Marie Wilson
@weebitofdevil.bsky.social
Southernized Yankee. Proud Navy Brat.
Board member National Women in Blues @WomeninBlues #Pooligans
Board member National Women in Blues @WomeninBlues #Pooligans
He's hogging my spot on the couch. He is absolutely not budging. Not sure where he gets his stubbornness 🤪🤪
March 27, 2025 at 12:02 AM
He's hogging my spot on the couch. He is absolutely not budging. Not sure where he gets his stubbornness 🤪🤪
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Donald Trump is at war with the rule of law. The center is not holding, and the flanks are collapsing. Congress is fleeing the field.
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The Judiciary’s Last Stand
Trump’s campaign against the rule of law has ratcheted up dramatically.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Donald Trump is at war with the rule of law. The center is not holding, and the flanks are collapsing. Congress is fleeing the field.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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There’s this muppet on TikTok who transcribes and then scats incredibly difficult jazz solos so well and I could not possibly love a thing more
March 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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I miss John Lewis.
I even miss John McCain.
Fighters on opposing sides.
...but both lions who would crawl through a mile of broken glass to defend our nation against fascism.
I even miss John McCain.
Fighters on opposing sides.
...but both lions who would crawl through a mile of broken glass to defend our nation against fascism.
March 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I miss John Lewis.
I even miss John McCain.
Fighters on opposing sides.
...but both lions who would crawl through a mile of broken glass to defend our nation against fascism.
I even miss John McCain.
Fighters on opposing sides.
...but both lions who would crawl through a mile of broken glass to defend our nation against fascism.
We said goodbye to Taj today. He gave us 15 years of purrs, head butts and snuggles. I will miss my chicken thief. Rest well. You were a good kitty.
February 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
We said goodbye to Taj today. He gave us 15 years of purrs, head butts and snuggles. I will miss my chicken thief. Rest well. You were a good kitty.
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Just learned from NPR that the federal government is the largest employer in the great Kansas City area, for example. I found it helpful to be reminded that, of course, this isn’t just about people who work and live in DC. Federal employees are in all of our communities.
February 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Just learned from NPR that the federal government is the largest employer in the great Kansas City area, for example. I found it helpful to be reminded that, of course, this isn’t just about people who work and live in DC. Federal employees are in all of our communities.
These were running$3.75, last week $6. This is from today. How bad is this bird flu and its impact?
February 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
These were running$3.75, last week $6. This is from today. How bad is this bird flu and its impact?
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If you want a long, but very thorough, read on just how crazy dangerous the situation is with Elon, @brockm.bsky.social has laid it all out in a single article. Please read it.
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
The 24-Hour Reality Check: Musk’s Impossible Power Grab And America’s Crisis
There are twenty-four hours in a day. This isn’t a matter of political opinion or technological disruption—it’s as immutable as the fact that two plus two equals four. No amount of geni…
www.techdirt.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
If you want a long, but very thorough, read on just how crazy dangerous the situation is with Elon, @brockm.bsky.social has laid it all out in a single article. Please read it.
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/02/05/t...
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February 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
February 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
RONALD REAGAN (1988): We should be aware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security, and the entire free world—all while cynically waving the American flag.
We've been binging Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown and this episode resonates for me given what is going on with immigration right now. Wish those featured could be interviewed again
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January 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
We've been binging Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown and this episode resonates for me given what is going on with immigration right now. Wish those featured could be interviewed again
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This was a good documentary on Lee Scratch Perry. m.imdb.com/title/tt0853...
The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry (2008)
The Upsetter: The Life and Music of Lee Scratch Perry (2008)
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January 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This was a good documentary on Lee Scratch Perry. m.imdb.com/title/tt0853...
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With everything so seemingly terrible these days & no sign of anything remotely hopeful in the near future, I thought you might need this photo of a baby giraffe.
January 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
With everything so seemingly terrible these days & no sign of anything remotely hopeful in the near future, I thought you might need this photo of a baby giraffe.
Brilliant piece from Keith Morrison of Dateline about the fires in Los Angeles.
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What comes next for Los Angeles: Fire & Ash - Part 6
YouTube video by NBC News
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January 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Brilliant piece from Keith Morrison of Dateline about the fires in Los Angeles.
youtu.be/oxkJf8rLzwY?...
youtu.be/oxkJf8rLzwY?...
Still processing that Kyle is gone. He was such an integral part of the Women in Blues organization and annual showcase. He was just one of those good humans we aspire to be. Rest easy now.
January 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Still processing that Kyle is gone. He was such an integral part of the Women in Blues organization and annual showcase. He was just one of those good humans we aspire to be. Rest easy now.
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Give a listen, great blues, Join us in Chat fun blues fans
January 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Give a listen, great blues, Join us in Chat fun blues fans
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A deep dive into the disconnect between blues tourism and Black residents in Clarksdale, MS. Erik Loomis reviews B. Brian Foster’s I Don’t Like the Blues, exploring heritage, racism, and economic exclusion.
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/01/musi...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/01/musi...
Music Notes - Lawyers, Guns & Money
I don’t often read scholarly music books, but I just finished B. Brian Foster’s, 2020 book, I Don’t Like the Blues: Race, Place, and the Backbeat of Black Life. Foster is a sociologist and storyteller...
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January 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
A deep dive into the disconnect between blues tourism and Black residents in Clarksdale, MS. Erik Loomis reviews B. Brian Foster’s I Don’t Like the Blues, exploring heritage, racism, and economic exclusion.
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/01/musi...
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/01/musi...
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THE BEST IN BLUES: 100% PURE BLUES
Listen here to the latest Pure Blues podcast:
1 Artie 'Blues Boy' White, Nothing But The Blues
2 Travis Haddix, Acute Blues Syndrome
3 Tiny Kennedy, Blues Disease
4 Big Bill Broonzy, Medicine Man Blues
5 Frank Bey, Blues Come Knockin' 1/3
Listen here to the latest Pure Blues podcast:
1 Artie 'Blues Boy' White, Nothing But The Blues
2 Travis Haddix, Acute Blues Syndrome
3 Tiny Kennedy, Blues Disease
4 Big Bill Broonzy, Medicine Man Blues
5 Frank Bey, Blues Come Knockin' 1/3
January 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
THE BEST IN BLUES: 100% PURE BLUES
Listen here to the latest Pure Blues podcast:
1 Artie 'Blues Boy' White, Nothing But The Blues
2 Travis Haddix, Acute Blues Syndrome
3 Tiny Kennedy, Blues Disease
4 Big Bill Broonzy, Medicine Man Blues
5 Frank Bey, Blues Come Knockin' 1/3
Listen here to the latest Pure Blues podcast:
1 Artie 'Blues Boy' White, Nothing But The Blues
2 Travis Haddix, Acute Blues Syndrome
3 Tiny Kennedy, Blues Disease
4 Big Bill Broonzy, Medicine Man Blues
5 Frank Bey, Blues Come Knockin' 1/3
RIP thank you for your music
Sam Moore, Half of Dynamic Soul Duo Sam & Dave, Is Dead at 89 www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/a...
Sam Moore, Half of Dynamic Soul Duo Sam & Dave, Is Dead at 89 (Gift Article)
Mr. Moore and Dave Prater stormed the R&B and pop charts with indelible hits like “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’.”
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 4:54 AM
RIP thank you for your music
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I'll never get past the aerial bombing part.
More than 100 years after its initial review that blamed Black men, the Dept. of Justice just released its report on the 1921 Tulsa race massacre
The report says the attack “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”
The report says the attack “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”
DoJ releases its Tulsa race massacre report over 100 years after initial review
DoJ report acknowledges attack ‘was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence’
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I'll never get past the aerial bombing part.
Today is the day!
January 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Today is the day!
About to land in Memphis to help support the www.nationalwomeninblues.com showcase tomorrow at Alfreds on Beale St. Join us!
National Women in Blues
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January 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
About to land in Memphis to help support the www.nationalwomeninblues.com showcase tomorrow at Alfreds on Beale St. Join us!
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I'm one of the zillions of people who wrote about January 6 today. Mine also has pictures that I took. photolawyer.substack.com/p/january-6-...
January 6, 2025
Reflecting on the past and future on the eve of the new Trump adminstration
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January 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I'm one of the zillions of people who wrote about January 6 today. Mine also has pictures that I took. photolawyer.substack.com/p/january-6-...
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Anthony Weaver, a Saratoga Springs High School graduate, appears to be one of the top candidates for open NFL head coaching jobs.
www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...
www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...
Report: Saratoga Springs grad Weaver a top NFL coaching candidate
Anthony Weaver, a Saratoga Springs graduate who starred at Notre Dame, is considered a top NFL coaching candidate.
www.timesunion.com
January 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Anthony Weaver, a Saratoga Springs High School graduate, appears to be one of the top candidates for open NFL head coaching jobs.
www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...
www.timesunion.com/sports/artic...