KurtRexCooper
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Peter O'Toole in Pygmalion
YouTube video by Andy Luk
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Did you ever see Peter O’Toole playing Henry Higgins? His Higgins is a raving lunatic constantly being placated by normal people.
Genius. The whole movie.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=UhNk...
Genius. The whole movie.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=UhNk...
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My friend @drannieandrews.com will be Lindsey Graham's opponent.
She is a pediatric surgeon who has performed spinal surgeries on children, running against a grownup with no spine. Dr. Andrews is poised to perform a full Lindsey-ectomy on the United States Senate.
She is a pediatric surgeon who has performed spinal surgeries on children, running against a grownup with no spine. Dr. Andrews is poised to perform a full Lindsey-ectomy on the United States Senate.
November 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
My friend @drannieandrews.com will be Lindsey Graham's opponent.
She is a pediatric surgeon who has performed spinal surgeries on children, running against a grownup with no spine. Dr. Andrews is poised to perform a full Lindsey-ectomy on the United States Senate.
She is a pediatric surgeon who has performed spinal surgeries on children, running against a grownup with no spine. Dr. Andrews is poised to perform a full Lindsey-ectomy on the United States Senate.
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I thought the Brits learned that appeasement doesn’t work after Munich in 1938.
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I thought the Brits learned that appeasement doesn’t work after Munich in 1938.
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Gregory Bovino has finally left Chicago, after a federal judge said he’d lied about using excessive force to target protesters opposing immigration operations.
I guess being told he can't beat people up and tear gas them took all the fun out of it.🤷♀️
newrepublic.com/post/203233/...
I guess being told he can't beat people up and tear gas them took all the fun out of it.🤷♀️
newrepublic.com/post/203233/...
CBP Chief Leaves Chicago After Judge Says He Can’t Attack Protesters
Gregory Bovino issued a dark warning for what comes next.
newrepublic.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Gregory Bovino has finally left Chicago, after a federal judge said he’d lied about using excessive force to target protesters opposing immigration operations.
I guess being told he can't beat people up and tear gas them took all the fun out of it.🤷♀️
newrepublic.com/post/203233/...
I guess being told he can't beat people up and tear gas them took all the fun out of it.🤷♀️
newrepublic.com/post/203233/...
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If you’re willing to say, out loud, that it’s “worse” to rape a 5 year old than a 14 year old, this was never about protecting kids.
November 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
If you’re willing to say, out loud, that it’s “worse” to rape a 5 year old than a 14 year old, this was never about protecting kids.
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53% of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to American democracy.
Meanwhile, just 100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion on federal elections last year — a 160-fold increase since Citizens United.
The people know: billionaires should not be able to buy our elections.
Meanwhile, just 100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion on federal elections last year — a 160-fold increase since Citizens United.
The people know: billionaires should not be able to buy our elections.
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
53% of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to American democracy.
Meanwhile, just 100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion on federal elections last year — a 160-fold increase since Citizens United.
The people know: billionaires should not be able to buy our elections.
Meanwhile, just 100 billionaire families spent $2.6 billion on federal elections last year — a 160-fold increase since Citizens United.
The people know: billionaires should not be able to buy our elections.
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The strikes in the Caribbean??!! I can't wait for the war crimes or whatever the charges are against this piece of shit.
It’s a Crime Scene not a Legitimate Government
November 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The strikes in the Caribbean??!! I can't wait for the war crimes or whatever the charges are against this piece of shit.
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Most Americans agree we need to get money out of politics. If that takes a constitutional amendment, then that's what we have to do. And if that's going to take years, then it's all the more reason to begin pushing now.
November 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Most Americans agree we need to get money out of politics. If that takes a constitutional amendment, then that's what we have to do. And if that's going to take years, then it's all the more reason to begin pushing now.
Why Train Networks Should be Expanded
A musical argument.
Pacific 231: Mouvement symphonique No. 1, Arthur Honegger
The symphony conveys a sense of the visual impression and the physical pleasure ("une jouissance physique") the composer experienced with trains.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=wS6X...
A musical argument.
Pacific 231: Mouvement symphonique No. 1, Arthur Honegger
The symphony conveys a sense of the visual impression and the physical pleasure ("une jouissance physique") the composer experienced with trains.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=wS6X...
Arthur Honegger - Pacific 231 Mouvement symphonique No. 1 (1923)
YouTube video by Bartje Bartmans
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November 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Why Train Networks Should be Expanded
A musical argument.
Pacific 231: Mouvement symphonique No. 1, Arthur Honegger
The symphony conveys a sense of the visual impression and the physical pleasure ("une jouissance physique") the composer experienced with trains.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=wS6X...
A musical argument.
Pacific 231: Mouvement symphonique No. 1, Arthur Honegger
The symphony conveys a sense of the visual impression and the physical pleasure ("une jouissance physique") the composer experienced with trains.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=wS6X...
November 14, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Blue lemons. My print shop is now open for the next 72 hours with 3 limited edition prints. I only open my print shop once a year. #oilpainting #art
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Blue lemons. My print shop is now open for the next 72 hours with 3 limited edition prints. I only open my print shop once a year. #oilpainting #art
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GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley, who did not support the Epstein discharge petition, says he will vote yes next week on releasing the Epstein files
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley, who did not support the Epstein discharge petition, says he will vote yes next week on releasing the Epstein files
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My partner was watching a youtuber who was going in on Megyn R. Kelly.
He brought up an argument that I haven't seen mentioned as often of the fact that people under 18 are children.
He also brought up the trafficking and confinement issue.
It's not ok to do that to ANYONE.
He brought up an argument that I haven't seen mentioned as often of the fact that people under 18 are children.
He also brought up the trafficking and confinement issue.
It's not ok to do that to ANYONE.
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
My partner was watching a youtuber who was going in on Megyn R. Kelly.
He brought up an argument that I haven't seen mentioned as often of the fact that people under 18 are children.
He also brought up the trafficking and confinement issue.
It's not ok to do that to ANYONE.
He brought up an argument that I haven't seen mentioned as often of the fact that people under 18 are children.
He also brought up the trafficking and confinement issue.
It's not ok to do that to ANYONE.
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So… mortgage fraud?
November 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
So… mortgage fraud?
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This is such an exciting project. It’s the most complete and well-executed example of quality bike and bus infrastructure in the city and it shows what PBOT is capable of when given relative design freedom and ample funding.
bikeportland.org/2025/11/14/s...
bikeportland.org/2025/11/14/s...
SW 4th isn't just about bikes (it's a dream for buses too)
It's the most complete and well-executed example of quality bike and bus infrastructure in the city.
bikeportland.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is such an exciting project. It’s the most complete and well-executed example of quality bike and bus infrastructure in the city and it shows what PBOT is capable of when given relative design freedom and ample funding.
bikeportland.org/2025/11/14/s...
bikeportland.org/2025/11/14/s...
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NEW: Indiana will NOT redistrict. They don’t have the votes. www.wishtv.com/news/politic...
Indiana won't redraw congressional maps due to lack of votes in Senate
Indiana Senate will not redraw congressional maps due to lack of votes, Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced.
www.wishtv.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
NEW: Indiana will NOT redistrict. They don’t have the votes. www.wishtv.com/news/politic...
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Disney should have more productions that are antifascist polemics that celebrate mutual aid and grassroots, revolutionary sociopolitical change while gloriously self-unaware that it, itself, is Morlana-adjacent.
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Disney should have more productions that are antifascist polemics that celebrate mutual aid and grassroots, revolutionary sociopolitical change while gloriously self-unaware that it, itself, is Morlana-adjacent.
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Wow! Thanks for sharing this!
The everyday heroic is absolutely the kind of stories that we need right now. Andor absolutely did nail that, like someone else mentioned too, and I think that's why it resonated so deeply with viewers.
Because it's not heroic. It's human.
The everyday heroic is absolutely the kind of stories that we need right now. Andor absolutely did nail that, like someone else mentioned too, and I think that's why it resonated so deeply with viewers.
Because it's not heroic. It's human.
November 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Wow! Thanks for sharing this!
The everyday heroic is absolutely the kind of stories that we need right now. Andor absolutely did nail that, like someone else mentioned too, and I think that's why it resonated so deeply with viewers.
Because it's not heroic. It's human.
The everyday heroic is absolutely the kind of stories that we need right now. Andor absolutely did nail that, like someone else mentioned too, and I think that's why it resonated so deeply with viewers.
Because it's not heroic. It's human.
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I had the best time examining some liturgical fragments in Kansalliskirjasto on Wednesday, ahead of the colloquium ‘Books, Music and the Liturgical Life of the Medieval Church’. After a fascinating day of papers yesterday, I’m excited to give my own today.
November 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I had the best time examining some liturgical fragments in Kansalliskirjasto on Wednesday, ahead of the colloquium ‘Books, Music and the Liturgical Life of the Medieval Church’. After a fascinating day of papers yesterday, I’m excited to give my own today.
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This is part of what made Andor incredible, btw.
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is part of what made Andor incredible, btw.
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Breaking out the Mammoth tooth to lecture about megafaunal extinctions today for #FossilFriday
November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Breaking out the Mammoth tooth to lecture about megafaunal extinctions today for #FossilFriday
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They’re all just looting the treasury now
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
They’re all just looting the treasury now
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*taps mic*
If Dems are in “the files,” then they should be prosecuted too. I don’t give a damn how important they are, how much money they have, or what their politics are. If they are in there, PROSECUTE THEM!!
It's not complicated. All we want is equal justice. NO ONE is above the law. ⚖️
If Dems are in “the files,” then they should be prosecuted too. I don’t give a damn how important they are, how much money they have, or what their politics are. If they are in there, PROSECUTE THEM!!
It's not complicated. All we want is equal justice. NO ONE is above the law. ⚖️
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
*taps mic*
If Dems are in “the files,” then they should be prosecuted too. I don’t give a damn how important they are, how much money they have, or what their politics are. If they are in there, PROSECUTE THEM!!
It's not complicated. All we want is equal justice. NO ONE is above the law. ⚖️
If Dems are in “the files,” then they should be prosecuted too. I don’t give a damn how important they are, how much money they have, or what their politics are. If they are in there, PROSECUTE THEM!!
It's not complicated. All we want is equal justice. NO ONE is above the law. ⚖️
This essay starts in one place and becomes a very, very thoughtful essay on the heroic in the human condition.
I highly highly recommend it .
I highly highly recommend it .
'Instead of “How are our attitudes being reflected in TV and film?” I think the better question is “How is pop culture attempting to shape and mold attitudes?”' -- @ninametz.bsky.social
The hollowness of Hollywood’s rich people stories
TV and film of the moment aren't going to galvanize anyone. But stories closer to home just might.
buttondown.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This essay starts in one place and becomes a very, very thoughtful essay on the heroic in the human condition.
I highly highly recommend it .
I highly highly recommend it .
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'Instead of “How are our attitudes being reflected in TV and film?” I think the better question is “How is pop culture attempting to shape and mold attitudes?”' -- @ninametz.bsky.social
The hollowness of Hollywood’s rich people stories
TV and film of the moment aren't going to galvanize anyone. But stories closer to home just might.
buttondown.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
'Instead of “How are our attitudes being reflected in TV and film?” I think the better question is “How is pop culture attempting to shape and mold attitudes?”' -- @ninametz.bsky.social
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Saw Rental Family last night. Brendan Fraser is phenomenal. The film is excellent. It’s out next week so you should go see it.
Tokyo is also a main character ❤️❤️❤️
Tokyo is also a main character ❤️❤️❤️
November 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Saw Rental Family last night. Brendan Fraser is phenomenal. The film is excellent. It’s out next week so you should go see it.
Tokyo is also a main character ❤️❤️❤️
Tokyo is also a main character ❤️❤️❤️