Trump cares so deeply about Nigerian Christians that last week he banned them from getting any business, tourist, student, or immigrant visas. Merry Christmas!

RIP Amos Poe :( www.threads.com/@amos.poe/po... youtu.be/6m4ltYuOjuQ?...

Cartoon by Lalo Alcaraz | Andrews McMeel

the banality of evil

that the Whos celebrate Christmas suggests some knowledge of Christ, but whether this is our anthropic Christ or a distinctive Who-Christ remains obscure; some have argued Christianity was introduced to them during their refuge with Horton, which of course turns us to the matter of Elephant Religion

Will age like a fine whine

So in the last month I accidentally took a note to myself ("Deal with XXX here briefly?") and turned it into a whole new chapter. Whoops.

They spent $1M of *our* money and I guess it was worth it because they did such a shitty job.

NYC teachers/parents—consider signing! Don’t think we need to use children as experiments for tech companies. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pl...

Merry Christmas

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Serious Milton Bradley vibes: “H7.” “Hit!”

she bari’d the story

#ResistanceRoots Today in history, 1919: Emma Goldman is deported under the Anarchist Exclusion Act, which allowed for the expulsion of any non-citizen deemed to be an anarchist. She and 248 other “enemy aliens” were deported en masse to the Soviet Union on the “Soviet Ark” (USAT Buford). /1

Kudos to Sharyn Alfonsi for exposing the truth But Bari Weiss killing the 60 Minutes story about Trump sending innocent immigrants to CECOT is only part of the story The bigger issue is MAGA trying to take over all our broadcast networks and social media to spread their hateful propaganda

In the summer of 1950 most US newspapers ran an AP story about how race had become the main issue in the upcoming Georgia governor's race. Segregationist Herman Tallmadge, governor from '47 to '55 and then a Senator until 1981 made a name for himself by refusing to "apologize for being a white man."

Ghost Riders. #Suicide #CBGB

"I asked ChatGPT..." "You mean you've been chatting it up with Tom Riddle's diary?"

I don't even know who the other Caleb Williams is -- a football player, I guess. I'm here for the Godwin.

like, they're all all-timers for me, but last night was REALLY an all-timer. during the long quiet segment, almost the 1st 2/3rd of the set, it was so quiet in the bowery (on a pre-holiday saturday!) that you could hear the floor creak during the music. not a chomper in earshot.

omg, night 7! yo la tengo had legend david mansfield on violin/pedal steel all eve. dreamy "tiny birds" > "red buckets" segue, james singing "the way some people die," pedal steel "i'll be around," noise fiddle, & lucinda williams on lead ache for encore. setlist: jessejarnow.com/2025/12/yo-l...

On AI, from the student perspective: my oldest is in his 1st year at college & has been repeatedly accused of AI. He's had to go to profs to explain that he didn't use AI: its just that both of his parents are English professors and he really does write in complex sentences & understands Althusser.

yo la tengo at bowery ballroom, hanukkah night 6. opening act: jeff tweedy comedian: jo firestone mix CDR by georgia post show DJ: miss christina ginger benefitting mary mitchell family & youth center

always loved that there was one airport on the planet that stocked my little book! goodbye subpop store

At the @actualylt.bsky.social Hanukkah show the other night someone recognized me and introduced himself...his wife was among a group of students I took to see this show in 2004. He said it's still something she talks abt, a college highlight. For me too. Anyway, thx for letting me know. #blessed

It is completely glorious how shit this looks. Just magnificent work. Slightly different lettering. A bit wonky. Didn’t even remove “THE” at the beginning of the second line. Chef’s kiss.

I really love this Hunter College music professor Stephen Spencer who writes songs based on his 3yo daughter’s lyrics. This one in particular is a low-key classic Xmas jam www.instagram.com/reel/DSdVPTG...

Should be on more lists.

Nooooooo! The Sub Pop Store was the only thing that made SeaTac tolerable for me. I’ll never again have the chance to buy too many records and nervously guard them on my flight. 😞

This is a bummer. I picked up a lot of new release @3313books.bsky.social titles here over the years to keep me company on cross-country flights. And on arrival I'd grab a few cassettes b/c the truck we drive in WA each summer still has a cassette deck. The shop made Sea-Tac feel special.

✌️ and can confirm, she did in fact see that dynamic duo (Byrne/Eno) hanging at the show

And we know "a couple of weeks" is his most cherished time measure.

Trial balloons for putting his face on Mt. Rushmore. He wants the damage to last forever.

Not that it will but the willingness of Americans to obey is a very funny contrast with our self-image and should probably prompt some reflection bsky.app/profile/jonf...

JASPER: Hey, Bob, whatcha painting? BOB: A goat.

I took a small group of students. We all got separated and when we found each other again some of them said they had seen David Byrne and Brian Eno hanging out in the audience. I still don’t know if that actually happened!

At the @actualylt.bsky.social Hanukkah show the other night someone recognized me and introduced himself...his wife was among a group of students I took to see this show in 2004. He said it's still something she talks abt, a college highlight. For me too. Anyway, thx for letting me know. #blessed

I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons

solidarity with trans people and death to fascism

My forthcoming book— For which I began research in 2006. Is now posted on the website for Princeton University Press. Cover will be added soon. The King’s Slaves: The British Empire & the Origins of American Slavery

Who does she endorse for First Lady?

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“I was going to be an Official Professor teaching smart, attractive young people at the University of New York which is definitely a real school like on Felicity when Gandalf the Grey stopped me in the hall and said ‘you shall not pass because you’re white’ and this is 100% a true story of college”

yo la tengo at bowery ballroom, hanukkah night 5. opening act: this is lorelei comedian: clare o'kane & patti harrison mix CDR by @dumpland.bsky.social post show DJ: @mattclarkeelevator.bsky.social benefitting just making a change for families

s/b @actualylt.bsky.social !! Sorry for the wrong tag. But still, watch this vid.

Was *sure* this was AI-generated satire. But it's not, it's really not. He's actually doing the Hunger Games next year. (OTOH, those didn't turn out that well for President Snow, IIRC.)

It almost goes without saying, but this is illegal. The name "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" is established by law and the board doesn't have the power to change it. 20 USC 3 §§ 76h - 76s.