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Philip Sewell

@othershoe.bsky.social

Media (broadly construed) scholar and historian with far too many open projects. Wrote Television in The Age of Radio. Working on a cultural history of the monopoly that long controlled Texas film exhibition. Don't ever take your car all the way apart

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This moment demands fighters, not folders.

10.11.2025 00:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3520    ๐Ÿ” 826    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 49    ๐Ÿ“Œ 45

At this point I wouldn't trust Fetterman to pick up my MTO at Sheetz.

10.11.2025 01:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sames.

09.11.2025 23:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah it seems like the best political move is to give into this guy

09.11.2025 23:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3640    ๐Ÿ” 636    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

Man, I repeat:

If art is a machine that generates empathy, AI generated art is a machine that generates apathy. It erodes trust and human connection. The entire point of it is to make solidarity impossible, because it becomes unimaginable.

04.11.2025 18:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 301    ๐Ÿ” 103    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

TFW you're making coffee but instead make a pot of hot water because you haven't had your coffee yet.

09.11.2025 13:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dallas fights back against Gov. Abbott's order to remove rainbow crosswalks, calling for an exemption.

08.11.2025 12:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Minority parties obstruct the majority. It's what they do. It's what Republicans did ruthlessly when they were the minority.

Majority parties govern. It's their job to do whatever is necessary to get their opponents back to the table. If they can't, then everything that follows is their fault.

08.11.2025 01:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A bunch of chopped onions cooking in a 13 inch pan.

A bunch of chopped onions cooking in a 13 inch pan.

Onions chopped and beginning to sautรฉ.

07.11.2025 23:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Have to go cut up onions for dinner, but not quite ready for a good cry.

07.11.2025 23:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Going to be sad when they move to Vegas.

07.11.2025 21:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What a beauty. Our red maples just dropped 80% of their leaves over the past 36 hours, but they were grand up until.

07.11.2025 20:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That ballroom would make a good trial venue before we tear it down and replace it with a memorial garden or some such.

07.11.2025 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Last night I watched a performance of Mahler's 8th sympohony on Youtube, and I had many critiques though overall it was enjoyable.

Tonight I watched some old clips of WKRP in Cincinatti. No notes.

07.11.2025 05:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Give the little cus a break! He just got up from nap time with Dr. Oz.

06.11.2025 23:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why did my eyes just turn green?

Prosit!

06.11.2025 22:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And the US is going to miss out

06.11.2025 17:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 101    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

your energy bills are rising because they're forcing you to use millions-years-old sunlight instead of today's

06.11.2025 17:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 103    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Thanks, that would be great. Right now it's still vaporware because of some mostly but not entirely under control health stuff, but I'll keep you posted as things progress.

06.11.2025 18:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I need to get down there sometime soon for some kin- and friend-keeping, not necessarily for TG. I may Amtrak it.

06.11.2025 16:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Amarillo is one of the reddest towns in Texas.

But I showed up because our campaign is not writing off any community.

It was standing room only.

06.11.2025 00:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16399    ๐Ÿ” 3082    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 267    ๐Ÿ“Œ 79

Thereโ€™s no reason ever again for any Democrat to suggest moderating on trans rights. There was never a moral reason but now thereโ€™s no political reason either.

Somebody tell Gavin Newsom and Pete Buttigieg. itโ€™s joe-ver.

05.11.2025 13:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3637    ๐Ÿ” 843    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14

What, no flights to Cancun?

05.11.2025 21:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Took the new battery powered chainsaw out for a spin today, Cut up some dead maple branches I'd pruned at the end of the summer. May not make for a whole winter's worth of firewood, but it should come close.

Also, it was too much chainsaw for this job, but I suspected that going in.

05.11.2025 21:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why does it need a sign? Who roaming around the West Wing doesn't know it's the Oval Office?

Yup, that's the only guy I can think of too.

05.11.2025 18:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

one of my spicy takes, for example, is that limits on strikes are unconstitutional under the 13th Amendment, because if we have a right to be free from forced labor, we must necessarily have a right to stop working and negotiate the conditions of our labor

05.11.2025 15:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 627    ๐Ÿ” 129    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections

05.11.2025 12:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16415    ๐Ÿ” 2999    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 258    ๐Ÿ“Œ 161

make them answer for why they care more about checking a childโ€™s underwear than whether you can afford your electric bill!

05.11.2025 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3498    ๐Ÿ” 451    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18

Mask up, punks!!

05.11.2025 10:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 97    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you are a Democratic senator watching these results and the lesson you take is "I should cave and help Republicans reopen the government for nothing more than a promise written on toilet paper" then you shouldn't be in the Senate anymore

05.11.2025 01:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4396    ๐Ÿ” 1005    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24

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