Constantine von Hoffman

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He/him: Statler and Waldorf meet Yossarian. Journalist and author of the magical realist novel "John Henry the Revelator." We have both types of music here, country and funk. Location: Left of Johnny Cash.

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A while back, I read about a nasty campaign against Bluestockings bookstore from some of their neighbors. So I sat down with one of the store's worker-owners to find out how they're holding up -- and to learn more about how YOU can support queer/feminist bookstores. buttondown.email/charliejane/...

Bluestockings Is Reinventing the Radical Bookstore. You Can Help!buttondown.email I’ve written before about why bookstores are more than just excellent places to discover your new favorite author. They’re also community spaces and key...

A moment of silence for a hero. apnews.com/article/buxt...

Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun has died at age 86apnews.com The whistleblower who exposed the Tuskegee syphilis study that left hundreds of Black men untreated has died at age 86.

I'm actually relieved to find out the Secret Service is bad at protecting white guys, too

"Heavily armed evangelical drug traffickers"? WTF? www.theguardian.com/world/articl...

Rio’s ‘narco-pentecostal’ gangsters accused of ordering Catholic churches to closewww.theguardian.com Bible-bashing drug boss accused of targeting Afro-Brazilian religions and Catholic congregations

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CNN: CEO Trump donor ABC: CEO Trump donor CBS: CEO Trump donor NBC: CEO Trump donor MSNBC: CEO Trump donor Washington Post: owner Jeff Bezos Wall Street Journal: Owner: Rupert Murdoch New York Post: Owner: Rupert Murdoch New York Times: CEO Trump donor.

This is like the Mitch Hedberg joke about how another name for a broken escalator is stairs. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024...

“Immensely disappointing”: Nike killing app for $350 self-tying sneakersarstechnica.com Without updates or ability to download after August, app will become useless.

Cruelty is the point.

The governors of a dozen Republican-led states — AL, AK, FL, GA, IA, MS, OK, SC, SD, TX, UT, WY — opted out of a new federal food assistance program, leaving about 9.5 million students without the aid this summer

Republican-led states are blocking summer food benefits for hungry familieswww.usatoday.com Money for food is especially tight for families in a dozen states where Republican lawmakers declined to accept federal food assistance.

JFC www.kjzz.org/news/2024-07...

NASA map shows temperatures up to 160 degrees on Phoenix streets, sidewalkswww.kjzz.org Data from June 19, when the daily high was 106 degrees, shows asphalt across the city that day was between 120 and 160 degrees.

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Haven't seen anyone mark it, & it merits marking. Last night NFL Vikings rookie & comeback story of the decade Khyree Jackson was killed, with two of his friends, by a (presumed) drunk driver. He CLAWED his way to 4th round draft pick from grocery clerk. It's TRAGIC. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Vikings rookie CB Khyree Jackson among 3 killed in crash - ESPNwww.espn.com Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson and two former college football players -- Isaiah Hazel and Anthony Lytton Jr. -- were killed in a car crash overnight, according to police.

My father was fired from 60 Minutes for calling soon-to-be-former President Nixon "a dead mouse on the kitchen floor that nobody wants to throw away." Dear President Biden ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nichola...

Nicholas von Hoffman - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org

Some good news. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

God Bless America, Willie Nelson’s Back Onstage for 4th of July Concertwww.rollingstone.com After an illness, Willie Nelson returned to the stage on Thursday for his annual Fourth of July Picnic.

You can take the car out of Wisconsin, but you can't take the Wisconsin out of the car. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

Wisconsin police seek person who threw cheese at someone's carwww.cbsnews.com Police in Wisconsin say a driver in Eau Claire reported someone chasing them down before aggressively throwing cheese at their vehicle.

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Mississippi is the poorest state in the US. Even though the state gets federal welfare funds, it is difficult to get welfare. The money was all getting stolen, and they got away with it. Now the journalists who exposed the story are facing a lawsuit and jail. www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...

She exposed how the nation's poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail.www.nbcnews.com "The rabbit's got the gun now," said a lawyer for former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, who is trying to force reporter Anna Wolfe to reveal her sources.

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Keeping Trump out of the White House isn’t the only thing that needs doing and it isn’t enough to solve all problems facing the country & world but if it isn’t done then all those problems get exponentially worse in ways I don’t even know how to express and it scares me when people pretend otherwise

Despair is a tangible thing today. “People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster.” – James Baldwin

FYI: "Florida law deprives convicted felons of certain Civil Rights including the right to vote, serve on a jury, hold public office, and restricts the issuance and renewal of some professional licenses such as real estate and insurance." www.flmp.uscourts.gov/felony-offen...

Felony Offenders | Middle District of Floridawww.flmp.uscourts.gov

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The image of a free constitution was maintained with a decent reverence. – Gibbon, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

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Cop City protesters being charged as terrorism, with people supporting them charged with conspiracy was the time to speak up for protests.

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If anyone can point me to a comparable New York Times subhead shoe-horning in a statement that "Donald Trump, under scrutiny since his conviction on 34 felony counts, was not arrested for any new crimes today" I'd sure be appreciative.

What the actual fuck, NYT?

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Someone the other day on here said the media hasn't yet found a good "but her emails" angle on Biden. I think they have now.

What the actual fuck, NYT?

No one is allowed to watch the watchmen.

"What kind of man would put a known criminal in charge of a major branch of government? Apart from, say, the average voter." – Pratchett

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The fact Roberts specifically mentioned Trump telling Pence to refuse to ratify the vote is telling as to how broadly he will stretch it.

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Biden needs to put together an Election Security Task Force. With heavy weapons and MRAPs. "Yes you WILL count ALL votes."

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A few years ago, Jon Lovett floated a theory that media treats Democrats like protagonists - to be challenged, accounted, and forced to be behave in growth-oriented ways - while the GOP are treated like antagonists - immutable, expected to disrupt, thematic obstacles. Thinking about that a lot.

I don’t recall the NYT calling for Trump to step down after being convicted of 34 counts of fraud and being called by a judge at his civil trial a rapist in the common person sense

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Please get the lawyers off television. I swear to God. We need people who understand how to do POLITICS.

The image of a free constitution was maintained with a decent reverence. – Gibbon, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Don't laugh. I dare you. patch.com/new-jersey/b...

NJ Does Not Renew Trump's Liquor Licenses At 2 Golf Clubs After Felony Convictionpatch.com The golf clubs are temporarily allowed to continue to serve alcohol until a final hearing on the renewals is held in July.

Well this week officially sucks. variety.com/2024/film/ne...

Martin Mull, Comic Actor in ‘Fernwood 2 Night,’ ‘Clue,’ ‘Arrested Development,’ Dies at 80variety.com Martin Mull, the actor who started with 1970s TV series “Fernwood 2 Night” and went on to appear in "Arrested Development," and "Clue" died Thursday.

Why won't you dance with me I'm not no Limburger