Thomas Silverstein
@tsilverstein.bsky.social
Executive Director at @prrac.bsky.social; adjunct clinician; Wizards/Nats/LFC; crossword solver; early morning dog walker
Madonna is great. Everyone likes Madonna. But Paul's Boutique is one of the greatest albums of all time, not just 1989. This isn't close.
The Best Album of 1989 Round 4 Match #117
#2 Beastie Boys, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE
vs.
#15 Madonna, LIKE A PRAYER
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#2 Beastie Boys, PAUL'S BOUTIQUE
vs.
#15 Madonna, LIKE A PRAYER
forms.gle/qbm8XDgdMsVk...
The Best Album of 1989 Round 4 Match #117: Beastie Boys vs. Madonna
This is the Best Album of 1989 match for Tuesday, November 11th, 9am CST. It will be open for 24 hours, and the winner will move onto Round 5 (Top 8) of the bracket. If you haven’t heard either album,...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Madonna is great. Everyone likes Madonna. But Paul's Boutique is one of the greatest albums of all time, not just 1989. This isn't close.
Wordle 1,606 4/6*
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November 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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That Whitmore dunk!!
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
That Whitmore dunk!!
The Detroit Pistons (how they’ve been playing in general this season, not how they’re playing against us tonight) give me hope for the future.
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The Detroit Pistons (how they’ve been playing in general this season, not how they’re playing against us tonight) give me hope for the future.
Wordle 1,605 4/6*
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November 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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November 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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November 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Great op-ed from my former co-counsel at the Public Interest Law Center.
www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...
www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...
Mimi McKenzie and Olivia Mania: Inclusionary zoning makes Pittsburgh a better city, and it's constitutional
While the debate over city-wide inclusionary zoning in Pittsburgh drags on, in the heart of Oakland stands The Caroline: a 118-foot tall real estate project...
www.post-gazette.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Great op-ed from my former co-counsel at the Public Interest Law Center.
www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...
www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gues...
Wordle 1,602 3/6*
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November 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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November 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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November 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Wordle 1,600 3/6*
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Wordle 1,599 5/6*
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November 4, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Trump has *already* spent the last 9.5 months impounding appropriated funds & via OBBA working with Republicans on the Hill to cut Medicaid (& more). Aspirationally, Trump's proposed HUD budget (e.g.) would cut even deeper. None of this is contingent on whom the voters elect to state/local office.
Crazy how much some media has normalized the idea that voters are taking a risk if they elect governors/mayors who will defy Trump. That he’ll threaten their funding, etc.
Try to imagine, say. Greg Abbott being asked if he’s worried that Biden will punish Texas over his lawsuits.
Try to imagine, say. Greg Abbott being asked if he’s worried that Biden will punish Texas over his lawsuits.
November 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Trump has *already* spent the last 9.5 months impounding appropriated funds & via OBBA working with Republicans on the Hill to cut Medicaid (& more). Aspirationally, Trump's proposed HUD budget (e.g.) would cut even deeper. None of this is contingent on whom the voters elect to state/local office.
Wordle 1,598 4/6*
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November 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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This site has arrived. We're in touch with the masses (via baseball!), and we're not an echo chamber (I swear some people who aren't even Angelenos wanted the Dodgers to win).
November 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This site has arrived. We're in touch with the masses (via baseball!), and we're not an echo chamber (I swear some people who aren't even Angelenos wanted the Dodgers to win).
Wordle 1,597 3/6*
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November 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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During the first quarter, I wasn’t yet convinced that Game 7 of the World Series would end up being a more compelling watch than Wizards-Magic, but when facts change, opinions change. Hard to say how much of that shift to attribute to the Zards’ collapse as opposed to the merits of this game.
November 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
During the first quarter, I wasn’t yet convinced that Game 7 of the World Series would end up being a more compelling watch than Wizards-Magic, but when facts change, opinions change. Hard to say how much of that shift to attribute to the Zards’ collapse as opposed to the merits of this game.
Wordle 1,596 4/6*
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November 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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October 31, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Worthwhile thread
I support proposals 2-4 on the NYC ballot, which would make it moderately easier adjust zoning for higher-density housing development. I have to say, seeing how controversial this is among people I know is giving me some new sympathy for the angry YIMBYs online.
October 30, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Worthwhile thread
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October 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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October 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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October 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Phew - bot said there was still another option left, but I'd have been real pissed if it were the alternative.
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October 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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October 26, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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