Nigel Beale The Biblio File podcast
@nigelbeale.bsky.social
Host of text-fueled podcast about books & print culture called The Biblio File https://thebibliofile.substack.com
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Eugene Daniels representing the White House Correspondents' Association: "In a free country, leaders must not be able to choose their own press corps."
February 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Eugene Daniels representing the White House Correspondents' Association: "In a free country, leaders must not be able to choose their own press corps."
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"The White House's move to handpick favored reporters to observe the president — and exclude anyone whose coverage the administration may not like — is an effort to undermine the public's access to independent, trustworthy information about the most powerful person in America."
A statement from a spokesperson for The New York Times on White House press coverage:
February 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
"The White House's move to handpick favored reporters to observe the president — and exclude anyone whose coverage the administration may not like — is an effort to undermine the public's access to independent, trustworthy information about the most powerful person in America."
Mexican men's magazine from 1966, with Export Canada taking the back cover to promote its masculine elegance!
February 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Mexican men's magazine from 1966, with Export Canada taking the back cover to promote its masculine elegance!
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The Supreme Court, in its first decision on Trump’s use of executive power in his second term, rules that he cannot, for now, remove a government lawyer who leads the watchdog agency that protects whistle-blowers. @adamliptak.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
Supreme Court Rejects, for Now, Trump’s Bid to Fire Government Watchdog
The court’s order indicated that it may return to the issue as soon as next week, when a trial judge’s temporary restraining order is set to expire.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The Supreme Court, in its first decision on Trump’s use of executive power in his second term, rules that he cannot, for now, remove a government lawyer who leads the watchdog agency that protects whistle-blowers. @adamliptak.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...
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..what about the telecom giants that gouge us? The grocery oligopolies that price-fix food?
The corporate landlords snapping up buildings and jacking up rents with algorithmic pricing?6
The corporate landlords snapping up buildings and jacking up rents with algorithmic pricing?6
February 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
..what about the telecom giants that gouge us? The grocery oligopolies that price-fix food?
The corporate landlords snapping up buildings and jacking up rents with algorithmic pricing?6
The corporate landlords snapping up buildings and jacking up rents with algorithmic pricing?6
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We are arms dealers to terrorists.
February 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
We are arms dealers to terrorists.
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Trump gangster government
⚡️US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters.
The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communications.
The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communications.
US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters
The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink service after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communicati...
kyivindependent.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Trump gangster government
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Demand your GOP congressman cut their budget and lay off some staff.
Congress spends 6.4billion/year on their own operations.
Congress spends 6.4billion/year on their own operations.
February 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Demand your GOP congressman cut their budget and lay off some staff.
Congress spends 6.4billion/year on their own operations.
Congress spends 6.4billion/year on their own operations.
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"Hard to imagine a more unconstitutional order": Mississippi judge orders newspaper to take down editorial criticizing local mayor and city council. @AnneBranigin.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
Mississippi city stuns newspaper with restraining order over editorial
The feud between a Black mayor and a conservative newspaper spilled over onto the national stage when a Mississippi court ordered a critical editorial be taken down.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"Hard to imagine a more unconstitutional order": Mississippi judge orders newspaper to take down editorial criticizing local mayor and city council. @AnneBranigin.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/...
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Unfortunately I won’t be to DC in time, but this rally for Ukraine is happening in Lincoln memorial. Attend if you can and Slava Ukrainii!
February 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Unfortunately I won’t be to DC in time, but this rally for Ukraine is happening in Lincoln memorial. Attend if you can and Slava Ukrainii!
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To the @GOP senators and Congressmen who claim to support Ukraine, you do have some power… if you’re unwilling to exercise it then don’t pretend to care about your country more than your political career:
February 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
To the @GOP senators and Congressmen who claim to support Ukraine, you do have some power… if you’re unwilling to exercise it then don’t pretend to care about your country more than your political career:
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Submissions are now open for our 9th year of the Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize. Please share widely so we can award these amazing young women some money!
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Submissions are open for the 2025 Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize.
Literary Hub is pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the ninth annual Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize, which awards $1,000 for “an outstanding book collection conceived and b…
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February 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Submissions are now open for our 9th year of the Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize. Please share widely so we can award these amazing young women some money!
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Posted minutes after the Commander of the ISS said Musk lied about the stranded astronauts in his Fox interview with Trump.
February 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Posted minutes after the Commander of the ISS said Musk lied about the stranded astronauts in his Fox interview with Trump.
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It seems to me that if Musk has proof that millions of social security checks have gone out illegally to dead people, he should be presenting that evidence in front of a grand jury under oath tomorrow instead of shitposting it on social media. When can we do this under oath?
February 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
It seems to me that if Musk has proof that millions of social security checks have gone out illegally to dead people, he should be presenting that evidence in front of a grand jury under oath tomorrow instead of shitposting it on social media. When can we do this under oath?
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Everyone who quotes the words of John Paul II “BE NOT AFRAID”, should remember that they were meant to strengthen the Polish nation in its resistance against the Russian domination.
February 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Everyone who quotes the words of John Paul II “BE NOT AFRAID”, should remember that they were meant to strengthen the Polish nation in its resistance against the Russian domination.
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Europe needs to back Ukraine with everything then freeze Trump out. Make him absolutely unimportant
February 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Europe needs to back Ukraine with everything then freeze Trump out. Make him absolutely unimportant
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Coming in just a few more weeks, my new translation of the #Odyssey! Order from @uchicagopress.bsky.social with code UCPNEW and get a 30% discount:
February 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Coming in just a few more weeks, my new translation of the #Odyssey! Order from @uchicagopress.bsky.social with code UCPNEW and get a 30% discount:
Minister of Propaganda
"The Boss of Everyone and Everything": No paper straws or local bike lanes. Trump is increasingly trying to enforce his will on areas like the arts, sports, news, private companies and college campuses. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/u...
‘The Boss of Everyone and Everything’: Trump Seeks to Influence Many Spheres
No paper straws or local bike lanes. President Trump is increasingly trying to enforce his will on areas like the arts, sports, news, private companies and college campuses.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Minister of Propaganda
Follow this path and war will come to Europe
Trump speaks separately with Putin and Zelensky to push for peace as Hegseth makes a concession even before negotiations begin by saying that a return to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is "an unrealistic objective" and an "illusionary goal." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/w...
Hegseth Says Return to Ukraine’s Prewar Borders Is ‘Unrealistic’
In his first trip abroad, the new U.S. defense secretary told allies, including NATO officials, that a durable peace could only come “with a realistic assessment of the battlefield.”
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Follow this path and war will come to Europe
...another more important part of the "co-ordination" effort was the purging of the civil service, both at the Federal and state level. Top Federal civil servants—the State Secretaries—were largely replaced if they were not sympathetic to the Nazi program
There is a word for what we have been witnessing since January 20:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleichs...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleichs...
Gleichschaltung - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
February 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
...another more important part of the "co-ordination" effort was the purging of the civil service, both at the Federal and state level. Top Federal civil servants—the State Secretaries—were largely replaced if they were not sympathetic to the Nazi program
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Kash Patel, who would be in charge of the FBI, which is tasked with defending the US against Russia, took $25,000 last year from a Russian filmmaker to participate in a pro-Trump documentary targeting the FBI.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.
www.motherjones.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Kash Patel, who would be in charge of the FBI, which is tasked with defending the US against Russia, took $25,000 last year from a Russian filmmaker to participate in a pro-Trump documentary targeting the FBI.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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February 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Support our friends in LA and find your new favorite book! We’re donating a chunk of all sales to helping victims of the LA fires!
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SCOOP: FBI director nominee Kash Patel disclosed he received up to $5M in shares of a mysterious entity in the Cayman Islands called Elite Depot. Elite Depot is a parent organization of fast-fashion giant Shein, according to corporate records I reviewed www.wired.com/story/kash-p...
Trump's FBI Pick Kash Patel Took Up to $5M in Stock from Chinese Ecommerce Giant Shein
Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director told senators he has no plans to divest his shares, which his financial disclosure form says were received in exchange for consulting services.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
SCOOP: FBI director nominee Kash Patel disclosed he received up to $5M in shares of a mysterious entity in the Cayman Islands called Elite Depot. Elite Depot is a parent organization of fast-fashion giant Shein, according to corporate records I reviewed www.wired.com/story/kash-p...