Michael Rooney
@6thof8.bsky.social
Brother, Husband, Dad. Nomad. Curious wanderer of ideas and spaces. Retired.
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We are live with Dan Reed’s Rockin’ NYE house party! Let us know where you’re listening from! And Happy New Year!
January 1, 2026 at 1:09 AM
We are live with Dan Reed’s Rockin’ NYE house party! Let us know where you’re listening from! And Happy New Year!
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Tonight! Join @djrobertdrake.bsky.social for his 33rd annual 24-hour nonstop live takeover of XPN for The Night Before from midnight to midnight. Listen live worldwide, watch it all on the JingleCam. They even have the quad speakers set up on the North Pole! Listen/watch here:
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December 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Tonight! Join @djrobertdrake.bsky.social for his 33rd annual 24-hour nonstop live takeover of XPN for The Night Before from midnight to midnight. Listen live worldwide, watch it all on the JingleCam. They even have the quad speakers set up on the North Pole! Listen/watch here:
xpn.org
xpn.org
amazelab.ruckusfactory.com/gm-freezes-2... This and another 361 layoffs at the Spring Hill TN Ryder plant. How did Maury and Williamson Counties vote in 2016, 2020 and 2024? #trumpeconomy
GM Freezes $2.6B Tennessee Megafactory—Hundreds Face Sudden Layoffs - Ruckus Factory
In January 2026, the future of Spring Hill, Tennessee, will be thrown into uncertainty as Ultium Cells LLC, a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, temporarily halts production ...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
amazelab.ruckusfactory.com/gm-freezes-2... This and another 361 layoffs at the Spring Hill TN Ryder plant. How did Maury and Williamson Counties vote in 2016, 2020 and 2024? #trumpeconomy
Seems to me the East Room is a big enough Ballroom www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
Video: Saudi Crown Prince Dines With Trump at the White House
President Trump stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman of Saudi Arabia during a White House dinner on Tuesday. The room was packed with leaders from several industries.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Seems to me the East Room is a big enough Ballroom www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
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CPI inflation rose to 3% in September, slightly undershooting expectations.
Inflation has increased every month since April.
Inflation has increased every month since April.
October 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
CPI inflation rose to 3% in September, slightly undershooting expectations.
Inflation has increased every month since April.
Inflation has increased every month since April.
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So sorry to hear about the loss of one of the true modern musical geniuses. D’Angelo was truly one of a kind. We will be playing his music tonight on WRTI and I’ll be featuring a bunch of his tracks this Saturday on The Get Down. RIP to the legend.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
D’Angelo, Acclaimed and Reclusive R&B Innovator, Dies at 51
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
So sorry to hear about the loss of one of the true modern musical geniuses. D’Angelo was truly one of a kind. We will be playing his music tonight on WRTI and I’ll be featuring a bunch of his tracks this Saturday on The Get Down. RIP to the legend.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
@smerconish.bsky.social id love to the the Pew data re if everyone voted in the swing states
June 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
@smerconish.bsky.social id love to the the Pew data re if everyone voted in the swing states
Obamacare will forever stick in the craw of the GOP. Expansion of Medicaid spread insurance risk to able-bodied people who are traditionally well, therefore low-cost to the program. @fetterman.senate.gov
Trump Leadership: If You Want Welfare and Can Work, You Must www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
Trump Leadership: If You Want Welfare and Can Work, You Must www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
Opinion | Trump Leadership: If You Want Welfare and Can Work, You Must
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Obamacare will forever stick in the craw of the GOP. Expansion of Medicaid spread insurance risk to able-bodied people who are traditionally well, therefore low-cost to the program. @fetterman.senate.gov
Trump Leadership: If You Want Welfare and Can Work, You Must www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
Trump Leadership: If You Want Welfare and Can Work, You Must www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/o...
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Tune-in to @wncw.bsky.social at midnight ET tonight for another episode of Transmissions from the Time Machine! This week, we're diving into the year 1992 w/ tracks by Pavement, k.d. lang, Prince, Pete Rock & CL Smooth + more 📻 🕰️
May 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Tune-in to @wncw.bsky.social at midnight ET tonight for another episode of Transmissions from the Time Machine! This week, we're diving into the year 1992 w/ tracks by Pavement, k.d. lang, Prince, Pete Rock & CL Smooth + more 📻 🕰️
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NEW: Read the resignation letter of three federal prosecutors who'd worked on the Eric Adams case: "Now, the Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
April 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
NEW: Read the resignation letter of three federal prosecutors who'd worked on the Eric Adams case: "Now, the Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington." static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
Not true. There are kids being berated by their parents on the daily to “Stand up for yourself, you wimp”. They look a lot like Representative Jim Banks.
April 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Not true. There are kids being berated by their parents on the daily to “Stand up for yourself, you wimp”. They look a lot like Representative Jim Banks.
Did anyone else find that #LiberationDay Rose Garden thing boring?
April 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Did anyone else find that #LiberationDay Rose Garden thing boring?
Want to Play a Game? Global Trade War Is the New Washington Pastime. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/b...
TLDR: Europe has to stick together and Trump has to actually do deals. Optimism is warranted, but not preordained.
TLDR: Europe has to stick together and Trump has to actually do deals. Optimism is warranted, but not preordained.
Want to Play a Game? Global Trade War Is the New Washington Pastime.
Two dozen trade experts gathered recently to simulate how a global trade war would play out. The results were surprisingly optimistic.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Want to Play a Game? Global Trade War Is the New Washington Pastime. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/b...
TLDR: Europe has to stick together and Trump has to actually do deals. Optimism is warranted, but not preordained.
TLDR: Europe has to stick together and Trump has to actually do deals. Optimism is warranted, but not preordained.
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This weeks cover from @theneweuropean.bsky.social was spot on as always
March 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
This weeks cover from @theneweuropean.bsky.social was spot on as always
#Microaggression Anyone get thier feelings hurt? slate.com/life/2025/02...
Well, We Have Barron Trump’s First College Scandal
This tells you a lot about what is and isn't "acceptable" to Republicans right now.
slate.com
February 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
#Microaggression Anyone get thier feelings hurt? slate.com/life/2025/02...
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Ford Chief Executive Says Trump Policies May Lead to Layoffs... maybe business leaders should have been more wary and outspoken
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/b...
Ford Chief Executive Says Trump Policies May Lead to Layoffs
The executive, Jim Farley, said President Trump’s tariff and auto policies would raise costs and could force the automaker to cut jobs.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Ford Chief Executive Says Trump Policies May Lead to Layoffs... maybe business leaders should have been more wary and outspoken
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/b...
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Sometimes you just have to say “fuck you” with a flourish
February 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Sometimes you just have to say “fuck you” with a flourish
Instead of restoring “Greatness” a march toward inhumane Colonialism www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
Trump's Gaza project is one of ethnic cleansing
EDITORIAL. By advocating a lasting US takeover of the Gaza Strip and forcing Palestinians out, President Donald Trump is endorsing the vision of Israel's racist, supremacist far right, and announcing ...
www.lemonde.fr
February 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Instead of restoring “Greatness” a march toward inhumane Colonialism www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
How an international tariff becomes a person tax and why. newrepublic.com/article/1910...
The Real Secret Behind Trump’s Insane Tariff Obsession
The president won’t clarify what his price for ending his idiotic trade war is. Maybe that’s because it’s something he dare not say out loud.
newrepublic.com
February 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
How an international tariff becomes a person tax and why. newrepublic.com/article/1910...
The Real Secret Behind Trump's Insane Tariff Obsession - The New Republic
February 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The Real Secret Behind Trump's Insane Tariff Obsession - The New Republic