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writer/ghostwriter/podcaster/so-called journalist Author: SHOW; BALLOON DOG; A SINGLE HAPPENED THING; MOURNING WOOD; THE BALL Co-Author: HEAVEN HELP US (John Kasich); UNFORGIVING (Lindsey Jacobellis); BLUE (Steve Aoki) Host: AS TOLD TO danielpaisner.com
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Vegas line on tonight's "Pin-The-Tail-On-The-Ass" contest is wild...

attendance perception?...

“I did not text parade plans." - so-called defense secretary, despite evidence of a mass invite sent from his Signal account to the Houthis, Iran’s Supreme Leader, and The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg @borowitzreport.bsky.social #Hegseth #TrumpParade open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

“He is a kind of a vessel we’re all pouring our hopes and expectations into until this papacy takes shape." #StevenMillies, professor of Public Theology, #CatholicTheologicalUnion, a Chicago school where #PopeLeoIV studied divinity... @whitesox.com #PapalVisit www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

awful, terrifying... www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

just watched a cable news segment that began with a long op-ed type intro by the host, who then turned to his guest and said, "React to my commentary"... when did this start passing for #journalism?...

such a shame... www.threads.com/@ami.l.berge...

there was no lunging... there was no storming... outrage and frustration, yes... lunging and storming, no... #NoemPressConference

be outraged... be very outraged...

Other than that, how was the play, Mr. So-Called President? "I've said it once and I'll say it again, a thousand times. I never heard of #JeanValjean, never had anything to do with her, never touched her, or in any way would want to touch her." #LesMiserables #LesDeplorables #KennedyCenter

alas, #LesDeplorables not buying tickets to see #LesMiserables in sufficient number... what's a so-called theater director to do?... www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

“That ear. I mean, Jesus, he’s got to will that to the Smithsonian.” - #BobDylan #BrianWilsonRIP #TheBeachBoys www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/a...

but of course... #BrianWilsonRIP #BarenakedLadies youtu.be/Ch84fmOa414?...

you can have your #PetSounds - I'll take #Surf'sUp for my one #BeachBoys Desert Island Disc... such a great album... #BrianWilson had reportedly worked on #'TilIDie in the studio for years, getting the sound just right... a singular talent at the peak of his powers... #RIP youtu.be/eXZ_L6zJn1c?...

came across this interview I gave on 2016 pub of my #baseballnovel "A Single Happened Thing... seems relevant... "We don’t often see ourselves as we truly are – or, as we wish to be seen. Too often, we see ourselves in the examples of others." a.co/d/b148rYQ ⚾ goodmenproject.com/featured-con...

been sidelined by #Facebook for over a week, for somehow violating their policy on being an underread writer and underappreciated podcaster who only posts about his new books and episodes, with an occasional bday greet to friends... no way to appeal, or talk to a human... (sigh)... #SocialMediaSky

"No one's ever gotten funnier by trying harder." #SethMeyers #WTF @marcmaron.bsky.social siriusxm.com/player/episo...

sometimes, speaking truth to power comes at a price... #TerryMoran www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/b...

weekend now in the rearview, with a horrorshow of headlines and images to give us pause... and yet these listening/reading options remain... #BookSky

now available wherever you library, and wherever #books are sold... my fifth #collaboration with former Ohio gov. #JohnKasich - his take on what it might take to set right the American pendulum and make our world a safer, richer, more hopeful place... #HeavenHelpUs #faith #inspiration a.co/d/8T76skb

"Somebody, please, buy the old man a pair of white gloves for this birthday. It’d make him so happy, maybe he’d leave us alone for a bit." - @marcfisher.bsky.social @postopinions.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

somebody forgot to gas up the clown car...

hope for us all... www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

this... wapo.st/4e5cssX

"I don’t want to get in people’s way, and I don’t want them to get in my way. I just want to play my songs.” - #SlyStone #RIP www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/a...

sad news about #SlyStone - still a riot goin' on, I'm afraid... #RIP youtu.be/ICSuhwxqbY8?...

now available wherever you library, and wherever #books are sold... my fifth #collaboration with former Ohio gov. #JohnKasich - his take on what it might take to set right the American pendulum and make our world a safer, richer, more hopeful place... #HeavenHelpUs #faith #inspiration a.co/d/8T76skb

weekend now in the rearview, with a horrorshow of headlines and images to give us pause... and yet these listening/reading options remain... #BookSky

"Did I lie? Yup. Did I also write a book that tore people to shreds? Yeah.” - #JamesFrey #BookSky #WritingLife www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/s...

so-called president looking into this very strongly... airmail.news/issues/2025-...

#Journalism could use a win, yes?... #BelmontStakes www.horseracingnation.com/news/Belmont...

"SWIM. BIKE. RUN. PET. FINISH.” #JillWalker #PetSounds #triathlete #running #biking #swimming #Ironman 🏃‍♀️ 🚴 🏊‍♀️ 🐕‍🦺 @kylemelnick.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

which high road is that, exactly?... www.thedailybeast.com/kayleigh-mce...

in which we learn the songwriter played hoops at UCLA... "I was just running up to Hollywood all the time and writing music...And #JohnWooden said, ‘Hey man, you got to make a decision. You got to play basketball or you got to do something else.’” #RichardNichols #RIP www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/a...

well there you go... #CocoGauff #FrenchOpen @wtatour.bsky.social #TennisSky www.espn.com/tennis/story...

weekend listening/weekend reading... @writersbone.com @comedycentral.bsky.social #ArtBell #thriller #comedy #newnovel #newepisode #writinglife #BookSky #AsToldTo: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... #WhatShe'sHiding: a.co/d/87lch5S

"In a world where authenticity is indeed dangerous and expensive, #Maron knows that it’s still worth it to stay real." @jessgrose.bsky.social @nytopinion.nytimes.com #poscasting www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/o...

saw this on the Threads... echoing it here... well-played, @georgetakei.bsky.social!...

in any language...

it appears #rubber has met #glue in this escalating #TrumpSpat.... let's just hope no one starts huffing that glue before it has a chance to settle... #MuskVsTrump #WhiteHouseFeud @meidastouch.com meidasnews.com/news/elon-mu...

that'll show him... www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

Elon's version of an executive order - and one that will hold up in court... #TrumpVsMusk #catfight www.threads.com/@jillkargman...

what's with this movement in team sports that now seems to want to kick coaches to the curb after kicking consistent ass, season after season, and deep into the post-season?... not a fan...

wondering, who gets to keep the wedding gifts?... wapo.st/4dOHXHD

yes... truly... #WNBA www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/o...

this #Trump - #Musk breakup has got the interwebs all a twitter... youtu.be/Q5fPDYPk8YE?...

NEW PODCAST EPISODE!... #ArtBell #newnovel #ComedyCentral #TelevisionSky #memoir #writinglife podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

well that didn't take long... www.axios.com/2025/06/05/m...

Yep... all about the cookies... #GiveBlood #donate @newyorkbloodcenter.bsky.social #GirlScouts

well-played, #CookieMonster!...