Frank
@ankfray.bsky.social
Interests: personal finance, investing, science, and news. Don't post much. Not chatty. Don't like profanity or sports.
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Of the many bottles that I opened this year, these were the 12 wines I could not forget. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/d...
The Most Memorable Wines of 2025
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Of the many bottles that I opened this year, these were the 12 wines I could not forget. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/d...
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Wow, I can’t wait to read this
Please pre-order, buy, read and teach @ajbauer.bsky.social’s book Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press. Dr. Bauer is not just a gifted writer and a dear friend, but one of the most ethical & important scholars of media around cup.columbia.edu/book/making-...
December 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Wow, I can’t wait to read this
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“Good Vibrations” hits #1 today in ‘66.
“.. one of the greatest pop singles ever made,” said George Martin. “I remember thinking, ‘My God, this is the future of music.’ .. the textures, the changes, the sounds you’d never heard before — it opened up possibilities for every musician who came after.”
“.. one of the greatest pop singles ever made,” said George Martin. “I remember thinking, ‘My God, this is the future of music.’ .. the textures, the changes, the sounds you’d never heard before — it opened up possibilities for every musician who came after.”
December 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
“Good Vibrations” hits #1 today in ‘66.
“.. one of the greatest pop singles ever made,” said George Martin. “I remember thinking, ‘My God, this is the future of music.’ .. the textures, the changes, the sounds you’d never heard before — it opened up possibilities for every musician who came after.”
“.. one of the greatest pop singles ever made,” said George Martin. “I remember thinking, ‘My God, this is the future of music.’ .. the textures, the changes, the sounds you’d never heard before — it opened up possibilities for every musician who came after.”
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ICYMI: Social Security is a lifesaver for families who experience the death of a parent.
Not everyone knows that the program offers life insurance benefits to minor children, disabled adult children & working-age widow(er)s.
Be like Heather: spread the word!
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...
Not everyone knows that the program offers life insurance benefits to minor children, disabled adult children & working-age widow(er)s.
Be like Heather: spread the word!
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...
The Social Security safety net protects children, not just retirees
Survivor benefits include the young children of deceased workers.
www.marketplace.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
ICYMI: Social Security is a lifesaver for families who experience the death of a parent.
Not everyone knows that the program offers life insurance benefits to minor children, disabled adult children & working-age widow(er)s.
Be like Heather: spread the word!
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...
Not everyone knows that the program offers life insurance benefits to minor children, disabled adult children & working-age widow(er)s.
Be like Heather: spread the word!
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...
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My segment on Face the Nation today on recent changes by CDC’s vaccine advisory committee to the pediatric schedule.
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Scott Gottlieb says Hepatitis B vaccine birth dose prevents chronic infection
As the CDC vaccine panel voted last week to stop recommending the birth dose of the Hepatitis B vaccine, former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who now serves on the boards of Pfizer and United Healt...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
My segment on Face the Nation today on recent changes by CDC’s vaccine advisory committee to the pediatric schedule.
www.cbsnews.com/video/scott-...
www.cbsnews.com/video/scott-...
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This is horrific
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
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Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is horrific
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Tennessee people, vote for this lady this week. She's cool and she puts the country perilously close to having a single check and/or balance.
November 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Tennessee people, vote for this lady this week. She's cool and she puts the country perilously close to having a single check and/or balance.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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![Comic: Typical Geologic core sample. [Cylindrical core sample with labels for difference sections from top to bottom] Topsoil, till, granite bedrock, bottomsoil, roof of subway car, floor of subway car, more granite, municipal water main [gouge in core sample], slightly different granite, piece of screaming spelunker’s forearm, cool crystals with no resale value, mangled fragments of drillbit from previous attempt, some boring intrusive rock that’s basically granite but has a name like “diorite” or “Andalite” that you always have to look up, netherrack, Balrog wing. [break between next chunk of core sample] Granite, topsoil, cement, floorboards, carpet, possessions of a confused and angry homeowner in the other hemisphere.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicffnydtpbb2x24cfbblv2qtcwbr37zyw44vtqx47ocj2a26b2j2u@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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November 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...
Doug Jones will enter 2026 Alabama governor’s race
Campaign paperwork is to be filed this week.
www.al.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It’s official. @dougjones.bsky.social will run against Tommy Tuberville for Alabama governor. www.al.com/life/2025/11...
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Behn is running in a heavily GOP district but is not polling all that far behind her opponent (who is a Trumper, of course). She has a shot! Here's how you can help flip the Tennessee 7th district.
Why should I spend my time phone banking on the SUFS Aftyn campaign?
1. The numbers for a win are there! We have to get out the vote.
2. Calling works!
3. Putting out the science X democracy fire requires us to take back Congress. This gets us one seat closer to 218.
4. IT IS A WINNABLE RACE!
1. The numbers for a win are there! We have to get out the vote.
2. Calling works!
3. Putting out the science X democracy fire requires us to take back Congress. This gets us one seat closer to 218.
4. IT IS A WINNABLE RACE!
TAKE ACTION! Hit the phones with us on Saturday and Sunday for @aftynbehn4tn, and help bring sanity back to science policy. Sign up at zurl.co/5aOiP (linked in our bio) to get started. All you need is a phone and a zeal for action!
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Behn is running in a heavily GOP district but is not polling all that far behind her opponent (who is a Trumper, of course). She has a shot! Here's how you can help flip the Tennessee 7th district.
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When I wrote about the ancient Zanclean megaflood filling the Mediterranean in as little as 12-18 months (!), it was wistfully.
I'm English. Lovely place, England, but Big Geological Drama? None of that round 'ere, sadly.
Imagine my delight at what geophysicists found in the English Channel.
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I'm English. Lovely place, England, but Big Geological Drama? None of that round 'ere, sadly.
Imagine my delight at what geophysicists found in the English Channel.
1/
November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
When I wrote about the ancient Zanclean megaflood filling the Mediterranean in as little as 12-18 months (!), it was wistfully.
I'm English. Lovely place, England, but Big Geological Drama? None of that round 'ere, sadly.
Imagine my delight at what geophysicists found in the English Channel.
1/
I'm English. Lovely place, England, but Big Geological Drama? None of that round 'ere, sadly.
Imagine my delight at what geophysicists found in the English Channel.
1/
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Don’t give up the ship.
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Don’t give up the ship.
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I'm so very sad over the death of Todd Snider. This is why.
Archibald: Loss of beloved folk singer feels like a death in the family
He was a storyteller, a poet, a philosopher who gave voice to those who “didn’t want to throw a fishing line in that old mainstream.”
www.al.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I'm so very sad over the death of Todd Snider. This is why.
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Burgess Meredith, born today in 1907
Of “Time Enough at Last”, he said: “I don’t think I’ve ever done any other project that people talk to me more about than that show. .. It’s gotten to the point where when they first approach me, I almost know what they’re going to say.”
“Twilight Zone” (S1:E8)
Of “Time Enough at Last”, he said: “I don’t think I’ve ever done any other project that people talk to me more about than that show. .. It’s gotten to the point where when they first approach me, I almost know what they’re going to say.”
“Twilight Zone” (S1:E8)
November 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Burgess Meredith, born today in 1907
Of “Time Enough at Last”, he said: “I don’t think I’ve ever done any other project that people talk to me more about than that show. .. It’s gotten to the point where when they first approach me, I almost know what they’re going to say.”
“Twilight Zone” (S1:E8)
Of “Time Enough at Last”, he said: “I don’t think I’ve ever done any other project that people talk to me more about than that show. .. It’s gotten to the point where when they first approach me, I almost know what they’re going to say.”
“Twilight Zone” (S1:E8)
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Todd Snider, the folk singer and songwriter whose wry wit coursed through big-hearted ballads rallying for the underdog, and whose charming onstage stories often lasted longer than the songs they introduced, died on Friday. He was 59.
Todd Snider, Folk Singer With a Wry Wit, Dies at 59
Mentored by the likes of Jimmy Buffett and John Prine, his big-hearted ballads told of heartache even as his humor revealed a steadfast optimism.
nyti.ms
November 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Todd Snider, the folk singer and songwriter whose wry wit coursed through big-hearted ballads rallying for the underdog, and whose charming onstage stories often lasted longer than the songs they introduced, died on Friday. He was 59.
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Cisco Systems $CSCO peaked at $82/share in 2000, during the dot-com bubble
The stock price has still not exceeded that high after 25 years
At the same time FCF/share increased from $0.37 in 1999 to $3.32 in 2025
The stock has not exceeded its highs because the stock was overvalued in 2000
The stock price has still not exceeded that high after 25 years
At the same time FCF/share increased from $0.37 in 1999 to $3.32 in 2025
The stock has not exceeded its highs because the stock was overvalued in 2000
November 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Cisco Systems $CSCO peaked at $82/share in 2000, during the dot-com bubble
The stock price has still not exceeded that high after 25 years
At the same time FCF/share increased from $0.37 in 1999 to $3.32 in 2025
The stock has not exceeded its highs because the stock was overvalued in 2000
The stock price has still not exceeded that high after 25 years
At the same time FCF/share increased from $0.37 in 1999 to $3.32 in 2025
The stock has not exceeded its highs because the stock was overvalued in 2000
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every company in 2025
November 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
every company in 2025
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"It’s nice to see, even if for a moment, a billionaire get destroyed in his own grubby little playroom. So thanks, Joyce."
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Elon Musk gets roasted on his own platform by Joyce Carol Oates.
Like an ancient cyborg culling through the ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet (twitter, derogatory), Joyce Carol Oates recently fired her full-power death ray at aspiring trillionaire Elon Musk, wh…
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November 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
"It’s nice to see, even if for a moment, a billionaire get destroyed in his own grubby little playroom. So thanks, Joyce."
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Trump administering an oath of allegiance to the Constitution is ironic in general but in DC in particular I’m not sure what other response you’d expect.
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Trump administering an oath of allegiance to the Constitution is ironic in general but in DC in particular I’m not sure what other response you’d expect.
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Starving poor people into submission? How very Stalinist.
November 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Starving poor people into submission? How very Stalinist.
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This is great. Now we just need a hundred other Dem politicians to speak this bluntly.
November 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This is great. Now we just need a hundred other Dem politicians to speak this bluntly.