Speaking of September 11, 2001: just remembering the story of Bernie Kerik & Judith Regan shtupping, 28 stories above the WTC ruins, in a Battery Park City apartment donated for use by weary Ground Zero workers
Jody Rosen
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Contributing Writer, New York Times Magazine. Book: TWO WHEELS GOOD: THE HISTORY AND MYSTERY OF THE BICYCLE. Home: Brooklyn, NY. http://www.jody-rosen.com
Washington Post Opinions@postopinions.bsky.social · 6h agoAs murder rates plummet to a 20-year low, why are so many American cities still grappling with disorder? In @themimsshow.bsky.social, Carine Hajjar sits down with Heather Mac Donald to explore “teen takeovers,” pushback against progressive prosecutors and more.
Why Are Democrats Allowing Republicans to Smear Their Most Popular Politician? Because He’s Muslim Fake GOP uproar over Zohran Mamdani’s attendance at 9/11 commemoration ceremonies is brazen Islamophobia in its ugliest form. 'First Draft' from @martinpengelly.bsky.social: zeteo.com/p/why-are-de...
Why Are Democrats Allowing Republicans to Smear Their Most Popular Politician? Because He’s Muslim
Fake GOP uproar over NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s attendance at 9/11 commemoration ceremonies on Friday is brazen Islamophobia in its ugliest form. Meanwhile, New Hampshire picked a ‘moderate’ Dem.
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Renoir is my least fave Impressionist, sure. But when you get up close & personal w/his canvases (in a museum I mean) you really FEEL the force & presence of his kitsch. The paintings aren't boring. And when he got it right (Boating Party & Moulin obvs, but also the Manet-esque Parapluies) he rocked
Wouter Wagemakers@wouterwagemakers.eurosky.social · 21h ago*chuckles* www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Wondering—actually wondering, not being facetious—if this same coalition of Jewish leaders has pressed Mike Rogers to change his tone and stance towards the many neo-Nazi and neo-Nazi-friendly members of his political party, including the sitting president
Michigan Rabbis Press El-Sayed to Change Tone and Stance on Israel
A coalition of Jewish leaders is launching a petition drive aimed at the Democratic Senate nominee, a fresh indicator of frictions in a key battleground.
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Alec Guinness, Kind Hearts & Coronets
Farran Smith Nehme 🇱🇧@selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · 2d agoWhat's an example of perfect casting?
Dear President Donald Trump, please obliterate the (woke) (probably Mexican) appellation Mar-a-Lago. Your beautiful country club, resort, & pedophile lodge must be rechristened "Sea to Lake," do it for America
Familiar rhetorical move, pathologizing opposition to AI data centers as "moral panic" when of course the objections, plural, are material/substantive: water usage, electrical grid strain, noise pollution, property value depreciation, low or no job creation, etc. etc. on & on 'til the breaka dawn
The Economist@economist.com · 4d agoThere is a respectable argument for slowing down AI research, but it rests on the danger to all humanity of the technology being abused or going rogue—not the local harms of data centres
Mummy Shroud with Painted Portrait of a Boy - Egypt - 150–250 C.E.
One of the best songs of 2026, you're welcome
Digga, @masickamusic - Moneygram (Lyric Video)
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Not sure how many Americans are aware that the best MC in the world right now—the cleverest, funniest, filthiest, with the most exciting slaloming/swerving flow—is the Jamaican-Haitian dancehall star Ayetian
Ayetian - T-Pot (Official Music Video)
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Reheating my Barca hot takes in particular. Their swashbuckling attack is something to behold. Lamine awakens. Raphinha stupendous again. Wow wow wow
Barcelona vs. Rayo Vallecano | LALIGA Highlights | ESPN FC
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Jody Rosen@jodyrosen.bsky.social · 2w agoFeeling good about these early season ⚽ hot takes —PSG Champions League 3 for 3: not happening —Barca this year's PSG? Looking lethal despite Yamal's sluggish start —Raphinha/Mbappe Ballon d'Or showdown TK —Arsenal PL champs by 12+ points minimum —Hull!?! —Süper Lig = so damn fun. Utter chaos!
this is a campaign ad telling israelis that ben gvir will not allow palestinian prisoners to enjoy humane treatment at the israeli taxpayer’s expense, such as access to quality food, tobacco, or education. it’s a promise to immiserate those deemed unworthy of the recognition of their humanity.
Nathan Tankus@nathantankus.bsky.social · last wk.Ben Gvir posted this video on twitter today which shows fat and happy Palestinians on a conveyer built going through the Israeli "prison" (torture camp) system and coming out emaciated and maudlin. This is textbook genocidal content.
Reading PNIN for the first time in years. Of course blown away anew by the wizardry & the beauty. What a ridiculous genius. But also struck by how much more VN's snobbery/hobbyhorses rankle than they did when I was in my 20s, a militant Nabokovian who pilgrimaged to his grave in Montreux no less
Feeling good about these early season ⚽ hot takes —PSG Champions League 3 for 3: not happening —Barca this year's PSG? Looking lethal despite Yamal's sluggish start —Raphinha/Mbappe Ballon d'Or showdown TK —Arsenal PL champs by 12+ points minimum —Hull!?! —Süper Lig = so damn fun. Utter chaos!
The is NO WAY that 4 in 10 Americans—140 million Americans, give or take—know who Hassan Piker is. Sheesh
Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2w agoTur: It’s not just the media, and I reject that framing. 6 in 10 Americans don’t know who he is. I’m not saying he’s the most important person in the world, but...is it worth losing votes you need to win? AES: 10 in 10 Americans agree that they can’t afford the things that they need in their lives.
well, Craig, we can't all be studying money and bitcoin now can we?
Wow man
Austin McCoy@austinmccoy.bsky.social · 2w agoSo, I just read this NYT interview with Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine and whoa boy. They talk about AI use, or I would say they try to talk about it, and it's as ill-informed, rediculous, and contradictory as I expected. I'm about to rant. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/b...
One of the most heartbreaking photographs I've ever seen. This man always maintained his innocence. I hope he found some peace at the end of his life.
Frank Smith, Who Served 70 Years for Murder, Dies at 101
One of the longest-serving prisoners in American history, he was sent to death row in 1950 before his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
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Not loving the Guimarães injury news but happy to see Lewis-Skelly in the Arsenal XI. COYG etc 💪
Regarding Don Nelson’s stoner credentials: for years he was a fixture at Wilson Nelson’s poker table in Maui, where the potency of the weed & the volume smoked was terrifying—enough to kill Cheech, Chong, & Snoop Dogg 500 times over. Other poker regulars: Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson. Anyway, RIP
Patrick Wyman@patrickwyman.bsky.social · last mo.Don Nelson died today, and while his life was full of accomplishments (basketball and otherwise), if you go out at 86 with a photo like this in your recent past, you probably did it right
Charming karaoke recording of "Hopelessly Devoted to You" from Taylor Swift's first demo, age 12 Super rough & amateurish, w/pitch & intonation issues galore & loads of reverb glopped on top. But musical theater kid TS has a fine feel for phrasing & melodrama Song itself is A+, goes w/out saying
Taylor Swift - Hopelessly Devoted To You by Olivia Newton-John in 2002 (Cover)
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