Bertis Downs
@bertisdowns.bsky.social
Good schools for all kids, public education Warrior, Davidson Wildcat and GSW fan. Democracy isn’t a spectator sport. bertisdowns.com
I have lots of favorite Senate campaigns, but this might be the best ad of all of them, and you really can’t spell a pretty decent Democratic Senate majority without MISSISSIPPI! 🗳️🇺🇸 www.youtube.com/shorts/Tv7cP...
This Ad Is Brilliant
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Georgia friends and beyond. Here’s a little highlight from that intense time between the general election and the runoff…. 2020/2021. Fun to go back and watch it now— and see how we’ve survived and thrived. So far 🗳️ tinyurl.com/yougetwhatyo... When people vote it is a beautiful thing 🗳️💥💯
The CODA campaign presents: You Get What You Give
When people vote it is a beautiful thing, and with the huge voter turn out this year we wanted to make a special love letter to all the people who voted, especially those coming out in Georgia for the run off. The CODA campaign presents this music video of how lovely you all look when voting, set to the iconic song from New Radicals 'You Get What You Give'. Keep the votes coming!!
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I’ve loved this song from the first riff when it was still called Disguised, to all the Vincent Moon footage at the Olympia in Dublin, which led to the original video, and now this one just released from those kids at Camp Miasma tinyurl.com/CampSupernat...
R.E.M. x CAMP MIASMA - "Supernatural Superserious" Edit | MUBI
R.E.M.'s "Supernatural Superserious", as featured in and visualized by Jane Schoenbrun's TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA. First released on the band's 2008 album Accelerate. With Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Schoenbrun has somehow made the funniest, deepest and most transgressive film of the year. On par with Being John Malkovich. — Michael Stipe Stream the film exclusively on MUBI → https://mubi.io/camp-miasma Motion picture soundtrack available from Waxwork Records → https://mubi.io/camp-miasma-soundtrack 30 Days of Great Cinema Free: https://mubi.com/youtube Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://mubi.io/2XVL0VN Follow us on Instagram: http://mubi.tv/299eJ7G Follow us on Twitter: http://mubi.tv/1PcdRyO Follow us on Facebook: http://mubi.tv/29adiHj Follow us on TikTok: https://mubi.io/3w30MSP
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David Ignatius in the Washington Post on election subversion FAIL. No one’s overconfident but constant vigilance and supporting these efforts of resistance, however we can, helps keep the faith. And the republic! Gift link wapo.st/4is1K3m
Opinion | Three weeks out, Trump’s election meddling lies mostly in ruins
The president’s push to tilt the midterms keeps losing in court.
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Sheldon Whitehouse is so good explaining some basics to a liberal arts kid like me youtube.com/watch?v=-rR2...
The Grid and the Scam.
YouTube video by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
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I rarely agree with serious right-winger Erick Erickson on anything, much less share one of his AJC columns. But I'm sharing this one and I hope he reaches some of the "good Republicans" who vote in Georgia. He makes his main point clearly-- worth reading and sharing: www.ajc.com/opinion/2026...
Mike Collins does not seem to notice or care about the company he keeps
Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Collins denounces white nationalism and white supremacy, but many of the associates around him cast doubt on his judgment.
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Philipps O’Brien on Substack  The truth of US behavior has been that the US has been helping Russia, but until now more by hobbling Ukraine and its partners. Now, the US is coming out as a more direct supporter of Russia—and in the process it is blaming the Ukrainians for that tinyurl.com/yt5wad7u
This Is About Much More Than Just Diesel
What Really Matters From The Last Few Hours
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And stay tuned for the next one-- Tuesday night on Georgia Public Broadcasting. I can't believe Collins agreed to even one debate with Ossoff, but a second helping?! Beavis and Butthead's dumber brother, "this ol' trucker"
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoOssoff says that Mike Collins has "hired half the Third Reich to staff your congressional office"
Automatic for the #34yearsagotoday www.petercare.com/videos/r-e-m... One of the many great videos, Peter Care made for the band over the years— and this is a version of Drive that I had not remembered
R.E.M. // Drive (Dance Mix 12″) | Peter Care
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How long could Trump serve without this counting as the first term for a theoretical President Vance…. I bet Peter Thiel knows. And I’m sure he’ll clue John Roberts in sometime soon. We’re all just sitting ducks, whether we live in Southern California or not
An Australian cartoonist for The Guardian with a keen sense of American politics  www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Oh no Donald Trump is becoming increasingly unpopular! Surely it must all be over soon | First Dog on the Moon
It’s so bad some Republicans are even turning against him – bit late guys but whatever
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Monica Hesse, one of the best writers at the Washington Post, who didn’t leave during the purge, seems unshackled— good! Maybe Bezos is softening…. at least on the Post! Good summary of the inanity of the occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave 🗳️ wapo.st/4hgtTZq
Column | I watched 24 hours of Trump TV. Buckle up.
What does the TV president look like without press corps footage?
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And now for something completely different and Killer Mike talks with Jon Ossoff: youtu.be/u1TnSfeQZV4?...
“It Makes a Difference Who Represents Us” ft. Jon Ossoff | Conversate with Killer Mike ep. 62
YouTube video by Killer Mike
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This could mean some real progress-- wonder if it's anything more than a thought experiment given how many corporately-funded candidates who have gained power would be involved, at least in the short term prospect.org/2026/09/22/o...
Can the States Stop the Corporate Domination of Our Politics? - The American Prospect
States giveth corporations the right to exist, so the states can taketh away their political spending power—or at least, Hawaii and Montana are trying.
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From a long time ago, still sounds really good 🎸 https://youtube.com/watch?v=V8TviTcv8eA
"Pretty Persuasion"
YouTube video by remhq
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Basically perfect music for a rainy evening, Neil Young’s best album in a long time… back in the old folky days, the air was magic when he played… and still is based on this 🙏⬇️🇨🇦 open.spotify.com/album/7BqXCK...
Second Song - Album by Neil Young | Spotify
Neil Young · album · 2026 · 7 songs
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Just another Sunday afternoon in downtown Athens GA-- this guy's got the gift and Georgia is lucky to have him. And it's up to all of us to keep him serving in the United States Senate 🗳️ @ossoff.bsky.social See also @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social last night! jonossoff.substack.com/p/yesterdays...
Yesterday’s rally in Athens
Yesterday, I rallied a massive crowd in Athens to organize opposition to the Trump administration and my opponent, Mike Collins.
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Kevin Cullen in the Boston Globe: "The king of England is more welcome in Ireland than Donald Trump ... Trump has actually helped the Irish economy by driving so many Americans to resettle there, to get away from him." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/14/m...
Mr. Trump’s wicked excellent Irish vacation - The Boston Globe
The Irish people were left to wonder what to do when Trump suddenly proclaimed that he agreed with them on reunification.
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Heather Cox Richardson‘s Letter From An American not a comforting one at all Lawrence Luttig has been a respected conservative Republican lawyer and judge for decades, and he makes clear what he believes is going on, and helps explain some of this madness podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l... 📡🎙️🗳️🚨
The Writing is Already on the Wall
Podcast Episode · Letters from an American · September 13 · 11m
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UGA friends, Athens GA friends... File under "same as it ever was" Everything is different, nothing has changed; here's Nelson chronicles from way back with a current lens tinyurl.com/msn2bmcc
An Antagonist in Athens
Most people do not spend—and extend—college careers in opposition to their University President.
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Complete OSSOFF speech today at the Georgia Theatre.... worth watching, sharing and living, and working harder! youtu.be/YidK0oL_kOQ?...
Full Speech | Rally with Jon Ossoff in Athens, GA | 09.13.2026
YouTube video by Jon Ossoff
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Any stir? Aye, good craic in Edinburgh and Dublin on the weekend! tinyurl.com/ScotEirejust...
Postcard from Edinburgh/Dublin – R.E.M.HQ
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Bertis Downs@bertisdowns.bsky.social · last mo.I was a little too tired to write much useful from the past couple of Pageantry era shows, but I tried anyway, before getting to my "real" work. Thanks David at REMHQ for getting it up and out on a Saturday night! tinyurl.com/ScotEirejust...
I was a little too tired to write much useful from the past couple of Pageantry era shows, but I tried anyway, before getting to my "real" work. Thanks David at REMHQ for getting it up and out on a Saturday night! tinyurl.com/ScotEirejust...
Posting early to be sure my American friends see it so they can register and thenget the email saying “your email address has been validated” (in case they want to fly halfway around the world to see their favorite band) See W.A.S.T.E. of course for details! 🎸🇦🇺🇯🇵
Such sincerity…. I would delete, report, block, but it’s more fun to wonder how the hell they got my data to send me their junk ❄️
I appreciate and support Democracy Forward, among the key frontline stalwarts of the authoritarian resistance movement. Skye Perryman is their forceful leader; her editorial from today’s New York Times makes clear the challenges in the midterms and beyond. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/o...
Opinion | Our Democracy Is at Stake. Stop Waiting for a Savior. (Gift Article)
The greatest power we have is our own.
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Commemorating National Radio Day with an HQ peek back into the Athens Music Junkie archives from way back in 2008, thanks to Jordan Stepp! Visit the link to read about the day Mike took over WUOG. athensmusicjunkie.com/2008/12/20/m... #NationalRadioDay
Mike Mills at WUOG
I never thought I’d get to see it happen but there he was, along with Kevin O’Neil, walking up the stairs in front of Memorial Hall, both carrying tons of vinyl. His hair was longer tha…
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Reading this, a good friend really only had one question: where are the Republicans and why are they not speaking out? I think I know… I think a lot of them are gonna vote in ten weeks Steve Rattner in the The New York Times www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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