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DanTroy.bsky.social @dantroy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I don't want to live in a dystopian 1970s movie.

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DanTroy.bsky.social @dantroy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Apparently cats hate ceiling fans.

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DanTroy.bsky.social @dantroy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I wouldn't say this is PIL's song, but it may be Lydon's best vocal performance: youtu.be/7lqjteqkGas?...

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Fishing

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DanTroy.bsky.social @dantroy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

With the death of Dolly Parton, who is now the Greatest Living American?

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DanTroy.bsky.social @dantroy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Starting to think they won't support UBI, after all...

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

One way you know Dolly Parton lived life the right way: I don’t think anyone’s going to get fired for accurately quoting Dolly Parton today.

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DanTroy.bsky.social @dantroy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Seriously, her face belongs on our money.

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DanTroy.bsky.social @dantroy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Ketel Marte just wants to work remotely

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DanTroy.bsky.social @dantroy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I don't think Hong lost solely because she's DSA/Left. I think she lost because primary voters assessed that she wasn't good at politics.

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DanTroy.bsky.social @dantroy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This book could have been an email.

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DanTroy.bsky.social @dantroy.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

There's a reason I watch sports with the sound turned down.

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DanTroy.bsky.social @dantroy.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

@jeffreypaternostro.bsky.social @seidler.bsky.social Calling it: Emilien Pitre is the best French name the org has had since Bruce Boisclair.

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Gaijin "Jiangshi" Rando @gaijinrando.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Brian Eno holding his pet cat #Caturday

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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

One reason Social Security is running short of money in 2032 is because a small number of voters, faced w/a choice of voting for the guy who promised to use Clinton’s surplus for tax cuts & guy who promised a Social Security lock box, couldn’t figure out the Butterfly Ballot in Palm Beach County.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 31/07/2026

I can tell the bond folks the exact date Kevin Warsh will start advocating for major rate hikes to tame inflation: January 20, 2029

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DanTroy.bsky.social @dantroy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Yes. It's possible to both enjoy the film AND the analysis from scholars.

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 30/07/2026

"A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online."

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US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference

State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil

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DanTroy.bsky.social @dantroy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I've seen and endorse about half of these. Interesting list!

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Trump has denied most disaster requests from Democratic-led states

A graph showing Presidential approval rates for disaster requests from Democratic-led states and Republican-led states

Source: POLITICO's E&E News analysis of FEMA records

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Mike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The overwhelming right wing sentiment is that COVID was an engineered bioweapon that was also harmless. Trump overreacted to it by shutting down the country, then engineered a drive to create a vaccine that was the real bioweapon that killed millions, and it's Joe Biden's fault.

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Awful Announcing @awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Yankees broadcaster Joe Girardi absolutely fired up about Michael Kay using his eyeglasses to stir his tea.

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Conor @tiduslaughing.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Seeing a lot of fellow Kerry people being gracious in defeat which I have nothing but contempt for. I am a real fan and am already conjuring a new, more wicked curse that will not only see that none of those young men wins an All-Ireland again but will bring death and illness to all they hold dear.

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DanTroy.bsky.social @dantroy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Titanic, Avatar, The English Patient, Damage, Class, and Dave come to mind. I'm pretty good at avoiding things I *know* I'll hate.

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DanTroy.bsky.social @dantroy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I've really enjoyed taking Matthew Asprey Gear's online film courses, and he has some excellent ones coming up soon on the French New Wave and Iron Curtain cinema. Check it out: matthewasprey2.wordpress.com

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MATTHEW ASPREY GEAR

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

In the realm of questions posed during Senate hearings, this one from Ossoff -- "Isn't it humiliating to be unable to answer this?" -- ranks right up there with "Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?"

Isn't it humiliating to be unable to answer this question, to have MR. KELLY

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DanTroy.bsky.social @dantroy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

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MATTHEW ASPREY GEAR

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DanTroy.bsky.social @dantroy.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Should Senate candidates be voiced by Mel Blanc?

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Michael Fanone's take on Lindsey Graham is one of the most powerful I've read:

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Taegan Goddard @politicalwire.com · 09/07/2026

The Hidden Costs of Low-Tax States politicalwire.com/2026/07/09/the-hi…

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Don't want to speak ill of the dead, so getting this Mitch McConnell take out now. He saw Trump with complete clarity, as a danger to America, but protected him anyway. Perhaps more than anyone, he had the power to end Trumpism, but chose party over country. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/jan-6-and-...

And yet…McConnell refused to vote to convict. Seven of his colleagues did, and with McConnell’s leadership, more would have done so, potentially enough to get to the supermajority needed. With conviction, the Senate could have also taken the vote to block Trump from running again. Doing so would have ended Trump as a political power. McConnell was clearly considering this option. In an oral history interview at the time the House was impeaching Trump, McConnell said

But apparently you can impeach somebody after they leave office, and if that happens, there’s a second vote in the Senate, which only has to pass by a simple majority, that prevents that person from seeking office again. So he could not only be impeached, but also eliminated from the possibility of a comeback for this office. So it is significant.

In the end, McConnell protected Trump from punishment. It was not just the refusal to vote to convict. After a swift House impeachment, he pushed to delay the Senate trial. He opposed the Senate joining in a Congressional investigation of Jan 6. He endorsed Trump in 2024, although this matters little except to further diminish McConnell’s dignity, as it was clear by this point that the Republican Party was Trump’s and McConnell’s time of influence was at an end.

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DanTroy.bsky.social @dantroy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

If you're interested in watching and discussing great films, you should consider signing up for this course. Matthew is a knowledgeable film scholar who provides a welcoming environment for discussion for all. Give it a try! matthewasprey2.wordpress.com/2026/06/11/o...

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Online course: Around the World in 12 Movies (West to East) (starts July 11)

A 12-WEEK ONLINE FILM STUDIES COURSE(July-October, 2026) In this original 12-week online film studies course, to be delivered via Google Meet, we’ll explore world cinema through twelve films …

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

In a sane world (an alt reality) today's dissents would sufficient to warrant Thomas, Gorsuch and Alito's impeachment and removal from office. If you defy the plain words, meaning, intent, history, precedent of a black letter constitutional injunction u are abusing your power and should be removed.

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Dan Szymborski @dszymborski.fangraphs.com · 29/06/2026

Being a GM is a little like being an early 1900s Antarctic explorer. You bring a manager with you, but you know that at the right time, you're going to have to eat them, but you also don't want to pull the sled the entire way.

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