TK_Wharton
@tkw.bsky.social
Uptown, N.O. history, Saints, Geology
On Bluesky since September 5, 2023
On Bluesky since September 5, 2023
Nicholas Ray’s “They Live by Night,” rarely screened Ur Noir is now available on HBO
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Nicholas Ray’s “They Live by Night,” rarely screened Ur Noir is now available on HBO
Sanborn 1896 shows 1505 as the first house on square 32
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Sanborn 1896 shows 1505 as the first house on square 32
Robinson atlas 1883 based on 1870s surveys shows square 32 mainly empty
November 25, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Robinson atlas 1883 based on 1870s surveys shows square 32 mainly empty
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A play of the year candidate. Jameis!
November 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A play of the year candidate. Jameis!
Jameis TD!
November 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Jameis TD!
A boy can hope, right?
November 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
A boy can hope, right?
Tulane vs Temple is live on ESPNU
November 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Tulane vs Temple is live on ESPNU
OK, two years in and we have successfully replaced batteries in all the smoke alarms up at our 13' N.O. ceilings. We can now relax (for a while)
November 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
OK, two years in and we have successfully replaced batteries in all the smoke alarms up at our 13' N.O. ceilings. We can now relax (for a while)
Explore this non-newsy feel-good gift article www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How to Fix a Typewriter and Your Life (Gift Article)
This is the story of how a man traded steady, grinding corporate security for a dying craft and, in the process, found his soul.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Explore this non-newsy feel-good gift article www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Spotify and SONOS combo no longer working. Random glitches and loss of control. I pay them for this service that is failing. Back to effing CD’s
November 20, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Spotify and SONOS combo no longer working. Random glitches and loss of control. I pay them for this service that is failing. Back to effing CD’s
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Monday, January 8, 1973: Boston, MA, Paul’s Mall, poster(Bruce reclaimed his first name listed correctly but remained the opening act for David Bromberg 🧔🏻♂️🎸🎷🚨)
January 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Monday, January 8, 1973: Boston, MA, Paul’s Mall, poster(Bruce reclaimed his first name listed correctly but remained the opening act for David Bromberg 🧔🏻♂️🎸🎷🚨)
Philly, 70’s: David Bromberg and also Bruce Springsteen; go figure
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Philly, 70’s: David Bromberg and also Bruce Springsteen; go figure
Wait, WTAF?
“When law enforcement officers located Greene, she was lying in a wooded area just off the trail, with her hands and feet bound together with black zip ties. Greene’s shirt was pulled over her head and was also tied with a black zip tie. Greene had numerous lacerations…”
SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
November 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Wait, WTAF?
What are your biggest tv show regrets? E.g. mine is that Simon's "Treme" never made it to Feb 7, 2010 and the following week
November 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
What are your biggest tv show regrets? E.g. mine is that Simon's "Treme" never made it to Feb 7, 2010 and the following week
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Phillips O'Brien's newsletter has been the most reliable source of info about the Russian war on Ukraine. So take this warning seriously: Trump & Co have worked out a surrender deal with Russian behind the backs of Ukraine, Europe, the US Congress.
phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/trump-was-...
phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/trump-was-...
Trump Was Working With Putin The Entire Time
And Now Europe and Ukraine Will Pay The Price
phillipspobrien.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Phillips O'Brien's newsletter has been the most reliable source of info about the Russian war on Ukraine. So take this warning seriously: Trump & Co have worked out a surrender deal with Russian behind the backs of Ukraine, Europe, the US Congress.
phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/trump-was-...
phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/trump-was-...
OMG, Jameis putting on a show on Fox vs. GB
November 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
OMG, Jameis putting on a show on Fox vs. GB
gah; uh oh, the fix is in -- election results?
November 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
gah; uh oh, the fix is in -- election results?
Well, you learn something every day (gift article) wapo.st/49Rtfzu
Column | Scientists discover an ancient landscape – in our own backyard
Newly discovered patches of ancient landscape have somehow managed to survive without being turned into a farm, forest or subdivision.
wapo.st
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Well, you learn something every day (gift article) wapo.st/49Rtfzu
Today's musical interlude www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nmo...
Deseo, Op. 40
YouTube video by Claudio Colombo - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Today's musical interlude www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nmo...
Luke Johnson www.nola.com/sports/saint...
November 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Luke Johnson www.nola.com/sports/saint...
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So we have the final breakdown of the Virginia legislature:
Democrats won 64 seats, a gain of 13.
Republicans won 36.
In historical perspective:
Democrats won 64 seats, a gain of 13.
Republicans won 36.
In historical perspective:
Virginia House seats won by Democrats this century, out of the chamber's 100 seats:
in 2001: 32
in 2003: 34
in 2005: 40
in 2007: 44
in 2009: 39
in 2011: 32
in 2013: 33
in 2015: 34
in 2017: 49
in 2019: 55 (first Dem majority since 1999)
in 2021: 48
in 2023: 51
2025, i.e. this week: 64
in 2001: 32
in 2003: 34
in 2005: 40
in 2007: 44
in 2009: 39
in 2011: 32
in 2013: 33
in 2015: 34
in 2017: 49
in 2019: 55 (first Dem majority since 1999)
in 2021: 48
in 2023: 51
2025, i.e. this week: 64
November 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
So we have the final breakdown of the Virginia legislature:
Democrats won 64 seats, a gain of 13.
Republicans won 36.
In historical perspective:
Democrats won 64 seats, a gain of 13.
Republicans won 36.
In historical perspective: