Jay Babcock
@jaywbabcock.bsky.social
Semi-educated guesser. Unknown genre. LANDLINE: jaybabcock.substack.com Past: Arthur Magazine co-founder/editor. babcock dot jay at gmail dot com
YES!
w/ band featuring (I think) Steve Hackett (Genesis), Thighpaulsandra (Coil, Julian Cope, Spiritualized), more
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7Tn...
w/ band featuring (I think) Steve Hackett (Genesis), Thighpaulsandra (Coil, Julian Cope, Spiritualized), more
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7Tn...
Elizabeth Fraser - Royal Festival Hall, 7th August 2012 (Audio Only)
YouTube video by The Upstairs Room
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
YES!
w/ band featuring (I think) Steve Hackett (Genesis), Thighpaulsandra (Coil, Julian Cope, Spiritualized), more
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7Tn...
w/ band featuring (I think) Steve Hackett (Genesis), Thighpaulsandra (Coil, Julian Cope, Spiritualized), more
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7Tn...
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$220 million for a fascist ad campaign is bad enough. But it's all to line the pockets of Noem's friends and their families. The details in here are nuts.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
$220 million for a fascist ad campaign is bad enough. But it's all to line the pockets of Noem's friends and their families. The details in here are nuts.
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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He got a doctorate in physical therapy and worked in Tucson as a PT for 23 years. But he had sold $140 worth of LSD when he was 18, so he became ICE bait. Now he's been deported to Laos, the country he left at age 6. @emilybregel.bsky.social reports.
tucson.com/news/local/s...
tucson.com/news/local/s...
Tucson physical therapist deported to Laos after multiple, 'chaotic' flights
For Star subscribers: A longtime Tucson physical therapist has been deported to Laos after spending three months at the Eloy Detention Center.
tucson.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
He got a doctorate in physical therapy and worked in Tucson as a PT for 23 years. But he had sold $140 worth of LSD when he was 18, so he became ICE bait. Now he's been deported to Laos, the country he left at age 6. @emilybregel.bsky.social reports.
tucson.com/news/local/s...
tucson.com/news/local/s...
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The Ethicist | My husband was sentenced to 30 years in prison for defrauding homeless orphans on Medicaid. His lawyer says we should appeal, but is it okay to skip straight to mass-purchasing Trump crypto to get a pardon?
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The Ethicist | My husband was sentenced to 30 years in prison for defrauding homeless orphans on Medicaid. His lawyer says we should appeal, but is it okay to skip straight to mass-purchasing Trump crypto to get a pardon?
"From the mid-1970s until her death, Merril spent much time in the Canadian peace movement, including traveling to Ottawa dressed as a witch in order to hex Parliament for allowing American cruise missile testing over Canada."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_...
Judith Merril - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
"From the mid-1970s until her death, Merril spent much time in the Canadian peace movement, including traveling to Ottawa dressed as a witch in order to hex Parliament for allowing American cruise missile testing over Canada."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_...
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Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
November 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
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Analysis | The Epstein revelations have roiled Trump’s base. Here’s how many kids worldwide his administration will have to starve to win the base back.
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Analysis | The Epstein revelations have roiled Trump’s base. Here’s how many kids worldwide his administration will have to starve to win the base back.
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genuinely very few things more satisfying than reading the kinds of emails rich and famous people send each other
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
genuinely very few things more satisfying than reading the kinds of emails rich and famous people send each other
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Opinion | It's time for eight brave House Democrats to step up and block the release of the Epstein files.
by John Fetterman and Tim Kaine
by John Fetterman and Tim Kaine
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Opinion | It's time for eight brave House Democrats to step up and block the release of the Epstein files.
by John Fetterman and Tim Kaine
by John Fetterman and Tim Kaine
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I lost my job, my kids have measles, and it is now clear to me that the President of the United States is a pedophile. But at least I know that the Cracker Barrel logo won't be changed any time soon.
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I lost my job, my kids have measles, and it is now clear to me that the President of the United States is a pedophile. But at least I know that the Cracker Barrel logo won't be changed any time soon.
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I lost my job, my kids have measles, and I was just detained by ICE for 10 days despite being a citizen carrying Real ID. But at least I know the Oberlin Student Senate won’t be doing land acknowledgements any more.
November 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I lost my job, my kids have measles, and I was just detained by ICE for 10 days despite being a citizen carrying Real ID. But at least I know the Oberlin Student Senate won’t be doing land acknowledgements any more.
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Interesting bit of retro-futurism, BBC's Tomorrow's World programme in 1967 filming the light machines of Mike Leonard at his house in Highgate - with music by his tenants, Pink Floyd. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzY9...
Pink Floyd - Tomorrow’s World, Stanhope Gardens, Hampstead, London (12/12/1967)
YouTube video by Pink Floyd Videos
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Interesting bit of retro-futurism, BBC's Tomorrow's World programme in 1967 filming the light machines of Mike Leonard at his house in Highgate - with music by his tenants, Pink Floyd. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzY9...
It's a night of listening to Bunny Berigan 78s in a room in NYC with friends and strangers. Livestream from The Hot Club on zoom til 1030pm EST.
hotclubny.org
hotclubny.org
The Hot Club of New York
Classic jazz on 78rpm records.
hotclubny.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
It's a night of listening to Bunny Berigan 78s in a room in NYC with friends and strangers. Livestream from The Hot Club on zoom til 1030pm EST.
hotclubny.org
hotclubny.org
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Opinion | Eight Democratic senators just sold their constituents out for nothing more than a pat on the head from Joe Scarborough. Even Judas asked for 50 pieces of silver.
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Opinion | Eight Democratic senators just sold their constituents out for nothing more than a pat on the head from Joe Scarborough. Even Judas asked for 50 pieces of silver.
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This is a very specific chess analogy
I heard from a bunch of federal employees last night and this morning. They aren't happy.
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something. All this for a fucking meaningless vote."
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This is a very specific chess analogy
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This was a very enjoyable thread.
#NowPlaying Reply with a shoddy compilation that’s also the artist/group’s best album.
November 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This was a very enjoyable thread.
Hmm it doesn't look like they really have the votes. (Which would be good, because this is a bad deal.)
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Hmm it doesn't look like they really have the votes. (Which would be good, because this is a bad deal.)
"Fugs Film!" feature doc world premiere Wed Nov 12 at IFC Center in NYC w/ filmmaker Chuck Smith and Fug Ed Sanders doing Q & A, 2nd screening Nov 14 w/ Smith and Jeffrey Lewis Q & A // also you can screen it online in your hovel for a brief period, info at link
www.docnyc.net/film/fugs-fi...
www.docnyc.net/film/fugs-fi...
FUGS FILM! - DOC NYC
WORLD PREMIERE DOC NYC alumnus Chuck Smith revels in 1960s sounds and the spirit of counterculture with this politically pointed look back at the volatile
www.docnyc.net
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
"Fugs Film!" feature doc world premiere Wed Nov 12 at IFC Center in NYC w/ filmmaker Chuck Smith and Fug Ed Sanders doing Q & A, 2nd screening Nov 14 w/ Smith and Jeffrey Lewis Q & A // also you can screen it online in your hovel for a brief period, info at link
www.docnyc.net/film/fugs-fi...
www.docnyc.net/film/fugs-fi...
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Thank you to all 12,205 players who joined our Memorial Arena for GM Daniel Naroditsky. Today would have been Danya's 30th birthday. We will remember him for his passion and inspiration, as one of the brightest advocates for chess.
lichess.org/tournament/n...
lichess.org/tournament/n...
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Thank you to all 12,205 players who joined our Memorial Arena for GM Daniel Naroditsky. Today would have been Danya's 30th birthday. We will remember him for his passion and inspiration, as one of the brightest advocates for chess.
lichess.org/tournament/n...
lichess.org/tournament/n...
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Playing the sounds of autumnal ambiance on the air/net streams from 10am-Noon ET. Tun in via 91.3FM or
Direct: wvkr.org
Apple: music.apple.com/us/station/w...
Follow this thread for playlist
Direct: wvkr.org
Apple: music.apple.com/us/station/w...
Follow this thread for playlist
WVKR 91.3 FM – Independent Radio
wvkr.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Playing the sounds of autumnal ambiance on the air/net streams from 10am-Noon ET. Tun in via 91.3FM or
Direct: wvkr.org
Apple: music.apple.com/us/station/w...
Follow this thread for playlist
Direct: wvkr.org
Apple: music.apple.com/us/station/w...
Follow this thread for playlist
Wow! How have I never seen this. Thank you @dadadrummer.bsky.social and, laterally @byroncoley.bsky.social and I guess even more laterally @jonpareles.bsky.social
Ha ha my feeling exactly. Went back and read this interview by Thurston as a countermeasure bombmagazine.org/articles/199...
BOMB Magazine | Patti Smith by Thurston Moore
On the road with Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore and famed chanteuse Patti Smith, in Kerouac’s Lowell, Massachusetts.
bombmagazine.org
November 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Wow! How have I never seen this. Thank you @dadadrummer.bsky.social and, laterally @byroncoley.bsky.social and I guess even more laterally @jonpareles.bsky.social