Utamu
@utamu.bsky.social
Scribe, wanderer, head nodder, knee slapper, looks like we got ourselves a reader. #215.
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I think it's kind of beautiful that this was Rob Reiner's final line on television
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I think it's kind of beautiful that this was Rob Reiner's final line on television
Tad Friend: "Life with Father, 2016. In 2006, Rob Reiner almost ran for CA GOV. The star of “All in the Family” & the director of “The American President” was a liberal policy wonk. Reiner recalled what scuttled his potential campaign against Schwarzenegger." www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
Rob Reiner’s Rehab Film
He directed “Being Charlie,” a movie based on his son’s experiences in treatment for addiction.
www.newyorker.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Tad Friend: "Life with Father, 2016. In 2006, Rob Reiner almost ran for CA GOV. The star of “All in the Family” & the director of “The American President” was a liberal policy wonk. Reiner recalled what scuttled his potential campaign against Schwarzenegger." www.newyorker.com/magazine/201...
From Seinfeld to Shawshank, Rob Reiner changed Hollywood forever. His films reshaped modern comedy & drama w/ intelligence, empathy & range. Castle Rock paved the way for Seinfeld, Sorkin & many more. As a filmmaker, he championed humor, civility & intelligence." www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
From Seinfeld to Shawshank, Rob Reiner changed Hollywood for ever
Reiner’s own films reshaped modern comedy and drama with their intelligence, empathy and range. But through his company, Castle Rock, he paved the way for Seinfeld, Sorkin and many more
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
From Seinfeld to Shawshank, Rob Reiner changed Hollywood forever. His films reshaped modern comedy & drama w/ intelligence, empathy & range. Castle Rock paved the way for Seinfeld, Sorkin & many more. As a filmmaker, he championed humor, civility & intelligence." www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
@sbg1.bsky.social: "The Curse of Trump 2.0. What does it say that the President doesn’t even feel he needs to hide his most profane & radical views anymore? Ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship." www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
The Curse of Trump 2.0
What does it say that the President doesn’t even feel he needs to hide his most profane and radical views anymore?
www.newyorker.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:04 AM
@sbg1.bsky.social: "The Curse of Trump 2.0. What does it say that the President doesn’t even feel he needs to hide his most profane & radical views anymore? Ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship." www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
After ‘Sinners,’ What Will Ryan Coogler Do Next? The director on what he’s thinking of post-“Sinners,” how the loss of Chadwick Boseman affected him & why he declined to join the academy. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/m...
After ‘Sinners,’ What Will Ryan Coogler Do Next?
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:54 AM
After ‘Sinners,’ What Will Ryan Coogler Do Next? The director on what he’s thinking of post-“Sinners,” how the loss of Chadwick Boseman affected him & why he declined to join the academy. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/m...
@jonallsop.bsky.social: "Ceasefire, new show on C-SPAN, seeks to model civil dialogue & bipartisan coöperation in an age of inflamed debate. But is getting along a worthwhile goal? @rahmemanuel.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Caught in the “Ceasefire”
A new show on C-SPAN seeks to model civil dialogue and bipartisan coöperation in an age of inflamed debate. But is getting along a worthwhile goal?
www.newyorker.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:36 AM
@jonallsop.bsky.social: "Ceasefire, new show on C-SPAN, seeks to model civil dialogue & bipartisan coöperation in an age of inflamed debate. But is getting along a worthwhile goal? @rahmemanuel.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
@theathletic.com: @joelembiid1.bsky.social is adjusting to a new reality. Now 31 & again attempting to work his way back to health, Philly's superstar center is learning what he's still capable of. Embiid went quickly off the dribble. He left his defenders in the dust. www.nba.com/news/the-ath...
The Athletic: Joel Embiid is adjusting to a new basketball reality
Now 31 and again attempting to work his way back to health, Philadelphia's superstar center is learning what he's still capable of.
www.nba.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
@theathletic.com: @joelembiid1.bsky.social is adjusting to a new reality. Now 31 & again attempting to work his way back to health, Philly's superstar center is learning what he's still capable of. Embiid went quickly off the dribble. He left his defenders in the dust. www.nba.com/news/the-ath...
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GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
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It's been just over a year. But on occasion of Tony Dokoupil's selection as anchor of CBS Evening News, it *really* is worth watching these 5+ minutes of his exchange with Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Especially for the quality of TNC's responses. Worth your time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgWt...
Especially for the quality of TNC's responses. Worth your time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgWt...
Ta-Nehisi Coates on the power of stories, new book, "The Message"
YouTube video by CBS Mornings
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It's been just over a year. But on occasion of Tony Dokoupil's selection as anchor of CBS Evening News, it *really* is worth watching these 5+ minutes of his exchange with Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Especially for the quality of TNC's responses. Worth your time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgWt...
Especially for the quality of TNC's responses. Worth your time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgWt...
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i think a (perhaps underappreciated) aspect of this whole situation is the extent to which every elite profession is filled with people who excel at drawing attention and want to be famous more than they want to do the actual job
December 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
i think a (perhaps underappreciated) aspect of this whole situation is the extent to which every elite profession is filled with people who excel at drawing attention and want to be famous more than they want to do the actual job
@juddlegum.bsky.social: "Many of the govt subsidies helping people afford health insurance will expire. If they're not extended, impacts will be cataclysmic. 22M Americans who receive subsidies will see premiums increase by ~114%." popular.info/p/the-concep...
The concept of a plan (to sabotage Obamacare)
In three weeks, many of the government subsidies that help people afford health insurance will expire.
popular.info
December 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
@juddlegum.bsky.social: "Many of the govt subsidies helping people afford health insurance will expire. If they're not extended, impacts will be cataclysmic. 22M Americans who receive subsidies will see premiums increase by ~114%." popular.info/p/the-concep...
@maitreyiaa.bsky.social: "In July, @bryceharper3.bsky.social sat in Phillies clubhouse, a baseball bat in hand. Ahead of a CBA negotiation everyone expects to involve a 2027 work stoppage, Manfred was selling players on his plans to restructure the league’s economics." defector.com/whose-league...
Whose League Is It Anyway? | Defector
In late July, before a game against the Boston Red Sox, Bryce Harper sat slumped in a chair in the Philadelphia Phillies clubhouse, a baseball bat in hand. Philadelphia was the latest stop on Rob Manf...
defector.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
@maitreyiaa.bsky.social: "In July, @bryceharper3.bsky.social sat in Phillies clubhouse, a baseball bat in hand. Ahead of a CBA negotiation everyone expects to involve a 2027 work stoppage, Manfred was selling players on his plans to restructure the league’s economics." defector.com/whose-league...
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Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
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WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
December 6, 2025 at 4:16 AM
WOW! AN HONOR! — GCN
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Each time,
the found world surprises
- that is its nature.
Jane Hirshfield
the found world surprises
- that is its nature.
Jane Hirshfield
December 6, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Each time,
the found world surprises
- that is its nature.
Jane Hirshfield
the found world surprises
- that is its nature.
Jane Hirshfield
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can’t fall asleep so here are all the angles from the game winner. 😮💨
December 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
can’t fall asleep so here are all the angles from the game winner. 😮💨
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
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Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist, songwriter & producer has died at age 84. An anchor in the Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records, he co-wrote the classics “Green Onions,” “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies at 84
He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 and two years later received a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement.
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist, songwriter & producer has died at age 84. An anchor in the Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records, he co-wrote the classics “Green Onions,” “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay.”
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
"Issa Bee is a 13-year-old girl from New Mexico. She listed a 2002 birthday to avoid restrictions. Also: she's an invention of @nmdoj.bsky.social, a “sock puppet” account as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged child sexual abuse on FB & IG, both owned by Meta.
time.com/7327229/raul...
time.com/7327229/raul...
time.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
"Issa Bee is a 13-year-old girl from New Mexico. She listed a 2002 birthday to avoid restrictions. Also: she's an invention of @nmdoj.bsky.social, a “sock puppet” account as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged child sexual abuse on FB & IG, both owned by Meta.
time.com/7327229/raul...
time.com/7327229/raul...
@drewmagary.bsky.social: "Time to declare war on AI. My son asked me to buy him a subscription for something called @groundnews.bsky.social for $100/yr. The co. would assign a bias rating to any news link my son came across. The kid is only 16." www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
The time has come to declare war on AI
"It's now in everything, even if you don't want it there."
link.sfgate.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
@drewmagary.bsky.social: "Time to declare war on AI. My son asked me to buy him a subscription for something called @groundnews.bsky.social for $100/yr. The co. would assign a bias rating to any news link my son came across. The kid is only 16." www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
Stoke the flame JFK set aglow at 1961 inauguration. One of his most inspirational speeches was his his address in which he summoned Americans, thru good deeds & actions, “to light our country & all who serve it.” “The glow from that fire can light the world.”
www.marinij.com/2025/12/01/c...
www.marinij.com/2025/12/01/c...
North Bay Voice: Stoke the flame John F. Kennedy set aglow at 1961 inauguration
The former president was a beacon for light and hope, for freedom and dignity.
www.marinij.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Stoke the flame JFK set aglow at 1961 inauguration. One of his most inspirational speeches was his his address in which he summoned Americans, thru good deeds & actions, “to light our country & all who serve it.” “The glow from that fire can light the world.”
www.marinij.com/2025/12/01/c...
www.marinij.com/2025/12/01/c...
@makenakelly.bsky.social: "DOGE Isn’t Dead. Contrary to reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks.” Many of the original & inexperienced DOGE technologists whose identities were first reported by WIRED appear to still be enmeshed in federal agencies." www.wired.com/story/what-i...
DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:05 AM
@makenakelly.bsky.social: "DOGE Isn’t Dead. Contrary to reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks.” Many of the original & inexperienced DOGE technologists whose identities were first reported by WIRED appear to still be enmeshed in federal agencies." www.wired.com/story/what-i...
"1994 was the year I graduated from HS & the year Kurt Cobain died. I came home from school in Illinois in April, turning on the TV & seeing @kurtloder.bsky.social report the 27-year-old lead singer & guitarist for Nirvana was found dead by suicide in Seattle." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:49 AM
"1994 was the year I graduated from HS & the year Kurt Cobain died. I came home from school in Illinois in April, turning on the TV & seeing @kurtloder.bsky.social report the 27-year-old lead singer & guitarist for Nirvana was found dead by suicide in Seattle." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/t...
Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding & the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84. He left an indelible impression on Memphis soul music as an instrumentalist, producer & songwriter at Stax Records. His son confirmed to @variety.com. He was 84. variety.com/2025/music/n...
Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84
Steve Cropper, guitarist for Booker T. & the MG's, Otis Redding, the Blues Brothers and many more, has died. He was 84.
variety.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding & the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84. He left an indelible impression on Memphis soul music as an instrumentalist, producer & songwriter at Stax Records. His son confirmed to @variety.com. He was 84. variety.com/2025/music/n...