Born 24 March 1935 - Carol Kaye, one of the most prolific bass guitarists, who has played on an estimated 10,000 recordings in a career spanning over 50 years. Kaye was the bassist on many Phil Spector and Brian Wilson productions in the 1960s and 1970s. She is 91 years old today. #CarolKaye

NEWS: Hundreds of NY nonprofits that are prohibited from engaging in election activity have been making contributions to candidates in violation of state and federal law. Many told the IRS under penalty of perjury that made no such donations. Read more with gift 🔗 www.timesunion.com/capitol/arti...

Deputy Chief Steven Barker noted in an email that the decision was made “collectively” as city officials “continue to collect feedback from the public regarding this ongoing resource.”

"It has forever been thus: So long as men write what they think, then all of the other freedoms- all of them- may remain intact. And it is then that writing becomes a weapon of truth, an article of faith, an act of courage." ~Rod Serling

As a gardener, I always take a glance at seed racks in the box stores. Sometimes I even buy something I missed in my ordering. Not this year. Seed packets have been shrunk so far, I refuse. A big brand packet of snap beans feels like it has 10 seeds in it for $2.49

Fined for being homeless in Saratoga Springs, NY - after all, we gotta protect them rich people during race track season No one is allowed to lie on a city bench either. Violators are fined $100. Subsequent offenses could result in a fine of up to $250 www.timesunion.com/news/article...

Some argue that political dissident writers who stayed behind in Germany criticized the regime in ways subtle enough to get through censorship in Nazi Germany. While others contend that such criticisms were so subtle that they are invisible.

Let's see how many Democratic Party members cave in and surrender to the regime today.

@quoteinvestigator.com I've tried to find a source for this quote, but cannot. I turn to you, hoping you can help. "You become a libertarian when you realize that it is wrong to hurt people and take their stuff. You become an anarchist when you realize there are no exceptions."

"An idea isn't responsible for the people who believe in it.” - Don Marquis

Frankly, if people throw their money away on gambling - online, or otherwise, and then I don't care if they complain about the costs of food, gas, and electricity.

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@kirstengillibrand.bsky.social Ms. Gillibrand, The regime didn't "miss" that it was a school. They didn't care. They wanted a high body count, and didn't care whose bodies they were. We saw it happen during the Vietnam invasion as well. High body counts because that is what sells.

All told, nearly a third of the global trade for nitrogen fertilizer passes through the Strait of Hormuz, while almost half of the world’s sulfur, essential in producing phosphate fertilizers, also travels through the corridor. grist.org/food-and-agr...

The war in Iran could plunge the world into hunger

The necessity of propaganda 1 It is possible that not everything in our country is quite as it should be. But no one can doubt that the propaganda is good. Even the hungry must concede That the Minister for Food talks well. - Bertolt Brecht; Constantine and Kuhn translators

Editing chapter 6

The Dear Old Battlefield - Incredible String Band

Public libraries need to set specific policies on how new materials are selected and how people can object, while supporting the concept of “diverse viewpoints,” state librarian told Board of...

Oh, heyyyy creosote! This beautiful bush caught my eye as it was embraced by the morning sun.

He started by writing two lines of dialogue: "What are your intentions?" "Strictly dishonorable."

youtube.com/watch?v=ft0v... RIP Country Joe. We could have used you now …

I saw Joe McDonald and the Fish play a bunch of times. Great songs, great band.

Food as a weapon: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/b...

Okay, so last week people were joking about Bunion, the boy wonder, and how he should have to be drafted for the latest middle east wars. So now this week, the Anus Emeritus is pissed off and threatening to draft your children just to show you who is the boss.

We must respect the other fellow’s religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart. - H.L. Mencken

One way the regime and the Republican Party are working hard to ruin vote by mail is working very well. www.timesunion.com/news/article...

The voice of conscience and honour are really feeble when one’s guts are crying out. If I ever get rich, I’ll certainly have to give the money back, and I’m firmly resolved to do so in all possible ways — dining, gambling, wine, women. - Diderot, "Rameau's Nephew" Translated by Ian C. Johnston

Please stop posting pictures of Noem. I just had breakfast.

Anne Nicol Gaylor and Annie Laurie Gaylor founded FFRF in 1976 to combat the biggest threat to women's rights: organized religion. 50 years later, we hold the same mission -- for the rights of women and anyone else afflicted by religious overreach. Happy #WomensHistoryMonth.

Spenser McCoy, founder of OneBuild, helps Hudson Valley homeowners add ADUs to their property.

It's so good to see the Democratic wing of the regime show off their religious creds.

So, anti-senseless attacks on people is left-wing. Okay; then I guess I must be left-wing. I never thought so before. Thanks for clearing this up for me.

When there is official censorship it is a sign that speech is serious. When there is none, it is pretty certain that the official spokesmen have all the loudspeakers. - Paul Goodman "Growing Up Absurd"

The first appearance of Superman’s extradimensional adversary, Mr. Mxyzptlk, was March 1, 1944, in the Man from Krypton’s newspaper strip. (His name was originally spelled “Mxyztplk,” but for whatever reason its spelling later became fixed as Mxyzptlk.) This appearance preceded his comic book debut.

The ranked-choice system will give voters in the town of Newburgh the option to rank their preferred candidates for town board on the ballot.

Reading Robert Kelly 2

Regional Foodbank Distributions upstate NY for March, 2026 (regionalfoodbank.net/food-distrib...)

“removed by EMS in stable condition” to a nearby hospital, but did not disclose additional information on their injuries. - wait... don't snowflakes just melt? apnews.com/article/snow...

verse 1 - Second Threepenny Finale, from the Threepenny Opera - Bertolt Brecht John Willett, translator