Tall Tree
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Tall Tree
@iamthetalltree.bsky.social
· Nov 27
80 Books Every Man Should Read
These books will change you and challenge you, but above all entertain you.
www.esquire.com
In 2022 Esquire magazine came out with a list of “80 Books every man should read” www.esquire.com/entertainmen... I’ve always liked the magazine for their coverage of politics, style, culture, etc. but I especially loved the writing, so I bit.
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After years of covering 300+ homicides, I tried to take stock of what it means for Baltimore to finally see fewer than 150 victims this year. But people kept getting killed.
2 things are true: we’ve seen historic declines, and still too many ppl are dying www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
2 things are true: we’ve seen historic declines, and still too many ppl are dying www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
December 29, 2025 at 3:39 PM
After years of covering 300+ homicides, I tried to take stock of what it means for Baltimore to finally see fewer than 150 victims this year. But people kept getting killed.
2 things are true: we’ve seen historic declines, and still too many ppl are dying www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
2 things are true: we’ve seen historic declines, and still too many ppl are dying www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
Somewhere in Baltimore they’re cheering! 🙋♂️🙋♂️
December 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Somewhere in Baltimore they’re cheering! 🙋♂️🙋♂️
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After the private equity firm Alden Capital purchased the Chicago Tribune some years ago, many of its best people left or were pushed out, diminishing the paper and its importance.
But those who remained do great work, like Mr Pratt, here. The first draft of a terrible history.
But those who remained do great work, like Mr Pratt, here. The first draft of a terrible history.
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz. Our team fanned out to cover the before, during and after of the federal government’s months-long raid on an American city. This is worth your time to understand the United States today
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/c...
64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz
President Donald Trump’s federal immigration enforcement operation led to most surreal autumn in Chicago history. What happened during those 64 days will be remembered for a long time.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
After the private equity firm Alden Capital purchased the Chicago Tribune some years ago, many of its best people left or were pushed out, diminishing the paper and its importance.
But those who remained do great work, like Mr Pratt, here. The first draft of a terrible history.
But those who remained do great work, like Mr Pratt, here. The first draft of a terrible history.
The shot of Lamar and Henry on the sideline there towards the end has me heartbroken and frustrated. Again
December 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The shot of Lamar and Henry on the sideline there towards the end has me heartbroken and frustrated. Again
Me: “A nation with a lot of Christian’s in it…Please clap”
JUST NOW: J.D. Vance gets 30 seconds of applause for declaring 🇺🇸 “a Christian nation” (as his boss covers up the Epstein files)
December 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Me: “A nation with a lot of Christian’s in it…Please clap”
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reagan let people die of aids and started the gop down the road towards the full destruction of the safety net.
The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
reagan let people die of aids and started the gop down the road towards the full destruction of the safety net.
So true.
I recently watched Stand By Me with my 15-year old son. What struck me in this viewing was how much affection the boys had for each other and especially how Chris physically comforts Gordie.
Black holes will never know such warmth.
I recently watched Stand By Me with my 15-year old son. What struck me in this viewing was how much affection the boys had for each other and especially how Chris physically comforts Gordie.
Black holes will never know such warmth.
Rob Reiner had one of the most wide-ranging audiences of any American filmmaker. People rewatch his films with nostalgia and joy. They quote them with parents and pass them down to children.
Ignore the other one's commentary. It's like a black hole commenting on the sun.
Ignore the other one's commentary. It's like a black hole commenting on the sun.
December 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
So true.
I recently watched Stand By Me with my 15-year old son. What struck me in this viewing was how much affection the boys had for each other and especially how Chris physically comforts Gordie.
Black holes will never know such warmth.
I recently watched Stand By Me with my 15-year old son. What struck me in this viewing was how much affection the boys had for each other and especially how Chris physically comforts Gordie.
Black holes will never know such warmth.
“You don’t start a wood bank in a country with functioning institutions.”
Firewood Banks Aren’t Inspiring. They’re a Sign of Collapse.
Rural communities are banding together to chop firewood so that people in need can heat their homes. This shouldn’t be necessary.
newrepublic.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
“You don’t start a wood bank in a country with functioning institutions.”
“It’s unclear how investors will recoup payment from Walsh, who has been living in Aruba and continuing to dispense real estate advice”
Breaking: Judge orders former CEO of ABC Capital Jason Walsh to pay $5.6M for defrauding investors www.thebanner.com/community/cr...
Former CEO of ABC Capital Jason Walsh to pay $5.6M for defrauding investors
A Baltimore County judge ruled that Jason Walsh, the former CEO of ABC Capital, must pay more than $5 million to foreign investors who say he defrauded them after they agreed to buy Baltimore rental p...
www.thebanner.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
“It’s unclear how investors will recoup payment from Walsh, who has been living in Aruba and continuing to dispense real estate advice”
BRB
One of The New York Times’ best dishes of the year is in Hampden
One of The New York Times’ best dishes of the year is in Hampden
Critics for The New York Times called the shrimp and corn patties at The Duchess in Hampden one of the best dishes they ate this year.
buff.ly
December 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
BRB
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The RSF just attacked a kindergarten, killing at least 33 children in Sudan.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
Sudanese paramilitary drone attack kills 50, including 33 children in Kordofan, doctor group says
A drone attack by Sudanese paramilitary forces has hit a kindergarten in south-central Sudan, killing 50 people, including 33 children, according to a doctors’ group
www.washingtonpost.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The RSF just attacked a kindergarten, killing at least 33 children in Sudan.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities.
Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.
We all live downstream
Workers at the drinking water plant in Louisville, Ky. saw a sudden spike in the level of a 'forever chemical.' They traced it up the Ohio River to a factory embroiled in a pollution lawsuit. n.pr/3M80fdi
More cities are seeing PFAS pollution in drinking water. Here's what Louisville found
Workers at the drinking water plant in Louisville, Ky. saw a sudden spike in the level of a 'forever chemical.' They traced it up the Ohio River to a factory embroiled in a pollution lawsuit.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We all live downstream
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The Ravens offense stinks with some of the most talented players in the world. Everyone is tired of it.
Change something. Do something.
The stagnant approach just is not working anymore, and maybe somebody needs to lose their job to jolt the urgency: www.thebanner.com/sports/raven...
Change something. Do something.
The stagnant approach just is not working anymore, and maybe somebody needs to lose their job to jolt the urgency: www.thebanner.com/sports/raven...
November 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The Ravens offense stinks with some of the most talented players in the world. Everyone is tired of it.
Change something. Do something.
The stagnant approach just is not working anymore, and maybe somebody needs to lose their job to jolt the urgency: www.thebanner.com/sports/raven...
Change something. Do something.
The stagnant approach just is not working anymore, and maybe somebody needs to lose their job to jolt the urgency: www.thebanner.com/sports/raven...
Great Poe’s ghost, release us from this curse.
November 28, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Great Poe’s ghost, release us from this curse.
Right on
$1 of every $13 poured into the 2024 elections came from the country's 100 richest people.
Trump is letting billionaires run the show and they want to further rig the system for themselves, against working people.
It time to End Citizens United. Pass campaign finance reform. Empower the PEOPLE.
Trump is letting billionaires run the show and they want to further rig the system for themselves, against working people.
It time to End Citizens United. Pass campaign finance reform. Empower the PEOPLE.
How billionaires took over American politics
The current concentration of wealth is unlike anything in history. So is billionaires’ involvement in politics.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Right on
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Van Hollen Senate Minority Leader vote when
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Van Hollen Senate Minority Leader vote when
It starts with some lights here, a commercial there…
November 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It starts with some lights here, a commercial there…
“…even in a country that treats poverty like crime, love still finds a way to be sweet sometimes”
On Help and Humiliation
YouTube video by Robert Arnold
youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“…even in a country that treats poverty like crime, love still finds a way to be sweet sometimes”
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Republicans who think your seat is safe: no it's not
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Republicans who think your seat is safe: no it's not
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This so perfectly articulates the Republicans' position.
GOP: I can't believe Dems are trying to stop us from taking away your healthcare. Just for that, no food for you.
October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This so perfectly articulates the Republicans' position.
May all be fed
The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void
The federal shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Urban farmers like Travis Peters are stepping up to ensure their communities can eat.
www.whatimreading.net
October 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
May all be fed
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Deeply racist, yes, but also deeply stupid.
Rural counties have higher enrollments than urban ones. Some of the largest enrollment states are red ones like Louisiana, Oklahoma and West Virginia. Undocumented immigrants are ineligible. Most beneficiaries are required to work 80 hrs/month.
Rural counties have higher enrollments than urban ones. Some of the largest enrollment states are red ones like Louisiana, Oklahoma and West Virginia. Undocumented immigrants are ineligible. Most beneficiaries are required to work 80 hrs/month.
May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
October 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Deeply racist, yes, but also deeply stupid.
Rural counties have higher enrollments than urban ones. Some of the largest enrollment states are red ones like Louisiana, Oklahoma and West Virginia. Undocumented immigrants are ineligible. Most beneficiaries are required to work 80 hrs/month.
Rural counties have higher enrollments than urban ones. Some of the largest enrollment states are red ones like Louisiana, Oklahoma and West Virginia. Undocumented immigrants are ineligible. Most beneficiaries are required to work 80 hrs/month.
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This man is utterly disgusting. This is who shepherded Trump’s judicial nominees through confirmation. That should tell you A LOT.
May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
October 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This man is utterly disgusting. This is who shepherded Trump’s judicial nominees through confirmation. That should tell you A LOT.