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Jesse Walker
@notjessewalker.bsky.social
I wrote THE UNITED STATES OF PARANOIA and REBELS ON THE AIR, and now I'm writing THE ANARCHIST AND THE REPUBLICAN. Also at https://letterboxd.com/notjessewalker.
"The U.F.O. people are hoping for that before the midterms, but I'm not sure it would move his poll numbers in the Midwest."
Opinion | Can Trump Wriggle Out One Last Time?
Iran. The midterms. Can Trump wriggle out one last time?
nytimes.com
I'm old enough to have lived in an Ann Arbor with a Republican mayor. This year the GOP isn't even putting up a candidate.
Yousef Rabhi ousts Taylor in Ann Arbor mayoral primary
Washtenaw County Commissioner Yousef Rabhi is projected to defeat incumbent Christopher Taylor in the Democratic primary election for mayor of Ann Arbor. Taylor has conceded the race and Rabhi has cla...
michigandaily.com
Since today is the day Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" is set, here is Nazim Tulyahodzhayev's excellent animated adaptation of the story. It's just 10 minutes long; watch it on your coffee break.
Watch: There Will Come Soft Rains (1984) | The Rediscovered Soviet Animated Warning
YouTube video by Trailer HQ
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You can tell America is great again because it's defeating the world's most powerful military.
Iran War Has Drained ‘Virtually All’ Long-Range Missiles in U.S. Stockpile: Report
The United States has drained "virtually all" of its stockpile of precision, surface-to-surface missiles in the conflict in Iran, sources told Reuters.
mediaite.com
I'm pretty sure this is a first for me: At 36:10, these guys do an astrological analysis of my appearance last month on PBS.
August Astrology Forecast 2026
YouTube video by The Astrology Podcast
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"Faced with this fork in the road, Trump is driving straight toward the median"
Trump backs down from yet another empty threat to Iran
We’re locked in a cycle: The president threatens to resume the war, he claims Iran backed down, and then he gets frustrated with Iran again.
reason.com
"I was now more fascinated than outraged. Jerry appears to have invented a detailed personal history, switching anecdotes in and out like seasonal wardrobe items..."
The Man Who Would Be Dorléac
Costumes weren't the only things he created
selfstyledsiren.substack.com
"She solicited support from Walt Disney for a sequel, Christmas on Earth Continued, that would feature the Beatles and Dylan with Hollywood stars like Elizabeth Taylor alongside cartoon characters like Tinker Bell, Dumbo, and the Seven Dwarfs. Her request was ignored."
Overlooked No More: Barbara Rubin, Teenage Filmmaker at the Heart of New York’s Underground
She made the landmark underground film “Christmas on Earth,” and helped bring together artists like Andy Warhol, Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan.
nytimes.com
Watched SHATTERED GLASS again, found that it didn't hold up that well
A ★★½ review of Shattered Glass (2003)
I remember mostly liking this when it came out. Sure, I rolled my eyes at the kinda-cringy sequences at the beginning when they were establishing what a big deal The New Republic was. And yes, some of...
letterboxd.com
"The transition from one career in fashion promotion to another in archaeology did take some time..."
Olga Soffer, Fashion Maven Who Studied Caveman Couture, Dies at 83
After working for a department store, she switched to archaeology and made important discoveries about prehistoric clothes and gender roles.
nytimes.com
The death of a possible co-conspirator in Malcolm X's assassination
John Ali, Nation of Islam Official Who Clashed With Malcolm X, Dies at 98
He was widely suspected of being an F.B.I. informant and of playing a role in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm, the charismatic Black activist.
nytimes.com
Florida Man alert: "A Villager's search for a 'sugar baby' on Tinder ended in a chaotic high-speed chase, a two-part crash at a local roundabout, and a gunpoint standoff..."
Armed Villager arrested after roundabout crash exposes soured Tinder date - Villages-News.com
A Villager’s search for a "sugar baby" on Tinder ended in a chaotic high-speed chase, a two-part crash at a local roundabout, and a gunpoint standoff.
villages-news.com
"Traversing Long Island took days and was probably best done on foot. Brooklyn, still independent of New York City, was a farm-country alcove for Quakers, freethinkers, and country writers and educators..."
Walt Whitman's American Vistas
A new collection of Whitman's writing is a fitting read for the United States' 250th birthday.
reason.com
"Just as the outline of a rotary phone remains in every smartphone, the word 'tape,' as in 'to record,' is still in regular use, though declining. It only took 20 years."
Priced to Own
Videotapes at the end of their noble run. || Nicky Otis Smith
splicetoday.com
Rewatched this one tonight. It's a shame there aren't another dozen motion pictures with Jimmy Stewart and Ben Gazzara working together.
A ★★★★½ review of Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
My America is Jimmy Stewart and Duke Ellington sitting down for a friendly little jam session.
letterboxd.com
As long as folks are debating who should replace Ross Douthat, how about we debate who should replace *everyone* who's been a New York Times op-ed columnist for more than, say, 8 years? Why does this job seem to come with a SCOTUS-style tenure?
Remember that whole A CONSPIRACY OF ANTIFA SABOTEURS TURNED THE POOL GREEN!!! thing?
Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool case, blaming damage on ‘botched’ installation
The Justice Department said “it is difficult to attribute the widespread damage to the Reflecting Pool to vandalism, let alone to establish that fact beyond a reasonable doubt.”
nbcnews.com
Apparently, the dumb shit that only gets your base excited might *not* be the best way to reach swing voters. Who knew?
Ken Paxton Is Acting Like He Thinks He Could Lose
After calling his opponent a vegan freak for months, Paxton is finally pivoting to issues voters care about.
texasmonthly.com
"These documents, unknown to historians or archivists before now, reveal, at a time when the crisis between Britain and its North American colonies was reaching a boil, one of the final and hitherto-unknown attempts at reconciliation and the diplomatic back channels through which it was carried out"
Project MUSE -- Verification required!
muse.jhu.edu
Corporate socialism update: Trump's Department of Commerce "will receive a minority, non-controlling equity stake" in these seven companies.
Department of Commerce Announces Letters of Intent With 7 Companies for $874 Million to Accelerate Semiconductor R&D for the Compute Supply Chain
The Department of Commerce today announced the signing of 7 letters of intent to provide $874 million in federal incentives under the CHIPS and Science Act.
nist.gov
We're getting the jury back together for one last heist.
