Jude Webre
@theotherjude.bsky.social
History & Lit & Music | Faculty at Columbia, NYU-Gallatin, and Brooklyn Institute, Columbia PhD | Bass Clef, Inc. Betwixt and between
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CHUCK: Look, I loved the Muppets and Fraggle Rock, but Jim Henson and those hippies killing all them people was wrong.
SHAQ: I don’t care what you say, you look like Black Professor Honeydew.
KENNY: [laughing]
ERNIE: You mean Charles Manson, Chuck. Jim Henson was a puppeteer.
SHAQ: I don’t care what you say, you look like Black Professor Honeydew.
KENNY: [laughing]
ERNIE: You mean Charles Manson, Chuck. Jim Henson was a puppeteer.
April 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
CHUCK: Look, I loved the Muppets and Fraggle Rock, but Jim Henson and those hippies killing all them people was wrong.
SHAQ: I don’t care what you say, you look like Black Professor Honeydew.
KENNY: [laughing]
ERNIE: You mean Charles Manson, Chuck. Jim Henson was a puppeteer.
SHAQ: I don’t care what you say, you look like Black Professor Honeydew.
KENNY: [laughing]
ERNIE: You mean Charles Manson, Chuck. Jim Henson was a puppeteer.
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interesting to think that revolutionary era americans understood themselves as making a break with the “old world” and establishing a new civilization. and crucially, this new civilization rested on republican self-government, not “sovereignty.”
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
www.state.gov/releases/off...
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February 15, 2026 at 1:17 AM
interesting to think that revolutionary era americans understood themselves as making a break with the “old world” and establishing a new civilization. and crucially, this new civilization rested on republican self-government, not “sovereignty.”
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🎶Wife with fajitas
Holding her knee as she waits for the late shredded cheese
She is displeased🎶
Holding her knee as she waits for the late shredded cheese
She is displeased🎶
November 3, 2024 at 10:49 PM
🎶Wife with fajitas
Holding her knee as she waits for the late shredded cheese
She is displeased🎶
Holding her knee as she waits for the late shredded cheese
She is displeased🎶
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How to end an interview:
In 1889, Frederick Douglass told a visitor to his DC home that any government that would "grant the right of suffrage and deny itself the power to protect that right is...a sham and a fraud."
Then he grabbed his violin and played the Star Spangled Banner.
In 1889, Frederick Douglass told a visitor to his DC home that any government that would "grant the right of suffrage and deny itself the power to protect that right is...a sham and a fraud."
Then he grabbed his violin and played the Star Spangled Banner.
February 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
How to end an interview:
In 1889, Frederick Douglass told a visitor to his DC home that any government that would "grant the right of suffrage and deny itself the power to protect that right is...a sham and a fraud."
Then he grabbed his violin and played the Star Spangled Banner.
In 1889, Frederick Douglass told a visitor to his DC home that any government that would "grant the right of suffrage and deny itself the power to protect that right is...a sham and a fraud."
Then he grabbed his violin and played the Star Spangled Banner.
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I adore the structure of Brothers Karamazov, a murder mystery that totally forgets there’s a murder
February 14, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I adore the structure of Brothers Karamazov, a murder mystery that totally forgets there’s a murder
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Diner-style restaurants that are not 24 hour should all either close at 3 pm or at midnight.
February 13, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Diner-style restaurants that are not 24 hour should all either close at 3 pm or at midnight.
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BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Know-it-all undergrads of the world, with your considerable gifts comes the responsibility not to be a pain in my ass
February 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Know-it-all undergrads of the world, with your considerable gifts comes the responsibility not to be a pain in my ass
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reread this morning to prepare for class & teared up at “harm / will not fall, his perfect hand”
February 12, 2026 at 8:46 PM
reread this morning to prepare for class & teared up at “harm / will not fall, his perfect hand”
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Not only did the administration not accomplish its stated goal of targeting Somali fraud, it caused the US attorneys who were actually prosecuting the fraud to resign in disgust
This episode has been a nightmare for my city and state, but I hope people realize it’s also a profound defeat and political catastrophe for Trump and DHS, who are slinking away having accomplished nothing. Minneapolis simply wouldn’t bend to them and they lost
Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
February 12, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Not only did the administration not accomplish its stated goal of targeting Somali fraud, it caused the US attorneys who were actually prosecuting the fraud to resign in disgust
"Surge operation," christ these assholes.
Tom Homan: “I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude…We will continue to enforce Title A immigration law throughout this nation…Those who say we are backing down from immigration enforcement or the promise of mass deportations, you are simply wrong.”
February 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
"Surge operation," christ these assholes.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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Operating Systems. Byte Magazine, June 1981. Cover by Robert Tinney.
December 24, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Operating Systems. Byte Magazine, June 1981. Cover by Robert Tinney.
There's a weird kind of feral mood that sets in when it's been deep cold for multiple weeks in NYC
February 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM
There's a weird kind of feral mood that sets in when it's been deep cold for multiple weeks in NYC
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Tfw your ex is weirdly fixated on your goofiest friend and makes you have boring conversations about it
February 11, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Tfw your ex is weirdly fixated on your goofiest friend and makes you have boring conversations about it
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BANGER
just going on the record and saying You Get What You Give by the New Radicals rules and everybody else is wrong
I've never heard of anyone who thought that New Radicals song was anything but awful.
February 10, 2026 at 3:04 PM
BANGER
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“Tsai argues that a public defender movement ought to be revived; racial justice acts need public support; and a lot of work can be done to end the death penalty.”
Pursuing Equal Justice: Robert Tsai
Podcast Episode · Future Hindsight · 06/20/2024 · 45m
podcasts.apple.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:47 PM
“Tsai argues that a public defender movement ought to be revived; racial justice acts need public support; and a lot of work can be done to end the death penalty.”
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Yessir that's my colleague Jorell Meléndez-Badillo (@jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social) and here's his history of Puerto Rico - available in English and Spanish press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
February 10, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Yessir that's my colleague Jorell Meléndez-Badillo (@jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social) and here's his history of Puerto Rico - available in English and Spanish press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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🎉Happy Birthday to the Maestro of Fantasy, Frank Frazetta, who was born on this day back in 1928!
Frazetta is beloved the world over for his pulpy paperback and comic book covers, featuring brawny warriors in bold acts of heroism.🧵
Frazetta is beloved the world over for his pulpy paperback and comic book covers, featuring brawny warriors in bold acts of heroism.🧵
February 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM
🎉Happy Birthday to the Maestro of Fantasy, Frank Frazetta, who was born on this day back in 1928!
Frazetta is beloved the world over for his pulpy paperback and comic book covers, featuring brawny warriors in bold acts of heroism.🧵
Frazetta is beloved the world over for his pulpy paperback and comic book covers, featuring brawny warriors in bold acts of heroism.🧵
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So weird that these aren't all the same guy.
February 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
So weird that these aren't all the same guy.
Some bleak shit
The Super Bowl is a window into how much the U.S. economy has changed. I remember when it was mostly ads for cars, beer and stuff you’d find in the grocery store. Now it’s all AI, gambling, crypto (also gambling) and Ozempic.
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Some bleak shit