Jeff Fields
@baritone.bsky.social
Professional classical baritone, IT Technical Lead for an Apple-centric IT firm. St. Paul, MN.
New rule, if you're a "how is diversity our strength???" dipshit you are not allowed to root for the team whose star player is an agnostic biracial frenchman representing a majority hispanic city bsky.app/profile/eric...
Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2mo agoTed Cruz’s prediction: Spurs in Six
Two things Nazis love, historically: 1. Poles 2. People with disabilities
I like to distract myself from the terrifying political news by reading the ridiculous political news.
Feathered Stone@stonefeathers.bsky.social · 5mo agoThere's three votes for anything on the supreme court. If trump said "I'm the god-king of arrakis" he'd get three votes and a lengthy opinion about the long history and tradition of english common law with regards to the spice melange
I just saw someone call him "President Oompa J. Loompa" and that made me laugh. Anyway, maybe it'll happen today.
The Dept. of Appearing to Take Things Rather Seriously While Wearing a Navy Sport Coat and No Tie is actively searching for a Dean of Comfortably Ordering Wine in a DC Steakhouse Where Denny Hastert Used to Sit Right Over There. The position will pay $580,000. The history department is abolished
Yale University@yale.edu · 6mo agoYale is launching a new Presidential Senior Fellowship to expand access to the transformative work of universities. As part of this program, author and columnist David Brooks will join the Jackson School of Global Affairs starting February 1. Read more in Yale News: bit.ly/49QpJoY
If you’re Dems, please coalesce around Stephen Miller not having a job anymore.
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 6mo agoDems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told: DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big) CBP stays at border warrants for arrests IDs, bodycams ICE out of churches, schools "That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod: newrepublic.com/article/2057...
Watch my address on the ongoing federal presence in Minnesota: youtu.be/fGTsYXBWQgU
Governor Walz Addresses Ongoing Federal Presence in Minnesota
YouTube video by Office of the Governor of Minnesota
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So sad. Mark was the chronicler of the Presidency… if you wanted to know how many times GWB played golf, for example, or how many books Obama read aloud at the Easter Egg roll, you asked him. We never met but we had many exchanges on the Other Site and I’m glad he knew how much I valued his work.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 11mo agoMark Knoller, longtime CBS News correspondent, dies at 73
The Air Force’s “next generation” fighter aircraft will be called the F-47 for the same reason. Seriously. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_...
Boeing F-47 - Wikipedia
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David A. Graham@dgraham.bsky.social · 11mo agoAbsolutely bonkers personalist regime stuff www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
I said this 7 months ago and was called an alarmist. History says elections won’t save us. They will end us. Blue states must declare war. “I researched every Democratic attempt to stop fascism. The success rate after fascists were elected was 0%.” ▶ Once they win elections, it’s already too …
Turns out some of the “we want small government” people kiiiinda wanted the government to be just one guy.
🚨🚨The White House is pissed off about this ad so you know what to do, share it everywhere! ICE is disappearing people just because of the color of their skin! No Warrant! No Due Process! This is not who we are as Americans! #MAGAKidnappers want an all white America, fuck that‼️
Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
NEW PIECE: The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Eliminates the Office of Financial Research—Threatening the Stability of the Treasury Market www.crisesnotes.com/the-one-big-...
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” Eliminates the Office of Financial Research—Threatening the Stability of the Treasury Market
Early last week I started working on a piece on why the Federal Reserve didn’t step in during the Trump Tariff Financial Panic. The basic idea of that piece is simply that “repo rates”- the interest r...
crisesnotes.com
Today, I was denied access to seeing my constituent, Mr. Kilmar Abrego Garcia. If there is nothing to hide, cut the crap. Let his lawyer and I check on him.
Scott Bessent is a clown. A total embarrassment. The importer of record pays the tariffs—not China. And those costs get passed down to you in the form of higher prices. You all get that, right? It’s not rocket science.
The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.
Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy
If the Court and federal workers fail to stop Elon Musk, we are heading for authoritarianism.
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Hegseth confirmed, on a 50–50 vote. Hillbilly Elegy broke the tie. We've now got a rapist drunk Secretary of Defense. Good times. Voting against: Murkowski, Collins, McConnell.
Great writeup from the NY Times in honor of the 100th anniversary of Puccini's death. Which is today. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/a...
Puccini Died 100 Years Ago. So Did the Great Opera Tradition. (Gift Article)
A century after his death, the composer of “La Bohème,” “Tosca” and “Madama Butterfly” still dominates the repertoire like no one since.
nytimes.com
Talking Points Memo has taken note of the Bluesky momentum. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-fun...
A Funny Thing Happened on The Way To Your Phone: Thinking About Bluesky
Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter two years ago, those who despise his evolving mix of predatory trolling, stunted emotional development and right-wing extremism have been hoping for an alternative.
talkingpointsmemo.com
Okay, this is me in Serious Mode—wanted to share these free, annotated English translations of JS Bach’s vocal works by noted Bach scholars. Can be used for concert programs, teaching etc. They just added the Christmas Oratorio today: bachcantatatexts.org/index.htm #Bach #EarlyMusic #Baroque
Texts and historically-informed translations for the music of Johann Sebastian Bach
bachcantatatexts.org
Let's see how Twitter links post here. This is RFK Jr. explaining how his academic performance was helped by doing heroin. x.com/highbrow_nob...
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20 days in, and we already have a major Trump scandal. Seems Boris was extorting candidates for Trump's cabinet. (gift link)
Trump aide sought payments from job seekers, internal legal review found
Boris Epshteyn used his proximity to the president-elect to benefit himself, a Trump legal review found. He denies the allegation.
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