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Shecky

@adrastosno.bsky.social

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New Orleanian. Lapsed lawyer, writer, cat guy, film buff, music geek, amateur historian, and publisher https://first-draft.com/

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 18h

The eyes have it. Music by Rosemary Clooney & Perez Prado, Frankie Valli, Van Morrison, CSN, Sugarloaf, The Who, Jackson Browne, Grateful Dead, Cheap Trick, Kim Carnes, The Kinks, and Peter Gabriel.

The Sunday Dozen: Eye Songs

The eyes have it.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 15h

About 300 to choose from. My second choice was Sinatra-Basie.

Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 15h

There's a good chance that there will be a 2.0. Stay tuned.

Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 15h

Yesterday's post today.

Saturday Odds & Sods: Show Me The Way

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 17h

No. Next question.

Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 18h

The eyes have it. Music by Rosemary Clooney & Perez Prado, Frankie Valli, Van Morrison, CSN, Sugarloaf, The Who, Jackson Browne, Grateful Dead, Cheap Trick, Kim Carnes, The Kinks, and Peter Gabriel.

The Sunday Dozen: Eye Songs

The eyes have it.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 2d

Cheers to Fred E. Ahlert and Joe Young. Music by Fats Waller, The Boswell Sisters, Frank Sinatra & Count Basie, Nat King Cole & Billy May, Sarah Vaughan, Paul McCartney, Earl Fatha Hines, and Ben Webster.

I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter

Cheers to Fred E. Ahlert and Joe Young.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 1d

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Show Me The Way

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 1d

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Caturday: Ready To Help

Meow from Finn.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 1d

This week: Eye update, the Comey and James cases and the usual nonsense. Music by Peter Frampton, Joe Tex, Pretenders, Art Pepper, Small Faces, Count Basie & Oscar Peterson, The Beatles, and Bee Gees.

Not the featured image, it's Separated at Birth.

Saturday Odds & Sods: Show Me The Way

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 1d

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Saturday Odds & Sods: Show Me The Way

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 2d

Cheers to Fred E. Ahlert and Joe Young. Music by Fats Waller, The Boswell Sisters, Frank Sinatra & Count Basie, Nat King Cole & Billy May, Sarah Vaughan, Paul McCartney, Earl Fatha Hines, and Ben Webster.

I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter

Cheers to Fred E. Ahlert and Joe Young.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 2d

The latest post from my First Draft colleague Jamie O.

Some Unsolicited Advice For AI Tech CEOS

No one likes you, and the same is true for AI.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 3d

Your Thursday matinee with Cassandra.

Pee Wee German’s Big Adventure

Remember when he sprayed his hair on during the last Trump shutdown?

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 3d

In which I write about my eye surgery, then take a shot at the MAGA Supreme Court.

Post-Op Palaver

The eyes have it.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 4d

The latest post from my First Draft colleague Cassandra.

Pam Bondi Made An Unforced Error Tuesday

She fucked up, bigly.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 5d

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The Adolescent Administration

Of fantasists, cosplayers, and immature idiots.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 6d

Yesterday's movie post today.

He Ran All The Way (1951)

Starring John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford, Selena Royle, and Bobby Hyatt. Directed by John Berry. Written by Hugo Butler, Guy, Endore, and Dalton Trumbo. Cinematography by James Wong Ho…

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 5d

If it’s Tuesday, it must be Parenthetical./

The Point Behind The Point

Even if the GOP ultimately “loses” a shutdown or ICE gets some bad PR, it still wins, because in uncertainty and interruption, there is pain.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 5d

Your Tuesday matinee with Cassandra.

The Pope And The Dopes

Right wingers hate the new Pope. It’s so wonderful.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 6d

The tagline says it all: Of fantasists, cosplayers, and immature idiots.

The Adolescent Administration

Of fantasists, cosplayers, and immature idiots.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 5d

Your Tuesday matinee with Cassandra.

The Pope And The Dopes

Right wingers hate the new Pope. It’s so wonderful.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 5d

If it’s Tuesday, it must be Parenthetical./

The Point Behind The Point

Even if the GOP ultimately “loses” a shutdown or ICE gets some bad PR, it still wins, because in uncertainty and interruption, there is pain.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 5d

The latest post from my First Draft colleague Jamie O.

When ICE Freezes Long Overdue Justice

After spending over 40 years in jail due to a false murder conviction, Subu Vedam is back in custody, thanks to Trump’s SS.

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 6d

Yesterday's movie post today.

He Ran All The Way (1951)

Starring John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford, Selena Royle, and Bobby Hyatt. Directed by John Berry. Written by Hugo Butler, Guy, Endore, and Dalton Trumbo. Cinematography by James Wong Ho…

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Shecky @adrastosno.bsky.social · 6d

The tagline says it all: Of fantasists, cosplayers, and immature idiots.

The Adolescent Administration

Of fantasists, cosplayers, and immature idiots.

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