TACO is not just for Tuesdays!

Men's basketball team at my alma mater @miamiuniversity.bsky.social is now 20-0 after tonight's win! A pleasant distraction, if only temporarily

Still waiting for today's executive order demanding that the MLK estate give him Rev. King's Nobel (or is it spelled Noble?) Peace Prize

We watched this movie last night. An escape from the gloom and doom of present day. It's about one life, captured perfectly by musical geniuses in a powerful Oscar-worthy song: youtu.be/NNGEkvT2XlI?...

COVER STORY | Dry Cleaning is a total work of art www.pastemagazine.com/music/dry-cl...

Perception is reality. You can read it for free without a subscription: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...

Pittsburgh now

We're half awake in a fake empire. Lather, rinse, repeat

Good morning, from the actual axis of evil

Cheers to 2026. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...

Thank you @emilystjams.bsky.social for reminding me of the existence of this @themountaingoats.bsky.social banger: youtu.be/z-lwTmJtEsg

Everton were again subjected to ‘Feed the Scousers’ chants. They had the perfect riposte www.nytimes.com/athletic/690...

Happy Birthday today to the Big Nosed Bard from Barking. I hope to be seeing @billybragg.bsky.social with Wilco in the state of my birth this summer

The fascists are organising a carol concert in London to "draw attention to unchecked immigration and the fading of our cultural heritage". What would Woody do? Write an anti-fascist Xmas carol and sing it at the counter demo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=liRd...

Fantastic interview of @margaretatwood.bsky.social on On with @karaswisher.bsky.social this week. Post more, Margaret/Peggy!

Here’s my listening age, from my #SpotifyWrapped. www.spotify.com/wrapped-shar...

Wow. So much for being the "experts:" www.businessinsider.com/shrm-discrim...

Arrived today from @themountaingoats.bsky.social in plenty of time for NEXT year. Pleased.

Democratic socialist declared winner in close Cleveland City Council race. www.cleveland.com/news/2025/11...

Governor Shapiro signs PA CROWN Act against hairstyle discrimination triblive.com/news/pennsyl...

Their lengthy commitment to workers' rights in this country has been inspirational!

Reminded me of our 1970s successful spring semester effort to get South Africa divestment at Miami University - only to have its Board of Trustees reverse their vote in the summertime.

This is history that some of those in power wish to exclude from education. Or cancel, if you prefer that terminology www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/n...

Saw her a couple of times here in '25 wapo.st/497TTE3

Woke up this morning to find that the people of New York City have re-lit the torch of the Statue of Liberty, sending a signal out to the rest of America that Trump's bullying tactics that seek to divide and debase any notion of solidarity among diverse communities can be defeated #TurnUpTheVolume

Mamdani starts by quoting Debs!

Tremendous performance tonight by Robert Plant and Saving Grace in Wheeling, WV, their first stop on a tour of America

Carnegie Mellon "often considered apolitical with a weak protest culture." Contrasted with Pitt here www.publicsource.org/cmu-expressi...

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Exited to announce that Wilco and I will be getting together to perform songs from Mermaid Avenue live for one night only at Solid Sound Festival on June 26, 2026 in North Adams, MA. Call it special, call it historic, whatever you call it: it's one you won't want to miss. 🎟️ SolidSoundFestival.com

I have some quotes in this article regarding employment and municipal law, but the bigger story is that voter turnout in favor of justice retention in Pennsylvania next month is critical www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/10...

Managing an AAA radio station in 2025: www.wyep.org/station-news...

Despite today's NYT headline about Sanae Takaichi, I don't like her politics youtu.be/p_8Hkf8jBug?...

Harry Maguire stepped up once again for Manchester United to score the winner in a 2-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield. The legend of Harry... #MUFC #Football #PremierLeague

Harry F***ing Maguire! Incredible

Downtown Pittsburgh #NoKings As far as my old eyes can see. Court building to the left, my first office building to the right. Our federal legal system has become the laughingstock of the planet. Many do not approve

Group of Pirates fans (not me in 2025, but I was there in 2024) relives Mazeroski’s iconic World Series homer each year www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...

My upcoming undergraduate business law course must, and will, cover this: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/m...

Nothing to hail here: pittnews.com/article/1975...

Acting like some of the "Old Ivies" www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-u...

Third concert in three nights. Tonight, Elvis Costello

Cleveland got "Hail Satan!" tonight Thanks to @themountaingoats.bsky.social

Dry Cleaning at @beachlandcle.bsky.social last night

This nearby story sums up living on Facebook in 2025: triblive.com/local/region...

SHARED MESSAGE FROM MOVEON.ORG: Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...

It's @tedleo.bsky.social - in New Ken!

Was a Saturday staple on @wyep.bsky.social nextpittsburgh.com/arts-enterta...

Looks like Pitchfork has given up on Bluesky. @themountaingoats.bsky.social definitely haven't. I'm set to see them, again, Sep 26 in Cleveland pitchfork.com/news/the-mou...

Academic freedom is “always contested and it’s always in development.” — prof. Timothy Cain. Our new series “Gagging Academia” launches with a look at how that struggle played out in Pittsburgh history. buff.ly/q88F93x