Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 1hThis superb article foreshadowed the difficulties that were evident for #Lula this evening. Even the Bolsa Familia heartland was having doubts. 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 8hOnly a matter of time before Tucker Carlson enters the Manchester City discourse, defending Manchester City. 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 10hIt's lights out to be the first to get a post up on LinkedIn about the leadership lessons from the brilliant Lewis Hamilton performance to salvage a podium spot in the #F1 Malaysia / Bahrain Grand Prix. 010
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Donald Trump is deeply committed to helping Congressional Republicans with difficult mid-term elections and will therefore spend next Saturday evening in a high profile appearance in ... Tuscaloosa. 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There's an interesting Niklas Luhmann style sociological analysis to be done on why the US political media views "hot mike" / recorded remarks of politicians as worthy of endless scandal-toned coverage (see Hillary / deplorables) but social media posts are a shrug (see Dan Scavino). 010
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Today we learned that the Die Hard 2: Die Harder scenario where you just slice some cables near an airport and shut down the whole thing is real. 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026For avoidance of doubt, I'm not in the "Obama was the real geopolitical war criminal" school, but every so often, when Yemen returns to the news, I'm reminded of the Anwar al-Awlaki drone strike and the likelihood that it was a multi-faceted mistake. www.nytimes.com/2015/08/30/m... 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026April 2016 "It has been, perhaps, one of the most enduring mysteries of President Obama’s tenure: What really happened to the bust of Winston Churchill that was once displayed in the Oval Office?" www.nytimes.com/2016/04/25/w... 001
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026From William Faulkner to Lane Kiffin: the Palimpsest of The Odyssey in Oxford, Mississippi In this essay, I will ... 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I know that MAGA excels at cognitive dissonance but the reconciliation of "climate change is a hoax" and "nothing to worry about on AI doom scenarios" will be interesting. 021
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Sources close to JD Vance is the new Sources close to Jared and Ivanka. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u... 010
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026My Houthis take, but @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social will know better, is that Iran originally was not particularly enthusiastic about them but figured that since they were going to be accused of supporting them no matter what, they might as well get the benefit of doing so. 130
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The 9/11 themed pre-game ceremony at Yankee Stadium (prior to NY Mets at Yankees) was incredibly well done and reached many more people than the VIP-heavy official events. 011
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Two weeks ago, the NYT distilled wisdom on the federal public debt: "Maya MacGuineas, the president of the bipartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, one of the few institutions in Washington that still consistently focuses attention on deficit spending -- “The political norm was ..." 100
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Ireland's Gaelic Athletic Association (which is busy finding reasons not to integrate women's Gaelic sports into its structure): "The next phase of the [integration] project will be to distil the substantial and constructive feedback received from a wide range of stakeholders ..." 100
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Imagine being in the tradition of the deep psychology USSR spycraft trade and your current assignment is just to get Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to parrot Kremlin talking points. There's not even a challenge!static.klipy.comTopo Drinking Tea and ReadingALT: Topo Drinking Tea and Reading 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026The Aryna Sabalenka / US Open Flushing Meadows weed situation and the media reaction to it is another reminder of why we need more German sociology in the mainstream. Here's Niklas Luhmann from The Reality of the Mass Media on "norm violations" -- www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...nytimes.comAryna Sabalenka pauses U.S. Open match due to ‘very strong’ smell of marijuana in stadiumThe world No. 1 was playing Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rakhimova in Louis Armstrong Stadium, the second-biggest court at the complex. 100
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Weird how the US Constitution Second Amendment is now set in stone based on an imagined 1789 intention behind the words, but the extremely clear Copyright Clause gets tossed aside because of ... "AI dominance." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/t...nytimes.comJustice Dept. Sides With OpenAI in New York Times Copyright SuitThe department argued in a court filing that OpenAI legally used articles by The New York Times to develop A.I., adding that national security depended on American tech dominance. 010
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Wikileaks 2015 email: "We have has a very good relationship with Maggie Haberman of Politico over the last year. We have had her tee up stories for us before and have never been disappointed." wikileaks.org/podesta-emai... 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026One gets inured to it from constant exposure, but #MAGA is really susceptible to marketing based on "cards" which get you stuff & conversely that other people are trying to take away or illegitimately acquire. It's common to Trump's rhetoric and the scammers operating in his slipstream. 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Claims about "false flag" attacks are social media LARPers unwittingly recycling Molotov -Ribbentrop stunts from 1939, and actual countries using this claim means either they have Russians running their social media accounts, or they're idiots, or both. 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Based on the government cyclone response in the 2025-26 cyclone season, not feeling optimistic about the Indonesia response to this earthquake. 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The Pete Hegseth antics in Panama today look like a cross between Tropic Thunder and Clear and Present Danger, with a side dish of Predator, but with the amount of drift in expectations that has already happened, it barely registers. 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Spanish and Moroccan authorities say that ground-level rumors and dashed expectations drove a migrant surge into Ceuta. But X user Javier Bardem has another theory ... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/w...nytimes.comWhy Rumors About Morocco Followed Spain’s Ceuta Migrant SurgeClaims swirled that Morocco, perhaps spurred by Israel and the United States, organized a recent border disaster. That unproven speculation, experts said, was exacerbated by the region’s complicated h... 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Ample material for banter & doubt about Trump's three-jets departure from Ankara but in July 2001, the G8 summit precautions by Italy included anti-aircraft battery in case of a rogue plane, and the Russian FSB thought Osama bin Laden was plotting something big. edition.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/e...edition.cnn.comCNN.com - Genoa braces for G8 summit - July 17, 2001 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 12/08/2026If the movie plot was that there are three planes in the air but only one of them actually has the President on it, a John McTiernan directed film from a while ago or a Christopher Nolan directed film from the present day would have a fabulous bad guy scheme to deal with that. 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 12/08/2026One final W for Don Nelson is the last sentence of his NYT obituary: "During his coaching career, Nelson began buying up real estate on Maui, in Hawaii, and he and his wife retired to the small community of Paia, ..." 100
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026"White House Press Corpse" is a Blogger era mid-zeroes quip that Trump's Ankara Air Force One switch plus decoy stunt unintentionally revived. 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Not optimistic about the "we'll neutralize the Hasan Piker issue by embarrassing Trump about stuff he or people associated with him said" strategy 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Whether it's Barack Obama wearing a tan suit or Donald Trump wearing new hair (WSJ) ... www.wsj.com/politics/ele... 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 08/08/2026How an / the started; How an / the is going (NYT print edition, NYT web version) 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 08/08/2026A day after King Hussein's son providing the latest dissonant note for Gianni Infantino, the Pakistan / Saudi Arabia / Turkey mutual defence pact being signed in Mecca is really confirmation that Hejaz never actually went away. 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 07/08/2026In this Columbus OH diner, they're outraged that recently resigned Cambridge professor Jason Arday listed "Ohio State University" and not "The Ohio State University" on his CV. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/b...nytimes.comStar Scholar Resigns as Cambridge Announces Investigation Into His RecordJason Arday was hired by the University of Cambridge in 2023 as the youngest Black professor in its history. Doubt has since been cast on his academic qualifications and claims about his life. 010
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Nate Silver has used quite a bit of his bandwidth over the last few weeks to belittle the importance of the Reflecting Pool controversy, which is now at the stage of the President, his Interior Secretary, and his US Attorney for DC in open disagreement with each other. 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The brazen self-dealing of Gianni Infantino on the #FIFA private equity infusion will catalyze something that should have happened a long time ago: the anti-trust / competition regulation shield that most professional sports have. Ticket prices & TV rights signaled problems a long time ago. 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 25/07/2026"unorthodox donation" "It is eventually slated to go to Mr. Trump’s presidential library, an unorthodox donation that has been criticized as a way for the Middle Eastern country to curry favor with the president." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...nytimes.comInside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force OneA New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features. 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 24/07/2026"Obscure trade law" www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/b... 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 18/07/2026guy in hot dog suit.gif www.wsj.com/politics/pol... 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 17/07/2026"The event in Berlin will take place on September 24, 2026 and be livestreamed. The program will include a tribute by Bari Weiss, Editor-In Chief of CBS News, ..." www.axelspringer.com/en/ax-press-...axelspringer.comPeter Thiel to Receive the 2026 Axel Springer AwardRecognizing an entrepreneur, investor, and thought leader who has significantly shaped digital transformation 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 16/07/2026"broke with tradition" www.wsj.com/tech/trump-m... 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026In disarray, if you will. www.ft.com/content/bd5f... 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 13/07/2026"mercurial and magnetic" www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/u...nytimes.comMercurial and Magnetic, Lindsey Graham Was a Force in the SenateThe sharp-witted South Carolinian repaired relations with President Trump to advance his foreign policy goals, was willing to cut deals with Democrats and tried to insert himself into every legislativ... 000
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 12/07/2026If you've forgotten why Media Whores Online got started, this morning's Sunday talk show spectacle will remind you.static.klipy.comElrond's Famous Line: I Was There GandalfALT: Elrond's Famous Line: I Was There Gandalf 010
Frank Galton @frankgalton.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I generally avoid any recommendation regarding content at the former place, but for the Lindsey Graham situation, you'd do well to take a look at Dave Statter (statter911). The living legend of DC traffic and emergency response information. 000