Felonious Monk

Criminal defense investigator. Ex-reporter & columnist. Slow Runner. Trumpeter. Yankees fan. Russophile.

[Felonious Monk @omackson]

Born in the Bronx, NY. A voice that's getting to be world famous. @TheJazzHerald @drowsygeek @ctair1968 @LindaSadlouskos @grbenny @stevewfolds @zootswings @PetitaTurtle #jazzeveryday #womeninjazz

[Bob Swanston @SwanstonRobert]

https://t.co/aGIwpZNrEA
Samara Joy #BOTD 1999
@naomiwestvalley @omackson @Oztiger57 @Schmiffy12 @TheHutchPlay @ianandrewrimmer @kn_maci @NorfolkFlyer100 @RRussellDavies @csade1 @SuperWicksy @cranston65 @RBlooms2021 @Xstaticat @kchuk07

[Greg Lukianoff @glukianoff]

Protesters in Philadelphia organized a boycott of several Jewish-owned restaurants. In response, hundreds of people showed up to support those businesses.

It's a beautiful example of counterspeech, with a healthy dose of the Streisand effect. An effort to discourage people from patronizing these businesses instead brought them an outpouring of attention and support.

The answer to speech you oppose is more speech. And sometimes, it's a really long line for lunch.

[Felonious Monk @omackson]

@YankeeSteph1 Pomade Pete, with all that greezy kid stuff in his hair.

[Felonious Monk @omackson]

Happy birthday, Houston Person, soulful tenorman still sounding great at 92. https://t.co/8eZSETunbq @TheJazzHerald @csade1 @drowsygeek @grbenny @stevewfolds @ianandrewrimmer @SwanstonRobert @NorfolkFlyer100 @Mark_West2112 @ctair1968 @naomiwestvalley #jazzeveryday

[Felonious Monk @omackson]

He wants to make one last big splash in the US before he beats feet for his second act as chief flack for @DarthPutinKGB, who remains a master strategist.

[Conor Fitzpatrick @CTFitzpatrick]

Threatening reporters with physical removal if they violate a vague standard of being “out of line” has no place in a free society, much less a nation with a First Amendment. Officials don’t have to answer questions, but they can’t physically eject reporters who ask unfriendly Qs

[Felonious Monk @omackson]

Six of their reporters were murdered over the paper's 33 years.

[Meduza in English @meduza_en]

“Novaya Gazeta lived here,” reads a sign outside the independent Russian newspaper’s former Moscow office. Its staff departed to applause Monday after a final editorial meeting. The paper says government pressure forced its closure after 33 years. https://t.co/uwcvUhuzwS

[Richie Sims @richie_sim77330]

The jury obviously did

[Felonious Monk @omackson]

@SwanstonRobert @TheJazzHerald @csade1 @drowsygeek @JuanEBadenas @ianandrewrimmer @NorfolkFlyer100 @grbenny @stevewfolds @Mark_West2112 @ctair1968 @naomiwestvalley You're welcome, Bob. Those "jazz casual" videos from Ralph J. Gleason are very good, but there aren't many of them. I'll keep looking, though.

[Felonious Monk @omackson]

Monday Night Muggsy. The Chicago-born cornet master would be 125 today https://t.co/3T1i4CcAGd @TheJazzHerald @csade1 @drowsygeek @JuanEBadenas @SwanstonRobert @ianandrewrimmer @NorfolkFlyer100 @grbenny @stevewfolds @Mark_West2112 @ctair1968 @naomiwestvalley #trumpetnation

[Felonious Monk @omackson]

Nice. Takes me back to the summer of '78.

[Reggie Jackson @mroctober]

https://t.co/Jv113V53f1

[Felonious Monk @omackson]

@JackGogol00 @basil_kiwan @arash_tehran Muted by Gogol's idiot great-great grandson. The horror.
На хуй, осёл.

[Felonious Monk @omackson]

@JackGogol00 @basil_kiwan @arash_tehran What part of "go ahead and march" was unclear to you? Read for comprehension, Skippy.
As for crying: If your little excursion stays peaceful, cool. If your crowd goes past that and starts with the bullshit we saw in France last month, they'll be the ones crying, comrade.

[Felonious Monk @omackson]

@basil_kiwan @arash_tehran Sure, and timing this for the anniversary of Kristallnacht was just a coincidence.
Go ahead and march, Habibi. On our calendar, the year is 5787. We'll be here, from Philly to Haifa, long after you and your pals are gone.

[Gary Winslett 🌐🇺🇸 @GaryWinslett]

The phone company would send this GIANT book to your house (I’m talking like 8 inches thick on super thin paper) and it doxxed everyone in your town. Their address, their phone number, etc.. And they sent it to everyone in town. For free. Just because. Wild.

[Felonious Monk @omackson]

@JuniperAnduril My pal Percy would like to know if she'd like to go to the movies next weekend.

[Felonious Monk @omackson]

@NorfolkFlyer100 @SwanstonRobert @TheJazzHerald @csade1 @drowsygeek @JuanEBadenas @ianandrewrimmer @grbenny @stevewfolds @Mark_West2112 @LindaSadlouskos @dicksjazzlicks @naomiwestvalley My top 3 above-the-staff eardrum splitters: 3-Roy Eldridge. 2-Dizzy Gillespie. 1-Cat Anderson. 🎺

[Felonious Monk @omackson]

Four-trumpet Friday https://t.co/Jntx5eOqua @TheJazzHerald @csade1 @drowsygeek @JuanEBadenas @SwanstonRobert @ianandrewrimmer @NorfolkFlyer100 @grbenny @stevewfolds @Mark_West2112 @LindaSadlouskos @dicksjazzlicks @naomiwestvalley #jazzeveryday #trumpetnation

[Felonious Monk @omackson]

@NorfolkFlyer100 @TheJazzHerald @csade1 @drowsygeek @JuanEBadenas @SwanstonRobert @ianandrewrimmer @grbenny @stevewfolds @Mark_West2112 @LindaSadlouskos @dicksjazzlicks @naomiwestvalley "I have a request, neighbor, can you play 'Far, Far Away?'"

[Felonious Monk @omackson]

Dear Ken: Take your purity tests and stick 'em up your ass. Sideways.
Signed,
An independent.

[James Surowiecki @JamesSurowiecki]

It's because Ossoff won a Senate race in a purple Southern state by 19 points.