Greet tweet about Toy Story 2

Someone at Pixar deleted all of Toy Story 2 and the backup hadn't worked for a month, and the only reason we saw that movie was b/c someone on maternity leave had a copy of it on her home computer.

Her name is Galyn Susman and she is now the producer for the new Lightyear movie!
— Chris Albon (@chrisalbon) February 15, 2022

Covers: Tears of Rage

Like “This Wheel’s On Fire”, “Tears of Rage” was first recorded as part of the Basement Tapes and first released on Music From Big Pink. It was co-written by Bob Dylan and Richard Manuel. I saw the Band four times and don’t recall them ever performing it. If they did, it would have been at the first show in 1970.

released on the 1975 Basement Tapes album

Covers: The Prisoner’s Song

“The Prisoner’s Song” was originally recorded in 1924 by Vernon Dalhart. One of his cousins may have heard it in prison. I just heard it for the first time in a cover by Fats Domino (1958).

Bad news: Michigan GOP attorney general candidates want to overturn a birth control decision

This is terrible.

About 90% of Americans support birth control. All three GOP men running for Michigan attorney general in 2022 want a landmark decision on contraception overturned.

If you think Republicans are going to stop at Roe v. Wade, think again. https://t.co/C1BaxSmiRy
— Susan J. Demas 🏔 (@sjdemas) February 20, 2022

All 3 Republicans running for Michigan Attorney General just stated that they oppose the ruling in Griswold v Connecticut which outlawed prosecuting married couples for using contraception.

You read that right.

Terrifying.
— Dana Nessel (@dananessel) February 19, 2022

Big Old Goofy World: The Story of Oh Boy Records

John Prine founded Oh Boy Records in 1981.

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Covers: Please Don’t Bury Me

American Songwriter published an article on how John Prine wrote “Please Don’t Bury Me” which is on his 1973 album Sweet Revenge. I saw him perform it at the Philadelphia Folk Festival before it was released.

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Tweets on long Covid

1/ Unmasked exposures & Long Covid 🧵

There is potentially a relationship between inoculum dose (amount of virus you are exposed to when you get infected) & development of #LongCovid

Having higher early viral load may increase risk of Long Covidhttps://t.co/zDqAbkNF6B pic.twitter.com/Ux2I7KP79t
— Abraar Karan (@AbraarKaran) February 20, 2022

If you’re talking about COVID and not including conversations about Long COVID, you are ignoring a HUGE part of the conversation about COVID. I am out on DISABILITY right now. You’re talking about cases & mortality. There are even some people who survived this that wish they died
— Dr. Raven the Science Maven is healing ❤️‍🩹 (@ravenscimaven) February 20, 2022

I have been experiencing exhaustion and brain fog since I got Covid in January 2021.

Trying to figure out what was happening inspired me to write this piece, which visualizes the physical evidence for long Covid.https://t.co/KAwalKyXmS
— Josh Keller (@joshkellerjosh) February 19, 2022

Why is there so much complacency about #LongCovid?https://t.co/GziHCWlsZE @nature by @lfspinney pic.twitter.com/9SdDBkxoBk
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 16, 2022

"Normally, a patient should be able to extract 75% of the oxygen from their blood, but the #LongCovid patients are able to extract only 50%" – Dr. Joseph @Yale https://t.co/NO7CZR5cwG
— charlos (@loscharlos) February 18, 2022

🧵I wrote about #longCOVID and chronic illness for @sciam's pandemic anniversary package: "It is time for medical researchers to investigate these long-contested illnesses with the full force of science’s power…" https://t.co/hreAG7PfNA
— Meghan O'Rourke (@meghanor) February 17, 2022

just a glimpse into how my life has changed since getting covid: the chair I now use to shower. lifting my arms above my shoulders while standing is so strenuous I nearly pass out which is dangerous since I live alone. this at least makes it so I can get thru a shower pic.twitter.com/DyB0TP8XVe
— Gene Park Souls 2: Scholar of the 1st Sin (@GenePark) February 18, 2022

There's a company, CytoDyn, that is conducting a clinical trial for long-haulers. Check it out. The drug is leronlimab.
NY Times’ Mara Gay recounts her long-term Covid-19 symptoms https://t.co/2bO0sL7drc via @msnbc
— ombowstring (@ombowstring) January 2, 2021

Five months post-covid, Nicole Murphy’s heart rate is still doing strange things https://t.co/9n86YdCfXN
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 21, 2022

via @NYTimes Having long Covid, Joel said, is like a bit like driving someone else's car, but with determination and help, he is making it around the course, every night. https://t.co/axxtY4D34h
— Sharon Otterman (@sharonNYT) February 24, 2022

Many COVID long-haulers are young people who were told they faced little serious risk from the virus if they didn’t have preexisting conditions. That wasn’t true, and LC is upending countless young people’s lives. Great post by @fortesalatifi https://t.co/tl92zY4ydK
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) March 2, 2022

Small study finds nerve damage in 60% of its cohort of #LongCovid patients – specifically small fiber neuropathy, which can be tested for in a nerve biopsy. https://t.co/rlHGLKBYw7
— Hannah Davis (@ahandvanish) March 2, 2022

“Men infected with the virus are three to six times as likely as others to develop erectile dysfunction, believed to be an indicator of so-called long Covid.”@NYTimes https://t.co/vMFDkAvx5o
— Abraar Karan (@AbraarKaran) March 2, 2022

During at least the first few months following a coronavirus infection, even mild cases are associated with subtle tissue damage and accelerated losses in brain regions tied to the sense of smell, a new study finds. https://t.co/BCjw3amMXP
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 7, 2022

🚨: If not for the war in Europe, the story below might’ve been one of world’s biggest today. The largest-ever study comparing those who got COVID-19 and recovered and those who never got infected reveals major lasting health problems for the former group. https://t.co/1ihdgyEpno
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) March 5, 2022

Update on gerrymandering in North Carolina (2/20/22)updated 2/26

Republicans' appeal of North Carolina's new congressional map has already been denied. This map will officially be in place for 2022 (but not beyond). https://t.co/lZCK2XW9PI
— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) February 25, 2022

Just realized North Carolina is going to use four different congressional maps in four consecutive elections: 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024.
— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) February 25, 2022

The NC special masters' map is pretty much exactly proportional to the state's lean (7R-6D-1C), but it makes some curious choices to get there. Most notably, it splits Black communities down the middle in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Fayetteville and Raleigh. pic.twitter.com/4KenQ16Tb4
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) February 23, 2022

If NC Supreme Court upholds this congressional map, would be a big win for Dems: a 7R-6D-1C plan, w/ a new safe Dem #NC14 in Charlotte and a new competitive but Dem-trending #NC13 outside Raleigh. https://t.co/ELsiRfP9iw
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) February 23, 2022

This week the North Carolina legislature passed a remedial congressional district map and well it's definitely a map. Obama carried six districts on this map in 2012 but Biden carried five. pic.twitter.com/BPhm8MVQCc
— Drew Savicki (@DrewSav) February 20, 2022

The #NCGA passed all three new maps tonight—for house, senate and Congress.

Next up: We wait to see what the court thinks #ncpol #ncga https://t.co/uQuZlUzzDc
— Will Doran (@will_doran) February 18, 2022

Edition 3 of the State House Map.
59 Biden – 61 Trump
56 Cunningham – 64 Tillis
65 Cooper – 55 Forest pic.twitter.com/dpmUjgfgwS
— North Carolinian Stands With 🇺🇦 (@UniteCarolina) February 17, 2022

🚨NEW: NC Supreme Court has released its full opinion striking down maps:

"We hold that the General Assembly’s 2021 enacted plans are partisan gerrymanders that on the basis of partisan affiliation substantially infringe upon plaintiffs’ fundamental right to equal voting power."
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) February 15, 2022

End partisan gerrymandering.

Protect democracy. pic.twitter.com/kypAMb7y3c
— Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) February 28, 2022

If you're not a lawyer or constitutional scholar this might seem tedious. But the meaning is clear: If the NC challenge succeeds at SCOTUS there would be no redress for gerrymandering since it was previously thrown back to states. #BlueVoices #Demvoice1 https://t.co/Z5KFVd8shk
— 𝕃𝕠𝕔𝕦𝕥𝕦𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝔹𝕠𝕣𝕘™ (@WildPalmsLtd) February 26, 2022

The All-22 view of the Immaculate Reception

The Immaculate Reception is a famous controversial football play from the Steelers-Raiders playoff game on December 22, 1972. Franco Harris scored a game-winning touchdown. The NFL Network called it the greatest play in NFL history.

I have never seen this view of it before. Go to YouTube for more views of the play.

The All-22 view of the Immaculate Reception 🙌

(🎥: @highlghtheaven)pic.twitter.com/Y23o6ZKoa3
— PFF (@PFF) February 19, 2022

Kurosawa’s High and Low

High and Low (1963) is my second favorite of the Kurosawa films I have seen (after Yojimbo). It’s a crime film about kidnapping. Kidnappers call an executive to extort a ransom because they have kidnapped his son. It turns out that they have erroneously kidnapped his chauffeur’s son. What does the executive do now?

Frankly I’m surprised a project like this wasn’t done a long time ago. Kurosawa’s original is matchless in its time, these guys are likely to bring interesting new things to the table https://t.co/7UvANvAaaL
— Glenn Kenny (@Glenn__Kenny) February 8, 2024

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"Akira Kurosawa's 'High & Low' (1963) is a very unique film. It took me a while to figure it out but every moment of the characters were all designed; everything was blocked in very precise form so you get a very modern impression as you're watching it."

— Martin Scorsese pic.twitter.com/vkaQsm1Hxa
— DepressedBergman (@DannyDrinksWine) July 17, 2024