Earning the Blues in a Sanctuary of Elites: Eastman, 1988 I arrived at the airport in Rochester by myself, hauling four things: my father’s 1960s green duffel army bag, a trunk, a saxophone, and an…

Here is the true story of how I survived the Eastman summer jazz gauntlet in 1988, and made a loudmouth Canadian trumpet player fold like a cheap suit.

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My Old Missouri Home An evocative journey through the heart of Missouri,

Why is the song from my home of Missouri so bad? Kansas has "Home on the Range", while "The MO Waltz", just codified in 1949, is a racist relic of the minstrelsy.
I was born and raised in MO. I wrote this for those who could never come back. Please like/share THX! soundcloud.com/joe-athon/my...

I'm just dipping into Bluesky for a minute to let you know that I'm not sure who needs to hear this, but I've been sent to tell you that this new Game of Thrones show, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is fucking awesome. #AKOTSK #DunkAndEgg #AKnightOfTheSevenKingdoms #GameOfThrones #TheHedgeKnight

Masked Zealots and the Breaking of the American MAGA Yoke of Ignorance There is a specific kind of deep and abiding quiet that settles over a Missouri river bottom in the mid-winter — a silence so heavy you…

Lose the masks
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Masked Zealots and the Breaking of the American MAGA Yoke of Ignorance There is a specific kind of deep and abiding quiet that settles over a Missouri river bottom in the mid-winter — a silence so heavy you…

How about, drop the masks instead?
Why is nobody talking about the masks?

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Masked Zealots and the Breaking of the American MAGA Yoke of Ignorance There is a specific kind of deep and abiding quiet that settles over a Missouri river bottom in the mid-winter — a silence so heavy you…

Why is nobody talking about the masks?

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Masked Zealots and the Breaking of the American MAGA Yoke of Ignorance There is a specific kind of deep and abiding quiet that settles over a Missouri river bottom in the mid-winter — a silence so heavy you…

Why is nobody talking about the masks?

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Masked Zealots and the Breaking of the American MAGA Yoke of Ignorance There is a specific kind of deep and abiding quiet that settles over a Missouri river bottom in the mid-winter — a silence so heavy you…

Let's start with the masks.
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Masked Zealots and the Breaking of the American MAGA Yoke of Ignorance There is a specific kind of deep and abiding quiet that settles over a Missouri river bottom in the mid-winter — a silence so heavy you…

Maybe start with the most unconstitutional thing first?

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Masked Zealots and the Breaking of the American MAGA Yoke of Ignorance There is a specific kind of deep and abiding quiet that settles over a Missouri river bottom in the mid-winter — a silence so heavy you…

May I suggest a salient middle ground to get things started?

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There are no Republicans, only MAGA now.

Masked Zealots and the Breaking of the American MAGA Yoke of Ignorance There is a specific kind of deep and abiding quiet that settles over a Missouri river bottom in the mid-winter — a silence so heavy you…

It's the masks, stupid:
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Masked Zealots and the Breaking of the American MAGA Yoke of Ignorance There is a specific kind of deep and abiding quiet that settles over a Missouri river bottom in the mid-winter — a silence so heavy you…

It's the masks, stupid:
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Masked Zealots and the Breaking of the American MAGA Yoke of Ignorance There is a specific kind of deep and abiding quiet that settles over a Missouri river bottom in the mid-winter — a silence so heavy you…

It's the masks, stupid:
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Masked Zealots and the Breaking of the American MAGA Yoke of Ignorance There is a specific kind of deep and abiding quiet that settles over a Missouri river bottom in the mid-winter — a silence so heavy you…

It's the masks, stupid:
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Masked Zealots and the Breaking of the American MAGA Yoke of Ignorance There is a specific kind of deep and abiding quiet that settles over a Missouri river bottom in the mid-winter — a silence so heavy you…

It's the masks, stupid:
medium.com/@joeathon/ma...

Masked Zealots and the Breaking of the American MAGA Yoke of Ignorance There is a specific kind of deep and abiding quiet that settles over a Missouri river bottom in the mid-winter — a silence so heavy you…

It's the masks, stupid:
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Masked Zealots and the Breaking of the American MAGA Yoke of Ignorance There is a specific kind of deep and abiding quiet that settles over a Missouri river bottom in the mid-winter — a silence so heavy you…

It's the masks stupid:
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Masked Zealots and the Breaking of the American MAGA Yoke of Ignorance There is a specific kind of deep and abiding quiet that settles over a Missouri river bottom in the mid-winter — a silence so heavy you…

She is the biggest MAGA propaganda shill right now. Did not ask either of the first two guests one damn thing about masks.
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Masked Zealots and the Breaking of the American MAGA Yoke of Ignorance There is a specific kind of deep and abiding quiet that settles over a Missouri river bottom in the mid-winter — a silence so heavy you…

They need to talk about the masking. medium.com/@joeathon/ma...

Masked Zealots and the Breaking of the American MAGA Yoke of Ignorance There is a specific kind of deep and abiding quiet that settles over a Missouri river bottom in the mid-winter — a silence so heavy you…

Nobody reads anymore, but they should.

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The Night of the Living Trumpsteinmus Listen and make your own on Suno.

Y'all don't know, but Smith is a G.
I dropped this track about it today! I promise you, you are not prepared for how much this slaps.

The Night of the Living Trumpsteinmus
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The Night of the Living Trumpsteinmus Listen and make your own on Suno.

Y'all don't know, but Smith is a G.
I dropped this track about it today! I promise you, you are not prepared for how much this slaps.

The Night of the Living Trumpsteinmus
suno.com/s/bIjHt0vYpU...

The Night of the Living Trumpsteinmus Listen and make your own on Suno.

Y'all don't know, but Smith is a G.
I dropped this track about it today! I promise you, you are not prepared for how much this slaps.

The Night of the Living Trumpsteinmus
suno.com/s/bIjHt0vYpU...

The Night of the Living Trumpsteinmus Listen and make your own on Suno.

Y'all don't know, but Smith is a G.
I dropped this track about it today! I promise you, you are not prepared for how much this slaps.

The Night of the Living Trumpsteinmus
suno.com/s/bIjHt0vYpU...

The Night of the Living Trumpsteinmus Listen and make your own on Suno.

Y'all don't know, but Smith is a G.
I dropped this track about it today! I promise you, you are not prepared for how much this slaps.

The Night of the Living Trumpsteinmus
suno.com/s/bIjHt0vYpU...

The Night of the Living Trumpsteinmus Listen and make your own on Suno.

Y'all don't know, but Smith is a G.
I dropped this track about it today! I promise you, you are not prepared for how much this slaps.

The Night of the Living Trumpsteinmus
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The Night Before Trumpsteinmus It's fucking magical!

Happy Trumpsteinmus to those who celebrate

But I heard him exclaim, as the billionaires cried—
“THEY'RE ALL ON THE LIST AND IT’S PUBLIC EXCITEMENT!
MERRY TRUMPSTEINMUS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD INDICTMENT!
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#December19th #trumpsteinmus

The Night Before Trumpsteinmus It's fucking magical!

Happy Trumpsteinmus to those who celebrate

But I heard him exclaim, as the billionaires cried—
“THEY'RE ALL ON THE LIST AND IT’S PUBLIC EXCITEMENT!
MERRY TRUMPSTEINMUS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD INDICTMENT!
medium.com/@joeathon/th...

#December19th #trumpsteinmus

The Night Before Trumpsteinmus It's fucking magical!

Happy Trumpsteinmus to those who celebrate

But I heard him exclaim, as the billionaires cried—
“THEY'RE ALL ON THE LIST AND IT’S PUBLIC EXCITEMENT!
MERRY TRUMPSTEINMUS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD INDICTMENT!
medium.com/@joeathon/th...

#December19th #trumpsteinmus