Jason Damas
@labelscar.bsky.social
Digital marketer, former gotcha journalist and record store employee. Love indie rock, gin martinis, urban planning. Opinions are my own.
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Good list! I would definitely add Deadly Wax, Gimme Gimme Records, CD Trader, Fingerprints, and Rhino and there are probably some others I’m forgetting.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Good list! I would definitely add Deadly Wax, Gimme Gimme Records, CD Trader, Fingerprints, and Rhino and there are probably some others I’m forgetting.
It fuckin better
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.Worse still is their growing belief that the b...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
It fuckin better
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
Lots of ad dollars are moving towards audio, which is surprisingly effective because the hosts are trusted voices. This is a good explanation for why bigger players would want to nudge podcast creators to a place where they’d get a cut.
I've always been convinced that video podcasts exist to force creators to be reliant on a closed distribution platform. Podcasts are built on tech (RSS) that nobody can own. Every major tech company has wanted to migrate podcasts to something proprietary, but it never sticks. Video is their answer.
*banging a metal pot with a wooden spoon very loudly*
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
people want to LISTEN to podcasts!!!!!!!!!!!!
*hitting you on the forehead with the spoon*
STOP PIVOTING TO VIDEO
www.westwoodone.com/blog/2025/11...
November 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Lots of ad dollars are moving towards audio, which is surprisingly effective because the hosts are trusted voices. This is a good explanation for why bigger players would want to nudge podcast creators to a place where they’d get a cut.
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The craziest thing about the journalists and editors who bias their stuff in Trump’s favor because they want him to win is that Trump clearly wants the power to kill you.
November 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The craziest thing about the journalists and editors who bias their stuff in Trump’s favor because they want him to win is that Trump clearly wants the power to kill you.
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What is this, the fucking Land Before Time?
November 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
What is this, the fucking Land Before Time?
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Can we circle back to the part where the NY Times never disclosed that they have incriminating information on Donald Trump from sent by Epstein that's been sitting on their email servers for nearly a decade?
Stuff like this makes me wonder why there hasn't been any reporting about Trump having affairs during his presidencies
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Can we circle back to the part where the NY Times never disclosed that they have incriminating information on Donald Trump from sent by Epstein that's been sitting on their email servers for nearly a decade?
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Impeach
NEW: Jeffrey Epstein said in emails that he had been advising the Russian government on how to deal with Donald Trump, one of several cases in which he wielded his connections to try to influence the course of foreign affairs. w @nahaltoosi
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Impeach
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if only Landon Thomas worked for a publication that was covering the 2016 election
oh wait, the NYT had its own Trump whisperer who told us he was good on gay issues
oh wait, the NYT had its own Trump whisperer who told us he was good on gay issues
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
if only Landon Thomas worked for a publication that was covering the 2016 election
oh wait, the NYT had its own Trump whisperer who told us he was good on gay issues
oh wait, the NYT had its own Trump whisperer who told us he was good on gay issues
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Folks, the reporting is that Trump is making PERSONAL CALLS to Mace, MTG and others about the discharge petition. Would you be doing this if you had nothing to hide? Let's please all be serious here.
November 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Folks, the reporting is that Trump is making PERSONAL CALLS to Mace, MTG and others about the discharge petition. Would you be doing this if you had nothing to hide? Let's please all be serious here.
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"is the president of the united states currently being blackmailed by pedophiles" is a legitimate question with supporting evidence that needs to be investigated
November 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"is the president of the united states currently being blackmailed by pedophiles" is a legitimate question with supporting evidence that needs to be investigated
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I've defended establishment democrats a lot, as a lot of what they do has some justification, but this is my own breaking point. There is literally no good reason to cave now after holding on for so long. Either cave right away so people don't suffer for no reason, or ACTUALLY hold the damn line.
Glad we've taught the Trump administration that starving 42 million people and disrupting air travel is how they get whatever they want, though. Good precedent with 3 years left in this nightmare.
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I've defended establishment democrats a lot, as a lot of what they do has some justification, but this is my own breaking point. There is literally no good reason to cave now after holding on for so long. Either cave right away so people don't suffer for no reason, or ACTUALLY hold the damn line.
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New England has some of the largest minimum lot size requirements in the country.
These rules make it illegal to build the kinds of modest homes that already define many of our neighborhoods, driving up prices, restricting new housing, and freezing communities in time.
These rules make it illegal to build the kinds of modest homes that already define many of our neighborhoods, driving up prices, restricting new housing, and freezing communities in time.
November 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
New England has some of the largest minimum lot size requirements in the country.
These rules make it illegal to build the kinds of modest homes that already define many of our neighborhoods, driving up prices, restricting new housing, and freezing communities in time.
These rules make it illegal to build the kinds of modest homes that already define many of our neighborhoods, driving up prices, restricting new housing, and freezing communities in time.
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i was really skeptical that this was the case at the beginning, but i'm not sure what other explanation makes sense at this point
johnson is also fucking terrified of what's in these files and is willing to keep the house on permanent vacation to prevent their disclosure, and that's becoming obvious to even the most checked-out median voter
Speaker Johnson is officially keeping the House in recess again next week. This will be the eighth consecutive week the House has been out of session. The chamber hasn't met since Sept. 19. Adelita Grijalva, who was elected on Sept. 23, has not been sworn in.
November 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
i was really skeptical that this was the case at the beginning, but i'm not sure what other explanation makes sense at this point
Ozempic Thanksgiving
Trump bragging about a cheaper Thanksgiving meal that’s smaller and missing half the sides is the most on-brand thing imaginable.
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Ozempic Thanksgiving
In my entire professional life everything has been about good timing and bolting through closing doors. Even 3 years ago tech was a good path but now it’s over. It’s insane to expect people to be able to keep up with this.
One of the things I’m most thankful for is that I didn’t push my kid to get into tech. The entry level job market is non-existent and the entire industry is spending trillions of dollars to replace their experienced workers with chatbots.
November 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
In my entire professional life everything has been about good timing and bolting through closing doors. Even 3 years ago tech was a good path but now it’s over. It’s insane to expect people to be able to keep up with this.
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The key factor that everyone seems to always forget is that Trump was the host of what was once the highest rated show on network TV - a purportedly non-fiction show that portrayed him as a hyper-savvy and hyper-successful businessman.
Trump has gotten huge numbers of infrequent voters to the polls, twice. He's deeply unpopular but has mobilized a large, unprecedented coalition of Americans motivated by some combination of ignorance, avarice, and cruelty. It is hard to describe what he has as something other than charisma
His charisma is fundamentally incompatible with me (and likely many of the people on Bluesky) but it’s kind of insane to say it doesn’t exist
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The key factor that everyone seems to always forget is that Trump was the host of what was once the highest rated show on network TV - a purportedly non-fiction show that portrayed him as a hyper-savvy and hyper-successful businessman.
It’s fun when you’re listening to Mariah Carey and her voice just fades into a bird whistle
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
It’s fun when you’re listening to Mariah Carey and her voice just fades into a bird whistle
Honestly we should try and nominate a former prosecutor for president next time.
…wait……….
…wait……….
I hope when Dems take back the House, they investigate the shit out of Amazon paying $40 million for a Melania Trump documentary when no other studio was willing to bid even a fraction of that.
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Honestly we should try and nominate a former prosecutor for president next time.
…wait……….
…wait……….
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Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Trump to the Novo Nordisk CEO: "Maybe you should give us a piece of the company like I've been asking for."
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"I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life, but let tonight be the last time I utter his name" is a biblical-ass curse. that is CONTEMPT
one thing that other candidates need to learn from mamdani is how to deliver the most cold blooded attacks on an opponent with a smile on your face
November 5, 2025 at 5:58 AM
"I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life, but let tonight be the last time I utter his name" is a biblical-ass curse. that is CONTEMPT
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Game theory is important. We need to remember that once we reclaim power. Absolutely no more turn the page BS. Accountability and recriminations.
Back when Trump's team concocted the idea of gerrymandering Texas to try to save his ass after 2026, you know they never, ever, ever contemplated Dems doing this as a response
Trump didn't. Greg Abbott didn't. Miller didn't. None of them did
well fucking played CA Dems
Trump didn't. Greg Abbott didn't. Miller didn't. None of them did
well fucking played CA Dems
BREAKING: California voters have approved a new U.S. House map designed to boost Democrats in 2026, aiming to blunt GOP changes elsewhere.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
November 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Game theory is important. We need to remember that once we reclaim power. Absolutely no more turn the page BS. Accountability and recriminations.
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Prop 50 called at exactly 8pm and currently at 64%, California let’s fucking gooooooooo
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Prop 50 called at exactly 8pm and currently at 64%, California let’s fucking gooooooooo