Rose City Band 🌹
@rosecityband.bsky.social
Rock ‘n’ roll band
Portland, OR
Portland, OR
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if Biden had said this it would be a nonstop media cycle
but since it’s Trump we need to instead do diner safaris to racism township, Pennsylvania to talk about how this is smart politics because it appeals to the forgotten man
but since it’s Trump we need to instead do diner safaris to racism township, Pennsylvania to talk about how this is smart politics because it appeals to the forgotten man
Trump: “The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup.”
February 9, 2026 at 11:13 PM
if Biden had said this it would be a nonstop media cycle
but since it’s Trump we need to instead do diner safaris to racism township, Pennsylvania to talk about how this is smart politics because it appeals to the forgotten man
but since it’s Trump we need to instead do diner safaris to racism township, Pennsylvania to talk about how this is smart politics because it appeals to the forgotten man
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Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
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🚨 Epstein survivors release this powerful PSA in advance of the Super Bowl demanding answers from the Justice Department. This is the Super Bowl ad every American should see. Spread it everywhere.
February 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
🚨 Epstein survivors release this powerful PSA in advance of the Super Bowl demanding answers from the Justice Department. This is the Super Bowl ad every American should see. Spread it everywhere.
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Thundercat reminiscing on the time that he and FlyLo showed Slum Village's "Get Dis Money" to Herbie Hancock, which samples his '78 vocoder jazz-funk classic "Come Running To Me"
February 8, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Thundercat reminiscing on the time that he and FlyLo showed Slum Village's "Get Dis Money" to Herbie Hancock, which samples his '78 vocoder jazz-funk classic "Come Running To Me"
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"For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career...cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism." (gift link)
Opinion | This Is Just Who Trump Is
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
"For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career...cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism." (gift link)
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20% of the students at Justice Page Middle School in SW Minneapolis are attending remotely b/c they're terrified to leave their homes. Their families can't work & rent is past due.
Parents at Justice Page are trying to raise 100k to cover the needs of 50+ families — can we raise 10k of it?
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Parents at Justice Page are trying to raise 100k to cover the needs of 50+ families — can we raise 10k of it?
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February 6, 2026 at 5:21 PM
20% of the students at Justice Page Middle School in SW Minneapolis are attending remotely b/c they're terrified to leave their homes. Their families can't work & rent is past due.
Parents at Justice Page are trying to raise 100k to cover the needs of 50+ families — can we raise 10k of it?
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Parents at Justice Page are trying to raise 100k to cover the needs of 50+ families — can we raise 10k of it?
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We found that Jeff Bezos paid *zero* taxes in 2007 and 2011.
In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children.
This is how he did it (published 2021):
In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children.
This is how he did it (published 2021):
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
www.propublica.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
We found that Jeff Bezos paid *zero* taxes in 2007 and 2011.
In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children.
This is how he did it (published 2021):
In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children.
This is how he did it (published 2021):
February 5, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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You definitely want to "tuna" in to the Wet Tuna listening party kicking off in about a half-hour. New album is radical. wettuna.bandcamp.com/live/wet-tun...
Wet Tuna's "Vast" - a Listening Party! from WET TUNA
Listening Party from WET TUNA.
wettuna.bandcamp.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:35 PM
You definitely want to "tuna" in to the Wet Tuna listening party kicking off in about a half-hour. New album is radical. wettuna.bandcamp.com/live/wet-tun...
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If you'd like to learn how to turn on Lockdown Mode but don't want to register with 404media to read the whole article, here's how:
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Lockdown Mode helps protect devices against extremely rare and highly sophisticated cyber attacks.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:29 PM
If you'd like to learn how to turn on Lockdown Mode but don't want to register with 404media to read the whole article, here's how:
support.apple.com/en-us/105120
support.apple.com/en-us/105120
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A great read on gay porn soundtracks, the work of the amazing Dark Entries label on resurfacing this important part of queer history, and a creative world destroyed by AIDS: “We lost so many friends, and it did something to us."
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
‘One moment it was a little blip. The next, our friends are dying’: the gay porn soundtrack composers lost to the Aids crisis
Gay porn in the 80s was home to beautifully moody synth music that is only now getting rediscovered – tragically too late for many of its creators
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
A great read on gay porn soundtracks, the work of the amazing Dark Entries label on resurfacing this important part of queer history, and a creative world destroyed by AIDS: “We lost so many friends, and it did something to us."
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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Happy worst month of the year to all those who observe
February 1, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Happy worst month of the year to all those who observe
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Not sure how @theonion.com stays on top of breaking news like this but the print edition just showed up at my house with this:
January 30, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Not sure how @theonion.com stays on top of breaking news like this but the print edition just showed up at my house with this:
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BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase, and to use those funds to restore the federal cuts to health care.
January 30, 2026 at 8:31 PM
BREAKING: Bernie Sanders is introducing an amendment to cut ICE’s $75 billion funding increase, and to use those funds to restore the federal cuts to health care.
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DOJ has since killed this link. This is what was there:
January 30, 2026 at 6:28 PM
DOJ has since killed this link. This is what was there:
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Epstein files appear to link Trump to allegations of sexual abuse of a minor
Unclear if the allegation was ultimately investigated and proven to be true/false
Won’t change the fact this is now public
Unclear if the allegation was ultimately investigated and proven to be true/false
Won’t change the fact this is now public
Bellingcat community members have already found two files detailing explicit allegations that President Trump engaged in sexual activities with children.
One file is an FBI complaint form and the other is an FBI email chain.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
One file is an FBI complaint form and the other is an FBI email chain.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
January 30, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Epstein files appear to link Trump to allegations of sexual abuse of a minor
Unclear if the allegation was ultimately investigated and proven to be true/false
Won’t change the fact this is now public
Unclear if the allegation was ultimately investigated and proven to be true/false
Won’t change the fact this is now public
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
January 30, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
I was sent this video of agents at her door:
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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Please join me in donating to Georgia Fort theough her website so she gets all of the $$$
www.georgiafort.com/support
www.georgiafort.com/support
January 30, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Please join me in donating to Georgia Fort theough her website so she gets all of the $$$
www.georgiafort.com/support
www.georgiafort.com/support
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I CANNOT believe this is happening, overwhelmed with feelings.
January 29, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I CANNOT believe this is happening, overwhelmed with feelings.
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Friends, I recommend you ALL get on the phones and or send emails first thing tomorrow telling @democrats.senate.gov NO FUNDING FOR ICE. NONE.
They are, per Chris Coons, planning to negotiate body cameras. This willl not change the violence, the invasions of our cities.
They are, per Chris Coons, planning to negotiate body cameras. This willl not change the violence, the invasions of our cities.
January 27, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Friends, I recommend you ALL get on the phones and or send emails first thing tomorrow telling @democrats.senate.gov NO FUNDING FOR ICE. NONE.
They are, per Chris Coons, planning to negotiate body cameras. This willl not change the violence, the invasions of our cities.
They are, per Chris Coons, planning to negotiate body cameras. This willl not change the violence, the invasions of our cities.
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DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
January 25, 2026 at 4:27 PM
DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September: