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I suppose this means upper income/highly educated Republicans have come to recognize themselves as wage slaves now.

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On this day in 1953, Kim Althea Gordon was born to play the bass & sing in one of the most consequential post-punk bands, Sonic Youth. Describing music as the art where she felt like an outsider, Gordon also acted, wrote, produced bands & created visual art. A busy lady. #OTD

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On this day in 1896, Rogers Hornsby was born to play second base and have a pretty strong run at the plate, earning a lifetime .358 batting average by bashing in 301 homers and almost 1600 RBIs before becoming a manager w a .463 winning %. Pity he was unlikable. #OTD #baseball

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On this day in 1928, Edwin Parker Twombly, Jr. was born to become Cy Twombly, a prolific artist in several mediums and a huge influence on artists who emerged in the last quarter of the 20th century. #OTD #modernart

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On this day in 1860, Johanna Marau Taʻaroa a Tepau Salmon was born to become Marau, the last queen of Tahiti and literally, at least by today's standards, the child bride of King Pömare V. #OTD #polyneisan

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On this day in 1858, Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck was born to study the world/universe at its most fundamental level, originating quantum theory and so providing the foundation for modern physics. He did much more scientific work, a list TL:DR. #OTD #science #Physics

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On this day in 1922, Charles Mingus, Jr. was born to write & play music, along the way laying down the bass for many of the greats (including Ellington, who fired him & then made a record with him). Jeff Beck fans probably know his composition, "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat." #OTD #jazz

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On this day in 1838, John Muir was born to be awed by nature and express that wonder in a way that inspired generations of conservationists and led to the formation of Yosemite National Park and, indirectly, all the other National Parks and Forests, a national treasure. #OTD #NPS

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On this day in 1908, Lionel Leo Hampton was born to play the vibraphone, becoming one of the early, premier jazz performers on the instrument. His 1942 hit, "Flying Home," is, for me, the finest moment of jump blues. Take a listen, I dare you not to find yourself dancing. #OTD

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On this day in 1946, Timothy James Curry was born to drop the formalities & take on the thespian mantle, having early, if cultlish, success as the transexual mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter in 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' and then working steadily in all sorts of roles. #OTD

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On this day in 1772, David Ricardo was born to do foundational work in economics, creating some of the first economic models and notably focusing on international trade and the benefits of comparative advantage. That chapter seems to have been missed by some. #OTD #Economics

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On this day in 1894 (or 1892, or maybe it was in July), Bessie Smith was born to become the Empress of the Blues, recording more than 160 sides for Columbia and Okeh records and setting a standard for female blues singers that's lasted longer than she lived. #OTD #blues

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Many will choose to believe this action is evidence that our allies are “so called” and are really our adversaries. Yet they saw no reason to act this way as recently as 85 days ago. www.ft.com/content/20d0...

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On this day in 1925, Rodney Stephen Steiger was born to act, building a career playing a string of memorable, offbeat, often slightly crazy characters as well as, improbably, singing a duet with Gordon McRae when he played Jud Fry in 'Oklahoma.' #OTD #cinema

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I loved Vargas Llosa’s writing. It could be funny. It could be sad. It could be profound. The only thing it could never be is boring. Rest well dear Mario, you did good www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/o...

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On this day in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded began its ascent to becoming one of the world's finest collections of art, all 1.5 million pieces. Not to get too parochial, but you get spoiled when a place like The Met sits in your backyard. #OTD #Art

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For the first time I'm seeing the words "capital flight" applied to the US. Truly a banana republic moment, and not even 90 days in.

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On this day in 1915, Theodore Roosevelt Taylor was born to become Hound Dog Taylor, the six-fingered, raunchy slide guitar player whose band, the Houserockers, kept Elmore James' style alive. It's said that Alligator Records was founded to record Hound Dog. ##OTD #Blues

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On this day in 1961, Douglas Owen Hopkins was born to play guitar & write numinous pop songs. Made redundant by the demons that eventually consumed him, Hopkins missed the success the band he co-founded, The Gin Blossoms', had with 'Hey Jealousy' and 'Found Out About You.' #OTD

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There are things I miss about being in the City all the time. The people. The languages. The “didn’t-that-used-to-be …” always evolving streetscape. The ever-more-European public spaces. And then I encounter the $4 small cup of coffee.

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On this day in 1929, Carl Adolf von Sydow was born to become Max von Sydow, the Swedish actor who appeared in more than 150 films & TV series, often as a villain, ranging from high art to Judge Dred. To me, he'll always be Antonious Block, the man who played chess w. Death. #OTD

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Dessert Star Michael Connelly "Harry Bosch sits at the center of what I call the Bosch Novelistic Universe. By my count he's had a couple of partners, worked with an FBI profiler & crossed paths professionally with his defense attorney half-brother." wp.me/pOKtY-3gl

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On this day in 1945, Stephen Kendall Gadd was born to keep time, sometimes behind a regular drum kit, sometimes with another percussion instrument that's at hand, adding his distinctive touch to more records than I can name. But start with Paul Simon's "Late in the Evening." #OTD

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In the shadow of Clem Burke's passing, we also lost one of the funkiest bass players to emerge from post-punk: Dave Allen of the Gang of Four and Shriekback. Those two will form one hell of a rhythm section. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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On this day in 1732, David Rittenhouse was born to study the heavens above & survey the ground below, observing the transit of Venus, calculating the distance to the sun, fixing the DE/PA border & completing the Mason-Dixon line. He was first director of the US Mint. #OTD

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On this day in 1920, Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury was born to become Ravi Shankar, the ambassador of Indian music (in general), and the sitar (in particular) to the wider world, notably forging a musical bond with George Harrison. Shankar also served in the Indian parliament. #OTD

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On this day in 1942, Barry Lee Levinson was born to make feature films, putting some of the most memorable films of the 1980s and 90s on the big screen. The Baltimore trilogy alone would have earned him a place in the firmament. #OTD #cinema

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On this day in 1928, Samuel Edward Williams was born to become Tony Williams, the "unearthly" high tenor whose lead vocals led The Platters to their greatest hits including "The Great Pretender" and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." Once heard, never forgotten. #OTD #DooWop

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On this day in 1792, Thaddeus Stevens was born to become a Radical Republican leader--pro equal rights, advocate for free public education, scourge of Andrew Johnson, proponent of the 14th amendment which includes equal protection and due process. How times have changed. #OTD

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"To think you can make a man richer by putting on a tax is like a man thinking that he can stand in a bucket and lift himself up by the handle."

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On this day in 1971, Picabo Street was born to ski fast, becoming the first American to win a speed title in the 1995 downhill, which she repeated while earning a world championship in 1996, moving on to a Gold Medal in the Super G at the 1998 Olympics. Then she crashed. #OTD

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