Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialRebecca Stone Gordon @meanlouise.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I appreciate that PBS opted to depict an older wiser Martina instead of reusing a youthful image, but they could have glammed her up a bit with some feathers or something. 739362
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialJon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 20/09/2026full disclosure: i'm deleting this post 181359108
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 02/09/2026if you are unfamilar with Cassandra Wilson's artistry, tonight maybe listen to "Traveling Miles" from '99 or "Another Country" from 2012. put your other stuff aside if you can and hear what we lost when she died today. immortal music. one of one. 713627
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 23/08/2026I hope everyone caught this Lancet study confirming that Elon Musk & DOGE are responsible for genocidal levels of suffering & death.thelancet.comEvaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysisUSAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a... 5435181808
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialPBS News @pbsnews.org · 18/08/2026President Donald Trump says vandals are to blame for large swaths of dead grass on the National Mall near the World War II Memorial — in the spot where he had a stage built and hosted crowds for his July 4 celebration. to.pbs.org/4g2POnNpbs.orgTrump blames vandals for damaged grass in the spot where he held his July 4 celebrationTrump has repeatedly blamed vandals for damage to his renovation projects in the nation's capital, often without evidence and sometimes despite opposing accounts from his officials. 4522078
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialMark Jones @markjonesmotion.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan are teaming up to bring the story of Mansa Musa, the richest man in history, to the big screen Musa was the King of the Mali Empire in Africa. So rich and progressive that it made Ancient Greek & Roman civilizations look like ghettos. Read banned books folks👌🏽✊🏽 38612
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialJon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 11/06/2026more like san anphonio. releasing this one into the public domain 772041
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 09/06/2026Commentary: I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake theonion.comI Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try CakeHello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where the... 9492102225
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 01/06/2026"It's working for me" has to be the best comeback I've ever seen. 520635
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Seconded. Or thirded. Or flatted thirded. Or whatever note he would have played over whatever change that would have sent a chill up our spines. New York should do this. 625557
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Still the best description of Trump, his administration, and the MAGA Republicans: 17386117
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialKeerthika Uthayakumar @keerthikau.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I know we all joke about injecting games into our veins but like & getting 7 games of a series but please inject 7 games of this directly into my veins 311524
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Watching a series of former Confederate states rush to eliminate any vestige of black representation in the House pretty much answers the question whether the Voting Rights Act was still necessary. 233168315157
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 25/03/2026This is one of Jason Isbell's first performances of "Dress Blues," if not his first -- when he was still with DBT, a year before his solo debut. It's one of the most haunting things I've ever heard. I ripped it from that video to a mix CD & listened to it *thousands* of times. Shivers every time.youtube.com"Dress Blues" by Jason Isbell / Drive-By TruckersYouTube video by Drive-By Truckers 1621030
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20/03/20262006 internet: RSS feeds, forums, communities of hobby blogs, where people post about interior design, fashion, and music for free 2026 internet: sponsored content, paid partnership, buy my merch, try my supplements, invest in my crypto, click link in bio to unlock the secrets of life for $30 445182763772
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialBill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Zohran genuinely loves the people of his city and wants the best for them. It’s astonishing how much we’ve all been starved of that by our leaders. 82306319
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialFederal Reserve @federalreserve.gov · 12/01/2026Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...youtube.comStatement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. PowellYouTube video by Federal Reserve 1132238159093
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 11/01/2026‘“What this government has done to Iran’s economy,” my passenger said, “no enemy could have accomplished. They frighten the people. So money goes into gold and coins. Then inflation rises.”’ Raha Nik-Andish reports from Iran, on the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ja...lrb.co.ukRaha Nik-Andish | Driving in the DarkThis piece was written before Iran imposed an internet blackout on 8 January.Six months ago I thought about buying a car... 0114
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 05/01/2026If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation. 2875852182
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 31/12/2025I wish you, and me, and all of us, strength & solidarity & joy in the new year as we find our way together: which we have done this year already, and will arise tomorrow to do again. /thread 701813232
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialMark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 20/12/2025The FBI put a thousand agents (their own words) on trying to hide all the links between Trump and Epstein. They failed. When people found some additional photos of Trump in the release, the DOJ promptly DELETED THEM FROM THE DOCUMENT RELEASE. www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...npr.orgAvailable to download Friday, some Epstein files no longer there Saturday afternoonAn NPR analysis of the Epstein files shows some documents, originally available on Friday, are no longer on the Department of Justice's "Epstein Library" website as the DOJ releases more files. 20246381979
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialHari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 28/11/2025‘Remigration’ is a term that comes out of the European far right. Its use by the DHS account is a sign of democratic and epistemic collapse 482764762
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialEvan @evansmithhist.bsky.social · 24/12/2024"you'll be visited by three spirits" The three spirits 683340440
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialPBS News @pbsnews.org · 24/11/2025Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, has died. She was 111. "I have lived through the massacre every day. Our country may forget this history, but I cannot," she told Congress in 2021. Geoff Bennett has more. 141247438
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialHari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Fall of Freedom now has over 500 events nationwide in 43 states. MS, AL, NC, NV, OK among those we don’t have so if you’re in the arts in those states there’s still time to join www.falloffreedom.comfalloffreedom.comFall of FreedomFall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation. 12011
gyrfalcon89.bsky.social @gyrfalcon89.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Five Hundred Parasangs www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... This article was fun to read about and discover the different approaches to an embodied God that people had. I have forgotten everything I knew about Plato and Aristotle’s conceptions of the world so this was interesting as well.lrb.co.ukPeter Adamson · Five Hundred Parasangs: Maimonides works it outFor Moses Maimonides, indulging in any corporeal description of God was unacceptable, because it could be proven through... 010
gyrfalcon89.bsky.social @gyrfalcon89.bsky.social · 23/10/2025I’m a longtime San Antonio Spurs fan and I cannot even explain how insane Victor Wenbanyama has been playing this game. 000
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialJoshferatu Scare @joshscherr.bsky.social · 15/10/2025The BEST narrative game of 2024 will soon be out on EVERY major platform so to those of you who haven't played it yet you fuckers are OUT of EXCUSES 35715
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Judge Diane Goodstein crossed the Trump administration last month. Yesterday, her home burned, her husband was injured and it's being investigated for arson. www.postandcourier.com/news/crime/s... 13051862684
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialMr Pie Break @piebreak.bsky.social · 05/10/2025I've pulled beauty from the jaws of creation and yet still you all forget my power 15585173
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialMonica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 03/10/2025My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov 7602619313453
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 26/09/2025“The cascading acts of cowardice from the people best positioned to resist Trump’s authoritarian power grabs have made him seem exponentially more powerful than he actually is, sapping strength from others who might have discovered the courage to stand up” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...theatlantic.comLower Than CowardsThe surrender of America’s elites 721752518
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Keep these coming 51737
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 23/09/2025today i am challenging democratic politicians, for the rest of the week, to pick one (1) horrifying thing republicans are doing and pretend its as bad as jimmy kimmel being indefinitely suspended id suggest tom homan taking bribes, but theres a few things to pick from if they want 432947496
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialKacie @kacienr.bsky.social · 20/09/2025damn, I haven’t seen a gold-colored windstorm beat a bunch of cowboys like that since the Dust Bowl 16010
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Not sure what Tre Lamb was thinking by kicking the field goal there but it does set up an even more farcical way for Oklahoma State to lose this game 6785
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Maybe Oklahoma State needs to avoid scheduling opponents with the financial resources of Tulsa 416713
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialRyan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Tulsa desperately wants to hit a long touchdown but I think they should consider how demoralizing it would feel for Oklahoma State to lose due to eight field goals 1225217
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.sociale.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 15/09/2025here's Elon Musk's dad going 100% mask-off on the entire white South African racist colonialist package and saying "Elon agrees with me" EXTREME ANTI-BLACK RACISM CONTENT WARNING www.mundoamerica.com/news/2025/09... 641747604
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 07/09/2025Senator Rand Paul directly and forthrightly takes on JD Vance: "What a despicable and thoughtless sentiment it is to glorify killing someone without a trial." 29278081545
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialBUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 23/08/2025These are the best uniforms I’ve ever seen 1036032
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 23/08/2025These are the best uniforms in the sport?????? 1223321
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 12/08/2025#ReleaseTheCuomoList 1036344348736
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialPBS News @pbsnews.org · 08/08/2025According to the United Nations, more than 20,000 children were hospitalized in Gaza for malnutrition between April and mid-July.buff.lyWATCH: Understanding the stages of starvationAccording to the United Nations, more than 20,000 children were hospitalized in Gaza for malnutrition between April and mid July. 1417799
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 07/08/2025This is unconstitutional bsky.app/profile/hans... 2234076
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 04/08/2025Go, a college student, has a dependent visa (her mother, an Episcopal minister, is here on a religious worker visa), which doesn't expire until Dec. But when she tried to renew it early, ICE nabbed her and sent her halfway across the US to a detention center. www.wthr.com/article/news...wthr.comPurdue student detained by ICE and taken to troubled Louisiana holding facilityYeonsoo Go, 20, was detained after her immigration hearing in Manhattan and taken away by ICE agents. 8831901609
Reposted by @gyrfalcon89.bsky.socialStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 03/08/2025The reverse is also true. The world is littered with good writers who are lousy thinkers, good writers whose love of an elegant phrase runs beyond their sense of 'is that even right or true, though?' 811610
![Q. Why?
A. Until 1965, Africa was very civilized because each country was governed by a European country, and there was law and order. Look at Spain's example. Spain's history is the history of world colonization. Where Spain went, it brought order, civilization, cities... We did the same, but 500 years later. When the Europeans left, everything fell apart. Nothing remained. South Africa today is a lawless country, where even the police chief and Interpol director [Jackie Selebi] was sentenced to 15 years in prison for corruption. The African National Congress [ANC, which has governed South Africa since the end of apartheid] has looted the country. We are bankrupt. The US has cut all economic aid because South Africa supports Iran, Hamas, and all those terrorist groups. Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia [which also had its own apartheid], is as if it ceased to exist.
Q. Why did that happen?
A. All European countries have practiced racial discrimination. What happened is that South Africa maintained it when it achieved full independence in 1961. So apartheid is not something South Africa invented but something it continued. For example, the Netherlands did not allow people of color to enter its territory until 1920, despite having colonies in countries with people of color. South Africa maintained apartheid for an obvious reason: as soon as European countries left Africa, everything went to hell, civilization ended.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yn75hmwkitdshnylue6d3grk/bafkreieezpkvcwpx7xi7gta4m335mmpmublgsbnutphytt3fx5bfsykbpy)
![Q. How do we know that the Democratic Republic of Congo or Rwanda won't follow in China's footsteps, which 100 years ago was one of the poorest countries in the world, where people were literally dying of hunger and living in perpetual civil war?
A. It's impossible for Congo to ever become like China. China was printing paper money 2,000 years ago. They always achieved extraordinary feats. In April, I went to Stanford University [in California], and many of the students and professors I met there were Chinese. They are the nicest, most decent, civilized, and intelligent people you can imagine. As far as I'm concerned, all the Chinese - and all the Japanese - who want to go to London can go.
Q. Do your children share your views, or are there big arguments at family meals?
A. They share them.
Q. What about Elon?
A. Yes. My views are not based on any crazy ideology but on the experience of having traveled through Africa, where you have to be careful about what you eat and drink because if you make a mistake, you could be dead in two weeks... Think about Spain. It's an exquisitely beautiful country. If you bring people who don't appreciate that beauty, what can you expect other than them destroying it? They won't do it on purpose, but because they don't understand that beauty. I like people to move up in life, so I have a lot of black people working for me in minor roles. They are very useful, helpful, try to do things right, do as they are told, don't argue with you... but I would never live in their communities under their lifestyle.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yn75hmwkitdshnylue6d3grk/bafkreig4o2sjtxgga2cpv2kxnoml7mpupkyvqrt3262plzoq5jfves7rum)
