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Singer, Musician, semi-retired Byte-Wrangler. Early Music through Tay-Tay. Bourne shell thru Ruby. Forty Odd Years with Oak Ash &Thorn.
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"...𝒀𝒆𝒕 π’Šπ’‡ π’šπ’π’– π’‘π’†π’“π’”π’Šπ’”π’• π’Šπ’ π’…π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’†π’—π’Šπ’, 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 π’šπ’π’– 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’šπ’π’–π’“ π’Œπ’Šπ’π’ˆ π’˜π’Šπ’π’ π’‘π’†π’“π’Šπ’”π’‰.” I Samuel 8:25

No contest, really, for yesterday's competing events. Oakland's π˜•π˜° π˜’π˜ͺ𝘯𝘨𝘴! π™–π™‘π™€π™£π™š turned out ~10k. Trump's hi-jacked US Army birthday parade? 8459. Hehhehheh.

πŸ„²πŸ„·πŸ„΄πŸ„²πŸ„Ί πŸ…ˆπŸ„ΎπŸ…„πŸ… πŸ…‚πŸ„ΎπŸ…„πŸ…πŸ„²πŸ„΄πŸ…‚ As things heat up it's going to be critical to fall back on trusted sources. It may also be helpful, as here, to look beyond our borders for a fresh, unbiased perspective. youtu.be/wbocWBPbzjY?...

Smoke and Mirrors folks. The Big Bullshit Bill is still being debated in the Senate even as the GOP tries on their Stormtrooper boots in LA. Whip your Representative to curtail Emergency Powers while you flog your Senator to block the BBB. And get ready for Saturday's !πŸ„½πŸ„Ύ πŸ„ΊπŸ„ΈπŸ„½πŸ„ΆπŸ…‚! action.

Elon's "leaving", but it's only just beginning. They got what they came for. "Waste, fraud and abuse" was just a smokescreen. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t...

The Trump administration improperly withheld funds under a $5 billion federal infrastructure program, according to an independent government watchdog, which concluded that officials violated the law by refusing to spend money on electric vehicle charging stations as authorized by Congress.

Phone your Senator and have them press the Parliamentarian to effect removal of π’πžπœπ­π’π¨π§ πŸ•πŸŽπŸ‘πŸŽπŸ of the "Big Bullshit Bill" as it has nothing to do with budgetary reconciliation and everything to do with limiting the power of an independent, apolitical Judiciary.

Totally on brand for the Grand Oligarch Party. For more depressing details: www.crfb.org/blogs/breaki...

This alone is impeachable. Ignorance, incompetence: it doesn't matter really. This can only be viewed as intentional at his level of office. youtu.be/aoNxKK2IJII?...

The Trump family is certainly on a tear these days. Surely this dynastic wheeling and dealing deserves as much scrutiny as the Whitewater affair generated in the 90's. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/u...

"π·π‘’π‘šπ‘œπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘  π‘œπ‘›π‘π‘’ π‘Žπ‘”π‘Žπ‘–π‘› π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘£π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘Ž 𝑑𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑝𝑒𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘£π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘“π‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘ π‘Ž π‘“π‘Žπ‘ π‘π‘–π‘ π‘‘ π‘šπ‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑖𝑠 π‘£π‘–π‘π‘–π‘œπ‘’π‘ , π‘π‘œπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘‘, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘¦ π‘’π‘›π‘’π‘›π‘π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ 𝑏𝑦 π‘ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘¦." This is what "Woke" needs to look like for the Democrats. Now! www.qasimrashid.com/p/breaking-g...

Defund ICE. socialchangenyu.com/harbinger/10...

Wiccans to the rescue! Properly formed circles of salt can capture and hold a Tesla long enough for you to set fire to it with a smudge stick. So mote it be!

For Trump's birthday no less. This would come firmly under the heading of Stolen Valor.

PSA: CAPTCHAs have been weaponized. They're still a valuable tool to frustrate bots, but we need to vigilant with them now too. A legit CAPTCHA will π™£π™šπ™«π™šπ™§ ask for a login & password, or for any kind of keystroke!!! youtu.be/PPJQgzF772E?...

1-2k, almost jolly turn-out @Frank Ogawa for Hands Off!! Oakland. This is how it's done.

Politic "Girl" my ass. This is a grown-ass woman bringing a whup-ass Dagwood sandwich to the picnic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAxH...

Now more than ever: "Don't quell, Nell!"

Department of Government Extirpation.

If it ain't broke...𝐀𝐍𝐃 πˆπ“'𝐒 ππŽπ“...don' "fix"it. Turning Musk's 3 year-old xAI loose on the COBOL bedrock of U.S. Government accounting systems in the name of efficiency is just another veiled attack on any part of Government that serves the 99%.

PSA: It's World Backup Day. It's never been more important; once it breaks or disappears, it's too late. www.worldbackupday.com/en

...brought to you today by the letters F and U!

This John Stweart rant should be required viewing for 𝘒𝘭𝘭 Democrats. youtu.be/W8OFrDQkfjM?...

History will not forget either. Brutus, Pilate, Chase, Taney, Chameberlin, Quisling ... now Roberts. youtu.be/K5jrLYcJcmg

On a recent podcast with Joe Rogan, commenting on California’s Medi-Cal program, Elon Musk said: β€œThe fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy, the empathy exploit ... There it’s ... they’re exploiting a bug in Western civilization, which is the empathy response.” Explains a lot.

More of this, please. It's a lot to ask of quiet career civil servants, but ... don't just let them walk in. Stay at your desk, ignore bullshit dismissal emails, and refuse them access until they actually show up with a cop. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/one-age...

More of this coverage, less of predictable MAGA outrage over sartorial choices and "respect" for arrogance and deceit.

Please fold this into stories about Trump’s little performance yesterday.

The GOP and Citizens United are our fundamental problems. Trump and MAGA have sprung from these oligarchic roots.

Trump took a call with Putin "a couple of days" before the summit with Zelensky. Then TASS was "accidentally" allowed into the press pool for that meeting. youtu.be/iSW8ezOmYHs?...

Brian Glenn, sartorial mastermind of the RAV: "Why don’t you wear a suit? ... I just want to see, do you own a suit?” Volodymyr Zelenski, current leader of the Free World: "I will wear costume after this war will finish. Maybe something like yours, yes, maybe something better, I don’t know."

This live feed from the Trump - Zelenski summit should be required viewing for anyone who voted for Trump/Vance. POTUS and VPOTUS' stunning display of ignorance, arrogance, and diplomatic incompetence is the GOP legacy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7Qx...

Today's the first. Just 24 hours. Pretty low bar. Jump on over.

Start stocking up on bleach and horse meds?

The long shadow war between two diametrically opposed definitions of government is out of the shadows in our society now. Either government exists primarily to protect property rights or government exists to protect and enhance quality of life. Which do you think is more important?

DOGE, Elon amok, DEI rollbacks, mass firings: they're all smoke screens. What is actually happening is swift and comprehensive consolidation of power in the U.S. executive as Trump replaces top Military and Justice department leadership with loyalists who feel they need answer only to him.

And now for Something...

The GOP Deep State in action. Unelectable to actual office in Missouri, Ed Martin did manage to become GOP party chair. His vigorous support of the "Stop The Steal" movement got him appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of Colombia. So, yes: very much "Trump's lawyer". Not the People's.

NEW: Google used to warn you when you were seeing low-quality search results. Then, in the weeks leading up to the 2024 election, the company quietly turned that warning off www.platformer.news/google-data-...

Senate Democrats are fighting for our lives. They are forcing the GOP to go on record voting 𝘒𝘨𝘒π˜ͺ𝘯𝘴𝘡: β–ͺ️no tax cuts for anyone who makes a billion dollars a year β–ͺ️protecting our personal financial data from DOGE β–ͺ️protecting and strengthening Social Security and Medicare Making their agenda clear.