Sebastian Stockman
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BLM. Teaching Prof., Northeastern. Reviewer @nytbooks @washpost @BostonGlobe, elsewhere. he/him Newsletter at https://sebastianstockman.substack.com/
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I was asked to open the reception for our graduating English majors this week, so I made it into a little post.

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A Note to the Graduates
The English majors, specifically
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Would watch an Abbott-Pritzker push-up contest
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Greg Abbott tells Pritzker to "stop complaining and do some pushups"
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If the Altman be Bob,
Great work, good job
If the Altman be Sam,
Good grief, goddamn
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If our TV networks had not been captured by the right wing, some very easy journalism would be to play this clip besides a very not on fire Portland and then tell viewers that the President of the United States is living in an alternate reality.
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Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."
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it's ok to be a nimby about prisons
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“My NIMBY stance was for my family property in the beginning. Now it’s for my whole state. I say no, we don’t want a prison. We don’t want this mega prison in this state,” says a resident of Franklin County, Arkansas.
The Prison Next Door
How Arkansas’ secretive plan for a new state lockup angered people in a deep red corner of rural America—and changed how some see incarceration.
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Here's the latest update of the House legislative calendar. Summer break was July 24-September 1. Epstein Files / shutdown break will be Sept. 20 to at least October 20. (3 work weeks out of 9 weeks)
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Bill, what do you think about ChatGPT writing?
shakespeare.lol
It is a tale
Told by an idiot
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Lord give us the Democrats that Republicans warn us about.
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Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "
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If the Altman be Bob,
Great work, good job
If the Altman be Sam,
Good grief, goddamn
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I'm sorry to hear this, Celeste. Warmth and love to you and your family.
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Warren Zevon really put it best:

“Grandpa pissed his pants again/He don’t give a damn”
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Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."
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Daboll’s even working at it when he comes to the sideline
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Jaxson Dart on his third concussion of the game
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They should give the peace prize to JD Vance just because that would be a funny dynamic
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I joked about it but it may actually be worthwhile for every Dem who gets on tv to start saying Stephen Miller is the real president
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U.S. Northern Command says that elements of the Texas national guard are now “employed in the greater Chicago area.”

The statement claims that they’ve been deployed to protect ICE and federal property.
U.S. Northern Command &
@USNorthernCmd
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Effective today, elements of the Texas National Guard, under Title 10 authority and command and control of U.S. Northern Command, are employed in the greater Chicago area.
These soldiers are employed to protect U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other
U.S. Government personnel who are performing federal functions, including the enforcement of federal law, and to protect federal property.
For the latest information on our Federal Protection Mission, please see the link below:
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Bari Weiss's reported remarks to the CBS News staff on the daily morning call yesterday had a certain Logan Roy flavor. According to Semafor, she told them she wants to "win" and finished by saying "Let's do the fucking news!" Logan's TV newsroom pep talk in episode 2, season 4: