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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 29/09/2026

On the Isle of Mull looking across to the Isle of Iona, panning back to Mull.

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 27/09/2026

I’m in Scotland, but reddit is feeding me ads exclusively in Dutch.

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 25/09/2026

Random pictures from Glasgow

A red brick bridge arched over a river. There is greenery on either side of the river.

An old building with arched windows and turrets on the four corners.

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 25/09/2026

I’m off bsky for a couple of days and then I see stuff about iced coffee and Kai Ryssdal and think nope, didn’t miss a thing.

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 24/09/2026

Glasgow, Scotland, is in the Western European Time Zone.

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 24/09/2026

There is no good reason to connect your fridge to the internet and an infinite number of good reasons not to.

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 23/09/2026

Saw a Waymo on EB I-94 today, a few miles west of Detroit. It got on at Merriman Rd. It had someone in the driver’s seat, but no passengers. It wasn’t clear if the person was actually driving or just observing. This is the first one I’ve seen.

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kottke.org @kottke.org · 23/09/2026

Engaging read on how the Bugs Bunny cartoon What’s Opera, Doc? was made. “To get the extra work done, Jones and his crew secretly shaved a couple weeks off other, easier films and faked their time cards. It was something they did on occasion.” [animationobsessive.substack.com]

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Why ‘What’s Opera, Doc?’ Looks Like That

It’s one of the really famous cartoons. If you’re reading this newsletter, you’ve probably watched it yourself. After almost 70 years, What’s Opera, Doc? endures.

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fred-decker.bsky.social @fred-decker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

So, in cool/bizarre music today, my kid just sent me this video of a guy who used an old Singer sewing machine treadle to drive an old-school hurdy-gurdy ("the Renaissance synth"). Hey, @shiplives.bsky.social and @gavinyamey.bsky.social, did you know about this? youtube.com/shorts/ySB_u...

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Singer Folk Session #1

YouTube video by SingerSoundSystem

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 23/09/2026

Repost with image of favorite James Bond (wrong answers only)

Donald Sutherland looking particularly unhinged

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 23/09/2026

🧵 there are worse places to be stranded than Reykjavik.

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 22/09/2026

I wonder just how much AI is some guy in the Philippines

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 22/09/2026

at my neighborhood bar for 1/2 price pizza night, and it’s funny to see the anti-El Sayed ads followed immediately by pro-El Sayed ads. One of the anti ads had the word SOCIALISM in all caps, followed by the question “is this the path you want?” And I’m thinking, well yeah.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Suffolk: El-Sayed 47%, Rogers 40. www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suff...

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 22/09/2026

Happy Autumnal Equinox, y’all!

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 22/09/2026

Why is there no train service between Detroit and Grand Rapids? Or Lansing?

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 21/09/2026

Just saw an anti-El Sayed ad showing images from 9/11. Utterly disgusting.

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 21/09/2026

This is what, the third Fifth Third park?

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 20/09/2026

It is autumn all of a sudden.

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 18/09/2026

Since when is The Detroit News a “liberal newspaper”?

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated.

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Florida Man misses Michigan Senate debate

Abdul El Sayed debates an empty podium as Mike Rogers i guess skipped this debate?

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Today marks 50 days until the election and 10 days until ballots drop. Your task today is to make sure you and your friends and family are registered to vote. abdulforsenate.com/vote

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 15/09/2026

The Supremes occasionally get it right.

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 14/09/2026

My man looks like he just came off a six-day bender.

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Brian in Detroit @kanoki.net · 13/09/2026

This is the right tactic. Pushing back on these journalists who are literally just being fed a script from a right wing agenda and stopping these nonsense conversations in their tracks. We need more politicians doing this. Abdul is not beyond critique, but he's totally right here.

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Ben Paddon 🎃 @benpaddon.net · 13/09/2026

An AI flyer is a brown M&M test. If your event or business is cutting corners by using an AI flyer, where else are you cutting corners? What else are you cheating out on? Why should I be bothered to go somewhere you couldn't be bothered to promote with a little of your own personality?

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 13/09/2026

One of these decades classical radio programmers will discover that Vivaldi wrote other stuff besides The Four Seasons.

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 12/09/2026

I stumble over Savion Hiter’s last name every time I read it.

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 12/09/2026

Shana Tova to all my Jewish friends. Wishing you a very happy New Year!

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 11/09/2026

@akgood.bsky.social @gmatthews.bsky.social apologies for the short notice, but there will be a manhattan club on Tuesday, 9/15, 7pm, at York.

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 11/09/2026

We have educated, mentored, and nurtured humanity for thousands of years without "delivering a product to our customer." Thanks for the heads up, Britt. This is the nonsense that we currently face.

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 09/09/2026

Damned if I’ll pay $2,000 for a phone.

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This dog didn't recognize his owner, who was hospitalized for a long time, until he sniffed him. The owner lost weight and his appearance changed. This shows us how important the sense of smell is for animals in general and dogs in particular. Repost of @archivetw_: Original post

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 09/09/2026

Saw Coyote vs Acme, which was really fun. Many Easter eggs for anyone who grew up with Looney Tunes cartoons.

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 08/09/2026

What‘s the example of perfect casting?

John Goodman as Walter Sobchak in The Big Lebowski

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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Studies show that watching a beaver eating cabbage lowers stress levels by 15% so enjoy 😊

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tom brandt @twbrandt.net · 07/09/2026

reupping this because it is so good.

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