Bleecker Berlin
@bleecker-berlin.bsky.social
Longtime ex-pat, repatriated just in time for the end times.
Books, Journalism, History, Travel, Arts & Sports. Native NYer, lover of dogs and underdogs, but also a Yankee fan on the fringe of Red Sox territory. Anti-oligarch/-autocrat ≠ communist. C'mon!
Books, Journalism, History, Travel, Arts & Sports. Native NYer, lover of dogs and underdogs, but also a Yankee fan on the fringe of Red Sox territory. Anti-oligarch/-autocrat ≠ communist. C'mon!
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If you want to read a new book coming out but don't want to buy it, a great thing you can do is ask your local library to order it. The more requests they get, the more likely they are to acquire it and then lots of people will get to read it who othewise wouldn't.
January 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you want to read a new book coming out but don't want to buy it, a great thing you can do is ask your local library to order it. The more requests they get, the more likely they are to acquire it and then lots of people will get to read it who othewise wouldn't.
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The goal is to overwhelm us so we give up. Don't do that!
January 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The goal is to overwhelm us so we give up. Don't do that!
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Good.
New from 404 Media: hundreds of subreddits, including some of the most popular, are considering banning all links/content/screenshots from X/Twitter. r/NFL, r/hockey, r/baseball, r/nba, r/formula1, r/ComicBookMovies, r/MadeMeSmile, so many more. Some already have. www.404media.co/hundreds-of-...
Hundreds of Subreddits Are Considering Banning All Links to X
Dozens of big subreddits have already banned all Twitter links, and posts about potential bans are some of the most popular on the site.
www.404media.co
January 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Good.
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great discussion of DOGE lawsuit contrarian.substack.com/p/jen-rubin-...
Jen Rubin, Norm Eisen, and Robert Weissman in discussion
Robert Weissman is co-president of Public Citizen and a staunch public interest advocate and activist, as well as an expert on corporate and government accountability.
contrarian.substack.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
great discussion of DOGE lawsuit contrarian.substack.com/p/jen-rubin-...
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Is the Ukraine war over yet?
January 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Is the Ukraine war over yet?
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In his Inaugural Address, President Trump made inaccurate claims about the state of the economy, immigration, world affairs and federal and local investigations into his own conduct. Here’s a fact-check.
Trump Repeats Inaccurate Claims in Inaugural Remarks
In his Inaugural Address, President Trump delivered a more tempered version of election talking points. But in remarks afterward, he reprised his grievances about the 2020 election.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
In his Inaugural Address, President Trump made inaccurate claims about the state of the economy, immigration, world affairs and federal and local investigations into his own conduct. Here’s a fact-check.
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Elon Musk did the Hitler salute twice during his speech today. But it isn’t clear what this gesture might have meant.
January 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Elon Musk did the Hitler salute twice during his speech today. But it isn’t clear what this gesture might have meant.
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The French Human Rights League is asking the public to join them in a mass exodus of X, formerly Twitter, on US Inauguration Day #Jan20
🎩: @jimmacmillan.com
#HelloQuitteX #Xodus
🎩: @jimmacmillan.com
#HelloQuitteX #Xodus
French movement asks X users to leave platform on US inauguration day
The French Human Rights League (LDH) is asking the public to join them in a mass exodus of X, formerly Twitter, on January 20.
www.euronews.com
January 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The French Human Rights League is asking the public to join them in a mass exodus of X, formerly Twitter, on US Inauguration Day #Jan20
🎩: @jimmacmillan.com
#HelloQuitteX #Xodus
🎩: @jimmacmillan.com
#HelloQuitteX #Xodus
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Never. Forget.
New footage reveals how violent Capitol rioters overwhelmed police on January 6
YouTube video by The Telegraph
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Never. Forget.
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A lesson from the TikTok Affair should be that bipartisan efforts to preserve U.S. national security are vulnerable to the incoming president getting bought off and switching sides for his own personal and political benefit. Not great!
January 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A lesson from the TikTok Affair should be that bipartisan efforts to preserve U.S. national security are vulnerable to the incoming president getting bought off and switching sides for his own personal and political benefit. Not great!
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The Big Chill: The press anticipates Trump’s imminent return to office, by Jon Allsop. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
The Big Chill
The press anticipates Trump's imminent return to office.
www.cjr.org
January 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The Big Chill: The press anticipates Trump’s imminent return to office, by Jon Allsop. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
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Holy shit.
This is real.
This is real.
January 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Holy shit.
This is real.
This is real.
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President Trump's inaugural address was a misleading assessment of the U.S. It has a growing economy, falling inflation, slowing illegal immigration, a record-breaking stock market, the lowest levels of violent crime in years and a military that has limited engagement in conflicts around the world.
Trump’s inaugural address centers on pledge to lift a country in ‘decline’
In his second Inaugural Address, the president reprised dark themes from his first and laid out an expansive policy agenda.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
President Trump's inaugural address was a misleading assessment of the U.S. It has a growing economy, falling inflation, slowing illegal immigration, a record-breaking stock market, the lowest levels of violent crime in years and a military that has limited engagement in conflicts around the world.
Saw Yo-Yo Ma perform last week. What a wonderful human being. He covered everything from Bach to contemporary music, deep sea sounds to deep space. Several Bach suites with images from the Hubbel Space scope projected behind him. Just him and his cello. He even took questions for an hour. Magical.
January 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Saw Yo-Yo Ma perform last week. What a wonderful human being. He covered everything from Bach to contemporary music, deep sea sounds to deep space. Several Bach suites with images from the Hubbel Space scope projected behind him. Just him and his cello. He even took questions for an hour. Magical.
I honestly hoped my first post would be more light-hearted and/or optimistic than this, but this interview was so troubling that I just can't ignore it.
How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/o...
How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/o...
Opinion | How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms
Marc Andreessen explains the newest faction of conservatism.
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I honestly hoped my first post would be more light-hearted and/or optimistic than this, but this interview was so troubling that I just can't ignore it.
How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/o...
How Democrats Drove Silicon Valley Into Trump’s Arms www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/o...