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Following their lead, some of us Old Time Americana musicians are looking to start doing fundraisers for orgs that can help. Any ideas of best ones to fundraise for? SPLC? ACLU? Or maybe local aid orgs? (not political PACs)
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Let’s talk for a moment about some of the more subtle ways that the press acts as a mouthpiece for law enforcement.
Actor Jonathan Joss was shot to death on Sunday. I don’t know what happened; I wasn’t there. But his husband said a homophobic neighbor shot him as part of an explicit hate crime.
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Actor Jonathan Joss was shot to death on Sunday. I don’t know what happened; I wasn’t there. But his husband said a homophobic neighbor shot him as part of an explicit hate crime.
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June 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Let’s talk for a moment about some of the more subtle ways that the press acts as a mouthpiece for law enforcement.
Actor Jonathan Joss was shot to death on Sunday. I don’t know what happened; I wasn’t there. But his husband said a homophobic neighbor shot him as part of an explicit hate crime.
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Actor Jonathan Joss was shot to death on Sunday. I don’t know what happened; I wasn’t there. But his husband said a homophobic neighbor shot him as part of an explicit hate crime.
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‘Nuf said. NO exceptions.⚓️
June 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
‘Nuf said. NO exceptions.⚓️
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OK, I’m told the feds released Mayor Barka rather than holding him over the weekend on the pretext they couldn’t get him before a judge. I am pleasantly surprised, through I suspect the decision was made on a lower level and that the people who made it may suffer.
May 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
OK, I’m told the feds released Mayor Barka rather than holding him over the weekend on the pretext they couldn’t get him before a judge. I am pleasantly surprised, through I suspect the decision was made on a lower level and that the people who made it may suffer.
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Intimidation.
That’s what it’s about.
Stage some shocking arrests of people with power.
Then let them go.
You’ve made your point:
The same thing could happen to anyone.
A few well-staged acts of violence are all it takes to intimidate people into compliance or silence.
That’s what it’s about.
Stage some shocking arrests of people with power.
Then let them go.
You’ve made your point:
The same thing could happen to anyone.
A few well-staged acts of violence are all it takes to intimidate people into compliance or silence.
Having now watched the footage and interview two of the members who were there, the amount of armed, masked federal agents surrounding three members of Congress and a mayor outside the ICE facility was totally unnecessary; the only possible reason for it was intentional escalation and intimidation.
May 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Intimidation.
That’s what it’s about.
Stage some shocking arrests of people with power.
Then let them go.
You’ve made your point:
The same thing could happen to anyone.
A few well-staged acts of violence are all it takes to intimidate people into compliance or silence.
That’s what it’s about.
Stage some shocking arrests of people with power.
Then let them go.
You’ve made your point:
The same thing could happen to anyone.
A few well-staged acts of violence are all it takes to intimidate people into compliance or silence.
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This line is going to stick with me for a very long time.
“One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer who was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors…”
“One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer who was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors…”
Three U.S. citizens, ages 2, 4 and 7, swiftly deported from Louisiana
The cases have renewed concerns that the Trump administration’s expedited deportations are violating the rights of both citizens and noncitizens.
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April 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This line is going to stick with me for a very long time.
“One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer who was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors…”
“One of them is a 4-year-old with Stage 4 cancer who was deported without medication or the ability to contact their doctors…”
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The message on the white rose leaflets may as well have been written today for what is happening in the United States
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March 30, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The message on the white rose leaflets may as well have been written today for what is happening in the United States
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They’re not going to get out of this by playing semantics.
Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.
Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.
March 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
They’re not going to get out of this by playing semantics.
Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.
Sending detailed information about an upcoming military strike on unclassified channels (and even to the wrong guy) is wrong, reckless, and obviously a threat to American troops.
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We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
Overflow crowd for Bernie/AOC rally in Greeley, CO — the small one today, big one is in Denver later
March 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
11,000 people showed up.
Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work.
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"The media can often reinforce the perception that the right speaks for all Christians when in reality, there are far more Christians who reject the right’s narrow and often toxic definition of the faith."
The path of best resistance: "Faith-rooted messaging would help build broader political support"
"We need a lot more courage and fortitude right now"
www.salon.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"The media can often reinforce the perception that the right speaks for all Christians when in reality, there are far more Christians who reject the right’s narrow and often toxic definition of the faith."
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🧵 Victor H. Green was a postal employee who, after moving to Harlem, New York, in the 1930’s, started compiling information on New York City establishments that safely served black travelers. In the introduction of the first 1936 edition, Green wrote, “There will be a day sometime…..
February 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
🧵 Victor H. Green was a postal employee who, after moving to Harlem, New York, in the 1930’s, started compiling information on New York City establishments that safely served black travelers. In the introduction of the first 1936 edition, Green wrote, “There will be a day sometime…..
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Storms are blowing in tonight and the birds are watchful while finches are singing. The Red- bellied Woodpecker is not as focused as the maple tree branch frame, but wait for their exit. 🪶🌿
January 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Storms are blowing in tonight and the birds are watchful while finches are singing. The Red- bellied Woodpecker is not as focused as the maple tree branch frame, but wait for their exit. 🪶🌿
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#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 31
Bumblebees have to learn how to get nectar from flowers. They will usually visit the same flowers every day as long as they keep finding nectar and pollen.
This is called flower or #pollinator constancy.
#bees
#bumblebees
#nature
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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 31
Bumblebees have to learn how to get nectar from flowers. They will usually visit the same flowers every day as long as they keep finding nectar and pollen.
This is called flower or #pollinator constancy.
#bees
#bumblebees
#nature
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January 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 31
Bumblebees have to learn how to get nectar from flowers. They will usually visit the same flowers every day as long as they keep finding nectar and pollen.
This is called flower or #pollinator constancy.
#bees
#bumblebees
#nature
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Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.
# 31
Bumblebees have to learn how to get nectar from flowers. They will usually visit the same flowers every day as long as they keep finding nectar and pollen.
This is called flower or #pollinator constancy.
#bees
#bumblebees
#nature
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Jef Bourgeau, American (1950- ), Blue Birch Woods at Murphy's Pond, 2024, print on coldpress watercolor paper, image: 18 x 18 in, sheet: 24 x 24 in
January 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Jef Bourgeau, American (1950- ), Blue Birch Woods at Murphy's Pond, 2024, print on coldpress watercolor paper, image: 18 x 18 in, sheet: 24 x 24 in
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30 Million users! Congrats, Bluesky!
January 29, 2025 at 4:23 AM
30 Million users! Congrats, Bluesky!
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Congratulations to my friend Dr Gordon Walker @fascinatedbyfungi.bsky.social for publishing his first book “Passport to the Kingdom Fungi”!
Hell of an accomplishment 🙌 can’t wait for the release date!
Hell of an accomplishment 🙌 can’t wait for the release date!
Posing with an advance copy of my book “Passport to Kingdom Fungi” while at Filoli Gardens yesterday, pub date is April 22nd, but it’s available for pre-order now!
January 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Congratulations to my friend Dr Gordon Walker @fascinatedbyfungi.bsky.social for publishing his first book “Passport to the Kingdom Fungi”!
Hell of an accomplishment 🙌 can’t wait for the release date!
Hell of an accomplishment 🙌 can’t wait for the release date!
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I shall die, but that is all that I shall do for Death;
I am not on his payroll.
I will not tell him the whereabouts of my friends
nor of my enemies either.
I will not map him the route to any man’s door.
Am I a spy in the land of the living,
that I should deliver men to Death?
-St. Vincent Millay
I am not on his payroll.
I will not tell him the whereabouts of my friends
nor of my enemies either.
I will not map him the route to any man’s door.
Am I a spy in the land of the living,
that I should deliver men to Death?
-St. Vincent Millay
January 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I shall die, but that is all that I shall do for Death;
I am not on his payroll.
I will not tell him the whereabouts of my friends
nor of my enemies either.
I will not map him the route to any man’s door.
Am I a spy in the land of the living,
that I should deliver men to Death?
-St. Vincent Millay
I am not on his payroll.
I will not tell him the whereabouts of my friends
nor of my enemies either.
I will not map him the route to any man’s door.
Am I a spy in the land of the living,
that I should deliver men to Death?
-St. Vincent Millay
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Not to get all political on you but actually I do think you should be talking to people you know about this
cool how Project 2025 went viral during the election, we were told Trump disavowed it and wouldn't do it, he got elected and started implementing it immediately and now we're being told "well this is what people voted for"
they very explicitly did not
they very explicitly did not
The people now in charge of the Office of Personnel Management apparently don’t know how to scrub PDF metadata, and have exposed the original authors of the guidance they’re publishing. Two, Noah Peters and James Sherk, have links to the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025.
January 28, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Not to get all political on you but actually I do think you should be talking to people you know about this