No Joyman

meanwhile, war rages on at home.

YouTube video by Randy Newman - Topic Political Science (2002 Remaster)

Randy Newman: In my song "Political Science" I invented the narrator as a cautionary tale

United States of America: At long last,

Clickslop ad from US Brain Review: 92% of Alzheimer's cases Begin After Saying This Phrase. Do You...

Bung a bob for a Big Ben Brexit bong

Proof of how good this is: I sent this to my mom and she was provoked into such an unusual frenzy of defensiveness that she wrote me a whole email and then CALLED me five minutes after sending it to reiterate herself

For starters!

Mind of the Raven - Wikipedia

I recently picked this up at a book sale, haven't got too far into it yet but the clear takeaway from the first chapter is that if you're prepared for a life of indoor shitting and conversational yelling, "adopting" a raven is pretty straightforward to do and very emotionally satisfying

I hope someone is working on a big Madoff-Epstein project paralleling their path through the upper floors of American Jewry in the '90s and 2000s

The Line Between Affinity and Conspiracy Epstein relied on Jewish in-group bonds to cultivate the network that facilitated his crimes.

This is very good

In Waltham, MA where I went to college there was a store called Waltham Records and Cigarettes that sold CDs and cartons at the state minimum, run by an incredibly crusty old guy

The idea that campus security (whether sworn cops or not) are going to stand up to a bunch of armed, masked feds is even more disconnected from reality than the average academic c-suite pronouncement

Blue Jay Way I like

Surge Signs Mount as Federal Contracts Reveal Major Expansion of ICE Detentions in Baltimore Region Procurement records, staged vehicles, and firsthand accounts from inside the agency's field office suggest a surge in detention operations is imminent.

What a meal contract reveals about ICE's plans for Baltimore: a nearly threefold increase in detainee capacity, a contested new facility already named in procurement records, and a city bracing for what comes next.

Ron Carter Meets Bach (1992)

Ron Carter's Bach record so good

This is the plot of a Flann O'Brien novel

Cover of "Executive Summary: Las Vegas to Los Angeles High Speed/Super Speed Ground Transportation System Feasibility Study, January 27, 1983" from The Budd Company Technical Center. Image of a high-speed train.

There are some sacrifices you need to be prepared to make if you want the right to kill your baby with brucellosis, this is one of them

for the Baltimore folks out there, this is at Symphony Center (1030 Park Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201)

Almost got hit right in front of my house this morning!

Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement

This mf said committment

I too doubt ICE's committment to sparkle motion

Arrested on his birthday lol

I would still prefer the Portis source material, although the Coens' version is faithful

No Country for Old Men

YouTube video by tavor Hit it Joe!

Is there a technology the left is excited ab

The London Hanged is a great book

The Anthony Mann/James Stewart films are good (Winchester 73 especially)

(Smugly) We're used to much smaller targets, to be honest

Is It All Over My Feet (Larry Levan Remix)

It's so good! I have MANIAC but I haven't read it