Beth

Hates Twitter. Hates other things. Likes many things, including posting about hated things.

Current Books: The Friday Afternoon Club by Griffin Dunne
Favorite Book: Rebecca
Twitter Handle: I had many incarnations.

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Last Notes

2024-11-03 03:25:45

Reports from the Harris-Walz campaign. Today:
807,000 doors in Pennsylvania
940,000 calls and 215,000 doors in Wisconsin
721,000 phone calls and 256,000 doors in Michigan

2024-10-31 00:19:27

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Tammy Baldwin is speaking.
There was an event in which Baldwin did not show up, and a few days later, the supposed leak about concerns over Harris' numbers came out.
It is good to see her there tonight. And bashing her opponent, who sounds horrible.

2024-10-27 22:06:37

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Yes, and he has just spent three minutes talking about the motivation behind starting his own media company.
Now, he is talking about Beyonce and other celebrities coming out for Harris. "Watch what happens to me tomorrow." He is telling the crowd that he doesn't need to worry about a job because he has them.

2024-09-11 04:10:44

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😂
You have to think that at some point she thought to herself that it was just too easy to execute the plan. She and her team had to have thought he'd resist a bit.

2024-09-11 04:09:17

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Yep. That is one of the things that won't get a lot of attention with all of the other Trump is Nuts moments.

2024-09-11 04:05:52

CNN is having a hard time with the concept of an undecided voter.
She's leaning towards voting for Trump in 2024, after voting for him in 2016 and 2020.

2024-09-11 04:02:23

Chris Wallace: Donald Trump looked old tonight.

2024-09-11 03:58:34

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Everyone will tell him that things are OK, and he'll sit there and believe it.
And then fire some people tomorrow.
I get the feeling that he is exactly how Henry VIII was after the execution of Thomas More.

2024-09-11 03:54:31

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OMG. 😂 😂 😂

2024-09-11 03:49:26

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Megyn's kind of jealous, don't you think?

2024-09-11 03:29:54

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Yeah, and I think that he'll adjust enough that he will hold off on melting down until the last half.

2024-09-08 03:40:03

So, Nick Fuentes is railing against Trump because Trump admitted he lost in 2020.
When you lose the neo-Nazi vote...

2024-09-04 03:57:43

I'm exhausted.
That is all.

2024-08-23 18:01:53

The New Yorker has an interview with Ezra Klein allowing Klein to take a victory lap for being one of the first to call on Biden to withdraw from the presidential race.
Ezra Klein wanted a contested convention. Ezra Klein wanted Biden and Harris out. In July, Ezra Klein said that one of Biden's top mistakes was picking Harris as his running mate.
Do not allow the media to reframe what was really going on.

2024-08-22 16:51:58

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There is something there. I had that indication, too.
But I was crying. So sometimes it's just that things are emotional.

2024-08-22 16:50:48

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Pete is a star!

2024-08-22 16:50:35

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Wow!

2024-08-22 03:48:36

Hi, God.
It's me, Beth.
Let Trump lose. Thanks. 💙

2024-08-21 16:26:30

I'm horrified by the Claudia Conway clip that George Conway just posted.
KellyAnne Conway is absolutely toxic.
I don't know that Claudia will ever be able to set boundaries, but I am hoping that the next generation of Conways can break away from that destructive dynamic.

2024-08-21 06:32:01

Still watching roll call, and I'm on Indiana with Sean Astin.
Got to ask - when did Joe Biden show up and demand to be the nominee? Trump said Biden was going to do it.

2024-08-20 05:22:49

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David Brooks was on NPR just a few hours ago talking about how he wanted a contested convention.

2024-08-20 04:56:19

Serious question:
I've watched very few conventions, and I don't think I've watched a first night.
This can't be a typical night because of Biden. But even without that amazing ovation, how does this compare to other conventions?

2024-08-18 03:08:08

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He was in Death Trap, which is one of my favorite movies. It was the first "real" movie that my parents took me to see.

2024-08-18 03:02:09

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Oh, Florida.
"While Scott is treading water with men (45% approval against 44% disapproval), women voters surveyed here seem to be in revolt, with just 28% approving of Scott and 52% disapproving."
And Scott doesn't do well with voters under 65.
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/689746-4-points-separate-debbie-mucarsel-powell-rick-scott-in-new-poll/

2024-08-18 02:58:19

"I'm not going to give money to candidates just because I hate their opponent." - Me up until yesterday
"He's running against Josh Hawley? Well...." - Me today
"I hate Josh Hawley most. Take my money." - Me next week, probably
I did, however, donate to Debbie Macarsel-Powell, who is running against Rick Scott in FL. And Jon Tester. 🤞 🤞

2024-08-18 02:15:51

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No, and not on the ceiling either.

2024-08-18 02:14:39

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Yes, we have.

2024-08-18 02:13:49

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And I am hoping that the lack of enthusiasm means that they won't be donating.

2024-08-18 02:08:23

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Trump fatigue is real.

2024-08-18 02:04:41

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OK with me, too.
I'm just here Dancing with Myself.

2024-08-18 01:59:22

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It's perfect here, too. One hot day next week.
I'm so over summer.

2024-08-18 01:49:46

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We can dance.

2024-08-18 01:27:46

"The song is about you."
#BadAISongExplanations
#HashTagGames

2024-08-18 01:17:58

"The song is about how society diminishes the cloth with which we weave cultures together because of cowardness and how, in doing so, we create smaller circles of companionship on which we rely."
It's about a yellow spotted bikini.
"You asked me. Fuck off."
#BadAISongExplanations
#HashTagGames

2024-08-18 01:12:48

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😂

2024-08-18 01:07:41

"The speed limit was only 45 mph. He was not allowed to drive 55 mph as this would be a moving violation."
#BadAISongExplanations
#HashTagGames

2024-08-18 01:05:46

"The wind is beneath her wings."
What does that mean?
"It is lifting her higher. Higher than she's ever been lifted before."
What?
"It's lifting us up where we belong."
We?
"Yes, because we belong together."
#BadAISongExplanations
#HashTagGames

2024-08-18 01:01:50

"She works hard for the money."
That's it? That's the explanation?
"Yes. She works hard for the money. Did I get it right?"
#BadAISongExplanations
#HashTagGames

2024-08-18 00:59:11

"Another passerby on Main Street predicted the majority of his fellow county voters would support the Democrats for a second consecutive presidential election, as they are increasingly turned off by what they regard as Trump’s bombast and antics.
“From talking to people who I know voted for Trump in the last election, they’re not going to vote for him this time around because they’re saying that they’re kind of tired of it,” said Mick O’Hearn."
Trump fatigue. It is a thing.
https://www.voanews.com/a/county-in-us-state-of-pennsylvania-has-uncanny-ability-to-choose-presidents-/7744497.html

2024-08-18 00:50:36

Wisconsin!
RSVP to Tuesday's Milwaukee rally!
https://www.mobilize.us/wisdems/event/668733/

2024-08-15 19:41:17

Kids are back in school today. And I'm trying to get back to...well, depression sucks.
I have some serious work to do. And I put on my running shoes. There was little running because it's been a long time. But I did it.
And I'm working on folding my laundry. That's kind of where I'm at right now. But I'm determined.

2024-08-15 19:38:54

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A montage of Paul Lynne and Peter Marshall from Hollywood Squares.
Funny question about the proper term of the United States' form of government at 1:54. Still relevant these many decades later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebBh2pjpIXc

2024-08-15 19:31:00

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I loved that show.
Paul Lynne was hilarious. And Peter Marshall seemed really kind.

2024-08-15 19:13:53

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Trump tells us that Biden is big mad.

2024-08-15 19:13:32

More from the focus group:
A two-time Trump voter - a white male - is looking at switching to Harris because Vance is too extreme.
A Gen X woman from Florida, who sounds like she is a Republican, is ready to vote Trump out to save the party. She was the only one in the clip who was critical of Harris, calling her annoying.
Florida. Oh, Florida. This is another Floridian who is saying that Trump needs to go to save the party. I would bet that this woman supported DeSantis.

2024-08-15 18:10:01

It's really odd. President Biden joined VP Harris for a rally, and he isn't insisting that he's the nominee. I thought Trump said Biden was showing up at next week's convention to demand that he be the nominee.

2024-08-13 20:23:09

Dave Troy and Gil Duran are talking about Trump's freedom cities. Which look a lot like the tech billionaires' Network State ideas.
Troy suggests that Musk will be cheerleading TEXIT (Texas Exit) in 12-18 months. Anarchy, and then a reconstruction of power under feudal masters.
Troy links the article I've quoted below, which talks about TEXIT.
https://www.sacurrent.com/news/to-texas-with-love-what-russias-support-of-texit-tells-us-about-the-frayed-nature-of-us-politics-33862864
"Although the Texas Nationalist Movement, or TEXIT, is real and made up of flesh-and-blood Texans, some of its most avid online supporters appear to be Russian trolls. What's more, experts including Gallaher warn that those trolls are more concerned with weakening the United States' status as a global superpower than seeing the success of a Second Republic of Texas."
@npub1q0j…x3m8

2024-08-13 02:52:40

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And we're done.
OK, Trump gave his Montana rally speech. And Musk outlined his reasons for supporting Trump.
Deregulation and curtailing government spending, which includes welfare benefits.
I understand that Musk is hoping to drive up support for Trump, but I am not sure that interview will do it. The billionaires like Ackman will say Trump did great, but it was a rambling mess.
Supposedly it was going to be fundraising event like the Harris Zoom calls, but I did not see or hear anything about donating. And I seriously doubt that there will be a bounce in the polls because of this.

2024-08-13 02:47:38

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1M listeners.
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2024-08-13 02:46:35

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Back to corrupt judges.
Trump had a great life, and he didn't need to do this. He is doing this for our country.
He is losing it.
Musk: Here are my values. Safe cities, borders, decreased spending, and deregulation. Need a big project to get our country excited. And the environment.

2024-08-13 02:43:00

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Most of this conversation is a repeat of the Montana speech. Musk's contribution gives...
OMG. Musk is talking about empathy for people. You need more than one layer deep empathy. You must have deep empathy for victims.
Hey, Elon! Want to talk about your treatment of your daughter? Deadnaming really isn't empathetic.

2024-08-13 02:39:46

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Musk is saying that we can't have cops getting beat by illegal immigrants.
Those involved in 1/6 were not mentioned.

2024-08-13 02:36:07

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Back to immigration and criminals.
Musk: We want...(and he starts listing things) and stop the welfare and (says more things).
There it is. I said he was going to bring up cuts to Social Security or welfare.

2024-08-13 02:34:09

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Musk is pushing moderates to support Trump.

2024-08-13 02:33:11

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Musk is explaining that he is not involved in politics, and he stood in line for six hours to shake Obama's hand. But now he is supporting Trump because Trump is the path to prosperity.

2024-08-13 02:30:55

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Trump says 25 million are listening, and Twitter shows it is 1M.

2024-08-13 02:28:22

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Back to immigration and crime.
Only person getting prosecuted is Donald Trump.

2024-08-13 02:26:45

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Trump has someone in the room talking about the number of people listening. He asks if he is going to get paid.

2024-08-13 02:21:22

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"Much safer." The slurring of those two words.
He must be wearing dentures, and they are slipping.

2024-08-13 02:20:39

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Now they are talking about the tunnel in Vegas. It's deep and you don't need structure.
Musk is talking about high speed rail and tunnels, with deregulation.
Third time. Deregulation.

2024-08-13 02:19:31

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"We need smart people."
And he is slurring these words. The spit. You can hear the spit in his mouth.
He just insulted the looks of a woman named Camilla.
Queen Camilla? Or mispronouncing Kamala?
He said someone was beautiful like the great First Lady Melania, not like that woman Camilla.

2024-08-13 02:17:35

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Now they are talking about free speech.
Harris wouldn't have this conversation because she's not smart, and Biden wouldn't know where he was.
But they are having a beautiful conversation. Musk says talking to them is like talking to an NPC.
Trump: You need a man or person who is smart.
Well, Donald, then perhaps not you. 😂

2024-08-13 02:11:36

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Last five minutes has been about Musk trying to say that Harris is a radical leftist, and they both label her as anti-Israel.

2024-08-13 02:03:36

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The best quote so far. It's from Musk.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed, and they seem OK now.

2024-08-13 02:02:08

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"But there is so much regulation, people can't get it done."
Second mention of regulation by Musk.

2024-08-13 02:01:27

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"People talk about global warming, but they don't talk about nuclear warming."
Trump is shifting back to Russia and nuclear weapons.
Musk now wants to talk about nuclear electricity. Let's see if Trump lets him...

2024-08-13 01:34:42

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Trump has rambled for 10 minutes, and he now is talking about the economy claiming that it is the most important thing.
Musk is talking about inflation and the need to lower government spending.
Trump shifts to military spending and shifts back to lowering the cost of energy. And he says not everyone should have an electric car, but Elon makes a good product.

2024-08-13 01:25:29

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#ThisInterviewIsWeird

2024-08-13 01:21:22

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Ukraine was the apple of Putin's eye.
And Trump said, "Don't you do it."
I don't think he understands the phrase "Apple of my eye."

2024-08-13 01:19:18

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Now Trump is talking about Biden.
And Harris hasn't done an interview since this "scam" started. He used the word coup, and he is talking about Russia and Hamas.
And Musk is trying to interrupt.
"Do they fear the American president?" Musk finally gets in his question, and then he refers to the image of Trump at the assassination.

2024-08-13 01:16:53

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Still immigration.
Countries are clearing out their jails.
And Musk keeps saying that the United States cannot handle even a small percentage of everyone from Earth.
Musk keeps repeating the word Earth.

2024-08-13 01:13:58

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Still talking about immigration.
Musk is talking about his visit to the border, and that the people there do not look friendly.
Now Trump is talking about non-productive people.
What is really weird about this conversation is that it is setting up Trump for one issue - immigration. And that is countered with the bipartisan border bill that he insisted be killed.

2024-08-13 01:09:09

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Elon is talking about who we let into America. It needs to be a quality team. We have an adverse selection process.
Elon is shocked that more criminals don't come over the border.

2024-08-13 01:07:29

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His speech is deteriorating.
You can hear the saliva. He is spraying when he talks.

2024-08-13 01:04:56

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Musk finally asks about vetting immigrants.
Trump now shifts to Harris.
No Tax on Tips. That was 30 seconds into his answer on immigration.

2024-08-13 01:01:56

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And now Musk is trying to get into illegal immigration because Trump had mentioned he was referencing that slide. Trump goes back to the assassination attempt.
And Musk brings it up again. Trump continues to talk about going back to Butler, PA.

2024-08-13 00:57:34

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This is so boring.
And Trump is spitting while he's talking.

2024-08-13 00:51:53

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Musk is trying to get this going a bit because it is pretty boring.
He starts to ask questions about how the Secret Service allowed it.

2024-08-13 00:49:51

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Musk is back as a speaker. Still hasn't started. Forty minutes late.
Just started.
Musk starts it off by saying it is going to be a normal conversation. Nothing adversarial. Its target audience is independent voters.
The first subject is the assassination attempt, and Musk says that Trump was inspiring immediately after. "Strength under fire."
Trump is basically repeating everything he said in Montana.

2024-08-13 00:37:16

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Musk has now dropped off as a co-host and Trump put his mic on mute.
The interview has yet to start. This is going as well as the Trump campaign.

2024-08-13 00:29:25

Twitter Spaces is not working. HAAHAHA!
Musk is claiming that the system was tested with 8M concurrent listeners earlier, and there were no issues. But now, it's broken.
They are going ahead with the program and posting it later.

2024-08-11 01:14:59

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The rally is starting later than I thought...dinner plans will have me leaving in a few minutes.
Oh, well.

2024-08-11 00:37:23

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I do find it interesting how much down time there is in these rallies.
I think I would have an announcement between each song asking people to take out their phones and text or post certain talk points with hashtags.

2024-08-11 00:28:50

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Three Representatives spoke at the rally earlier.
FYI: The top GOP PAC is not putting $$ into these races.
https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/top-gop-super-pac-not-spending-in-vegas-area-house-races-breaking-from-past-cycles

2024-08-11 00:23:40

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Sen. Rosen just finished, and now Sen. Cortez Masto is speaking.
Both senators are doing a great job hitting the talking points - kitchen table issues and reproductive rights.

2024-08-11 00:19:38

Nevada rally!
PBS has started their coverage!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GguhtK0HlKY

2024-07-12 14:39:46

Axios names the Democratic elites behind the efforts to get Biden out.
Kind of shocking.
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/12/biden-news-old-democrats-president

2024-07-10 01:58:07

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Several members of The Bulwark are openly advocating for Biden to step down. This includes Kristol, Longwell, and Miller.
I think Michael Steele recently joined, and he appears to be opposed to Biden stepping down.

2024-07-09 00:56:03

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Steve Schmidt was traveling with Tim Ryan in the last few weeks of the Ryan campaign.
Schmidt is supposedly heading a Pass the Torch PAC. This was a PAC that was started to help Dean Phillips.

2024-07-09 00:01:30

How are we holding up?
Twitter is a shitshow right now. Which surprises none of us.
The press conference on Thursday is NOT going to stop the media. Jake Tapper has been calling for it to be a two-hour event, setting up a rationale to continue to question Biden's ability to govern.
But it will give voters like myself a chance to see if the debate was just a bad night. I, personally, don't need two hours. I don't think I have a set time. The issues with the debate started with the very first question.
The next issue is a harder one. The visits of a Parkinson's specialist. When I read an NBC article I had lots of questions. Then, I read an article from The Hill, and it provided some interesting facts.
The doctor is a neurologist and movement specialist, and he visited the WH more than two dozen times during 2012 and 2016. Trump didn't keep a visitor log, so there is no information about visits during that time.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4760956-wh-press-sec-deflects-questions-biden-health/

2024-06-15 04:10:10

Backyard view.
https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/112/618/668/570/114/741/original/1a66ae2f5608eb36.jpg

2024-06-14 19:20:57

Yes!
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2024-06-11 02:18:36

Four scones and seven beers ago...
#MashupFoodAndFamousQuotes
#HashtagGames

2024-05-19 17:05:35

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Ready to move on from Truman Capote, but first Mockingbird and the not real sequel.
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2024-05-06 18:49:53

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Not a lot of reading required for this one. A short essay by George Plimpton, Capote's essay, and then some reflections by the photographer's son. Eli Attie's story about his father's photos was interesting.
Think I am nearing the end of my Capote journey. Two movies and two Harper Lee books remain on the list.
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2024-05-05 23:07:29

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Took me awhile to finish it, but it was good! Hopefully watching the movie soon. 🤞
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2024-04-13 23:00:18

My first #Caturday photo.
He's been with us just over two months now.
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2024-02-20 04:43:54

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Breakfast at Tiffany's.
Capote wrote gritty stories. But where Unanswered Prayers was garbage, this one...I think I may have hated the story, but it was beautifully crafted.
https://files.sfba.social/media_attachments/files/111/961/964/181/265/594/original/9202127f11142d62.jpg

2024-02-19 00:42:03

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Now, unlike books, I rewatch TV shows all the time. This is my second favorite TV movie. I've seen it just a few times. 😂
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2024-02-19 00:29:46

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With just a few exceptions, I don't reread books. This is one of them. Last read it in about 1986. And, too many decades later, I love it just as much as I did then.
I think I read everything Dominick Dunne wrote. In my recent Truman Capote kick - and I still need to watch this week's episode of Feud - I found the podcast Done & Dunne. I've so enjoyed revisiting somes of his biggest Vanity Fair articles.
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