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Ridge Cook

@ridgecook.bsky.social

"Blues were here when the world was born." -JL Hooker “Music is the divine way to tell beautiful, poetic things to the heart.” — Pablo Casals

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Ridge Cook@ridgecook.bsky.social · 2d ago

And people wonder how the super rich got rich. Govt subsidies and not paying vendors. When they sue, get tied up in court and get offered a deal to take pennies on the dollar or spend what they would get on lawyer fees. Most take it after a few yrs, with urging from their own lawyers.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d ago

MEMPHIS: “A mechanical contractor who helped build Elon Musk’s Memphis-area data centers at breakneck speed says SpaceXAI is dragging its feet on paying his company for work performed since 2024…owes his company more than $136 million…” www.actionnews5.com/2026/08/01/c...

Ridge Cook@ridgecook.bsky.social · 2d ago

Of course they were going to fold. But such a deal can't stand. No legal without immunizing for some sort of testimony toward bigger fish. Just takes change in Admin and a legal finding at a reformed DoJ.

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 2d ago

Todd Blanche’s nomination to formally lead the Department of Justice appears to be back on track after two Republican holdouts signed off on a deal giving President Donald Trump and his family immunity from Internal Revenue Service audits. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Ridge Cook@ridgecook.bsky.social · 2d ago

Being in online communities for 30 yrs, only one constant. You do NOT have to interact with any post or account you don't want to. Its your computer/tablet/phone & You control what it displays. Don't like an account-thread. Mute or block. Move on, life is too short to expend emotional energy on it.

Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 2d ago

Bluesky's nuclear block supports a culture of consent. Each user can completely prevent another user from having any access to them on this site. Right wing harassers on X hate consent. They hate being told "no." They hate not being able to force their posts onto others and target others.

Ridge Cook@ridgecook.bsky.social · 3d ago

What our society doesn't realize is that *We ARE* nature. This is the mouth of Nature. These are the eyes of Nature. We are not above it, no matter what Holy Books say. We are It. Gain that mindset and glory in the diversity of creation.

CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦@corrina.sheshed.rocks · 3d ago

Good morning and Happy Sunday 🌞💛 Nature never asks permission to be what it is. Neither should you! A river doesn’t ask permission to flow. Wildflowers don’t compete to bloom. You were created with your own strengths, purpose & path. Trust them. 🌷🌿🌷 #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance #SelfWorth

David Hemond@davidhemond.bsky.social · 4d ago

Rabid, incompetent, idiots is clearly a feature of MAGA leadership and Trump. The fish rots from the head. Of course that’s who will be recruited, not to mention those who will be appointed to leadership positions. It’s a clean sweep in plain sight and I could name names but why bother.

Ellen Enders@ellenenders.bsky.social · 4d ago

Read this article....on the deterioration of quallity of younger Republicans in politics... @11tulips.bsky.social @stevesawyer12.bsky.social @sailormichael.bsky.social @jakichantler.bsky.social @davidhemond.bsky.social @dennowayne.bsky.social @ridgecook.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social

jessamyn@librarian.bsky.social · 5d ago

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
Alison Fisk@alisonfisk.bsky.social · 5d ago

Sipping my coffee ☕️ and thinking about these marvellous Minoan cups! They look so modern it’s incredible to think they were made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago! Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete. 📷 by me #Archaeology

My photo collage shows five cylindrical Minoan cups each with a single handle and a slightly flaring rim. Each cup is decorated with a different geometric polychrome motif as follows: Top left: on a black background, a central band delineated by an upper and lower white line contains evenly-spaced dark-orange circles. Each orange circle is outlined by a white line. Above and below the central band are swirling white vine-like lines. Top right: on a black background, a large white spiral on the front of the cup and beside it a dark-orange oval with stylised white petals at each end which looks like a wrapped sweet! Middle left: a central band of white and dark orange diagonal lines runs around the cup. Above and below the central band are alternating black and white diagonal shapes, the black ones look like shark fins Bottom left: a central reddish-orange band delineated with a white line. Above the central band are swirling, spiralling white lines against a black background, and below the central band are alternating white and black diagonal lines. Bottom right: A central band delineated with white lines contains white 's'-shaped diagonal white stripes. Above the central band a row of red dots outlined with white circles. Below the central band a single white line on the black background. This type of Minoan pottery is known as Kamares Ware, named after the Kamares Cave on Mount Ida on the Greek island of Crete where this kind of pottery was first discovered. Kamares Ware vessels were luxury items produced by palace workshops at Phaistos and Knossos on Crete. These five cups were excavated at Phaistos and are dated 1800-1700 BC.
Ridge Cook@ridgecook.bsky.social · 6d ago

Encouraging numbers out of Texas. Men and regular church goers especially. Now, the question is, "will that carry over in the voting booth?" Because decades of propaganda against *any* Democrat will be hard to overcome once the moment comes.

Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 6d ago

I would not want to be a Texas GOP official right now looking at this polling data from Fox News. Mr. Talarico is in good shape: +3 among all voters +18 among moderates +18 among Hispanic voters only -4 among men only -4 among 65+

Ridge Cook@ridgecook.bsky.social · last wk.

Good article. I'm not enamored with Wilson's work. "Accessibility" reduces the *other timeliness* of such stories. The Once Upon a Time nature of Iliad and Odyssey. Nolan's film is an adventure movie, with such editorial choices. (direct link instead of Twt) slate.com/culture/2026...

As a Classicist, I’ve Defended Emily Wilson’s Odyssey Translation. I Can’t Defend Her Review of Nolan’s Movie.

Emily Wilson used baffling arguments to flay Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s poem.

slate.com

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · last wk.

A strong defense of Nolan’s Odyssey, and a devastating rebuttal, it seemed to be, of Wilson’s misunderstanding of it. x.com/theo_nash/st...

Ridge Cook@ridgecook.bsky.social · last wk.

Logical position for those who applaud Citizens United. Money is political influence. But how many carve outs will be needed for the millionaire/billionaires out there who don't pay taxes due to carry over losses & other tax dodges. fortune.com/2026/07/27/s...

Why did a $154 billion CEO just endorse stripping most Americans of voting rights—and taking us back to the 19th century? | Fortune

Should how much you pay in taxes determine how much your vote counts? Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke seems to think so.

fortune.com