Lulu and the mistletoe on Christmas Eve. Louise in Pandora’s Box (1929):

Waterloo Bridge, Sunlight in the Fog - 1903 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/10916

Top40 Music of 2025 27. Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer Groovy casual rock to take the afternoon away. Jenkins brings a delightful repertoire to my music journey this year. youtu.be/VgczzmHDe20?...

I find it moving that David Lynch loved IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE so much he couldn't talk about it without crying. His sincere belief in the redemptive possibilities contained in that film and what it said about people seems to me like a key element of understanding his own work.

watching my favorite christmas movie and what is possibly the great american comedy about class and race

Turning Point USA was founded in 2012 by Charlie Kirk and Bill Montgomery Two of their major policy pushes were a more prominent gun culture and zero COVID restrictions Bill Montgomery died to the COVID virus Charlie Kirk died to gun violence

The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.

Translation: JD Vance says "In the United States, we want to make it so that you don't have to apologize for being a white supremacist anymore."

Reading Rob Miller’s (Bloodshot Records) new book and this paragraph is spot on. 🎯

Top40 Music of 2025 28. Allysha Joy - The Making of Silk Deep layers of silky beats and jazz notes, elevated with Joy's precious groaning vocals. So so warm for the heart. youtu.be/KgKUmFZ7Frk?...

Please read this heartbreaking, incredibly human and touching piece by Hannah Dreier and then donate if you can I feel like I have to try and atone for what our country is doing to our people in any small way I can

In approx 74% of school shooting incidents, the firearm was obtained from the shooter’s home or the home of a close friend or fam member* Safe&secure gun storage—unloaded&locked up—saves lives. Spread the word: Firearm violence prevention is everyone's job 🛟🧪 * publichealth.jhu.edu/sites/defaul...

DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor. Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

Top40 Music of 2025 29. In the Valley Below - Black Moon This band is right in my wheel house, connecting with a primal aspect of my soul. I've loved them from the moment of discovery and "Black Moon" is no different. youtu.be/nSFtDfuYCl4?...

Top40 Music of 2025 30. Sophye Soliveau - INITIATION An uplifting dreamlike experience that centers on Sophye's precious voice serenading us. youtu.be/a5l7YSKYJrY?...

Thank you @GunnelsWarren (hash doesn’t register). And thank you @thetnholler.bsky.social for surfacing this. Why are facts of this magnitude so lost on the electorate? Seriously, why?

Top40 Music of 2025 31. Pachinko - Ginkgo Whirlwind of freaky rock and heady dreamworks. I adore what these cats are doing and hope that their imaginative spirit continues. youtu.be/sYHiewpA_1w?...

MISERY exists in WHEN HARRY MET SALLY. WHEN HARRY MET SALLY exists in MISERY. Welcome to the Reinerverse.

Undecided voter: “How can someone like you convince me that my vote matters” James Talarico: “They wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting if your vote didn't matter — Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. That is by design”

Top40 Music of 2025 32. Moses Yoofee Trio - MYT Incredible hip-hop beats swelling from the roots of bebop, while soaring to the blissful tones of dreams in the night. youtu.be/FvNCXgJZbT0?...

Farewell Rob Reiner. Crank it up to 11 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xgx...

Top40 Music of 2025 33. Forth Wanderers - The Longer This Goes On Heavy, moody dive into avenues that bring forth a section of your soul that lay hidden for far too long. youtu.be/i8vRxhwnMO0?...

Top40 Music of 2025 34. Saint Etienne - International The timeless popstar trio continues to engage us with beautiful and catchy songs that stay with us for days. youtu.be/mQEqfzMr0EY?...

Top40 Music of 2025 35. Arc de Soleil - Lumin Rain Jazzy guitar that swoons into our souls, elevating our lives in a beautiful manner. youtu.be/22y8-o69Weg?...

“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.” Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻

"there's a new serif in town"

What in the Helvetica is going on?

🧵I'll say it again: This is a huge step towards state-run media. What is unfolding between Paramount and Warner Bros. is not just another corporate merger. It is a full-blown power grab led by Jared Kushner and Saudi investors who are now bankrolling the takeover.

Top40 Music of 2025 36. Satin Jackets - Cruise Control Groovilicious rabbit hole experience that swells beauty into your heart. Close your eyes and drift along the canal of sweet beats and gentle sounds. youtu.be/Gn1gIZXDCvI?...

NEW ORLEANS OFFICIALS: “We insist (Trump’s ICE goons) clearly ID themselves… there is no precedent for masked law enforcement… they have ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY… citizens are being racially profiled, chased, hunted… the chaos and lack of professionalism is ALARMING…”

Top40 Music of 2025 37. Waldeck - The Moon and the Orient Throw-back to another era that's full of life. The joie de vivre is infectious. youtu.be/BngKnjo0wMc?...

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This administration is setting the stage for the idea that a US president can order murders on anyone it deems a threat without providing due process Everyone regardless of political affiliation should be standing up against this. People's lives are not here to satiate Trump & Hegseth's sociopathy.

Four Christmas movies to know me by

My latest for CALÓ News!

This is what we call, "Talking out of your ass!"

Top40 Music of 2025 38. Julianna Riolino - Echo in the Dust Fluid songs that stretch across the landscape, with Julianna's voice lifting us to the heavens. youtu.be/XwxyIyykpiU?...

Look at all these racists!

An easy way to explain luddites: Textile manufacturers brought in machines that could do in an hour what would have taken 12 hours by hand. And then, tried to keep paying the now 12x more productive workers the same wages as before. That's it, that was the problem luddites had. Not complex.

Went to Seattle to cry in the crowd at the flock of dimes show, Jenn Wasner 4ever.

Remembered that this happened. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wljp...

Take a moment to appreciate the great Anthony Quinn’s Pizza Hut commercial for the TripleDecker Pizza.

You mean the 10 top wealth hoarding creeps who are destroying everything they touch. We should stop acting like accumulating wealth is 1. a good accomplishment 2. not destructive as fuck to the rest of us.

Top40 Music of 2025 39. Knats - Knats Big, buoyant spirit that feels like it wants to have a personal conversation with you. youtu.be/UznyBF0nR5w?...

For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do. If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections. www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...

Top40 Music of 2025 40. Whiskey and Burlap - Milkman One of my local favorites here in San Diego. Old fashioned sweet bluegrass that gets your feet moving and elevates the spirit. youtu.be/18HsS3KoePY?...

Daily reminder. You have a sexual predator in the WH. Hold him and everyone involved accountable. The survivors deserve justice. The public deserves answers. The predators deserve consequences. Stand with survivors, not predators & accomplices.

"I keep thinking that evil would like nothing better than to have us feel awful about who we are."

Since Louis CK is in the news again, it's worth restating that he never gave an honest accounting of his sexual misconduct—his initial "apology" and his subsequent statements have been contradicted by the testimony of his victims, and contained elisions and gaps intended to exonerate him.