And keeping fertile American stallions like this in limbo is one of the things driving down US birth rates. Dammit, Tehran! That s*** is uncalled for!

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If I were a writer for The Pitt I would have an episode in which a social worker or woke doctor corrects Huckleberry, informing him "we don't call them hobos, we call them vagrants. To honor their humanity."

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My main takeaway from "The Pitt" season 1 is that Isa Briones's character Santos must have watched Val Kilmer in Tombstone a few times too many

It's a wonderful album.

Ojos De Rojos YouTube video by Cedar Walton Quartet - Topic

Jazz OTD: There was no finer hard bop pianist than the great Cedar Walton, and here he is - on "Bluesville Time," from April 21, 1985 - with his regular partners David Williams (b) and Billy Higgins (d) as well as the young Australian saxophonist Dale Barlow. A terrific album. #jazzsky

On Green Dolphin Street YouTube video by Joe Henderson - Topic

Jazz OTD: Given the bluesy finesse of the Wynton Kelly Trio (the pianist joined by Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb), Joe Henderson could probably have mailed in his performance with the group. But on "Four!" - recorded on April 21, 1968 - Henderson memorably lets it rip. #jazzsky

McCoy Tyner - Passion Dance YouTube video by Santoszzz

Jazz OTD: Here's the opening track to McCoy Tyner's first Blue Note album as leader, "The Real McCoy." Ethan Iverson calls it one of the greatest jazz albums of all, and I find it hard to disagree. Recorded April 21, 1967 with Joe Henderson (ts), Ron Carter (b), and Elvin Jones (d). #jazzsky

Neo (Live at the Black Hawk, San Francisco, CA - April 21, 1961) YouTube video by Miles Davis - Topic

Jazz OTD: Hank Mobley Day Part 3 - somehow Mobley's time with Miles Davis is a bit forgotten between the "great" quintets, but he's here from April 21, 1961 at San Francisco's Blackhawk on one of Davis' best live albums of all. With Wynton Kelly (p), Paul Chambers (b), and Jimmy Cobb (d). #jazzsky

Lee Morgan,Hank Mobley - 07 "Nutville" YouTube video by Penta Shack-G

Jazz OTD: Hank Mobley Day, Part 2: Recording quality is rough, but this April 21, 1958 date was part of a regular jam session series at Birdland; Mobley (ts) is with Lee Morgan (tp), Curtis Fuller (tb), Billy Root (ts, bs), Ray Bryant (p), Tommy Bryant (b), and Charles "Specs" Wright (d). #jazzsky

Hi Groove, Low Feed-Back YouTube video by Hank Mobley - Topic

Jazz OTD: Hank Mobley Day, Part 1 - Recorded April 21, 1957, the aptly named "Hank" has Mobley leading a terrific hard-bop sextet with Donald Byrd (tp), Bobby Timmons (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d), and John Jenkins (as), whose talent merited more success than he had, sadly. #jazzsky

Ithaca spring

Great story!!

My Romance YouTube video by Elvin Jones - Topic

Jazz OTD: Legendary drummer Elvin Jones went with a pianoless showcase for his album "Youngblood," recorded on April 20-21, 1992 with brilliant up-and-comers as the frontline horns: trumpeter Nicholas Payton, with Javon Jackson and Joshua Redman on tenor sax. The great George Mraz on bass. #jazzsky

Luminescence YouTube video by The Barry Harris Sextet - Topic

Jazz OTD: The lifelong bop proponent Barry Harris recorded his wonderful album "Luminescence!" on April 20, 1967 with a sensational group joining the pianist: Junior Cook (ts), Pepper Adams (bs), Slide Hampton (tb), Bob Cranshaw (b), and Lenny McBrowne (d). The opening title track. #Jazzsky

Horace Parlan - Wadin' YouTube video by MrWzzzW

Jazz OTD: Pianist/composer Horace Parlan had a gorgeous touch and a great, bluesy feel, both evident on his album "Us Three." He recorded it on April 20, 1960 with George Tucker (b) and Al Harewood (p). And that Reid Miles cover art! #jazzsky

I'm not enough of a fan to watched a lot of Pistons games, so I don't know if they ever use his music or not.

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I can't believe that despite the absurdly packed musical legacy of the great city of Detroit, the opening music for the Pistons as they're starting to announce the team before a playoff game is Europe's "The Final Countdown."

Energy Secretary Says Gas Prices May Stay Above $3 Until 2027

“Secretary Wright added, ‘But most Americans will agree it’s a very small price to pay to keep the Epstein files out of the news.’”

The trade helps the Bengals solidify an offseason strategy built around strengthening the line of scrimmage. In free agency, Cincinnati signed former Seattle Seahawks edge rusher Boye Mafe to a three-year, $60 million deal and added former Minnesota Vikings defensive lineman Jonathan Allen on a two-year, $25 million deal.

Great paragraph from ESPN story about Dexter Lawrence contract. I mean, until I read this, I wasn't sure that the Bengals defense even understood what the line of scrimmage was or why it's important.

MAGA Is Increasingly Convinced the Trump Assassination Attempt Was Staged Conspiracy theories about the Butler, Pennsylvania, shooting have ramped up in recent weeks as once steadfast Trump supporters turn on the president.

If someone in your life believes any of this, remember that the social psychology literature is largely in agreement on how best to engage them: with derision, scorn, and mockery. Nothing you say will change their mind, but at least you won't go crazy yourself.

We're offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope Americans take it and start approving of my performance because, if they don't, CBS is going to start canceling NCIS programs and replacing them with reruns of CBS Evening News with Bari Weiss. NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!

Depending of course on my hangover

Vance response: “The only way to reduce the concentration of wealth in Jared Kushner’s bank account is for American women to have more babies.”

Snowing

Ithaca being Ithaca this morning

I did a quick search for how "How Soaring Rhetoric, Not Military Force, Won the First and Second World Wars" on scholar.google.com and I can't find it anywhere

Mets in free fall after losing 10th straight game The Mets lost their 10th straight game Saturday, the team's longest skid since 2004. Only three teams have made the postseason after a losing streak that long.

Doesn't "free fall" imply having already achieved some kind of altitude?

From the manifesto: 4. The limits of soft power, of soaring rhetoric alone, have been exposed. The ability of free and democratic societies to prevail requires something more than moral appeal. It requires hard power, and hard power in this century will be built on software.

I'm very much on the record in my critique of "soft power" as an analytical concept, and even I think this spectacularly unlearned version does Joseph Nye dirty.

They’re Young. They’re Conservative. And They’re Split Over the War.

Powerful stuff: "If they want my vote in 2026 and 2028, they're going to need to really step up the misogyny, racism, and transphobia. You know, thinking inside the box."

My Dear Ruby YouTube video by Ran Blake - Topic

Jazz OTD: The superb pianist Ran Blake recorded his Thelonious Monk tribute album "Epistrophy" on April 19-20, 1991. Terrific renditions that pay homage but don't fall into clichéd imitation. #jazzsky