Christopher
@thelostemperor.bsky.social
Books, music , coffee, things that are over my head
I’m fascinated to discover that there is a documented speech by Abraham Lincoln in which he uses the phrase “That is cool.”
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
Abraham Lincoln's Cooper Union Address
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org
January 22, 2026 at 3:12 AM
I’m fascinated to discover that there is a documented speech by Abraham Lincoln in which he uses the phrase “That is cool.”
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/spee...
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My home river's the mighty Mississippi 💙
RT with yours
RT with yours
January 12, 2026 at 10:18 PM
My home river's the mighty Mississippi 💙
RT with yours
RT with yours
Mildly under the weather today. I’m told you shouldn’t drink coffee when sick, but I really don’t want a caffeine withdrawal headache on top of my other symptoms. Is my logic sound?
January 12, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Mildly under the weather today. I’m told you shouldn’t drink coffee when sick, but I really don’t want a caffeine withdrawal headache on top of my other symptoms. Is my logic sound?
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Stephen Miller, who wants the U.S. to steal Greenland and shake down Latin America, says: ”We live in a world … that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.”
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Stephen Miller, who wants the U.S. to steal Greenland and shake down Latin America, says: ”We live in a world … that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.”
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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What's especially insane about all of this is that Maduro is going to get more due process than the Venezuelan migrants deported to CECOT.
January 5, 2026 at 4:45 AM
What's especially insane about all of this is that Maduro is going to get more due process than the Venezuelan migrants deported to CECOT.
I liked the New Yorker documentary, but tell me, is it just me, or did they weirdly go out of their way to avoid mentioning Dorothy Parker by name? They even included a direct quote from her, but only identified the source as “a colleague.”
December 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I liked the New Yorker documentary, but tell me, is it just me, or did they weirdly go out of their way to avoid mentioning Dorothy Parker by name? They even included a direct quote from her, but only identified the source as “a colleague.”
When I bought this 9’ tree it was wrapped up and seemingly scrawny, but now after it’s had a chance to spread out again it is so beautiful and magnificent that I’m considering not decorating it at all.
December 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
When I bought this 9’ tree it was wrapped up and seemingly scrawny, but now after it’s had a chance to spread out again it is so beautiful and magnificent that I’m considering not decorating it at all.
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Seen on CMU campus ❤️
December 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Seen on CMU campus ❤️
I’m very amused by the Music Theory Facebook group, where a heated debate has raged for DAYS over: what is the key of Tito Puente’s Oye Como Va?
(There’s a strong amateur vs professional subtext there also)
(There’s a strong amateur vs professional subtext there also)
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I’m very amused by the Music Theory Facebook group, where a heated debate has raged for DAYS over: what is the key of Tito Puente’s Oye Como Va?
(There’s a strong amateur vs professional subtext there also)
(There’s a strong amateur vs professional subtext there also)
Discovered today, almost too late, that Boston is hosting a Bhangra competition tonight!
bostonbhangra.com/bbc2025/
bostonbhangra.com/bbc2025/
November 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Discovered today, almost too late, that Boston is hosting a Bhangra competition tonight!
bostonbhangra.com/bbc2025/
bostonbhangra.com/bbc2025/
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RIP tide
Not currently up on our website, but if you'd like me to draw one for you, get in touch via www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
Not currently up on our website, but if you'd like me to draw one for you, get in touch via www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
RIP tide
Not currently up on our website, but if you'd like me to draw one for you, get in touch via www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
Not currently up on our website, but if you'd like me to draw one for you, get in touch via www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
It breaks my brain when Waze is counting down the remaining distance and reaches 10 miles remaining—then after about 1 more mile reaches…9.9 miles.
So is 10 really 11, 11 really 12, etc…?
Make it make sense.
So is 10 really 11, 11 really 12, etc…?
Make it make sense.
October 26, 2025 at 10:34 PM
It breaks my brain when Waze is counting down the remaining distance and reaches 10 miles remaining—then after about 1 more mile reaches…9.9 miles.
So is 10 really 11, 11 really 12, etc…?
Make it make sense.
So is 10 really 11, 11 really 12, etc…?
Make it make sense.
Call me a cockeyed optimist, but ultimately I believe it will backfire if they keep repeatedly referring to fairly normal Americans as “the Radical Left.”
October 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Call me a cockeyed optimist, but ultimately I believe it will backfire if they keep repeatedly referring to fairly normal Americans as “the Radical Left.”
The surname Sogard is of Danish origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name Sǫgǫrðr, which means "sea enclosure" or "sea farm." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Sǫgǫrðr.
GO RED SOX
GO RED SOX
October 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The surname Sogard is of Danish origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name Sǫgǫrðr, which means "sea enclosure" or "sea farm." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Sǫgǫrðr.
GO RED SOX
GO RED SOX
Currently loving Dept Q. The scenes of captivity aren’t working for me, but all else is brilliant: great writing, great characters, great performances, great direction.
September 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Currently loving Dept Q. The scenes of captivity aren’t working for me, but all else is brilliant: great writing, great characters, great performances, great direction.
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Celtic Woman, if you're not familiar, is like if someone asked an AI to create a band for people who really love Barry Manilow, Enya, and Disney musicals, and then at the *very last second* they mumbled "oh yeah, maybe one of them had an Irish grandma."
September 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Celtic Woman, if you're not familiar, is like if someone asked an AI to create a band for people who really love Barry Manilow, Enya, and Disney musicals, and then at the *very last second* they mumbled "oh yeah, maybe one of them had an Irish grandma."
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Lynchian
Stunning footage of a rare dark coloured deer, with estimates suggesting they make up less than 1% of all deer.
September 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Lynchian
Driving through Maine yesterday feeling blue, until I passed a Doggy Day Care business named Puptown Funk and cracked up, smiling for the remainder of the drive.
August 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Driving through Maine yesterday feeling blue, until I passed a Doggy Day Care business named Puptown Funk and cracked up, smiling for the remainder of the drive.
Hours later, I’m not sure the laugh was worth the earworm.
Gimme Magritte boys and free my soul ceci n'est pas une rocknroll green apple face
August 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Hours later, I’m not sure the laugh was worth the earworm.
Overheard in a bakery today, someone explaining to his friend what monkey bread is and the friend competely nonplussed as to why it was “terrible”, since the description otherwise sounded so good.
August 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Overheard in a bakery today, someone explaining to his friend what monkey bread is and the friend competely nonplussed as to why it was “terrible”, since the description otherwise sounded so good.
That moment when you are browsing insanely expensive audiophile gear and realize that Yes, you *would* pay those prices, but only if they cured your tinnitus.
August 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
That moment when you are browsing insanely expensive audiophile gear and realize that Yes, you *would* pay those prices, but only if they cured your tinnitus.