Starting a mid-decade redistricting war only to end up with -1 seats is the same fine strategic genius and subtle grasp of game theory that brough us the Strait of Hormuz.
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The moon is almost hidden...
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Tom Waits Full Concert - Sanremo, Italy 1986 - NEW Best Quality Version youtu.be/U97QlK21nM8?...
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Rolling Thunder 1976 started 50 years ago today! So I’m going to be writing about every show, from opening night in Florida today through Hard Rain and the illusive Salt Lake City, with stopovers like Bobby Charles’ alligator bbq and Willie Nelson getting subpoenaed backstage. Follow along!
Zohran Mamdani: “For a long time, Republicans have sought to describe themselves as being driven by the needs of working people – when in reality we've seen a chasm in what they've actually delivered for those people”
The forest is the system: Not the individual trees. Most people try to build resilience by making themselves bigger, stronger, more independent. They stockpile resources, they build higher walls, they go it alone. HOWEVER, We The People are stronger together. Unite!
This is a sentiment you hear a lot from now-elderly people who grew up without a lot of material comforts. Their perceptual and material worlds were pretty well aligned! Now we basically all live in the perceptual world of the wealthy. It’s hard to imagine anyone not knowing what they don’t have.
Every once in a while, I like to watch this video clip of Joe Biden comforting a grieving Parkland family to remind myself what compassionate leadership looks like.
This is the stuff I truly miss.
3rd cat in a box
If you’re still asking why Eric Swalwell got exposed now please read this.
🚨 Virginia’s redistricting initiative is critical for fair elections. Like Prop 50 in California, it puts power back in voters’ hands to restore balance against efforts to rig the maps.
Help spread the word: Vote YES for fair elections!
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#VirginiaVoteYes
Bob Dylan live, Visions Of Johanna, Buffalo 2013 youtu.be/YSThtiVxB9k?...
English tchr here. Hope the Trump era's an anomaly fed by irrational fears in respnse to Obama's presidency & the U.S.'s growing diversity in addition to Tr's cultish appeal. In schools we need more civics ed & more ed about bias, fact-based sources, propaganda, & fascism to prep for the next Tr.
Experts say prolonged high gas prices may drive some EV interest and sales, especially if drivers assume their electricity prices won't be affected by the crises. But many factors influence consumer EV purchases — and electricity rates. https://to.pbs.org/4lqon8s
"Pam Bondi Just learned the oldest political lesson in history:
Temporary power is never worth permanent disgrace." ~John Fugelsang
Freedom from and Freedom to!
Professor @timothysnyder.bsky.social has spoken about it, and I’ve posted about it, before.
But, in this amazing #AmericanConversations, my two favorite historians, @hcrichardson.bsky.social & Timothy Snyder touch on SO MUCH MORE! Must 👀
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#MorningVibe
An excerpt from The Hill We Climb, by @amandagorman.bsky.social , as read by Shia Justine Wilson.
Be inspired.
#WomensHistoryMonth
Great stuff! Released this day in 2004
The Bootleg Volume 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964 - Concert At Philharmonic Hall youtube.com/playlist?lis...
I'm in! Great idea! I will await my instructions. :)
“Womp womp.” 😂
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No Kings rallies: Atlanta, Philadelphia, Chicago and Missoula:
#BobDylanOnThisDay
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I Believe In You
Boston
26 03 2004
"Protests make us happy."
#Joyfulwarriors
#NoKings
Fabulous review of Bob Dylan in Omaha last night, including sound clips! substack.com/home/post/p-...
At least one thing is right in the world.
wow ...
Someone in my neighborhood kept a Christmas wreath up throughout the year and the TOOK IT DOWN DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON
“I voted for Trump every election. We never thought it would come affect us.”🤔
I think I might have posted James Tallerico's response to trump yesterday but it bears repeating.
#USDemocracy