Kirk Rudell
@rudell.bsky.social
Professional writer. Also amateur.
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The echos are uncanny. Richard White is very good on it.
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There’s a historian named Richard White who’s written about the Gilded Age and the idea that we generally skip past it because it doesn’t fit into a narrative of America marching towards a victory. But the parallels are compelling.
Heard him talking about it once—think crypto and AI for railroads.
Heard him talking about it once—think crypto and AI for railroads.
November 28, 2025 at 6:52 AM
The echos are uncanny. Richard White is very good on it.
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VERY SMART PUNDITS: Almost getting murdered has given Trump a new, more humble perspective.
TRUMP (random aside): I personally redesigned our latest frigates, ladies and gentlemen.
TRUMP (random aside): I personally redesigned our latest frigates, ladies and gentlemen.
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Loathe this tradition.
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Today is “Give MAGA Kevin some of the most valuable column inches in the world” Day.
A clear indicator that Maureen Dowd has never truly respected her platform, aside from her writing, is the fact that she hands it over to her racist brother once a year so “we” can all understand “them.”
November 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Loathe this tradition.
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Choking on a bounty of forever chemicals. My Love.
November 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Choking on a bounty of forever chemicals. My Love.
Pictured: White meat turkey and also Thanksgiving bird.
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Pictured: White meat turkey and also Thanksgiving bird.
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Fuck me, autocorrect is so much worse now.
Fuck me, autocorrect is so much worse now.
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 AM
*of
Fuck me, autocorrect is so much worse now.
Fuck me, autocorrect is so much worse now.
No Solanke/Maddison/Kulusevski is a big blow to a squad that hasn’t had Man City/Arsenal’s years of reinforcement-hoarding.
But Ange had it worse on injuries last year and the team was rarely (once?) this timid, this reactive. They’re playing like it’s a big step up.
But Ange had it worse on injuries last year and the team was rarely (once?) this timid, this reactive. They’re playing like it’s a big step up.
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
No Solanke/Maddison/Kulusevski is a big blow to a squad that hasn’t had Man City/Arsenal’s years of reinforcement-hoarding.
But Ange had it worse on injuries last year and the team was rarely (once?) this timid, this reactive. They’re playing like it’s a big step up.
But Ange had it worse on injuries last year and the team was rarely (once?) this timid, this reactive. They’re playing like it’s a big step up.
It’s standard lazy comms and maybe a bit of the Frank Effect… Ange came in saying “I always win something” Frank? “I know how to build a team, I know how to build a club.”
Not that Spurs don’t need some building, but the mentality/perception is now “they’re a project.”
Not that Spurs don’t need some building, but the mentality/perception is now “they’re a project.”
November 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
It’s standard lazy comms and maybe a bit of the Frank Effect… Ange came in saying “I always win something” Frank? “I know how to build a team, I know how to build a club.”
Not that Spurs don’t need some building, but the mentality/perception is now “they’re a project.”
Not that Spurs don’t need some building, but the mentality/perception is now “they’re a project.”
Not just from the players but from Frank. The 4-2-2-2 with possession-y midfielders showed the pragmatism he’s known but hasn’t shown enough yet.
Can’t do much about shambolic individual defending—though some pundits claim he’s instantly tightened all that up.
Can’t do much about shambolic individual defending—though some pundits claim he’s instantly tightened all that up.
November 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Not just from the players but from Frank. The 4-2-2-2 with possession-y midfielders showed the pragmatism he’s known but hasn’t shown enough yet.
Can’t do much about shambolic individual defending—though some pundits claim he’s instantly tightened all that up.
Can’t do much about shambolic individual defending—though some pundits claim he’s instantly tightened all that up.
We're not here to start no trouble
We're just here to do the Super Bowl Shuffle
We're just here to do the Super Bowl Shuffle
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
We're not here to start no trouble
We're just here to do the Super Bowl Shuffle
We're just here to do the Super Bowl Shuffle
“Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker investigate the very terrible harassment of white South African farmers.”
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker investigate the very terrible harassment of white South African farmers.”
The “mess of a team” was riding a trophy through North London and seemed to have belief in Ange and the project.
And they wouldn’t have been asked to play Arsenal in a back five with no attacking midfielder for the (pinned) wingbacks to link with, playing long to a 9 who isn’t great in the air.
And they wouldn’t have been asked to play Arsenal in a back five with no attacking midfielder for the (pinned) wingbacks to link with, playing long to a 9 who isn’t great in the air.
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The “mess of a team” was riding a trophy through North London and seemed to have belief in Ange and the project.
And they wouldn’t have been asked to play Arsenal in a back five with no attacking midfielder for the (pinned) wingbacks to link with, playing long to a 9 who isn’t great in the air.
And they wouldn’t have been asked to play Arsenal in a back five with no attacking midfielder for the (pinned) wingbacks to link with, playing long to a 9 who isn’t great in the air.
