Ken Raining
@kenraining.bsky.social
Librarian, husband, dad, geek. Not necessarily in that order.
Sure, Alan Dershowitz is terrible, but…Dana Loesch? The NRA lady? With the beets? I have not even thought about her in five years; I’m not sure she’s reflecting the vast majority of anything but desperation.
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Sure, Alan Dershowitz is terrible, but…Dana Loesch? The NRA lady? With the beets? I have not even thought about her in five years; I’m not sure she’s reflecting the vast majority of anything but desperation.
He probably overrates the original trilogy a bit, but it’s a good list. Got the bottom three right at least.
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
He probably overrates the original trilogy a bit, but it’s a good list. Got the bottom three right at least.
#TheTwen2ie5
2. Space Rocket- Gloria (2021)
Gloria is a psychedelic band from France, with a girl group influence. They are wonderful and I wish more people would discover them.
Eleven points!
open.spotify.com/track/0ehfXe...
2. Space Rocket- Gloria (2021)
Gloria is a psychedelic band from France, with a girl group influence. They are wonderful and I wish more people would discover them.
Eleven points!
open.spotify.com/track/0ehfXe...
November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
#TheTwen2ie5
2. Space Rocket- Gloria (2021)
Gloria is a psychedelic band from France, with a girl group influence. They are wonderful and I wish more people would discover them.
Eleven points!
open.spotify.com/track/0ehfXe...
2. Space Rocket- Gloria (2021)
Gloria is a psychedelic band from France, with a girl group influence. They are wonderful and I wish more people would discover them.
Eleven points!
open.spotify.com/track/0ehfXe...
So I guess I picked a good week not to be able to watch the Eagles game, huh?
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
So I guess I picked a good week not to be able to watch the Eagles game, huh?
#TheTwen2ie5
3. You’re Not Always On My Mind- Quivers (2020)
The signature song from this great indie band from Australia. One of those songs I fell in love with the moment I heard it.
Eleven points!
3. You’re Not Always On My Mind- Quivers (2020)
The signature song from this great indie band from Australia. One of those songs I fell in love with the moment I heard it.
Eleven points!
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#TheTwen2ie5
3. You’re Not Always On My Mind- Quivers (2020)
The signature song from this great indie band from Australia. One of those songs I fell in love with the moment I heard it.
Eleven points!
3. You’re Not Always On My Mind- Quivers (2020)
The signature song from this great indie band from Australia. One of those songs I fell in love with the moment I heard it.
Eleven points!
I’m sorry, but I hate celebrity involvement in wrestling, and I hate influencer culture, so the Costco guys are like a personal attack to me. #AEW 🤼
November 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I’m sorry, but I hate celebrity involvement in wrestling, and I hate influencer culture, so the Costco guys are like a personal attack to me. #AEW 🤼
Probably the best homemade pizza I have ever made. 🍕
November 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Probably the best homemade pizza I have ever made. 🍕
#TheTwen2ie5
4. Barcelona- The Big Moon (2020)
This one just qualifies! Released mid January 2020. Great band, really hope they do a US tour some day soon.
Eleven points!
open.spotify.com/track/5kHZyX...
4. Barcelona- The Big Moon (2020)
This one just qualifies! Released mid January 2020. Great band, really hope they do a US tour some day soon.
Eleven points!
open.spotify.com/track/5kHZyX...
November 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
#TheTwen2ie5
4. Barcelona- The Big Moon (2020)
This one just qualifies! Released mid January 2020. Great band, really hope they do a US tour some day soon.
Eleven points!
open.spotify.com/track/5kHZyX...
4. Barcelona- The Big Moon (2020)
This one just qualifies! Released mid January 2020. Great band, really hope they do a US tour some day soon.
Eleven points!
open.spotify.com/track/5kHZyX...
You really should vote for Disintegration if you haven’t yet.
The Best Album of 1989 Round 6 (Semifinal) Match #125
#1 Pixies, DOOLITTLE
vs.
#4 The Cure, DISINTEGRATION
forms.gle/nwLTFGfcWji5...
#1 Pixies, DOOLITTLE
vs.
#4 The Cure, DISINTEGRATION
forms.gle/nwLTFGfcWji5...
The Best Album of 1989 Round 6 (Semi-Final) Match #125: Pixies vs. The Cure
This is the Best Album of 1989 match for Friday, November 21st, 9am CST. It will be open for 24 hours, and the winner will move onto the finals to determine the Best Album of 1989. If you haven’t hear...
forms.gle
November 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
You really should vote for Disintegration if you haven’t yet.
Reposted by Ken Raining
Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup [2 LP] $27.99 amzn.to/4ibl5UR
#vinyl #nowplaying #vinylcommunity #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning #vinylcolletors #vinylrecords #vinyljunkie #vinyladdict #vinyloftheday #recordcollector #recordoftheday #vinyllovers #Stereolab
#vinyl #nowplaying #vinylcommunity #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning #vinylcolletors #vinylrecords #vinyljunkie #vinyladdict #vinyloftheday #recordcollector #recordoftheday #vinyllovers #Stereolab
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
On February 28, 2025, Stereolab are making seven of their studio albums available again as 2LP editions. These utilise the same remasters as the 2019 expanded album editions, cut from the original 1/2" tapes by Bo Kondren at Calyx Mastering and overseen by Tim Gane, but without any of the bonus material from the 3LP versions (which have now been discontinued), the idea being to make more cost-effective versions of these sought-after titles available to fans and shops. Each record comes housed in a single 5mm printed sleeve with printed inner sleeves, and a protective PVC outer bag. Emperor Tomato Ketchup is the fourth studio album by Stereolab and was originally released in 1996. A1. Metronomic Underground A2. Cybele’s Reverie A3. Percolator B1. Les Yper Sound B2. Spark Plug B3. OLV 26 B4. The Noise Of Carpet C1. Tomorrow Is Already Here C2. Emperor Tomato Ketchup C3. Monstre Sacre D1. Motoroller Scalatron D2. Slow Fast Hazel D3. Anonymous Collective
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November 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup [2 LP] $27.99 amzn.to/4ibl5UR
#vinyl #nowplaying #vinylcommunity #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning #vinylcolletors #vinylrecords #vinyljunkie #vinyladdict #vinyloftheday #recordcollector #recordoftheday #vinyllovers #Stereolab
#vinyl #nowplaying #vinylcommunity #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning #vinylcolletors #vinylrecords #vinyljunkie #vinyladdict #vinyloftheday #recordcollector #recordoftheday #vinyllovers #Stereolab
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Wilco - Being There (Deluxe Edition) [4 LP] $57.80 amzn.to/4o6RX2B
#vinyl #nowplaying #vinylcommunity #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning #vinylcolletors #vinylrecords #vinyljunkie #vinyladdict #vinyloftheday #recordcollector #recordoftheday #vinyllovers #Wilco
#vinyl #nowplaying #vinylcommunity #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning #vinylcolletors #vinylrecords #vinyljunkie #vinyladdict #vinyloftheday #recordcollector #recordoftheday #vinyllovers #Wilco
November 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Wilco - Being There (Deluxe Edition) [4 LP] $57.80 amzn.to/4o6RX2B
#vinyl #nowplaying #vinylcommunity #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning #vinylcolletors #vinylrecords #vinyljunkie #vinyladdict #vinyloftheday #recordcollector #recordoftheday #vinyllovers #Wilco
#vinyl #nowplaying #vinylcommunity #vinylsky #musicsky #nowspinning #vinylcolletors #vinylrecords #vinyljunkie #vinyladdict #vinyloftheday #recordcollector #recordoftheday #vinyllovers #Wilco
It really is wild how underappreciated he is. Turning the team around after the disaster at the end of 2023 and not only saving his job but winning the Super Bowl is an amazing accomplishment, and yet you'd think he's just a bumbling fool from the way people still talk about him.
Yesterday, I wrote about Nick Sirianni, whose resume is arguably the best in modern NFL history through 4+ years and yet somehow can't convince a meaningful amount of people that he's a good coach www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...
Barnwell: Is Nick Sirianni the most scrutinized successful coach in NFL history?
The Eagles' head coach is 56-22 over five seasons, including two trips to the Super Bowl. Yet he's constantly under the microscope. Why?
www.espn.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It really is wild how underappreciated he is. Turning the team around after the disaster at the end of 2023 and not only saving his job but winning the Super Bowl is an amazing accomplishment, and yet you'd think he's just a bumbling fool from the way people still talk about him.
#TheTwen2ie5
5. 15 Again- The London Suede (2023)
I think Suede is the best of the major BritPop bands, and they are still making vital music after all these years. Brett Anderson sounds better now than he did 30 years ago, somehow.
Eleven points!
open.spotify.com/track/2kzzPY...
5. 15 Again- The London Suede (2023)
I think Suede is the best of the major BritPop bands, and they are still making vital music after all these years. Brett Anderson sounds better now than he did 30 years ago, somehow.
Eleven points!
open.spotify.com/track/2kzzPY...
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
#TheTwen2ie5
5. 15 Again- The London Suede (2023)
I think Suede is the best of the major BritPop bands, and they are still making vital music after all these years. Brett Anderson sounds better now than he did 30 years ago, somehow.
Eleven points!
open.spotify.com/track/2kzzPY...
5. 15 Again- The London Suede (2023)
I think Suede is the best of the major BritPop bands, and they are still making vital music after all these years. Brett Anderson sounds better now than he did 30 years ago, somehow.
Eleven points!
open.spotify.com/track/2kzzPY...
Lol that ref enjoyed calling that PI on the offense for the home crowd a little too much. 🏈
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Lol that ref enjoyed calling that PI on the offense for the home crowd a little too much. 🏈
Now that was either intentional grounding or illegal touching! C’mon now. 🏈
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Now that was either intentional grounding or illegal touching! C’mon now. 🏈
If that is not intentional grounding then they need to change the rules because that was obviously intentional grounding. 🏈
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 AM
If that is not intentional grounding then they need to change the rules because that was obviously intentional grounding. 🏈
Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit are a great example of two very good broadcasters that have no chemistry together whatsoever. 🏈
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit are a great example of two very good broadcasters that have no chemistry together whatsoever. 🏈
These Texans uniforms are so much better than their regular ones. 🏈
November 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
These Texans uniforms are so much better than their regular ones. 🏈
...people thought they were going to win that match? Really?
I'm happy to see people melting down that TayJay lost.
It means people care. Their support will just increase from this, and as long as TK is reasonable enough to keep them active, it sets up a whole storyline for them chasing the titles.
It means people care. Their support will just increase from this, and as long as TK is reasonable enough to keep them active, it sets up a whole storyline for them chasing the titles.
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
...people thought they were going to win that match? Really?
#TheTwen2ie5
6. After The Earthquake- Alvvays (2022)
Just outside of the top five! This is my kid's favorite band. One of mine too. Love the chimey guitar in this one
open.spotify.com/track/0O5q2h...
6. After The Earthquake- Alvvays (2022)
Just outside of the top five! This is my kid's favorite band. One of mine too. Love the chimey guitar in this one
open.spotify.com/track/0O5q2h...
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
#TheTwen2ie5
6. After The Earthquake- Alvvays (2022)
Just outside of the top five! This is my kid's favorite band. One of mine too. Love the chimey guitar in this one
open.spotify.com/track/0O5q2h...
6. After The Earthquake- Alvvays (2022)
Just outside of the top five! This is my kid's favorite band. One of mine too. Love the chimey guitar in this one
open.spotify.com/track/0O5q2h...
It is wild to see these self identified moral Christians blatantly covering up for the most notorious pedophile ring in modern human history just because it's politically expedient for them. I couldn't do that. But I also try very hard not to be a hypocrite. 🤷
November 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It is wild to see these self identified moral Christians blatantly covering up for the most notorious pedophile ring in modern human history just because it's politically expedient for them. I couldn't do that. But I also try very hard not to be a hypocrite. 🤷