Philip S Turner
@pstnyc.bsky.social
Blogger @ http://TheGreatGrayBridge.com /editor @ PT Book Productions—http://philipsturner.com/about-ptbp. Live music&urban enthusiast http://HonouraryCanadian.com
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Philip S Turner
@pstnyc.bsky.social
· Feb 9
I was on a panel last year evaluating book proposals/grant applications in the American history segment of the NEH's public scholar program. I read and recommended support of some superb book ideas. Worried the program will be ended by Tr*mp+M*sk. #PublishingIn2025 #NonFiction #Grants #Reading
Jimmy Cliff: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert From The Archives
YouTube video by NPR Music
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November 25, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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@davidkurtz.bsky.social joined @gregsargent.bsky.social on TNR's The Daily Blast to talk about the James Comey and Letitia James prosecutions getting thrown out, and how President Trump’s own corruption is blowing up in his face
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Raging Trump Spirals Further as Push to Jail Enemies Backfires Badly
With Trump seething at Dems even as his efforts to prosecute foes hit new setbacks, a sharp legal commentator explains why Trump’s revenge project is running aground—and why he’s at fault for all of i...
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
@davidkurtz.bsky.social joined @gregsargent.bsky.social on TNR's The Daily Blast to talk about the James Comey and Letitia James prosecutions getting thrown out, and how President Trump’s own corruption is blowing up in his face
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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What a lovely room. I would love to live here. 📚✨
Alexandre Serebriakoff’s 1941 interior of Christian Béraud and Boris Kochno's apartment is a study in how objects lean toward one another. Serebriakoff said of it: 'it felt assembled by intuition rather than someone having taken any interest in interior design.'
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
What a lovely room. I would love to live here. 📚✨
Trump's prosecutions of Comey and Letitia James fell apart precisely because he ousted career prosecutors who insisted on following facts and law. His installation of a pliant stooge is what blew up in his face.
On the pod, @davidkurtz.bsky.social is great on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
On the pod, @davidkurtz.bsky.social is great on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Raging Trump Spirals Further as Push to Jail Enemies Backfires Badly
With Trump seething at Dems even as his efforts to prosecute foes hits new setbacks, a sharp legal commentator explains why Trump’s revenge project is running aground—and why he’s at fault for all of ...
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Some serious ratf*ery going on here. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Former DOJ lawyer whose remarks about Epstein files were recorded sues over firing
In the lawsuit, Joseph Schnitt claims he was secretly recorded during private conversations with a woman he met on Hinge.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Some serious ratf*ery going on here. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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I lived life as an autistic person for 41 years, and frankly it's wild to see someone who views your existence as a blight elevated to a position of such consequence. I generally see no reason to discuss being on the spectrum publicly, but I'll make an exception for this vile eugenicist. 1/x
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I lived life as an autistic person for 41 years, and frankly it's wild to see someone who views your existence as a blight elevated to a position of such consequence. I generally see no reason to discuss being on the spectrum publicly, but I'll make an exception for this vile eugenicist. 1/x
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Governor Hochul on Elise Stefanik doubling down on her claims that Mamdani is a “jihadist.”
Video: Kathy Hochul via X (@KathyHochul)
Video: Kathy Hochul via X (@KathyHochul)
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Governor Hochul on Elise Stefanik doubling down on her claims that Mamdani is a “jihadist.”
Video: Kathy Hochul via X (@KathyHochul)
Video: Kathy Hochul via X (@KathyHochul)
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Reuters has confirmed that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his special envoy Steve Witkoff held a private meeting in Miami with a sanctioned Kremlin proxy to help shape the new "peace plan" for Ukraine. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Reuters has confirmed that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his special envoy Steve Witkoff held a private meeting in Miami with a sanctioned Kremlin proxy to help shape the new "peace plan" for Ukraine. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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I really did not have “Kathy Hochul understands this political moment better than almost anyone else in the Democratic Party” on my bingo card but here we are
Governor Hochul on Elise Stefanik doubling down on her claims that Mamdani is a “jihadist.”
Video: Kathy Hochul via X (@KathyHochul)
Video: Kathy Hochul via X (@KathyHochul)
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I really did not have “Kathy Hochul understands this political moment better than almost anyone else in the Democratic Party” on my bingo card but here we are
November 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Slotkin: I’m not going to be dissuaded from standing up for the Constitution just because he threatens us. I’m not going to let him intimidate us out of speaking our minds.
November 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Slotkin: I’m not going to be dissuaded from standing up for the Constitution just because he threatens us. I’m not going to let him intimidate us out of speaking our minds.
At an afternoon book event at the Paley Media Center in midtown Manhattan for David Margolick’s new bio When Caesar Was King, on a longtime comedy fave, Sid Caesar. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/107565...
When Caesar Was King by David Margolick: 9780805242553 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
From longtime New York Times and Vanity Fair writer David Margolick comes the first definitive biography of Sid Caesar: founding father of television comedy and icon to generations of Americans. By t...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
At an afternoon book event at the Paley Media Center in midtown Manhattan for David Margolick’s new bio When Caesar Was King, on a longtime comedy fave, Sid Caesar. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/107565...
Reporter: Deb Dauphinais is among those facing sticker shock as she and her husband try to get health insurance. They used to buy coverage for themselves and their employees, but it just became too expensive. If the ACA tax credits expire their premiums jump from $7,000 a year as a couple to $27,000
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Trump's rants against Democrats have inspired everything from death threats and pipe bombs to the January 6th assault on the Capitol.
This is a time to take him literally and seriously.
This is a time to take him literally and seriously.
Important: House Dem leaders just said Trump's call for execution of Dems has prompted them to contact US Capitol Police and House Sergeant at Arms to "ensure the safety of these members and their families."
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
Treat Trump like an unhinged menace. He's weak and in deep political trouble. Don't let up.
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Trump's rants against Democrats have inspired everything from death threats and pipe bombs to the January 6th assault on the Capitol.
This is a time to take him literally and seriously.
This is a time to take him literally and seriously.
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Here’s the video that has the president of the US shrieking in rage and calling for public executions.
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Here’s the video that has the president of the US shrieking in rage and calling for public executions.
As literary agent, I'm representing a novel set during the Spanish Civil War, so was shocked but not surprised to see nostalgia in Spain for Franco and his murderous, dictatorial regime. #Spain www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/w...
Franco Died 50 Years Ago, but He’s Still Winning New Fans in Spain
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
As literary agent, I'm representing a novel set during the Spanish Civil War, so was shocked but not surprised to see nostalgia in Spain for Franco and his murderous, dictatorial regime. #Spain www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/w...
What a song, "Join Ice," but don't really.
Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆
November 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
What a song, "Join Ice," but don't really.
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JUST IN: A tidal wave of 30,000 students hit the streets in Charlotte, walking out to confront ICE with sheer numbers and zero hesitation.
This is a generation refusing to be controlled.
This is a generation refusing to be controlled.
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 AM
JUST IN: A tidal wave of 30,000 students hit the streets in Charlotte, walking out to confront ICE with sheer numbers and zero hesitation.
This is a generation refusing to be controlled.
This is a generation refusing to be controlled.
This must stop. #TrumpsIce www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/19/q...
On Camera, Fed Agents Point Guns at Mother and Four Kids in Queens
The agents came looking for a relative who no longer lived there and didn't show a warrant or identify themselves. Days later, the children are terrified to leave their parents' sides.
www.thecity.nyc
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This must stop. #TrumpsIce www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/19/q...
👀👇🙏 Wow, a memoir by a member of the Incredible String Band.
Muse, Odalisque, Handmaiden: A Girl's Life in The Incredible String Band by Rose Simpson
Between 1967 and 1971 Rose Simpson lived with the Incredible String Band, morphing from English student to West Coast hippie and, finally, bassist in leathers.
strangeattractor.greedbag.com/buy/muse-oda...
Between 1967 and 1971 Rose Simpson lived with the Incredible String Band, morphing from English student to West Coast hippie and, finally, bassist in leathers.
strangeattractor.greedbag.com/buy/muse-oda...
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
👀👇🙏 Wow, a memoir by a member of the Incredible String Band.
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Please permit a moment of self-congratulation. My search skills range from useless to non-existent. But I found the bill re Epstein files in less than 30 seconds! For me, it's a victory. For you, the bill is linked below. There's at least one good surprise (page 2).
It's only 6 pages, some are
It's only 6 pages, some are
www.congress.gov
November 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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The grift is truly unprecedented.
NEW: As Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick drives billions of dollars in foreign payments to help build AI data centers in the US, his sons help run a company earning tens of millions in fees helping finance AI data centers. A NYT investigation. (Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/u...
Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The grift is truly unprecedented.
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Dollar-for-dollar, TPM Prime is by far the best subscription I've ever had. Everyone should try it!
November 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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She is now Martha McCorncob.
damn -- Jason Crow demolished Martha MacCallum to the point where she had to get extremely defensive before wrapping up the interview
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
She is now Martha McCorncob.