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I'm Joe Brancatelli. I have opinions about everything, but the only useful ones are about food, travel, music, basketball and politics. I run JoeSentMe.com for business travelers because, apparently, I'm dying on that hill ...

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Phil @philipgbaker.bsky.social · 4h
My article today in Fast Company www.fastcompany.com/91617670/why...
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Why America can't build the iPhone
A veteran product designer and Apple alumnus explains how Asia earned the world's electronics manufacturing business—a shift he helped catalyze.
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 20h
America's Leading Goober considers a field of other Goobers.
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 20h
There'll always be an England ... but there are days when you wonder why ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 20h
Jaylen Brown looks to be in mid-season form in the first quarter of his first preseason game with the 76ers. All by himself, he might be the biggest impediment to the Knicks repeating ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
(Don't Fear) The Reaper is celebrating its--yikes!--50th anniversary. Great track, of course, but I think it needs more cowbell ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy4H...
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Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper (Official Audio)
YouTube video by BlueOysterCultVEVO
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Everybody deserves a vacation ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Bastian and Musk deserve each other. May they both collapse in the mud ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I don't believe the peasants are unhappy eating cake ... thehill.com/business/612...
thehill.com
Hassett on negative polling on economy: ‘I just don’t buy it’
Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, said Sunday that he doesn’t believe in recent polls that show Americans’ negative feelings about the economy. “Ahead of an election cycle, …
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Guess we'll have to rewrite that Damn Yankees revival ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is when I wonder if Superman is spending too much time in the Fortress of Solitude. I mean, Metropolis needs him ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Remember when we KNEW Louis Gohmert was the dumbest person in Congress. I have questions now ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm just impressed that Eric Schmitt did enough research to know that the St. Louis Hawks departed for Atlanta in 1968. ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Based on soap-opera-like Future Kirk/Present Uhuru bit in SNW season finale, looks like my WAG about Kirk/La'an is right. Now I wonder if Spock pulls a "forget" mind meld like TOS Requiem for Methuselah. Which would explain why Kirk never recognized Khan. But still leaves a Spock continuity gaffe.
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
And sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Today's Strange New Worlds? Meh. As @lacymb.bsky.social says in Den of Geek, "emotional punch" isn't there. But my WAG: It begins La'an-Kirk romance. The shock Paul Wesley teases for S5? La'an dies, Kirk is devastated. Thus the bed-hopping Kirk of TOS is just a scarred soul. Or, you know, not...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I don't want to be a spoil-sport, but a low-profile movie from 56 years ago predicted exactly how AI would go. It was a chilling thing, a fantasy really, back in 1970. Now it's just the way we're headed ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LD1...
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COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT Official Trailer (1970, Eric Braeden, Susan Clark, Joseph Sargent)
YouTube video by Trailer World
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
And, in fairness, it is common knowledge that the Apostles were really Jesus' version of ICE agents. Matthew, the tax collector, was especially eager. His arrests and document searches at the Sermon on the Mount are legendary... www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
washingtonpost.com
DHS hires Catholic theologian who defended Trump on birthright citizenship
Chad Pecknold is a theology professor at Catholic University who has drawn attention for supporting President Donald Trump on immigration enforcement and the Iran war.
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Executive summary of Rudy Giuliani's statement: We were wrong, but Mamdani is a Muslim ... A reminder that "America's Mayor," the one-time hero of 9/11, is a horrible bigoted old man who has forever tarnished his one moment of greatness. www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/n...
nbcnewyork.com
Read Rudy Giuliani's response after NYC releases 25-year-old 9/11 air quality docs
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said people got sick after 9/11 because the leaders they trusted lied and told them it was safe to breathe in toxic air.
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Does anyone make BlueChew for planets? Asking for a friend two rocks over ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Everything I know about Togo comes from Floyd Robinson on SCTV News in Mellonville ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
In the end, aren't we all Danish grocers?
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Marc Thiessen is the textbook definition of MAGA idiot. His argument: Iran is bad, so Trump is "courageous" for ignoring his skeptical staffers and launching a war he could not win. The lunacy of it all masquerading as intelligent conservative thought. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
washingtonpost.com
Opinion | On Iran, Trump did what past leaders should have: Take an enemy at its word
From Lenin to Khamenei, tyrants have always announced their intentions in advance.
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
No one expects the Spanish Inquisition ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
And in the latest update. Dennis Schroder has been traded again, from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Charlotte Hornets. That's team number 12 since he was drafted 17th overall in the 2013 draft.
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Only the people of Clacton have a say and that's how it should be. But civilized people throughout the galaxy know the only sane choice in the face of evil incarnate (aka Nigel Farage) is Count Binface. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
The surprisingly moving story behind Count Binface, the man taking on Farage
On the eve of the Clacton election, only one real candidate is looking to challenge Farage – and he’s dressed as an alien and dons a tin bin. Katie Rosseinsky takes a look at the man behind the mask
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I once fired an editor for accepting a free weekend at a beachouse owned by an advertiser. I feel a fool ... www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/b...
nytimes.com
Forbes Fired Top Editor After Discovering He Received Secret $6 Million Payment
Randall Lane, the magazine’s chief content officer, received the money from the founder of Shook Research, which has worked with Forbes on content about wealth advisers.
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I'm not British, of course, and Clacton must make its own choices, but, honestly, if I lived in the constituency, I'd vote for Count Binface. Actually, I'd vote for anyone who wasn't Nigel Farage ... who may literally be a trash can. apnews.com/article/coun...
apnews.com
Count Binface, the man in a can with a plan, seeks Parliament seat in Britain's wackiest election
Count Binface, an intergalactic comedic candidate with a garbage can on his head, is at the center of the U.K.'s political universe.
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Little-known fact: Every convention everywhere has been held on fugly hotel carpet ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Not for nothing, but the Spanish are always incensed when British suzerainty over Gibraltar comes up. But Spain thinks nothing of holding parts of Morocco for its own. Karma, I guess ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Trump's boondoggle--Is that Scott Kirby behind the curtains?--is equivalent of London Heathrow's third runway. Not happening. Only thing more ludicrous? Two-year construction timetable. Unless, of course, the job is done by the folks who rehabbed the Reflecting Pool. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/u...
nytimes.com
Trump Unveils $22.5 Billion Redesign of Dulles Airport
The project would make the airport easier to navigate and include a new United lounge, officials said. It’s part of the president’s plans to remake the Washington area.
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Boxing Day 2024. De'Aaron Fox blows coverage and Sacramento Kings lose. Coach Mike Brown publicly criticizes Fox. He's fired next day. Fox is traded to the Spurs. Brown becomes Knicks coach. Fox's Game 4 blunder allowed Anunoby to block shot and get tip-in. www.postingandtoasting.com/knicktion/88...
postingandtoasting.com
Knicks Domino Effects: What if De’Aaron Fox didn’t foul Jaden Ivey?
Starting a new series with a niche moment that could’ve changed everything.
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Oh, good, we need a sequel to The Hunt for Red October. I wonder what British actor they can hire to be skipper of the Chinese boat ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Rejected by both American and United, Scott Kirby has now begun courting Roll-O-Plane ride operators at local carnivals ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Absolute insanity. This alone is grounds for impeachment and conviction. The profligate spending and needless waste charged to taxpayers. The total disregard for anything save one man's obsessive needs and rampant vanity. And, of course, the secret stuff ... www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...
nytimes.com
Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One
A 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.
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
If Elmer Fudd could tweet ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
And Jack Smith stole all my sports jackets, too, Jordan claims!
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Jacob Rees-Mogg has always been the most dishonorable member of the House of Mogh. Worf should broken his Bat'leth and made him accept discommendation decades ago...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Thank heavens Season 4 of Strange New Worlds debuts this week. We need high-haired grey guys at all times. With Starmer gone, our future rests with Anson Mount ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
An orange-faced monkey? The snarky political commentary is beginning to write itself ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
You order the sashimi, you get the bear ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
John Thune roaming the halls of the Republican Senate Caucus ... youtu.be/W4rR-OsTNCg?...
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Monty Python and Holy Grail, bring out the dead
YouTube video by holmleighnyd
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Platner is gone because, in the end, Democrats try to do the right thing. Meanwhile, in Texas, corrupt, philandering, creepy Ken Paxton abides because, in the end, the Republican Party under Trump revels in doing the wrong thing.
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
D'Angelo Russell traded again, going to Memphis Grizzles from Washington Wizards. Since 2015, he's been on 7 teams, including twice for both Lakers and Nets. Since 2013, Dennis Schroder has played for 11 teams, including the Lakers (twice). They played together briefly on the Lakers in 2023.
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A reminder: No one can force Graham Platner off the Democratic line in Maine. That's his ultimate leverage. And since he's probably figured out he's not going to be the next Senator from Maine either way, what's his incentive for getting out? Someone pay the creep off and get him out...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
This just in: Trump will be speaking on the National Mall at 11pm to people too stupid to come in out of the rain On brand...so on brand...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I got nothing against Chance the Rapper or Lainie Wilson, but I swear the Boston Pops Orchestra is sitting there thinking: Arthur Fiedler never made us do this stuff ...
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
FWIW, TSA stats say emplanements July 1-3 is 8,128,167. That's about 80,000 higher than last year same dates ... So that's about 1% increase y-o-y
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Never thought I'd say this: I'm glad Dolan owns the Knicks. Ok, not glad. But compared to current Celtics ownership--a nameless, faceless group of investors and funds--at least we Knicks fans know who the bad guy is: Dolan. The always overentitled Celtics fans literally don't know who to blame.
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Also the name of the next Star Trek revival Star Trek: Schism The Holy See. The Final Frontier. These are the battles of Pope Leo. His five-year mission: to excommunicate heretic bishops and priests; stamp out Latin Mass; sweep out traditionalist groups; to boldly go where no Pope has gone before
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JoeSentMe @joesentme.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Alito's birthright citizenship dissent basically posits America as a bad episode of The Outer Limits. Alito worries: What if evil aliens birth hordes of babies on US soil, spirit them away, indoctrinate them and return them as anti-American invaders? We now return control of your country to you.
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