Jeff Partain
@jeffpartain.bsky.social
I'll be spinning records one week from today, Thursday, November 13th, at The Overland in downtown Redlands - going with a mellow, moody, chill vibe for a Thursday...
November 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I'll be spinning records one week from today, Thursday, November 13th, at The Overland in downtown Redlands - going with a mellow, moody, chill vibe for a Thursday...
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🧵Phillip Michael Hook, tenured art professor at the University of South Dakota, can keep his job until at least the temporary injunction hearing on Oct. 8, based upon a federal court ruling.
Hook made comments about Charlie Kirk, which aroused politicians to call for his firing.
Hook made comments about Charlie Kirk, which aroused politicians to call for his firing.
September 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
🧵Phillip Michael Hook, tenured art professor at the University of South Dakota, can keep his job until at least the temporary injunction hearing on Oct. 8, based upon a federal court ruling.
Hook made comments about Charlie Kirk, which aroused politicians to call for his firing.
Hook made comments about Charlie Kirk, which aroused politicians to call for his firing.
“Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime.”
- Lavrentiy Beria, Stalin’s secret police chief.
- Lavrentiy Beria, Stalin’s secret police chief.
September 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
“Show me the man and I’ll find you the crime.”
- Lavrentiy Beria, Stalin’s secret police chief.
- Lavrentiy Beria, Stalin’s secret police chief.
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scramble you little shits, scramble
Disney Didn't Expect What Happened After Jimmy Kimmel's Cancellation - & Is Scrambling To Fix It
Now it's scrambling.
screenrant.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM
scramble you little shits, scramble
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Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
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Not only is AI destroying the environment, but the average citizen is paying for it. 😩
I hate how individuals are criticised for wanting comfort (heating in the winter and cooling in the summer), while big corporations can waste enormous amount of energy to see numbers go up. 🤷🏻
youtu.be/YN6BEUA4jNU
I hate how individuals are criticised for wanting comfort (heating in the winter and cooling in the summer), while big corporations can waste enormous amount of energy to see numbers go up. 🤷🏻
youtu.be/YN6BEUA4jNU
We Found the Hidden Cost of Data Centers. It's in Your Electric Bill
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
youtu.be
September 4, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Not only is AI destroying the environment, but the average citizen is paying for it. 😩
I hate how individuals are criticised for wanting comfort (heating in the winter and cooling in the summer), while big corporations can waste enormous amount of energy to see numbers go up. 🤷🏻
youtu.be/YN6BEUA4jNU
I hate how individuals are criticised for wanting comfort (heating in the winter and cooling in the summer), while big corporations can waste enormous amount of energy to see numbers go up. 🤷🏻
youtu.be/YN6BEUA4jNU
"There's daggers in men's smiles." - Macbeth
July 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"There's daggers in men's smiles." - Macbeth
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Whoa! Alligator Alcatraz is going to be complete by Tuesday and open for operation on Wednesday.
Am I the only one wondering how Ron DeSantis got this together so fast?
Floridians, make sure you remember this the next time a hurricane hits and you can’t get disaster relief in your state.
Am I the only one wondering how Ron DeSantis got this together so fast?
Floridians, make sure you remember this the next time a hurricane hits and you can’t get disaster relief in your state.
June 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Whoa! Alligator Alcatraz is going to be complete by Tuesday and open for operation on Wednesday.
Am I the only one wondering how Ron DeSantis got this together so fast?
Floridians, make sure you remember this the next time a hurricane hits and you can’t get disaster relief in your state.
Am I the only one wondering how Ron DeSantis got this together so fast?
Floridians, make sure you remember this the next time a hurricane hits and you can’t get disaster relief in your state.
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I have been saying this since November. @workingfamilies.org is the future.
The Democratic party is cooked. If there's ever been a time to raise a group like @workingfamilies.org to national prominence, this seems like the moment.
June 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I have been saying this since November. @workingfamilies.org is the future.
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🏆 to whoever came up with and coordinated the No Kings protest at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
Don’t miss it…absolute fire.
Don’t miss it…absolute fire.
June 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
🏆 to whoever came up with and coordinated the No Kings protest at Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
Don’t miss it…absolute fire.
Don’t miss it…absolute fire.
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Whoever made this wins the Internet today…
💀😂
💀😂
June 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Whoever made this wins the Internet today…
💀😂
💀😂
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In Fahrenheit 451, the abolition of reading began with tech companies simplifying books into summaries that you could read in five minutes. Because people no longer engaged with the texts, they forgot how to think. Then came the book-burnings.
![[quoting a tweet that reads “very cool how every piece of digital technology is now purposively designed to breed illiteracy,” with a screenshot of Adobe offering an AI summary of a document]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq/bafkreig6f25qpbnfeabf4leflqu3nrems2aqlhud67r6vn5oz47ohuctzi@jpeg)
May 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
In Fahrenheit 451, the abolition of reading began with tech companies simplifying books into summaries that you could read in five minutes. Because people no longer engaged with the texts, they forgot how to think. Then came the book-burnings.
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"I'm a Republican CEO. I'm adding a 'tariff tax' to my price tags so customers know why prices are rising." www.businessinsider.com/republican-b...
May 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"I'm a Republican CEO. I'm adding a 'tariff tax' to my price tags so customers know why prices are rising." www.businessinsider.com/republican-b...
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I’m going to continue reminding folks that this is the kind of thing that warrants impeachment. (Not for nothing but Republicans impeached Mayorkas for just existing)
Q: “Have you been in touch with El Salvador about returning Abrego Garcia? Has a formal request from this administration been made?”
Rubio: “I would never tell you that. And you know who else I'd never tell? A judge.”
Rubio: “I would never tell you that. And you know who else I'd never tell? A judge.”
May 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I’m going to continue reminding folks that this is the kind of thing that warrants impeachment. (Not for nothing but Republicans impeached Mayorkas for just existing)
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Feels like we aren’t too far away from Stalin-style internal passports. Got to keep the kulaks in check.
A co-worker of mine (who is a judge), traveled by train from Montana to North Dakota for work this week. The train made a stop in Havre, MT, where ICE agents—armed and dressed in full military-style tactical gear—boarded the train.
The New America: Federal (ICE) Agents Boarding Trains?
By Judith Roberts * As an attorney I’m deeply alarmed by an incident that occurred just this week and feel compelled to share it—to raise aw...
weknowwhatsup.blogspot.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Feels like we aren’t too far away from Stalin-style internal passports. Got to keep the kulaks in check.
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OMG. I was wondering that as the tariff numbers made no sense, but this is even dumber than I thought. I mean, this is "fail your econ 101 class and have to go meet with the professor" bad.
james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
April 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
OMG. I was wondering that as the tariff numbers made no sense, but this is even dumber than I thought. I mean, this is "fail your econ 101 class and have to go meet with the professor" bad.
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‘THE CONJURING: LAST RITES’ follows the final case of the Warrens, making it the final film in the mainline franchise.
In theaters on September 5.
In theaters on September 5.
April 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
‘THE CONJURING: LAST RITES’ follows the final case of the Warrens, making it the final film in the mainline franchise.
In theaters on September 5.
In theaters on September 5.
In a world of The White Lotus(es), be an Adolescence.
March 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
In a world of The White Lotus(es), be an Adolescence.
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And I will nominate my dog, who has never appeared in a motion picture, for an Academy Award. No one deserves it more.
March 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
And I will nominate my dog, who has never appeared in a motion picture, for an Academy Award. No one deserves it more.
I hated every single character in Anora. I was wishing for terrible things to happen to every one of them.
March 3, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I hated every single character in Anora. I was wishing for terrible things to happen to every one of them.
Looks like I’m giving up on movies. It was a good run.
March 3, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Looks like I’m giving up on movies. It was a good run.
Sean Baker’s acceptance speech for Best Director was ironic because I’m SO glad I did NOT see that film in a theater.
And Anora makes me want to give up seeing movies altogether.
And Anora makes me want to give up seeing movies altogether.
March 3, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Sean Baker’s acceptance speech for Best Director was ironic because I’m SO glad I did NOT see that film in a theater.
And Anora makes me want to give up seeing movies altogether.
And Anora makes me want to give up seeing movies altogether.
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New evidence has emerged from The Insider that Russia did indeed offer bounties to kill US and coalition troops in Afghanistan.
A reminder that Trump downplayed and protected Russia in 2020 when the NYT broke the story
A reminder that Trump downplayed and protected Russia in 2020 when the NYT broke the story
New Evidence Confirms Russia's Bounty on American Troops
The Insider has uncovered new evidence confirming that Russia placed bounties on American troops in Afghanistan.
olgalautman.substack.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
New evidence has emerged from The Insider that Russia did indeed offer bounties to kill US and coalition troops in Afghanistan.
A reminder that Trump downplayed and protected Russia in 2020 when the NYT broke the story
A reminder that Trump downplayed and protected Russia in 2020 when the NYT broke the story