Jim Tomlinson
@jimtomjazz.bsky.social
Loves music (making it and listening to it), birds, yard work (or in English, gardening), cooking, movies, politics, and above all, Stacey Kent.
A vote to confirm Todd Blanche is a vote against justice for Epstein survivors.
125 years since the birth of Louis Armstrong. It should be a national holiday but here’s something to mark it. youtu.be/S50nhyzHoeQ?...
Stardust (Album Version)
YouTube video by Louis Armstrong And The All-Stars - Topic
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Bird Lives@birdlives1.bsky.social · yesterday
RefUK, RW media, & Eurofash are plainly trying to whip up a panic about this. Any serious report must begin by explaining that Ceuta is in Africa - not mainland Spain - and 48k+ of the 50k crossers were already returned. It is frightening how many still don't know this. Please share on all socials.
Joining in the Kenny Burrell birthday celebration 🎂 🎉 with this 1959 masterpiece. Probably my Burrell 🏝💿 pick. Hbd king! 👑 And happy Friday everybody... such as they are.🍷 #jazzsky, #nowplaying
The classic 'Grandstand' by Grant Green was recorded OTD 1961 at Van Gelder Studio. It of course features in my top ten Grant Green albums piece on my Substack, here: historyman74.substack.com/p/top-ten-gr...
Your occasional gentle reminder that, on this plattform, hitting Like on someone's post won't bring it to your followers' attention. If you wish to amplify a post on Bluesky, you need to hit Repost or to quote post it.
Audrey Hepburn Drinking with a Straw
ALT: Audrey Hepburn Drinking with a Straw
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Dead or alive, Mitch McConnell is on extended medical leave — on your dime. This is the same Mitch McConnell who voted against: paid family and medical leave for everyone else.
Tonight from 10 on BBC4: The first two episodes of 'I, Claudius' which was first broadcast in 1976. The series is repeated on subsequent Wednesdays, and is on the iplayer.
Remembers... - Sir Derek Jacobi Remembers... I, Claudius
Sir Derek Jacobi remembers the landmark 1976 TV series I, Claudius.
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The point of a tariff is to make firms build factories at home. But if it's on Monday, off Tuesday, back on Wednesday, no one pours concrete. Chaotic tariffs give you all of the cost and almost none of the benefit. https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/global-tariffs-are-back-did-they
++BREAKING++ The Daily Telegraph has... *rubs eyes* ...published something sensible about climate change: "I’m coming to the view that the Online Right is going wrong, eschewing compassion or charm, talking itself into corners of angry irrelevance. Take climate change."
End of tour. Orchestral concert with Stacey Kent and the Progress Orchestra under the direction of Szymon Morus at the Ladies’ Jazz Festival in Gdynia. A fun way to end a run of fun dates.
The Odyssey cost $250 million to make. Guess who got a tax break worth more than 30x that last year? Amazon—after firing 30,000 workers.
Normally, I would write about last night's shameful display of the legacy media fêting Donald Trump. But with only 101 days until the elections, they are a lost cause. If you want to stay informed about Trump's attacks and how we fight back, subscribe to Democracy Docket. demdock.com/4w6emld
Many years ago I worked for a glossy celeb magazine and I improved their content by 500%
It’s the first of two concerts in Gdynia tonight. This one is the 4tet and Sunday is playing our orchestral book. A beautiful way to round out the summer tour. And as a bonus, Poland still has hole-in-the-wall shops where craftspeople fix things including analogue watches!
MAGA is coming for Britain. On 30 July, the @lincolnproject.us and @quietriotpod.bsky.social join Byline Times for a rare and vital transatlantic discussion about how we push back. Come along and learn how to confront the authoritarian playbook. 👉 bit.ly/LPplaybook
NEWS: WV GOP Assistant Majority Leader Elliott Pritt has been arrested and charged with enticing a minor after allegedly grooming a 15-year-old through Roblox and Snapchat, then having her meet him in his classroom. GOP leadership won't call for his resignation.
We are leaving Berlin for Gdynia after last night’s Stacey Kent concert at the ZigZag Festival. Great venue and people. The cherry on top of the cake was Benny the Chihuahua/Dachshund who ride with us back to the hotel after the show.
I'm just putting the finishing touches to my new YouTube channel 'Ben Finlay - The History Man' which launches tomorrow. The first video will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the release of the Blues Breakers album by John Mayall with Eric Clapton. More details to follow... #musicsky
Hamburg is one of my favourite cities and so to have 2 nights here with Stacey Kent, Art Hirahara and Tom Hubbard at Nica Jazz Club is luxury. Tonight’s our last night. Next stop Berlin.
“They’re only wanting a unified church and state that agrees with them...the best Christian witness is one that works towards the common good.” Bishop Mariann Budde, who confronted Trump at the start of his term, challenges the administration’s idea to end church-state separation.
Finishing up a lovely few days in London. Two concerts at Cadogan Hall, seeing friends, walking the streets and parks (I love how Hyde Park is being reworded in places) and visit to Robert Elms’ show on BBC Radio London. It was great to be back. Next stop Hamburg.
This is Colorado GOP nominee for Governor, Victor Marx, claiming that he can exorcise demons over the phone "like Jesus did and banish the demons." (So, he thinks he's like Jesus. Wow, just wow...)