billvb
@billvb.bsky.social
Blue dot in a very Blue spot
Producer, alum of Valve and Guitar Craft. Currently involved with Music, Seattle Circle, guitar, the Salish Sea.
Nurturing hope for “Making America America Again”
#Indivisible
Ringo has it right: “Peace and Love”
Producer, alum of Valve and Guitar Craft. Currently involved with Music, Seattle Circle, guitar, the Salish Sea.
Nurturing hope for “Making America America Again”
#Indivisible
Ringo has it right: “Peace and Love”
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billvb
@billvb.bsky.social
· Dec 16
He really hit this one right on the nose:
“We'll go down in history as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it wasn't cost-effective” - Kurt Vonnegut.
“We'll go down in history as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it wasn't cost-effective” - Kurt Vonnegut.
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Here's another mix made for Sonos Radio, over on @mixcloud.bsky.social - no 4 from January 2021 waste.lnk.to/sonos4BS
📸 Alex Lake
📸 Alex Lake
October 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Here's another mix made for Sonos Radio, over on @mixcloud.bsky.social - no 4 from January 2021 waste.lnk.to/sonos4BS
📸 Alex Lake
📸 Alex Lake
This 👇
Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
September 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
This 👇
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I hope more people are seeing the writing on the wall. Because it appears as though the people we elected are delusional and think we are going to fix this with decorum and lawsuits. Some of them need to pick up a history book or two. American exceptionalism won’t save us. #seattle #washingtonstate
September 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I hope more people are seeing the writing on the wall. Because it appears as though the people we elected are delusional and think we are going to fix this with decorum and lawsuits. Some of them need to pick up a history book or two. American exceptionalism won’t save us. #seattle #washingtonstate
189 Journalists killed in Gaza since ‘23
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The deadly toll on journalists in the Gaza war
With foreign media barred, Palestinians have reported alone, facing the ‘most deliberate effort to kill and silence’ them ever
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September 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
189 Journalists killed in Gaza since ‘23
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Everyone of these perfomances are so damn good! Thank you for releasing this, @radiohead.wastehq.social !
Where I End and You Begin (Hail to the Thief Live Recordings 2003-2009)
Full video on YouTube now waste.lnk.to/whereiend.ht...
Full video on YouTube now waste.lnk.to/whereiend.ht...
August 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Everyone of these perfomances are so damn good! Thank you for releasing this, @radiohead.wastehq.social !
@officialjackwhite.bsky.social is my hero.
August 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
@officialjackwhite.bsky.social is my hero.
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
August 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe. Will we listen to his words today?
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Destroying the Future of America to Own the Libs
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August 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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"This is a nail in the coffin." Fmr. FBI General Counsel Andrew Weissman describes what Emil Bove's confirmation to the Third Circuit says about the United States' system of checks and balances. "The amount of proof as to why he is unfit is sort of overwhelming."
July 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
"This is a nail in the coffin." Fmr. FBI General Counsel Andrew Weissman describes what Emil Bove's confirmation to the Third Circuit says about the United States' system of checks and balances. "The amount of proof as to why he is unfit is sort of overwhelming."
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"We aren't CBS."
I hope they stick to it.
I hope they stick to it.
NEW statement from Dow Jones, the parent company of The Wall Street Journal:
"We have full confidence in the rigor and accuracy of our reporting, and will vigorously defend against any lawsuit."
"We have full confidence in the rigor and accuracy of our reporting, and will vigorously defend against any lawsuit."
July 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
"We aren't CBS."
I hope they stick to it.
I hope they stick to it.
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When a network lays off one of America’s greatest satirists, it’s not because he failed. It’s because he succeeded too loudly.
July 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
When a network lays off one of America’s greatest satirists, it’s not because he failed. It’s because he succeeded too loudly.
#StephenColbert
It’s a great day to cancel your @paramountplusbr.bsky.social subscription. Cancel @stephencolbert.bsky.social for political reasons? FAFO
It’s a great day to cancel your @paramountplusbr.bsky.social subscription. Cancel @stephencolbert.bsky.social for political reasons? FAFO
July 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
#StephenColbert
It’s a great day to cancel your @paramountplusbr.bsky.social subscription. Cancel @stephencolbert.bsky.social for political reasons? FAFO
It’s a great day to cancel your @paramountplusbr.bsky.social subscription. Cancel @stephencolbert.bsky.social for political reasons? FAFO
"This is a path of perfect lawlessness, one that courts cannot condone."
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Opinion | ‘Egregious.’ ‘Brazen.’ ‘Lawless.’ How 48 Judges Describe Trump’s Actions, in Their Own Words (Gift Article)
Dozens of judges, appointed by presidents of both parties, have stood up to the administration’s lawlessness.
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July 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"This is a path of perfect lawlessness, one that courts cannot condone."
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Breaking: per FEMA sources Kristi Noem was responsible for THREE DAY DELAY in deploying search-and-rescue in Texas
Fire her. Blood on her hands.
Fire her. Blood on her hands.
July 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Breaking: per FEMA sources Kristi Noem was responsible for THREE DAY DELAY in deploying search-and-rescue in Texas
Fire her. Blood on her hands.
Fire her. Blood on her hands.
A great read about a little Seattle (Ballard) bookstore owner, and the influence of John Locke on our founders and democracy.
#Resist #NoKings
www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...
#Resist #NoKings
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How a 392-year-old outlaw philosopher inspired the American founders
Between the bookshelves and in his book, "The Outlaw John Locke," Twice Sold Tales co-owner John MacBeath Watkins' restless mind offers a civics lesson for a nation on edge.
www.seattletimes.com
July 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A great read about a little Seattle (Ballard) bookstore owner, and the influence of John Locke on our founders and democracy.
#Resist #NoKings
www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...
#Resist #NoKings
www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...
Call your senators and reps. Tell your tuned-out friends and family, especially the MAGAs in rural areas and red states.
July 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Call your senators and reps. Tell your tuned-out friends and family, especially the MAGAs in rural areas and red states.
WA state lowered our uninsured rate from 14.2% to 4.8% last year; one of the lowest rates in the nation. The GOP is seeking to slash that coverage success, and inflict needless suffering on thousands of WA residents.
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WA is the No. 1 target in the GOP’s health care slashing bill
WA tried as hard as any state to round up health coverage for all. But now that Republicans are gutting health care, it turns out WA has the farthest to fall.
www.seattletimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
WA state lowered our uninsured rate from 14.2% to 4.8% last year; one of the lowest rates in the nation. The GOP is seeking to slash that coverage success, and inflict needless suffering on thousands of WA residents.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/t...
A.I. Is Starting to Wear Down Democracy
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June 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Tell Your Senators: No War With Iran act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
Tell Your Senators: No War With Iran
The American people do not want to enter Netanyahu’s war with Iran. American involvement would not only put our troops into harm's way, but risk escalating an already volatile situation into all-out r...
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June 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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