Neil Mackenzie
@nmackenzie.bsky.social
Books, music, technology.
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
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Is it milk?
A handy guide to measuring like a Brit.
A handy guide to measuring like a Brit.
November 18, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Is it milk?
A handy guide to measuring like a Brit.
A handy guide to measuring like a Brit.
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It took me about 15 months to type the history of the R&B charts into a spreadsheet so that I could organize by the date the song entered the charts.
2978 of 22,828
Sam Cooke
"A Change Is Gonna Come"
January 30, 1965
#musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQbs...
2978 of 22,828
Sam Cooke
"A Change Is Gonna Come"
January 30, 1965
#musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQbs...
Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come (1964) HQ
YouTube video by r-e-t-r-o-g-a-l
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:20 AM
It took me about 15 months to type the history of the R&B charts into a spreadsheet so that I could organize by the date the song entered the charts.
2978 of 22,828
Sam Cooke
"A Change Is Gonna Come"
January 30, 1965
#musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQbs...
2978 of 22,828
Sam Cooke
"A Change Is Gonna Come"
January 30, 1965
#musicsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQbs...
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Bret Stephens, making the case for the United States invading Venezuela: "Why hasn’t Greta Thunberg set sail to Caracas with symbolic deliveries of food?"
...No one has ever made Bret Stephens look worse than Bret Stephens. The competition is only ever for second place.
...No one has ever made Bret Stephens look worse than Bret Stephens. The competition is only ever for second place.
November 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Bret Stephens, making the case for the United States invading Venezuela: "Why hasn’t Greta Thunberg set sail to Caracas with symbolic deliveries of food?"
...No one has ever made Bret Stephens look worse than Bret Stephens. The competition is only ever for second place.
...No one has ever made Bret Stephens look worse than Bret Stephens. The competition is only ever for second place.
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October 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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There have been at least 154 cases in which federal district courts have issued preliminary relief against a Trump administration policy.
Those rulings have come from 121 *different* judges appointed by seven presidents (including 15 appointed by Trump) sitting in 29 district courts in 10 circuits:
Those rulings have come from 121 *different* judges appointed by seven presidents (including 15 appointed by Trump) sitting in 29 district courts in 10 circuits:
193. The "War" on Judges
Deputy Attorney General Blanche's attack on lower courts is an impressive combination of light on substance; shamelessly hypocritical; and profoundly dangerous. More people should be condemning it.
www.stevevladeck.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
There have been at least 154 cases in which federal district courts have issued preliminary relief against a Trump administration policy.
Those rulings have come from 121 *different* judges appointed by seven presidents (including 15 appointed by Trump) sitting in 29 district courts in 10 circuits:
Those rulings have come from 121 *different* judges appointed by seven presidents (including 15 appointed by Trump) sitting in 29 district courts in 10 circuits:
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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Mag Judge Fitzpatrick says two statements by Halligan to grand jury "appear to be fundamental misstatements of the law that could compromise the integrity of the grand jury process."
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Mag Judge Fitzpatrick says two statements by Halligan to grand jury "appear to be fundamental misstatements of the law that could compromise the integrity of the grand jury process."
Forgive me for the occasional mistakes, because of course there are some: memories can falter, accounts contradict one another. Please believe that, despite all this, I tried not to cheat.
- Hervé Le Tellier, The Name on the Wall
Tr: Adriana Hunter
- Hervé Le Tellier, The Name on the Wall
Tr: Adriana Hunter
November 17, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Forgive me for the occasional mistakes, because of course there are some: memories can falter, accounts contradict one another. Please believe that, despite all this, I tried not to cheat.
- Hervé Le Tellier, The Name on the Wall
Tr: Adriana Hunter
- Hervé Le Tellier, The Name on the Wall
Tr: Adriana Hunter
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I wrote a skeptic's guide to how to use AI, out soon.
Readers know I don't suffer fools -- or AI hype merchants -- gladly. I regularly write about the bubble that's formed as a result of their grift.
But AI *does* have utility.
You can pre-order here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/782388...
Readers know I don't suffer fools -- or AI hype merchants -- gladly. I regularly write about the bubble that's formed as a result of their grift.
But AI *does* have utility.
You can pre-order here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/782388...
How to AI by Christopher Mims: 9798217086184 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A frank, hands-on guide to using AI at work, unpacking for the curious and skeptical alike the “24 Laws” of AI and revealing strategies that businesses of every size can use to free up time,...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I wrote a skeptic's guide to how to use AI, out soon.
Readers know I don't suffer fools -- or AI hype merchants -- gladly. I regularly write about the bubble that's formed as a result of their grift.
But AI *does* have utility.
You can pre-order here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/782388...
Readers know I don't suffer fools -- or AI hype merchants -- gladly. I regularly write about the bubble that's formed as a result of their grift.
But AI *does* have utility.
You can pre-order here:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/782388...
Dolores Park
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
November 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Dolores Park
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA
Adam, the Father of Mankind, was created on the twenty-eighth day of October at two o’clock in the afternoon.
- Eça de Qeirós, Adam and Eve in Paradise
Tr: Margaret Jull Costa
- Eça de Qeirós, Adam and Eve in Paradise
Tr: Margaret Jull Costa
November 16, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Adam, the Father of Mankind, was created on the twenty-eighth day of October at two o’clock in the afternoon.
- Eça de Qeirós, Adam and Eve in Paradise
Tr: Margaret Jull Costa
- Eça de Qeirós, Adam and Eve in Paradise
Tr: Margaret Jull Costa
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We Await Silent Tristero’s Empire.
“So that’s what it stands for,” said Oedipa.
- Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49
“So that’s what it stands for,” said Oedipa.
- Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
We Await Silent Tristero’s Empire.
“So that’s what it stands for,” said Oedipa.
- Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49
“So that’s what it stands for,” said Oedipa.
- Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49
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📽️ WATCH: Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history.
Listen to parent and education advocate Erika Wright talk about the crisis she believes is happening in her state’s public school system: https://propub.li/4qXq3Zv
Listen to parent and education advocate Erika Wright talk about the crisis she believes is happening in her state’s public school system: https://propub.li/4qXq3Zv
November 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
📽️ WATCH: Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history.
Listen to parent and education advocate Erika Wright talk about the crisis she believes is happening in her state’s public school system: https://propub.li/4qXq3Zv
Listen to parent and education advocate Erika Wright talk about the crisis she believes is happening in her state’s public school system: https://propub.li/4qXq3Zv
What pure pleasure it is, in these dark times, to read a bright fantasy about Adam and Eve and evolution, about the necessity of loving the poisonous roots, the scattered nebulae, and even one another without any expectation of being loved in return.
- Francine Prose
- Francine Prose
Eden of Wolves | Francine Prose
A nineteenth-century novella daringly suggests that there’s no reason the apparently contradictory theories of creationism and evolutionism can’t be reconciled.
www.nybooks.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
What pure pleasure it is, in these dark times, to read a bright fantasy about Adam and Eve and evolution, about the necessity of loving the poisonous roots, the scattered nebulae, and even one another without any expectation of being loved in return.
- Francine Prose
- Francine Prose
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If you're a professor at Texas A&M, you'll need to receive written authorization from the university president before discussing this incident on campus.
November 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
If you're a professor at Texas A&M, you'll need to receive written authorization from the university president before discussing this incident on campus.
Cuidado
- Madredeus
- Madredeus
MADREDEUS - Cuidado - [ Official Music Video ]
YouTube video by Warner Music Portugal
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Cuidado
- Madredeus
- Madredeus
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@govpritzker.illinois.gov I want you to watch this video of me slammed to the ground- why are you allowing this to happen to people you know are on the right side of history. They tied my hands behind my back and when I asked them to be loosened because I was going numb they said, “STFU.”
at one point, i watched a cook county sheriff’s officer (who appears to be in charge) point out a priest in the crowd.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
November 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
@govpritzker.illinois.gov I want you to watch this video of me slammed to the ground- why are you allowing this to happen to people you know are on the right side of history. They tied my hands behind my back and when I asked them to be loosened because I was going numb they said, “STFU.”
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ICE vs the clergy
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
ICE vs the clergy
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Still takes my breath away
November 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Still takes my breath away
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As with other law enforcement, you have a First Amendment right to film ICE. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Yes, You Have the Right to Film ICE
Across the United States, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has already begun increasing enforcement operations, including highly publicized raids. As immigrant communities, families, allies,
www.eff.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
As with other law enforcement, you have a First Amendment right to film ICE. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Note: The pastor being thrown to the ground and arrested here while protesting outside an ICE facility here — who police single out — appears to be Rev. Michael Woolf, a Baptist pastor (he’s ordained by both American Baptist Churches USA and Alliance of Baptists).
at one point, i watched a cook county sheriff’s officer (who appears to be in charge) point out a priest in the crowd.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
he and a couple officers then went into the crowd , dragged him into the street, and arrested him.
situation is still tense as crowd jostles with police to get into the street.
November 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Note: The pastor being thrown to the ground and arrested here while protesting outside an ICE facility here — who police single out — appears to be Rev. Michael Woolf, a Baptist pastor (he’s ordained by both American Baptist Churches USA and Alliance of Baptists).
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Mobile IDs promise convenience, but before you download your state’s app, there’s a few questions worth asking yourself. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Should I Use My State’s Digital Driver’s License?
A mobile driver’s license (often called an mDL) is a version of your ID that you keep on your phone instead of in your pocket. In theory, it would work wherever your regular ID works—TSA, liquor
www.eff.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Mobile IDs promise convenience, but before you download your state’s app, there’s a few questions worth asking yourself. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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These "Honored Scientists" went about with a suite of followers, like some new Christ with his Apostles. They completely lost the right to make mistakes or not to know something, they lost the right to be allowed to think things over.
#Solzhenitsyn25 #CancerWard
#Solzhenitsyn25 #CancerWard
November 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
These "Honored Scientists" went about with a suite of followers, like some new Christ with his Apostles. They completely lost the right to make mistakes or not to know something, they lost the right to be allowed to think things over.
#Solzhenitsyn25 #CancerWard
#Solzhenitsyn25 #CancerWard