Barry Owen
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In the last couple days, I’ve heard some of my favorite tracks from Menomena, Amiina, Marvin Gaye + amazing new music from Snocaps, Mavis Staples, Just Mustard & more all on @chirpradio.org.
November 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
In the last couple days, I’ve heard some of my favorite tracks from Menomena, Amiina, Marvin Gaye + amazing new music from Snocaps, Mavis Staples, Just Mustard & more all on @chirpradio.org.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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ICE vs the clergy
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
ICE vs the clergy
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It’s wild that you can just openly bribe the President of the United States with chunks of gold to get
whatever you want, it’s fine, you don’t have to hide it, just say “I am bribing the President with gold,” zero consequences.
whatever you want, it’s fine, you don’t have to hide it, just say “I am bribing the President with gold,” zero consequences.
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
It’s wild that you can just openly bribe the President of the United States with chunks of gold to get
whatever you want, it’s fine, you don’t have to hide it, just say “I am bribing the President with gold,” zero consequences.
whatever you want, it’s fine, you don’t have to hide it, just say “I am bribing the President with gold,” zero consequences.
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This is a very relevant reminder.
3. A reminder that months ago the DOJ said that the Epstein files “did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties.”
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This is a very relevant reminder.
Irish bands are just alive right now. Fontaines, SPRINTS, Just Mustard, The Murder Capital, Lankum. Per capita has to be some of the most fertile grounds for new music? What Irish groups am I missing?
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Irish bands are just alive right now. Fontaines, SPRINTS, Just Mustard, The Murder Capital, Lankum. Per capita has to be some of the most fertile grounds for new music? What Irish groups am I missing?
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I don't think it gets mentioned enough that Bovino is a member of the civil service. He is not a political appointee. Yet he still engages in constant open partisanship while in uniform and with a DHS flag behind him.
Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I don't think it gets mentioned enough that Bovino is a member of the civil service. He is not a political appointee. Yet he still engages in constant open partisanship while in uniform and with a DHS flag behind him.
Just catching up to the Snocaps album and loving it. The Crutchfield twins are stunning storytellers
m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Snocaps - Snocaps (Full Album Stream) - YouTube
New album from Snocaps out now via ANTI- Records. Pre-order, stream & download at https://snocaps.ffm.to/snocaps
m.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Just catching up to the Snocaps album and loving it. The Crutchfield twins are stunning storytellers
m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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Given the scale of the operation, the fact that no-one has been charged can be seen both as a grotesque mismanagement of resources and a desire to focus on creating images of military domination.
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Given the scale of the operation, the fact that no-one has been charged can be seen both as a grotesque mismanagement of resources and a desire to focus on creating images of military domination.
Would like to see this. Sounds like an absolutely dominating performance
Hannah Hidalgo turned in an epic performance in No. 18 Notre Dame's 85-58 victory over Akron.
The junior guard set an NCAA record with 16 steals and scored a program-record 44 points in 28 minutes, adding nine rebounds and four assists.
The junior guard set an NCAA record with 16 steals and scored a program-record 44 points in 28 minutes, adding nine rebounds and four assists.
Hannah Hidalgo sets an NCAA record with 16 steals and scores 44 in No. 18 Notre Dame’s 85-58 win over Akron
Hannah Hidalgo turned in an epic performance with an NCAA-record 16 steals and a Notre Dame-record 44 points in the No. 18 Irish’s 85-58 victory over Akron.
trib.al
November 13, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Would like to see this. Sounds like an absolutely dominating performance
Heard a great track on @chirpradio.org earlier from Irish band Just Mustard and just listened to their recent album WE WERE JUST HERE and it’s deep people! Give them a look!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vM2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vM2...
Just Mustard - WE WERE JUST HERE (Official Video)
YouTube video by Just Mustard
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November 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Heard a great track on @chirpradio.org earlier from Irish band Just Mustard and just listened to their recent album WE WERE JUST HERE and it’s deep people! Give them a look!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vM2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vM2...
Senators look at Trump's shameless corruption and say "give us some of that"
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Senate reaches deal on ending the shutdown
Democrats are coalescing around a bipartisan agreement to fund the government.
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This is not a deal — it's an empty promise.
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Trump and his Republican Congress are making healthcare more expensive for the middle class and ending it for working families.
Time for Democrats to stand tall for affordable healthcare. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...