Reposted by John CanavanJosephine Riesman @josie.zone · 15/08/2026"Got mental problems? Addicted to obscure substances? Paid too much attention in histoy class? I'm Warren Zevon, and you may be entitled to some bitchin' rock music" 22820154
Reposted by John CanavanOwen Lewis @owensports.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I spent the last few weeks writing this piece about the end of tennis.com -- what it was like during the peak of the blog days, how it influenced young writers, how it changed in tandem with the Internet, and the void that's left now that it's gone. Gift link: defector.com/tennis-com-l...defector.comTennis.com Lived And Died With The Internet | DefectorA day after the French Open ended in May, the website tennis.com shut down its editorial operation. The brand dates back to the founding of Tennis magazine in 1965, and though the mag folded in 2022, ... 67227
Reposted by John CanavanWXPN @wxpnfm.bsky.social · 04/07/2026As we play song #14, Todd Rundgren's "Hello It's Me," he was a recent guest on @worldcafe.bsky.social for our Sense of Place Philly series. Have a listen to the interview Todd did with @kallao.bsky.social xpn.org/todd-rundgre...xpn.orgTodd Rundgren remembers his formative years in Philly - WXPN | Vinyl At HeartThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honoree looks back at his childhood influences and early musical projects that preceded his ascent to stardom. 0124
Reposted by John Canavanjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 30/06/2026really cannot be emphasized enough that the drafters of the birthright clause very much considered cases analogous to undocumented immigrants and *included them too* 74112792656
Reposted by John CanavanAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/06/2026Mamdani's speech at the Knicks parade was easily the best I've ever heard at an event of that sort. I posted the whole thing on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. Highly recommended.youtube.comMamdani Remembers Some Knicks Guys during phenomenal parade speechYouTube video by Aaron Rupar 27064311775
Reposted by John CanavanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Brooklyn. 🏀 (via Paul Williams) 💕 13175741476
Reposted by John CanavanSteve Liesman @steveliesman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Stephen Miran exits the Fed. How he set the stage for Kevin Warsh. www.cnbc.com/2026/05/15/s...cnbc.comStephen Miran exits the Fed. How he set the stage for Kevin Warsh.The outgoing Fed governor shares big ideas with the incoming chair. 13911
Reposted by John Canavan🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Turns out humanity is still worth it.youtube.com“Ramble On” - Robert Plant with Saving Grace (LIVE on The Late Show)YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 44310
Reposted by John CanavanKatherine Alejandra Cross @quinnae.com · 08/04/2026"This is not who we are" should always be understood as an aspirational statement that carries forward the legacy of countless Americans who fought and died to make it as true as possible, to create the space for you and I to take up the rallying cry. 81089181
Reposted by John CanavanSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 03/04/2026One way or another, this country is going to learn that accommodating white supremacist ideology will destroy this country. It did so once before and is doing so again. Is this country really prepared to allow our military to be DESTROYED by racism & sexism. Are we watching this like a TV show? 511429523
Reposted by John CanavanSwapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 03/04/2026"Ladies and gentlemen, I am so excited to tell you that for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972, human beings have left Earth orbit." -- Dr. Lori Glaze, opening the Flight Day 2 press conference 6464112
Reposted by John Canavanjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/04/2026this is the chaplain btw. wonder why he was fired. 273141044184
Reposted by John CanavanBeth Stanton @bethstanton.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Want to know why the bond market is open for an shortened session tomorrow (Friday) while the stock market is closed? It's happening for the first time since 2023 (with previous occurrences in 2021, 2015, 2012, 2010, 2007, 1999). 1/6 1115
Reposted by John CanavanSteve Liesman @steveliesman.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Amazing estimate from Oxford economics: We are revising our forecast for net immigration in 2026 down to 160,000 from 350,000 due to the further restrictions on legal migration. We now estimate the pace of nonfarm payroll growth to keep the unemployment rate stable could be as low as 20k per mo. 1/ 26717
Reposted by John CanavanDefector @defector.com · 29/01/2026Dan McQuade, 1983–2026: defector.com/dan-mcquade-...defector.comDan McQuade, 1983–2026 | DefectorDan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his… 1322070413
Reposted by John CanavanNeil @neilforreal.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Despite Pat Benatar's success, I've always thought she was a little underrated when it came to rock vocalists. Put your buds in -- this isolated track let's you *feel* her vocal power. #MusicSky #PatBenatar youtu.be/4xxgqZucGlM?...youtu.bePat Benatar - Heartbreaker (vocals only) + guitar soloYouTube video by NetMusic 'Vocals Only' Videos 161
Reposted by John CanavanRuss The Tedious Ghost @russ41.bsky.social · 03/12/2025You can help Bolts continue to provide crucial coverage of local elections. Here's how: - Repost this = I donate $1. - Follow @boltsmag.org = I donate $1. - Donate (link below) + tell me how much = I match your donation. (Donate monthly = I match a year's worth)boltsmag.orgSupport BoltsWe are a nonprofit publication that covers the nuts and bolts of political change, from the local up, and we need reader support to build our journalism. 27382829
Reposted by John CanavanThe Second Serve @the2ndserve.bsky.social · 21/11/2025The Sincaraz Empire (2024–????) has been built on raw aggression. There is no room for passivity, for trying to make the opponent miss, for hesitation, writes @owensports.bsky.social www.thesecondserve.com/arms-race-ca...thesecondserve.comThe Arms Race Continues - The Second ServeCarlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are adding to their arsenals. 1193
Reposted by John CanavanKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 18/11/2025I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...washingtonpost.comOpinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expressionThe Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events. 301239489158
Reposted by John CanavanChris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Good news: If you would like to watch Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants on YouTube I have done a painstaking 4k upscale of this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0gW...youtube.comRicky Jay And His 52 Assistants - FM RF VHS Decode, 4kYouTube video by Good LD Rips 861627485
Reposted by John CanavanAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 12/11/2025The attorney general and the FBI director, a manosphere podcaster bro, pulled into the situation room a member of Congress best known for getting kicked out of a Beetlejuice musical for drunkenly giving her date a handy, in order to pressure her about the president's child sex trafficking scandal. 262121413192
Reposted by John CanavanMichael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 06/11/2025I spoke with Cleveland Fed leader Beth Hammack after her New York speech today. Her hawkish stance on central bank monetary policy does not lead her to think rates need to go up, despite her inflation concerns.reuters.com 032
Reposted by John CanavanApril Glick Pulito @aprilglick.bsky.social · 02/11/2025hehehe the baseball sky community has been building all season, it’s sort of beautiful that tonight’s insane game 7 has also been all of us sickos coming together to experience this 38513
Reposted by John CanavanRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15/09/2025We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff. 440244897587
Reposted by John CanavanAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 15/09/2025I am just going to keep posting that the TX governor recently pardoned a political murderer. The dude texted "I'm going to shoot protestors", then went and shot a Black Lives Matter protester. He was convicted in a jury trial. Hard to find a more blatant example of celebrating political violence.texastribune.orgGov. Greg Abbott pardons Daniel Perry, veteran who killed police brutality protester in 2020A Travis County jury sentenced Perry to 25 years in prison last year, prompting Abbott to ask the state parole board to review his case. 9981753970
Reposted by John Canavanjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13/09/2025wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekendnytimes.comOpinion | Charlie Kirk Didn’t Shy Away From Who He Was. We Shouldn’t Either. 369143223174
Reposted by John CanavanPerry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 11/09/2025The Ezra piece was dumb and deserved all the dunking. Strongly encourage you to read this excellent @anamariecox.bsky.social piece instead. newrepublic.com/article/2003...newrepublic.comCharlie Kirk and the Empathy TrapDemocrats will never be as cruel as Republicans after a political assassination. That’s to their credit. But it may not be to their advantage. 8544127
Reposted by John CanavanBen Rothenberg @benrothenberg.bsky.social · 29/08/2025I’ve wanted to write for a while about how obvious gamblers with a different sort of investment in the outcome can change the atmosphere at a tennis match, but I’ve never before seen a player react to the phenomenon like Leandro Riedi did at the US Open: www.benrothenberg.com/p/tennis-bet...benrothenberg.comAgainst the OddsAs sports betting proliferates at tennis tournaments, one player at the U.S. Open wanted no support from a boisterous bettor. 35211
Reposted by John CanavanAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 29/08/2025My play-by-play of the hearing on Lisa Cook’s request for a temporary restraining order, now up on our site: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what... 424475
Reposted by John CanavanAna Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 29/08/2025This story has it all: aquaculture, Black Flag, Bernie Sanders, Star Trek as policy, John Hodgman, male tears, and a candidate citing Luthen’s monologue from Andor. Meet Graham Platner, the Maine oysterman trying to crack the senate. @grahamformaine.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/1996...newrepublic.comThe Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Gunning for Susan CollinsGraham Platner’s campaign launch has been a sudden sensation. But what he’s building now is rooted in the work of a lifetime. 13252951470
Reposted by John CanavanAlexandra Lanes @ajlanes.bsky.social · 28/08/2025This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”quaker.org.uk 6533391331
Reposted by John CanavanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Imagine if they’d had sandwiches. 🥪 11353987012044
Reposted by John CanavanAnna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 15/08/2025The official voice of the U.S. government draws from 4chan trolls, explicitly white nationalist phrases and talking points, and radicalizing, dehumanizing, desensitizing language for its targets. I talked to propaganda experts about what it’s doing to us: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comThe official voice of the US government Is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?Joking memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize. 221288568
Reposted by John CanavanCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/08/2025BOUIE: “.. Trump needs a crisis to govern — or rather, to rule. And if the actual conditions of reality will not give him a state of exception, he’ll create one himself.” @jamellebouie.net @nytopinion.nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o... 32800238
Reposted by John Canavanjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/08/2025i will never not be amused by how the conservative world is governed by the kind of “affirmative action” they say happens in mainstream institutions. totally unqualified dipshits are handed the keys to institutions because they say the right thing and have the right look. 120101332278
Reposted by John Canavanphantazach 🎃💀 @vantazach.bsky.social · 02/08/2025Timeline cleanse: Insta video of Allen Dershowitz being told by Martha's Vineyard police to stop harassing vendors or be charged with trespassing after three different sellers refused him service. 1/3 www.instagram.com/reel/DMvVG1S... 1815159123582
Reposted by John CanavanErika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · 02/08/2025It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation. 1145217514339
Reposted by John CanavanJustin Ling @justinling.ca · 01/08/2025The premise of this article — that Bluesky needs hypergrowth — is exactly the problem. The idea that internet companies should grow infinitely and monopolize their space, fattened on VC cash driven by optimistic valuations, is exactly what ruined the internet. www.piratewires.com/p/bluesky-is...piratewires.comBluesky Is Trapped in a Doom Looponce hailed as the future of decentralized ("nontoxic") social media, bluesky is shedding users and realizing 391020237
Reposted by John CanavanGeorge Pearkes @peark.es · 31/07/2025On top of being a screenshot of a tweet, this post is spreading disinformation and you shouldn’t engage with it except to correct. But since people are, I guess I need to do a thread explaining what imputation is. Everything I’m going to discuss here comes from one of two sources. 12669152
Reposted by John CanavanDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Motherfucking wind farms… 11234703217594
Reposted by John CanavanMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 30/07/2025The Dropkick Murphys are rock heroes.huffpost.comIconic Punk Band Rips 'First-Class Loser' Trump With Absolutely Vicious Live PerformanceThe Dropkick Murphys also showed off pics of Trump with Jeffrey Epstein during the song. 140364
Reposted by John CanavanThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 30/07/2025Treasury Secretary Bessent on 'Trump Accounts': "It is a backdoor for privatizing Social Security....That's a game changer." 136748411
Reposted by John Canavanlindsey adler @lindseyadler.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Here is your read of the day: A.J. Daulerio on Hulk Hogan: open.substack.com/pub/thesmall...open.substack.comHow to FeelOn Hulk Hogan. 1367
Reposted by John Canavansteven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 19/02/2025There is a lot of detail that you won't want to miss in this story. Big thanks to the @texasobserver.org for running it, and to my research partner @kylebazgo.bsky.social. www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...texasobserver.orgICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X AccountThe Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation. 482582559
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at the Roma people too, characterizing them as undeserving
of birthright citizenship because they “wander[ed] in
gangs,” “infest[ed] society,” and “impos[ed] upon the simple
and weak everywhere.”49 And again, Senator Conness dismissed Senator Cowan’s prejudices: “The only invasion of
Pennsylvania within my recollection was an invasion very
much worse and more disastrous to the State, and more to
be feared and more feared, than that of Gypsies. It was an
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