Alex Bean
@abeanchi.bsky.social
Academic admin. Husband & dad. One-time applicant for Chicago Alderman. Love books, history, movies, & architecture. Trying to ween myself off of being Too Online.
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this is a few brush strokes away from a monet
February 17, 2026 at 1:14 PM
this is a few brush strokes away from a monet
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This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
February 17, 2026 at 7:27 AM
This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
Brendan Carr and David Ellison, eat shit forever challenge.
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
Colbert Says CBS Pulled Guest Over FCC Scrutiny; Posts Interview to YouTube Instead
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
dlvr.it
February 17, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Brendan Carr and David Ellison, eat shit forever challenge.
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The @neilsteinberg.bsky.social obit of the Rev Jesse L Jackson chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2...
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and Chicago icon, dead at 84
Jackson was a Chicago institution who left footprints on the world stage, an ardent advocate for civil rights whose attempts to wield political power himself were thwarted, and channeled into the powe...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:55 AM
The @neilsteinberg.bsky.social obit of the Rev Jesse L Jackson chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2...
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I think it’s time for Democratic leaders to start saying “if you’re a pilot or ground crew involved in a deportation that was stayed by a judge, you’ll be held criminally liable for human trafficking.” Everyone involved in these flights should have that fear in the back of their minds.
Overnight, this probable ICE flight landed in Benin and is now returning to Senegal, likely for a crew layover.
February 16, 2026 at 10:57 AM
I think it’s time for Democratic leaders to start saying “if you’re a pilot or ground crew involved in a deportation that was stayed by a judge, you’ll be held criminally liable for human trafficking.” Everyone involved in these flights should have that fear in the back of their minds.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:48 AM
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yes. yes. yes. YES. YEEEESSSS. yes
It just struck me that newspaper comic strips were sort of proto-posting: you come up with a joke every single day and eventually you either mellow out or become completely insane
February 17, 2026 at 12:59 AM
yes. yes. yes. YES. YEEEESSSS. yes
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Elimination of emissions standards was one of the pretty clear policy stakes of the 2024 election and it received about 1% as much coverage as whether Tim Walz retiring from the national guard after 21 years was cowardly.
“The U.S. no longer has emission standards of any meaning,” said Margo T. Oge, who served as the E.P.A.’s top vehicle emissions regulator under three presidents and has since advised both automakers and environmental groups…
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
“Nothing. Zero,” she added. “Not many countries have zero.”
With Latest Rollback, the U.S. Essentially Has No Clean-Car Rules
www.nytimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Elimination of emissions standards was one of the pretty clear policy stakes of the 2024 election and it received about 1% as much coverage as whether Tim Walz retiring from the national guard after 21 years was cowardly.
We’ve started watching The Muppet Show with the kids (a great personal victory for me) and it’s crazy to think that Rita Moreno hosted59 years ago at roughly the 1/3rd mark of her career.
February 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM
We’ve started watching The Muppet Show with the kids (a great personal victory for me) and it’s crazy to think that Rita Moreno hosted59 years ago at roughly the 1/3rd mark of her career.
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v funny to me how many of the news talking heads blame trump on dems being out-of-touch elitists and yet also react like this. having a universal antipathy towards people who show their ass in the epstein files is probably the most popular opinion you can have in america right now
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM
v funny to me how many of the news talking heads blame trump on dems being out-of-touch elitists and yet also react like this. having a universal antipathy towards people who show their ass in the epstein files is probably the most popular opinion you can have in america right now
Not super that I'm out here on a 60-degree day in February, but, man, do I love grilling.
February 16, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Not super that I'm out here on a 60-degree day in February, but, man, do I love grilling.
I once had a good joke tweet about Chancellor Rolin and now it's lost to vast emptiness of Vichy Twitter. Alas.
February 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I once had a good joke tweet about Chancellor Rolin and now it's lost to vast emptiness of Vichy Twitter. Alas.
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Nuclear Poland definitely sounds like something you would find in an alternate history.
Polish President President Karol Nawrocki: "the path to Polish nuclear potential, while respecting all international regulations, is the path we should take" (Sounds like nuclear latency.) notesfrompoland.com/2026/02/15/p...
President calls for Poland to seek nuclear deterrent
notesfrompoland.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Nuclear Poland definitely sounds like something you would find in an alternate history.
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A prominent Bluesky elder already hosts Jeopardy
How many followers for a prominent Bluesky elder to host Jeopardy
February 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
A prominent Bluesky elder already hosts Jeopardy
The brunch lords believe they have as much impunity as the billionaire class they succor and I think both are in for a rude awakening in the next decade or two.
The successful effort to force Biden out signaled to elite media that they had a veto over Democratic Party primary voters. Whether they successfully exercise it or simply try to in 2028 is an open question but bet your sweet nippy they’re going to try.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The brunch lords believe they have as much impunity as the billionaire class they succor and I think both are in for a rude awakening in the next decade or two.
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If conservatives are upset with coverage, one must re-configure the paper so they never for a second feel like they are condescended to. If libs are upset with coverage, they’re stupid and can’t read.
February 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
If conservatives are upset with coverage, one must re-configure the paper so they never for a second feel like they are condescended to. If libs are upset with coverage, they’re stupid and can’t read.
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Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
RIP
I’d like a chance to shoot at an educated man once in my life youtu.be/aiRL2tukEOQ?...
Lonesome Dove- Uva Uvam Vivendo Varia Fit
YouTube video by cgold33
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
RIP
Are we talking, like, a recent book release if measured on the scale of geological time?
February 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Are we talking, like, a recent book release if measured on the scale of geological time?
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Robert Duvall, the legendary actor whose career has spanned over six decades, has died at 95, his wife announced
February 16, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Robert Duvall, the legendary actor whose career has spanned over six decades, has died at 95, his wife announced
I would not have guessed that the 2018 team had a higher rating than the 2013 team. Huh!
Also, great Roosevelt's ghost, this year's team is crazy.
Also, great Roosevelt's ghost, this year's team is crazy.
What does 75+ years of Michigan basketball look like in one chart?
Now you can find out.
Historical Elo ratings (1949–present) are officially live on CollegeBasketballData.com.
Every game. Every season. Fully queryable via API.
Michigan first 👇
Next up?
Now you can find out.
Historical Elo ratings (1949–present) are officially live on CollegeBasketballData.com.
Every game. Every season. Fully queryable via API.
Michigan first 👇
Next up?
February 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM
I would not have guessed that the 2018 team had a higher rating than the 2013 team. Huh!
Also, great Roosevelt's ghost, this year's team is crazy.
Also, great Roosevelt's ghost, this year's team is crazy.
I am becoming polarized against the Common Law for the same reasons I am being polarized against a separate Executive Branch: both have mostly proven to be havens for people whose goal is wrecking what already exists.
Great piece from @dsquareddigest.bsky.social, which touches on one of the big theories for why English-speaking countries do especially badly at housebuilding:
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
February 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I am becoming polarized against the Common Law for the same reasons I am being polarized against a separate Executive Branch: both have mostly proven to be havens for people whose goal is wrecking what already exists.
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imo Dems should treat these people the way they claim we treat them
Dude is quickly climbing the ranks of Most Dangerous Man Alive
February 16, 2026 at 1:35 PM
imo Dems should treat these people the way they claim we treat them
Is there a reason, other than historical happenstance, that there are only two executive offices in the Federal government chosen by election, but a half-dozen or more state offices that are chosen by elections?
Asking for someone who has to decide on a state comptroller candidate.
Asking for someone who has to decide on a state comptroller candidate.
February 16, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Is there a reason, other than historical happenstance, that there are only two executive offices in the Federal government chosen by election, but a half-dozen or more state offices that are chosen by elections?
Asking for someone who has to decide on a state comptroller candidate.
Asking for someone who has to decide on a state comptroller candidate.