Billy-in-Philly
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Billy-in-Philly
@billy-in-philly.bsky.social
PhD in computational neuro-linguistics. Hoya. Science, Literature, Art, Travel. 30 years Wing Chun. Still reading Ulysses.
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TYPEWRITTEN.
TYPEWRITTEN PAINTING.
Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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A couple months back, I was curious as to how Bill Pulte was able to obtain Lisa Cook and Letitia James' mortgage documents. Today, the WSJ reports that he was actually under investigation for how he obtained them. www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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these livestreams are amazing . worlds best players www.youtube.com/live/jv6lSAl...
Mona's jazz livestream 11/11/25 - Lichtman, Baker, Baker, Davis, Ernst
YouTube video by Dennis Lichtman
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November 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
@justinmmccurry.bsky.social thank you for writing this piece. We have lost a great one! apple.news/AAOB2HkFOS2C...

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Sanjuro (1962) — The Final Samurai Showdown
YouTube video by Fix Me A Scene
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November 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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@drewlgoins.bsky.social Come on Drew, 19th century? Samuel Johnson (18 September [O.S. 7 September] 1709 – 13 December 1784) apple.news/ANcSX_raySw-...
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Had a great hike at The Pinnacle in Hamburg PA, not too far from Allentown.
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Fascinating stuff.
A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire, this study claims to have identified thousands more miles of Roman roads than were previously known.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
@vtanger.bsky.social “And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"“ apple.news/A4idAVbyhQlG...
You’ll Never Guess What Happened to Saudi Arabia’s 100-Mile Skyscraper — Futurism
apple.news
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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What a queen
November 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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He's so good at mocking him I thought he was using a voiceover 😂😂

TT: DumbRightWingers
November 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Reporter: On the Walmart thanksgiving meal, it is cheaper but it also contains less

Trump: I haven’t heard that. Who are you with?

Reporter: NBC

Trump: Fake news
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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The Sociopath-In-Chief couldn't be bothered to even turn his head in the direction of a man in the midst of a medical emergency who collapsed in his office. Completely incapable of empathy, the EPSTEIN Files can't be released soon enough.

25/47
November 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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The most corrupt administration in American history.
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Trump Team Now Claims Its Trillions in Tariff Revenue Are ‘Incidental’

In arguments before the Supreme Court, the White House backed away from its claims that Trump’s tariffs were about raising revenue.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Trump Team Now Claims Its Trillions in Tariff Revenue Are ‘Incidental’
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Can't top this one I got in a text
November 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Most job losses in over 20 years. We are in a recession and it's going to get worse. Also wait until the AI and crypto bubbles finally burst.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Layoffs rise to recession-like levels through October, new report says
Employers have announced 1.1 million job cuts so far this year, the highest reading since the pandemic, according to a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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To those troubled by Zohran Mamdani, E.V. Debs, and democratic socialism—

I give you Thomas Aquinas, John Paul II, and the Catechism on the universal destination of goods.

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SUMMA THEOLOGIAE: Theft and robbery (Secunda Secundae Partis, Q. 66)
Is it natural to man to possess external things? Is it lawful for a man to possess something as his own? Is theft the secret taking of another's property? Is robbery a species of sin distinct from the...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Our prayers have been answered. apple.news/ACgjToK6NRvq...
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz Reuniting for Fourth 'Mummy' Movie — Variety
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are reuniting for another
apple.news
November 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Great day for an autumn hike to the Pinnacle and Pulpit in eastern Pennsylvania. This photo was best viewed in panorama mode (turn your phone sideways).
November 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM