeting about the IBX light rail plan, raising concerns about overcrowding, development and other issues.
www.amny.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
choo choo! www.amny.com/nyc-transit/...
if you're ever trying to understand a news story in the UK, just remember: It always goes back to Kim Philby
November 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
if you're ever trying to understand a news story in the UK, just remember: It always goes back to Kim Philby
"Is authoritarianism acceptable so long as health insurance premiums are low?" is an interesting question, but I think it's a little different—high health insurance premiums *foster* authoritarianism www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | Democrats Were on a Roll. Why Stop Now?
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"Is authoritarianism acceptable so long as health insurance premiums are low?" is an interesting question, but I think it's a little different—high health insurance premiums *foster* authoritarianism www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
very funny that the Pats are good again. sorry everyone
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
very funny that the Pats are good again. sorry everyone
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these are the first 32 seconds of the Canadian Premier League that I have ever seen and they are absolutely perfect
LOL. Atletico Ottawa almost got a goal early on in the Canadian Premier League final
November 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
these are the first 32 seconds of the Canadian Premier League that I have ever seen and they are absolutely perfect
keeping the old ways alive
This is a perfect encapsulation of Texas HS football, especially out west.
Coaches meeting at a gas station to do a coin flip to see who makes the playoffs.
(via @lancelahnert on Twitter)
Coaches meeting at a gas station to do a coin flip to see who makes the playoffs.
(via @lancelahnert on Twitter)
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
keeping the old ways alive
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Video of Greg Bovino in Waukegan, with residents following and shouting, “You a bitch!” Taken by Armando Sanchez
November 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Video of Greg Bovino in Waukegan, with residents following and shouting, “You a bitch!” Taken by Armando Sanchez
yes, it does seem like explicitly saying "no more prayer" might raise some legal issues! blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
yes, it does seem like explicitly saying "no more prayer" might raise some legal issues! blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
alright, we made it to the weekend, one last post
November 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
alright, we made it to the weekend, one last post
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Earlier this week, Mother Jones video correspondent @garrisonhayes.bsky.social visited a Nashville food bank where he talked to folks who’d recently lost their SNAP assistance. Here’s what they had to say.
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Earlier this week, Mother Jones video correspondent @garrisonhayes.bsky.social visited a Nashville food bank where he talked to folks who’d recently lost their SNAP assistance. Here’s what they had to say.
with @nlanard.bsky.social we ran the numbers on where Mamdani-mentum peaked—and checked back on the neighborhoods where Democratic support cratered in 2024 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Democrats collapsed here last year. How’d Zohran do?
New York's mayor-elect launched his campaign by talking to non-voters and Trump supporters. Some of them even came along.
www.motherjones.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
with @nlanard.bsky.social we ran the numbers on where Mamdani-mentum peaked—and checked back on the neighborhoods where Democratic support cratered in 2024 www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
criticism: big cost
getting thrown in a van: no cost
getting thrown in a van: no cost
What is Kavanaugh talking about? Genuinely, what "cost" has Sam Alito incurred for his values or opinions or whatever? People who already didn't like him before now like him even less? These people are such babies, man. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
November 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
criticism: big cost
getting thrown in a van: no cost
getting thrown in a van: no cost
i don't think republicans are getting anywhere insisting that people have to starve because of a roughly 16-year-old Senate tradition
November 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
i don't think republicans are getting anywhere insisting that people have to starve because of a roughly 16-year-old Senate tradition
at a certain point people mostly stopped naming their kids after political figures, but what's truly wild is that the last person I can think of what's named for an American president was Ted Lilly
November 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
at a certain point people mostly stopped naming their kids after political figures, but what's truly wild is that the last person I can think of what's named for an American president was Ted Lilly
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Not even two days after Zohran's election and we already get new subway lines
November 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Not even two days after Zohran's election and we already get new subway lines
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i need you all to stop what you're doing & take 1 minute & 35 seconds to listen to curtis silwa on rat abortions
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
i need you all to stop what you're doing & take 1 minute & 35 seconds to listen to curtis silwa on rat abortions
this was such a weird hit. you're not supposed to spend money emphasizing that your opponent went to the naval academy.
Also Sherrill had a supposedly bad press cycle because she wasn't allowed to walk at Annapolis graduation for not turning in some of her friends who cheated. She ended up winning in a walk. The voters have spoken loud and clear: No Snitches newjerseyglobe.com/governor/she...
Sherrill didn’t walk with her graduating class in wake of Navy Academy cheating scandal - New Jersey Globe
Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic nominee for governor of New Jersey, was barred from walking with her class at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1994 as a
newjerseyglobe.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
this was such a weird hit. you're not supposed to spend money emphasizing that your opponent went to the naval academy.
oh wow elise stefanik is running for governor
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
oh wow elise stefanik is running for governor
"Grok, Elon Musk’s AI tool, continues to falsely identify the man when asked to explain who collapsed at the White House." dandiamond.substack.com/p/a-man-coll...
A man collapsed in the Oval Office. The internet got the story wrong.
A case study in how bad information can spread — and how hard it is to correct it.
dandiamond.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
"Grok, Elon Musk’s AI tool, continues to falsely identify the man when asked to explain who collapsed at the White House." dandiamond.substack.com/p/a-man-coll...
lots of chatter about who will be blamed for the shutdown but it sounds like people broadly blame the government and understand what "the government" is
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
lots of chatter about who will be blamed for the shutdown but it sounds like people broadly blame the government and understand what "the government" is
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Goldman is gonna have his work cut out for him against Lander if Lander runs.
three-way vote in CD10 was
61% Mamdani
36% Cuomo
3% Sliwa
61% Mamdani
36% Cuomo
3% Sliwa
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Goldman is gonna have his work cut out for him against Lander if Lander runs.