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mz @zwirnm.bsky.social · 9h

I’m a huge McGarrigle fan and have all their albums, mostly on vinyl from the 1970s and 1980s

mz @zwirnm.bsky.social · 12h

nuclear, unclear, what’s the difference

mz @zwirnm.bsky.social · 13h

In LA no. But at the World Series…?

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Next door in Silicon Valley @nextdoorsv.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t stress this enough: you cannot understand politics without reading this paragraph about why there’s no such thing as a 1/3rd pound hamburger

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mz @zwirnm.bsky.social · 21h

“Violence and rioting against law enforcement is UNACCEPTABLE regardless of where it occurs.” Unless it’s the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021

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mz @zwirnm.bsky.social · 1d

What is @nytpitchbot.bsky.social on tonight

mz @zwirnm.bsky.social · 1d

I wasn’t criticizing! But I as a straight guy recognized this as a very queer moment.

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mz @zwirnm.bsky.social · 1d

Rufus Wainwright doing the bilingual Canadian national anthem is the queerest thing possible in the World Series

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mz @zwirnm.bsky.social · 1d

Difference between stenography and public relations and … journalism.

The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 1d

A US Drug Enforcement Administration agent said the DEA made “high-level arrests” of 171 Sinaloa Cartel members across New England in August.

A Globe investigation found that many of the DEA’s targets were addicts, low-level dealers, shoplifters, and homeless people.

The DEA said they arrested 171 ‘high ranking’ Sinaloa Cartel members. A Spotlight investigation found that’s not true. - The Boston Globe

A Globe investigation found that the federal agency misrepresented the stature of its targets, claiming cartel ties at a time when the Trump administration is taking lethal military action against such groups.

trib.al

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mz @zwirnm.bsky.social · 1d

Absolute impunity to lie without compunction or consequence.

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mz @zwirnm.bsky.social · 1d

Meeting your wife at Britpop night is an excellent "two truths and a lie" bit.

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mz @zwirnm.bsky.social · 2d

Also Monty Python I hope!

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mz @zwirnm.bsky.social · 2d

Brutal

Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote about how Border Patrol taking the lead in immigration operations mirrors a shift that happens often in concentration-camp regimes, including Nazi Germany, and some ways we can respond.

When bad things get worse

Border Patrol, ICE, and the repetition of grim history.

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mz @zwirnm.bsky.social · 2d

Eager to read!

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mz @zwirnm.bsky.social · 2d

Any historical parallels occur to you?

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2d

Exclusive: The White House has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that was expected to review some of President Trump’s construction projects, including his planned triumphal arch in Washington.

White House fires arts commission expected to review Trump construction projects

The moves comes as President Donald Trump pursues efforts to build a White House ballroom and a triumphal arch in Washington.

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mz @zwirnm.bsky.social · 2d

Definitely a word.

NY Times Spelling Bee with word OTOLITH selected but not accepted as a legitimate word

mz @zwirnm.bsky.social · 2d

Awesome. Here is a gift link

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Are mushrooms the future of insulation?

Scientists in Alaska are working to develop a sustainable and affordable fungus-based solution for insulation.

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mz @zwirnm.bsky.social · 2d

Bought the ticket for New York but I'm going to wager by that time there will be a whole East Coast tour and I could have seen you a short bike ride away in DC....