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Steve Thornton says fight fascism and protect trans kids (and grownups).
Pinned
#jazzsky Stanley Turrentine, The Spoiler, Blue Note, 1967.
Turrentine, ts; Blue Mitchell, t; Julian Priester, tb; James Spaulding, as f; Pepper Adams, bs; McCoy Tyner, p; Bob Cranshaw, b elec. b; Mickey Roker, d; Joseph Rivera, perc.
Don't let anybody tell you Liberty-era BNs are no good!
Turrentine, ts; Blue Mitchell, t; Julian Priester, tb; James Spaulding, as f; Pepper Adams, bs; McCoy Tyner, p; Bob Cranshaw, b elec. b; Mickey Roker, d; Joseph Rivera, perc.
Don't let anybody tell you Liberty-era BNs are no good!
February 2, 2026 at 10:13 PM
#jazzsky Stanley Turrentine, The Spoiler, Blue Note, 1967.
Turrentine, ts; Blue Mitchell, t; Julian Priester, tb; James Spaulding, as f; Pepper Adams, bs; McCoy Tyner, p; Bob Cranshaw, b elec. b; Mickey Roker, d; Joseph Rivera, perc.
Don't let anybody tell you Liberty-era BNs are no good!
Turrentine, ts; Blue Mitchell, t; Julian Priester, tb; James Spaulding, as f; Pepper Adams, bs; McCoy Tyner, p; Bob Cranshaw, b elec. b; Mickey Roker, d; Joseph Rivera, perc.
Don't let anybody tell you Liberty-era BNs are no good!
#jazzsky Tal Farlow, The Swinging Guitar of, Verve, 1957 [this is a French reissue from the 80s].
Farlow, g; Eddie Costa, p; Vinnie Burke, b.
Farlow, g; Eddie Costa, p; Vinnie Burke, b.
February 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM
#jazzsky Tal Farlow, The Swinging Guitar of, Verve, 1957 [this is a French reissue from the 80s].
Farlow, g; Eddie Costa, p; Vinnie Burke, b.
Farlow, g; Eddie Costa, p; Vinnie Burke, b.
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I love the US. But if I were not American, I would not set foot in the US now.
As long as Stephen Miller is in power, the US cannot plausibly host international sporting events. (And all the *foreigners* they would bring.)
As long as Stephen Miller is in power, the US cannot plausibly host international sporting events. (And all the *foreigners* they would bring.)
The Montreal Canadiens are playing the Minnesota Wild in Minneapolis tonight. The players have been recommended to stay in/eat at the hotel, take the team bus to the arena, and carry passports.
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Perhaps we shouldn't be hosting the World Cup and the Olympics...
Le voyagement est aussi affecté → www.danslescoulisses.com/ice-le-canad...
February 2, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I love the US. But if I were not American, I would not set foot in the US now.
As long as Stephen Miller is in power, the US cannot plausibly host international sporting events. (And all the *foreigners* they would bring.)
As long as Stephen Miller is in power, the US cannot plausibly host international sporting events. (And all the *foreigners* they would bring.)
#jazzsky Johnny Smith, Phase II, Verve, 1968.
Smith, g; Hank Jones, p; George Duvivier, b; Darryl Goes, d; Bob Bushnell or Joe Mack, elec. b on a few tracks.
Smith, g; Hank Jones, p; George Duvivier, b; Darryl Goes, d; Bob Bushnell or Joe Mack, elec. b on a few tracks.
February 2, 2026 at 7:15 PM
#jazzsky Johnny Smith, Phase II, Verve, 1968.
Smith, g; Hank Jones, p; George Duvivier, b; Darryl Goes, d; Bob Bushnell or Joe Mack, elec. b on a few tracks.
Smith, g; Hank Jones, p; George Duvivier, b; Darryl Goes, d; Bob Bushnell or Joe Mack, elec. b on a few tracks.
I'm not Canadian, but I'm watching a helluva sporting event -- the Scotties, women's curling championship, and the final is incredible. Going into an extra end after a miracle shot by the red team.
February 2, 2026 at 2:47 AM
I'm not Canadian, but I'm watching a helluva sporting event -- the Scotties, women's curling championship, and the final is incredible. Going into an extra end after a miracle shot by the red team.
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Four bicycle riders stop for a photograph on the Alameda Avenue Bridge, Denver, Colorado
ca. 1905
ca. 1905
February 1, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Four bicycle riders stop for a photograph on the Alameda Avenue Bridge, Denver, Colorado
ca. 1905
ca. 1905
#jazzsky Dave Pike, Limbo Carnival, Prestige New Jazz, 1963 [2014 reissue].
Pike, vib mar; Leo Wright, f as; Jimmy Raney, g; Tommy Flanagan, p; George Duvivier, b; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, b; William Correo, d; Ray Barretto, conga
I got our good turntable back from the shop!
Pike, vib mar; Leo Wright, f as; Jimmy Raney, g; Tommy Flanagan, p; George Duvivier, b; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, b; William Correo, d; Ray Barretto, conga
I got our good turntable back from the shop!
February 1, 2026 at 11:46 PM
#jazzsky Dave Pike, Limbo Carnival, Prestige New Jazz, 1963 [2014 reissue].
Pike, vib mar; Leo Wright, f as; Jimmy Raney, g; Tommy Flanagan, p; George Duvivier, b; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, b; William Correo, d; Ray Barretto, conga
I got our good turntable back from the shop!
Pike, vib mar; Leo Wright, f as; Jimmy Raney, g; Tommy Flanagan, p; George Duvivier, b; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, b; William Correo, d; Ray Barretto, conga
I got our good turntable back from the shop!
Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Sergei Brin, Woody Allen, Richard Branson, (ex) Prince Andrew, Steve Bannon, Howard Lutnick, Casey Wasserman, Steven Tisch. How many more? These people all belong in prison. This should be an earthquake.
February 1, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Sergei Brin, Woody Allen, Richard Branson, (ex) Prince Andrew, Steve Bannon, Howard Lutnick, Casey Wasserman, Steven Tisch. How many more? These people all belong in prison. This should be an earthquake.
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It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
February 1, 2026 at 3:10 AM
It's hard to overstate how ell-organized the portland march that got gassed was... organizers made the crowd promise to be peaceful, said the march would slow in front of the ICE building but not stop, that we would stick to one chant (ICE Out). They did absolutely everything right and got gassed.
#jazzsky Art Blakey Quintet, A Night at Birdland Volume 2, Blue Note, 1956 [this is the 2015 "75th Anniversary" reissue; originally on 10"; recorded Feb 21st, 1954].
Clifford Brown, t; Lou Donaldson, as; Horace Silver, p; Curly Russell, b; Art Blakey, d. Seminal hard bop, unmatched, unmatchable.
Clifford Brown, t; Lou Donaldson, as; Horace Silver, p; Curly Russell, b; Art Blakey, d. Seminal hard bop, unmatched, unmatchable.
February 1, 2026 at 12:49 AM
#jazzsky Art Blakey Quintet, A Night at Birdland Volume 2, Blue Note, 1956 [this is the 2015 "75th Anniversary" reissue; originally on 10"; recorded Feb 21st, 1954].
Clifford Brown, t; Lou Donaldson, as; Horace Silver, p; Curly Russell, b; Art Blakey, d. Seminal hard bop, unmatched, unmatchable.
Clifford Brown, t; Lou Donaldson, as; Horace Silver, p; Curly Russell, b; Art Blakey, d. Seminal hard bop, unmatched, unmatchable.
#jazzsky Booker Little, Out Front, Candid, 1961 [2022 reissue]. Little, t; Eric Dolphy, as, bcl, f; Julian Priester, tb; Max Roach, d, tympani, vib; Art Davis or Ron Carter, b; Don Friedman, p.
January 31, 2026 at 11:27 PM
#jazzsky Booker Little, Out Front, Candid, 1961 [2022 reissue]. Little, t; Eric Dolphy, as, bcl, f; Julian Priester, tb; Max Roach, d, tympani, vib; Art Davis or Ron Carter, b; Don Friedman, p.
#jazzsky Charlie Parker, Bird at St. Nick's, Original Jazz Classics, 1983 [reissue of 1957 on Jazz Workshop; recorded 1950]. Parker, as; Al Haig, p; Roy Haynes, d; Red Rodney, t; Tommy Potter, b. Low fidelity, but high musicianship. @birdlives1.bsky.social will like this one!
January 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
#jazzsky Charlie Parker, Bird at St. Nick's, Original Jazz Classics, 1983 [reissue of 1957 on Jazz Workshop; recorded 1950]. Parker, as; Al Haig, p; Roy Haynes, d; Red Rodney, t; Tommy Potter, b. Low fidelity, but high musicianship. @birdlives1.bsky.social will like this one!
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Nonsense. It's not possible to steal AI technology. I know this because Google's own LLMs are built using a complete copy of my legal blog, and that's somehow not stealing because, as Google says, a complete copy of my legal blog is both trivial and utterly essential for their tech to work.
Ex-Google Engineer Convicted of Stealing A.I. Secrets for Start-Up in China
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Nonsense. It's not possible to steal AI technology. I know this because Google's own LLMs are built using a complete copy of my legal blog, and that's somehow not stealing because, as Google says, a complete copy of my legal blog is both trivial and utterly essential for their tech to work.
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Let's not forget that Trump is putting on a huge show to distract us from the Epstein files.
ACCUSED OF RAPING CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 13. Today, 2 million new files and 2,000 videos were released.
ACCUSED OF RAPING CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 13. Today, 2 million new files and 2,000 videos were released.
January 30, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Let's not forget that Trump is putting on a huge show to distract us from the Epstein files.
ACCUSED OF RAPING CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 13. Today, 2 million new files and 2,000 videos were released.
ACCUSED OF RAPING CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS 13. Today, 2 million new files and 2,000 videos were released.
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📍Rev. Kenny Callahan, a Minneapolis pastor, said “I’m not afraid.”
ICE pointed a gun in his face.
🧊 Then said: “You’re white. You wouldn’t be fun anyway.”
This was fear and Intimidation
PAXIS trains you to hold the line—legally, emotionally.
➡️ paxis.app
ICE pointed a gun in his face.
🧊 Then said: “You’re white. You wouldn’t be fun anyway.”
This was fear and Intimidation
PAXIS trains you to hold the line—legally, emotionally.
➡️ paxis.app
January 30, 2026 at 4:28 PM
📍Rev. Kenny Callahan, a Minneapolis pastor, said “I’m not afraid.”
ICE pointed a gun in his face.
🧊 Then said: “You’re white. You wouldn’t be fun anyway.”
This was fear and Intimidation
PAXIS trains you to hold the line—legally, emotionally.
➡️ paxis.app
ICE pointed a gun in his face.
🧊 Then said: “You’re white. You wouldn’t be fun anyway.”
This was fear and Intimidation
PAXIS trains you to hold the line—legally, emotionally.
➡️ paxis.app
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This was the Gitmo flight back in April
New England Patriots' charter plane flew to Guantanamo Bay
Data from FlightAware show that a plane bearing the Patriots plane's call sign and tail number flew to and from Guantánamo Bay. The Trump administration has used the Navy base at Guantánamo in recent ...
www.wbur.org
January 30, 2026 at 2:49 PM
This was the Gitmo flight back in April
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ilhan omar is actually one of the bravest people in the world.
January 28, 2026 at 2:05 AM
ilhan omar is actually one of the bravest people in the world.
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To be fair, this kind of thing can happen if you've never actually talked to any women.
January 27, 2026 at 12:41 AM
To be fair, this kind of thing can happen if you've never actually talked to any women.
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We need to get it broadly understood that Stephen Miller's ethnic cleansing will result in a permanent metastasized immigrant carceral state and paramilitary warfare on US streets that goes on *for years.*
The internal logic of his agenda dictates this of necessity.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
The internal logic of his agenda dictates this of necessity.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
January 26, 2026 at 1:07 PM
We need to get it broadly understood that Stephen Miller's ethnic cleansing will result in a permanent metastasized immigrant carceral state and paramilitary warfare on US streets that goes on *for years.*
The internal logic of his agenda dictates this of necessity.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
The internal logic of his agenda dictates this of necessity.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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as a parent I cannot imagine how absolutely fucking heartbreaking and awful it must be to have to put out a statement like this because the federal government killed your son and is telling monstrous lies about him
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 1:05 AM
as a parent I cannot imagine how absolutely fucking heartbreaking and awful it must be to have to put out a statement like this because the federal government killed your son and is telling monstrous lies about him
Remembering better days in Minnesota, like this forgotten indiepop classic from the Bomb Pops in 1994: youtu.be/fWqZHJ-6lwA?...
January 25, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Remembering better days in Minnesota, like this forgotten indiepop classic from the Bomb Pops in 1994: youtu.be/fWqZHJ-6lwA?...
#jazzsky Hank Mobley, Roll Call, Blue Note, 1961 [this is the 2025 Classic Vinyl Series reissue]. Mobley, ts; Freddie Hubbard, t; Wynton Kelly, p; Paul Chambers, b; Art Blakey, d. Whew!
January 25, 2026 at 12:57 AM
#jazzsky Hank Mobley, Roll Call, Blue Note, 1961 [this is the 2025 Classic Vinyl Series reissue]. Mobley, ts; Freddie Hubbard, t; Wynton Kelly, p; Paul Chambers, b; Art Blakey, d. Whew!
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One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
January 24, 2026 at 9:29 PM
One thing that irks me: people keep calling the folks on the streets in Minneapolis protestors. They are not generally there to protest, they are there to observe and document. This is the product of organizing and mutual aid. It is telling that these acts of citizenship are seen as protest!
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We’re supposed to believe this is a domestic terrorist attacking ICE with a gun
January 24, 2026 at 9:35 PM
We’re supposed to believe this is a domestic terrorist attacking ICE with a gun