David Fivecoat
@dg5coat.bsky.social
Dad. Veteran. Cyclist. OSU Buckeyes and Washington Nationals fan.
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Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
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Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” hits #1 today in 1983
It was originally “a vampire love song,” said writer Jim Steinman, “for a musical version of ‘Nosferatu’ .. When Bonnie came along, it was the perfect match .. her voice had that haunted, gothic quality .. pleading and defiant ..”
It was originally “a vampire love song,” said writer Jim Steinman, “for a musical version of ‘Nosferatu’ .. When Bonnie came along, it was the perfect match .. her voice had that haunted, gothic quality .. pleading and defiant ..”
October 2, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” hits #1 today in 1983
It was originally “a vampire love song,” said writer Jim Steinman, “for a musical version of ‘Nosferatu’ .. When Bonnie came along, it was the perfect match .. her voice had that haunted, gothic quality .. pleading and defiant ..”
It was originally “a vampire love song,” said writer Jim Steinman, “for a musical version of ‘Nosferatu’ .. When Bonnie came along, it was the perfect match .. her voice had that haunted, gothic quality .. pleading and defiant ..”
Jim Lovell passed away today. He famously said “Houston, we have a problem” during the Apollo 13 mission.
www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
Astronaut Jim Lovell, famed Apollo 13 commander, dies at 97
Lovell was also the first astronaut to go to space four times and part of the Apollo 8 crew, the first to launch on the Saturn V rocket and first to orbit the moon.
www.nbcnews.com
August 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Jim Lovell passed away today. He famously said “Houston, we have a problem” during the Apollo 13 mission.
www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...
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as always, @patrickwyman.bsky.social piece on american gentry is essential patrickwyman.substack.com/p/american-g...
American Gentry
Local Power and the Social Order
patrickwyman.substack.com
May 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
as always, @patrickwyman.bsky.social piece on american gentry is essential patrickwyman.substack.com/p/american-g...
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A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope
@jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social Spotted in Los Alamos in the former house of Hans Bethe, a physicist.
April 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
@jackmurphyrgr.bsky.social Spotted in Los Alamos in the former house of Hans Bethe, a physicist.
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There is no such thing as not voting: you either vote by voting, or you vote by staying home and tacitly doubling the value of some diehard's vote.
— David Foster Wallace
— David Foster Wallace
February 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
There is no such thing as not voting: you either vote by voting, or you vote by staying home and tacitly doubling the value of some diehard's vote.
— David Foster Wallace
— David Foster Wallace
Good article on the Canadian-American tariffs
The letter continues: "This is not about securing a better quality of life for Americans, it's about 'Making America Great Again' with plays that assert dominance and control over both friends and allies, even at America's own material expense." Read the whole thing here: /9, end
Dispatch from the Front Line: Thud. It's here
Are you all figuring this out yet or nah?
www.readtheline.ca
February 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Good article on the Canadian-American tariffs
Ohio State is the national champions. #gobuckeyes.
an ohio state logo that is on a white background
ALT: an ohio state logo that is on a white background
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January 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Ohio State is the national champions. #gobuckeyes.
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One of my favorite movies and books. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) may be most known for the Tom Cruise of it all, but let's talk more about the movie's take on time loops, video games, and okay, a little bit on Tom Cruise:
reactormag.com/edge-of-tomo...
reactormag.com/edge-of-tomo...
Edge of Tomorrow: If At First You Don’t Succeed, Die and Die Again - Reactor
A perfect blending of video game mechanics, blockbuster action, and sci fi storytelling.
reactormag.com
January 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
One of my favorite movies and books. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Great post on a group ride by Joe Laverick.
January 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Great post on a group ride by Joe Laverick.
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Googling Stuff: Then v Now.
December 11, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Googling Stuff: Then v Now.
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The West Point Foundry where Civil War Parrott Guns were manufactured and tested. The gun testing platform. @kejamieson.bsky.social
November 28, 2024 at 1:43 AM
The West Point Foundry where Civil War Parrott Guns were manufactured and tested. The gun testing platform. @kejamieson.bsky.social
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Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention
November 26, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention
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This is an exellent piece by @byjustinfox.bsky.social - truly comprehensive and fair
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Who Are These Federal Workers Trump Wants to Fire?
The civilian workforce has barely grown in recent decades, is scattered across the country and accounts for a small fraction of US spending.
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:52 AM
This is an exellent piece by @byjustinfox.bsky.social - truly comprehensive and fair
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
Found this plaque on my morning walk in Austin to Ranger legend James Rudder who scaled the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc on D-Day. Rangers Lead the Way!
November 19, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Found this plaque on my morning walk in Austin to Ranger legend James Rudder who scaled the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc on D-Day. Rangers Lead the Way!
Netflix right now.
November 16, 2024 at 4:06 AM
Netflix right now.