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Brian Goldstein

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Urban & architectural historian at Swarthmore. Writing: If Architecture Were for People: The Life and Work of J. Max Bond Jr. Wrote: The Roots of Urban Renaissance: Gentrification and the Struggle Over Harlem. Architecture & race, cities, baseball, jazz.

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Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · Nov 22

New to the party, and finding friends I haven’t seen on social media since 2022! Seems like a decent party to wander into.

For new folks: I’m a historian of architecture and planning, writing a book about architect J. Max Bond Jr. I also sometimes post about the Cincinnati Reds and records. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 2d

This is who we're dealing with, folks.

Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 6d

What kind of sicko would pick on noodles?
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EU backs Italy in Trump’s pasta tariff war

US threatens to apply tariffs of up to 107% on Barilla and other makes of Italian staple over alleged dumping

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Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 9d

Today I heard a Morning Edition interview with Karoline Leavitt in which almost the entirety of Steve Inskeep's Qs were about the health care subsidies expiring, she had zero effective responses, and it became the center of the conversation. For the first time made me think this is a good strategy.

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Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 9d

Little noted and very bleak, for those in preservation and beyond. Specifically, NPS pulled funding for surveys of LGBTQ+ sites in DC and Providence, and also for the very specific (& not remotely controversial) NHL nomination of Bayard Rustin's NYC house. www.washingtonblade.com/2025/10/01/u...

UPDATE: Nat’l Park Service cancels grants for 3 LGBTQ projects

The Trump administration redirected congressionally allocated historic preservation funds away from LGBTQ projects despite awarding all other grants.

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Craig Harrington @craigipedia.bsky.social · 10d

This is a perfect example of how Donald Trump views the entire federal government, and really the whole country, as a thing that belongs to him personally.

L'État, c'est moi.

Tony Clark @anthonyclark.bsky.social · 10d

BREAKING: sources say NARA has forced out Dr. Todd Arrington, the federal director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, after he declined to allow the Trump administration to remove a sword from the library for a gift to King Charles

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EXCLUSIVE: NARA Ousts Eisenhower Library Director Over Proposed Trump Gift to King Charles

The director, a historian and Army veteran, declined to allow the Trump administration to remove a priceless artifact from the library's permanent collection

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Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 11d

Yes, it was a bizarre response. Even if she thinks that, which she shouldn't, she certainly shouldn't say it!

Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 11d

Yeah what's up with that??? We need Charlie Sheen to counteract him.

Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 11d

I wouldn't say this has been a very good day for Donald Trump, from start to finish.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 11d

The White House withdraws nomination of S.E. Antoni to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics: www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...

White House withdraws Trump’s controversial nominee to lead BLS after ousting predecessor over jobs data | CNN Politics

The White House has sent paperwork to the Senate to withdraw the nomination of E.J. Antoni as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, three sources told CNN.

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Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 11d

If only!

Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 11d

I guess that’s the line where JD’s obsequiousness meets his blind ambition 🤷🏻‍♂️

Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 12d

Cathy Engelbert, whose three-point game is weak, earns 38 times more than Caitlin Clark.

The Athletic @theathletic.com · 12d

In a conversation with Cathy Engelbert, Napheesa Collier noted that Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers and other young stars are driving massive revenue for the WNBA, but are making so little from their rookie contracts.

The commissioner's response, per Collier:

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Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 12d

Kind of hilarious, frankly, that this was the group that had to listen to a tirade about being physically fit and you can see in their faces how much they enjoyed the experience.

A lot of trim, glum military leaders listen to Hegseth and Trump drone on.

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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 12d

Your history lesson for today. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/o...

Opinion | The Right Didn’t Catch Cancel Culture From the Left

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Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 12d

Awesome!

Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 12d

Pretty much the exact same speech pattern as Biden in the June 2024 debate...

Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 12d

I thought the same thing. A roomful of people who have excelled in the complexity of their jobs being talked at by a simple-minded chump.

Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 12d

It's weird how much he lives inside his own head, and sad that he has a position where we have to hear all of it.

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Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 12d

This guy LOVES war crimes. That should be the headline after this crazy speech.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d

Hegseth: "You should not pay for an earnest mistake for your entire career. That's why today, at my direction, we're making changes to the retention of adverse information on personnel records."

Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 12d

Imagine being so smart, well trained, and complex in your understanding of your job and having to sit there and listen to this tv huckster reduce it to pew-pew

Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you for coming to my Chad Talk

Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 12d

The irony is this speech is 100% about how people look and rewarding them for that. Affirmative action for swole beardless bros.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d

Hegseth: "For too long we've promoted too many uniformed leaders for the wrong reasons -- based on their race, gender quotas, historic so-called 'firsts'...we've weeded out so-called 'toxic leaders' under guise of double blind psychology assessments. We became the 'woke department.' But not anymore"

Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 12d

I joked that he’d do pull-ups on stage but that’s basically what he’s doing.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d

Hegseth: "It all starts with physical fitness and appearance. If the secretary of war can do regular hard PT, so can every member of our joint force. Frankly, it's tiring to look out at combat formations and see fat troops. Likewise, it's completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals."

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Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 13d

Hey, take it easy on the guy. It's been tiring commuting every day from New Jersey for the last four years.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 14d

Mayor Eric Adams of New York City announced on Sunday that he would abandon his campaign for a second term, just five weeks before Election Day. His name will remain on November’s ballot because the deadline to change it has passed. nyti.ms/46YbvR8

Eric Adams in a blue tie. A headline reads: "Eric Adams Abandons Re-election Bid for Mayor Of New York City" Photo by Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times

Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 16d

One of my favorite post office varieties.

every usps @everylot-usps.bsky.social · 16d

MIDTOWN: 1609 DORR ST, TOLEDO OH 43607-9998

Brian Goldstein @bgoldst.bsky.social · 16d

This is bad, but for the same reasons that ICE detaining all the other people is also bad. Most just don't get the benefit of press attention.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16d

Breaking News: The Des Moines schools superintendent was detained by ICE authorities, who said he was in the U.S. without authorization.

Des Moines Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts Detained by ICE, Officials Say

Superintendent Ian Roberts, who has led the Iowa capital’s public school system since 2023, was in the United States without authorization, federal officials said.

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