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Xmas music weirdo https://www.tumblr.com/blog/betterwatchout LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
I gotta say the Bicentennial was way more fun than this.
One can only hope Trump voters are this quick on the uptake.
𝖢𝖠𝖳 𝖡𝖴𝖳𝖫𝖤𝖱 𝖲𝗋.@catbutlersr.bsky.social · 2mo agoOh, the drama!
Reminder: Trump was president during the election he says was rigged, and when Dems were in charge he won — which means either they really suck at rigging elections or he is full of shit. (Hint: it’s the latter)
Strange beds, strange bedfellows but why not?
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 4mo agoLet’s all post it and see if they indict all of us.
“While the world waits for a definitive end to the conflict, countries are likely to keep trying to cut their own deals with Iran.” But not with fuckface.
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Rs make this argument successfully re taxes. Ds should hammer this point till November.
Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 5mo agoMockler: The neocon boomers surrounding Trump are mortgaging my generation's future for another very expensive Middle Eastern war. We tried this with Iraq. We tried this with Afghanistan. It left us in trillions and trillions of dollars in debt.
“Nearly a third of Americans — 29 percent in the CNN poll — said they were not paying much attention.” Smartphones: working as intended
59% of Americans Oppose the Military Action in Iran
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The FCC pressured ABC into censoring the broadcast of this Colbert segment. Federal Communications Commission 45 L Street NE Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 1-888-225-5322
Tomi Sairi 🇫🇮🇪🇺@tomisairi.bsky.social · 6mo agoYou can watch it from here: youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?... But your country is so f***ed up!
How many will post this on Truth Social tonight?
Isaiah Martin@isaiahrmartin.bsky.social · 7mo agoWell, would you look at that
This black man, who was racially profiled by ICE in a gas station in Minneapolis today, would not have walked away if it weren’t for brave Americans who stood up for him and for those whose deaths have brought ICE’s savagery to the epicenter of national attention. Keep calling them out, America!
Alt.Xmas became a thing with the Christmas Swing 78s released between 1934 and 1944. During that musical heyday, pop music was more integrated, as even white music fans wanted to dance to the rhythms black artists introduced. A history of Alt.Xmas, part 6
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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 2 · A Foxtrot Christmas · Early swing records were labeled Fox Trot, less a genre than a dance craze ("jazz" probably scared white record buyers). I use the term for the first big wave…
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If I win the $1.6B, all Xmas music weirdos are going to the @christmasagogo.bsky.social live show in Amsterdam next year, all expenses paid.
After WWII, sappy pop became the sound of Christmas for the hoi-polloi, a trend that enervates most pop Xmas music even now. But R&B was right there all along with a reminder that Solstice happens in the dead of winter. History of alt.Xmas, part 5
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💬 0 🔁 0 ❤️ 0 · Postwar North Polarization · WWII changed everything, but what changed pop music was a musicians' strike (1942-1944). Bands (like Duke Ellington's) ceded market share to crooners,…
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Any Xmas music weirdos keep a playlist in your back pocket to play when normies come over? My mom is here and ANDEMIC is not floating her boat.
If I were a woman I would kiss as many of you as had beards that pleas’d me, complexions that lik’d me, and breaths that I defied not
Joe Beda@h.olysh.it · 8mo agoIf you want to spark some trans joy on such a scary day, may I suggest www.transanta.com? Let's get holiday gifts for trans kids. You can pick a registry and send a gift directly or donate to them and they'll make the magic happen.
reposting because I'm so in love with this year's Polaroid comp!
Christmas-A-GoGo@christmasagogo.bsky.social · 8mo agoThe release of a new Memoria Polaraid compilation is always a big thing in the alt xmas community, the word needs to get out asap: polaroidblog.bandcamp.com/album/a-pola... More on this later
There's an Alt.Xmas newbie on Bandcamp supporting all the right artists. She turned me on to this fun single. #Alt.Xmas
Ring-A-Ding-Ding!, by The Bacarrudas
2 track album
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Among Alt.Xmas cratediggers, Andy Cirzan holds a special place, if only for longevity. I'm less inclined to corny Christmas than I used to be, but this year's show on Sound Opinions captures a brilliant cross-section (corny to cool) of the obscure magic Andy tends to uncover. #Alt.Xmas #christmas
Sound Opinions #1046: Sound Opinions’ Holiday Spectacular 2025
Holiday music collector Andy Cirzan joins Jim and Greg every Christmas to share his new batch of seasonal tunes. By day, he runs Jam Productions in Chicago, but by night, he searches through record st...
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He did what he always does, and you all just reposted it for him, absolutely polluting everyone's timeline. Outrage is an addiction. Please consider making another choice (like posting something great about Reiner).
The release of a new Memoria Polaraid compilation is always a big thing in the alt xmas community, the word needs to get out asap: polaroidblog.bandcamp.com/album/a-pola... More on this later
A polaroid for Christmas 2025, by "Memoria polaroid" - un blog alla radio
22 track album
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Always a great mix from Bill Adler. He's not on Bluesky - but #ChristmasMix / #ChristmasMusic crate diggers should definitely be aware of his annual offerings - soundcloud.com/xmasjollies/... - there's a Norteño bit in here that is off the charts.
Xmas Jollies 2025
1. Intro by Randy Rainbow, 2019 2. Gracie Fields, “I Took My Harp to a Party,” 1933 3. Ringo Starr, “Come on Christmas, Christmas Come On,” 1999 4. DJ Schmolli, “Back Door Santa Getting It On,” 2006
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How is it that each new version of iOS breaks autocorrect in new and tiresome ways?