XTCfan
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Writer, editor, musician, avid cyclist, proud libtard, survivor. Father of two great kids, stepdad to one. Lover of a beautiful woman. Memento mori.
One of these things is not like the others.
November 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
One of these things is not like the others.
R1247 – Complicated Game: Ep2 Statue Of Liberty To Seagulls Screaming Featuring Todd Bernhardt
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November 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Well, hello there. If you have the time and inclination, you might want to listen to this podcast about #XTC.
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R1240 – COMPLICATED GAME: EP1 Todd Bernhardt talks about the context of his book with Andy Partridge
The Saint of RETROPOPIC RADIO talks with musician and author Todd Bernhardt about his book with Andy Partridge of XTC as in this first episode they discuss the whole context of the book.
Why did the...
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October 16, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Well, hello there. If you have the time and inclination, you might want to listen to this podcast about #XTC.
www.mixcloud.com/FrenchSpurs1...
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Happy last day before fall, y'all. May you someday create a horn arrangement as awesome as this one.
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Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO
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September 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Happy last day before fall, y'all. May you someday create a horn arrangement as awesome as this one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs06...
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Let's be clear about who is behind most political violence (and hate speech, for that matter). In case you're wondering about the source that TIME magazine used to create this graphic, the CATO Institute is a libertarian group co-founded by one of the Koch brothers.
September 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Let's be clear about who is behind most political violence (and hate speech, for that matter). In case you're wondering about the source that TIME magazine used to create this graphic, the CATO Institute is a libertarian group co-founded by one of the Koch brothers.
Timeless truths.
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Mojo Nixon: Donald Trump Can Suck My Dick (2018)
YouTube video by Kelso King
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August 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Timeless truths.
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As someone who works for an NGO that is the primary care of provider of trauma and other medical care in Gaza, and who speaks with someone inside almost every day, I can say this balanced call for aid is 100% correct. We have a responsibility as human beings to help.
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Opinion | José Andrés: People of Good Conscience Must Stop the Starvation in Gaza
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July 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
As someone who works for an NGO that is the primary care of provider of trauma and other medical care in Gaza, and who speaks with someone inside almost every day, I can say this balanced call for aid is 100% correct. We have a responsibility as human beings to help.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/o...
Getting ready to participate in Saturday's demonstrations against authoritarianism? Here are some useful tips.
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Know Your Rights | Protesters’ Rights | ACLU
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June 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Getting ready to participate in Saturday's demonstrations against authoritarianism? Here are some useful tips.
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
Hey, folks! If you ride a bicycle, wear a helmet. These photos are from a low-speed crash that was my own stoopid fault (my attention wandered, and my front wheel got caught in a groove or pothole). Still cracked a rib, but this helmet saved my life. Your helmet could save yours.
May 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Hey, folks! If you ride a bicycle, wear a helmet. These photos are from a low-speed crash that was my own stoopid fault (my attention wandered, and my front wheel got caught in a groove or pothole). Still cracked a rib, but this helmet saved my life. Your helmet could save yours.
As we remember our last victory against Nazis and other fascists, we must remain steadfast in the face of rising authoritarianism.
On this VE Day, "we may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing, but let us not forget for a moment the toil and efforts that lie ahead."
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On this VE Day, "we may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing, but let us not forget for a moment the toil and efforts that lie ahead."
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s message to the nation and the commonwealth on VE Day, 8 May 1945.
YouTube video by 10 Downing Street
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May 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
As we remember our last victory against Nazis and other fascists, we must remain steadfast in the face of rising authoritarianism.
On this VE Day, "we may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing, but let us not forget for a moment the toil and efforts that lie ahead."
youtu.be/PkQ8uFiqx4k?...
On this VE Day, "we may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing, but let us not forget for a moment the toil and efforts that lie ahead."
youtu.be/PkQ8uFiqx4k?...
A powerful piece written by a friend of a friend of mine, who calls the author "one of the best human beings I have ever known."
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An Open Letter I Never Thought I'd Need To Issue
America's Major Firms Need to Fight Unconstitutional Executive Orders; Not Negotiate, Capitulate, or Be Silent
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April 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A powerful piece written by a friend of a friend of mine, who calls the author "one of the best human beings I have ever known."
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We already are burdened by the fact that, as Jonathan Swift said, "Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it." It's even worse when the machinery of government is bent to this purpose.
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Trump Leads a ‘Machinery’ of Misinformation in Second Term (Gift Article)
President Trump’s first four years in the White House were filled with falsehoods. Now he and those around him are using false claims to justify their policy changes.
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March 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
We already are burdened by the fact that, as Jonathan Swift said, "Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it." It's even worse when the machinery of government is bent to this purpose.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/b...
Another reason not to trust AI.
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A well-funded Moscow-based global ‘news’ network has infected Western artificial intelligence tools worldwide with Russian propaganda
An audit found that the 10 leading generative AI tools advanced Moscow’s disinformation goals by repeating false claims from the pro-Kremlin Pravda network 33 percent of the time
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March 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Another reason not to trust AI.
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Detail on how stupid and unproductive this is, and how it will ultimately hurt America's global interests. America First? Hardly.
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Harsh findings on Trump’s aid freeze kept secret by USAID watchdog
Two reports showing dire impacts on Africa and Gaza have not been released in fear of Trump’s wrath, official says.
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February 28, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Detail on how stupid and unproductive this is, and how it will ultimately hurt America's global interests. America First? Hardly.
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"Trying to force an election in a foreign democracy during wartime...against most Ukrainians’ wishes...in violation of the Ukrainian constitution [and] to further the imperialist agenda of a war criminal like Putin is a stain on the US and its role in the world."
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Trump's dealmaking with Putin leaves Ukraine and Europe with nowhere to turn
Less than a month into Donald Trump’s second term, talks to end the Ukraine war have finally begun. For the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, American and Russian officials sat do...
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February 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
"Trying to force an election in a foreign democracy during wartime...against most Ukrainians’ wishes...in violation of the Ukrainian constitution [and] to further the imperialist agenda of a war criminal like Putin is a stain on the US and its role in the world."
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God damn him. Slava Ukrayini!
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Trump snaps back at Zelenskyy, blaming Ukraine for the war
The Ukrainian president has been excluded from the administration’s negotiations with Russia seeking an end to the war.
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February 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
God damn him. Slava Ukrayini!
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And we'll never rest again until every Nazi dies.
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Chumbawamba - The day the nazi died
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February 16, 2025 at 11:15 PM
And we'll never rest again until every Nazi dies.
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"What lies ahead is not fascist or single-party dictatorship but competitive authoritarianism—a system in which parties compete in elections but the incumbent’s abuse of power tilts the playing field against the opposition."
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The Path to American Authoritarianism
What comes after democratic breakdown.
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February 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"What lies ahead is not fascist or single-party dictatorship but competitive authoritarianism—a system in which parties compete in elections but the incumbent’s abuse of power tilts the playing field against the opposition."
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This headline would be funny if it weren't so sad.
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NOAA told to search its grants for climate change terms
The search would provide a list of NOAA's climate change-related grants.
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February 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This headline would be funny if it weren't so sad.
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Principle 3: People who behave stupidly are more dangerous than people who behave maliciously. Evil people at least have some accurate sense of their own self-interest, which might restrain them. Stupidity dares greatly! Stupidity already has all the answers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/o...
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Opinion | The Six Principles of Stupidity (Gift Article)
I define stupidity as ignoring the question: What would happen next? By that definition, the Trump administration has produced volleys of it.
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February 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Principle 3: People who behave stupidly are more dangerous than people who behave maliciously. Evil people at least have some accurate sense of their own self-interest, which might restrain them. Stupidity dares greatly! Stupidity already has all the answers!
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/o...
Take five minutes to watch this.
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Opinion | How Tyranny Begins (Gift Article)
Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.
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January 27, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Take five minutes to watch this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
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