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Thierry

@tcote.bsky.social

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I lecture about political science, social media and media & politics @ York University, I used to write a lot about music but I don’t so much anymore. I still watch too much tennis. He/him.

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Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · Sep 29

With Eric Adams dropping out, let’s remember the craziest low-stake moment of his time in the spotlight: when he named the concert where Curtis Mayfield was paralyzed *before* getting to sing a note as the best concert he’s ever been to.

From a 2021 Vanity Fair interview:

« What's the best concert you've ever been to?

Curtis Mayfield at the Wingate Concert Series.
At that concert there was a rainstorm and the lights fell on Curtis Mayfield and they actually paralyzed him at that concert. He died a few years ago, but it was an amazing concert before that happened. Just so unfortunate. »

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Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 30m

It’s a detail, but « nearly all » now means 62%?

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Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 32m

A Wikipedia entry for Mark Noble: « Mark James Noble (born 8 May 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the sporting director of Premier League club West Ham United. A fan of the club since childhood, Noble spent eighteen years with West Ham playing as a central midfielder, serving as club captain for seven years, before retiring at the end of the 2021-22 season. Aside from two brief loan spells at Hull City and Ipswich Town, Noble played all of his first team matches for the club, earning him the nickname "Mr West Ham". »

Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 32m

West Ham’s Mark Noble is going to be surprised to find out they’re naming it after him and giving it to Trump.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1h

FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award at the draw for the World Cup on Dec. 5 in Washington. https://to.pbs.org/47LyluB

FIFA to award new peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington

FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.

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Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 2h

I think the correct term is « Portnoy-sized ».

Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 9h

The new ATP (the men’s pro tennis tour) logo vs. the Greater Toronto Area’s 407 Express Toll Route logo.

The letters ATP with a negative space line going through the letters, apparently to mimic a tennis ball.

407 ETR Express Toll Route in white on a blue background with a yellow line going through the letters ETR and it looks a lot like a tennis ball.

Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 9h

It’s giving…Greater Toronto’s 407 Express Toll Route.

The 407 ETR Express Toll Route, which is just these letters in white on a blue background, with a yellow line going through the upper part of ETR a bit like a tennis ball.

Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 21h

But also pollsters are fake and wrong according to the same guy, so who’s to say?

Jake Lahut @jakelahut.writes.news · 22h

Oh?

Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 21h

🎶 I will remember you 🎶

Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · Sep 29

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Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 21h

Red apples are delicious, what’s the problem?

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 22h

I'm mad. Please put in the newspaper that I'm mad.

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 22h

I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.

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Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 21h

I’ll pay to watch the plane leave for Florida.

Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 21h

First time in a long time that a day started *and* ended with good news.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 22h

this is an obvious overcorrection that misleads the polling data and will lead to disaster in the Heartland. the results of tonight show that the Democrats should moderate: adopting two or at most three of the five pillars of Islam

Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 22h

if democrats are serious about winning they need to learn from tonight and convert to islam

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Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 23h

Ackman is clearly as skilled at crafting slogans as he is at competing against professional tennis players.

Molly White @molly.wiki · 1d

Update #2: Ackman is still convinced Cuomo is going to win, and has proposed Cuomo adopt the slogan "MNYGA"

Supposedly an unprecedented 2.2 million turnout with 60% above 45 years old. I am going to be an optimist and say
@andrewcuomo
is going to get the win. If he fails to win, it’s because
@CurtisSliwa
cares more about himself than NYC. Let’s never forget that.

If Andrew wins, he is going to be a great mayor. Why? Because he will owe nothing to the Democratic Party and he will be working only for his legacy. He can therefore do whatever is right for NYC for the long term without worrying about the political consequences.

@realDonaldTrump
is going to want to work with Cuomo to Make NY Great Again, MNYGA. Say: ManyGA

I think the President and Cuomo respect each other which increases the chances they will work well together.

We will know supposedly by 9:30pm.

Say a prayer.

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Gummy Arts @gummyarts.bsky.social · 1d

My Bloody Valentine’s “Loveless” was released on this date in 1991.

Colored-pencil card drawing of Kevin Shields

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 1d

There is some sad irony in McClatchy shutting its DC bureau the same day that Dick Cheney died.

That bureau (then Knight-Ridder) did some of the best, most skeptical reporting anywhere in the run-up to the Iraq War. And they took a lot of shit for it at the time.

www.cato.org/commentary/q...

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Damn... this one is rough.

Some news: McClatchy is shutting down their D.C. bureau and laying off some staffers, including a few reporters who cover Congress and the White House.

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Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 1d

And if you’re not confident in Shota because of his second-half numbers, don’t look at Framber’s…

Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 1d

But who’s covering Don Cherry right now if Warmington is in New York?

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 2d

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.

certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

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Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 2d

« I got fake people showin' fake love to me »

« The lawsuit further claims that "the number of streams of Drake's music attributable to individual accounts is staggering and irregular," with a 'massive amount of accounts listening to Drake's music" doing so "23 hours a day." Less than two percent of these users, the lawsuit goes on to claim, account for "roughly 15 percent" of Drake's streams; and about about nine percent of Drake's streams "are attributable to less than one percent" of these users. »

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Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 2d

Somehow I bet he’s seen all of them. Do you think Jakob sent him the Godzilla soundtrack when the Wallflowers covered « “Heroes” »?

Also, I can now hear Bob covering « Come With Me » and…I dunno, I don’t hate it.

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Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 3d

The bloodlettings will be performed with RFK Jr.’s personal leeches (once they are removed from his body).

Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 3d

He’s just going from Kaiser to Kaiser, I see.

Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 3d

Are they even allowed to show a non-white soldier in their weird Christian military propaganda?

A group of soldiers standing on guard on what looks like a ship or a carrier, and it seems that every last face is white.

Thierry @tcote.bsky.social · 3d

I honestly think he could’ve gone however long they needed him. They’re going to write books about his series.