Riley Greenleaf
@winteron.bsky.social
Assistant Director of the Institute of Advanced Columbo Studies; Distinguished Professor and Director of the Doobie Bros Center
“deeply weird”
(the handle is a clue)
“deeply weird”
(the handle is a clue)
tried and true parenting techniques
January 13, 2026 at 10:34 PM
tried and true parenting techniques
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This is critical reading. They know they're the bad guys. Public opinion and mass resistance matters.
Leaked documents about ICE deployment to Minneapolis suggests they're more worried about the backlash to Renee Good's death than they're letting on:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/immigratio...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/immigratio...
Immigration Agents Terrified by ICE Backlash
Leaked documents show Border Patrol needs volunteers for Minneapolis surge
www.kenklippenstein.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:26 PM
This is critical reading. They know they're the bad guys. Public opinion and mass resistance matters.
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Man I don’t even need to know what this game is, take my money
accidentally introduced a bug to the game where all the text got replaced with "you"
January 13, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Man I don’t even need to know what this game is, take my money
the beautiful Eno
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 10:15 PM
the beautiful Eno
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you can also identify them by their cybertrucks and restraining orders
January 12, 2026 at 8:10 PM
you can also identify them by their cybertrucks and restraining orders
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For those trying to understand the horrific systems and human toll that shape immigration enforcement in the US, I have a book rec: Felicia Arriaga’s BEHIND CRIMMIGRATION. So much to reckon with but sharing a book is one small thing I can do uncpress.org/978146967323...
Behind Crimmigration
In recent years, dozens of counties in North Carolina have partnered with federal law enforcement in the criminalization of immigration—what many have dubb...
uncpress.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:33 PM
For those trying to understand the horrific systems and human toll that shape immigration enforcement in the US, I have a book rec: Felicia Arriaga’s BEHIND CRIMMIGRATION. So much to reckon with but sharing a book is one small thing I can do uncpress.org/978146967323...
John McFee getting shred-adjacent on this live version of "Minute by Minute"
The Doobie Brothers: 50th Anniversary at Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday, October 26, 2022
YouTube video by Gwen Shroyer
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
John McFee getting shred-adjacent on this live version of "Minute by Minute"
can the UN make this happen
the US really needs to go into receivership
January 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
can the UN make this happen
contest between Dexter Gordon and Michael McDonald to see who can play/sing further behind the beat
January 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM
contest between Dexter Gordon and Michael McDonald to see who can play/sing further behind the beat
i love how for like a half hour after you restart your computer it acts like Rip Van Winkle coming out of a 20-year slumber
January 12, 2026 at 12:59 PM
i love how for like a half hour after you restart your computer it acts like Rip Van Winkle coming out of a 20-year slumber
the David Bowie deep dive has somehow also sprouted a revisiting of Elton John albums from the 70s. this is one of my favorite deep cuts from that era:
Grey Seal (Remastered 2014)
YouTube video by Elton John - Topic
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 10:12 PM
the David Bowie deep dive has somehow also sprouted a revisiting of Elton John albums from the 70s. this is one of my favorite deep cuts from that era:
it’s sleazy and definitely not for everyone, but MANIAC (1980) is a genuinely effective piece of filmmaking. and Joe Spinell gives a great performance in it
January 11, 2026 at 9:47 PM
it’s sleazy and definitely not for everyone, but MANIAC (1980) is a genuinely effective piece of filmmaking. and Joe Spinell gives a great performance in it
Criterion Channel should do a Joe Spinell collection
January 11, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Criterion Channel should do a Joe Spinell collection
my mom gave me some advice on which accounts I should follow here (she’s not on Bluesky)—MSNOW heavily represented
January 11, 2026 at 4:35 AM
my mom gave me some advice on which accounts I should follow here (she’s not on Bluesky)—MSNOW heavily represented
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The 2nd English-language collection by Hungarian Attila Veres - THIS'LL MAKE THINGS A LITTLE EASIER - follows his critically acclaimed THE BLACK MAYBE. Highly compelling weird lit. Drops Mar 24 from @valancourtbooks.bsky.social who also carries BLACK MAYBE.
www.valancourtbooks.com/thisll-make-...
www.valancourtbooks.com/thisll-make-...
January 11, 2026 at 12:15 AM
The 2nd English-language collection by Hungarian Attila Veres - THIS'LL MAKE THINGS A LITTLE EASIER - follows his critically acclaimed THE BLACK MAYBE. Highly compelling weird lit. Drops Mar 24 from @valancourtbooks.bsky.social who also carries BLACK MAYBE.
www.valancourtbooks.com/thisll-make-...
www.valancourtbooks.com/thisll-make-...
awww, look at this bunch a guys
from November!
from November!
The Doobie Brothers: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 10:59 PM
awww, look at this bunch a guys
from November!
from November!
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if you're a keyboard shortcut addict like me and wish there were more shortcuts for manipulating and moving windows on a Mac, I found this nifty free app that assigns very logical shortcuts:
Rectangle
Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas. The official page for Rectangle.
rectangleapp.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:41 PM
if you're a keyboard shortcut addict like me and wish there were more shortcuts for manipulating and moving windows on a Mac, I found this nifty free app that assigns very logical shortcuts:
it's all fun and games until you realize that you've stumbled upon your next obsession
oh, also I think I’ll wear a signal processor and speaker calibrated for very pronounced room reverb so that whenever I speak I’ll sound like Robert Plant does on “In the Evening”
January 10, 2026 at 9:50 PM
it's all fun and games until you realize that you've stumbled upon your next obsession
not only am I going to start speaking with a mid-Atlantic accent with no explanation to anyone, I'm also going to start randomly using "an" instead of "a": an decidedly affected demeanor
January 10, 2026 at 6:54 PM
not only am I going to start speaking with a mid-Atlantic accent with no explanation to anyone, I'm also going to start randomly using "an" instead of "a": an decidedly affected demeanor
11/8 was right there, Max
In honor of Max Roach 🎂, here's that time he appeared on Sesame Street. Always bringing the thunder, even on Sesame Street. 🌩
#jazzsky, #jazz, #botd
youtu.be/yB6i1PW3BN0?...
#jazzsky, #jazz, #botd
youtu.be/yB6i1PW3BN0?...
Classic Sesame Street - Max Roach Counting To The Max With The Count
YouTube video by Rohail Hashmi
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 5:18 PM
11/8 was right there, Max
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Josh Marshall on a heater: The language of “homeland” security, an imported word which was mostly unknown in American civic discourse before the late 1990s, was always a grim sign of what was to come. It was a bad idea. Time to undo it.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/aboli...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/aboli...
Abolish ICE? DHS Too. It’s Time
If you’ve been watching reportage and viral videos of immigration raids over...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Josh Marshall on a heater: The language of “homeland” security, an imported word which was mostly unknown in American civic discourse before the late 1990s, was always a grim sign of what was to come. It was a bad idea. Time to undo it.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/aboli...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/aboli...
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Evenflo has recalled certain models of its All4One car seats. Evenflo will issue free replacements to owners of the affected models. Learn more about the recall and what to do until your replacement arrives: www.evenflo.com/pages/all4on...
January 9, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Evenflo has recalled certain models of its All4One car seats. Evenflo will issue free replacements to owners of the affected models. Learn more about the recall and what to do until your replacement arrives: www.evenflo.com/pages/all4on...
no, Beato, we really don’t need to see you try to figure out Jeff Baxter’s guitar line in real time ffs
watching Rick Beato’s video on the Doobies so you don’t have to
January 9, 2026 at 8:53 PM
no, Beato, we really don’t need to see you try to figure out Jeff Baxter’s guitar line in real time ffs
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📢 Bluegrass fans in Washington DC 📢 mark your calendars!
Alice Gerrard will be at Politics and Prose Union Market on Jan 29th for a free event in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 🙌
politics-prose.com/alice-gerrar...
Alice Gerrard will be at Politics and Prose Union Market on Jan 29th for a free event in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 🙌
politics-prose.com/alice-gerrar...
January 9, 2026 at 7:02 PM
📢 Bluegrass fans in Washington DC 📢 mark your calendars!
Alice Gerrard will be at Politics and Prose Union Market on Jan 29th for a free event in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 🙌
politics-prose.com/alice-gerrar...
Alice Gerrard will be at Politics and Prose Union Market on Jan 29th for a free event in partnership with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 🙌
politics-prose.com/alice-gerrar...
putting my professional life in peril to spread the gospel of the Doobie Bros
you know what, I think I’m gonna make it my mission to get this coworker into the Doobies. stay tuned
January 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
putting my professional life in peril to spread the gospel of the Doobie Bros