Travis View

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12 September 2026 01:09

Two hundred years ago today, William Morgan was detained at this location, the former site of Danold’s Tavern in Batavia, NY, on a trumped-up theft charge. Freemasons were in the process of kidnapping Morgan as punishment for threatening to publish Masonic secrets. This scheme horribly backfired.

Josh Marshall

joshtpm.bsky.social

08 September 2026 01:46

Today’s song is “Hound Dog,” by Big Mama Thornton, recorded in 1952. Though written by Leiber & Stoller for Thornton and credited to them, Thornton said that many of the lyrics she improvised herself. 14 weeks on the R&B charts; 7 at #1. youtu.be/764iHBRjAVw?...

Seasonal Ass Disorder

aknownscientist.bsky.social

28 May 2026 21:23

Ollie and I are sending love your way

Ben Collins

bencollins.bsky.social

28 May 2026 21:22

RIP Mulligan. Went to the big Drumstick ice cream cone in the sky last night. (He loved those.) Everybody should have a family cat live over 20 years, so you can remember all of the versions of yourself and family that he saw over that time. He was sweet to the end.