John Yuda 🥄
@yuda.org
5 USC § 3331
Husband, dad, dog walker, cyclist, outdoors enthusiast, occasional reluctant driver, Alexandrian, federal employee.
“Refreshingly eclectic, like a thrift-store playlist that actually slaps.”
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/user/jpyuda
Husband, dad, dog walker, cyclist, outdoors enthusiast, occasional reluctant driver, Alexandrian, federal employee.
“Refreshingly eclectic, like a thrift-store playlist that actually slaps.”
Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/user/jpyuda
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John Yuda 🥄
@yuda.org
· Sep 18
Do not obey in advance.
So, this isn’t great, and maybe they’re in there for security reasons, but the West Wing is very short on meeting space and they (multiple situation rooms exist) get used for meetings all the time. I’ve had very non-classified meetings there. The topic wasn’t even confidential level.
My god (sorry I’m late on a bunch of this stuff. But wow!)
According to this NYT report, the head of the FBI and the Attorney General are holding meetings *in the Situation Room* with GOP lawmakers they are trying to pressure to rescind their votes to release the Epstein info. This is madness.
According to this NYT report, the head of the FBI and the Attorney General are holding meetings *in the Situation Room* with GOP lawmakers they are trying to pressure to rescind their votes to release the Epstein info. This is madness.
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
So, this isn’t great, and maybe they’re in there for security reasons, but the West Wing is very short on meeting space and they (multiple situation rooms exist) get used for meetings all the time. I’ve had very non-classified meetings there. The topic wasn’t even confidential level.
Abdullah Ibrahim’s “Sotho Blue” (2010) needs a vinyl pressing because this art shouldn’t be held to only 12x12cm. (The music is good too.) #jazzsky
album.link/i/420281665
album.link/i/420281665
Sotho Blue by Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
album.link
November 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Abdullah Ibrahim’s “Sotho Blue” (2010) needs a vinyl pressing because this art shouldn’t be held to only 12x12cm. (The music is good too.) #jazzsky
album.link/i/420281665
album.link/i/420281665
I’m getting close to declaring it Holiday Music Season. I usually hold out until Thanksgiving but it’s a late one this year.
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I’m getting close to declaring it Holiday Music Season. I usually hold out until Thanksgiving but it’s a late one this year.
#NowSpinning: Horace Silver, “The Jody Grind” (rec. 2 & 23 Nov 1966)
Silver (p); Woody Shaw (t); Tyrone Washington (ts); James Spaulding (as, fl); Larry Ridley (b); Roger Humphries (d)
Maybe Silver’s most underappreciated album. It’s funky soul-jazz, yes, but that front line is cooking.
Silver (p); Woody Shaw (t); Tyrone Washington (ts); James Spaulding (as, fl); Larry Ridley (b); Roger Humphries (d)
Maybe Silver’s most underappreciated album. It’s funky soul-jazz, yes, but that front line is cooking.
The Jody Grind by Horace Silver
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
album.link
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
#NowSpinning: Horace Silver, “The Jody Grind” (rec. 2 & 23 Nov 1966)
Silver (p); Woody Shaw (t); Tyrone Washington (ts); James Spaulding (as, fl); Larry Ridley (b); Roger Humphries (d)
Maybe Silver’s most underappreciated album. It’s funky soul-jazz, yes, but that front line is cooking.
Silver (p); Woody Shaw (t); Tyrone Washington (ts); James Spaulding (as, fl); Larry Ridley (b); Roger Humphries (d)
Maybe Silver’s most underappreciated album. It’s funky soul-jazz, yes, but that front line is cooking.
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Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Paid a Colombian tea grower $1,500 for a shipment. Got billed $150 by the Trump administration at the border. *I* got billed. Not the tea growers. Not the Colombian government. Me. The American business owner. I paid the Trump tax.
Not the search results I expected
November 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Not the search results I expected
Realized recently that the overarching theme of my record collection is music of the African diaspora. Jazz, blues, reggae, soul, funk well represented, some hip-hop (and I’ve been wanting to grow that). Now I’m starting to fill in some gospel, as well as artists like Paul Robeson who defy… 1/x
November 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Realized recently that the overarching theme of my record collection is music of the African diaspora. Jazz, blues, reggae, soul, funk well represented, some hip-hop (and I’ve been wanting to grow that). Now I’m starting to fill in some gospel, as well as artists like Paul Robeson who defy… 1/x
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
Perfect stocking stuffer for the urbanist in your life just dropped.
Guys I have good news.
The official Evil Urbanist Agenda for Alexandria is out in convenient desk-calendar form (but I swear if any of you shows Bill I will block you).
port-city-shirts.printify.me
The official Evil Urbanist Agenda for Alexandria is out in convenient desk-calendar form (but I swear if any of you shows Bill I will block you).
port-city-shirts.printify.me
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Perfect stocking stuffer for the urbanist in your life just dropped.
Does the hardware store in Del Ray still exist?
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Does the hardware store in Del Ray still exist?
All kinds of motorcade stoppages going on. Guess it’s time for Trump to head over to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and call them suckers.
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
All kinds of motorcade stoppages going on. Guess it’s time for Trump to head over to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and call them suckers.
Joe and Troy are befuddled by the Eagles going for it on their last fourth down but it makes sense to me: go win the game.
November 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Joe and Troy are befuddled by the Eagles going for it on their last fourth down but it makes sense to me: go win the game.
Man, I miss the Eagles team that could just choke teams out for the last 5 minutes with run after run.
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Man, I miss the Eagles team that could just choke teams out for the last 5 minutes with run after run.
Saquon Barkley: still good at football.
November 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Saquon Barkley: still good at football.
Remind me when that leaf blower ban goes into effect?
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Remind me when that leaf blower ban goes into effect?
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If we designed roads for cars in the same way we design bike paths, we'd never have to worry about speeding again. Problem solved.
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
If we designed roads for cars in the same way we design bike paths, we'd never have to worry about speeding again. Problem solved.
We can’t use the filibuster because then the other guys might eliminate the filibuster!
November 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
We can’t use the filibuster because then the other guys might eliminate the filibuster!
Earl Hines is just the thing tonight. (Actually listening to a different solo piano album of his that I can’t find on streaming, so you’ll have to live with this one) #jazzsky
album.link/i/1458457243
album.link/i/1458457243
On His Own: Solo Jazz Piano by Earl "Fatha" Hines
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November 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Earl Hines is just the thing tonight. (Actually listening to a different solo piano album of his that I can’t find on streaming, so you’ll have to live with this one) #jazzsky
album.link/i/1458457243
album.link/i/1458457243
I think I need to put this device down for a while.
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I think I need to put this device down for a while.
Three things can be true.
Either they're stupid, or they're scared, or they're fine with it. All of these are disqualifying.
My statement on the funding deal to reopen government, protect federal employees, and vote to protect health care:
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Three things can be true.
My only regret about the fact I just sent you telling you not to take this "deal" is that it wouldn't let me delete "Honourable" from the address field.
My statement on the funding deal to reopen government, protect federal employees, and vote to protect health care:
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 AM
My only regret about the fact I just sent you telling you not to take this "deal" is that it wouldn't let me delete "Honourable" from the address field.
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I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
I’m told that ALIVE has filled every pallet in their warehouse and is not improvising. Over 15,000 lb and approaching 20k
November 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I’m told that ALIVE has filled every pallet in their warehouse and is not improvising. Over 15,000 lb and approaching 20k