@skrjabinesque.bsky.social
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I finished a book. The first of this year. In 2025 I took my pea sized, phone-rotted, attention spanless brain and finished a bloody book. I'm unstoppable.
June 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I finished a book. The first of this year. In 2025 I took my pea sized, phone-rotted, attention spanless brain and finished a bloody book. I'm unstoppable.
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Another day of reminding everyone of Carl Sagan’s eerily accurate warning about the dangers of not being able to ask skeptical scientific questions to those in power or authority.
May 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Another day of reminding everyone of Carl Sagan’s eerily accurate warning about the dangers of not being able to ask skeptical scientific questions to those in power or authority.
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Just so y'all know what the mood in Jersey City is like rn.
April 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Just so y'all know what the mood in Jersey City is like rn.
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The obituary of Mario Vargas Llosa that I wrote for The New York Times:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/o...
Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel-Winning Peruvian Novelist, Dies at 89 (Gift Article)
Mr. Vargas Llosa, who ran for Peru’s presidency in 1990 and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010, transformed episodes from his personal life into books that reverberated far beyond the borders o...
www.nytimes.com
April 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The obituary of Mario Vargas Llosa that I wrote for The New York Times:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/o...
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
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Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you. one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings. Day 10 of 20.
#bluesky #art #paintings
#bluesky #art #paintings
April 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Choose 20 paintings that have stayed with you or influenced you. one painting per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just paintings. Day 10 of 20.
#bluesky #art #paintings
#bluesky #art #paintings
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C-span is currently airing shadow hearings on corruption including the tariff game of market manipulation for the rich. Sens. Raskin & Schiff have spearheaded this effort to get it on record & clips are being played/shared on social media. Not one Repug in attendance
April 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
C-span is currently airing shadow hearings on corruption including the tariff game of market manipulation for the rich. Sens. Raskin & Schiff have spearheaded this effort to get it on record & clips are being played/shared on social media. Not one Repug in attendance
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I gotta say @sarahkendzior.bsky.social is one of the best writers I’ve come across in recent times. The writing is both beautiful and crushing at the same time. Can’t wait to read this one.
"I don't remember when I started mourning the future more than the past."
-- THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP
-- THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP
April 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I gotta say @sarahkendzior.bsky.social is one of the best writers I’ve come across in recent times. The writing is both beautiful and crushing at the same time. Can’t wait to read this one.
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Lemon tahini cauliflower with parsley, green harissa roast chicken (with extra sauce), Israeli salad, couscous with fried olives and sumac, fresh humus with farmers market ramps:
April 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Lemon tahini cauliflower with parsley, green harissa roast chicken (with extra sauce), Israeli salad, couscous with fried olives and sumac, fresh humus with farmers market ramps:
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We need to start new TV networks!
April 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We need to start new TV networks!
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Some bangers on this list but I'll put in a special plug for SMOKE, a movie that features one of my favorite onscreen male friendships. Keitel/Hurt/<3
Roger Ebert famously said that movies are a machine that generates empathy. Here are 13 reviews chosen by our editors and readers that reflect this message. #Day4Empathy
13 Reviews by Roger Ebert for the 2025 Day4Empathy | Roger Ebert | Roger Ebert
We're giving the site back to Roger today. Here's why.
www.rogerebert.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Some bangers on this list but I'll put in a special plug for SMOKE, a movie that features one of my favorite onscreen male friendships. Keitel/Hurt/<3
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There's a lot going on, God knows, but don't miss that the President of the United States is using the full force of the Federal government, as well as tax dollars, to punish a state because its Governor... refused to do as he instructed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...
U.S.D.A. Freezes Funding for Maine Amid Battle Over Transgender Athletes
The administration concluded last month that Maine had violated federal law by allowing transgender athletes to play on girls’ or women’s teams.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
There's a lot going on, God knows, but don't miss that the President of the United States is using the full force of the Federal government, as well as tax dollars, to punish a state because its Governor... refused to do as he instructed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...
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Another of my favorite journalists @davidncpr (from another of my favorite public radio stations @ncpr) and I will be on @npr.org's Weekend Edition Sunday with a spring audio postcard trekking in the #Adirondacks. Tune in for some sun, some snow, some joy. 🙂🎙️
March 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Another of my favorite journalists @davidncpr (from another of my favorite public radio stations @ncpr) and I will be on @npr.org's Weekend Edition Sunday with a spring audio postcard trekking in the #Adirondacks. Tune in for some sun, some snow, some joy. 🙂🎙️
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“As Trump gave his speech, his swollen head was framed on one side by JD Vance, the stereotypical sniveling ass kisser who laughs too hard at all of the boss’s joke, and on the other side by Mike Johnson, a man who looks like he should have been Hitler’s accountant”
A Television Show Called The USA
Washington gapes at the proceedings.
www.hamiltonnolan.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“As Trump gave his speech, his swollen head was framed on one side by JD Vance, the stereotypical sniveling ass kisser who laughs too hard at all of the boss’s joke, and on the other side by Mike Johnson, a man who looks like he should have been Hitler’s accountant”
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i have seen people saying "how can you think of music [art, travel, meals, etc.] when our government is evil?"
because that is literally why we fight. even in the darkest hours, people crave connection and beauty. this government is trying to kill that in you. do not let them.
because that is literally why we fight. even in the darkest hours, people crave connection and beauty. this government is trying to kill that in you. do not let them.
March 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
i have seen people saying "how can you think of music [art, travel, meals, etc.] when our government is evil?"
because that is literally why we fight. even in the darkest hours, people crave connection and beauty. this government is trying to kill that in you. do not let them.
because that is literally why we fight. even in the darkest hours, people crave connection and beauty. this government is trying to kill that in you. do not let them.
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They only did it for show. Grab some video. Look tough. The cost is astronomical and the impact on military operations ridiculous. So, once again a stupid Trump idea gets quietly rolled back. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | U.S. Suspends Costly Deportation Flights Using Military Aircraft
A Journal analysis found that military flights came at higher cost to taxpayers that the government’s typical deportation flights on civilian aircraft.
www.wsj.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
They only did it for show. Grab some video. Look tough. The cost is astronomical and the impact on military operations ridiculous. So, once again a stupid Trump idea gets quietly rolled back. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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It has begun: my department was in negotiations with an outstanding scientist for a faculty position. That faculty candidate has now withdrawn citing political upheaval, and is strongly considering moving her career to Europe.
The US is no longer the premiere destination for research scientists.
The US is no longer the premiere destination for research scientists.
February 25, 2025 at 5:55 AM
It has begun: my department was in negotiations with an outstanding scientist for a faculty position. That faculty candidate has now withdrawn citing political upheaval, and is strongly considering moving her career to Europe.
The US is no longer the premiere destination for research scientists.
The US is no longer the premiere destination for research scientists.
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I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
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My favorite Grammy moment was folks booing Snoop. I hope he woke up stressed this morning. Amen.
February 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My favorite Grammy moment was folks booing Snoop. I hope he woke up stressed this morning. Amen.
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Trudeau is about to start singing something from Come From Away, isn’t he?
But truth is, he’s killing it.
But truth is, he’s killing it.
February 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Trudeau is about to start singing something from Come From Away, isn’t he?
But truth is, he’s killing it.
But truth is, he’s killing it.
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Here are the options on the table (which are not mutually exclusive):
1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment*
2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything
3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can
4. Citizens march en mass
1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment*
2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything
3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can
4. Citizens march en mass
February 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Here are the options on the table (which are not mutually exclusive):
1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment*
2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything
3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can
4. Citizens march en mass
1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment*
2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything
3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can
4. Citizens march en mass