“The FCC decided all by itself that radio and television were the only two parts of American life not protected by the free speech provisions of the first amendment to the constitution.” George Carlin, 1988

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

People missing an important point about folks getting fired for whatever they said about Charlie Kirk: Americans are being conditioned to be snitches on their fellow citizens who don’t toe a party line on what is “allowed” to be expressed. And employers are going along. It’s the new secret police

New music weekly on the blog, Tidal and Spotify. Featuring Anna Tivel, Ron Sexsmith, Sur-rur, Caroline Spence, Margo Price, Cooper Kenward, herbal tea, Jens Kuross, The Fishermen Three, Shabason, Krgovich and Tenniscoats, Floating Action, The Beths, Sabine McCalla, Thomas Dollbaum many others.

There are violent extremists on the left but they are not in charge of the party. You can find them on social media, not in the halls of power. The violent extremists on the right are in congress, on courts, and sitting in the Oval Office.

Walgreens pharmacy nurse told me yesterday: "pretty much everything counts. if you get sad sometimes in the winter, you're still eligible for the vax. spread the word!"

Gov. Pritzker enlists the public's help: "What we've asked is that people pull out their iPhone or their Android phone and film what they're seeing. Take a video of everything so see so that we can know if, in fact, laws are being broken by these federal officials coming into our state."

👏🏻👏🏻 Proud.

Digest this. The White House deems bringing justice against pedophiles a "hostile act."

Happy Labor Day!

hot crossed beans 🐾🫘

"Single of the week honor" for Thomas Dollbaum's "Angus Valley"! @onechordnet.bsky.social @dearliferecs.bsky.social

Lead single “Angus Valley” from Thomas Dollbaum is "an appealingly rustic indie folk song with harmony vocals from Kate Teague": www.brooklynvegan.com/24-new-songs... @brooklynvegan.bsky.social @dearliferecs.bsky.social

Dylan is always correct imho 🖤

New Orleans' Thomas Dollbaum returns with new EP 'Drive All Night' and a fresh signing to @dearliferecs.bsky.social! EP arrives 9/26...Watch the video for "Angus Valley" out today:

Hear the latest from Seattle sound artist Daniel G. Harmann via KEXP's Pacific Notions! Zone out to "Buttermints" ahead of his upcoming new album 'Versailles' (out 9/26): www.kexp.org/shows/pacifi...

Sending to red states first for minimal resistance; tout that "this is what the public wants, see?"; then the push into blue states. This is a military takeover / consolidation of power straight out of fascist history playbooks.

jfc. THEY WILL KEEP GOING BECAUSE WE'RE COLLECTIVELY NOT DOING ENOUGH TO LITERALLY (PHYSICALLY) STOP THEM.

Linda From Work's "Seeing Red" over at Ruta 66!

Yes, yes, “don’t look away,” but also I hope y’all are actively seeking counter-programming bc watching authoritarian violence 24-7 is one more way to be controlled by it.

Seattle! @lindafromwork.bsky.social announced their 3rd studio album today (s/t, arriving 10/17), plus a new single! “Seeing Red” is about taking back power from oppressors and turning the tables to deliver the most satisfying retribution." lindafromwork.bandcamp.com/album/linda-...

"This is your freedom papers. Your emancipation from the mainstream that tells you that you can dress, look, and even smell how you want. This is what you secretly want. You want to be one of those animals in exile." @jammerzine.bsky.social on jammerzine.com/animals-in-e...

have y'all ever had the post office slap a "deceased" sticker on a piece of mail for a family member, who is not actually deceased? because that happened to us yesterday, with my brother who is struggling with stage 4 cancer right now and it scared the shit out of me. what the hell?!

Big Black Plume "...is a captivating look at the power of collaboration, marking a new chapter in Beach’s career, and leaves us excited to see where his sonic exploration will take him next." @thefirenote.bsky.social on Michael Beach! thefirenote.com/reviews/mich... @gonerrecords.bsky.social

Donald Trump is not a political story, it’s a crime story. And understanding him does not depend on political science, but psychology.

"...a remarkable feat, showing actual change and growth, artistic ambitions turning a fabled corner." Doug Mosurock on the latest from Michael Beach! Big Black Plume is out now @gonerrecords.bsky.social www.heathendis.co/p/heathen-di...

As anti-Muslim and anti-Arab conspiracies were spread during the Manhattan shooting, NYPD Officer Didarul Islam was being shot and killed while doing his job. Officer Islam, a Bangladeshi Muslim immigrant, leaves behind his wife, who was eight months pregnant, and their two young sons.😢😢😢

lol it's baby me! Unearthing more treasures at Mom's

'Big Black Plume' traffics in something more sprawling and atmospheric..." Jim Allen / Qobuz on the latest from Michael Beach! www.qobuz.com/us-en/album/...

If anyone's counting there's one less elderly Sicilian republican in Florida - I'm down here visiting Mom and her partner is big mad. Literally said to me "you were right" 🤷🏻‍♀️

"warm, reflective songs reminiscent of the softer side of Lou Reed blend with brawny, guitar-lashed rockers." Awesome review from @anearful.bsky.social for Michael Beach ⚡️ @gonerrecords.bsky.social

The thing about all these fucking statements now from world leaders calling for the food to be let in to Gaza: you have the ability to impose sanctions on Israel and every second you spend talking instead of imposing them is a collaborationist lie.

"Together with members of Tropical Fuck Storm, Dirty Three, and Comets on Fire among others, Beach and co. contort singer/songwriter territory with a warped magnetism." @post-trash.bsky.social on Michael Beach's new LP, 'Big Black Plume'! @gonerrecords.bsky.social

"...if you’ve given up hope of finding anthemic-yet-arty guitar rock for grown-ups that doesn’t condescend to your intelligence in either direction, add Michael Beach’s Big Black Plume to your wish list." @bandcamp.com // Out 7/25 on @gonerrecords.bsky.social! bandcamp.substack.com/p/cool-band-...

Hear Michael Beach's "I'm Gonna Need Ya" on @post-trash.bsky.social's Weekly Playlist! 'Big Black Plume' arrives this Friday via @gonerrecords.bsky.social open.spotify.com/playlist/3mK...

Congrats to Stephen Colbert for never bending the knee.

"While the sobering theme and sound are omnipresent, the song gets a lift and a rattle around the 3 minute mark, where Beach reminds folks that “I’m gonna need ya!” @austintownhall.bsky.social on the latest from Melbourne's Michael Beach! austintownhall.com/2025/07/11/m...

I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.

"...coming at a time of important life transitions for each band member, Mustang Island ponders grief and generativity, understanding that both have equal weight in our lives." @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social on Little Mazarn's latest LP! rainbowrodeomag.com/little-mazar... @dearliferecs.bsky.social

🚨🚨 Under Trump, 30,000 VA staff will be gone by September—and it’s just the start. This anti-Veteran administration is gutting the care millions rely on, dismantling VA from the inside out. Veterans will pay the price — and VoteVets is fighting back.

specifically, MIGRANT WORKERS tried desperately to save these girls, risking their own lives in the process

Our only hope is to draw the line now. To stick up for our friends and neighbors, our co-workers and loved ones, who are undocumented and being hunted. If morality or empathy for them is not enough to motivate you, fine. Then let this be your motivation: if you don’t draw this line, you are next.

Florry "makes a tipsy, slurry, utterly fetching variety of country rock, the notes wobbling all over the place but fizzing with unstoppable electric energy." @aquariumdrunkard.com @dearliferecs.bsky.social

The grotesque mummery playing out at the Capitol is not just joyless and borderline violent but without any suspense whatsoever, as in an authoritarian regime—which is what the GOP is—the outcome isn't in doubt, only whether one or two rebels choose to valiantly sacrifice themselves to the flames

I can't recommend my dear friend Sarah's substack enough - Astro Forecast 6.25.25: A Super Charged New Moon Gets Kind of Fucked By Saturn open.substack.com/pub/alectoch...

"It's certainly best consumed as one whole piece, a landscape to step inside of and commit to..." @goldflakepaint.bsky.social in 'Mustang Island' from Little Mazarn (beautiful review) @dearliferecs.bsky.social goldflakepaint.ghost.io/little-mazar...

Little Mazarn's "The Cloud and The Snail" included in the always beautifully curated @recordcratesunited.bsky.social mixtape ☁️ @dearliferecs.bsky.social