Ed Manning
@etmthree.bsky.social
Cat- and human-dad. Empty nesting with uncommonly tolerant spouse @jfriesen690 . I use technology to make tools that help make digital art.
In a prior life I spent 35 years doing #VFX and animation for TV and film.
In a prior life I spent 35 years doing #VFX and animation for TV and film.
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Exactly 80 years ago this precise moment (8:40am Hamburg time, Nov. 30, 1945), German submarine commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck and two of his former subordinates on the U-852 were shot by Allies in Hamburg for killing the survivors of a ship they had sunk. Pete Hagueseth needs to lawyer up immediately.
The Peleus War Crimes Trial
After sinking the Greek steamer Peleus in 1944, the captain ordered his crew to attack the survivors, three sailors survived and faced their attackers in a war crime trial.
www.usni.org
November 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Exactly 80 years ago this precise moment (8:40am Hamburg time, Nov. 30, 1945), German submarine commander Heinz-Wilhelm Eck and two of his former subordinates on the U-852 were shot by Allies in Hamburg for killing the survivors of a ship they had sunk. Pete Hagueseth needs to lawyer up immediately.
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Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
November 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
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New York City billboards are displaying the president’s 91 felony charges.
November 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
New York City billboards are displaying the president’s 91 felony charges.
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I’m no statistician, but if you buy your first house in your 30s on a 50-year mortgage, and life expectancy is low 80s, isn’t this just called — rent?
November 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I’m no statistician, but if you buy your first house in your 30s on a 50-year mortgage, and life expectancy is low 80s, isn’t this just called — rent?
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August 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
If I can’t deny good things to the people I demean then I’ll deny them to everyone but the rich (of whom I am one)
Truly, it’s the racism.
July 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
If I can’t deny good things to the people I demean then I’ll deny them to everyone but the rich (of whom I am one)
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If you are an elected New York Dem and you are not endorsing the ***WINNER OF THE DEM PRIMARY***, you are part of the problem.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
Progressive pressure to back Mamdani
www.politico.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:26 PM
If you are an elected New York Dem and you are not endorsing the ***WINNER OF THE DEM PRIMARY***, you are part of the problem.
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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rideshare companies need a “no tesla” option
July 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
rideshare companies need a “no tesla” option
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It's bad enough to publish the hit piece but this whole dishonest "who, me? We were just trying to enlighten readers about his fascinating background!" shit is so dishonest and insulting to our intelligence.
Patrick Healy, NYT assistant managing editor for Standards and Trust, wrote a thread on how the Zohran Mamdani/Columbia story came together:
July 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
It's bad enough to publish the hit piece but this whole dishonest "who, me? We were just trying to enlighten readers about his fascinating background!" shit is so dishonest and insulting to our intelligence.
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Thanks, is that normal Times policy, to leave it to the readers to Google to figure out what the sources' political views are?
July 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Thanks, is that normal Times policy, to leave it to the readers to Google to figure out what the sources' political views are?
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This is a defensive, 10-post thread from an NYT boss, and the only thing it truly illuminates is the need for the Times to bring an independent journalist back into the role of public editor.
Our assistant managing editor for Standards and Trust, Patrick Healy, posted on X today in response to feedback on our recent reporting on Zohran Mamdani.
July 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This is a defensive, 10-post thread from an NYT boss, and the only thing it truly illuminates is the need for the Times to bring an independent journalist back into the role of public editor.
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If your leaders keep failing you by being weak, and everyone makes fun of them for being weak, and they lose all the battles they should have won? Then it’s long past time to replace your leaders. because they are obviously very bad leaders. You don’t owe them a goddamn thing.
June 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
If your leaders keep failing you by being weak, and everyone makes fun of them for being weak, and they lose all the battles they should have won? Then it’s long past time to replace your leaders. because they are obviously very bad leaders. You don’t owe them a goddamn thing.
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great point. the centrists could have united around somebody other than Cuomo a year ago, but they didn't bother until Mamdami looked likely to win www.eschatonblog.com/2025/06/inco...
Incompetent Old Guard
If all the old centrists wanted to rally behind one of their own for the New York mayoral primary, they could've chosen someone who wasn't a...
www.eschatonblog.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
great point. the centrists could have united around somebody other than Cuomo a year ago, but they didn't bother until Mamdami looked likely to win www.eschatonblog.com/2025/06/inco...
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The DNC really ought to be taking notes on how to run a good campaign from Zohran Mamdani and his team. They probably won't. But they should.
We have gone from the margin of error to the margin of effort.
On the day before the election, we stand on the verge of toppling a political dynasty and winning a city we can afford. But we can only do it with you.
zohranfornyc.com/gotv
On the day before the election, we stand on the verge of toppling a political dynasty and winning a city we can afford. But we can only do it with you.
zohranfornyc.com/gotv
June 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The DNC really ought to be taking notes on how to run a good campaign from Zohran Mamdani and his team. They probably won't. But they should.
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I rarely post personal things. But I need to talk about my 4-year-old niece, Hope.
She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive.
But the FDA recently denied its approval.
Now, her health hangs in the balance.
Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵
She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive.
But the FDA recently denied its approval.
Now, her health hangs in the balance.
Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵
June 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I rarely post personal things. But I need to talk about my 4-year-old niece, Hope.
She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive.
But the FDA recently denied its approval.
Now, her health hangs in the balance.
Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵
She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive.
But the FDA recently denied its approval.
Now, her health hangs in the balance.
Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵
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david hogg off the top rope on the other site
June 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
david hogg off the top rope on the other site
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This is your daily reminder that Republicans are planning to gut Medicaid, Medicare and SNAP to hand tax breaks to billionaires. Don’t get distracted. Help me spread the word.
June 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This is your daily reminder that Republicans are planning to gut Medicaid, Medicare and SNAP to hand tax breaks to billionaires. Don’t get distracted. Help me spread the word.
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The first civilian detained by U.S. Marines in Los Angeles was an ARMY VETERAN on his way to a VA APPOINTMENT
Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows
Marines deployed to Los Angeles carried out the detention of a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by President Donald Trump.
www.reuters.com
June 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The first civilian detained by U.S. Marines in Los Angeles was an ARMY VETERAN on his way to a VA APPOINTMENT
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<thread>
On the left:
June 12, Judge Breyer writing that THE test for whether the US Marines/Guard violate Posse Comitatus will be whether they've engaged in "detaining" civilians.
On the right:
June 13: See for yourself.
Note: The DoD has confirmed the detention of civilian to Reuters.
On the left:
June 12, Judge Breyer writing that THE test for whether the US Marines/Guard violate Posse Comitatus will be whether they've engaged in "detaining" civilians.
On the right:
June 13: See for yourself.
Note: The DoD has confirmed the detention of civilian to Reuters.
June 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
<thread>
On the left:
June 12, Judge Breyer writing that THE test for whether the US Marines/Guard violate Posse Comitatus will be whether they've engaged in "detaining" civilians.
On the right:
June 13: See for yourself.
Note: The DoD has confirmed the detention of civilian to Reuters.
On the left:
June 12, Judge Breyer writing that THE test for whether the US Marines/Guard violate Posse Comitatus will be whether they've engaged in "detaining" civilians.
On the right:
June 13: See for yourself.
Note: The DoD has confirmed the detention of civilian to Reuters.
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It is actually nuts that even when the NYC political establishment was presented with a broad field of talented candidates w/ many ideas, in a time of generational change & anti-corruption, they STILL chose to line up behind scandal-ridden Andrew Cuomo.
It’s cowardice.
It’s cowardice.
June 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
It is actually nuts that even when the NYC political establishment was presented with a broad field of talented candidates w/ many ideas, in a time of generational change & anti-corruption, they STILL chose to line up behind scandal-ridden Andrew Cuomo.
It’s cowardice.
It’s cowardice.
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Ok I know Suffolk county is a bastion of Repubs but why would they allow their fire departments to be used for ICE? Are the Feds paying them rent at least? Huntington (town super Ed Smyth) officials allowing the racists to take over - yeah, that’s wholly unsurprising. But surprised by Riverhead
ICE agents seen prepping in the parking lot of the Riverhead Fire Department this morning on Long Island.
This comes a week after people in Huntington inquired why ICE was using the FD parking lot there to stage.
This comes a week after people in Huntington inquired why ICE was using the FD parking lot there to stage.
June 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Ok I know Suffolk county is a bastion of Repubs but why would they allow their fire departments to be used for ICE? Are the Feds paying them rent at least? Huntington (town super Ed Smyth) officials allowing the racists to take over - yeah, that’s wholly unsurprising. But surprised by Riverhead