Curt Bianchi
@curtbianchi.bsky.social
Author of Elegant People: A History of the Band Weather Report, former software engineer, occasional radio show host, photographer and writer. Here for politics and sports.
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Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/
September 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/
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June 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
June 9, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.
Every word of this. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Every word of this. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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A useful primer for how Trump’s tariffs policy actually works in reality. t.co/zRARk7BlEL
https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/capitolism/tariff-myths-debunked/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Tariff%20Myths%2C%20Debunked&utm_campaign=Capitolism_Paid%20Subscribers%20On...
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February 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A useful primer for how Trump’s tariffs policy actually works in reality. t.co/zRARk7BlEL
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The Framers foresaw this problem and figured legislators' ambition, self-preservation, and self-respect would drive them to act against a tyrant.
The Framers didn't expect a majority of Congress would be cowards and fools who cheered it like pigs celebrating the arrival of the butcher.
The Framers didn't expect a majority of Congress would be cowards and fools who cheered it like pigs celebrating the arrival of the butcher.
February 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The Framers foresaw this problem and figured legislators' ambition, self-preservation, and self-respect would drive them to act against a tyrant.
The Framers didn't expect a majority of Congress would be cowards and fools who cheered it like pigs celebrating the arrival of the butcher.
The Framers didn't expect a majority of Congress would be cowards and fools who cheered it like pigs celebrating the arrival of the butcher.
Maybe it’s just me, but preventing airplanes from falling out of the sky seems more important than scrubbing federal websites of words Donald Trump doesn’t like. x.com/keeleyfox29/...
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February 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Maybe it’s just me, but preventing airplanes from falling out of the sky seems more important than scrubbing federal websites of words Donald Trump doesn’t like. x.com/keeleyfox29/...
The federal government is now being run by clowns. sjvwater.org/decision-to-...
Decision to dump water from Tulare County lakes altered after sending locals into a mad scramble – SJV Water
Water managers were relieved Thursday evening after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to back off of a sudden decision earlier in the day to dump massive
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January 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The federal government is now being run by clowns. sjvwater.org/decision-to-...
Excerpt from a recent Amazon review of my book Elegant People: A History of the Band Weather Report:
"I have to admit that his song and album descriptions were more enjoyable in some cases, than listening to the songs themselves." I guess I'll take that as a compliment. 🙂
"I have to admit that his song and album descriptions were more enjoyable in some cases, than listening to the songs themselves." I guess I'll take that as a compliment. 🙂
January 31, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Excerpt from a recent Amazon review of my book Elegant People: A History of the Band Weather Report:
"I have to admit that his song and album descriptions were more enjoyable in some cases, than listening to the songs themselves." I guess I'll take that as a compliment. 🙂
"I have to admit that his song and album descriptions were more enjoyable in some cases, than listening to the songs themselves." I guess I'll take that as a compliment. 🙂
To be fair, this was probably the first time Donald Trump was exposed to a pastor preaching from the Sermon on the Mount. But JD Vance's obvious discomfort at hearing about one of the fundemental teachings of his religion (Catholicism) is a bit disturbing.
This guy won the popular vote. That’s why I say America deserves everything we get.
January 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
To be fair, this was probably the first time Donald Trump was exposed to a pastor preaching from the Sermon on the Mount. But JD Vance's obvious discomfort at hearing about one of the fundemental teachings of his religion (Catholicism) is a bit disturbing.
Always Little Marco. www.today.com/video/sec-ma...
Marco Rubio: I plan to focus on a ‘straightforward’ foreign policy
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Florida senator who is the first official member of Donald Trump’s new cabinet, joins TODAY to talk about his plan for a “straightforward” foreign policy, helping e...
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January 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Always Little Marco. www.today.com/video/sec-ma...
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I may have missed it, but I didn't hear Trump say anything about reducing the price of eggs. The media told us 24-7 before the election that this is what real people cared about.
January 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I may have missed it, but I didn't hear Trump say anything about reducing the price of eggs. The media told us 24-7 before the election that this is what real people cared about.
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Trump just literally eliminated an Executive Order to reduce the price of prescription drugs. They are ripping you off, personally. They never gave a shit about the price of anything.
January 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Trump just literally eliminated an Executive Order to reduce the price of prescription drugs. They are ripping you off, personally. They never gave a shit about the price of anything.
I guess we need a reminder of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021. One of those days we all remember where we were when it happened. www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
Video: Day of Rage: How Trump Supporters Took the U.S. Capitol
A six-month Times investigation has synchronized and mapped out thousands of videos and police radio communications from the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, providing the most complete picture to date of what ha...
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January 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I guess we need a reminder of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021. One of those days we all remember where we were when it happened. www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
Gotta admit, I didn’t have displaying the Nazi salute behind the presidential seal of the United States on my bingo card.
January 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Gotta admit, I didn’t have displaying the Nazi salute behind the presidential seal of the United States on my bingo card.
Thanks to @mattmaiocco.bsky.social @mattbarrows.bsky.social and @timkawakami.bsky.social for keeping us informed here at Bluesky during the #49ers game. Never had to even peek at the old place.
November 18, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Thanks to @mattmaiocco.bsky.social @mattbarrows.bsky.social and @timkawakami.bsky.social for keeping us informed here at Bluesky during the #49ers game. Never had to even peek at the old place.
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Over the past week, the social media site Bluesky's growth has exploded, more than doubling to 15 million-plus users, as people seek alternatives to X, Facebook and Threads.
Bluesky Is Growing Up. Maybe Too Fast.
The fledgling social media site has been flooded by people seeking alternatives to Facebook, X and Threads. It hasn’t all been easy.
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November 17, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Over the past week, the social media site Bluesky's growth has exploded, more than doubling to 15 million-plus users, as people seek alternatives to X, Facebook and Threads.
Here are some Bay Area Sports accounts to follow. Some are pretty active here, like Andrew Baggerly; others not at all (yet). But for me there's enough critical mass to eliminate a big reason I was going back to the other site. #49ers #warriors #DubNation #SFGiants #SFGBskyFam
November 17, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Here are some Bay Area Sports accounts to follow. Some are pretty active here, like Andrew Baggerly; others not at all (yet). But for me there's enough critical mass to eliminate a big reason I was going back to the other site. #49ers #warriors #DubNation #SFGiants #SFGBskyFam
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In all my years on social media, the smashed potato recipe from @darthbluesky.bsky.social has added the most value.
the smosh potato is less of a recipe and more of a technique for getting a potato with a creamy center and cronchy edges
there are many ways to make these such as boiling and pan frying or roasting and deep frying but here is one that uses just one cookie sheet and a ziploc bag for minimal cleanup
there are many ways to make these such as boiling and pan frying or roasting and deep frying but here is one that uses just one cookie sheet and a ziploc bag for minimal cleanup
November 12, 2024 at 12:27 AM
In all my years on social media, the smashed potato recipe from @darthbluesky.bsky.social has added the most value.
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New, from me: I've spent the last four years thinking about what happens to the federal government if Trump returns. So I am offering a few predictions about what happens next.
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What Happens Next?
The administrative state under a second Trump term
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November 7, 2024 at 2:16 PM
New, from me: I've spent the last four years thinking about what happens to the federal government if Trump returns. So I am offering a few predictions about what happens next.
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
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For me, dissatisfaction with the post-pandemic economy is the best explanation for Harris’s defeat. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
How Donald Trump Won Everywhere
This was the second COVID election.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2024 at 4:58 PM
For me, dissatisfaction with the post-pandemic economy is the best explanation for Harris’s defeat. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The escaped monkeys remain at large! Authorities think they are "having an adventure." Go monkeys! apnews.com/article/monk...
43 monkeys remain on the run from South Carolina lab. CEO thinks they're having an adventure
Authorities say 43 monkeys bred for medical research that escaped a compound in South Carolina have been spotted in the woods near a fence surrounding the site and that workers are using food to try t...
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November 9, 2024 at 3:42 AM
The escaped monkeys remain at large! Authorities think they are "having an adventure." Go monkeys! apnews.com/article/monk...
They probably saw what happened to the previous group and decided they had better bust out of there.
Police in South Carolina are on the hunt for 43 rhesus monkeys that escaped from a research facility on Wednesday.
The “skittish” animals have been wandering the Yemassee area for about a day, according to a Thursday press release from the Yemassee Police Department.
The “skittish” animals have been wandering the Yemassee area for about a day, according to a Thursday press release from the Yemassee Police Department.
Dozens of monkeys on the loose after escaping research center
Police say residents of Yemassee, South Carolina, should keep their doors and windows locked until the primates are found.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 7, 2024 at 8:03 PM
They probably saw what happened to the previous group and decided they had better bust out of there.