The godmother of punk Patti Smith met Pope Leo XIV this morning.
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Masshole and disciple of the four Bobs: Dylan, Newhart, Elliott and Altman 💙
This tiny concrete court in Greenwich Village became legendary streetball turf. NBA players have shown up to test themselves against the locals, and not all of them survived it.
You're laughing? Mitch McConnell and Lindsay Graham are in hell being sewn together into a human centipede and you're laughing?
Maybe we should remember Lindsey Graham the way Fox News is remembering him this morning. For his rabid defense of Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing. Never forget: Graham’s speech helped push Kavanaugh across the finish line and onto the Supreme Court.
Shelley Duvall in films directed by Robert Altman She was BOTD in 1949 Brewster McCloud (1970) Thieves Like Us (1974) 3 Women (1977) Popeye (1980)
Activist and artist VJayBombs’ projections on buildings in Washington DC
If true, I have serious concerns about this being a war crime. Under the laws of armed conflict: Proportionality: the military advantage has to outweigh the anticipated civilian harm. Hard to see what military advantage would outweigh robbing 20k people of drinking water.
We have to end his power in November. It is life or death.
Soon: “I’m Scott Baio.” “I’m Patricia Heaton.” “I’m Kevin Sorbo.” “I’m Roseanne Barr.” “I’m Andrew Tate. Those stories, plus Tony Hinchcliffe, tonight on 60 Minutes.”
Tearful Trump Claims He Was Sex-Trafficked By Epstein https://theonion.com/tearful-trump-claims-he-was-sex-trafficked-by-epstein/
NEWS: In September, the Washington Post fired me in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk killing. This week, after eight months, I'll be heading to arbitration against the Post to challenge my termination. karenattiah.substack.com/p/my-case-ag...
My Case Against the Washington Post Goes to Arbitration This Week
Eight months after challenging my termination, my case against The Washington Post will finally be heard by an arbitrator.
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One of the last of the pantheon of true giants has left us. A great originator. You do not learn jazz without learning Sonny Rollins. We’re lucky that we had him for so long, but the loss feels tremendous.
They're stealing billions of your money to pay off violent right-wing psychos while doing everything in their power to spike gas up to $5 a gallon, make groceries into a luxury and hand the country over to the oligarchs who want to permanently replace you.
Why is a 76-year-old man doing all the hard work in this moment? Where are the Millennial/Gen Z artists (ahem, Taylor Swift) to shake their audiences into sobriety about what is going on? open.substack.com/pub/saltypol...
Why is Springsteen Doing All the Hard Work?
What today's generation of best-selling artists refuses to do
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I'm not letting go of this. Neither should you. It is by far the most blatant, in your face "fuck you" to Americans that any President ever did since trump said he wouldn't take responsibility. Anyone else would have to resign.
A history of the top marginal tax rates on the wealthiest Americans: 1940: 81% 1950: 84% 1960: 91% 1970: 72% 1980: 70% 1990: 28% 2000: 40% 2010: 35% For 50 years, corporate backed politicians in Congress have slashed taxes to line the pockets of their wealthy donors.
I’ll take a Sam and Bugs directed by Friz no matter what day it is youtu.be/7ObXu3X7y5k?...
Looney Tunes - "Bugs Bunny & Yosemite Sam on a Pirate Ship" - 1954
YouTube video by A FUSCO - Classic TV
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