mz
@zwirnm.bsky.social
Just trying to get a hang of this thing. Same handle on the other site.
The agency receiving untold billions of dollars to do lots more of this
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Opinion | ‘The System Is Meant to Break You’: What ICE Is Doing to People Here Legally
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The agency receiving untold billions of dollars to do lots more of this
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/o...
Love the Free DC chants at the NWSL championship.
November 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Love the Free DC chants at the NWSL championship.
nailed it.
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
nailed it.
find/replace for all protest signs that misspell fascism as "facism".
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
find/replace for all protest signs that misspell fascism as "facism".
amazing to see white America get a clue
Generic Ballot Polling Among White Voters:
🔵 Democrats: 50%
🔴 Republicans: 46%
Marist / Nov 13, 2025
🔵 Democrats: 50%
🔴 Republicans: 46%
Marist / Nov 13, 2025
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
amazing to see white America get a clue
Reposted by mz
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
This is great stuff by @timcarman.bsky.social; I saw Chris Whitley a number of times in concert, in DC, Boston, and Portland. The last show I saw, he did "Pancho and Lefty" and Dave Pirner from Soul Asylum in the audience joined in. A truly legendary songwriter and player.
My colleague @timcarman.bsky.social has a beautiful essay on the music of Chris Whitley, who died 20 years ago www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Column | 20 years after Chris Whitley died, I can’t shake his earthy, gutting songs
After a brief flirtation with the mainstream, Houston’s Chris Whitley carved one of rock’s more fascinating paths. It’s time to rediscover him.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is great stuff by @timcarman.bsky.social; I saw Chris Whitley a number of times in concert, in DC, Boston, and Portland. The last show I saw, he did "Pancho and Lefty" and Dave Pirner from Soul Asylum in the audience joined in. A truly legendary songwriter and player.
Relevant to my interests (i.e. nuclear proliferation and new music:
The Bulletin welcomes Kronos Quartet as its inaugural Artist-in-Residence
thebulletin.org/2025/11/the-...
The Bulletin welcomes Kronos Quartet as its inaugural Artist-in-Residence
thebulletin.org/2025/11/the-...
The Bulletin welcomes Kronos Quartet as its inaugural Artist-in-Residence
The Kronos Quartet, which has challenged and reimagined what a string quartet can be for over 50 years, will be the first ever Doomsday Clock Artist-in-Resident at the Bulletin.
thebulletin.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Relevant to my interests (i.e. nuclear proliferation and new music:
The Bulletin welcomes Kronos Quartet as its inaugural Artist-in-Residence
thebulletin.org/2025/11/the-...
The Bulletin welcomes Kronos Quartet as its inaugural Artist-in-Residence
thebulletin.org/2025/11/the-...
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers to join Harvard Institute of Politics
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers to join Harvard Institute of Politics
I think we need a definition of “give away.”
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I think we need a definition of “give away.”
Reposted by mz
Donald Trump could have just kept his mouth shut about Jamal Khashoggi.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Donald Trump could have just kept his mouth shut about Jamal Khashoggi.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
But to smear a dead journalist, while sitting with the person accused of orchestrating his murder is just vile.
Every time this administration hits rock bottom, a trap door seems to open.
Cretin behavior.
Fishes, heads, rot, etc.
New — I wrote about the myriad ways journalism’s moral rot manifests, and how our crumbling institutions have created the conditions for it to fester:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Fishes, heads, rot, etc.
Through December 31, we’re participating in a program called NewsMatch, which doubles donations to small nonprofit newsrooms like ours. Subscriptions and one-time gifts are all eligible to be doubled! Support today:
The 51st
Information with representation, by and for District of Columbia residents. A worker-led, independent nonprofit newsroom.
51st.news
November 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Sounds like a great idea to continue to allow him close access to undergrad and graduate students.
Breaking News: Larry Summers said he was “deeply ashamed” about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and would step back from public commitments, but continue teaching.
Larry Summers to Step Back From Public Commitments Over Epstein Emails
New emails showed that Dr. Summers, a former Harvard president, had stayed in touch with Jeffrey Epstein for years after Mr. Epstein faced sex trafficking charges.
nyti.ms
November 18, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Sounds like a great idea to continue to allow him close access to undergrad and graduate students.
Seriously this is a good evening read. Unlike others to choose from.
If anyone wants to read literally anything that isn’t this, might I recommend my explainer on the history of sea shanties?
www.southernfriedscience.com/soon-may-the...
www.southernfriedscience.com/soon-may-the...
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Seriously this is a good evening read. Unlike others to choose from.
Bsky is having itself quite a Monday evening
November 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Bsky is having itself quite a Monday evening
Reposted by mz
Whoever came up with these tariffs in the first place should be fired.
November 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Whoever came up with these tariffs in the first place should be fired.
They do make it look completely awesome.
November 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
They do make it look completely awesome.
a great live record.
One of Emmylou Harris's most unusual releases, SPYBOY expands her catalog, offering many revelatory glimpses into a unique facet of her artistry.
READ: www.popmatters.com/emmylou-harr...
READ: www.popmatters.com/emmylou-harr...
November 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
a great live record.
Periodically glad I didn’t get my grad degree from Harvard while Summers was there
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender…
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Periodically glad I didn’t get my grad degree from Harvard while Summers was there
Reposted by mz
Teenagers are old enough to have sex with middle aged men. They are not old enough to be trans.
by Megyn Kelly
by Megyn Kelly
November 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Teenagers are old enough to have sex with middle aged men. They are not old enough to be trans.
by Megyn Kelly
by Megyn Kelly
Given ten guesses no one would figure out this guy’s age.
Congrats to Bill Pulte for being named Washington Main Character of the Week (Non-Epstein Division)
Bill Pulte is really having a week
The revelations against the Trump loyalist keep piling up.
www.motherjones.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Given ten guesses no one would figure out this guy’s age.
Ten months into the presidency and the Justice Department is wholly owned by the executive branch in service of partisan political aims.
This line in the NYT:
“.. the near-complete breakdown of the Justice Department’s traditional independence to prosecute cases based on facts and the law, as opposed to presidential fiat.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
“.. the near-complete breakdown of the Justice Department’s traditional independence to prosecute cases based on facts and the law, as opposed to presidential fiat.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Justice Department to Investigate Epstein Ties, but Not to Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Ten months into the presidency and the Justice Department is wholly owned by the executive branch in service of partisan political aims.