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Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 4h

Yet another I can’t control women or make them see the world my way when they vary

Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 5h

That’s great but is amazing how much demand there is to celebrate lone conservatives bucking trend while dismissing or both sidesing early voices saying the same clear things from left of James Carville

Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 6h

Which is clear when you have spent time in provincial Poland and Britain. Growth and quality of life different things

Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 6h

I know. I love this film. It’s so wry and sweet

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Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 7h

No good music is going to come from a band fronted by a Crispan.

It predates the term but Kula Shakes is the definition of Landfill Indie

Joyless attempts to like something are a folly of youth.

Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 7h

Oh man. Innocent. Though I guess he borrowed the jacket to get bait and switched.

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Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 1d

The entire thing is like the end of Chinatown.

Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 1d

Farage is doing well because the UK is a highly uncertain prospect.

And until the chronic post GFC issues are framed and addressed differently, nothing changes

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Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 1d

Come on. Did you not see the court ruling? Bad faith premises being treated as equal are how we got here. Be the news

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Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 1d

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 2d

Huh. Gonna be an awkward day for Secretary of State-National Security Advisor-Acting Archivist Marco Rubio.

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Part of a letter sent by a bunch of GOP members of Congress in favor of granting Maria Corina Machado the Nobel Peace Prize, which she won today.

The last three paragraphs, before Rick Scott and Marco Rubio's signature, reads:

The Maduro regime's abuses and assaults on the civil society and legitimate
political activity of Venezuelan citizens have caused millions to flee to other countries,
while millions more have had no choice but to remain in the prison Maduro has
imposed on them. The peace of the region has been greatly disturbed by Maduro’s
welcoming of some of the world’s worst actors, including terrorists and dictators who
support him.
It is our firm belief that María Corina Machado’s courageous and selfless
leadership, and unyielding dedication to the pursuit of peace and democratic ideals,
make her a most deserving candidate for this prestigious award. Her efforts not only
highlight the urgent need for international solidarity in the face of aggressive and
expansive authoritarianism but also serve as a reminder of the power of individual
bravery in the quest for justice.

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Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 1d

Sturgill is in his prime of god damn life right now, musically speaking. Good shirt

And good cake

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Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 1d

Also the homeless guy probably didn’t have a boyfriend die under mysterious circumstances

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Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 1d

Why?

Cocaine

Jim Belushi, James Wood, and Oliver Stone made a film together. Just imagine

Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 2d

Unlike the US courts, UK courts are extremely stingy with the idea of compensation for distress. A builder can destroy the house you live in for a year plus, cost you high six figures, and you might get a few grand.

A subject access request response delay? Comic lost cause here. What a Karen

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Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 2d

The mechanism by which his flights disappeared needs to be publicly reported. There are a few explanations but none of them good

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Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 2d

99.5% of America’s problems are psychosexual, inequality or most likely both.

Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 2d

A country unravelled by unexamined psychosexual issues

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

All I want in life is to persuade everyone, when encountering politics & culture, to ask, "why are we talking about this?" I mean that very literally: anything you encounter on your screens reflects a choice. Someone covered that, talked about that, rather than the many other things out there. Why?

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Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 2d

Seems to be a tentative cease fire agreement rather than a peace deal. Some time bought.

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Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 2d

My old local solved that problem. And open 24 hrs on Friday and Saturday so you could bookshop at 3 am

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Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 2d

A friend who has a friend (isn’t this every Bob story?) whose kid was a prospect ballplayer in SoCal, and was at one of his games and found himself talking ball the entire time with him. I guess one of his grandkids was playing, he’s pretty keen

Only works with no change of subject I suspect

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Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 3d

It’s the greatest American city, and very much one of neighborhoods.

Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 3d

He kind of sits where Ry Cooder, Pat Metheny, Jeff Beck, and Jackson Brown might meet

Dylan used him on Rough and Rowdy Ways

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Christian Sporleder @casporleder.bsky.social · 3d

I saw him in my local small room in a show case Blue Note put on to try to launch him a little more widely, didn’t really take. He’s a musician’s musician really. Don Was was sitting close, kind of wild.

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