'LUSH LIFE' poem by A L Nielsen YouTube video by 10aln

"Lush Life"
poem by A.L. Nielsen from SUPERTRIOS (disk 2)
music by Blind Boy Grump

youtu.be/kKmVfBD13mI

Picture of me in a blue linen romper sitting on my orange desk chair in an orange background. I have my hand on my face with a Palestinian coin ring on my finger.

Thank you to GQ and @ellyfishman.bsky.social for letting me rant about democracy, antifascism, and Elon Musk’s loser energy: www.gq.com/story/kat-ab...

Fools in love, they think they're heroes cause they get to feel more pain. I say fools in love are zeros.
I should know.
I should know, because this fool's in love again.

The True Story Behind DOG DAY AFTERNOON YouTube video by Matt Baume

Definitely dig @mattbaume.bsky.social ‘s excellent video about the historical context surrounding Dog Day Afternoon

Who are the Russian inspired trolls? @katmabu.bsky.social ?
@michaelburns.bsky.social ? Me?

Culture Wargames: The Democrats who are bowing down to Trump YouTube video by Kat Abughazaleh

Give a listen to @katmabu.bsky.social & @michaelburns.bsky.social discuss the impotence of Democrats & their refusal to open the tent to the left (among other great stuff):

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6z1...

If this is upsetting and you want examples . . . I dunno . . . read a book? David Harvey’s brief history of neoliberalism a great place to start but this isn’t a wild claim to make so if you’re upset maybe broaden your media diet a bit?

My blood is working but my heart is dead.

LegalEagle — Trump Defies Court Order; Illegally Imprisons Venezuelans He sold them into slavery in El Salvador.

This is maybe the most illegal, unconstitutional, and immoral thing the Trump Administration has done yet. I'm disgusted: nebula.tv/videos/legal...

As Measles Continues to Spread in Texas, Cases Jump in New Mexico The outbreak has sickened nearly 200 people in Gaines County, Texas. A neighboring county in New Mexico has seen 21 new cases since Tuesday.

A raging measles outbreak in West Texas, which has so far killed one child and sickened over 200 people, may have taken root in New Mexico, state health officials reported on Friday.

Sam Bankman-Fried Lobbies Trump Associates in Hopes of a Pardon Mr. Bankman-Fried’s family and allies are trying to help him escape a 25-year prison sentence for fraud related to the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange, FTX.

Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced cryptocurrency mogul who was once a top Democratic donor, has embarked on a long-shot campaign to secure a pardon from President Trump, six people with knowledge of the matter said.

I love all these normal interviews with the president and his weird friend.

Democrats who want to move away from small dollar donors are actually Republicans and no, you cannot change my mind:

Have you seen #TheKingTide (2023)? Photographed beautifully by Mike McLaughlin, it takes place on an island, where a boat w/a baby washes up, the baby blessed (or cursed) w/the ability to heal. The child grows into a preteen (performed evocatively by a 12-yr-old Alix West Lefler).
Check it out.

CDC memo orders public health officials to stop working with WHO immediately A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all staff who work with the WHO must…

A U.S. CDC official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop their collaborations and “await further guidance.”

No take backs. I read you as dismissive, so that’s what you are. We’re now mortal enemies with real beef. Expect a diss-track presently.

Hey, you asked! ;)

Also, clicking on your friends following list can sometimes unearth rare gems you might enjoy.

#MelaniaCoin is a told tray sure, a meme slip blockchain.

When the #cryptocurrency is clean it is a silver #Coinbase seller.

These are the whitepapers. The privacy keys leave an initial coin offering to fiat.

Fiat is short for fiat currency. What is a nail. A nail is MelaniaCoin.

#GertrudeStein

Amen!

You might also follow @thekavernacle.bsky.social for some provocative yet thoughtful political takes - and he talks about pop culture a good bit too. (He’s also a YouTuber.)

@acollierastro.bsky.social is also worth a follow: she’s very smart and makes videos on a variety of physics and science-related subjects, as well as pop culture; she made a great video on Star Trek Picard - exhaustive without being exhausting. Check her out.

@rebeccawatson.bsky.social is cool. Follow her?

Calling out #ElonMusk for throwing two Nazi salutes is not ableist. Saying that folks with autism accidentally throw Nazi salutes because they don’t know any better or - what? - are so bad with fine motor skills that they inadvertently lay down a brace of Sieg Heils? That’s ableist.

Trump sued by 18 states for his "flagrantly unlawful attempt to strip hundreds of thousands American-born children of
their citizenship based on their parentage."

oag.ca.gov/system/files...

CONCRETE POETRY IN CANADA 1964-2024: a listing with a ton of links for free PDF downloads: derekbeaulieu.ca/2020/05/22/c...

Smelling cash, Melania starts her own valueless memecoin, tanking Trumpcoin’s value. The people this will hurt? The Trump supporters who buy this shite to “
“support” their conman-in-chief by by purchasing worthless crypto with high-interest credit cards & savings.

youtu.be/7EbV7kyiKZA?...

Voidzilla on the Trump memecoin grift. Yes, crime is now legal. #Trumpcoin #memegrift

youtu.be/8zjBj194el8?...

Oh, @svonkin.bsky.social, one more, Werner Herzog listening to Paul F Tompkins doing an impression of Werner Herzog:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmQA...

And this is the @aimeemann.bsky.social remake of her ‘Til Tuesday tune, Voices Carry:

www.spin.com/2012/09/aime...

Here’s the video, @svonkin.bsky.social :

youtu.be/Nf0c3HK0Z6Y?...