They think just war doctrine means that it’s just because they say it’s just….

The president speaks genocide The words, the law, the future

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.”
These are the words of the president of the United States, today.
The president speaks genocide. And so we too must speak. Not only about crimes, but about their legal punishment.
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Your regular reminder that dehumanizing the people who are dehumanizing others isn’t how we’re gonna get to liberation.

We have to live into the world we want to create.

Yikes. Was that the Post's Tuscaloosa edition?

You're too kind. Imagine what we could have done with a little Bezos money.

Boomer nurse from The Pitt who probably called ICE

Where was she on January 6th

New York Times headline reads "U.S. Considers Witholding H.I.V. Aid Uless Zambia Expands Minerals Access"

"I didn't vote for a pastor or a Sunday School teacher."

Yeah, we saw. But have you asked your pastor and Sunday School teacher if and why they voted for this?

I sometimes worry that too many people think being a good critic means being a self-righteous dick about every little thing and I think far too many miss the point that you can't critique anything if you don't know how to love something.

The album cover of U2’s The Joshua Tree on a Now Playing display stand with a lit candle in front of the album.

“I don't believe in fancy roses or bleeding hearts
While bullets rape the night of the merciful”

Still lands hard 39 years after its release.

40-From Wilderness to Light (Day 12) Shine

“Shine” travels those spaces I have mentioned of youthful fervor, wanting to change everything, to the moments of surrender and light. Crank this one up and soak it in. Let it go. It’s worth it. After all, everyone needs a Lil’ Jesus. ✌
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Listen 👇🏼

Devastatingly powerful.

Have you listened to Debí Tirar Más Fotos by Bad Bunny? It’s fantastic. Doesn’t matter what language the lyrics are in. Music is its own language, and we can all understand it.

Opinion | The Risk We Face in Opposing Trump

always read @roxanegay.bsky.social , especially now.
"People often misunderstand nonviolent protest. It is not merely eschewing violence. It doesn’t mean that we are silent or that we are not angry."
gift link
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So, this is the new year...

Death Cab for Cutie provides the soundtrack to my thoughts on aging, loss, rapture trauma, and navigating after discarding old maps.
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Dropping The Needle "...there is nothing you have ever grown that isn't music"

So I guess I'm on Substack now. open.substack.com/pub/rickquin...

Just curious: Did CBS hold its
coverage of the Venezuela strike until Bari Weiss was able to get a sit down with Nicholas Maduro? Pete Hegseth? A Midwestern barfly?

Spectrum is spectacular, but @riqkquinn.bsky.social deserves the credit. I'm a big fan though!

Apparently oil changes were everyone's New Year's resolution.

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains

GALLATIN PIKE AT NIGHT 2025

unhoused
folks
with all
their belongings
in a roller bag

as the nepotists
carouse

the unhoused
make the nepotists
nervous

and they should be
nervous

because
carousing
in the midst
of suffering
is not sustainable

so
the nepotists
propose…
surveillance

REDACT THIS

redact
is
another word
made up
by scumbags

it means “hide criminality”

like
“philanthropist”
means

thief in a tuxedo

and “entitlements”
means

love

Redact this

*Send A Prayer My Way" by Julien Baker and Torres ended up #1 on my personal top ten list for the year. I had the opportunity to review it earlier this year for @popmatters.com

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The 80 Best Albums of 2025 » PopMatters The best albums of 2025 challenged orthodoxies, created new genres, and spanned a vast range of musical styles and traditions, while looking forward.

Another stellar year-end list from @popmatters.com. So much good music this year, and this curated list captures the breadth and depth of 2025. Check it out: www.popmatters.com/best-albums-...

RIP to a bard who meant so much to Nashville

Y’all.

Pete, this is all fine and good as long as it isn't just positioning yourself for a 2028 run. If it's just that, sit down. If it's more than that, let's see the receipts. Are you prepared to endorse primary challengers? Are you calling for Schumer to relinquish leadership?

Still riding the vibe from yesterday's toke on the "Mamdani victory is bad news for the Democrats" pipe, Ross Douthat looks at his remaining chips, utters "screw it", and shoves them all towards the middle of the table.

A box set of DVDs of the Wiseguy series.

Yes! I loved that show. The story arc with the late Fred Thompson as a media savvy huckster who energizes white supremacists into a violent movement was eerily prescient.

New York Times editorial by Ross Douthat titled: Mamdani's Victory is Less Significant Than You Think: New York's next mayor won't save the Democrats.

Ross Douthat makes a very comfortable living from gaslighting and sane washing. Meanwhile, a significant influencer in his party just platformed Nick Fuentes. But do go on with the "nothing to see here", Ross.