kennan
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Political theory &c. Emphasis on the &c.
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Now I'm looking up historical flapjack recipes. Pure chaos.

from the South Durham Herald, 5 July 1890
screenshot of a recipe from an old newspaper
Flap-Jacks
Mince the breast of a chicken with some lean ham, half an anchovy, a little parsley, three or four shallots, and lemon-peel. Season with pepper, salt, cayenne, and beaten mace.
kennan.bsky.social
Remember the Maine!
chadbourn.bsky.social
A massive explosion has destroyed the Accurate Energetic Systems facility in Bucksnort, Tennesse. It produced explosives and equipment for military, defence, aerospace, demolition, mining and oil industries.

19 people unaccounted.
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A federal judge has ruled that ICE agents in the Chicago area who aren’t undercover must wear badges or IDs. blockclubchi.co/4ohSEGQ
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I, for one, do not want to be “like a daughter” to, of all people, Woody Allen…
@CaitlinPacific

I've missed hearing Woody Allen's voice - l'd been so rattled this week and there he was, his full self.
@bariweiss is the perfect interviewer. She seemed almost like a daughter to him - in a way she is. We all are.

Order Life with Baum!
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One handed applause
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Does it bother anyone else that the stock-market crash of the Great Depression began in late October of the first year of the Hoover presidency, when the reality of the economic downturn finally punctured the hollow optimism of the overvalued market?
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TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it
One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.
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Presidents have federalized a state's own Guard to use over its objection, most famously desegregation. And sometimes regular military has been used. But taking one state's soldiers and putting them in another state? This is a completely unprecedented breakdown of what the Union fundamentally is.
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My article "Data is not available upon request" was published in Meta-Psychology. Very happy to see this out!
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LnuOpen | Meta-Psychology
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That’s an automatic unsubscribe
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American Political Theory, History of Political Thought, Contemporary Political Theory
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University general counsel, university trustee, university president
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“We’re operationalizing our old corridors—taking ancient trade routes our elders told us about and articulating them in a modern context,” said Solomon Cyr, spokesperson for Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation.” — Love it when people take advantage of political opportunities.
Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border
“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."
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Your campus bookstore has books? Lucky!
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this felt too informative not to share
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Also knowing how to read. So….
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Do you know what a law is?
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It is not clear that Mr. Trump’s image can be featured on a coin. An 1866 law enshrined a tradition that only deceased people could appear on U.S. currency to avoid the appearance that America was a monarchy. Trump admin is planning to do it anyway.
By Alan Rappeport

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/b...
Treasury Plans to Mint $1 Commemorative Trump Coin
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kennan.bsky.social
Weirdly, it’s precisely the moral relativism that certain figures have in the long been saying is endemic to the “other side.”
jholbo.bsky.social
The news is so bad. And every new bad act by the administration is a bad lesson learned on the right. 'If we are doing this, this must be good.' Whatever else we are experiencing, one thing is a profound moral revolution for the worse on the right.
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nickfleisher.bsky.social
The extortion arrangement floated to a handful of universities this week is the brainchild of the guy who got Penn's president fired
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“Mr. Rowan, who is chief executive of Apollo Global Management, and Stephen A. Schwarzman, the chief executive of Blackstone — are helping shape seismic discussions related to the Trump administration’s campaign to upend American campuses.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...
The Billionaire Behind Trump’s Deal for Universities
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comic book authors: we invented the punisher as a cautionary tale about vigilante crime fighting
the director of the fbi: at long last, we are implementing the ethos from the classic comic book the punisher
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reddit occupied government
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The challenge coins being handed out by @FBIDirectorKash. Seems someone put a lot of thought into this.
kennan.bsky.social
Remember when people used to read Gibbon? I mean, it was annoying, but at least….
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Congratulations to both of you!
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Secret love of Mallard Fillmore’s stunning witticisms
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Uh, Erin, that's what secret lairs are for