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I’d rather be talking about music, but because the vile MAGA fascists are taking power, I’m here to talk about that too.
If you’re trying to sell me something - crypto, exotic mushroom concoctions, whatever - don’t bother.
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Day 14: Italy

I finally caught up, I think.

Elio e le Storie Tese - Pipppero

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February 14, 2026 at 12:55 PM
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Day 13: Switzerland

Kleenex - Nice

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February 14, 2026 at 12:49 PM
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Day 12: Germany

Popul Vuh - In Den Gärten Pharaos

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February 14, 2026 at 7:51 AM
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Wild Billy Childish - Crimes of the Future

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February 14, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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The Clash - Spanish Bombs

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February 14, 2026 at 7:37 AM
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#OrchestralManoeuvres

Day 12:

Zoé - Luna (live)

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February 14, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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Day 13: A song with something sweet in the title

Pale Waves - There’s a Honey

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February 14, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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Day 13:

LEVY - Rotten Love

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February 14, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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Day 13:

Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)

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February 14, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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#Reverberations

Day 14:

The Cat’s Miaow - Stay

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February 14, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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#IsmuasMonthOfMusic

Day 14: A song about missing someone

American Music Club - I Broke My Promise

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February 14, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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Day 13:

Road Runners - Every Man for Himself

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February 14, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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Day 13: A song with great drums

John Coltrane - Impressions

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February 14, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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Spacemen 3

3. Walkin’ With Jesus

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February 14, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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Day 13: A song about your favorite color

Duke Ellington - Mood Indigo

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February 14, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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February 13, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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You really really REALLY have to read the whole thing.
February 13, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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Day 13 - A song with a complex production

I'm Not In Love, 10cc
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February 13, 2026 at 4:16 AM
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When the Supreme Court allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned because agents will “promptly let the individual go.”

For these Americans, that wasn’t true.

(Published Oct. 2025)
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
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February 13, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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Henry Kaiser and David Lindley - Springleik After Per Spelmann

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February 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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Day 12: A song to exercise to

Sundriver - City Lights

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February 13, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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Spacemen 3

4. Set Me Free/I’ve Got the Key

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February 13, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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#FebruaryMusicChallenge
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Day 12: A song about carnival

Prefab Sprout - Carnival 2000

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February 13, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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Day 12:

Arturo en el Barco - Candy Tucker

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February 13, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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Day 13: A song with complex production

Todd Rundgren - Something to Fall Back On

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February 13, 2026 at 1:23 AM