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Joshua Keiter
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father, reader, writer, teacher, blather, actor, singer, rhythm guitar.

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“Well, everyone knows Custer died at Little Bighorn. What this book presupposes is... maybe he didn't?”
NEWS ANALYSIS What if Democrats' Big Shutdown Loss Turns Out to Be a Win? Despite considerable hand-wringing in the party about caving to Republicans in the government closure, some Democrats see potential upsides in the outcome.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Nice try, Britbox, but we all know it’s the White House.
Promotional email for Britbox with the heading: “Your destination for all things crime”
October 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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No Kings, Elkins Park PA.
Gathering of peaceful people talking democracy. 2 Signboards: XNOKINGS →FDT+ PUT DOWN THE CROWN CLOWN! NOKINGS NOCROWNS NOFASCIST ORANGE CLOWNS Signboard: MY ONLY ORANGE KING IS GRITTY “It Me!”
October 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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No Kings, Elkins Park PA.
Signboard with butterfly illustration: THE ONIY ORANGE MONARCH WE WANT! NO KINGS IN THEUSA Signboard: ALL YOU FASCISTS BOUND TO LOSE Signboard: No kings... YASS Queens!
October 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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No Kings, Elkins Park PA.
Signboard: HANDS ØFF! OUR RIGHTS and the Constitution Signboard: I WANT A T.A.C.O. TO GO Signboard: NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU LICK IT THE BOOT WILL NEVER LOVE YOU Inflatable chicken and shark. Chicken is holding a signboard: NO KINGS ONLY QUEENS
October 18, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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The perfect way to rename NYTimes Connections.
An AI generated guess at a popular mistake in the NYT Connections game: LIMESTONE FIGMENT DATELINE PLUMBER ... RANDOM NOUNS ? 3%
October 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Oh Apple “Intelligence”…
The 20th Century Dies: David Bowie, Scott Walker and the 1990s Scott Walker 45th Governor of Wisconsin E, Summary The article describes the influence of Scott Walker's album "Nite Flights" on David Bowie's album "Outside". The article highlights the similarities between the two albums, including their experimental sound, use of spoken word, and exploration of themes such as time, death, and the supernatural.
September 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Oh Apple “Intelligence”…
The 20th Century Dies: David Bowie, Scott Walker and the 1990s Scott Walker 45th Governor of Wisconsin E, Summary The article describes the influence of Scott Walker's album "Nite Flights" on David Bowie's album "Outside". The article highlights the similarities between the two albums, including their experimental sound, use of spoken word, and exploration of themes such as time, death, and the supernatural.
September 29, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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“Broadly support”?
NATIONAL NPR-Ipsos poll: Americans don't broadly support Trump's National Guard deployments SEPTEMBER 27, 2025 • 6:00 AM ET HEARD ON WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY Debbie Elliott
September 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Super weird ass framing, NYT
ANALYSIS Kimmel Suspension Shows Trump's Success at Bringing Media to Heel ABC's decision to "indefinitely" suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show illuminates the administration's efficacy so far. 5 MIN READ MEDIA MEMO Trump Administration Wields Its Full Toolbox to Bring Media to Heel ABC's decision to "indefinitely" suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show illuminates the administration's efficacy so far.
September 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Genius product placement on @pbsnews.org
A carton of Ben and Jerry’s Stephen Colbert’s Americone Dream
July 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Listening to @wxpnfm.bsky.social and watching the YouTube feed for #LiveAid40, now looking through the souvenir book off my shelf, these words hit home.
In America talk of massive airlifts, food, emergency measures, congressional committees activated. In Russia a desperate attempt to defend a record of cynicism, deceit and arms sales. In Europe a plea to act. Finally. But there was more, much more than that. We were for a few hours no longer obsessed by ourselves. There was a misery greater than whatever personal nonsense we had to deal with. There was a desire to help - to do SOMETHING. It was so pathetically obvious that in a world of surplus, starvation is the most senseless death of all. The politicians were humbled. Their ceaseless bickering seemed so small and irrelevant. Their inability to act or represent in any way this untapped compassion, understanding and generosity is to their everlasting disgrace. How much indeed are they responsible by their behaviour and demeanour and language for the loathing and mistrust they engender and the divisiveness they perpetrate. What would be possible if we could be like July 13 1985 all the time? Who will speak up for selflessness? Anyway .. Anyway... Please remember this day all of your lives. It's important. Remember the day you wanted to help. Remember the bands and crews who did it. The professionals who made it an extraordinary technological feat. Remember the dying who were allowed to live. Remember on the day you die, there is someone alive in Africa 'cos one day you watched a pop concert. Remember your tears and your joy. Remember the love. Remember on that day for once in our bloody lives WE WON. Remember that even though it's over, it need not stop. Remember the dying goes on and remember so that as time passes you can tell others 'It's possible, I know. What a day, what a lovely day. Bob Geldof July'85. LIVE AID
July 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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“Well ain’t this place a geographical oddity!”
Middle East crisis — explained Trump to decide on Iran action 'within two weeks,' White House says UPDATED JUNE 19, 2025 • 2:17 PM ET By Rebecca Rosman
June 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Wait is this a file photo of @gruber.foo on @pbsnews.org segment on Spreading Misinformation?

At 48:36: youtu.be/91lQq8S7K0M?...
Media person staring at iPhone 6-era phone with Apple badge at probably an Apple media event while interviewer says “As the people and outlets that we put our faith in continues to diverge, more and more,”
June 19, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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After learning this news I put this album on. He has so many masterpieces.
Cover of Matthew Sweet’s 1999 album “In Reverse”
June 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Very cool 2023 quarter in my Aldi shopping cart.
Jovita Idar 2023 U.S. Quarter Designer: John P. McGraw, United States Mint Medallic Artist Sculptor: John P. McGraw, United States Mint Medallic Artist This design depicts a portrait of Jovita Idar with her hands clasped. Within her body are inscriptions representing some of her greatest accomplishments and the newspapers for which she wrote. The text includes the inscriptions "MEXICAN AMERICAN RIGHTS," "TEACHER," "JOVITA IDAR," "NURSE," "EVOLUCIÓN," "ASTREA," "EL HERALDO CRISTIANO," "LA CRUZ BLANCA," "JOURNALIST," "LA CRÓNICA," "EL PROGRESO," and "LA LIGA FEMENIL MEXICANISTA," as well as "QUARTER DOLLAR," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA."
May 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Finally slogged through “A Complete Unknown.” Ed Norton’s portrayal was the best thing about it. Boyd Holbrook’s Cash a close second. The rest of it? Completely Inessential. It’s like if a Wikipedia entry made an AI film about Bob Dylan. Leaden, wooden dialogue. Overly art directed hagiography.
Picture of Pete Seeger holding his Banjo inscribed “This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender.” With a quote: SURROUNDS HATE Pete Seeger May 14, 2014 "Don't be so all-fired concerned about being original.You hear an old song you like but you'd like to change a little, there's no crime in changing a little. It's a process. It's not any particular song, it's not any particular singer. It's a process by which ordinary people take over old songs and make them their own. I look upon myself and other songwriters as links in a long chain. All of us, we're links in a chain. And if we do our job right, there will be many, many links to come." — with Emily McKown.
May 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Say what?
NYTimes Connections AI Bot doing terribly at language. BAZAAR VACUUM BATHROOM HAWAlIAN .. PIZZA TYPES? VACUUM PIPE PLAIN DRY ... PIZZA ORDERS ? BAZAAR VACUUM EVERGREEN HAWAIIAN ... CRAYON COLORS? BAZAAR EVERGREEN MARIGOLD QUICKSILVER ... CRAYOLA PALETTE ?
May 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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The fifth volume of my Autobiography in ReVerse is out now!

#poetry #poetrybooks #independentpublishing

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Cover of poetry book “More Song” by Joshua Keiter. A father and young daughter walking through a green field with trees just starting to bloom or fade.
April 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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“I yield the floor.”
Cory Booker in the Senate.
April 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Are we sure the NYT AI headline generator knows how to English?
New York Times app first headline: Tariff Gambit Bets Americans Will Swallow Higher Prices Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argues that the American dream is about more than cheap televisions, but inflation-weary consumers might disagree. 5 MIN READ
March 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Post your favorite Doctor Who. Wrong answers only.
David Bowie in The Man Who Fell to Earth
March 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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O RLY?
DNC text message: Today 6:02 PM Hi there. Kamala Harris and Tim Walz here. Together again, with an important request. We're reaching out because there's something happening in Washington, D.C. that you need to know about.
March 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Primaries, do your thing.
March 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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I appreciated Slotkin’s speech last night, but this is some memory holing BS. She also went along with the interviewer calling *Democrats* “weird.”WTF is going on?
Quote from The Atlantic article: "It doesn't win elections to just speak to the base of the party," Slotkin said. "If it did, Kamala Harris would be president.”
March 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM