Jason Broccardo
@zoocoup.bsky.social
Job: Managing Apple things. Hobby: Buying a lot of music. Western front of Chicagoland with the parts of a great family who haven't grown up and moved out yet. I support all coups at the zoo.
Also: @zoocoup@mastodon.social and http://zoocoup.tumblr.com
Also: @zoocoup@mastodon.social and http://zoocoup.tumblr.com
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Jason Broccardo
@zoocoup.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Forget about all these other bands, just tell me Beulah is getting back together.
“Trump cut science funding. Small businesses are paying the price.” www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
Trump cut science funding. Small businesses are paying the price.
Some federal contractors are feeling the squeeze after the president slashed support for climate programs and other research efforts.
www.eenews.net
February 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
“Trump cut science funding. Small businesses are paying the price.” www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
“To partially finance $4.5 trillion in tax cuts tilted to the wealthiest households, the new law…imposes sweeping cuts to programs that help people with low and moderate incomes afford health care and groceries and shifts extensive new responsibilities to states and localities“
Republican Megabill Trades Essential Support to Low-Income People for Skewed Tax Cuts
The sprawling megabill passed by the Republican-controlled Congress and signed by President Trump in July 2025 will redistribute trillions of dollars upward over the next decade, making it harder for ...
www.cbpp.org
February 8, 2026 at 4:34 PM
“To partially finance $4.5 trillion in tax cuts tilted to the wealthiest households, the new law…imposes sweeping cuts to programs that help people with low and moderate incomes afford health care and groceries and shifts extensive new responsibilities to states and localities“
“Regional-language Wikipedia editors now find themselves doing double duty: feeding AI systems with credible knowledge while also guarding their languages against AI-generated misinformation and low-quality content.” restofworld.org/2026/wikiped...
The volunteer Wikipedia army protecting against AI slop
The editors are both populating and fighting the world’s regional language AI engines.
restofworld.org
February 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
“Regional-language Wikipedia editors now find themselves doing double duty: feeding AI systems with credible knowledge while also guarding their languages against AI-generated misinformation and low-quality content.” restofworld.org/2026/wikiped...
“A clearer picture emerges when speaking to his wife, James Ellis Deakins, who joins him today.”
‘People keep reinventing the same damn movie’: cinematographer Roger Deakins on 50 years behind the camera and his fears for film’s future
This master craftsman’s work has lit up everything from Bond to Blade Runner 2049. But as he publishes his memoir, why does he believe the artform he made his name in is in such decline?
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:05 PM
“A clearer picture emerges when speaking to his wife, James Ellis Deakins, who joins him today.”
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Palestinian Uncles doing freestyle poetry battles coming with some of the hardest lines I’ve heard in a long time.
February 8, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Palestinian Uncles doing freestyle poetry battles coming with some of the hardest lines I’ve heard in a long time.
We finished “Ponies” last night. I enjoyed it and look forward to more, hopefully.
February 8, 2026 at 3:29 PM
We finished “Ponies” last night. I enjoyed it and look forward to more, hopefully.
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DID YOU KNOW? Elephants are closely related to manatees. They don’t visit but they do Zoom calls on the major holidays.
February 8, 2026 at 7:48 AM
DID YOU KNOW? Elephants are closely related to manatees. They don’t visit but they do Zoom calls on the major holidays.
I would buy the 7-inch from a band named “Enemies of Italy”
Meloni condemns 'enemies of Italy' after clashes in Olympics host city Milan reut.rs/4aDnbur
Meloni condemns 'enemies of Italy' after clashes in Olympics host city Milan
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has condemned anti-Olympics protesters as "enemies of Italy" after violence on the fringes of a demonstration in Milan on Saturday night and sabotage attacks on the national rail network.
reut.rs
February 8, 2026 at 12:47 PM
I would buy the 7-inch from a band named “Enemies of Italy”
Not a bad song to have pop in your head so you have to go listen to it www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruCN...
Decisions, Decisions
YouTube video by Goodie Mob - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Not a bad song to have pop in your head so you have to go listen to it www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruCN...
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ACAB includes the guy who invented the Fleshlight
February 8, 2026 at 12:45 AM
ACAB includes the guy who invented the Fleshlight
Reposted by Jason Broccardo
will lewis substack when
February 8, 2026 at 1:37 AM
will lewis substack when
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Hang it in the Louvre
February 7, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Hang it in the Louvre
So it wasn't a wall apnews.com/article/immi...
Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked.
apnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
So it wasn't a wall apnews.com/article/immi...
“Last spring, the National Security Agency (NSA) detected evidence of an unusual phone call between an individual associated with foreign intelligence and a person close to Donald Trump, according to a whistleblower’s attorney briefed on the existence of the call.”
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:49 PM
“Last spring, the National Security Agency (NSA) detected evidence of an unusual phone call between an individual associated with foreign intelligence and a person close to Donald Trump, according to a whistleblower’s attorney briefed on the existence of the call.”
“House Democrats will need to overperform Vice President Harris by roughly three percentage points in swing districts to capture the majority in 2026…” www.axios.com/2026/02/06/c...
MAP: See where a blue wave would swipe the most GOP seats
The margins from special elections this year show the majority is clearly in reach.
www.axios.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:29 PM
“House Democrats will need to overperform Vice President Harris by roughly three percentage points in swing districts to capture the majority in 2026…” www.axios.com/2026/02/06/c...
“The effort aims to overturn a new judge-ordered congressional map that hands Democrats one safe blue seat by attempting to repeal an anti-gerrymandering law that would allow the Republican-controlled legislature to reinstall a more favorable map ahead of the 2028 elections”
A MAGA push to erase a Dem House seat is triggering accusations of fraud and violence in Utah
Assault allegations, potential fraud and a roster of Trumpworld supporters are rocking the Beehive State.
www.politico.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:25 PM
“The effort aims to overturn a new judge-ordered congressional map that hands Democrats one safe blue seat by attempting to repeal an anti-gerrymandering law that would allow the Republican-controlled legislature to reinstall a more favorable map ahead of the 2028 elections”
“This becomes a social concern if the fueling infrastructure fades faster than the gasoline vehicle market share, leaving consumers struggling to find affordable fuel to get to their jobs and live their lives.” insideclimatenews.org/news/0502202...
Looking Ahead to When Gas Stations Vanish - Inside Climate News
Leaders should plan for declining demand that will undermine the viability of fossil fuel businesses. New research says it could happen sooner than we think.
insideclimatenews.org
February 7, 2026 at 8:47 PM
“This becomes a social concern if the fueling infrastructure fades faster than the gasoline vehicle market share, leaving consumers struggling to find affordable fuel to get to their jobs and live their lives.” insideclimatenews.org/news/0502202...
“Last year was a good year across the entire globe for the multi-trillion-dollar tourism business, save for one country: the United States.” www.jezebel.com/trump-crushe...
Splinter: Trump Crushed U.S. Tourism
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
www.jezebel.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:46 PM
“Last year was a good year across the entire globe for the multi-trillion-dollar tourism business, save for one country: the United States.” www.jezebel.com/trump-crushe...
“What’s happening in Minneapolis and other places is the product of that culture that is developed over years”
Pretti Shooting Thrusts Border Patrol’s History of Aggressive Tactics Into View
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
“What’s happening in Minneapolis and other places is the product of that culture that is developed over years”
“The posts will be internally archived but will no longer be on public view…” www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
State Department will delete X posts from before Trump returned to office
The policy change orders the removal of any post made by official State Department accounts on X before President Trump returned to office in 2025.
www.npr.org
February 7, 2026 at 6:32 PM
“The posts will be internally archived but will no longer be on public view…” www.npr.org/2026/02/07/n...
“When Jeffrey Epstein Was the World’s Leading Expert on Getting Away With It” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
When Jeffrey Epstein was the world’s leading expert on getting away with it
The convicted sex-criminal was obsessed with other high profile abuse cases, offering commentary, advice, and even financial help.
www.motherjones.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:24 PM
“When Jeffrey Epstein Was the World’s Leading Expert on Getting Away With It” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Of the opinion that “System” was one of the best records of last year www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/int...
Prewn: “Making candy to my ears in the middle of the night” | Interview
Funny and tragic in the same breath, Prewn’s songs grow in the dark from the gnarled foundations of her oldest companion: the cello.
www.thelineofbestfit.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Of the opinion that “System” was one of the best records of last year www.thelineofbestfit.com/features/int...
So now LA is going to try to have a mayor who doesn't suck too?
Councilmember Nithya Raman to run for L.A. mayor, challenging onetime ally Karen Bass
Councilmember Nithya Raman to run for L.A. mayor, challenging onetime ally Karen Bass
Raman would immediately pose a formidable challenge to Bass. She was the first council member to be elected with support from the Democratic Socialists of America.
www.latimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
So now LA is going to try to have a mayor who doesn't suck too?
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After whatever happened to this poor bastard before he got shot with an RPG, being blown up by an RPG would’ve been a mercy
Physics of a direct hit from an RPG type projectile
February 7, 2026 at 3:41 AM
After whatever happened to this poor bastard before he got shot with an RPG, being blown up by an RPG would’ve been a mercy