Bill Tipper
@tripleblip.bsky.social
Busting out my brains for the word. 1/3 of the podcast An Embarrassment of Prog. Asst. to The Amazing Sargasso. Editing things @WSJBooks. Opinions dumb, and my own.
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naming my fists stephen and sondheim cuz theyre gonna FINISH your hat
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
naming my fists stephen and sondheim cuz theyre gonna FINISH your hat
We caught the early show at City Winery tonight. The sorta-sad beautiful seasonal tunes (& non-seasonal hits), @pftompkins.bsky.social getting right to the part of the song everybody wants to hear, @joshgondelman.bsky.social in perfect, hilarious form. Go see this!!
Personally I am excited to see @aimeemann.bsky.social @tedleo.bsky.social @pftompkins.bsky.social @joshgondelman.bsky.social at City Winery tonight. That’s just one man’s opinion, so CALL OFF YOUR DOGS,
December 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
We caught the early show at City Winery tonight. The sorta-sad beautiful seasonal tunes (& non-seasonal hits), @pftompkins.bsky.social getting right to the part of the song everybody wants to hear, @joshgondelman.bsky.social in perfect, hilarious form. Go see this!!
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I often think that a lot of our discourses are bound up in an ongoing struggle to understand our relationship to suffering. Not just that it is unavoidable, but that elements of suffering are inextricable from our greatest joy and deepest access to meaning.
November 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I often think that a lot of our discourses are bound up in an ongoing struggle to understand our relationship to suffering. Not just that it is unavoidable, but that elements of suffering are inextricable from our greatest joy and deepest access to meaning.
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I heard there was a secret verse
That David used to make AI worse
But you don't really want to pub that, do ya
That David used to make AI worse
But you don't really want to pub that, do ya
this is quite the detail
November 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I heard there was a secret verse
That David used to make AI worse
But you don't really want to pub that, do ya
That David used to make AI worse
But you don't really want to pub that, do ya
The early-bird Sunday night contingent checking in!
Oh damn the pressure is ON now!
Personally I am excited to see @aimeemann.bsky.social @tedleo.bsky.social @pftompkins.bsky.social @joshgondelman.bsky.social at City Winery tonight. That’s just one man’s opinion, so CALL OFF YOUR DOGS,
November 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The early-bird Sunday night contingent checking in!
Three of the most memorable theatre experiences of my life— Arcadia, the Real Thing and Leopoldstadt—were Stoppard plays. Hard to process that there won’t be any more.
November 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Three of the most memorable theatre experiences of my life— Arcadia, the Real Thing and Leopoldstadt—were Stoppard plays. Hard to process that there won’t be any more.
One of the most frustrating things about news reporting now is the refusal to include things we already know—such as the recent perversion of what are supposed to be science-based agencies into anti-science propaganda mills—into the framing of individual breaking stories.
Headlines like this are extremely dangerous. Because moms of young kids are the people who make the bulk of the vaccine decisions for famillies. And for a lot of them, "reading the news" looks like scrolling past headlines on social media in the spare moments of the chaos of caring for kids.
November 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
One of the most frustrating things about news reporting now is the refusal to include things we already know—such as the recent perversion of what are supposed to be science-based agencies into anti-science propaganda mills—into the framing of individual breaking stories.
Bombadilian Studies, a thriving field!
Having first journeyed through Tolkien fan art - for reasons that are Mysterious - I have graduated to music, and have spent today listening to various fan version of "Old Tom Bombadil". Join me in a journey through my discoveries!
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Bombadilian Studies, a thriving field!
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen
Air Supply
Diamanda Galas
Courtney Barnett
Roberta Flack
fIREHOSE
Air Supply
Diamanda Galas
Courtney Barnett
Roberta Flack
fIREHOSE
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Britney Spears
Janelle Monae
Stevie Wonder
Alabama Shakes
Tiesto
Britney Spears
Janelle Monae
Stevie Wonder
Alabama Shakes
Tiesto
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
cast of Glee
The Kingston Trio
Bo Diddley
Ani DiFranco
Simon & Garfunkel
cast of Glee
The Kingston Trio
Bo Diddley
Ani DiFranco
Simon & Garfunkel
November 28, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen
Air Supply
Diamanda Galas
Courtney Barnett
Roberta Flack
fIREHOSE
Air Supply
Diamanda Galas
Courtney Barnett
Roberta Flack
fIREHOSE
A collaborative effort for sure. Not shown: a pair of barbecued chickens, rolls, cranberry relish
November 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
A collaborative effort for sure. Not shown: a pair of barbecued chickens, rolls, cranberry relish
What if wet Judy I said
Though I knew she was sleeping
Though I knew she was sleeping
what if wet Judy assume that very few people actually argue about politics over Thanksgiving dinner, in part due to partisan sorting but also because many people are less highly engaged with current events
What if wet Judy assume that pies aren’t good for us but are delicious anyway and don’t worry about which had moderately worse health effects?
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
What if wet Judy I said
Though I knew she was sleeping
Though I knew she was sleeping
American Cryptids First
i can not be the only person wondering about the five percent gap between bigfoot and the yeti
i mean is this where u draw the line
i mean is this where u draw the line
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
American Cryptids First
“We must have fallen asleep…the movie’s over, it’s 4 o’clock and we’re in trouble deep.” Nobody came to chase you out of the theater? You slept like the dead in those auditorium seats for most of the night? Sir, you and little Susie are in the murderous hands of The Projectionist. God help you both.
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“We must have fallen asleep…the movie’s over, it’s 4 o’clock and we’re in trouble deep.” Nobody came to chase you out of the theater? You slept like the dead in those auditorium seats for most of the night? Sir, you and little Susie are in the murderous hands of The Projectionist. God help you both.
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This, by @giacgrassi.bsky.social, remains one of the simplest and best climate visuals
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This, by @giacgrassi.bsky.social, remains one of the simplest and best climate visuals
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Brandy you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life my love and my lady
Is the See
What a good wife you would be
But my life my love and my lady
Is the See
November 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Brandy you're a fine girl
What a good wife you would be
But my life my love and my lady
Is the See
What a good wife you would be
But my life my love and my lady
Is the See
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🚨 27,000 KILLED IN SUDAN’S DARFUR IN 3 DAYS
Darfur governor Minni Arkou Minnawi says 27,000 people were killed in just three days after the RSF captured El-Fasher late last month — a massive jump from earlier estimates of about 2,500 deaths.
In March 2025, Senator Chris Van Hollen introduced...
Darfur governor Minni Arkou Minnawi says 27,000 people were killed in just three days after the RSF captured El-Fasher late last month — a massive jump from earlier estimates of about 2,500 deaths.
In March 2025, Senator Chris Van Hollen introduced...
November 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🚨 27,000 KILLED IN SUDAN’S DARFUR IN 3 DAYS
Darfur governor Minni Arkou Minnawi says 27,000 people were killed in just three days after the RSF captured El-Fasher late last month — a massive jump from earlier estimates of about 2,500 deaths.
In March 2025, Senator Chris Van Hollen introduced...
Darfur governor Minni Arkou Minnawi says 27,000 people were killed in just three days after the RSF captured El-Fasher late last month — a massive jump from earlier estimates of about 2,500 deaths.
In March 2025, Senator Chris Van Hollen introduced...
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“The U.S. recorded 6,600 pertussis cases in early 2025
Texas has already passed 3,500 cases this year” www.healthday.com/health-news/...
Texas has already passed 3,500 cases this year” www.healthday.com/health-news/...
Whooping Cough Surges Nationwide as Vaccinations Fall
THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Whooping cough is making a major comeback in the United States, with sharp increases now seen in Texas, Florida, Cali
www.healthday.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“The U.S. recorded 6,600 pertussis cases in early 2025
Texas has already passed 3,500 cases this year” www.healthday.com/health-news/...
Texas has already passed 3,500 cases this year” www.healthday.com/health-news/...
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Herman Rose, Tower and Tank, 1947
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134568
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134568
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Herman Rose, Tower and Tank, 1947
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134568
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134568
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PULLET TRAIN
A train crew found a loose chicken on an N train this morning—and couldn’t get it to leave.
Loose chicken fouls N train as subway stowaway slows morning commute
A loose chicken gave new meaning to “free range,” scoring a gratis subway ride to Coney Island on the N train Thursday morning after it was discovered fouling a subway car in storage.
www.nydailynews.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
PULLET TRAIN
Among the better omens: reader on the D train in from Brooklyn is nearly done with Death Comes for the Archbishop.
November 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Among the better omens: reader on the D train in from Brooklyn is nearly done with Death Comes for the Archbishop.
Madness
The CDC just updated its website saying "Scientific studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines contribute to the development of autism." Adds "this statement has historically been disseminated by the CDC and other federal health agencies within HHS to prevent vaccine hesitancy."
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Madness
Reading old issues of Spy magazine and recalling the glory of the letters section
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Reading old issues of Spy magazine and recalling the glory of the letters section
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“open source” is KILLING me
Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 AM
“open source” is KILLING me
My timeline is now all billionaires at a dinner honoring a guy most famous for dismembering a journalist and this billionaire’s one weird love trick, a braided torrent of whatever you call our current culture now.
November 19, 2025 at 3:03 AM
My timeline is now all billionaires at a dinner honoring a guy most famous for dismembering a journalist and this billionaire’s one weird love trick, a braided torrent of whatever you call our current culture now.
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can bad prose be sexually transmitted
November 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
can bad prose be sexually transmitted