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Music: A chilling medley by Rush
A bad day at work, and some uplifting music to counter. Here's Rush, playing a medley of their most recognizable riffs.
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No, Independent media isn't going to save us
Independent Media is important. But does it replace the legacy media? No. It is splintering attention, and continuing the ideological siloing. Lather, rinse, repeat.
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Music: A true Van Halen fan - Erika
A young Japanese lady manhandles her axe in a tribute medley to honor one Eddie van Halen. A delightful diversion!
Politics
What a week, 10/4/25
Too damn much going on this week, but some mixed topics.
Politics
Immigration, agriculture (and others)
Not to slag on Agriculture (yes, I am gonna), but they have a large hand in the inconsistencies in US immigration policies and play both sides. Don't pity those fuckers.
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Weekly Roundup
It was a wild week of news. A small subset of what triggered my fuckery threshold...
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What a time to be alive ...
Kids these days have it so much better than when I was coming up. The era of digital, modelers and meticulous crafting by dedicated people makes getting great tone trivial.
Politics
Some truth from a Farmer
Farmers knew what they were voting for, and they expected a round of bailouts, and some backtracking by Trump. But so far, they are boned. Good.
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Tick Tock... Time is not Trump's friend...
The blind squirrel occasionally finds a nut. David Frum, Canadian scold does have a point.
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The Audacity of the WaPo
The fucking Washington Post speaks out of both sides of their mouth, whinging about the Jimmy Kimmel event, but just last wek they fired Karen Attiah for rather tame social media posts. Hypocrisy, they name is Washington Post
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Music: The Surfrajettes
Surf music, played by an all women group? And they slay? SIGN me up!
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Music: Mediterranean Sundance with elan
Al Di Meola, doing what he does with his inimitable style and flair. Joined by stellar musicians from the Valencia campus of Berklee, this was a magical performance.