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Dexter Gordon was born in Los Angeles on this day in 1923.

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Good luck securing a flu shot next year. Hope your immune system is solid and you're not too young or old to survive.

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Favorite singer in an acting role? It’s gotta be any Tom Waits role, but Down By Law if forced to choose:

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BP, the energy giant, on Wednesday said it would increase spending on oil and gas while sharply paring back investments on various forms of clean energy.

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“An unidentified illness has killed scores of people and infected hundreds in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has reported” Well - I guess the USA doesn’t have to worry about this one since Trump pulled us out of WHO just in time. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/w...

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Pritzker: "We're talking about the death of a constitutional republic. That's what happened in Germany in 1933, 1934. And we're seeing today that we've got an administration in Washington that's ignoring court orders."

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Keep this in mind as House Republicans vote for a budget framework that would gut Medicaid (relied on by 72 million) and food stamp programs (relied on by 42 million people).

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The Department of Veterans Affairs has terminated over 1,400 employees.

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“Them dey break, yes, them dey steal, yes, them dey loot, yes” Fela Kuti

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this week's cover is on point ht: @jamiegangel.bsky.social

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RIP

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Americans are clear: they want lower prices and opportunity. Instead, President Trump and Elon Musk are creating crisis after crisis across our communities — hurting everything from healthcare and hospitals, to farmers, to nuclear security — all to make room for a tax cut for billionaires.

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This is climate arson, yes, but also the entire value proposition of Tesla, the reason for its insane stock price, is that it would end up the Amazon of electric cars: the only real game in town. Killing off non-Tesla electric car infrastructure is a gift to Musk.

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I wish that famous story about Pops getting Nixon to carry his smoke for him was true. niagarafallsreporter.com/Stories/2014...

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Go Bernie go.

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Spotted on the web.

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“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”

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NEW — 19-year-old DOGE engineer Edward Coristine turns out to be the grandson of former KGB spy Valery Martynov, who played a role in a sprawling 1980s espionage saga. www.jacobsilverman.com/p/prominent-...

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

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60 Free Film Noir Movies. Watch 'em online

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“The residences of many important artists have been lost, including those of the jazz saxophonist Benny Maupin, 84, and the jazz trumpeter Bobby Bradford, 90, whose collections of musical instruments were also destroyed.”

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Worst. Episode. EVER.

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Get Ready For Delayed Tax Refunds, Long Hold Times After Mass IRS Firings But wealthy tax evaders will enjoy “a feast” as the strained federal agency lacks the resources to hold them accountable, said one tax policy expert.

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Some updates: 1. A federal judge extended a restraining order blocking the National Institutes of Health from cutting research funds until she rules on a permanent injunction. 2. The IRS will not allow a member of Elon Musk’s team to access individual tax returns.

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A shame people didn't give this movie more love. I thought it was pretty brilliant, and the plot is HUGELY relevant to our current political 'situation'. --And if anybody can figure out who the reference must have been that Bale used to shape his accent, please comment below.

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Marian Anderson (1897-1993) sang everything from opera to spirituals. In 1939, the DAR refused to allow her to sing to an integrated audience in Constitution Hall in D.C. So Eleanor Roosevelt and FDR helped arrange an open-air concert on Easter Sunday, 1939, on the Lincoln Memorial's steps.

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"True Black music will be heard tonight." youtu.be/7RJtDR7zi0I?...

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Born in France with a genetic disorder that caused him 100 broken bones before adolescence, Michel Petrucciani could do THIS. Believe it or not, the stories of his behaviour with women, drugs & booze are legendary. Next time you thinnk something isn't possible, think of Michel...

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DOGE is not about waste and fraud. This is about gutting government services without any evaluation of their need. Americans have decided to have and fund an effective National Park Service. Trump and Musk are trampling on democracy to do whatever the hell they want.

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This should be posted and watched monthly. No weekly. No---daily! Or on a continuous loop.... youtu.be/-JIhv6sjqew?...

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Listening to the one and only Dr. Lonnie Smith... and it's greatly helping my focus and mood!

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youtu.be/otwkXZ0SmTs?...

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Trickle up economics.

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“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”

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For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26. Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency. It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.

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Important 🧵: Stanford political scientist uses data to show DOGE is attacking “liberal” agencies, not focusing on waste & inefficiency: “The hardest hit agencies are those that regulate industry, protect public health, and expand access to education.”

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