@jasminevp.bsky.social
I just realized today that what makes “Take 5” sound so groovy is that it’s not just in 5; it’s played around a syncopated clave in five. Brubeck just added another beat to a typical West African bell pattern xx_xx_x_ to change it from four beats to five: xx_xx_x_x_.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=vmDD...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=vmDD...
Dave Brubeck - Take Five
YouTube video by buckinny
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February 15, 2026 at 2:27 PM
I just realized today that what makes “Take 5” sound so groovy is that it’s not just in 5; it’s played around a syncopated clave in five. Brubeck just added another beat to a typical West African bell pattern xx_xx_x_ to change it from four beats to five: xx_xx_x_x_.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=vmDD...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=vmDD...
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A man was choked on the floor of a Charlotte restaurant by Border Patrol agents — and thousands of Americans invented a knife to justify it.
My newest oped on on the lies Americans tell themselves to excuse state violence. zeteo.com/p/ice-migran...
My newest oped on on the lies Americans tell themselves to excuse state violence. zeteo.com/p/ice-migran...
The Lies Americans Tell Themselves to Justify State Violence Against Migrants
I posted a photo of Border Patrol agents pinning a man to the ground in a headlock – and the internet made up every excuse in the book to defend the assault.
zeteo.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:44 AM
A man was choked on the floor of a Charlotte restaurant by Border Patrol agents — and thousands of Americans invented a knife to justify it.
My newest oped on on the lies Americans tell themselves to excuse state violence. zeteo.com/p/ice-migran...
My newest oped on on the lies Americans tell themselves to excuse state violence. zeteo.com/p/ice-migran...
Once the Americans Warned of the Russian Threat. Now, It’s the Europeans’ Turn.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Concentration camps were invented by the British Empire during the Boer War in South Africa. They are not death camps, with the goal of efficiently killing everyone sent to them. They are for storing people without treating them as fully human, which means that… 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/b...
Sick Detainees Describe Poor Care at Facilities Run by ICE Contractor
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Concentration camps were invented by the British Empire during the Boer War in South Africa. They are not death camps, with the goal of efficiently killing everyone sent to them. They are for storing people without treating them as fully human, which means that… 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/b...
It’s undeniable that the evolution of drones as weapons in the war against Ukraine has revolutionized warfare. If the US were both selfish and rational, we would be spending billions of dollars importing Ukrainian technology and expertise in order to modernize… 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:05 PM
It’s undeniable that the evolution of drones as weapons in the war against Ukraine has revolutionized warfare. If the US were both selfish and rational, we would be spending billions of dollars importing Ukrainian technology and expertise in order to modernize… 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/u...
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MAGA dimwit Peter Navarro accidentally admitted Trump-MAGA's claim about immigrants taking jobs is a scam. And as @pkrugman.bsky.social notes, not only is job growth down; *manufacturing* jobs are also down. The whole MAGA story is in collapse.
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
February 11, 2026 at 1:06 PM
MAGA dimwit Peter Navarro accidentally admitted Trump-MAGA's claim about immigrants taking jobs is a scam. And as @pkrugman.bsky.social notes, not only is job growth down; *manufacturing* jobs are also down. The whole MAGA story is in collapse.
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
“But unlike the ancients, they did so at a cost to their political legitimacy.”
Politics is the art of settling conflicts between large groups of people nonviolently.
States exist because their rulers believe that settling their differences with their… 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
Politics is the art of settling conflicts between large groups of people nonviolently.
States exist because their rulers believe that settling their differences with their… 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
Opinion | Donald Trump, Pagan King
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:56 AM
“But unlike the ancients, they did so at a cost to their political legitimacy.”
Politics is the art of settling conflicts between large groups of people nonviolently.
States exist because their rulers believe that settling their differences with their… 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
Politics is the art of settling conflicts between large groups of people nonviolently.
States exist because their rulers believe that settling their differences with their… 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
I just saw a miniature compacting garbage truck built on a flatbed chassis. So weird. Not only that, but I couldn’t get a single instance of one from an internet search. The world will never run out of strange, mildly interesting things.
February 10, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I just saw a miniature compacting garbage truck built on a flatbed chassis. So weird. Not only that, but I couldn’t get a single instance of one from an internet search. The world will never run out of strange, mildly interesting things.
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As ICE and CBP testify in Congress, we have updated our tracker of deaths at the hands of immigration enforcers. 25 have been killed with another 18 seriously injured, and there have also been 44 deaths in ICE/CBP custody.
Wondering if this will come up at the hearing.
prospect.org/2026/01/29/i...
Wondering if this will come up at the hearing.
prospect.org/2026/01/29/i...
A Running Count of How Many People ICE Has Killed and Injured - The American Prospect
ICE is not required to report any use-of-force incidents against the public. So The American Prospect created our own running tally.
prospect.org
February 10, 2026 at 3:53 PM
As ICE and CBP testify in Congress, we have updated our tracker of deaths at the hands of immigration enforcers. 25 have been killed with another 18 seriously injured, and there have also been 44 deaths in ICE/CBP custody.
Wondering if this will come up at the hearing.
prospect.org/2026/01/29/i...
Wondering if this will come up at the hearing.
prospect.org/2026/01/29/i...
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Are you prepared to GENERAL STRIKE?
When the GOP tries to decapitate elections, we must go nuclear and SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN.
@gallego.senate.gov is leading the way.
Please RP. 💙
When the GOP tries to decapitate elections, we must go nuclear and SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN.
@gallego.senate.gov is leading the way.
Please RP. 💙
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Are you prepared to GENERAL STRIKE?
When the GOP tries to decapitate elections, we must go nuclear and SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN.
@gallego.senate.gov is leading the way.
Please RP. 💙
When the GOP tries to decapitate elections, we must go nuclear and SHUT EVERYTHING DOWN.
@gallego.senate.gov is leading the way.
Please RP. 💙
Actually, White millionaires and billionaires own the NFL. They control it and they are responsible for what the Superbowl is like, including the halftime show. White millionaires and billionaires ruined the Superbowl for you. Sorry you’re too submissive to understand that, Ms. Loomer.
Italians, your white card has been revoked. Stefani Germanotta is a perfidious latin
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Actually, White millionaires and billionaires own the NFL. They control it and they are responsible for what the Superbowl is like, including the halftime show. White millionaires and billionaires ruined the Superbowl for you. Sorry you’re too submissive to understand that, Ms. Loomer.
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Evidence of what Democrats are doing:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/peop...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/peop...
People in Republican Counties Have Higher Death Rates Than Those in Democratic Counties
A growing mortality gap between Republican and Democratic areas may largely stem from policy choices
www.scientificamerican.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Evidence of what Democrats are doing:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/peop...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/peop...
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Bruised ribs, a concussion & a torn rotator cuff.
This US citizen was brutalized by ICE for no reason other than driving while being a minority.
It's happening all over the country daily!
Will you or someone you love be next?
Call Congress & demand they ABOLISH ICE!
202-224-3121
#ICELawlessness
This US citizen was brutalized by ICE for no reason other than driving while being a minority.
It's happening all over the country daily!
Will you or someone you love be next?
Call Congress & demand they ABOLISH ICE!
202-224-3121
#ICELawlessness
February 8, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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This is who Jeff Bezos is. While he just spent $75 million bribing Trump with a Melania movie, he also fired all the Washington Post correspondents, including Lizzie Johnson who reported from Ukraine.
Make a difference — boycott Bezos’ Amazon and Prime Video today.
Make a difference — boycott Bezos’ Amazon and Prime Video today.
February 6, 2026 at 7:08 AM
This is who Jeff Bezos is. While he just spent $75 million bribing Trump with a Melania movie, he also fired all the Washington Post correspondents, including Lizzie Johnson who reported from Ukraine.
Make a difference — boycott Bezos’ Amazon and Prime Video today.
Make a difference — boycott Bezos’ Amazon and Prime Video today.
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This.👇
on the balance i think partisan gerrymandering is bad but the only way it ends is if democrats weaponize it against republicans everywhere they can. wiping out republican lawmakers in blue states might bring the GOP to the table to end the practice.
February 7, 2026 at 5:40 PM
This.👇
Does this actually look to you like “the index is down for the year,” or like “there’s some noise in a curve that shows the index has made huge gains in 2025 but is now gradually leveling off”? Is this caption likely to make you invest like Warren Buffet, or like a day trader?
February 6, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Does this actually look to you like “the index is down for the year,” or like “there’s some noise in a curve that shows the index has made huge gains in 2025 but is now gradually leveling off”? Is this caption likely to make you invest like Warren Buffet, or like a day trader?
“…target of 35 percent representation of racial minorities in its U.S. work force.”
Since 61%of the US population is White, this is a plan to discriminate against everyone who is not White, by giving White people a quota of 5% more share of the workforce of Nike…🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Since 61%of the US population is White, this is a plan to discriminate against everyone who is not White, by giving White people a quota of 5% more share of the workforce of Nike…🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Nike, Accused of Bias Against White Workers, Is Under Federal Investigation
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
“…target of 35 percent representation of racial minorities in its U.S. work force.”
Since 61%of the US population is White, this is a plan to discriminate against everyone who is not White, by giving White people a quota of 5% more share of the workforce of Nike…🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Since 61%of the US population is White, this is a plan to discriminate against everyone who is not White, by giving White people a quota of 5% more share of the workforce of Nike…🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
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Walmart just became a trillion dollar company.
Its owners, the Waltons, are billionaires many many times over.
The starting pay at Walmart is below the living wage.
Many of its employees have to work two jobs and rely on SNAP.
It’s time for a universal basic income
Abolish the billionaire class
Its owners, the Waltons, are billionaires many many times over.
The starting pay at Walmart is below the living wage.
Many of its employees have to work two jobs and rely on SNAP.
It’s time for a universal basic income
Abolish the billionaire class
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Walmart just became a trillion dollar company.
Its owners, the Waltons, are billionaires many many times over.
The starting pay at Walmart is below the living wage.
Many of its employees have to work two jobs and rely on SNAP.
It’s time for a universal basic income
Abolish the billionaire class
Its owners, the Waltons, are billionaires many many times over.
The starting pay at Walmart is below the living wage.
Many of its employees have to work two jobs and rely on SNAP.
It’s time for a universal basic income
Abolish the billionaire class
I’m going to play devil’s advocate and suggest that Trump is indeed acting on bad advice, just like all the suckers who voted for him. It’s well-documented that he’s addicted to Fox News and social media, just like his followers. By inflaming and manipulating our… 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
Opinion | Trump Can Be Bad All on His Own
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:58 AM
I’m going to play devil’s advocate and suggest that Trump is indeed acting on bad advice, just like all the suckers who voted for him. It’s well-documented that he’s addicted to Fox News and social media, just like his followers. By inflaming and manipulating our… 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...
“…the Fed’s ‘gain-of-function monetary policy’ “
How can someone claiming to be a responsible, authoritative voice in the public debate on economic policy use this kind of inflammatory, deceptive rhetoric? “Gain-of-function” studies in virology induce mutations… 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
How can someone claiming to be a responsible, authoritative voice in the public debate on economic policy use this kind of inflammatory, deceptive rhetoric? “Gain-of-function” studies in virology induce mutations… 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Opinion | ‘Relieved,’ ‘Enthusiastic,’ ‘Nervous’: Three Economists React to Trump’s Fed Pick
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM
“…the Fed’s ‘gain-of-function monetary policy’ “
How can someone claiming to be a responsible, authoritative voice in the public debate on economic policy use this kind of inflammatory, deceptive rhetoric? “Gain-of-function” studies in virology induce mutations… 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
How can someone claiming to be a responsible, authoritative voice in the public debate on economic policy use this kind of inflammatory, deceptive rhetoric? “Gain-of-function” studies in virology induce mutations… 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Gregory in den Berken! What a name! My Dutch name means “from the fen,” but nowadays the temptation to change it to “in the berks” is strong.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Judge Weighs Trump’s Removal of Slavery Markers From George Washington’s House
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Gregory in den Berken! What a name! My Dutch name means “from the fen,” but nowadays the temptation to change it to “in the berks” is strong.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
Weil Deutsch nicht meine Muttersprache ist, muss ich ab und zu ein Wort nachschlagen. Gerade musste ich „Schnurrer“ nachschlagen. Ergebnis: „Schnorrer.“ Was natürlich wiederum seinen Ursprung in „Schnarre“ hat. Alles bloß so ‘ne Schnerre, meiner Meinung nach.
January 30, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Weil Deutsch nicht meine Muttersprache ist, muss ich ab und zu ein Wort nachschlagen. Gerade musste ich „Schnurrer“ nachschlagen. Ergebnis: „Schnorrer.“ Was natürlich wiederum seinen Ursprung in „Schnarre“ hat. Alles bloß so ‘ne Schnerre, meiner Meinung nach.
They were afraid that Obama would come for their guns. He didn’t. They were afraid Biden would come for their guns. He didn’t. They were sure Trump wouldn’t come for their guns. He won’t. He’ll just kill anyone who has a gun and seems to oppose tyranny.
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 PM
They were afraid that Obama would come for their guns. He didn’t. They were afraid Biden would come for their guns. He didn’t. They were sure Trump wouldn’t come for their guns. He won’t. He’ll just kill anyone who has a gun and seems to oppose tyranny.
Dinah Washington is singing about how she’s got a dentist who’s over seven feet tall. I suppose it’s supposed to be sexy but it’s going to give me nightmares.
January 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Dinah Washington is singing about how she’s got a dentist who’s over seven feet tall. I suppose it’s supposed to be sexy but it’s going to give me nightmares.
The dominant culture we had lost half of the women women because they got sick of being treated like children or whores. It lost Black Americans because it subjected them to a reign of terror that Hitler studied and copied. It lost young people when it sent them… 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
Opinion | Time to Say Goodbye
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The dominant culture we had lost half of the women women because they got sick of being treated like children or whores. It lost Black Americans because it subjected them to a reign of terror that Hitler studied and copied. It lost young people when it sent them… 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/o...