We will be back this week. Hope you join us for some film and history stuff #Iran

Saturday night jam is @pearljam.com Vault 2 at The Vic in Chicago. Almost entirely rare songs, Ben Harper guests. Includes "No More," anti-war song of the Iraq war part deux era, which is sadly timely.

"Mr President please provide a detailed account of your strategic considerations and timeline for withdrawal" my dude he just invaded an American city for a month because of a youtube video

Friday night jam is Creedence Clearwater Revival at Woodstock. The first band to sign on to the festival, opening the floodgates. Tight, punchy swirls with long jams on Chooglin and Suzie Q to close.

Nice thread. Sad to see as both an Iowa grad and as someone who values education.

They beat a blind refugee who speaks no English for failing to obey police commands he could not understand. Then instead of apologizing, they charged him with possession of a “weapon”—HIS WALKING STICK. Then they dumped him miles from home without notifying anyone, after which he was found dead.

Saturday night jam #2 is The Smile Cutouts. Thom and Jonny. If they aren't going to give me Radiohead, then I'll take this. Atmosphere, orchestral, melody, odd.

Saturday night jam is Larry Coryell at Montreux. Fusion supreme plus guitar virtuosity. And cover art that makes me want to move.

Friday night jam is #zappa 200 Motels, and odd conglomerate of orchestral, comedy, and jams with the Mothers>Flo & Eddie band. Interesting transitional period which will make good background sounds as I work on @bradleymorgan.bsky.social book

The worst? It just seemed like a "normal" Friday.

THREAD: My article in @lemonde.fr today is behind a pay wall. But I would like to share a few of the key points. I've been lecturing & writing on pieces of this for a few months. This is my most complete exposition, but I hope to turn it into a longer piece soon. 1/ www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...

"The US secretary of state delivered what can only be described as a 22-minute ode to empire. A love letter to conquest and colonialism. A proud defense of the west’s territorial expansion." My Guardian column on Marco Rubio's disturbing "MEGA" speech in Munich at the weekend.

Over three years, we recorded interviews with more than 450 officials, organizers, activists, and extraordinary people from all walks of life to put together the most expansive presidential oral history in existence. The Obama Presidency Oral History is now live!! obamaoralhistory.columbia.edu

Saturday night jam is #gratefuldead Eugene, OR 1-22-78. Tight start, progressing toward space as we dive into set 2. A fun show documenting the near-end of the Keith-Donna era. And some tasteful liner notes by @bourgwick.bsky.social

Will humans ever stop hallucinating that AI is good?

#BOOKGIVEAWAY - The Moscow Playbook: How #Russia Used, Abused, and Transformed Sports in the Hunt for Power with @beastofberglund.bsky.social Follow @coldwarpod.bsky.social , then reshare this post for a chance to win a book T&C's coldwarconversations.com/giveaway/ #coldwar #sports

Friday night jam is The Who live in San Francisco 1971. This is from the mega Who's Next release from a couple of yrs back. Prime live Who (basically anything from 68-75 is), lots of WN and some other surprise gems. At their best they are quite possibly the best live band ever.

Last year I traveled all the way to rural Vietnam to officiate a friend's wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony that mixed cultures and language, and was a celebration of the best of humanity. He just sent me this post and said "this is how you lost the war."

Well, well, well...look what I found @bradleymorgan.bsky.social

Civil rights activist Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman in 1963. The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from Evers' museum and reportedly plans to remove references that call his murderer a “racist"

Drs J&J discuss agitators, bums, and the Kent St Minnesota connection as they dive deep into the song "Ohio." Tough to record, but we hope you find it more important than our usual crud. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the hypocrisy. #vietnam #minnesota soundcloud.com/user-6075520...

Could be coming

Today is the 178th anniversary of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, formally ending the Mexican-American War, which dramatically enlarged the US, propelled the nation toward Civil War, & was a conflict U.S. Grant described as "One of the most unjust (wars) ever waged"🗃️... www.cfr.org/articles/twe...

The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll

Assuming this is an Epstein victim's diary, this seems to be a pretty notable thing? I haven't seen anyone post this yet!?

Thanks to @mymorningjacket.bsky.social for new Peacelands album in support of Minnesota.

Sounds like the death dealers of Charlie Company of My Lai "fame." If only they had more training!

Think about it like this. This ICE agent was on camera and unmasked — fulfilling one of three "demands" Democratic leader Chuck Schumer just issued in order to agree to save Republicans and give DHS even more money. And he was still threatening to kill someone.

Something could be cooking?

I'm going to print this image out and hang it on my wall because the idea that this exists should fill everyone with absolute boiling fucking rage every day.

The disparities in these numbers are fucking terrible. A quantification of how much more valuable a white and then American life is than an immigrant POC. Links to fundraisers in thread. bsky.app/profile/last...

Friday night jam is #gratefuldead Austin, Texas 1971. Quite tight (for the Dead) and some fantastic versions of various classics. Love me some '71!

"Slavery was real" Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington. Presidents House, Philadelphia.

Weird how he feels the opposite way when it comes to Confederate stuff. No way of knowing why, though!

I have no words for this: “The goalkeeper told me I’m an illegal immigrant even though I was born in America, and he said Trump was gonna get me and send me back.” How is destroying the spirit of our children making this country great? Who will repair their trauma when this is over? Sickening.

Infuriating

Looks like a cool film about an amazing project by Jeff Ament of @pearljam.com to help indigenous communities in Montana youtu.be/__5G3zMfVvg?...

@napalmpodcast.bsky.social finally stopped being lazy and released an episode? Woah! Sure it's old, but at least it's something! Vietnam War movie history at its best bsky.app/profile/napa...

After posting on the White House website just yesterday that Ashli Babbit was "murdered in cold blood," the administration states that the victim of the ICE shooting in Minnesota was justifiably killed as a "domestic terrorist."

This constant economic retort to every law-breaking step the administration makes is beyond old and beyond pathetic. Will ANYONE stand up and meet the moment?

Been enjoying covid the past two days...it's been a few years and I forgot how much this sucks

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

New Year's night jam is #gratefuldead Hampton 1979. A bit sloppy and certainly not prime Dead, but a fun show with a mega coked-out Eyes of the World

We just cancelled all federal funding for foreign language & area studies at America’s universities to “save”…$86,000,000: bsky.app/profile/mcop...

New Year's jam is Hendrix at the Fillmore East, 12/31/69. One of four shows over two days...my dad was at one of them (he can't remember which). Brief Band of Gypsies era featuring his best jamming.

This whole thing is both sad and hilarious

Historically this kind of intervention was, to put it mildly, stupid and counterproductive. Can't envision this going any differently. @nsarchive.bsky.social has tons of great resources on this nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...

Friday night jam is @pearljam.com Vault #4, 5/10/2000. Love Ed's voice in this era, and 2000 could be the tightest the band ever was.

Merry Merry!