David C. Wright, Jr.
@dwrightjr.bsky.social
Emeritus History Prof, Misericordia Univ, French His, R 'n R His, Cultural History, co-editor of Space and Time: Essays on Visions of History in Science Fiction and Fantasy Television
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Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies aged 63
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies aged 63
Ian Brown and Tim Burgess were among those to pay tribute to Mani, whose death was announced by his brother and nephew
Gary “Mani” Mounfield, best known as a founding member and bassist of the Stone Roses, has died aged 63. The cause of death has not been shared.
His brother Greg Mounfield posted the news on Facebook: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother.” His nephew also shared the news. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies aged 63
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I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
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Stargate is coming back?!
www.gateworld.net/news/2025/11...
“It is not a reboot,” Gero said. “It is a brand new chapter. It’s its own unique chapter in the Stargate universe.”
www.gateworld.net/news/2025/11...
“It is not a reboot,” Gero said. “It is a brand new chapter. It’s its own unique chapter in the Stargate universe.”
Amazon Greenlights A New Stargate Series » GateWorld
FIRST ON GATEWORLD: A new Stargate series is now in pre-production for Prime Video, with veteran writer and producer Martin Gero at the helm.
www.gateworld.net
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Stargate is coming back?!
www.gateworld.net/news/2025/11...
“It is not a reboot,” Gero said. “It is a brand new chapter. It’s its own unique chapter in the Stargate universe.”
www.gateworld.net/news/2025/11...
“It is not a reboot,” Gero said. “It is a brand new chapter. It’s its own unique chapter in the Stargate universe.”
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Despite everything else going on, France last night honoured Robert Badinter, the former justice minister who ended the death penalty in 🇫🇷 in 1981. He entered the Panthéon in a moving moment of national tribute that the French do so well
October 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Despite everything else going on, France last night honoured Robert Badinter, the former justice minister who ended the death penalty in 🇫🇷 in 1981. He entered the Panthéon in a moving moment of national tribute that the French do so well
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The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online
The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online
If you know nothing else about medieval European illuminated manuscripts, you surely know the Book of Kells. “One of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures” comments Medievalists.net, “it is set apart ...
www.openculture.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online
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#MusicHistory On this day, 1980, Talking Heads released their brilliant 4th album, Remain In Light, on Sire Records. It was the band's final album to be produced by Brian Eno. The album hit #19 on the US Billboard 200, 21 in the UK & produced the singles "Once in a Lifetime" & "Houses in Motion".
October 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
#MusicHistory On this day, 1980, Talking Heads released their brilliant 4th album, Remain In Light, on Sire Records. It was the band's final album to be produced by Brian Eno. The album hit #19 on the US Billboard 200, 21 in the UK & produced the singles "Once in a Lifetime" & "Houses in Motion".
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2076 years ago, on the 3rd of October 52 BCE, Vercingetorix, the leader of an alliance of Gallic tribes, surrendered to Julius Caesar, ending the Siege of Alesia. It was the culmination of Caesar’s Gallic campaign and the last major confrontation between Romans and Gallic tribes. #otd #history 🗃️
October 3, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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2355 years ago, on the 1st of October 331 BCE, the Army of Macedon under Alexander the Great defeated the Persian Army under King Darius III in the Battle of Gaugamela. It is seen as the final blow to the Persian Empire. #otd #history #persia #alexanderthegreat 🗃️
October 1, 2025 at 7:57 AM
2355 years ago, on the 1st of October 331 BCE, the Army of Macedon under Alexander the Great defeated the Persian Army under King Darius III in the Battle of Gaugamela. It is seen as the final blow to the Persian Empire. #otd #history #persia #alexanderthegreat 🗃️
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Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
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Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance
September 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance
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John Cage was born on September 5, 1912
September 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
John Cage was born on September 5, 1912
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Remembering John Cage on his birthday 🎂
📷 An iconic portrait by Guido Harari, Bologna, 1979
"I think it is true that sounds are, of their nature, harmonious, and I would extend that to noise. There is no noise, only sound."
📷 An iconic portrait by Guido Harari, Bologna, 1979
"I think it is true that sounds are, of their nature, harmonious, and I would extend that to noise. There is no noise, only sound."
September 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Remembering John Cage on his birthday 🎂
📷 An iconic portrait by Guido Harari, Bologna, 1979
"I think it is true that sounds are, of their nature, harmonious, and I would extend that to noise. There is no noise, only sound."
📷 An iconic portrait by Guido Harari, Bologna, 1979
"I think it is true that sounds are, of their nature, harmonious, and I would extend that to noise. There is no noise, only sound."
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Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment:
"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
September 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment:
"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
"To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
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Photo of the Day.
If you had suggested anything like this before November’s election, you would have been accused of being hysterical.
Taken on Tuesday in Washington D.C. by J. Scott Applewhite for Associated Press.
If you had suggested anything like this before November’s election, you would have been accused of being hysterical.
Taken on Tuesday in Washington D.C. by J. Scott Applewhite for Associated Press.
August 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Photo of the Day.
If you had suggested anything like this before November’s election, you would have been accused of being hysterical.
Taken on Tuesday in Washington D.C. by J. Scott Applewhite for Associated Press.
If you had suggested anything like this before November’s election, you would have been accused of being hysterical.
Taken on Tuesday in Washington D.C. by J. Scott Applewhite for Associated Press.
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#MusicHistory On this day, 1975, Bruce Springsteen ("The Boss") released his commercial breakthrough 3rd album, Born To Run. The album peaked #3 on the Billboard 200 & eventually sold 7 million copies in the US. 2 singles were released from the record: "Born to Run" and "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out".
August 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#MusicHistory On this day, 1975, Bruce Springsteen ("The Boss") released his commercial breakthrough 3rd album, Born To Run. The album peaked #3 on the Billboard 200 & eventually sold 7 million copies in the US. 2 singles were released from the record: "Born to Run" and "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out".
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This Day in Labor History: August 25, 1935. The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters signed its first contract with the Pullman Car Company, breaking that company’s long anti-union history and providing a breakthrough for Black workers in America. Let's talk labor and civil rights together!
August 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This Day in Labor History: August 25, 1935. The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters signed its first contract with the Pullman Car Company, breaking that company’s long anti-union history and providing a breakthrough for Black workers in America. Let's talk labor and civil rights together!
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The hits keep coming. “The departments that won’t be accepting Ph.D. students now include art history, cinema and media studies, classics, comparative literature, East Asian languages and civilizations, English language and literature, Germanic studies, linguistics, Middle Eastern studies…”
More UChicago Ph.D. Programs Will Pause Admissions
The arts and humanities dean said “nearly all” faculty leaders preferred “a broader pause for the division.” Some social sciences programs also aren’t accepting new students.
www.insidehighered.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The hits keep coming. “The departments that won’t be accepting Ph.D. students now include art history, cinema and media studies, classics, comparative literature, East Asian languages and civilizations, English language and literature, Germanic studies, linguistics, Middle Eastern studies…”
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Over 2.5 million Israelis joined today’s anti-Netanyahu protests, organisers estimate. 300,000 are now in Tel Aviv's Hostage Square. (Haaretz)
August 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Over 2.5 million Israelis joined today’s anti-Netanyahu protests, organisers estimate. 300,000 are now in Tel Aviv's Hostage Square. (Haaretz)
RIP Terence Stamp
Terence Stamp, face of 60s British cinema and star of The Limey and Superman, dies at 87
Terence Stamp, face of 60s British cinema and star of The Limey and Superman, dies at 87
Family says actor who worked with William Wyler, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Steven Soderbergh, ‘leaves behind an extraordinary body of work’
Terence Stamp, who made his name as an actor in 1960s London and went on to play the arch-villain General Zod in the Hollywood hits Superman and Superman II, has died aged 87, his family said on Sunday.
The Oscar-nominated actor starred in films ranging from Pier Paolo Pasolini’s Theorem in 1968 and A Season in Hell in 1971 to The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert in 1994 in which he played a transgender woman. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
RIP Terence Stamp
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I stand with @pbs.org and their efforts to carry on the legacy of the CPB. "For $5/month or $60/yr you get access to PBS Passport and the entire Masterpiece library plus Great Performances, etc. Defunded but not defeated." www.pbs.org/passport/lea...
PBS: Public Broadcasting Service
Watch full episodes of your favorite PBS dramas, find in-depth news analysis and explore documentaries on history, science, art and more!
www.pbs.org
August 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I stand with @pbs.org and their efforts to carry on the legacy of the CPB. "For $5/month or $60/yr you get access to PBS Passport and the entire Masterpiece library plus Great Performances, etc. Defunded but not defeated." www.pbs.org/passport/lea...
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I always felt that knowing the Nine Muses and their areas of inspiration is top notch trivia. Source: buff.ly/EW3fLzO
August 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I always felt that knowing the Nine Muses and their areas of inspiration is top notch trivia. Source: buff.ly/EW3fLzO
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⚡️Russia drops 500-kg bomb on shopping center in Donetsk Oblast — killing 2, injuring 27.
Russian forces dropped a 500-kg (1,100-pound) aerial bomb on a shopping center in Donetsk Oblast, killing at least two people & injuring 27 others, regional officials reported July 16.
Russian forces dropped a 500-kg (1,100-pound) aerial bomb on a shopping center in Donetsk Oblast, killing at least two people & injuring 27 others, regional officials reported July 16.
Russia drops 500-kg bomb on shopping center in Donetsk Oblast — killing 2, injuring 27
Russian forces dropped a 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) aerial bomb on a shopping center in Donetsk Oblast, killing at least two people and injuring 27 others, regional officials reported July 16.
kyivindependent.com
July 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
⚡️Russia drops 500-kg bomb on shopping center in Donetsk Oblast — killing 2, injuring 27.
Russian forces dropped a 500-kg (1,100-pound) aerial bomb on a shopping center in Donetsk Oblast, killing at least two people & injuring 27 others, regional officials reported July 16.
Russian forces dropped a 500-kg (1,100-pound) aerial bomb on a shopping center in Donetsk Oblast, killing at least two people & injuring 27 others, regional officials reported July 16.
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let's take stock here:
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
let's take stock here:
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
(Democratic) Presidents, via the Dept of Education, can't cancel student debt because statutes don't clearly authorize it.
Republican Presidents can cancel/shut down the Dept of Education because, even though only Congress can shut down departments ..., ... 🤷♀️ YOLO?
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent: