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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · Jul 31

🎶Y’ALL READY FOR THIS🎶

…because I have an essay out today on the 30th anniversary of Jock Jams, Vol. 1 and how the relationship between music and sports has completely changed.

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We're All Jocks, Jamming

How did sports and music get so inexorably entangled?

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 2h

Thanks, likewise! We can leave the debate over what Krasznahorkai actually thinks about men for the sold out panel we’ll do at MSG.

Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 2h

Can’t believe I didn’t see this before filing my copy… mainly to assert to @alexshephard.bsky.social @markkrotov.bsky.social that my parents are NOT worried about me, because I already replaced them with nearby vagrants with grandiose schemes, all the better to understand my master.

Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 2h

Time to duel, men

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 10h

Well it’s not long sentence, but I did get to write this essay for @newrepublic.com! I strongly encourage you to join us.

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 6h

New at @newrepublic.com: my formal invitation to you to join me in the Krasz Crew.

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 7h

You can’t beat an armed state by force, but you can beat it by farce.

Jeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 7h

Lessons from Portland. www.thenation.com/article/acti...

Portland's Dancing Protesters Are Showing Us How to Stand Up to Trump

The president wants us to be afraid. These activists are clowning him instead.

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 10h

Thanks to @lauramarsh.bsky.social for the opportunity and edit!

Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 10h

Well it’s not long sentence, but I did get to write this essay for @newrepublic.com! I strongly encourage you to join us.

newrepublic.com/article/2015...

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 11h

the fact that anyone would yell the words “MORTAL KOMBAT” in any context near mortal combat, I just don’t buy it you know

Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to ME are pouring in from around the world

Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 1d

I pay close attention — and think you need to distinguish openness to dialogue with people you disagree with from changing core beliefs to those people’s desires.

Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 1d

for real tho: I have thought about writing about him for years but no one ever cares!!!

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 1d

I read an example of this from college and then description of his parents. Where do you see this recently?

Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 1d

To the vibrant and lucrative literary magazines of 2025: I have read every Krasznahorkai novel and evangelize him to the unhearing masses and, yes, I will absolutely write an essay for you on this joyous occasion that is, appropriately, one long sentence — one sentence longer than this one, an enti-

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 1d

Why do you think he has airlessly rigid ideology of non-dialogue?

Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 1d

Hm my impression is not this way. (E.g here or more recently on The View). What contributes to your impression? forward.com/fast-forward...)

‘I will work to protect you,’ Mamdani tells Orthodox voters in interview with Hasidic paper

Zohran Mamdani courts Orthodox vote in NYC mayoral race, but rival Whitney Tilson is reminding them of Mamdani’s harsh criticisms of Israel.

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 1d

Chi roast this fool

Free Parking 🚘 @free-parking.bsky.social · 2d

This is exactly what we need. This is it.

"New York City Council member Chi Ossé, a close ally of Zohran Mamdani, is privately discussing a run against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)"

Scoop: Mamdani ally weighs challenging Hakeem Jeffries

Just talking about a potential campaign could drive a further wedge between Mamdani — the democratic socialist in line to be New York's next mayor — and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 2d

Meta AI is a disinfo machine!

Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 2d

I regret to inform nobody that I have added musical accompaniment to the heroic conduct of Antifa Vice Admiral, Portland Frog.

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 2d

this is the most I’ve laughed in months, tysm

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 2d

Mister President, a second frog has air-humped the troops.

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

Motion to replace the "Andy Card whispering to W. on 9/11" meme with this photo.

The back of his hair, the makeup line, and the giant folds of his neck waddle make it perfect.

Rubio Wormtongue speaks to King Trumpdim

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 2d

Let us now restore order to this world [SOUND UP]

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Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 4d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

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Stephen Lurie @luriethereal.bsky.social · 2d

“No Kings” is the mass organizing frame around forthcoming national protests, the pope is asking priests to speak out against ICE, and my mother just asked me if there will be a revolt if Trump arrests Pritzker — but go off, Dems, keep on just talking about health care!!!