Finnegans Ache
@finnegansache.bsky.social
Creative hyphenate in Brooklyn who reads too many books and sifts through discount store items to find new sounds to record. Decent backgammon player. Friend to weirdos. Haters and MAGA types will be blocked.
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“Libromendel” — A Modern Day Retelling of Stefan Zweig - Reluctant Habits
This is the story of how a 1929 Stefan Zweig story became a vital inspiration for an epic audio drama depicting the cost of removing people from American life. (You can listen to the audio drama at th...
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My latest audio drama, "Libromendel," has been officially released! I wrote a behind-the-scenes essay on why I made this and what went into it.
www.edrants.com/libromendel-...
www.edrants.com/libromendel-...
I trolled a certain type of superficial sort with that last post. Misdirect, opportunity for misreading and false accusations against yours truly that further buttresses my point. Let's see if they misread it.
December 11, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I trolled a certain type of superficial sort with that last post. Misdirect, opportunity for misreading and false accusations against yours truly that further buttresses my point. Let's see if they misread it.
In order for a personality detail to transcend beyond schoolgirl gossip and into the realm of Chernow-level insight, the trait in question must affect a large amount of people. Change lives. This is why Maureen Dowd is so stupid. She doesn't understand the distinction.
December 11, 2025 at 5:46 AM
In order for a personality detail to transcend beyond schoolgirl gossip and into the realm of Chernow-level insight, the trait in question must affect a large amount of people. Change lives. This is why Maureen Dowd is so stupid. She doesn't understand the distinction.
Not terribly surprising when you also consider that the New Yorker hired the generalization-happy crackpot Malcolm Gladwell. Every "top" outlet needs its rubes to cool the journalistic responsibility and feed meat to tetchy investors.
It's kinda wild how everyone spent years pretending that Maggie Haberman had some kinda special insight into Trump's psyche.
December 11, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Not terribly surprising when you also consider that the New Yorker hired the generalization-happy crackpot Malcolm Gladwell. Every "top" outlet needs its rubes to cool the journalistic responsibility and feed meat to tetchy investors.
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Interviewer: "How far is Trump’s A++++ rating from the reality for the US economy?"
Me: Pretty far. www.newsweek.com/trump-a-plus...
Me: Pretty far. www.newsweek.com/trump-a-plus...
December 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Interviewer: "How far is Trump’s A++++ rating from the reality for the US economy?"
Me: Pretty far. www.newsweek.com/trump-a-plus...
Me: Pretty far. www.newsweek.com/trump-a-plus...
Simon Sebad Montefiore's STALIN: THE COURT OF THE RED TSAR is an extraordinary supplemental biography to the invaluable work done by Stephen Kotkin. It is masterful in its investigation of personality details without even feeling gossipy. I want more books like this
December 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Simon Sebad Montefiore's STALIN: THE COURT OF THE RED TSAR is an extraordinary supplemental biography to the invaluable work done by Stephen Kotkin. It is masterful in its investigation of personality details without even feeling gossipy. I want more books like this
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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So the US military are pirates now.
December 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
So the US military are pirates now.
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US exceeds 1,900 measles cases as outbreaks expand www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-e...
US exceeds 1,900 measles cases as outbreaks expand
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This is one of the most hilarious videos I've seen in 2025. Like BRASS EYE great satire. 😂😂
I can’t emphasize enough how much you need to watch this until the end
December 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
This is one of the most hilarious videos I've seen in 2025. Like BRASS EYE great satire. 😂😂
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Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."
December 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."
I love how this article underplays the fact that $300 a ticket may just be one of the biggest factors deterring people from hitting Broadway during a time of inflation and ever-escalating prices. You can't have "consumer confidence" if you're broke!
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Broadway Sees Lowest Suburban Attendance in 30 Years
While attendance is returning to post-pandemic benchmarks, this key segment of theatergoers has declined.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I love how this article underplays the fact that $300 a ticket may just be one of the biggest factors deterring people from hitting Broadway during a time of inflation and ever-escalating prices. You can't have "consumer confidence" if you're broke!
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
This is an absolutely fascinating experiment. Many of these poor kids are isolated. Others have returned to their family. I do hope that psychologists and sociologists are conducting tons of research and field studies right now. We should know what these phones are doing to us.
‘Already had a profound effect’: parents react to Australia’s social media ban
‘Already had a profound effect’: parents react to Australia’s social media ban
We asked you to share your views on your children’s use of social media and how the ban is affecting your family. Here is what you told us
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This is an absolutely fascinating experiment. Many of these poor kids are isolated. Others have returned to their family. I do hope that psychologists and sociologists are conducting tons of research and field studies right now. We should know what these phones are doing to us.
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Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovison 2026 over Israel
Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovison 2026 over Israel
Iceland will join Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Ireland in neither participating in nor broadcasting event
Iceland has become the fifth country to boycott next year’s Eurovision song contest after Israel was given the go-ahead to compete, deepening the crisis facing the competition.
The board of the national broadcaster, RÚV, voted on Wednesday not to participate, meaning Iceland will join Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Ireland in neither participating in nor broadcasting the event, which is scheduled to take place in Vienna. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovison 2026 over Israel
Terrible news about Sophie Kinsella. Only 55, but with a respectable body of work in the Shopaholic novels, which balanced pop wit with a good faith examination of addictive behavior.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
Sophie Kinsella, Beloved ‘Shopaholic’ Novelist, Dies at 55
The London native wrote about 30 books, including 10 featuring Becky Bloomwood. “I try to write heroines that we relate to,” she said.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Terrible news about Sophie Kinsella. Only 55, but with a respectable body of work in the Shopaholic novels, which balanced pop wit with a good faith examination of addictive behavior.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...
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Federal agents are arresting American citizens.
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Federal agents are arresting American citizens.
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
This isn’t about public safety - it’s about stoking fear.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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There goes the lucrative industry of international tourism, already fairly wrecked. The US was "the world’s most powerful Travel & Tourism market, contributing a record-breaking $2.36 TN to the nation’s economy last year" said the World Travel & Tourism Council in 2024.
Requiring temporary visitors to surrender five years of social media to the U.S. sends the message that the American commitment to free speech is pretense. This simply is not the behavior of a country confident in its freedoms.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
There goes the lucrative industry of international tourism, already fairly wrecked. The US was "the world’s most powerful Travel & Tourism market, contributing a record-breaking $2.36 TN to the nation’s economy last year" said the World Travel & Tourism Council in 2024.
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Sorry to go sorkin mode but as an American I find this not only treasonous but sacreligious
Immigrants ‘plucked out of line’ at citizenship oath ceremony at Faneuil Hall, group says - The Boston Globe
More than 20 clients of one immigrant services group have had their oath ceremonies canceled, officials said.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Sorry to go sorkin mode but as an American I find this not only treasonous but sacreligious
Need additions for the carefully curated Keeping Culture Alive 74 T-shirt collection I have.
December 10, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Need additions for the carefully curated Keeping Culture Alive 74 T-shirt collection I have.
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A single $1 million endowment would keep the Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco running indefinitely.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
A single $1 million endowment would keep the Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco running indefinitely.
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cloth mother asking wire mother for parenting advice
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
cloth mother asking wire mother for parenting advice
Powell is one of the few people holding us back from financial chaos. I'm not saying I approve of his interest rates. But I am saying that Trump will replace him with a completely unqualified maniac who doesn't know economics. Buckle uo when he leaves.
Fed faces turbulent 2026 as Powell's term ends, independence tested reut.rs/4pLiIeF
Fed faces turbulent 2026 as Powell's term ends, independence tested
The final U.S. Federal Reserve meeting of the year this week precedes a turbulent 2026 that will see key policymaker changes, including the arrival of a new leader to be named by President Donald Trump, and tests of its independence amid legal and political pressure.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Powell is one of the few people holding us back from financial chaos. I'm not saying I approve of his interest rates. But I am saying that Trump will replace him with a completely unqualified maniac who doesn't know economics. Buckle uo when he leaves.
Damn, all the Kerouac LOA volumes are now very hard to find. Wondering if there were underwhelming sales during ON THE ROAD's 50th anniversary or if the Kerouac estate is being tight-fisted. These books really belong in print -- in handsome editons.
December 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Damn, all the Kerouac LOA volumes are now very hard to find. Wondering if there were underwhelming sales during ON THE ROAD's 50th anniversary or if the Kerouac estate is being tight-fisted. These books really belong in print -- in handsome editons.
It's honestly amazing that the new seasons of BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD are as hilarious as they are -- particularly "Roof" and "River," which had me cackling with laughter. Great callbacks, side-splitting stupid logic.
December 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
It's honestly amazing that the new seasons of BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD are as hilarious as they are -- particularly "Roof" and "River," which had me cackling with laughter. Great callbacks, side-splitting stupid logic.
The wisecracking demons in my script were sounding too erudite. So I watched nearly an entire season of BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD to help make them a bit stupider. And this actually worked! After this rewrite, the dialogue is much funnier.
December 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The wisecracking demons in my script were sounding too erudite. So I watched nearly an entire season of BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD to help make them a bit stupider. And this actually worked! After this rewrite, the dialogue is much funnier.
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The economy is FAR WORSE than the government is acknowledging. This holiday season, if you know folks struggling, don't be afraid to leave a mystery box of groceries or some gifts from Santa for the kids on their porch. Maybe drop a grocery store gift card in their mailbox.
Be the Christmas magic.
Be the Christmas magic.
December 8, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The economy is FAR WORSE than the government is acknowledging. This holiday season, if you know folks struggling, don't be afraid to leave a mystery box of groceries or some gifts from Santa for the kids on their porch. Maybe drop a grocery store gift card in their mailbox.
Be the Christmas magic.
Be the Christmas magic.