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The habit continues in’26. Another #PulitzerPrize winner completed. Add the #NickelBoys to the list. #BookSky
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Just blocked anyone and everyone who had something good to say about #TheNightManager
You have nothing to say to me.
You have nothing to say to me.
People asking for a third season of #NightManager are the same wankers who kept #Lost going far too long.
February 2, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Just blocked anyone and everyone who had something good to say about #TheNightManager
You have nothing to say to me.
You have nothing to say to me.
People asking for a third season of #NightManager are the same wankers who kept #Lost going far too long.
February 2, 2026 at 3:04 AM
People asking for a third season of #NightManager are the same wankers who kept #Lost going far too long.
Only on a #Bezos owned network would the evil side win. Never again. Done with #NightManager
February 2, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Only on a #Bezos owned network would the evil side win. Never again. Done with #NightManager
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This investigatory file is 87 pages single spaced.
January 31, 2026 at 9:27 PM
This investigatory file is 87 pages single spaced.
never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college. #UGA
Contemporary Georgia w/Phyllis Barrow
Beginning Golf, Intermediate Golf & Advanced Golf (final spring quarter)
Comp. Literature with Coleman Barks
Foreign Policy with Martin Hillenbrand
Contemporary Georgia w/Phyllis Barrow
Beginning Golf, Intermediate Golf & Advanced Golf (final spring quarter)
Comp. Literature with Coleman Barks
Foreign Policy with Martin Hillenbrand
January 31, 2026 at 2:50 PM
never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college. #UGA
Contemporary Georgia w/Phyllis Barrow
Beginning Golf, Intermediate Golf & Advanced Golf (final spring quarter)
Comp. Literature with Coleman Barks
Foreign Policy with Martin Hillenbrand
Contemporary Georgia w/Phyllis Barrow
Beginning Golf, Intermediate Golf & Advanced Golf (final spring quarter)
Comp. Literature with Coleman Barks
Foreign Policy with Martin Hillenbrand
“Gilded Trash” perfect name for her and the Mara-Laga faces around her.
dear god: "plays like a gilded trash remake of Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest"
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest
Dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing – there is a decent documentary to be made about the former model from Slovenia, but this one is unredeemable
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:32 PM
“Gilded Trash” perfect name for her and the Mara-Laga faces around her.
“Fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel.”
That’s the stain on the entirety of Trump, Christian Nationalist and the current Republican Party.
That’s the stain on the entirety of Trump, Christian Nationalist and the current Republican Party.
Editorial in the National Catholic Reporter: "The vice president's comments justifying the death of Renee Good are a moral stain on the collective witness of our Catholic faith. His repeated attempts to blame Good for her own death are fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel."
Catholic Vice President Vance takes to social media to justify killing of Renee Good
After the tragic shooting of Renee Good at the hands of ICE, the Catholic vice president of the United States took to social media to justify the killing.
www.ncronline.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:35 AM
“Fundamentally incompatible with the Gospel.”
That’s the stain on the entirety of Trump, Christian Nationalist and the current Republican Party.
That’s the stain on the entirety of Trump, Christian Nationalist and the current Republican Party.
January 28, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Here’s one #Apple should load for free. #FreeMinneapolis
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Here’s one #Apple should load for free. #FreeMinneapolis
Must listen! #WinnerDuJour
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Must listen! #WinnerDuJour
I’m sharing this article about meditation with you as a gift article. #PleaseClap with one hand.
www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...
www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...
How to Have a ‘Don’t-Know Mind’
My quest to understand consciousness took me to a cave in New Mexico and then deep into the cosmos.
www.theatlantic.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I’m sharing this article about meditation with you as a gift article. #PleaseClap with one hand.
www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...
www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...
Well said!
I wrote about how Meghan McCain knows as much about Mr. Rogers as she does anything else. open.substack.com/pub/ser1897/...
John McCain's Secret Daughter Doesn't Understand Mr. Rogers
Shocker
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Well said!
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Firing Greg bovine is good, but can we stop with the “Trump is getting bad advice” crap? This is all on him. Stop making excuses
January 27, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Firing Greg bovine is good, but can we stop with the “Trump is getting bad advice” crap? This is all on him. Stop making excuses
The riveting story of a 1985 double murder, a long-overdue investigation, and the fight to exonerate an innocent man.
#CoastalGeorgia
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#CoastalGeorgia
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January 26, 2026 at 6:32 PM
The riveting story of a 1985 double murder, a long-overdue investigation, and the fight to exonerate an innocent man.
#CoastalGeorgia
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
#CoastalGeorgia
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
What’s happening in Minneapolis now is just a continuation of January 6, 2021. Same bad actors.
Statistic: 2/3rds of murders in Minneapolis so far in 2026 have been committed by DHS agents
January 26, 2026 at 2:52 PM
What’s happening in Minneapolis now is just a continuation of January 6, 2021. Same bad actors.
January 26, 2026 at 2:22 PM
See what I mean, Arthur! #PleaseDoBetterMatt #Falcons
Mind you, we interviewed both of these head coaches in 2024 😂😂
January 26, 2026 at 3:10 AM
See what I mean, Arthur! #PleaseDoBetterMatt #Falcons
New muting/blocking standard:
Any one tweeting “______ isn’t really _______ unless it comes from the _______ region of ______. Otherwise it’s just sparkling ______.”
This is the most tired thing I’ve seen.
Any one tweeting “______ isn’t really _______ unless it comes from the _______ region of ______. Otherwise it’s just sparkling ______.”
This is the most tired thing I’ve seen.
January 25, 2026 at 6:38 PM
New muting/blocking standard:
Any one tweeting “______ isn’t really _______ unless it comes from the _______ region of ______. Otherwise it’s just sparkling ______.”
This is the most tired thing I’ve seen.
Any one tweeting “______ isn’t really _______ unless it comes from the _______ region of ______. Otherwise it’s just sparkling ______.”
This is the most tired thing I’ve seen.
Are we not at the point where news rooms and public affairs programs should be doing hour-long reporting on the criminal acts carried out by 🧊🧊 stormtroopers?
January 23, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Are we not at the point where news rooms and public affairs programs should be doing hour-long reporting on the criminal acts carried out by 🧊🧊 stormtroopers?
Since we’re all talking about #FredRogers today, I highly recommend this biography.
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bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
bookshop.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Since we’re all talking about #FredRogers today, I highly recommend this biography.
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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Impressively good guide to solo George Harrison music; seriously worth a read: www.loudersound.com/bands-artist...
The music of George Harrison in 24 albums - and none are by The Beatles
An album-by-album guide to Beatle George’s greatest songs, solos, milestones and innovations
www.loudersound.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Impressively good guide to solo George Harrison music; seriously worth a read: www.loudersound.com/bands-artist...