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Joey Tabarlet

@jtabarlet.bsky.social
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Professor, film and music nerd/obsessive, fan of the LSU Tigers and by extension, the Cincinnati Bengals, Washington Commanders, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Sky. “It’s such a fine line between stupid and clever.”

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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
My favorite line from the piece: "Many hold on to the hope that Trump will somehow make things right." Wow.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Casablancars
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
"Nice little journalism website you got here," said the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director. "Be a shame if something was to, you know, HAPPEN to it."
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Here you go: disq.us/url?url=http... I'll save you some time. Their response is "Nuh-uhh!"
disq.us
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Not nearly enough references to the Group W Bench in our discourse.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Quiet. Lethal. Total badass.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Is Fred Clark OK? Tomorrow will be three weeks since his last post.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Comet, who adopted us last fall.
A silver tabby and white kitten with a rabies vaccination tag.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I think Huffines is a pathetic MAGA boot licker who should be launched into the sun and I think his multiple losses in electoral politics are hilarious. That said, I'm pretty sure he bought the ranch years after Epstein died and was not involved with Epstein personally.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Imagine, the gall of (shudders) ASKING FOR VICTIIMS. If more people had done that, like for example, district attorneys and law enforcement, Epstein would have been taken down earlier.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
There have been, sadly, a lot of celebrity deaths recently. I guess as my peers get older, like me, they are going to start to go. But hearing about Catherine O'Hara just gutted me. The fact that she remained relevant and funny till the end. The fact that she was only five (!) years older than me.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Absolutely. The Mitch and Mickey subplot is my favorite. And I don't even think this is their best song--I would go with "When You're Next to Me." www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMbe...
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Mitch & Mickey - When You're Next to Me
YouTube video by D A Smith
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
"Most organizations are just the people who show up with what they have." I am so stealing this. Beautifully phrased AND true.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
youtu.be/iFVxfZjrEHE?...
youtu.be
The Rutles at Che Stadium 1965
YouTube video by TheWildDeerMusic
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
The reason I ask is that it's a perfect Trumpian double move to 1) "give" a bonus that's actually coming from money many military members would already receive and 2) create a bigger tax liability for them by doing so.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Was the housing supplement taxable? I've never been military but I know a lot of people who have.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Oh, that is GOOD.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Tough choice, and I say this as a (very) former Cowboys fan.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
In a debate with George HW Bush in 1980, Reagan called immigrants (documented or not) “decent, hardworking people” and said “Open the border—both ways!”
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
I grew up in Shreveport and knew the Shriners Hospital well (never a patient, though). First thing that came to mind when I read Schneider’s post.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
I wouldn’t be surprised if anti-semitism is involved too.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
“‘Ven de rockets go up, who cares vere dey come down. Dat’s not my department,’ says Wehrner von Braun.”
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Absolutely. We (spouse and I) were tipped off to it when staying in central London on an overseas teaching gig I had in 2016. A local guide that taught the students about the history of London via walking tours mentioned we should check it out—it was only a few blocks from our flat.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Gimme Three Steps is the best Skynyrd. The ultimate anti-macho asshole song.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
I think I’m screwed. Am I screwed? www.denofgeek.com/wp-content/u...
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
gizmodo.com/app/uploads/...
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
It’s not a criminal case, it’s a civil lawsuit. No pardon available.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Dozens (maybe hundreds) of people drove by No Kings Belton and honked or gave a thumbs up. I counted three who gave a negative sign. Small contingent of Trumpers met with shouts of “Shame on you!”
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
No Kings protest in Belton, Texas.
No Faux-King WayDo not confuse this rage with hate. Crowd at No Kings Belton TXNo kings since 1776
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
So…just the right number of flying monkeys?
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Ummm…you know you can block or mute accounts you don’t want to see, don’t you?
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Bored talking about what? The NFL draft? Then don’t talk about it. As my dad used to say, “Being quiet is always an option.”
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Absolute all-time favorite of mine. Gorgeous, uplifting and soothing. And as a bonus, it's one of the best-sounding records I've every owned (I have only the original vinyl, which still sounds great--never heard a CD or remastered version).
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
I so love that album.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Looking forward to the other 9. Sandinista, for all its faults and overreaching, is a truly great album.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
I followed this account. Now I just have to find Pictures of Lily and Pictures of Matchstick Men to complete the set.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Bless you.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
I will always love Why Can’t We Be Friends?
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Just got 8 follows from accounts that were identical except for the stock photo avatar and the names, all of which were spelling variations on “Liz,” such as “Lyyz” and “Lizzz.” Fun.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Or Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Tonight my wife took me shopping for Christmas. My haul: three pairs of dress slacks, six pairs of socks (ooooh), undershirts and pajamas. Be still, my heart. I love her so much.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
This is my favorite take on that theme: youtu.be/yY3HUDhe7jk?...
youtu.be
Hugh Blumenfeld - Long-Haired Radical Socialist Jew
YouTube video by thefetusboy
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
I know several but I’m not sure if they’re on Bluesky. Great idea, I’ll look into it.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Sure, if by “stupid” you mean “awesome.”
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Hell yeah. You go!
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Nice to look back on, with the Mongolian fustercluck that is LSU football right now.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Picture of the Swedish Chef from The Muppet Show.
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Thanks for the tip. Sometimes in my haste, I forget. Is there any way to add alt text to an image after it’s posted?
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
For his final game at Tiger Stadium, former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow had a jersey made spelling his name “Burreaux.”
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Joey Tabarlet @jtabarlet.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
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