Beau Cleland

Yeah, it's a shame that their views are now so obvious, unlike the last time I saw them live, which was at a union convention in Boston where they played the Workers Song

I could *feel* the humid desperation of Russo, Ferrie, et al - you really nailed it. I have my seminar reading part of "Cruising" next week and they're excited about it.

A lot of these Kuwait sites are logistics operations. I spent weeks going between this port and Arifjan at the end of my Iraq tour, getting our shit ready to send home on a boat. There aren't many hardened structures - I lived in a tent most of the time, and I doubt things are much better now.

I realized I should tag the author too! @aleciaplong.bsky.social

Twist: he's the President

Cruising for Conspirators: How a New Orleans DA Prosecuted the Kennedy Assassination as a Sex Crime How a New Orleans DA Prosecuted the Kennedy Assassination as a Sex Crime

In the interest of not contributing to doomscroll negativity, here's a good book I just finished: Alecia P. Long's "Cruising for Conspirators"

This is the sweatiest book I've read in a long time (complimentary) - so many shady New Orleans characters wearing suit coats

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Not gonna lie, I'd watch that movie

a man is talking about stealing the declaration of independence from a movie . ALT: a man is talking about stealing the declaration of independence from a movie .

I think you already know the answer to that question

Never forget who you’re fighting for.

If you call things "wicked" and you're not from Boston or a fan of musical theater you are a stupid pud

Good snowflake

the washington state department of licensing’s phone menu is available in 10 languages and it turns out the 9 that aren’t english were just english with an accent of the language you picked. so press 2 for spanish and it was just english with an accent

Chapter 1 of Moby Dick, page 1 The phrase ‘Call me Ishmael’, the first sentence of the book, is highlighted in blue, with careful highlighting on the very big C at the start. Above this, written in ballpoint pen ‘His name’

Love the glimpse into the beautiful mind that notated this used copy of Moby Dick I got

Driving to Edmonton and listening to the @shutdownfullcast.bsky.social was a much better way to spend the evening than watching a bad speech

Yeah, that's top tier "I'm camping with my brother" food. Goes great in a tortilla too

Little Debbie oatmeal creme pies are tops for me. I don't care how much partially hydrogenated soybean oil is in them

Correct. This simpering obeisance by Congress is what's unusual, historically speaking

Found a 1978 copy of Time in my mom's stuff, and here's Paul Giamatti's dad being made president of Yale

A steppe horse for Kazakhstan

Honestly, agree: what is a more fundamental winter activity? Make some dodgeball-esque rules and go

Why do all the young fellows these days dress like line cooks?

Right?! I saw him and was like "ok, I get it"

60 years ago today, mild-mannered jim bowl was bitten by a radioactive spider

This is how it's done on most tournament broadcasts up here. Sometimes the announcers then explain the shorthand and what they decided to try

As an absolute beginner who is getting destroyed by 80 year olds in league play: you better believe it

Jesus Christ

Meanwhile all the snow is gone in southern Alberta. Can you guys send us back our cold? This isn't right