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Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 11

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9/11, Charlie Kirk, Social Media, and the Demons

Here's a thought experiment for you, after yesterday's assassination and 24 years after 9/11/2001: What would America have been like had there been social media on that day? I think

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Jay Nordlinger @jaynordlinger.bsky.social · Sep 11

"Pluralism is a key, a vital, part of these United States. Antioch and Cedarville, within shouting distance of each other. That's America." A journal, for your enjoyment.
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Central Ohio Journal

Notes and images from diverse places in the heartland

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Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Ammo Found Near Charlie Kirk Assassination Scene Engraved with Transgender, Antifascist Writing: Law Enforcement Memo | National Review

Kirk was answering a question about mass shootings committed by transgender people when he was shot.

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NeoRIGHT @neoright.bsky.social · Sep 11

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National Review @nationalreview.bsky.social · Sep 11

At this heartbreaking moment, we pray for Charlie Kirk’s family, and for the future of the country.

May he rest in peace.

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Charlie Kirk, R.I.P. | National Review

The murder of the Turning Point USA leader represents a shocking event that may herald a turn toward greater political violence in America.

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Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 10

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Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 10

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Utah Valley University: Accused suspect in custody following Charlie Kirk shooting

Utah Valley University (UVU) has confirmed that a suspect is custody after Turning Point USA co-founder and CEO Charlie Kirk was shot "near the neck."

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Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 10

Grenoble...

Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 10

Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 9

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“Name droppers,” by Joshua T. Katz

Joshua T. Katz on recent changes to learned societies.

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The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social · Sep 9

Join us on a visit to Grade I Skinners’ Hall. It has been home to the Worshipful Company of Skinners for over 700 years.
This exclusive visit will include a tour of the building, and a look at archival material relating to the 19th + 20th century.
Refreshments included. Link in bio

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Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 9

"Breathless" might be the one Goddard I found watchable, even funny when he stopped for a female hitchhiker, but ix-nayed that when he decided she wasn't good looking.

Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 9

Henry James would like a word with you...

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Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 9

I'm jealous of the late Nat Hentoff, can only imagine how great his jazz collection was! I used to work as a freelance illustrator. One client was the Village Vice [sic]. On occasion, I used the opportunity, when dropping off a job, to pop my head in the door of his office to ask a jazz question.

Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 9

September music... #CharlieParker

Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 9

From East Germany, with love, in 1968...

Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 9

My first LP? Autumn of 1964, "House of the Rising Sun." Then, for Christmas, "Surfer Girl." Early 1965 saw the first two Kinks, Beatles, etc. "Getz/Gilberto," "Highway 61." Classical, more jazz... 'Twas a time, chirren.

PS: Still got 'em! In clean condition! I take care of my stuff.

Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 9

Happy owner of the box LP set of "Alive and Well" here!

As you may know, Bowie was a Brel fan, recorded at least one Brel song.

Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 8

September music... #KurtWeill

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Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 8

Shelby AC 427 Cobra...

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Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 8

Dorothy Dell, 1934....

Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 8

When playing an LP, do you begin with Side 1, then after it has reached its proper conclusion, proceed to Side 2? If so, you may be a conservative.

PS: If you're playing 78s, Side 1 to Side 2, you are, almost certainly, a reactionary, or at least a Ralph de Toledanoite.

Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 8

No more the days of Ricky and Fred gathered around a TV set to watch the fights. (BTW, "Ricky and Fred" is Boomer lingo, designed to keep you whippersnappers in the dark.)

Westbrook Pegleg, Gent. @westbrookpegleg.bsky.social · Sep 8

If Kenton, Bartok and Monk were seamlessly melded, with a dash of Satie and a dot of Feldman, for a French noir set north of the sun, west of the moon, it would approximate Ran Blake. #RanBlake