I forgot to vote but was legit torn. I'm aware of the character clause issues with Whiskeytown and Pneumonia isn't them at the absolute peak of their powers, but Amnesiac is my least favorite Radiohead album. That means that I basically like both of these a lot.

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Both under-seeded and really good (even if Standards isn't Tortoise's best). I voted for Prefuse 73 to prove to the world that I'm not biased against electronic music (and because it is dope).

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If NBA Finals games started at 7 Eastern (as they should), I’d either be asleep right now or it would be double OT.

Great to the Youth Alliance for Housing highlighted in this piece and to see the leadership of young people in challenging both excessive rent increases and exclusionary zoning.

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The Girl Who Lives on Heaven Hill (Honorable mentions Just Like Honey and Foggy Eyes)

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This is just so good. Proof of the objective truth that basketball is the best sport ever invented by humans, surpassing even ping pong.

Neither previously familiar to me. Zero 7 was pleasant but a bit forgettable. Kylie has some bops. Voted for her.

Great piece drawing from the work from longtime friend of PRRAC Kirk McClure. I don't think anyone (except the Koch-verse) is suggesting getting rid of LIHTC without a substitute, but I will just underscore that repealing & replacing should be on the table, not simple repeal.

Somewhat surprisingly voted for Alicia Keys (love the 1980s vintage of New Order to death). Both albums good, not great. Perhaps just more of a judge decides the case based on what they had for breakfast that morning kind of a situation. Vibed more with one than the other in the moment.

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This should be a Pac-Man, not that there is anything wrong with the Gotan Project. I suspect that some people are just being contrarian.

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Life Without Buildings is wonderful. No idea why it wasn't already in heavy rotation for me. Firewater is fine, B/B+.

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I could vote for a 13-minute long EP against a meh album or if it were the greatest thing since sliced bread, but Ride the Skies is good too. The EP may be better minute for minute, but that isn’t good enough against these headwinds. Voted for Lightning Bolt.

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Go Spurs, I think! (but will pull for the Knicks over either)

Extra time should be abolished.

I don't really know that we're living up to our reputation for being a well-run club nowadays (though not due to this), but I'll say one thing: we leak a hell of a lot less than our peers. All of the reporting for months was that this wasn't happening despite it seeming the obvious right choice.

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I knew and liked the Mogwai album (and had seen them live and loud) but, for whatever reason, hadn’t prioritized Destroyer back in the day. I love it! A surprise vote and a reason to do your due diligence.

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I listened to Squarepusher to give it a fair shake, but this was never going to be close. White Blood Cells is definitely my favorite White Stripes’ album.

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I've been aware of both bands since the 00s but hadn't intentionally listened to either. MMJ isn't bad though it fades a little bit into background music for me. Ladytron is quite fun and gets my vote.

“Maryland was a proving ground for many of the discriminatory practices that eventually segregated communities all across the country, and this law will help to remedy the continuing effects of segregation and redlining.”

“The passage of HB 573 is a significant advance in the fight for fair housing in Maryland,” said Thomas Silverstein, President and Executive Director of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council.

We at PRRAC are proud to have joined with our partners @legaldefensefund.bsky.social to support the passage of landmark fair housing legislation in Maryland. HB 573 codifies the disparate impact standard under Maryland's fair housing law & empowers the state DHCD to issue strong AFFH regulations.

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Maxinquaye > Southern Rock Opera > Blowback Maxinquaye is not on the ballot. This is not close.

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Wild to me that more time has passed since the Knicks’ 1999 finals loss to the Spurs, which I was fully aware of and watched as a 7th grader, than elapsed between then and their 1973 championship.

28-27!!!

Sometimes a lesser album of an all-time great band is still really good and re-listening to it reminds you of that fact. This is not one of those circumstances. Reveal leaves me cold. Super Furry Animals is the choice in this match-up.

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It pains me to say this but we - people who have any kind of a sense of humor - are all Everton supporters now, which means we’re likely to be disappointed.

❤️

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Shins but not enthusiastically at all.

GBV! GBV! GBV!

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