Brad Deltan
@braddeltan.bsky.social
Rhode Islander by birth but also by mild coercion. Lived in Boston, too. Anonymous by career preservation. Self-appointed media watchdog, especially about public radio. Avatar from Pictures for Sad Children: https://zeezeezeez.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/pic
That would be "The Wire," no?
December 4, 2025 at 4:36 AM
That would be "The Wire," no?
A swastika, probably.
December 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A swastika, probably.
Then you ain't lookin' real hard, Marc, because this was put up YESTERDAY by the Boston Globe. Well before your post here. Local media in RI (WPRI, WJAR) had it as well.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/02/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/02/m...
US Department of Justice sues Rhode Island, Vermont, other states for refusing to hand over voters’ personal data - The Boston Globe
Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore said in September he would hand over the public voter list, but not the private data the DOJ was requesting
www.bostonglobe.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Then you ain't lookin' real hard, Marc, because this was put up YESTERDAY by the Boston Globe. Well before your post here. Local media in RI (WPRI, WJAR) had it as well.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/02/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/02/m...
A: I'll believe it when I see it. Never underestimate how ratfucked the districts are in favor of the GOP.
B: Unless they also get 60+ seats in the Senate and immediately impeach Trump AND Vance, and install a Dem in the WH (which they won't), it won't mean mouse farts & they'll lose it in 2024.
B: Unless they also get 60+ seats in the Senate and immediately impeach Trump AND Vance, and install a Dem in the WH (which they won't), it won't mean mouse farts & they'll lose it in 2024.
December 3, 2025 at 3:48 AM
A: I'll believe it when I see it. Never underestimate how ratfucked the districts are in favor of the GOP.
B: Unless they also get 60+ seats in the Senate and immediately impeach Trump AND Vance, and install a Dem in the WH (which they won't), it won't mean mouse farts & they'll lose it in 2024.
B: Unless they also get 60+ seats in the Senate and immediately impeach Trump AND Vance, and install a Dem in the WH (which they won't), it won't mean mouse farts & they'll lose it in 2024.
Where's the Ark of the Covenant?
December 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Where's the Ark of the Covenant?
Jesus Christ. I'd forgotten how bananapants this story was.
December 2, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Jesus Christ. I'd forgotten how bananapants this story was.
But that's all me grasping at reasons to see another Duke of York. I think the President's assessment is far more likely: the title simply won't be assigned for at least 50, possibly 100+ years.
December 2, 2025 at 6:15 AM
But that's all me grasping at reasons to see another Duke of York. I think the President's assessment is far more likely: the title simply won't be assigned for at least 50, possibly 100+ years.
Not right away, tho. There's logic in The Firm wanting someone who brings honor back to the office. But they're not going to risk it until Louis is *at least* in his 40's AND Andrew has been in the ground for 20+ years. More likely it'll be Prince George's decision, when he's king, than William's.
December 2, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Not right away, tho. There's logic in The Firm wanting someone who brings honor back to the office. But they're not going to risk it until Louis is *at least* in his 40's AND Andrew has been in the ground for 20+ years. More likely it'll be Prince George's decision, when he's king, than William's.
I would think it depends a lot on how much time there ends up being between Andrew's death and Charles', and therefore William's ascension & Louis' possibility of receiving the title. Louis is 7. If Andrew (65) dies soon, and Charles (77) somehow lasts another 15 years AND Louis is a saint? Maybe.
December 2, 2025 at 6:09 AM
I would think it depends a lot on how much time there ends up being between Andrew's death and Charles', and therefore William's ascension & Louis' possibility of receiving the title. Louis is 7. If Andrew (65) dies soon, and Charles (77) somehow lasts another 15 years AND Louis is a saint? Maybe.
I did not realize that for a title created almost 700 years ago, it's only been "created" nine times, and historically it's usually only lasted for the man's lifetime due to a lack of male heirs (and is "merged with the Crown" upon his death).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of...
Duke of York - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I did not realize that for a title created almost 700 years ago, it's only been "created" nine times, and historically it's usually only lasted for the man's lifetime due to a lack of male heirs (and is "merged with the Crown" upon his death).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of...
That would be a Colonel who has ideas. Wouldn't it, sir?
December 2, 2025 at 5:46 AM
That would be a Colonel who has ideas. Wouldn't it, sir?
No doubt this is especially well-suited to a stand-up comedy show being done by someone who's really good at improv. Perhaps it'd be less so for a theatre/movie Q&A. But conceptually I'd think it would work well b/c it allows the artists to weed out the ninnies *and* come up with meaningful answers.
December 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
No doubt this is especially well-suited to a stand-up comedy show being done by someone who's really good at improv. Perhaps it'd be less so for a theatre/movie Q&A. But conceptually I'd think it would work well b/c it allows the artists to weed out the ninnies *and* come up with meaningful answers.
By chance have you seen the "Crowd Confession" videos of Taylor Tomlinson's "Save Me" tour? I don't know the exact mechanics, but ppl are texting her answers to various, standardized Q's she posts in advance so she can vet/review them before the show. Then she riffs with her opener on them.
December 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
By chance have you seen the "Crowd Confession" videos of Taylor Tomlinson's "Save Me" tour? I don't know the exact mechanics, but ppl are texting her answers to various, standardized Q's she posts in advance so she can vet/review them before the show. Then she riffs with her opener on them.
Dear God. Next you'll be saying he had a tattoo of the President's face on his back.
December 1, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Dear God. Next you'll be saying he had a tattoo of the President's face on his back.
Hans was more cultured.
December 1, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Hans was more cultured.
Ooooooo. That's the good stuff. Thank you. 😁
a man with a beard and a suit says that is good stuff
Alt: a man with a beard and a suit says that is good stuff
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Ooooooo. That's the good stuff. Thank you. 😁
It must've been nice to actually successfully shame one of these assholes into doing / not-doing anything, these days. It's a rare feat and a rare treat.
December 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
It must've been nice to actually successfully shame one of these assholes into doing / not-doing anything, these days. It's a rare feat and a rare treat.
It's rare that you see an act that goes beyond even just raw spite.
December 1, 2025 at 12:59 AM
It's rare that you see an act that goes beyond even just raw spite.
Bill Murray is begging them to redo it as CGI so he can voice it before he dies.
December 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Bill Murray is begging them to redo it as CGI so he can voice it before he dies.