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Jason Vivone
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Vocalist. Guitarist. Songwriter.
The Billy Bats. The Boogie Bridge Band.
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I honestly think these "moderates" think "oh trans people are only x% of the population - we can throw them under the bus," which is EVIL on its face...

...but also trans people have families and friends? Who are fucking FURIOUS at loser Ds who throw their loved ones under the bus?
October 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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A new survey shows a gulf between popular opinion and political reality in Kansas. Most Kansans support unregulated access to abortion, the legalization of recreational marijuana and Medicaid expansion, according to the survey.
Via @kansasreflector.com:
lawrenceks.news/42Xl4Oa
Kansas Speaks survey shows ‘lots of daylight’ between views on issues and political support
A new survey shows a gulf between popular opinion and political reality in Kansas. Most Kansans support unregulated access to abortion, the legalization of recreational marijuana and Medicaid expansio...
lawrenceks.news
October 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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October 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Happy Birthday (pass it on)
Happy Birthday to You
YouTube video by Jason Vivone & the Billy Bats
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September 24, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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More than 1 in 4 workers without jobs have been unemployed for at least six months, new data shows.

That number is a post-pandemic high and a level typically only seen during periods of economic turmoil.
Long-term unemployment at post-pandemic high, straining workers and economy
The U.S. economy is seeing a rise in long-term unemployment, with more than 1.9 million Americans out of work for 27 weeks or more, sparking concerns about the labor market.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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This was a fun commission. The person requesting wanted an imaginary “80 Page Giant” of Wonder Woman doing only mundane things. Haha! Honestly, it makes me laugh.
September 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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August 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Marine Combat Veterans & US Citizens confront ICE bounty hunters as they leave work, after a long day of kidnapping people.
July 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Five favorite black & white movies

Arsenic and Old Lace
Bringing Up Baby
The Philadelphia Story
Stalag 17
Freaks

In order:
Fell in love with Cary Grant
Fell in love with Katherine Hepburn
Fell in love with Jimmy Stewart
Fell in love with William Holden
One of us!
Five favorite black & white movies

All About Eve
The Green Pastures
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane
Les Diaboliques
Some Like It Hot
Five favorite black & white movies

Stranger Than Paradise
Wild Strawberries
Ikiru
Wings of Desire
The Hustler
May 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Little girls were swept away by the dozens & killed by the flood while at summer camp & without FEMA FUNDING bedridden & disabled American are going to die from natural disasters they could have been rescued from & warned against.

I have never seen a more incompetent government ever. It’s insane.
July 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Swamp Dogg's SAL-A-FASTER from his album TOTAL DESTRUCTION TO YOUR MIND is the song in question. A former bandmate said we shouldn't do it because it was dirty! Swamp Dogg weighs in. #kansascity #jasonvivoneandthebillybats #swampdogg
June 30, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Today is the birthday of artist Lily Renée Phillips (May 12, 1921-Aug. 24, 2022). Active in the Golden Age, her family had fled Nazi-controlled Vienna. She drew stories for series such as Wings Comics & Planet Comics, & features like Senorita Rio & the Werewolf Hunter.
May 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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IF YOU HAVEN’T READ IT
DO YOURSELF A FAVOR!
May 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
open.spotify.com/playlist/1G9...
All collected in a single playlist.
Jason Vivone The Billy Bats
Paula Crawford
Jason Vivone & Sam Platt Duo
vivone/bats ear ticklers
Playlist · Jason Vivone · 69 items
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April 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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The Shadow magazine, dated April 1, 1942. Cover by George Rozen.
April 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
TikTok - Make Your Day
www.tiktok.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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That's a kick in the teeth.
Rest well, Wings Hauser! A wild-eyed delight in any project he was involved in.
March 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Hundreds of Social Security numbers and other personal details were exposed in the 64,000 pages of documents that the Trump administration declassified this week regarding the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
In Rush to Release Kennedy Files, Personal Information Went Public, Too
Social Security numbers and other personal details were included in the 64,000 pages of documents that the Trump administration declassified this week.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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The Spirit from March 20, 1949. Art by Will Eisner and letters by Abe Kanegson.
March 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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BREAKING: A court overturned Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

This is a critical victory for trans rights.
March 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Rest in peace Susan Alcorn
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March 2, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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The Shadow magazine from March 1, 1939. Cover by George Rozen.
March 1, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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The color of your skin don't matter to me
As long as we can live in harmony

Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
Why can't we be friends?
February 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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The Spirit by Will Eisner from February 27, 1949.
February 27, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Oh, man, not Gene Hackman.

2025 can just fuck right off.

Okay. Let me tell you a little bit about Gene Hackman...
February 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM