Brent S. Sirota
@brentsirota.bsky.social
Time-lag accumulator. Professor of History at NC State University. I write about church & state in the long eighteenth century Atlantic world.
In further confirmation of the historical cul-de-sac we find ourselves in, they've written this exact article about the last four Republican Speakers of the House.
‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In further confirmation of the historical cul-de-sac we find ourselves in, they've written this exact article about the last four Republican Speakers of the House.
Butlerian Jihad when?
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Butlerian Jihad when?
Trump's prominence in the Epstein files is a contradiction that Qanon does not want to resolve. Great piece by @willsommer.bsky.social
Opinion | QAnon Isn’t So Thrilled About the Epstein Revelations
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Trump's prominence in the Epstein files is a contradiction that Qanon does not want to resolve. Great piece by @willsommer.bsky.social
Counterpoint: a guy who thinks things are going well doesn't have to tweet things like this. Knows full well its hitting the skids.
Trump is so far detached from reality it’s absurd. It’s past time to talk seriously about the 25th Amendment.
November 24, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Counterpoint: a guy who thinks things are going well doesn't have to tweet things like this. Knows full well its hitting the skids.
Proclaiming it the start of latke season.
November 23, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Proclaiming it the start of latke season.
This is definitely a real guy. I used to trade music with an older Gen X dude in Chicago (who turned me onto a lot of proto-metal heavy psych rock like Leaf Hound and Dust) who used to say 'The Cramps are better than the Beatles' all the time. It was a ridiculous position, but I think he believed it
As someone who is this guy's age I can tell you 100% that if you were into Pixies, Nirvana, 120 Minutes stuff, etc. but didn't like the Beatles you had to have worked hard to contort yourself into that special little box. Your enemy, if you absolutely needed one, was hair metal. GTFO here with this.
November 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This is definitely a real guy. I used to trade music with an older Gen X dude in Chicago (who turned me onto a lot of proto-metal heavy psych rock like Leaf Hound and Dust) who used to say 'The Cramps are better than the Beatles' all the time. It was a ridiculous position, but I think he believed it
November 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Lowdown. Goddamn.
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The Lowdown. Goddamn.
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The Joys of Cookin’: Tracks from Groove Merchant, 1971-1974 (A Mixtape)
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/21/t...
Founded in 1971, Sonny Lester’s short-lived Groove Merchant label had grooves to spare. Call it a case of truth in advertising.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/21/t...
Founded in 1971, Sonny Lester’s short-lived Groove Merchant label had grooves to spare. Call it a case of truth in advertising.
November 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The Joys of Cookin’: Tracks from Groove Merchant, 1971-1974 (A Mixtape)
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/21/t...
Founded in 1971, Sonny Lester’s short-lived Groove Merchant label had grooves to spare. Call it a case of truth in advertising.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2025/11/21/t...
Founded in 1971, Sonny Lester’s short-lived Groove Merchant label had grooves to spare. Call it a case of truth in advertising.
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
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Over @aquariumdrunkard.com I'm back at the soul jazz pulpit.
The Joys of Cookin’: Tracks from Groove Merchant, 1971-1974 (A Mixtape) - Aquarium Drunkard
Founded in 1971, Sonny Lester's Groove Merchant label was pretty far removed from what was going on in jazz at the beginning of that decade. Fusion, black power, spiritual jazz and ECM were all happen...
aquariumdrunkard.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Over @aquariumdrunkard.com I'm back at the soul jazz pulpit.
There used to be an old urban legend that said if your professor was best friends with the world's most notorious child sex trafficker you get an automatic A for the semester.
#BREAKING: Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 AM
There used to be an old urban legend that said if your professor was best friends with the world's most notorious child sex trafficker you get an automatic A for the semester.
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Reminder: Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads. TODAY would be a great day to cancel Spotify and delete your account.
#CancelSpotify #Cancel #Spotify #ICE
#CancelSpotify #Cancel #Spotify #ICE
November 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Reminder: Spotify is running ICE recruitment ads. TODAY would be a great day to cancel Spotify and delete your account.
#CancelSpotify #Cancel #Spotify #ICE
#CancelSpotify #Cancel #Spotify #ICE
There's now an elaborate Tolkien-esque mythos of grievances, from which he freely draws but now seldom bothers to explain, that must be absolutely mystifying to almost all normal people.
Trump: "They had restrictions on water. It comes down from heaven. You want to wash your hands, or like me, you wash your hair. I lather up. There's no water. I won't mention the 3rd item in the bc I always get criticized. If you don't know what I'm talking about you shouldn't be owning a McDonalds"
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
There's now an elaborate Tolkien-esque mythos of grievances, from which he freely draws but now seldom bothers to explain, that must be absolutely mystifying to almost all normal people.
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Charlotte-Mecklebburg Schools, according to reports, saw 15% of its students absent today amid Border Patrol operations in Charlotte. If that percentage of 15% happens Tuesday in Wake County due to the Border Patrol coming to Raleigh, 24.000 students could be absent from school. #nced #ncpol #wcpss
November 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Gisle Røen Johansen :: Kveldsragg
aquariumdrunkard.com/2022/11/16/g...
... welding spiritual jazz, icy ECM, martial prog and no-wave noise into an improbable, and emotionally stirring, unity.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2022/11/16/g...
... welding spiritual jazz, icy ECM, martial prog and no-wave noise into an improbable, and emotionally stirring, unity.
November 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Gisle Røen Johansen :: Kveldsragg
aquariumdrunkard.com/2022/11/16/g...
... welding spiritual jazz, icy ECM, martial prog and no-wave noise into an improbable, and emotionally stirring, unity.
aquariumdrunkard.com/2022/11/16/g...
... welding spiritual jazz, icy ECM, martial prog and no-wave noise into an improbable, and emotionally stirring, unity.
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She's a Nazi, don't give her any credit you fucking morons.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: "Promoting H-1B visas to replace American jobs, bringing in 600k Chinese students to replace American students' opportunities -- those are not America first positions. I would love to see Air Force One stay home and there be nothing but a focus in the WH on a domestic agenda"
November 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
She's a Nazi, don't give her any credit you fucking morons.
A very happy birthday to the great @jasonpwoodbury.bsky.social, one of the best ever to do it.
November 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A very happy birthday to the great @jasonpwoodbury.bsky.social, one of the best ever to do it.
SML made a better Tortoise album this year than Tortoise did.
November 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
SML made a better Tortoise album this year than Tortoise did.
Pluribus is socialism versus the apocalyptic Karen and I fucking love it.
November 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Pluribus is socialism versus the apocalyptic Karen and I fucking love it.