Rick Stein
@wuggabugga.bsky.social
Artivist
I am not the famous UK chef—though I once ate at one of his Padstow, Cornwall restaurants.
I am not the famous UK chef—though I once ate at one of his Padstow, Cornwall restaurants.
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How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
December 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
How to buy yourself a needy malignant narcissist? Just offer him a phony, made up "Peace Prize" & he's all your's!!!
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
No need for a formal ceremony as he'll snatch from the box & put it on all by himself. Both laughably pathetic AND pathetically laughable. 🤡 🫣
RIP Frank Gehry - I was privileged to meet him after meetings at his offices. Also, in 1998 when I purchased a building in Laguna Beach, I discovered he had designed the office spaces back 20 years earlier: sharply angled walls (nothing symmetrical) and chain link fence surrounded the stairwell!
December 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
RIP Frank Gehry - I was privileged to meet him after meetings at his offices. Also, in 1998 when I purchased a building in Laguna Beach, I discovered he had designed the office spaces back 20 years earlier: sharply angled walls (nothing symmetrical) and chain link fence surrounded the stairwell!
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Here is our starter pack with people we follow. Grateful for BlueSky and our growing online Democracy Circle. go.bsky.app/LS9DQxo
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Here is our starter pack with people we follow. Grateful for BlueSky and our growing online Democracy Circle. go.bsky.app/LS9DQxo
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At West Point, cadets walk past a plaque that says officers must follow the law if orders ever conflict with it. That is how our military has protected this nation for generations.
When 6 members of Congress, all who served, reaffirmed that simple principle, the President called it “treason.”
When 6 members of Congress, all who served, reaffirmed that simple principle, the President called it “treason.”
November 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
At West Point, cadets walk past a plaque that says officers must follow the law if orders ever conflict with it. That is how our military has protected this nation for generations.
When 6 members of Congress, all who served, reaffirmed that simple principle, the President called it “treason.”
When 6 members of Congress, all who served, reaffirmed that simple principle, the President called it “treason.”
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Deputy Speaker Mike Johnson is presiding over a collapsing caucus because he handed the Speakership to Donald Trump. Trump gives the orders and Johnson follows them. That is why he’s the weakest Speaker in generations and why Americans in both parties are tired of the dysfunction.
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Deputy Speaker Mike Johnson is presiding over a collapsing caucus because he handed the Speakership to Donald Trump. Trump gives the orders and Johnson follows them. That is why he’s the weakest Speaker in generations and why Americans in both parties are tired of the dysfunction.
Vince Gilligan’s new series starring Rhea Seehorn from his “Better Call Saul”
Is riveting! Hearkens back to early sci-fi classics but is also suggestive of current AI implications. Rhea is a fearless actor. No idea where this will take place us but it’s must-see.
Is riveting! Hearkens back to early sci-fi classics but is also suggestive of current AI implications. Rhea is a fearless actor. No idea where this will take place us but it’s must-see.
November 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Vince Gilligan’s new series starring Rhea Seehorn from his “Better Call Saul”
Is riveting! Hearkens back to early sci-fi classics but is also suggestive of current AI implications. Rhea is a fearless actor. No idea where this will take place us but it’s must-see.
Is riveting! Hearkens back to early sci-fi classics but is also suggestive of current AI implications. Rhea is a fearless actor. No idea where this will take place us but it’s must-see.
A fascinating behind the scenes article about The New York Times Crossword Puzzle…
@thenation.com @nytimes.com @nytcrosswordska.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
@thenation.com @nytimes.com @nytcrosswordska.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
The Hidden Politics of the Crossword Puzzle
Take it from me: A crossword clue can be debated with the kind of fervor normally reserved for corporatist propaganda and outright racism.
www.thenation.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A fascinating behind the scenes article about The New York Times Crossword Puzzle…
@thenation.com @nytimes.com @nytcrosswordska.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
@thenation.com @nytimes.com @nytcrosswordska.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social is in today’s @nytimes.com Crossword Puzzle!👏
November 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social is in today’s @nytimes.com Crossword Puzzle!👏
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Newbie CIA lawyer assigned to research gets accidentally sucked into hazardous ops activities. Fast paced, snappy and often funny dialogue, action packed twists and turns. Lead actor Noah Centineo, a cross between Mark Ruffalo and Brendan Fraser. Sadly, Netflix cancelled after only 2 seasons.
November 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Newbie CIA lawyer assigned to research gets accidentally sucked into hazardous ops activities. Fast paced, snappy and often funny dialogue, action packed twists and turns. Lead actor Noah Centineo, a cross between Mark Ruffalo and Brendan Fraser. Sadly, Netflix cancelled after only 2 seasons.
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Maybe the Epstein Files were all in the East Wing?
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Maybe the Epstein Files were all in the East Wing?
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"Dear Casey, I'm a New Yorker who fell for a charming man from Arkansas. We're both married, but we found each other through a mutual friend and our shared love of island massages. Could you please play 'Lollipop' by the Chordettes, and dedicate it to Bubba from his NYC friend? Thanks." #AT40
November 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"Dear Casey, I'm a New Yorker who fell for a charming man from Arkansas. We're both married, but we found each other through a mutual friend and our shared love of island massages. Could you please play 'Lollipop' by the Chordettes, and dedicate it to Bubba from his NYC friend? Thanks." #AT40
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Nothing says serious national emergency like staging a $220M cowboy glamour shoot at Mount Rushmore while your friends quietly cash the checks.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Nothing says serious national emergency like staging a $220M cowboy glamour shoot at Mount Rushmore while your friends quietly cash the checks.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
“I heard Trump switched to Republican because the democrats left a bad taste in his mouth”
(Seen in Tik Tok)
(Seen in Tik Tok)
November 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“I heard Trump switched to Republican because the democrats left a bad taste in his mouth”
(Seen in Tik Tok)
(Seen in Tik Tok)
ICYMI, a fascinating look at Gavin Newsom: www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Admit It. Gavin Newsom Is the 2028 Front-runner.
For years, Democrats and pundits have rolled their eyes at Gavin Newsom. But he’s positioned better than anyone else for the future of politics.
www.politico.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:13 PM
ICYMI, a fascinating look at Gavin Newsom: www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Great news for San Diego’s arts community!
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
MSN
www.msn.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Great news for San Diego’s arts community!
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
Tonight we watched “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”—the original 1966 Mike Nichols directed film version of Edward Albee’s 1962 play with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, George Segal and Sandy Dennis. Devastating. No matter how many times I’ve seen it.
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Tonight we watched “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf”—the original 1966 Mike Nichols directed film version of Edward Albee’s 1962 play with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, George Segal and Sandy Dennis. Devastating. No matter how many times I’ve seen it.
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Every Democratic Senator who voted for this should know better.
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Every Democratic Senator who voted for this should know better.
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As we reflect on the legacy of the strongest Speaker in American history, we are watching the weakest in real time.
A few words on the cowardice and supplication of Mike Johnson.
A few words on the cowardice and supplication of Mike Johnson.
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
As we reflect on the legacy of the strongest Speaker in American history, we are watching the weakest in real time.
A few words on the cowardice and supplication of Mike Johnson.
A few words on the cowardice and supplication of Mike Johnson.