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Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 24d

Put this on repeat.

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Todd Rundgren - Just One Victory (Lyrics Below) (HQ)

YouTube video by Toddzilla

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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 7h

Kind of an intimidating shower but I bet you get clean real fast! #FridayNightZillow

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Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 7h

they keep dragging me back

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 7h

A diseased population is easier to control

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 7h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 7h

Is it cancel culture when they threaten to kill you?

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Sold-out Ta-Nehisi Coates speaker appearance in N.J. canceled over security reasons

Organizers canceled a sold-out Ta-Nehisi Coates event in Montclair citing undisclosed security concerns.

www.nj.com

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Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 7h

Thomas Boswell's books are wonderful reads.

Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 7h

I am no longer a baseball fan, but I have plenty of memories of magical moments. Ron Darling pitching in a scoreless game into the 7th, and the Reds leading off with a triple, and him proceeding to strike out the side, for instance. Moments like that stick with me.

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Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 7h

Spanish American War, Wilmington NC, Philippines, ALL sorts of cultural references that make a layman scurry to the internet.

Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 7h

This is your thread for tonight.

T. J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 15h

Doomscrolling break!
I imagine every historian has a list of Most Neglected Aspect of History. I welcome them in the replies. Here's a thread on my candidate:

The California steamship lines from 1849–1869, during the gold rush until the first transcontinental railroad's completion.

My case:
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Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 7h

You know what I bet you could have fun with? An Annotated Guide to John Sayles's A Moment In The Sun. Somebody needs to do that. Well, if you don't have fun doing it you might have fun reading it anyway.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 8h

What on earth??

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Adams Administration Quietly Renames the Tombs for Disgraced Criminal Bernard Kerik

The Lower Manhattan jail facility briefly bore Kerik's name once before, until he was convicted of corruption.

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Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 8h

Is he planning on trying out for the Braves' bullpen?

Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 8h

I get no commission. But I do know these recordings and they're very good.

Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 8h

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Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 9h

That could be.

Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 9h

(The other thing that gets me about that scene is that Alice thinks Ralph's Raccoon Lodge is a stupid group, and that being named Raccoon of the Year is a nonsense award. But she knows how seriously Ralph takes it, so she bursts his bubble as gently as she can, knowing how much it means to him.)

Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 9h

At first I countered that it was Ivanka, but she can't muster the energy any longer... but to do what Alice did you need the energy and patience.

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Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 10h

My favorite moment in The Honeymooners is when Alice has to tell Ralph that he’s not going to be Raccoon of the Year, so he doesn’t make a public fool of himself.

Trump needs an Alice.

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Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 14h

This is not (much of) a spoiler but in One Battle After Another there's a moment during a protest where someone gets out of a police van and lights & throws a Molotov cocktail

Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 15h

may have harmed himself in doing so.

Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 15h

This is interesting: the military industry was thought to have protected itself against cuts in the defense budget by having factories in a broad range of states (all?); loss of jobs was a card they could play against senators and reps. Trump has worked to get the federal gvt less DC centric, and

Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 16h

They made me >decide< to go.

Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 16h

@pronounced-ing.bsky.social hoping you're well (enough) in the difficult times you face

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 19h

Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.

There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.

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Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 17h

Dude, they sell Noble Peace Prizes on Canal Street for $30

Frank Lynch @fplynch.bsky.social · 17h

Why, yes, they do! actually, and the awards ceremony is at The Hague