Derek S
@brekekekex.bsky.social
Here to listen more than to talk. Lawyer, educator, parent. Baltimore booster. Library friend. Amateur musician and vinyl enthusiast. Ravens fan. All views my own.
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Sonny Rollins (1930-2026) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/a...
Sonny Rollins, Giant of the Jazz Saxophone, Is Dead at 95
www.nytimes.com
May 26, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Sonny Rollins (1930-2026) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/a...
Doing this until we have #nokings #nokingsparkville
March 28, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Doing this until we have #nokings #nokingsparkville
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More attention here, please.
Floored by this story. A man wrote a pollite email to a federal prosecutor objecting to the deportation of an Afghan seeking asylum. DHS responded with an administrative warrant to get the man's info from Google, then visited his home to intimidate him.
DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
The Department of Homeland Security is using a little-known tool to go after its critics.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:10 AM
More attention here, please.
Resistance movies suddenly are extremely relevant.
January 24, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Resistance movies suddenly are extremely relevant.
However tonight’s game and this season go, I feel lucky getting to watch Lamar Jackson play. He's just so much fun to watch even if I can never rest easy watching the Ravens play.
September 23, 2025 at 1:46 AM
However tonight’s game and this season go, I feel lucky getting to watch Lamar Jackson play. He's just so much fun to watch even if I can never rest easy watching the Ravens play.
"We can 'make America great again'‐if we only get rid of due process, or judicial review, or the separation of powers, or birthright citizenship, or the freedom of the press. We might be great if we got rid of some or all of those things. But we would no longer be America." - Louis Menand, the NYer
June 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"We can 'make America great again'‐if we only get rid of due process, or judicial review, or the separation of powers, or birthright citizenship, or the freedom of the press. We might be great if we got rid of some or all of those things. But we would no longer be America." - Louis Menand, the NYer
I knew this had to be an Alito opinion.
Supreme Court Rules 6-3 To Open Evil Tomb Of Batibat
Supreme Court Rules 6-3 To Open Evil Tomb Of Batibat
WASHINGTON—Despite polls that show the American public overwhelmingly supports keeping the ancient burial chamber sealed, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Friday to pry open the evil tomb of Batibat, a ven...
theonion.com
June 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I knew this had to be an Alito opinion.
Rebellions are built on hope.
June 14, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Rebellions are built on hope.
Another great book talk at the Hamilton Branch Library with @susanmd.bsky.social. I love how many interesting and talented authors live in the greater Baltimore area. If you haven't read her book, it's well worth checking out.
May 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Another great book talk at the Hamilton Branch Library with @susanmd.bsky.social. I love how many interesting and talented authors live in the greater Baltimore area. If you haven't read her book, it's well worth checking out.
Glad to support this local news source - I highly recommend for anyone in the Baltimore area.
Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of overdose crisis
Baltimore Banner wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of overdose crisis
The Baltimore Banner was awarded the Pulitzer Prize on Monday for groundbreaking local journalism that exposed Baltimore as the deadliest large city in the nation for drug overdoses.
buff.ly
May 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Glad to support this local news source - I highly recommend for anyone in the Baltimore area.
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Feeling grateful to be able to walk to our favorite independent bookstore, @snugbooksbmore.bsky.social, for Independent Bookstore Day.
April 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Feeling grateful to be able to walk to our favorite independent bookstore, @snugbooksbmore.bsky.social, for Independent Bookstore Day.
We supported our local indie this morning. We're so lucky to have @snugbooksbmore.bsky.social in our neighborhood!
Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Read Maris's piece, then go show your local indie bookstore some love. They're so much more than places to get books--they are places to engage with ideas and others in your community. Staffed by actual humans to help you find the books you didn't know you needed!
I needed to write about something that’s giving me hope, so I wrote about Independent Bookstore Day which is this Saturday. lithub.com/something-go...
April 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
We supported our local indie this morning. We're so lucky to have @snugbooksbmore.bsky.social in our neighborhood!
Glad the Orioles got that safety but you just can't give up three touchdowns and a field goal to the Reds and expect to win.
April 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Glad the Orioles got that safety but you just can't give up three touchdowns and a field goal to the Reds and expect to win.
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Today's rally and march in Baltimore.
April 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Today's rally and march in Baltimore.
Saturday is for protesting. @podsaveamerica.crooked.com
April 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Saturday is for protesting. @podsaveamerica.crooked.com
In honor of anti-record store day, I picked up a used Tears for Fears album yesterday featuring the saddest visit to a duck pond you'll ever see.
April 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
In honor of anti-record store day, I picked up a used Tears for Fears album yesterday featuring the saddest visit to a duck pond you'll ever see.
So on point.
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
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April 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
So on point.
I got to attend a great concert today from the folk singer @crysmatthews.bsky.social in our neighborhood. Her music really speaks to the moment and deserves a wide audience on Bluesky.
April 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I got to attend a great concert today from the folk singer @crysmatthews.bsky.social in our neighborhood. Her music really speaks to the moment and deserves a wide audience on Bluesky.
The Onion has been killing it lately.
Parents Gently Explain To Child That Their Money In Heaven Now
Parents Gently Explain To Child That Their Money In Heaven Now
HUNTSVILLE, AL—In an effort to comfort the child by telling her the funds had gone to a far better place, local parents Blake and Allison McKee gently explained to their daughter Friday that their mon...
theonion.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The Onion has been killing it lately.
One of the reasons I particularly enjoy collecting used vinyl. It gives records new life and makes me feel connected to the history of the music.
Do you ever wonder where your older records were before you owned them? I’ve been the caretaker of this album for quite a few years now. But where was it originally purchased back in 1958? Who was listening the very first time a needle moved through its grooves, and what did they think?
March 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
One of the reasons I particularly enjoy collecting used vinyl. It gives records new life and makes me feel connected to the history of the music.
Also on point.
And then I wondered … had Pete Hegseth really meant to text me the state secrets?
March 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Also on point.