Francis Reader
@francisreader.bsky.social
Trashcan Sinatras, Southern California enclave. https://www.patreon.com/c/trashcansinatras. https://www.instagram.com/thetrashcansinatras/. https://www.facebook.com/thetrashcansinatras/
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The new ICE song by Jesse Welles nails it.
ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.
Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.
(c/o Caroline Codsi)
ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.
Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.
(c/o Caroline Codsi)
August 29, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The new ICE song by Jesse Welles nails it.
ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.
Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.
(c/o Caroline Codsi)
ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.
Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.
(c/o Caroline Codsi)
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Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."
August 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Crow: "Look at what happened. US military personnel in uniform literally were on hands & knees rolling out a red carpet for the most murderous dictator of the 21st century...we keep on acting like Putin deserves to be brought out in open like any of head of state. This is a historic embarrassment."
The cunt's only been in office about 15 days. Where does this insanity end?
February 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The cunt's only been in office about 15 days. Where does this insanity end?
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#BankHolidayListening Silver winner at 2024 @IMRORadioAwards radio doc on Scottish band The Trashcan Sinatras from @radionova100 @TheTrashcans lots great stories. Press play on.soundcloud.com/y67KAtVHmtFb...
The Trashcan Sinatras
Silver Winner at IMRO Ireland’s National Radio Awards 2024. Documentary maker Ken Sweeney travels to the West Coast of Scotland to tell the story of The Trashcan Sinatras, featuring recollections fro
on.soundcloud.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
#BankHolidayListening Silver winner at 2024 @IMRORadioAwards radio doc on Scottish band The Trashcan Sinatras from @radionova100 @TheTrashcans lots great stories. Press play on.soundcloud.com/y67KAtVHmtFb...
I thought Blue Sky should know our wee angel Nova Scotia is snoring and cuddling her pillow.
February 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I thought Blue Sky should know our wee angel Nova Scotia is snoring and cuddling her pillow.
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Kaine: "He let Musk force the resignation of the FAA administrator. He disbanded an aviation safety committee... he's got an OMB director who's pushing a hiring freeze & saying 'I want to traumatize the federal workforce'"... he's got an anti-safety agenda..that's why he went the race-baiting route"
January 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Kaine: "He let Musk force the resignation of the FAA administrator. He disbanded an aviation safety committee... he's got an OMB director who's pushing a hiring freeze & saying 'I want to traumatize the federal workforce'"... he's got an anti-safety agenda..that's why he went the race-baiting route"
Rev Don Cupitt's ideas on religion were and are a big influence on my muddled mind. Questioning with an open heart, an example of Good Faith in times of Bad Faith. RiP. Here's one of his more recent broadcasts: nigelwarburton.typepad.com/philosophy_b...
Don Cupitt on Non-Realism About God
Don Cupitt, the controversial theologian and philosopher whose BBC television series The Sea of Faith (and accompanying book) spawned a theological movement with the same name, is the interviewee for ...
nigelwarburton.typepad.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Rev Don Cupitt's ideas on religion were and are a big influence on my muddled mind. Questioning with an open heart, an example of Good Faith in times of Bad Faith. RiP. Here's one of his more recent broadcasts: nigelwarburton.typepad.com/philosophy_b...
'Dr. Phil' joins a ride-along with ICE agents in Chicago.
YouTube video by NBC News
youtu.be
January 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Thanks to George Conway for posting Caroline Kennedy's letter so everyone is informed about RFK Jr. Please repost far and wide.
January 29, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Thanks to George Conway for posting Caroline Kennedy's letter so everyone is informed about RFK Jr. Please repost far and wide.
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If you want a podcast with a West of Scotland slant, then you need Here Comes The Guillotine in your ears. Available on Spotify or Global player.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
new episode of HERE COMES THE GUILLOTINE podcast is out today x and i found the notepad i used when we brainstormed potential names for the podcast
January 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
If you want a podcast with a West of Scotland slant, then you need Here Comes The Guillotine in your ears. Available on Spotify or Global player.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
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In an effort to bring you a little emotional relief and hard-earned joy in a time when we desperately need both, thanks to very generous support from our friends at NEON, we invite you to join us for expanded FREE programming in our beautiful Eagle Theatre. 🎟️: bit.ly/4hem70H
January 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In an effort to bring you a little emotional relief and hard-earned joy in a time when we desperately need both, thanks to very generous support from our friends at NEON, we invite you to join us for expanded FREE programming in our beautiful Eagle Theatre. 🎟️: bit.ly/4hem70H
There's looting, then there's political looting.
January 13, 2025 at 10:45 PM
There's looting, then there's political looting.
Hi everyone,
Frank here. As you might know, I'm in Pasadena, but thankfully we haven't had to evacuate. The mandatory evac zone was drawing closer and closer to us, but stopped about a mile north and has remained there. The winds have abated now... 1/4
Frank here. As you might know, I'm in Pasadena, but thankfully we haven't had to evacuate. The mandatory evac zone was drawing closer and closer to us, but stopped about a mile north and has remained there. The winds have abated now... 1/4
January 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Hi everyone,
Frank here. As you might know, I'm in Pasadena, but thankfully we haven't had to evacuate. The mandatory evac zone was drawing closer and closer to us, but stopped about a mile north and has remained there. The winds have abated now... 1/4
Frank here. As you might know, I'm in Pasadena, but thankfully we haven't had to evacuate. The mandatory evac zone was drawing closer and closer to us, but stopped about a mile north and has remained there. The winds have abated now... 1/4
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The 13th Amendment allows for modern day SLAVE LABOR. They risking their lives for pennies.
Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are fighting the wildfires raging across southern California for $5.80-$10.24 per day
When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
When responding to disasters, they may earn $26.90 over a 24-hour shift
‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires
The firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The 13th Amendment allows for modern day SLAVE LABOR. They risking their lives for pennies.
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Not lost on me that it's nonprofit tech, app.watchduty.org, showing up & actually working in the midst of the LA fires (donate to them!)
Meanwhile platforms fail to surface key news, vital info is paywalled...
As I've been saying, we need a new tech paradigm, yesterday!
Meanwhile platforms fail to surface key news, vital info is paywalled...
As I've been saying, we need a new tech paradigm, yesterday!
Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts
Real-time information about wildfire and firefighting efforts nearby
app.watchduty.org
January 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Not lost on me that it's nonprofit tech, app.watchduty.org, showing up & actually working in the midst of the LA fires (donate to them!)
Meanwhile platforms fail to surface key news, vital info is paywalled...
As I've been saying, we need a new tech paradigm, yesterday!
Meanwhile platforms fail to surface key news, vital info is paywalled...
As I've been saying, we need a new tech paradigm, yesterday!
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New 2024 radio doc on #TrashcanSinatras from Radio Nova. Listen here
on.soundcloud.com/y67KAtVHmtFb...
on.soundcloud.com/y67KAtVHmtFb...
The Trashcan Sinatras
Documentary maker Ken Sweeney travels to
the West Coast of Scotland to tell the story of The Trashcan Sinatras, featuring recollections from band members, a visit to their former Shabby Road studios,
on.soundcloud.com
June 8, 2024 at 8:37 AM
New 2024 radio doc on #TrashcanSinatras from Radio Nova. Listen here
on.soundcloud.com/y67KAtVHmtFb...
on.soundcloud.com/y67KAtVHmtFb...
