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David Leheny
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Political scientist at GSAPS, Waseda University. Formerly UW-Madison, Princeton, U.S. Department of State, Stop & Shop. Author of Empire of Hope; The Rules of Play; Think Global, Fear Local (all Cornell UP). Coeditor of Stanford Studies in Asian Security.
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 29d
"My name is Hercule Poirot, and I am probably the greatest detective in the world because I am the one parents call when they realize their son did it."
Hercule Poirot probably from the BBC but honestly who cares
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 3h
One of my treasured if terribly incomplete memories is of watching a late-night screening of this in a massive, now-defunct theater in Tokyo, followed by an interview with (if I remember correctly) the screenwriter
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You need to watch the bonkers Japanese fantasy horror film House
You need to watch the bonkers Japanese fantasy horror film House
The nightmare logic and surreal visuals of Japanese fantasy horror film House will leave you wondering “WTF did I just watch?”
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 6h
As long as it’s not Tylenol
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 12h
Arranger, composer, educator, and tenor saxophonist Tim Ries has built much of his career playing with and interpreting The Rolling Stones, but here's a wonderful rendition of Ornette Coleman's "Jayne," from "Universal Spirits," recorded October 12, 1997. #jazzsky
Jayne
YouTube video by Tim Ries - Topic
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 1d
God I hate the cellphone number I got stuck with upon moving back to the US for this year
More MAGA lunacy in the text messages on my cellphone
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 1d
Great description
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 1d
Jazz OTD: October 11, 1939 - the recording of one of the all-time Jazz singles, Coleman Hawkins’s indelible rendition of “Body and Soul.” As close to perfect as recorded music can get. #jazzsky
Coleman Hawkins (1939) [BODY AND SOUL]
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 2d
Jazz OTD: At age 22, Jimmy Greene recorded his debut album as leader on October 10, 1997, immediately displaying the expressiveness and technique that would make him one of the leading tenor saxophonists of his generation. Terrific arrangement here of a Cole Porter standard. #jazzsky
I Love You
YouTube video by Jimmy Greene - Topic
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Rich @richardsmart.bsky.social · 2d
Haruki Murakami is probably pleased to see people dunking on a different person unlikely to win a Nobel.
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 2d
I stopped, what, 19 wars? She didn't even stop me from blowing up her own country's boats. And they give *her* the Nobel Peace Prize?
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 2d
I'm pretty sure early betting markets will have Trump in 3rd place for next year's Nobel, with those odds taking a brief hit the first time he publicly describes Machado as a "DEI Nobel winner."
Trump Loses Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan Politician María Corina Machado After Repeatedly Saying He Wants the Award
President Donald Trump has lost the Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. The recipient of the award was announced on Friday, Oct. 10.
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 2d
I'm not sure I would trust the CDP to organize a lunch order, even in one of the most organized countries on earth, let alone an end run around the LDP.
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 2d
Jazz OTD: Freddie Hubbard recorded the hard-bop classic "Hub-Tones" on October 10, 1962 with James Spaulding (as, fl), Herbie Hancock (p), Reggie Workman (b), and Clifford Jarvis (d). Reid Miles's brilliant cover design is even more iconic than usual on this one. #jazzsky
Freddie Hubbard - For Spee's Sake
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 2d
I’m sure Trump will take losing to a Venezuelan woman well
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 2d
BREAKING: Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 3d
With its tale of Australian children and Russian demons, "Bring Her Back" is like Crocodile Dundee Meets The Exorcist Meets John Wick, but with Sally Hawkins playing all of those roles. It loses 1/2 star because of the pee jokes, but still a classic! 4 1/2 stars.
A ★★★★½ review of Bring Her Back (2025)
With its tale of Australian children and Russian Demons, "Bring Her Back" is like Crocodile Dundee Meets The Exorcist Meets John Wick, but with Sally Hawkins playing all of those roles. It loses 1/2 s...
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 3d
GREAT album

I got some fight, baby, take it to the head
I gives a fuck if it's permed or in dreads
Never snitch to the locals or the feds
See they tryna break us off so they don't have to break bread
'Cause Uncle Sam ain't the baker, he's the butcher
We all on punk'd with no Ashton Kutcher
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 3d
For any evangelicals who might be counting (or multiplying, if that's a viable option), that'd be 2800 out-of-wedlock births.
Eric Trump Insists U.S. Needs ‘200 Elon Musks’
The president’s son also weighed in on the volatile relationship between his father and the tech billionaire.
www.thedailybeast.com
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 3d
Back when I was a kid, we used to think of masked militia members who shot unarmed pastors in the head as the bad guys
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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 3d
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Pastor shot in the head by ICE agents sues over First Amendment threats
David Black joins journalists and protesters in lawsuit to stop ‘pattern of extreme brutality’ from federal agents
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 3d
Jazz OTD: Hank Mobley led one of his classic Blue Note sessions, leading to his album "Hi Voltage," on October 9, 1967. With Jackie McLean (as), Blue Mitchell (tp), an early-career John Hicks (p), Bob Cranshaw (b), and Billy Higgins (d). The irresistible album closer. #jazzsky
Flirty Gerty
YouTube video by Hank Mobley - Topic
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 3d
Jazz OTD: The incomparable Red Garland recorded "When There Are Grey Skies" on October 9, 1962 with Wendell Marshall (b) and Charlie Persip (d). #jazzsky
I Ain't Got Nobody
YouTube video by Red Garland - Topic
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Reyhan Silingar @reyhansilingar.bsky.social · 3d
I first heard from Hara-sensei that the Imperial Household Agency would release the ‘official’ record of Empress Kōjun - consort of Emperor Hirohito and known in life as Empress Nagako. Now accessible: 97 years across four eras, from Meiji to Heisei. www.asahi.com/articles/AST...
あえて実録に記されなかった香淳皇后の発言・動静　宮内庁の説明は：朝日新聞
宮内庁が17年かけてまとめた「香淳皇后実録」は、本文と目次など計13冊からなり、歴代皇后の実録としては最も長い。しかし、通読した歴史研究者からは「あえて記されていないと思われる事績がある」との声もあ…
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 4d
I can’t believe Bill Belichick’s career arc is going to go from most successful NFL coach ever to getting dumped by a college student.
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 4d
Sorry for the garbled, auto-corrected alt-text. This push notification came from the Sankei Shimbun (not the "Snake Shimbun")
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 4d
It's a great choice.
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 4d
Jazz OTD: Pretty big contrast in titles between Tom Varner's album "Jazz French Horn," and this, its opening track, but the excellent ensemble work by Jim Snidero (as), Kenny Barron (p), Mike Richmond (b), and Victor Lewis (d) is consistent throughout. Recorded October 8-9, 1985. #jazzsky
What Is This Thing Called First Strike Capability?
YouTube video by Tom Varner - Topic
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David Leheny @davidleheny.bsky.social · 4d
One thing I love about Japan is that I get push notifications about things like Kitagawa Susumu winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. I know there are troubling nationalistic elements about it, but I like the fact that Nobel prizes in science are treated this seriously.
Push notification from the Snake newspaper saying that Kitagawa Susumu of Kyoto University was one of the winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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