Alex Drummond
@desvoeuxroad.bsky.social
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i spent some time today thinking about how one thing i like about wes anderson is he has a lot of love and appreciation for americana and has a fondness for 20th century american cultural products but the second he had the money he got the fuck out of texas to live wherever he could in europe
November 30, 2025 at 12:48 AM
i spent some time today thinking about how one thing i like about wes anderson is he has a lot of love and appreciation for americana and has a fondness for 20th century american cultural products but the second he had the money he got the fuck out of texas to live wherever he could in europe
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you know what? good advice.
Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
November 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
you know what? good advice.
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We’re guaranteed only one more game. Let’s make it count, Mariners.
October 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
We’re guaranteed only one more game. Let’s make it count, Mariners.
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October 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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What an emblem of the billionaire class—descending on a peaceful city in a private jet on the horn to NYT asking for the place to be invaded by federal authorities because the rent-a-cops you employ for a week to harass a few junkies outside the convention center cost too much.
October 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
What an emblem of the billionaire class—descending on a peaceful city in a private jet on the horn to NYT asking for the place to be invaded by federal authorities because the rent-a-cops you employ for a week to harass a few junkies outside the convention center cost too much.
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The Japanese Mario 64 official strategy guide is an incredible thing. "Can we make little hand-made dioramas of all the levels?" "Sure, why the hell not."
October 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The Japanese Mario 64 official strategy guide is an incredible thing. "Can we make little hand-made dioramas of all the levels?" "Sure, why the hell not."
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.
www.msnbc.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.
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Dutch late night TV has its take
September 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dutch late night TV has its take
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I hope some newspapers use a crop where you can easily read the sign.
September 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I hope some newspapers use a crop where you can easily read the sign.
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“we have friends everywhere”
September 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
“we have friends everywhere”
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idk if you've seen this south korean editorial that ran a few days ago. google translate version scorched my eyebrows www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion...
September 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
idk if you've seen this south korean editorial that ran a few days ago. google translate version scorched my eyebrows www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion...
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NEW: Three charter school districts’ superintendents are among the highest paid in Texas.
The same three districts have also had failing or near-failing performance ratings in recent years.
By @emsimani.bsky.social and Lexi Churchill
The same three districts have also had failing or near-failing performance ratings in recent years.
By @emsimani.bsky.social and Lexi Churchill
These Charter Superintendents Are Some of the Highest Paid in Texas. Their Districts Are Among the Lowest Performing.
Three charter school districts in Texas underreported the compensation paid to their top leaders. The same three districts have also had failing or near-failing performance ratings in recent years.
www.propublica.org
September 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
NEW: Three charter school districts’ superintendents are among the highest paid in Texas.
The same three districts have also had failing or near-failing performance ratings in recent years.
By @emsimani.bsky.social and Lexi Churchill
The same three districts have also had failing or near-failing performance ratings in recent years.
By @emsimani.bsky.social and Lexi Churchill
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"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
September 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.
Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book, including the letter with Trump’s signature that he has said doesn’t exist.
Read more: 🔗 on.wsj.com/4nGGdnJ
Read more: 🔗 on.wsj.com/4nGGdnJ
September 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book, including the letter with Trump’s signature that he has said doesn’t exist.
Read more: 🔗 on.wsj.com/4nGGdnJ
Read more: 🔗 on.wsj.com/4nGGdnJ
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We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...
How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector
As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...
defector.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...
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it should be at least 400 times harder to get a driver's license
September 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
it should be at least 400 times harder to get a driver's license
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Michelle Obama: kids should have healthier school lunches
RFK Jr: maybe if we let the plague run wild we can build a master race
Media: wow these are the same thing
RFK Jr: maybe if we let the plague run wild we can build a master race
Media: wow these are the same thing
September 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Michelle Obama: kids should have healthier school lunches
RFK Jr: maybe if we let the plague run wild we can build a master race
Media: wow these are the same thing
RFK Jr: maybe if we let the plague run wild we can build a master race
Media: wow these are the same thing
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August 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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AOL To Discontinue Dial-Up Internet
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August 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
AOL To Discontinue Dial-Up Internet
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theonion.com/aol-to-...
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New York is the greatest city in the world because
1) it is extremely walkable with an extensive transit network (no other U.S. city comes close)
2) it is extremely diverse in a way that no European or Asian city can touch (& has incredible food)
3) incredible blend of architectural styles
1) it is extremely walkable with an extensive transit network (no other U.S. city comes close)
2) it is extremely diverse in a way that no European or Asian city can touch (& has incredible food)
3) incredible blend of architectural styles
August 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
New York is the greatest city in the world because
1) it is extremely walkable with an extensive transit network (no other U.S. city comes close)
2) it is extremely diverse in a way that no European or Asian city can touch (& has incredible food)
3) incredible blend of architectural styles
1) it is extremely walkable with an extensive transit network (no other U.S. city comes close)
2) it is extremely diverse in a way that no European or Asian city can touch (& has incredible food)
3) incredible blend of architectural styles
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If you know me at all - here, elsewhere, or irl - you know how important I believe it is to understand history. That it’s being perverted in this way and for this reason is obscene.
Think about this for a second. It’s grotesque and dangerous.
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/a...
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/a...
White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions
www.nytimes.com
August 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If you know me at all - here, elsewhere, or irl - you know how important I believe it is to understand history. That it’s being perverted in this way and for this reason is obscene.
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"As governor of Texas, it is my job to do whatever President Trump thinks will protect our individual liberties. I can’t think of anything more Texan than obeying a powerful man in Washington, DC, in the name of individual freedoms."
Texas Democrats Are Subverting Democracy by Preventing Us from Subverting Democracy
“Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday ordered the civil arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to block a vote on a Republican-backed congre...
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August 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"As governor of Texas, it is my job to do whatever President Trump thinks will protect our individual liberties. I can’t think of anything more Texan than obeying a powerful man in Washington, DC, in the name of individual freedoms."
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With IRS commissioner Billy Long saying the Direct File program is "gone," revisit our 2019 story about how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free:
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
www.propublica.org
August 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
With IRS commissioner Billy Long saying the Direct File program is "gone," revisit our 2019 story about how TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free: