This post prompted me to look up what the term actually means. So count me in that number, because I always thought it was about them. (Which never made sense in context)

This is also the best possible edit of that clip. Well done.

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One of the many reasons this song still goes so hard is its continued relevance. youtu.be/RmvTiRR5QEs?...

Looking good!

Cran rules! I’m bummed I wasn’t able to see them when they played SF last year, but at least it turned me on to them. Rejet, their EP follow-up to Natë also rips. If you like them you should check out Gurs - similar oi/post-punk goodness but from the Basque Country.

Eric Andre treats subway riders with more respect than this.

Not disagreeing with the dynamic, but my impression at the time was that Charbonnet was the conservative in that election. Specifically around tough on crime rhetoric (not saying anything about how Cantrell has governed).

The rollout of Jonah’s U.S.Hey! initiative if memory serves.

Almost as glamorous as the basement smoking lounge of a casino on the graveyard lunch break.

That’s helpful, thanks. I remember reading a New Yorker article about Jean McConville about 12 years ago where the antirepublican bias was pretty overt, but it didn’t feel as present in the show. It’s also an topic I’m under-informed about, so I appreciate getting a bit more of the context.

I’m interested in learning more about this perspective, do you have any links to reviews of the book or show that go into more detail?

Workers in Madison won an election back in 2002, but didn’t get to a first contract. www.nytimes.com/2003/05/24/b...

Thank you for this.

It’s this guy’s favorite toy.