@elcerritodave.bsky.social
Husband, step-dad, "grandpa Dave" to 6 and retired public defender. First vote was for McGovern in '72. Dem forever. Progressive politics poster and reposter. Music too. Repost me and I'll repost you. NO MAGA and NO DM's.
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I'm getting so tired of hearing from politicians how good the people of the U.S. are. A lot of good people here to be sure. But, when so many were/are willing to vote for a moral degenerate like Trump or sat on their hands and let such an atrocity happen, how "good" as a country can we really be?
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Ted Lieu: “Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands of times. In those files, there are highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children … of Donald Trump threatening to kill children. So I encourage the press to go look at these allegations.”
February 18, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Ted Lieu: “Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands of times. In those files, there are highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children … of Donald Trump threatening to kill children. So I encourage the press to go look at these allegations.”
#JazzParty #JazzSky #Jazz
Ever have one of those days where nothing seems to go your way?
"Star Crossed"
Joshua Redman (tenor sax), Aaron Parks (piano), Matt Penman (bass), Eric Harland (drums).
youtu.be/gTQ7ubW_Kdk?...
Ever have one of those days where nothing seems to go your way?
"Star Crossed"
Joshua Redman (tenor sax), Aaron Parks (piano), Matt Penman (bass), Eric Harland (drums).
youtu.be/gTQ7ubW_Kdk?...
Star Crossed
YouTube video by Joshua Redman - Topic
youtu.be
February 19, 2026 at 1:20 AM
#JazzParty #JazzSky #Jazz
Ever have one of those days where nothing seems to go your way?
"Star Crossed"
Joshua Redman (tenor sax), Aaron Parks (piano), Matt Penman (bass), Eric Harland (drums).
youtu.be/gTQ7ubW_Kdk?...
Ever have one of those days where nothing seems to go your way?
"Star Crossed"
Joshua Redman (tenor sax), Aaron Parks (piano), Matt Penman (bass), Eric Harland (drums).
youtu.be/gTQ7ubW_Kdk?...
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This richest man alive is responsible for the deaths of nearly a million of the poorest people alive. And he's telling us he's just getting started.
The world's richest man is broadcasting eliminationist rhetoric about a tiny, vulnerable minority, and virtually no one is going to treat it as a scandal. It's just normal now.
February 18, 2026 at 2:28 PM
This richest man alive is responsible for the deaths of nearly a million of the poorest people alive. And he's telling us he's just getting started.
#JazzParty #JazzSky #Jazz
Another chilly, rainy day by the Bay. The Keith Jarrett Trio hits all the right notes.
"Never Let Me Go"
Jarrett (piano), Peacock (bass), DeJohnette (drums).
youtu.be/ZcZZwzrgwEE?...
Another chilly, rainy day by the Bay. The Keith Jarrett Trio hits all the right notes.
"Never Let Me Go"
Jarrett (piano), Peacock (bass), DeJohnette (drums).
youtu.be/ZcZZwzrgwEE?...
Never Let Me Go
YouTube video by Keith Jarrett - Topic
youtu.be
February 18, 2026 at 12:15 AM
#JazzParty #JazzSky #Jazz
Another chilly, rainy day by the Bay. The Keith Jarrett Trio hits all the right notes.
"Never Let Me Go"
Jarrett (piano), Peacock (bass), DeJohnette (drums).
youtu.be/ZcZZwzrgwEE?...
Another chilly, rainy day by the Bay. The Keith Jarrett Trio hits all the right notes.
"Never Let Me Go"
Jarrett (piano), Peacock (bass), DeJohnette (drums).
youtu.be/ZcZZwzrgwEE?...
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Bloomberg says we've spent $3B on Trump's invasion of Venezuela.
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump's Caribbean Surge Nears $3 Billion Price Tag So Far
The operations around Venezuela that eventually led to the capture of its president pulled in nearly a fifth of the US Navy’s surface fleet at a cost of more than $20 million a day.
www.bloomberg.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Bloomberg says we've spent $3B on Trump's invasion of Venezuela.
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Which is 6X more than the cancer, Alzheimer, diabetes, and heart disease cures they've cut to pay for it.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Booker T. & the MG's - Hang 'Em High (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Stax Records
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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This is the reason behind the Trump
administration’s intense desire to ban Talarico content.
If they lose the evangelicals, they lose all their power.
administration’s intense desire to ban Talarico content.
If they lose the evangelicals, they lose all their power.
February 17, 2026 at 7:12 PM
This is the reason behind the Trump
administration’s intense desire to ban Talarico content.
If they lose the evangelicals, they lose all their power.
administration’s intense desire to ban Talarico content.
If they lose the evangelicals, they lose all their power.
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This is awesome!
February 17, 2026 at 8:59 PM
This is awesome!
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Today in Music! February 17, 1982: The legendary pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk, passed away on this day!
#TheloniousMonk #jazz #music #musiciansky #bsky #blacksky #blackhistory #peace #love #joy #followers #RIP #legendary #BlackArtists
#TheloniousMonk #jazz #music #musiciansky #bsky #blacksky #blackhistory #peace #love #joy #followers #RIP #legendary #BlackArtists
February 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Today in Music! February 17, 1982: The legendary pianist and composer, Thelonious Monk, passed away on this day!
#TheloniousMonk #jazz #music #musiciansky #bsky #blacksky #blackhistory #peace #love #joy #followers #RIP #legendary #BlackArtists
#TheloniousMonk #jazz #music #musiciansky #bsky #blacksky #blackhistory #peace #love #joy #followers #RIP #legendary #BlackArtists
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Trump’s CFTC Chair Michael Selig announced today he will try to block states from regulating online prediction (gambling) markets. Wonder why?
February 17, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Trump’s CFTC Chair Michael Selig announced today he will try to block states from regulating online prediction (gambling) markets. Wonder why?
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The Cabinet this week
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
February 14, 2026 at 1:55 AM
The Cabinet this week
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
*RFK Jr. bragged about snorting cocaine off of a toilet seat
*Lutnick acknowledged taking his family to Epstein island
*Bondi “The Dow” / refuses to look at victims
*Noem blanket
*Hegseth loses to Kelly, tries to tweet through it
*Bessent “tariffs don’t cause inflation”
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Special for my friends in the media!
Before you use numbers from a new DHS “economic impact analysis” in reporting on a new Trump prison camp, please consider that these reports appear to be (to use a technical term) horseshit.
Helpful explanation here:
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/federal-ec...
Before you use numbers from a new DHS “economic impact analysis” in reporting on a new Trump prison camp, please consider that these reports appear to be (to use a technical term) horseshit.
Helpful explanation here:
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/federal-ec...
Federal Economic Analysis for Detention Site Riddled With Errors on Taxes, Jobs, Geography
Document incorrectly references Oklahoma economy and inflates job numbers with theoretical positions
projectsaltbox.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Special for my friends in the media!
Before you use numbers from a new DHS “economic impact analysis” in reporting on a new Trump prison camp, please consider that these reports appear to be (to use a technical term) horseshit.
Helpful explanation here:
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/federal-ec...
Before you use numbers from a new DHS “economic impact analysis” in reporting on a new Trump prison camp, please consider that these reports appear to be (to use a technical term) horseshit.
Helpful explanation here:
projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/federal-ec...
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There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns
The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.
www.theverge.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
"The Europeans in that audience may have told themselves that they were applauding a return to stability and even friendship with the United States," Hasan added. "In reality, they were offering a standing ovation for the return of something much uglier, bloodier, and more dangerous. Empire."
'Have they lost their minds?' Standing ovation for 'ugly' Rubio speech shocks analyst
Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered an unsettling speech to European leaders at the Munich security conference Monday, receiving a standing ovation that left an analyst stunned. In an opinion pie...
www.rawstory.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
"The Europeans in that audience may have told themselves that they were applauding a return to stability and even friendship with the United States," Hasan added. "In reality, they were offering a standing ovation for the return of something much uglier, bloodier, and more dangerous. Empire."
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We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair — the cavalry is coming! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope And Dreams American Tour.
February 17, 2026 at 5:11 PM
We are living through dark, disturbing and dangerous times, but do not despair — the cavalry is coming! Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will be taking the stage this spring from Minneapolis to California to Texas to Washington, D.C. for the Land of Hope And Dreams American Tour.
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How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
February 17, 2026 at 3:17 PM
How is it possible that Kristi Noem still has this job. Imagine if you’re a family member or a shipmate of this guardsman.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...
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CBS is lost. Trump controls it.
February 17, 2026 at 10:10 AM
CBS is lost. Trump controls it.
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Happy President’s Day!
February 17, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Happy President’s Day!
#JazzParty #JazzSky #Jazz
"B. For B. B.", Hank Mobley (tenor sax)
Donald Byrd (trumpet), Barry Harris (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), and Kenny Clarke (drums).
youtu.be/glnkxiBOPaQ?...
"B. For B. B.", Hank Mobley (tenor sax)
Donald Byrd (trumpet), Barry Harris (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), and Kenny Clarke (drums).
youtu.be/glnkxiBOPaQ?...
B. For B.B.
YouTube video by Hank Mobley - Topic
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 1:40 AM
#JazzParty #JazzSky #Jazz
"B. For B. B.", Hank Mobley (tenor sax)
Donald Byrd (trumpet), Barry Harris (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), and Kenny Clarke (drums).
youtu.be/glnkxiBOPaQ?...
"B. For B. B.", Hank Mobley (tenor sax)
Donald Byrd (trumpet), Barry Harris (piano), Doug Watkins (bass), and Kenny Clarke (drums).
youtu.be/glnkxiBOPaQ?...
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Incredible. We got to "Is a pedophile island really all that bad?" five times faster than I thought.
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 16, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Incredible. We got to "Is a pedophile island really all that bad?" five times faster than I thought.
#GenreRoulette
#AmericanaTuesday
"Look At Miss Ohio", Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
youtu.be/9NPEj63d0jY?...
#AmericanaTuesday
"Look At Miss Ohio", Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
youtu.be/9NPEj63d0jY?...
Look At Miss Ohio - Gillian Welch & David Rawlings -BBC4 Sessions
YouTube video by fw22901
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 11:36 PM
#GenreRoulette
#AmericanaTuesday
"Look At Miss Ohio", Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
youtu.be/9NPEj63d0jY?...
#AmericanaTuesday
"Look At Miss Ohio", Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
youtu.be/9NPEj63d0jY?...
The Tornados ~ Telstar (1962)
YouTube video by TheOldrecordclub
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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NEW: The FBI interview implicating Trump for raping and assaulting a 14 year old took place one day before Epstein was found dead in his jail cell, and emails about the credible accusation came around the time Blanche visited Ghislaine Maxwell in pirson. substack.com/home/post/p-...
FBI Interviewed Trump Accuser, Epstein Files Show
Trump was credibly accused of sexual assault in the Epstein files. It's unclear what became of the DOJ's investigation.
substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
NEW: The FBI interview implicating Trump for raping and assaulting a 14 year old took place one day before Epstein was found dead in his jail cell, and emails about the credible accusation came around the time Blanche visited Ghislaine Maxwell in pirson. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
February 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The heads of Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla all joined Trump at his inauguration.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.
Since then, largely thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, their companies have reaped $51B in federal tax breaks — paid for by huge cuts to our social safety net.
This is what oligarchy looks like.