Matthew Budman, book guy
@matthewbudman.bsky.social
News junkie, editor, faculty spouse, author of “Book Collecting Now.”
Was wonderful to visit Zion National Park last month and hear a wide range of dialects and languages from awestruck visitors. But Stephen Miller thinks there are too many foreigners at our national parks, so
The Trump administration will raise prices and add new fees next year for international tourists visiting U.S. national parks, the latest change amid steep cuts and bureaucratic turmoil at the National Park Service and a decline in foreign tourism.
Here's what to know.
Here's what to know.
Trump Administration Will Raise Prices for Foreign Tourists at National Parks
The price increases comes as more and more international travelers are choosing to stay away from the United States and amid turmoil at the National Park Service.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Was wonderful to visit Zion National Park last month and hear a wide range of dialects and languages from awestruck visitors. But Stephen Miller thinks there are too many foreigners at our national parks, so
“This is also the golden age of America, because we are doing better than we've ever done as a country” —President Trump, eight days ago
Consumer confidence falls to lowest in seven months as concerns grow about high prices and a weakening job market https://cnn.it/4ririCu
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
“This is also the golden age of America, because we are doing better than we've ever done as a country” —President Trump, eight days ago
Trump take . . . Christmas? really?
Christmas cancelled for US troops surrounding Venezuela
Gen Dan Caine, America’s most senior military officer, has been dispatched to the Caribbean
www.telegraph.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Trump take . . . Christmas? really?
If a genie appeared and granted you three wishes
If you were given a $2,000 tariff ‘rebate check,’ what would you do with the money? | CNN Business
President Donald Trump has floated the idea of sending Americans “rebate checks” from the tariffs his administration has collected from US importers.
www.cnn.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
If a genie appeared and granted you three wishes
Someone at the White House currently drafting an executive order hereby decreeing that the New York Football Giants (NFL) must run all key game decisions by the president first. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Someone at the White House currently drafting an executive order hereby decreeing that the New York Football Giants (NFL) must run all key game decisions by the president first. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!
Government efficiency, cont.
The Education Department gave another agency power to distribute money. It hasn’t gone smoothly.
Critics say issues with accessing federal career and technical education funding could preview bigger problems when the Trump administration starts to outsource more of the Education Department’s resp...
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Government efficiency, cont.
A movie that takes place where you're from
November 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from
In #BookSky news: A century ago today, Faber & Gwyer published T.S. Eliot’s POEMS 1909–1925, including “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” “The Waste Land,” and the first appearance of “The Hollow Men.” (Alas, this first edition is not mine—it belongs, as is so often true, to Burnside Rare Books)
November 23, 2025 at 7:39 PM
In #BookSky news: A century ago today, Faber & Gwyer published T.S. Eliot’s POEMS 1909–1925, including “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” “The Waste Land,” and the first appearance of “The Hollow Men.” (Alas, this first edition is not mine—it belongs, as is so often true, to Burnside Rare Books)
FANTASTIC VOYAGE (1966, dir. Richard Fleischer)
Scientists have created a grain-of-sand–sized robot that can be guided by magnets to deliver drugs to precise locations in the human body.
“We’re just at the tip of the iceberg,” said Bradley J. Nelson, an author of the paper in Science. https://wapo.st/4oONjaz
“We’re just at the tip of the iceberg,” said Bradley J. Nelson, an author of the paper in Science. https://wapo.st/4oONjaz
November 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
FANTASTIC VOYAGE (1966, dir. Richard Fleischer)
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Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
The exit economy is here. Black Women are paying the highest price | Fortune
This isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. And it's not a recovery, it's a redistribution of opportunity.
fortune.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since February, according to my latest analysis, almost 600,000 Black women have been economically sidelined. The November 20, 2025, Jobs Report makes clear this isn’t a blip. It’s a structural crisis. That is not a recovery. It is a redistribution of opportunity.
re: @nytimes.com's style decision to leave the names of magazines unitalicized, indeed, seems like a poor business decision for the great @tinabrownlm.bsky.social to leave @newyorker.com to launch "Talk with Harvey Weinstein" www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/m...
November 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
re: @nytimes.com's style decision to leave the names of magazines unitalicized, indeed, seems like a poor business decision for the great @tinabrownlm.bsky.social to leave @newyorker.com to launch "Talk with Harvey Weinstein" www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/m...
In unrelated news, Polydor released @lloydcole.bsky.social's second LP forty years ago today. EASY PIECES isn't a great record, but the high spots are strong. Was great to see Lloyd perform this song solo in NYC a few months back.
Lloyd Cole, Brand New Friend, 1985
YouTube video by philscreen
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November 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
In unrelated news, Polydor released @lloydcole.bsky.social's second LP forty years ago today. EASY PIECES isn't a great record, but the high spots are strong. Was great to see Lloyd perform this song solo in NYC a few months back.
D.C. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly "stayed the agreement signed between the IRS and Immigration & Customs Enforcement…that allowed information sharing."
DHS, ICE Access to IRS Taxpayer Records Blocked in Federal Court
A judge barred the IRS from sharing data on millions of American taxpayers with the Department of Homeland Security after determining that taxpayer and labor groups can challenge the practice.
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
D.C. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly "stayed the agreement signed between the IRS and Immigration & Customs Enforcement…that allowed information sharing."
A #BookSky anniversary that's way too relevant: @beaconpress.bsky.social published James Baldwin's first book seventy years ago today.
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A #BookSky anniversary that's way too relevant: @beaconpress.bsky.social published James Baldwin's first book seventy years ago today.
“This is also the golden age of America, because we are doing better than we’ve ever done as a country” —Trump, three days ago
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“This is also the golden age of America, because we are doing better than we’ve ever done as a country” —Trump, three days ago
The flag-waving ROCKY IV premiered forty years ago tonight, and though it now seems more goofy than dangerously jingoistic, it's still an awful movie. And yet it's only my second-least-favorite Sylvester Stallone propaganda film of 1985.
Rocky IV (1985) Original Trailer [FHD]
YouTube video by HD Retro Trailers
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November 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The flag-waving ROCKY IV premiered forty years ago tonight, and though it now seems more goofy than dangerously jingoistic, it's still an awful movie. And yet it's only my second-least-favorite Sylvester Stallone propaganda film of 1985.
My local public library, with stacks of KNOW YOUR RIGHTS fliers and laminated DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR cards, is more than prepared for Greg Bovino to parade his stormtroopers through lower Manhattan. Bring it on, cabrón.
November 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
My local public library, with stacks of KNOW YOUR RIGHTS fliers and laminated DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR cards, is more than prepared for Greg Bovino to parade his stormtroopers through lower Manhattan. Bring it on, cabrón.
Reposted by Matthew Budman, book guy
I think it’s good that Dems are competing re how aggressively they can denounce Trump
Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I think it’s good that Dems are competing re how aggressively they can denounce Trump
Nice to see, in this amorphous information environment, people's lived experience > Trump's bluster
Analysis: Polls show Trump’s happy talk on inflation is falling flat | CNN Politics
The 2025 election two weeks ago crystallized how big a problem the economy and affordability appear to be for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
www.cnn.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Nice to see, in this amorphous information environment, people's lived experience > Trump's bluster
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
A+ headline
School's out for Summers
The economist stepped back from his Harvard duties after Epstein revelations.
www.politico.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A+ headline
Wishing a happy Ominous Black Goo Day to all who celebrate! Five years ago today.
Ominous Black Goo Oozes From Rudy Giuliani's Head During Press Conference
A dark fluid dripped down Rudy Giuliani's head during a Thursday press conference, prompting social media users to speculate what it could be.
www.mediaite.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Wishing a happy Ominous Black Goo Day to all who celebrate! Five years ago today.
Government efficiency!
November 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Government efficiency!