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cliffylippy.bsky.social
Public policy wonk. Professor. Curmudgeon. A soldier, once upon a time.
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I’ve had a good turntable for awhile. Finally paired it with good speakers. May have to take leave tomorrow. #CocoonedInMusic

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Hell on Earth.

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Easter is the official start of Gibson season.

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ANDERSON, INDIANA, 1982 Reagan’s first recession The one before Black Monday The one that hurt Real People The one a few years before General Motors swore They were with US For the long haul A few years more before They pulled out At Shadyside Park A sweaty night Just to be sure

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It was a good run. Fall 2025 will be the first semester in almost 20 years during which I will not be teaching a class at Vanderbilt. Another victim of rippling federal funding cuts. I hope to return some day in the not-too-distant future.

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So disappointed. But who isn't? And who even cares?

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A bit angry

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@robertjbennett.bsky.social I didn’t see psychopomp coming. Well turned.

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I’ll lose every battle if that’s what it takes to win the war.

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Stupid or evil? Does the distinction matter?

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When you write the best things you've written and only a few ever know

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FUNC

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TAM FESSUS SUM If I had a family crest The motto would be Whatever Is Latin For I am so tired So staid The shield of course convex The crest more complex My head Steady, firm Thoughts Concaved

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Sometimes you have to move backwards to move forward.

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As much as I make fun of Facebook, it’s the only place more than a handful of people ever engage with me. 🤷🏻‍♂️ #oldmanproblems

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Special, limited, independent record store release in retro black vinyl.

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We seem to see storms further and further away and do less and less to pass through them safely.

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"I Clifford M. Lippard, do solemnly affirm that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; ...

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TRIVIAL Are we just Pinballs and bumpers Or plastic soldiers Clearly not flippers Our limbs blown off Fire crackers Ricochets Rebounds Reforms Or a stuffed Turtle, left In the bottom Drawer of a pressed Wood nightstand In a value room Midway Of a too long Family vacation

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AWAY I Don’t know why I Had to fly But when I did The wind Took my wing Away Away, away Away

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I don’t roll over.

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Great artists I’ve seen at the Mother Church: John Prine Tori Amos Josh Ritter First Aid Kit Watchhouse (when they were still called Mandolin Orange). #RymanAuditorium

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“Make me an angel That flies from Montgomery. Make me a poster Of an old rodeo.” #TheIncomparableJohnPrine

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After a failed attempt in the 2024 Legislature, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is again seeking legislative authority for an executive housing office, one tasked with tackling the state’s widespread challenges with homelessness, unaffordable rent and skyrocketing home prices.

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Knowing that cheaper, more efficient AI may be even more threatening to many of our livelihoods, I still can’t help but feel some schadenfreude over the tech bros losing their shirts in the market yesterday.

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