ACTION NEEDED – Blocking New Effort to Impose SAVE Act Requirements Nationwide From Diane.CA-15.San Carlos: Hello to each of you. This is an email I just received from the voter protection group of hotline volunteer captains at the Democratic Party of Georgia. All of these vol...

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Physical Media is BACK! Angela is sharing 7 reasons people enjoy listening to music on CDs, vinyl records, cassettes, and other physical media.

💡Oh hey this is something, among the many somethings happenin’ in #LFK this Saturday! 💿 (It’s also an ethos.) Lawrence Public Library is hosting a benefit from 10am-6pm. Fwiw, gently used bargain books, vinyl and CDs.
▶️ lplks.org/blogs/post/p...

KU Theatre & Dance season aims for the stars with performances on astronomers, astronauts and more KU's Departments of Theatre and Dance have announced a 2025 season balancing the zero-gravity trailblazing of astronomers and astronauts with more grounded narratives of grief and belonging.

KU's Departments of Theatre and Dance have announced a 2025 season balancing the zero-gravity trailblazing of astronomers and astronauts with more grounded narratives of grief and belonging.
lawrenceks.news/4oCcFIQ

A Puppets' History of the AJ1 'Shattered Backboard' | Jordan Brand YouTube video by Jordan

I am taking an "about puppets" class! The use of video by the instructor is LEGIT! 🧠🤯 The teacher is sharing interesting cultural and pop culture crossovers and had shared a video similar to this cool, more recent Nike ad. Nice detail on the main puppets and the crowd! youtu.be/_cQomB6Q00I?...

they are murdering the people who tell the truth.

USA: defunding Sesame Street

Brazil:

'Save Our Signs' Wants to Save the Real History of National Parks Before Trump Erases It Trump wants to erase any "negative" content from educational sites at National Parks. A group of data preservationists asks visitors to help them document placards and monuments, before they disappear...

next time you're in a national park, take some photos of the signage and upload it to help these archivists www.404media.co/save-our-sig...

Electronics Recycling Day will give Douglas County residents a safe, eco-friendly way to recycle e-waste For the third consecutive year, the City of Lawrence is partnering with Teknix Solutions for an Electronics Recycling Event, which is open to Lawrence and Douglas County residents seeking to dispose o...

For the third consecutive year, the City of Lawrence is partnering with Teknix Solutions for an Electronics Recycling Event, which is open to Lawrence and Douglas County residents seeking to dispose of unwanted electronics. 
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https://owlsintowels.org/

Omg, 😍.

“This is a site for pictures of owls… in towels.”

owlsintowels.org

The Problem Of Leisure A Celebration Of Andy Gill And Gang Of Four (Full Album) 2021 YouTube video by Radiorock TheOriginal

Listening to The Problem of Leisure A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four for the 1st time.
youtu.be/-jfGIsmFsqw?...

This comp is available @lovegardensounds.bsky.social in #Lawrenceks, which opens at 10am on most days, so you don’t have to wait too long get your daily new music fix. Go!

Schedule Live Music Access a walking route for the Music Crawl here! TimeLocationFeatured Performer10:00 – 10:30Lawrence Public Library707 Vermont StreetBen Graham Trio10:45 – 11:15Love of Chara…

There’s a lot to be irate about in this world & we should be intentional towards finding productive outlets. For uplift & a sense of community, I encourage you to catch #LawrenceKS musician Bad Alaskan play the cute shop Love of Character 10:45am this Saturday.
lawrencemusiccrawl.com/schedule/#li...

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Holy fuckmuffins America, what stage of capitalism is this?

Nooooo! 🤦🏼 JFC.

Vote for Amazon Watch to help increase their grant from CREDO Every month, CREDO donates to the progressive causes you care about most.

I helped fund protecting the Amazon rainforest by voting this month. It was simple and made possible by CREDO. Amazon Watch partners with Indigenous people to advance climate justice. It is one of three progressive causes selected by CREDO this month. www.credodonations.com/organization...

USDA eliminates two food safety advisory committees The U.S. Department of Agriculture has eliminated two committees that advise it on food safety, the agency said on Friday, raising concerns about government oversight of the food supply as the Trump administration seeks to downsize the federal bureaucracy and slash costs.

USDA has eliminated two food safety advisory committees for microbiological contamination and meat inspection. Most recently, they had been reviewing regulatory approaches in response to the fatal Listeria outbreak from Boar’s Head meats and fatal Cronobacter contamination in powdered infant formula

Poor blurring photo shows group dancers blurred and bright. To their left is travers from swinging work lights

Squiggly lines. Tracers on a large stage from a swinging work light

Mistakes with swinging work lights, dancers, and Shannon’s choreography.

Artist Stephen T. Johnson extends family’s legacy in new, three-generation show In new exhibition opening Feb. 28 at the Cider Gallery, School of Architecture & Design lecturer Stephen T. Johnson opens a multigenerational show.

Opening tonight at Cider Gallery. HMU to interview the artist. news.ku.edu/news/article...

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Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say The move threatens to upend trillions of dollars in e-commerce business and the 250-year-old Postal Service.

President Trump plans to dissolve USPS leadership and integrate the agency into the Commerce Department, potentially disrupting the 250-year-old service and trillions in e-commerce. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Ax falls on elite group of Ph.D.s training to lead U.S. public health labs Most of the fellows in CDC’s highly competitive Laboratory Leadership Service were fired last weekend

The CDC has an ultra-competitive 2-year program to train "the best of the best" to lead public health labs.
Most of the current class were terminated over the weekend. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social)

Recently I’m sportin’ a new handbag by HOBO, a nice brand founded by women, and spinnin’ a bright lemonade yellow—‘cause Everybody Loves the Sunshine—Roy Ayers Ubiquity LP. A lil bit of happiness found at two locally owned, iconic stores in #LawrenceKS. TY, Weaver’s and @lovegardensounds.bsky.social

And now the Kennedy Center.😡
Here’s hoping, if it plays out as Tr@$p wants, Actor’s Equity boycotts & the Center’s changes don’t prevent the education/celebration of success by students of the stage & screen who participate in KCACTF in the next 4 yrs. Ugh too hopeful?😔
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Think firing the entire federal workforce will save America money?

Federal civilian employees account for just 4% of the federal budget. Even if someone like Musk—or any president—fired all of us, it wouldn’t make much of a dent in government spending. Don’t fall for it.

Democratic senators will hold the Senate floor all night long in opposition to the nomination of Russ Vought, an organizer of Project 2025, to head the OMB.

CDC Data Are Disappearing The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.

This is how autocrats throughout history have endangered the people they govern by erasing factual information vital to health and well being
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

With due respect to both Mr. Redmayne and Mr. Lambert, damn! Now with Orville Peck on board, can we get an official Broadway cast recording for this revival?!? Probably a long shot, but maybe we’ll get an EP or some singles. 🤞 Kudos to the always-on-fire actor Eva Noblezada too.

Dan Deacon: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert YouTube video by NPR Music

Work a 9 to 5, M-F office job? Then you may especially appreciate the ability of Dan Deacon’s @nprtinydesk.bsky.social video to get you over the hump and perhaps start you dancing. youtu.be/heFRwLfjVXI?... 🤯🔥🎹

Former coworker Karen stopped by work today w/ surprises😁: an Insta pot (too bad I’ve no room in store it), an outrageous number of new cosmetic bags, and in-the-box skincare products from Lancôme, Clinique, and the more affordable and also effective brands CeraVe & goPure. Christmas came early!