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THE Can!! And so today I learn how they descend from The Inner Space, which, of course

Marco pulled out the word 'thumos' in this speech. The next word he needs to look up is 'pleonexia'

Rubio: "For the Greeks of antiquity, the pursuit of excellence was the very principle of man’s existence. They organized all of civic life around contest, ambition, competition: in philosophy and poetry, in sculpture and drama, in athletics and art, in war and statecraft."

No single Palace album, plus the early 7"s had better songs than the longer releases. Khruangbin violates my self-imposed nothing-after-undergrad rule. Thought long and hard about _Millions Now Living_, which was def life-altering--but that was mostly "Djed," not the whole album

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Nine is way too few. I'm already wanting to edit my list--except I don't know what to take off. And I cut myself off at 1998: plenty of stuff that got played after midnight in the early oughts has a place here too. It's impossible! Absurd!!

And I was like "Holy shit this place is for real"

Except of you listen to it you'll be like "Ah sure Graham likes this stuff." Also on Charlambadies: my first party in Pittsburgh: back porch, talking with Alp about music, I tell him one of my favorite bands is Charlambadies, which he's probably never heard of...but of course he had

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Graham Hubbs @grahamhubbs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I listened to that album a lot a lot at the start of undergrad. Minimal pretty dark repetative indie-ish rock. This exercise, obviously, is impossible. I put that on in the spirit of, There is always shit about you that no one else ever knows

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Some dumb Bubbleyum bubblegum Chewin' Chumps, be screwin' I, the fly--I wonder why What's the reason for the treason Huh, you wanna die? I'm high-post, higher than most Not from France but I eat French toast

Graham Hubbs @grahamhubbs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It’s the Aziz Ansari bit about 50 Cent not knowing the difference between a grape and a grapefruit

Graham Hubbs @grahamhubbs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thank you @kevinrichert.bsky.social for a crystal-clear description of the obscurity to come in appointing a new president at U of I

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Graham Hubbs @grahamhubbs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy 100th, on the equinox, and born on the equinox www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJnV...

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YouTube video by John Coltrane - Topic

BlackskyNews 🗞️ @blackskynews.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026

Reposted by Graham Hubbs

The Coltrane Estate is marking the 100th anniversary of the musician’s birth with COLTRANE 100, an ambitious, year-long centennial global celebration honoring an artist whose work permanently reshaped the language, ambition, and purpose of music. nysmusic.com/2026/09/18/j... Good #BlackskyNews

Upcoming live event highlights include a COLTRANE 100 concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on September 23, featuring alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin and a 16-piece orchestra. A series of tribute concerts hosted by Ars Nova in Philadelphia September 23-26 will feature Sun Ra Arkestra, Immanuel Wilkins, Terri Lyne Carrington, Irreversible Entanglements, Reggie Workman + Andrew Cyrille Trio, and the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts will host a birthday night event with Coltrane scholar Ashley Kahn and panelists David Murray, Brandee Younger and Naima Cochrane. The Ravi Coltrane Quartet will also be performing at the Blue Note in Los Angeles (September 22-24) and at the Village Vanguard in NYC (October 13-18). Immersive listening events hosted by Pitchblack Playback are also scheduled in various cities from September 20-23.

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Graham Hubbs @grahamhubbs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"It sounds like _Finnegan's Wake_, Flann O'Brien, Syd Barrett!" Things said by people who don't understand that these models bump nothing but _Black Elvis_ and _Sex Style_ www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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AI models chatting in ‘surreal’ dialect mixing poetic language and tech bro jargon

Experts air concern over AI lingo redolent of James Joyce’s prose that is creating barriers to monitoring and oversight

Graham Hubbs @grahamhubbs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Let's all take a deep breath before we say things we can't take back. First, modern science doesn't get off the ground without believing in natural law, and second--and this is a geniune question--where does Aristotle talk about natural LAW? Natural teleology needn't be law-like

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Graham Hubbs @grahamhubbs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

One chants out between two worlds

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Graham Hubbs @grahamhubbs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

But they kept even better track of Waffles the Cat and his trusty steed Kentucky bsky.app/profile/oddt...

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Graham Hubbs @grahamhubbs.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The "Piece of My Heart" episode was the one that hooked me here. And it all goes back to "La Bamba"! If you haven't listened to that one check it out soon

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Graham Hubbs @grahamhubbs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This was fantastic: thank you Patrick

Graham Hubbs @grahamhubbs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

On the other hand, given the prevailing mythical beast/human ratios of the day, unicorns were far more likely

Graham Hubbs @grahamhubbs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

AG Raúl Labrador...you remember him! "Nobody dies b/c they don't have access to health care" (time.com/4769830/raul...)... AG Raúl Labrador has inserted himself into Prop 1 by making the language on the ballot confusing: idahocapitalsun.com/2026/08/27/r...

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Abortion initiative group sues Idaho state officials over ‘misleading’ ballot language • Idaho Capital Sun

The group leading the effort to restore abortion access by ballot initiative in Idaho has filed a lawsuit against state officials over proposed language that will appear on the ballot and in a state-i...

Graham Hubbs @grahamhubbs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Time to start following the Proposition 1 story in Idaho. If it passes, it will allow the state to regulate abortion *only after* the point of fetal viability (except in cases of medical emergency). The goal is to roll back restrictions imposed over the past several years unitedforyes.com

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United for Yes

The Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act will be Proposition 1 on the November ballot in Idaho. For nearly 50 years, Idahoans had the personal liberty to make private medical decisions—including regul...

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Graham Hubbs @grahamhubbs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Dark star crashes Pouring its light into ashes Reason tatters The forces tear loose from the axis Searchlight casting For faults in the clouds of delusion Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds ...OK not exactly, but this is still awesome 🧵