Some absolutely incredible dream-team lineups coming up on these Programme 4 tour dates!
Some absolutely incredible dream-team lineups coming up on these Programme 4 tour dates!
there's a madman in the white house, he's illegally started a war, he's offered no explanation to the public other than an insane conspiracy theory that Iran somehow tried to interfere in last year's election, and the opposition leaders are releasing statements full of mixed support and concern
Strawberry Fields.
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At a sold-out City Winery, Richard Barone and Tammy Faye Starlite hosted a warm βJillith Fairβ celebration of the first birthday memorial of their friend, the late singer-songwriter Jill Sobule (who tragically passed away last May). Concert review by @themicklewis.bsky.social !
As you watch this analysis, which is VERY clear, remember that Trump, Vance and Noem have been straight-up lying about it from day oneβand that Renee Good still had a pulse when ICE refused to allow her medical attention. Call it what it is: state murder. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...
Leakers are also no doubt aware that centrist civility mongers, who (let's be honest) dislike protestors as much as they dislike fascists, will see Good's wife engaging in direct action & speaking non-deferentially to authoritiesβexercising her rights, in shortβ& think: "they kinda had it coming"
New episode of Sitting Ovations just dropped! This time I talk to Jordan Harrison and Anne Kauffman, the playwright and director of the excellent Broadway play Marjorie Prime. Listen up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fFZ...
Meanwhile hereβs Rubio and Schumer chopping it up today
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Here it is, the 4th ANNUAL NMFO HOLIDAY LISTACULAR! Just in time for your final days of post-holiday puttering.
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The Trump administration has made good on its promise to ban abortion care for veterans.
The new directive, obtained by Mother Jones, states that it wonβt prohibit care to βpregnant women in life-threatening circumstances, including treatment for ectopic pregnancies or miscarriages."
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is arresting people in front of their kids during school drop-offs, on the way to church, and at routine check-ins at immigration offices. Communities are pushing back, leading to clashes with police and protests.
These raids are remaking the country.
What Trump and his allies are doing, after all, is not really about honoring him. These tributes are meant to carry the same message as an unrepaired hole in the wall left by a violent domestic abuserβs fist.
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If we treated him like a normal president heβd be in prison right now
my latest is on the odd confluence of unitary executive theory with a president who is mostly AWOL from the business of governance (gift link)
First it was "we have to blow up dozens of people on boats because of fetnanyl." But obviously it wasn't fentanyl being trafficked so then: narco terrorists are shipping cocaine! But then Wiles tells a reporter it's all about regime change and today it's bc US oil companies got kicked out in 2007?
"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.
Also on 125 and Adam Clayton in #Harlem #HandsOff
The Grinch Who Stole Bitches
I found another incredible Tubi gem. Now watching.
incredibly itβs real: www.thedp.com/article/2025...
Oh Emily, congratulations!!!! ππΉπ
New gig! Extremely excited. See you at the theaterβ¦ π
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I paid for all of these out of my own money so you are getting a fair rating!
Hamdan al-Abri was one of the UAEβs first independent original artists. His cosmopolitan new project Abri & the Everlasting includes Ratish Chadha and Steve Bedford from βorientalβ jazz rockers NOON and guitarist Jerome Deligero. Inspirations inc DβAngelo, Fela, James Brown, Bob Marley and The Roots
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what a horrible horrible horrible horrible set of evil monsters this administration is. TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Hey, I know timeβs are tough, so itβs all there for free, but if youβre looking to spend a few dollars on #bandcampfriday, I can always use the support!
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