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Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

That Tennessee is run by bible-thumping cretins who only see cruelty in the cross makes this state-sponsored debauchery completely on-brand. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/o...

Opinion | I Know Christa Pike’s Medical History. What Tennessee Did Is Unforgivable. (Gift Article)

Lethal injection failures are not glitches; they are features of the process.

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Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Wordle 1,934 2/6* 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Personal fave: A Darkness on the Edge of Town outtake that was a favorite Springsteen bootleg in my NJ flea market days. youtu.be/2i5QJBSNcvo?...

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Don't Look Back (Live in New York City)

YouTube video by BruceSpringsteenVEVO

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The second Boston album didn't have the magic of the first, but 'Don't Look Back' still requires a cranking of the volume. #AT40

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100%. That Some Girls album blew my 12-year-old mind ...

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Joe Cocker's 'Little Help from My Friends' is a close second. Maurice White transformed McCartney's homage to Motown into a genuine soul hit. #AT40

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I've always loved upbeat tunes subverted by unflinching lyrics. "American Midnight" on the new Jayhawks album (Sanctuary Park) is a sterling example: "Circle the wagons, shut the doors I'm like a butterfly flying in the storm Feeling helpless and alone American midnight" youtu.be/UrBYFtBzyZ0?...

The Jayhawks — American Midnight (live in The Current studio)

YouTube video by The Current

Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Beat the Commies. Happy birthday, brother.

Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'd have taken an old pair of cleats.

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Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Equal parts joyful & drained. Rush at Radio City Music Hall in 1983 was my first NYC concert. Neil Peart is the reason I became a drummer. His books sit on a shelf of honor. Neil's death at 67 in 2020 was a staggering loss. Geddy, Alex & Co. have crafted a perfect memorial. youtu.be/-LXbnS0RmM4?...

Neil Peart： No One’s Disciple

YouTube video by Tom H

The start of this week’s #AT40 coincided with a military flyover of nearby Neyland Stadium, an occasional facet of UT football games. Tennessee scores at the bottom of national rankings for healthcare, schools and quality of life, but here’s what our tax dollars sound like in Knoxville today:

"The benefit of the doubt is more than an expression. It is a life philosophy that asks us to be curious before we are certain, to leave room for an explanation, and to remember that the person on our screen has a life beyond the moment we are watching." Read the entirety of Erika's response.

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just a random photo of MAGA matriarch Roseanne Barr.

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Facebook really doesn't want you to see the new documentary exposing Elon Musk Neither do TikTok or Google or the eX social media site. Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...

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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)

YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.

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The ‘good people of Tennessee’ don’t attend the equivalent of the Berlin Sportpalast on a handful of autumn Saturdays. I’ve got better things to do than getting engulfed in an orange hive of hate.

With the world’s most despised attention whore bringing his orange-makeup’ed puss to Knoxville, this is one morning I miss driving for Uber, which I did in Melbourne in 2016. Would be nice to surcharge the fuck out of orange-clad UT (both) MAGA fuckwits.

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It's like telling the residents of Hiroshima on August 7, 1945 they didn't know the deadliness of an atomic bomb.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

And not a single ‘influencer’.

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This is the most high profile funder of the Republican Party. Tesla Argues in Court That the N-Word Is Acceptable Under Certain Circumstances futurism.com/advanced-tra...

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Tesla Argues in Court That the N-Word Is Acceptable Under Certain Circumstances

An important trial in California kicked off with Tesla's lawyers arguing that the n-word is a term of "respect and endearment."

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Wal-Mart 'FREEDOM' t-shirts are the uniform of choice for Trumpland dullards. They'll be in full bloom tomorrow as the world's most despised attention whore comes to Knoxville. Press freedom? Health care freedom? Civil rights freedom? Immigrant freedom? They ain't hanging on a rack at Wal-Mart.

I could listen to Maurice White sing the phone book (if they still made phone books). #AT40

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That Joe Simon song peaked at number 8 - his only top 10 #AT40 tune.

Shakey Ground has the bass line of an old muscle car idling in the driveway. #AT40

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My first exposure to the oddly named Boomer Castleman. Undoubtedly my last. #AT40

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Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm as nostalgic as anyone but have to admit I'd rather Google how many hits the Beatles had than write the host of an LA-based Top 40 Countdown show. #AT40

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Pablo Torre is the 21st-century's Mike Wallace. Self-described 'kingdom-serving' folk are responsible for this country's decade-long demise. All of it.

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Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' voice: What's happening?

Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Rick Beato says the introduction of 4G was the death knell for music as we used to know it. Interesting. #AT40 youtu.be/8bnPd3ZwV80?...

The World Ended In 2012... We Just Didn't Realize It

YouTube video by Rick Beato

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Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

That was the bubonic plague I was referring to ....

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Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I live less than a mile from Neyland Stadium -- the Berlin Sportpalast of Knoxville for a couple Saturdays every autumn -- and have already heard/seen two large military helicopters pass low overhead. I now know how medieval peasants felt waiting for the bubonic plague to hit their village.

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"Who is this soulless asshole and how the hell did he get elected President of the United States twice?" -- the ghost of George C. Marshall rotating at 800 rpms below Arlington, Va.

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Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

At least the NYT refutes the lies. Most media orgs simply report on his ACT of giving a speech, rather than the easily corrected FACTS spewed by the world's most virulent liar. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...

Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech at the United Nations (Gift Article)

President Trump’s remarks about oil reserves, the drug trade and his peace efforts contained falsehoods and exaggerations.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22/09/2026

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Jaw-dropping documents from our lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”

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AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”

Documents from our lawsuit reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening.

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Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A reporter pool story from @philinvestigates.com that concludes with this chilling truth: "... the message is unmistakable: Access is no longer a tool for transparent and accountable government. Instead, it has become a reward for far-right ideological alignment." open.substack.com/pub/confront...

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As CNN, MSNOW, Politico Booted, White Nationalist Outlet Snags White House Press Slot

The White House moves to silence critical reporting—while handing access to a fringe outlet with explicit white nationalist ties.

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Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"That’s human malware Pat McAfee, Corso’s ostensible replacement on the GameDay set, giving the HOO BABY to our troops while his colleagues mindlessly chuckle in assent." Magary's been essential reading since Deadspin.

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Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson) tears fascists a new *sshole in 'Excited Delirium': "Why you dressed up like a soldier? What the hell are you wearing a face mask for? How the hell are you gonna protect the peace Running 'round looking like you're going to war?" youtu.be/Uy9fEJGcwDI?...

Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds - Excited Delirium (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Johnny Blue Skies

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Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The great Howie Rose deserves a far better going away profile in the NY Times Magazine than one that makes no mention of Rose's all-time-classic "Matteau! Matteau! Matteau!" overtime call to end game 7 of Rangers/Devils in 1994. What are we even doing here? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/m...

After 21 Years of Calling the Mets, Howie Rose Somehow Still Believes in Miracles (Gift Article)

An original fan who became the voice of the team, he had to know he wouldn’t go out on a high note.

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Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

As predictable as it is disgraceful. The mongrels siccing these gambling apps on young men (yes, they should know better, but that doesn't mean they deserve to be preyed upon) should be imprisoned with drug cartels. They're one and the same: parasites. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...

At DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose (Gift Article)

Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.

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Jolly @jolly1766.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Steve Miller >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stephen Miller #at40

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Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

'Let 'em In' was like a drum and fife lullaby to 10-year-old me. #AT40

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 19/09/2026

Every now and then I see myself referred to as an "AI Denier" and I want to be clear I acknowledge "AI" exists, it's just I think it's a massive energy drain, created from theft, implemented poorly for inappropriate tasks by loathsome tech executives who get hard at the idea of the rest of us dying

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Joe Wall @joewall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

For future reference, @nprscottsimon.bsky.social: The game was at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), by far the most celebrated sports venue in Australia.