Philip S Turner
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Blogger @ http://TheGreatGrayBridge.com /editor @ PT Book Productions—http://philipsturner.com/about-ptbp. Live music&urban enthusiast http://HonouraryCanadian.com
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Great news—as literary agent, I’ve sold what will be my adult son M. G. Turner's first full-length commercially published book, "City of Dark Dreams: Tales from Another New York," coming in Jan 2027 from DarkWinter Press. Please see details in the screenshot. @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social #booksky
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America First Legal, a group cofounded by Stephen Miller, filed a complaint last week against Penguin Random House over its DEI programs. In a letter to EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas, AFL accused the publishing giant of discrimination against white men.
PRH said the complaint is rubbish.
PRH said the complaint is rubbish.
December 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
America First Legal, a group cofounded by Stephen Miller, filed a complaint last week against Penguin Random House over its DEI programs. In a letter to EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas, AFL accused the publishing giant of discrimination against white men.
PRH said the complaint is rubbish.
PRH said the complaint is rubbish.
1/3 On @TPM today I read w/alarm an article by Madiba K. Dennie about how the Tr*mp Admin is aiming to re-segregate the US workforce, then saw a
@publisherslunch.bsky.social report that Stephen Miller's legal arm has sent a letter to the EEOC... talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/how-the...
@publisherslunch.bsky.social report that Stephen Miller's legal arm has sent a letter to the EEOC... talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/how-the...
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December 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
1/3 On @TPM today I read w/alarm an article by Madiba K. Dennie about how the Tr*mp Admin is aiming to re-segregate the US workforce, then saw a
@publisherslunch.bsky.social report that Stephen Miller's legal arm has sent a letter to the EEOC... talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/how-the...
@publisherslunch.bsky.social report that Stephen Miller's legal arm has sent a letter to the EEOC... talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/how-the...
December 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
#TCMRemembers So many good folks lost.
If anybody needs to bawl their eyes out, the TCM Remember is up for this year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF8_...
TCM Remembers 2025 | TCM
YouTube video by Turner Classic Movies
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December 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
#TCMRemembers So many good folks lost.
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vanity fair photographer christopher anderson posts this story on his instagram, suggesting he intentionally posed stephen miller underneath a painting of native americans
December 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
vanity fair photographer christopher anderson posts this story on his instagram, suggesting he intentionally posed stephen miller underneath a painting of native americans
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I cannot emphasize how serious an assault on democracy this is. Any effort by the Trump administration to engage in false claims of fraud or mass voter suppression relies on this as a building block. As importantly, there is no legitimate reason DOJ would want this information.
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Georgia, Illinois, Wisconsin and Washington, D.C. Thursday for unfettered access to the states’ voter registration records. The federal government has now filed lawsuits against 21 states, plus D.C.
This is a developing story...
This is a developing story...
December 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
1/4 I'm honoring the life of David Pryce-Jones(1936-2025)who I came to know in the last years of his life. He was a true man of letters, the likes of which there are few examples today. Memoirist, novelist, letter writer, and biographer of Unity Mitford... philipsturner.com/2025/12/17/r... #Booksky
RIP David Pryce-Jones (1936-2025), A True Man of Letters Whose Work Revealed Anti-Semitism in the UK – The Great Gray Bridge
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December 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
1/4 I'm honoring the life of David Pryce-Jones(1936-2025)who I came to know in the last years of his life. He was a true man of letters, the likes of which there are few examples today. Memoirist, novelist, letter writer, and biographer of Unity Mitford... philipsturner.com/2025/12/17/r... #Booksky
#MonetizingDysfunction, such clear terminology.
“Monetizing dysfunction” is the American way. Creating a captive audience or a scarce commodity and then price gouging. That’s American capitalism, baby!
Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
December 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
#MonetizingDysfunction, such clear terminology.
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Stick around until the end of this story
I promise you it’s worth it
I promise you it’s worth it
A story I found about Haiti:
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
In 1999, a group of Haitians were tired of political disorder and dreamed of a better life in the United States. So they built a small, 23-foot boat by hand using pine trees, scrap wood, and used nails. They called the boat "Believe in God."
December 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Stick around until the end of this story
I promise you it’s worth it
I promise you it’s worth it
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That was one of the worst Trump speeches I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of them.
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
That was one of the worst Trump speeches I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of them.
From an expert on presidential speeches.
This speech is terrible, even for Trump.
December 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
From an expert on presidential speeches.
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Don't miss @swin24.bsky.social talking to @gregsargent.bsky.social about Susie Wiles
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Trump Press Sec Goes Off Rails as Susie Wiles Fiasco Takes Worse Turn
Podcast Episode · THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent · 12/17/2025 · 25m
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December 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Don't miss @swin24.bsky.social talking to @gregsargent.bsky.social about Susie Wiles
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BREAKING MS NOW:
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account. www.ms.now/news/bongino...
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account. www.ms.now/news/bongino...
FBI’s No. 2 quietly tells colleagues he’s moving on
Controversial deputy director has cleared out his office, sources tell MS NOW.
www.ms.now
December 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
BREAKING MS NOW:
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account. www.ms.now/news/bongino...
FBI deputy director Dan Bongino has quietly told confidants he plans to formally leave his job early in the new year and will not be returning to headquarters to work this month, according to eight people briefed on his account. www.ms.now/news/bongino...
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Bari Weiss’ much-hyped CBS News town hall with Erika Kirk was a massive ratings flop
Bari Weiss’ much-hyped CBS News town hall with Erika Kirk was a massive ratings flop
www.independent.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Bari Weiss’ much-hyped CBS News town hall with Erika Kirk was a massive ratings flop
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Just collecting some quotes from that Vanity Fair piece...
"I judge people by their genes"
-Donald Trump
He “operates [with] a view that there’s nothing he can’t do. Nothing, zero, nothing.”
-Wiles
"I judge people by their genes"
-Donald Trump
He “operates [with] a view that there’s nothing he can’t do. Nothing, zero, nothing.”
-Wiles
December 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Just collecting some quotes from that Vanity Fair piece...
"I judge people by their genes"
-Donald Trump
He “operates [with] a view that there’s nothing he can’t do. Nothing, zero, nothing.”
-Wiles
"I judge people by their genes"
-Donald Trump
He “operates [with] a view that there’s nothing he can’t do. Nothing, zero, nothing.”
-Wiles
A true feel-good story here.👇 wapo.st/48DKS54
He ate at this restaurant every day. When he didn’t show, the chef saved his life.
Charlie Hicks, 78, a regular at the Shrimp Basket stopped showing up. The chef went looking for him and ended up saving his life.
wapo.st
December 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A true feel-good story here.👇 wapo.st/48DKS54
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“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.”
W. Somerset Maugham, who died on this day in 1965
W. Somerset Maugham, who died on this day in 1965
December 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
“To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.”
W. Somerset Maugham, who died on this day in 1965
W. Somerset Maugham, who died on this day in 1965
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Roger Clarke and I are writing a book about ghosts. We need a publisher. @tomsbrown.bsky.social
and I are writing a graphic novel about boy mire maids and need a publisher. If you are interested, DM me.
and I are writing a graphic novel about boy mire maids and need a publisher. If you are interested, DM me.
December 15, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Roger Clarke and I are writing a book about ghosts. We need a publisher. @tomsbrown.bsky.social
and I are writing a graphic novel about boy mire maids and need a publisher. If you are interested, DM me.
and I are writing a graphic novel about boy mire maids and need a publisher. If you are interested, DM me.
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Dr Russell D. Moore is a theologian, pastor, and the editor in chief of Christianity Today.
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Dr Russell D. Moore is a theologian, pastor, and the editor in chief of Christianity Today.
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This is even worse than I expected, and I was expecting the worst.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This is even worse than I expected, and I was expecting the worst.
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This weekend was dark and full of horrors. May we all summon our better angels...
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
This weekend was dark and full of horrors. May we all summon our better angels...
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Sad to hear of Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle's passing
Such a great director of so many wonderful films and p'raps even more importantly, a staunch critic of the Trump administration and all their cruel backward thinking policies RS
Such a great director of so many wonderful films and p'raps even more importantly, a staunch critic of the Trump administration and all their cruel backward thinking policies RS
December 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Sad to hear of Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle's passing
Such a great director of so many wonderful films and p'raps even more importantly, a staunch critic of the Trump administration and all their cruel backward thinking policies RS
Such a great director of so many wonderful films and p'raps even more importantly, a staunch critic of the Trump administration and all their cruel backward thinking policies RS