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Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
November 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
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“Blight,” which is in this collection, is the best short story ever written about Chicago.
I was thinking of the great Chicago author Stuart Dybek’s book “The Coast of Chicago.”
November 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
“Blight,” which is in this collection, is the best short story ever written about Chicago.
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Couldn’t resist setting up a bit of a bistro scene chez moi for the Mustard Pork Chops that are #RecipeOfTheDay! And I serve gnocchi with them in place of potatoes, not just for speed and ease: they’re wonderful with the pork’s mustard and cider cream sauce. www.nigella.com/recipes/must...
Mustard Pork Chops
This is possibly the easiest route to a proper, filling and yet strangely delicate dinner. The pork is cooked just enough time to take away any pinkness but ensure tenderness within, and is gloriously...
www.nigella.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Couldn’t resist setting up a bit of a bistro scene chez moi for the Mustard Pork Chops that are #RecipeOfTheDay! And I serve gnocchi with them in place of potatoes, not just for speed and ease: they’re wonderful with the pork’s mustard and cider cream sauce. www.nigella.com/recipes/must...
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It's too easy to be distracted by the economic story of the day. The more important story is of our system fraying: The rule of law is decaying, Bribery spreading, crony capitalism normalized. It won’t show up in next quarter’s data, but when our kids try to build their lives.
November 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It's too easy to be distracted by the economic story of the day. The more important story is of our system fraying: The rule of law is decaying, Bribery spreading, crony capitalism normalized. It won’t show up in next quarter’s data, but when our kids try to build their lives.
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Monet’s La Grenouillère captured modern leisure—floating cafés, dancing reflections, Paris at play. He and Renoir painted it side by side, brush for brush.
November 15, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Monet’s La Grenouillère captured modern leisure—floating cafés, dancing reflections, Paris at play. He and Renoir painted it side by side, brush for brush.
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Data centers are concentrated in these states- and here's how that is effecting electricity prices: www.cnbc.com/2025/11/14/d...
Data centers are concentrated in these states. Here's what's happening to electricity prices
Residential utility bills rose 6% on average nationwide in August compared with the same period last year, according to the Energy Information Administration.
www.cnbc.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Data centers are concentrated in these states- and here's how that is effecting electricity prices: www.cnbc.com/2025/11/14/d...
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"the wealthy and powerful appear not as master operators but as bumbling sycophants, eager to cozy up to influence no matter how villainous or depraved"
PS read those emails and tell me you would pay that person hundreds of millions of dollars for investment advice
PS read those emails and tell me you would pay that person hundreds of millions of dollars for investment advice
Importance: High
subj: An article for U (gift link)
i wrote ,,,,,, about jeff epstein. s emails.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
subj: An article for U (gift link)
i wrote ,,,,,, about jeff epstein. s emails.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
When QAnon Meets Veep
The dumb, abhorrent truth at the heart of the Epstein scandal
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:20 AM
"the wealthy and powerful appear not as master operators but as bumbling sycophants, eager to cozy up to influence no matter how villainous or depraved"
PS read those emails and tell me you would pay that person hundreds of millions of dollars for investment advice
PS read those emails and tell me you would pay that person hundreds of millions of dollars for investment advice
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JESUS CHRIST IN RICHMOND PARK: ORIGINAL UPLOAD
YouTube video by JAGGL113
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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The latest episode of my podcast Collateral Damage is up today.
When we started this project a few years ago, we had no idea how timely this episode would be.
It's about Veronica and Charity Bowers, a mother and daughter killed in 2001 when the CIA and Peruvian Air Force shot down their plane.
When we started this project a few years ago, we had no idea how timely this episode would be.
It's about Veronica and Charity Bowers, a mother and daughter killed in 2001 when the CIA and Peruvian Air Force shot down their plane.
Episode Six: Airborne Imperialism
A U.S.-led program killed Veronica and Charity Bowers in Peru after mistaking their plane for drug smugglers. Trump’s Venezuela boat strikes make their deaths newly and urgently relevant.
theintercept.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The latest episode of my podcast Collateral Damage is up today.
When we started this project a few years ago, we had no idea how timely this episode would be.
It's about Veronica and Charity Bowers, a mother and daughter killed in 2001 when the CIA and Peruvian Air Force shot down their plane.
When we started this project a few years ago, we had no idea how timely this episode would be.
It's about Veronica and Charity Bowers, a mother and daughter killed in 2001 when the CIA and Peruvian Air Force shot down their plane.
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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Here are the Senators who voted to criminalize hemp products:
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Here are the Senators who voted to criminalize hemp products:
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A tech billionaire mocked Pope Leo XIV’s call for ethical AI.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
Tech Billionaire Mocks Pope Leo’s AI Warning — and Reveals Silicon Valley’s Original Sin
A billionaire tech guru openly mocked Leo's call for moral AI — and quickly backtracked after backlash. It’s a telling collision of Silicon Valley hubris with a pope they cannot buy, bully, or ignore.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
A tech billionaire mocked Pope Leo XIV’s call for ethical AI.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
The post was deleted — but not before exposing Silicon Valley’s deeper discomfort: a pope they can’t buy or bully.
It also revealed something older: the Valley’s original sin — the desire to be God.
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In light of recent questions regarding the economic viability and long-term profitability of AI ventures, I decided to share a reflection on how artificial intelligence will impact national security and the craft of intelligence. open.substack.com/pub/alexande...
On AI and National Security Work
Reflections on Artificial Intelligence for National Security Professionals
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
In light of recent questions regarding the economic viability and long-term profitability of AI ventures, I decided to share a reflection on how artificial intelligence will impact national security and the craft of intelligence. open.substack.com/pub/alexande...
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The only pledge of allegiance I acknowledge
Ellis starting the day off by reading out Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" in its entirety.
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The only pledge of allegiance I acknowledge
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💯. Got induction because of air quality inside our home and climate benefits, but now I like it so much better for cooking. Like, I don’t ever want a gas stove again. Ever.
Faster, safer, cleaner, and easier: This is why you should consider switching to an induction stove. www.reviewed.com/ovens/featur...
Induction cooking—here's why you should make the switch
Induction cooking is superior to gas and electric in many ways.
www.reviewed.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
💯. Got induction because of air quality inside our home and climate benefits, but now I like it so much better for cooking. Like, I don’t ever want a gas stove again. Ever.
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using this as an excuse to shout out the turkey porchetta, which is imo the ideal turkey dish for thanksgiving
November 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
using this as an excuse to shout out the turkey porchetta, which is imo the ideal turkey dish for thanksgiving
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I was fighting fascism with the power of love and kindness and just really getting my ass handed to me. proteanmag.com/2025/11/01/w...
November 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I was fighting fascism with the power of love and kindness and just really getting my ass handed to me. proteanmag.com/2025/11/01/w...
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If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven)
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
Tracking PPP: Search Every Company Approved for Federal Loans - ProPublica
As part of the Paycheck Protection Program, the federal government has provided hundreds of billions in financial support to banks to make low-interest loans to companies and nonprofit organizations i...
projects.propublica.org
November 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
If you see any business owners belittling SNAP recipients for accepting government money to get through tough times, maybe look them up on @propublica.org's PPP Loan Tracker to see if they got any of the $793B in bailout money (96% of which was forgiven)
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/...
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important content
November 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
important content
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Was looking through some Wikipedia articles on local places (as I tend to do) and ended up finding a great @robertloerzel.bsky.social article on the impact of building the Ike. Really good research on something I’ve also been thinking a lot about:
interactive.wbez.org/curiouscity/...
interactive.wbez.org/curiouscity/...
Displaced: When the Eisenhower Expressway Moved in, Who Was Forced Out?
The Ike was the city’s first superhighway. Decades after its completion, people affected open up about how it scattered ethnic neighborhoods and changed many lives forever.
interactive.wbez.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Was looking through some Wikipedia articles on local places (as I tend to do) and ended up finding a great @robertloerzel.bsky.social article on the impact of building the Ike. Really good research on something I’ve also been thinking a lot about:
interactive.wbez.org/curiouscity/...
interactive.wbez.org/curiouscity/...
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Hey folks:
Looks like @hcrichardson.bsky.social and I will be having a YouTube chat at 10:30 AM EST tomorrow (Saturday) morning.
You can catch it here:
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
Looks like @hcrichardson.bsky.social and I will be having a YouTube chat at 10:30 AM EST tomorrow (Saturday) morning.
You can catch it here:
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
Dr. Joanne Freeman
Professor Joanne Freeman is an award-winning historian who studies the politics and culture of America's past to better understand our history as a nation, and the roads and choices that have led us t...
m.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Hey folks:
Looks like @hcrichardson.bsky.social and I will be having a YouTube chat at 10:30 AM EST tomorrow (Saturday) morning.
You can catch it here:
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
Looks like @hcrichardson.bsky.social and I will be having a YouTube chat at 10:30 AM EST tomorrow (Saturday) morning.
You can catch it here:
m.youtube.com/@joannefreem...
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Of these four pairs of shoes, which two pairs do you think are the lowest in quality?
Make a choice before opening this thread. Then I'll tell you something about shoe quality. 🧵
Make a choice before opening this thread. Then I'll tell you something about shoe quality. 🧵
October 20, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Of these four pairs of shoes, which two pairs do you think are the lowest in quality?
Make a choice before opening this thread. Then I'll tell you something about shoe quality. 🧵
Make a choice before opening this thread. Then I'll tell you something about shoe quality. 🧵
