Charlie Harris
@chazzwazzle1.bsky.social
writing/editing/snarking on Nashville; legal stuff; devourer of local meats and treats
Habeas corpus is the friends we deported along the way
HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
May 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Habeas corpus is the friends we deported along the way
Guess I need to log off for a few days while the worst humans sound off about the suspicious timing of an aggressive cancer diagnosis.
Don't watch CNN right now if you don't want to get depressed. Brian Stelter is going on about "the timing" of the cancer diagnosis and his colleague Tapper's book. Apparently, there's something really important about that.
I thought we might get some respectful coverage at least today.
I thought we might get some respectful coverage at least today.
May 19, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Guess I need to log off for a few days while the worst humans sound off about the suspicious timing of an aggressive cancer diagnosis.
On a Mad Men re-watch and my dumb brain did me a disservice over the years: Though I loved it the first time, I remembered it as being a bit slow-moving. NOPE. Totally wrong! We get Dick Whitman clues in Episode 1 -- and these episodes are packed with plot.
May 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
On a Mad Men re-watch and my dumb brain did me a disservice over the years: Though I loved it the first time, I remembered it as being a bit slow-moving. NOPE. Totally wrong! We get Dick Whitman clues in Episode 1 -- and these episodes are packed with plot.
it's not going well for Bears ownership. I swear the Titans' new stadium is going to be one of the last of the "allow billionaires to use public money" model. Our city had leverage but refused to even let things get slightly uncomfortable for ownership.
BREAKING NEWS:
The Chicago Bears are shifting focus to a new stadium in Arlington Heights, a project that would depend on state legislation allowing for negotiated financing of large-scale development projects.
The Chicago Bears are shifting focus to a new stadium in Arlington Heights, a project that would depend on state legislation allowing for negotiated financing of large-scale development projects.
Chicago Bears shifting their stadium focus to Arlington Heights
The Chicago Bears have flirted with leaving Chicago and building a stadium in Arlington Heights for more than 50 years.
www.chicagotribune.com
May 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
it's not going well for Bears ownership. I swear the Titans' new stadium is going to be one of the last of the "allow billionaires to use public money" model. Our city had leverage but refused to even let things get slightly uncomfortable for ownership.
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This kid is 15, and so has a moral clarity and uprightness that no adult elected official would or could ever have. There aren't really and never have been two sides of this issue, but if it has to be argued as a binary thing I don't see how anything less than this could seem like the side to be on.
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
This kid is 15, and so has a moral clarity and uprightness that no adult elected official would or could ever have. There aren't really and never have been two sides of this issue, but if it has to be argued as a binary thing I don't see how anything less than this could seem like the side to be on.
oof. The era of my first iPod (2nd gen), which may have contained the Blink song, the AFI song, and Reptilia (best song on this list besides Maps). But a pretty putrid time for popular music -- we all scrambled to the indie scene and (in my case) relied on cooler friends for better music
May 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
oof. The era of my first iPod (2nd gen), which may have contained the Blink song, the AFI song, and Reptilia (best song on this list besides Maps). But a pretty putrid time for popular music -- we all scrambled to the indie scene and (in my case) relied on cooler friends for better music
often carried a roll of Assorted Fruit Certs in my pocket in 8th and 9th grade. Sue me, I was still looking for an identity while trying not to smell like a teen.
Certs (1956-2018): A line of disc-shaped breath mints, available in flavors such as peppermint, spearmint, wintergreen, cinnamon, & assorted fruit. Famously contained no actual mint, but rather a melange of chemicals and oils known as "Retsyn", which provided the trademark flecks
May 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
often carried a roll of Assorted Fruit Certs in my pocket in 8th and 9th grade. Sue me, I was still looking for an identity while trying not to smell like a teen.
so tired of hearing from guys who think there is some kind of virtue to being in the middle (as they reason, they're not susceptible to the excesses of either side). They're empty vessels.
Self-identifying as a centrist is perhaps the most cynical and amoral political identity you can have because you're just openly admitting your beliefs aren't really beliefs they're just strategic positions that only exist relative to others in the room you happen to be in
May 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
so tired of hearing from guys who think there is some kind of virtue to being in the middle (as they reason, they're not susceptible to the excesses of either side). They're empty vessels.
don't accept a glass of red wine in a place where spilling red wine would spell disaster
(but I'm not clumsy or anything)
(but I'm not clumsy or anything)
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
May 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
don't accept a glass of red wine in a place where spilling red wine would spell disaster
(but I'm not clumsy or anything)
(but I'm not clumsy or anything)
real Chicagoans strongly prefer the less-talked-about tavern-style Pope.
May 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
real Chicagoans strongly prefer the less-talked-about tavern-style Pope.
when's gonna be his time??
May 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
when's gonna be his time??
since I get a lot of zoning/housing discourse in my feed (not complaining!). Bloody amazing.
City Councilman Unearths Magical Zoning Amulet
theonion.com/city-co...
theonion.com/city-co...
May 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
since I get a lot of zoning/housing discourse in my feed (not complaining!). Bloody amazing.
came across the most Bluesky post that's Bluesky'd: a leftist posting that they'd discovered Andor, and that the politics of it were indeed good. However, they were preemptively worried that posting about it would attract resist libs and other unwanted types ("I am not like you," etc. )
May 8, 2025 at 3:03 PM
came across the most Bluesky post that's Bluesky'd: a leftist posting that they'd discovered Andor, and that the politics of it were indeed good. However, they were preemptively worried that posting about it would attract resist libs and other unwanted types ("I am not like you," etc. )
I already use it for mixed purposes: 1. getting photos of the baby at the ghost town JC Penney; 2. Celebrating item 1 with gyros and a mountain of fries from Pyramids Cafe
The Metro Council on Tuesday approved a measure to facilitate the redevelopment of RiverGate Mall for mixed-use purposes.
Metro Council Moves Forward With RiverGate Mall Plans
The redevelopment of RiverGate Mall, multifamily housing proposals and an intergovernmental agreement regarding the East Bank advanced at a Metro Council meeting Tuesday night.
www.nashvillescene.com
May 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I already use it for mixed purposes: 1. getting photos of the baby at the ghost town JC Penney; 2. Celebrating item 1 with gyros and a mountain of fries from Pyramids Cafe
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AI evangelists always say their tools will spark creativity and innovation but time and time again it only gets used to manipulate stuff that already exists. Make a dead person say new words, generate images of a famous person naked, etc
NEWS: Jim Fagan was the voice of the NBA on NBC's promos during the 90s. He passed away in 2019.
Using AI, he will be heard once again as the NBA on NBC returns next season.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/633...
Using AI, he will be heard once again as the NBA on NBC returns next season.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/633...
NBC to use AI to recreate Jim Fagan's voice-over for NBA coverage
www.nytimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
AI evangelists always say their tools will spark creativity and innovation but time and time again it only gets used to manipulate stuff that already exists. Make a dead person say new words, generate images of a famous person naked, etc
"something called molly" as the Attorney General turns into a Tim Robinson character
Bondi: "They put this in Xanax. They put this in adderall. They put this in molly. The date drug, or the party drug. Something called molly."
May 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"something called molly" as the Attorney General turns into a Tim Robinson character
seen a few think pieces (from respected culture websites) on Revenge of the Sith. And let me state for the record, after many years to consider and reconsider: No. It was not underappreciated. It is dogshit. The lightsaber fight where Anakin gets his shit wrecked is like the only 5 watchable minutes
May 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
seen a few think pieces (from respected culture websites) on Revenge of the Sith. And let me state for the record, after many years to consider and reconsider: No. It was not underappreciated. It is dogshit. The lightsaber fight where Anakin gets his shit wrecked is like the only 5 watchable minutes
not the worst (I liked it and wore it out), but my most "buyer beware" CD was a used copy of Reel Big Fish's Why Do They Rock So Hard. Only it was the CLEAN version and not labeled as such. So many awkwardly spliced blips.
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May 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
not the worst (I liked it and wore it out), but my most "buyer beware" CD was a used copy of Reel Big Fish's Why Do They Rock So Hard. Only it was the CLEAN version and not labeled as such. So many awkwardly spliced blips.
Good sign for Journalism that owners of a horse named Private Equity were disallowed from buying their way into the race last minute
May 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Good sign for Journalism that owners of a horse named Private Equity were disallowed from buying their way into the race last minute
Remove a letter, ruin a movie.
Peed. (And Peed 2: Cruise Control)
Peed. (And Peed 2: Cruise Control)
remove a letter, ruin a movie
Inter Stella
Inter Stella
remove a letter, ruin a movie
Tar Wars
(Bonus - Tar Wars: Attack of the Cones 🦺🚧)
Tar Wars
(Bonus - Tar Wars: Attack of the Cones 🦺🚧)
May 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Remove a letter, ruin a movie.
Peed. (And Peed 2: Cruise Control)
Peed. (And Peed 2: Cruise Control)
Zuckerberg's McMansion out here lookin' like the Ensworth high school
May 3, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Zuckerberg's McMansion out here lookin' like the Ensworth high school
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Anyway logged on to see if we can solve a slightly smaller emergency, anybody up for being a hero tomorrow?
May 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Anyway logged on to see if we can solve a slightly smaller emergency, anybody up for being a hero tomorrow?
trying to schedule two sets of bloodwork for myself and one for my cat with IBS. Good times all around!
May 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
trying to schedule two sets of bloodwork for myself and one for my cat with IBS. Good times all around!
an absolute must-read for those (like me) who consume a lot of college sports
A few months before Florida won the men’s basketball national title, UF closed an investigation into head coach Todd Golden.
It’s not an accident that we know so little about what happened.
Gift link so everyone can read it:
defector.com/florida-buil...
It’s not an accident that we know so little about what happened.
Gift link so everyone can read it:
defector.com/florida-buil...
Florida Built A Black Box And Put The Todd Golden Case Inside It | Defector
Todd Golden smiled as the orange and blue confetti fell around him. He had accomplished what no Florida Gators men’s basketball coach had in nearly two decades—a national championship—bringing a title...
defector.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
an absolute must-read for those (like me) who consume a lot of college sports
So Jimmy Butler got hurt for a game and it made Steve Kerr forget Moses Moody existed?
April 29, 2025 at 4:04 AM
So Jimmy Butler got hurt for a game and it made Steve Kerr forget Moses Moody existed?