Tomás Murray
@tomasjmurray.bsky.social
Lean left • Tom is fine • Fond of cats, jazz, old films, paintings, poetry, stout, & Sylvia • Sylvia most of all
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Stan Getz, Tenor Saxophonist, #BornOnThisDay in 1927, in Philadelphia
February 2, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Stan Getz, Tenor Saxophonist, #BornOnThisDay in 1927, in Philadelphia
Sonny Stitt, Jazz Saxophonist, #BornOnThisDay in 1924, in Boston
February 2, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Sonny Stitt, Jazz Saxophonist, #BornOnThisDay in 1924, in Boston
S. Z. Sakall, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1883, in Budapest
February 2, 2026 at 9:32 AM
S. Z. Sakall, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1883, in Budapest
James Joyce, Writer, #BornOnThisDay in 1882, in Rathgar, Dublin
February 2, 2026 at 9:26 AM
James Joyce, Writer, #BornOnThisDay in 1882, in Rathgar, Dublin
It’s Bonita’s birthday tomorrow.
February 1, 2026 at 11:52 PM
It’s Bonita’s birthday tomorrow.
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February 1, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
John Ford, Director, #BornOnThisDay in 1894, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine
February 1, 2026 at 12:58 PM
John Ford, Director, #BornOnThisDay in 1894, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Langston Hughes, Writer, #BornOnThisDay in 1901, in Joplin, Missouri
“Sensing death,
The buzzards gather—
Noting the last struggle
Of flesh under weather,
Noting the last glance
Of agonized eye
At passing wind
And boundless sky.”
“Sensing death,
The buzzards gather—
Noting the last struggle
Of flesh under weather,
Noting the last glance
Of agonized eye
At passing wind
And boundless sky.”
February 1, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Langston Hughes, Writer, #BornOnThisDay in 1901, in Joplin, Missouri
“Sensing death,
The buzzards gather—
Noting the last struggle
Of flesh under weather,
Noting the last glance
Of agonized eye
At passing wind
And boundless sky.”
“Sensing death,
The buzzards gather—
Noting the last struggle
Of flesh under weather,
Noting the last glance
Of agonized eye
At passing wind
And boundless sky.”
Muriel Spark, Writer, #BornOnThisDay in 1918, in Edinburgh
“He always kept his invectives and profanities for his nearest and trusted friends.” (‘Loitering with Intent’)
“He always kept his invectives and profanities for his nearest and trusted friends.” (‘Loitering with Intent’)
February 1, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Muriel Spark, Writer, #BornOnThisDay in 1918, in Edinburgh
“He always kept his invectives and profanities for his nearest and trusted friends.” (‘Loitering with Intent’)
“He always kept his invectives and profanities for his nearest and trusted friends.” (‘Loitering with Intent’)
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Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
![Philadelphia, September 17, 1787: "Well, Dr. Franklin, what do we have?" "A republic, if you
can keep it."
With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike,
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED this 31st day of February, 2026.
_________________________________________________
FRED BIERY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
[photo of Liam]
Credit: Bystander
Matthew 19:14
John 11:35](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:73t3muu2pudsajp7a2fj3aly/bafkreigfz6fzbu65haq7nfqgaoe7m42gsaonpinpmaaptuzd5atkqvya4i@jpeg)
January 31, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
January 31, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Jean Simmons, Actress, Singer, #BornOnThisDay in 1929, in London
January 31, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Jean Simmons, Actress, Singer, #BornOnThisDay in 1929, in London
January 31, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Wow.
Our snowy winter lake. We get to have this as part of our city every day, right there to look at, one of our neighbors.
January 30, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Wow.
My friend Kevin w/ the good stuff.
Catherine O'Hara as Katharine Hepburn for SCTV.
Genius, genius, genius.
Genius, genius, genius.
January 30, 2026 at 8:10 PM
My friend Kevin w/ the good stuff.
Vanessa Redgrave, Actress, #BornOnThisDay in 1937, in London
January 30, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Vanessa Redgrave, Actress, #BornOnThisDay in 1937, in London
January 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Victor Mature, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1913, in Louisville, Kentucky
January 29, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Victor Mature, Actor, #BornOnThisDay in 1913, in Louisville, Kentucky
Ernst Lubitsch, Director, Producer, Writer, #BornOnThisDay in 1892, in Berlin
January 29, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Ernst Lubitsch, Director, Producer, Writer, #BornOnThisDay in 1892, in Berlin
Anton Chekhov, Writer, Physician, #BornOnThisDay in 1860, in Taganrog, Russian Empire
January 29, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Anton Chekhov, Writer, Physician, #BornOnThisDay in 1860, in Taganrog, Russian Empire
Dorothy Malone, Actress, #BornOnThisDay in 1924, in Chicago
January 29, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Dorothy Malone, Actress, #BornOnThisDay in 1924, in Chicago
Today is her birthday. She would have been 88.
January 28, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Today is her birthday. She would have been 88.
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Essential reading for anyone who cares about the presentation of classic film (or, indeed, get irked when subjects better filmed in landscape format are shot in portrait). Great article by @pamhutch.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/film/comment...
www.theguardian.com/film/comment...
Hitchcock’s The Lodger has been turned into a vertical microdrama. What’s next – Psycho on Snapchat?
A silent-era classic has been reframed for the vertical scroll of phone screens. Is this innovation, sacrilege, or just another way to repackage cinema history?
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Essential reading for anyone who cares about the presentation of classic film (or, indeed, get irked when subjects better filmed in landscape format are shot in portrait). Great article by @pamhutch.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/film/comment...
www.theguardian.com/film/comment...