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Josh L they/them
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DJ on @uncertainfm featuring the wide variety of North American Indigenous rock and pop music artists. White trans person from Boston, MA, USA. No one is illegal on stolen land. https://www.decolonize.show/
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They knew.

The latest Epstein file revelations are more evidence on top of the huge pile of the orange dictator's known abuses and crimes. There were so many opportunities to stop him coming to power, and so many people along the way who failed to act or chose complicity.

THEY KNEW.
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I’ve seen this before and I love rereading it every time.
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.

KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.

His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Thank you veterans for your service and sacrifice. #veteransdayUS
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Sending love to everyone whose health care has been jeopardized by the Democratic cave-in. These Democratic elites will not be part of the solution. We must proceed with that understanding.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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sharing this incredible resource created by a poster in r/boston: a map of local restaurants offering free or discounted meals to SNAP recipients

link: mysnapmap.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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“Democrats should no longer fear the trans fight. Engage with voters, learn what they care about and design your messaging around that.”
For @msnbc.com I wrote about how Tuesday's election gives Democrats the blueprint for overcoming Republican anti-trans attacks and how thus should settle all the talk about throwing trans people under the bus.

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Democrats’ election wins showed they don't need to hide their support for trans rights
Republicans repeated Trump's anti-trans strategy from 2024 and lost big. This should be instructive for Democrats.
www.msnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
New Decolonize Your Playlist 2pm ET TODAY and 8pm ET TOMORROW. Listen for new Indigenous folk, hip-hop, and rock music from Nataani Means, Tasman Keith, Baker Boy, FONTINE, Sub Islands, Burnstick, VNSSA & Trixie Mattel, Silla, Dead Pioneers, plus much more! uncertain.fm
November 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
October 30, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Pass this one along to your music-lovin' friends. How long a list can you make of an artist who records a cover of another artist and then a different artist who records a cover of THAT artist and then a different artist who records a cover of THAT artist and so on and so on?
October 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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I am exhausted from an insanely busy week, but here is your Sick Burns weekly recap, hot off the presses!

This week, I mini rant about that NYT article about the cis women taking testosterone to feel hornier.

www.burnsnotice.com/gender-affir...
Gender Affirming Care for me, Not for Thee
The New York Times this week ran a magazine feature about a group of cis women who take testosterone for to get a more active libido. It got me thinking about the double standards we have for trans pe...
www.burnsnotice.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Holy shit! That motherfucker TORE DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE!
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.
October 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Featuring Indigenous goth and darkwave music, Decolonize Your Playlist goes to the dark side! Stream now at uncertain.fm
October 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
October 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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In place of the COMPLETELY NORMAL RADIO PROGRAMME on Monday, I've lent my time slot to @ledwell.bsky.social who will bring their special Indigenous People's Day episode of DECOLONIZE YOUR PLAYLIST to your ears at 8pm over at @uncertain.fm
October 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...
October 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Actually being broadcast. First the Chicago cyclist and now the Portland inflatables. Who knew "Yakety Sax" would become our freedom anthem
Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.

I ❤️ Portland
October 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Good news is hard to come by for trans folks these days, so I’m sharing this in case you missed it. www.erininthemorning.com/p/netflix-st...
Netflix Stock Up As Elon Musk's Anti-Trans Boycott Fails To Materialize
Last week, conservatives tried to cancel Netflix to force the carrier to remove transgender characters.
www.erininthemorning.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:
October 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Streaming now for the next 2 hours at uncertain.fm
Stream Indigenous contemporary music today 2pm ET / 11am PT on uncertain.fm! New folk, hiphop, and rock from Amanda Rheaume, Elisapie, Diyet, Figgy Baby, Baker Boy, Sara Curruchich, William Prince, Francis Baptiste, Kee'ahn, Ali Fontaine, Khu.éex', Mato Wayuhi, TwoLips, Silla, and much more.
October 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Stream Indigenous contemporary music today 2pm ET / 11am PT on uncertain.fm! New folk, hiphop, and rock from Amanda Rheaume, Elisapie, Diyet, Figgy Baby, Baker Boy, Sara Curruchich, William Prince, Francis Baptiste, Kee'ahn, Ali Fontaine, Khu.éex', Mato Wayuhi, TwoLips, Silla, and much more.
October 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Read this thread to understand the stakes for trans Americans in the current budget showdown.
1. There's a lot of confusion about this out there. Let me make it easier:

There are two ways to keep the government open: The full FY26 appropriations bill for the entire year, and a continuing resolution to keep it open for a few months at current levels.

Both are part of negotiations right now.
September 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Good night everyone. May tomorrow bring us more justice and some peace.
September 30, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Live now for the next two hours on uncertain.fm !
September 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
TODAY 2pm Eastern / 11am Pacific, folk, hip-hop, and rock contemporary Indigenous music for awareness and remembrance of Indigenous children forced into residential schools in Canada and the US. Decolonize Your Playlist on uncertain.fm
September 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM