More cruelty, racism and abuse of the law from Trump and ICE: (@nytimes.com)

Why on earth should the civilized world care what Putin will accept? He started a war of choice fueled mainly by terrorism against civilians, his army is failing, economy is flailing. How does he have any power to decide the endgame? Zelensky deserves just as much if not more. (nytimes.com)

WTF is going on in these United States? Our felon president was caught on tape at the end of his first term asking the Georgia Secretary of State to find him 11,780 votes so he could falsely declare himself the winner of the election of that state in 2020. So now, cheaters prosper? (nytimes.com)

@profgalloway.com: the key to Trump’s 2024 election victory was podcasting. His appearance on Joe Rogan netted 55 million views. To get that much of an audience, Kamala Harris would have had to have gone on CNN, MSNBC & Fox every night for 3 hours for 2 weeks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfGZ...

...but make sure you catch the fun and sometimes great 7” original B-sides on the 2nd disc in the set!

On the new remaster of Prince’s vastly underrated “Around The World In A Day” album💙(1985), there are radical new mixes of “Raspberry Beret,” “She’s Always In My Hair” etc. What idiot thought they could improve on Prince’s original work?! Hideous stuff from the estate...

Judges nationwide and even some Republicans are criticizing, resisting Trump & GOP’s constitutionally highly questionable mid-decade redistricting / gerrymandering of several states for 2026 midterms. Voting rights ace @MarcEElias explains in video⬇️: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln5r...

.@VP @JDVance keeps crowing about the Trump economy having problems because the Biden economy was so bad. But as @steverattner.bsky.social’s new stats show, Trump’s job market, economic growth & housing starts are way down & Trump tariffs are making inflation worse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrKR...

Why do Trump and MAGA hate kids so much? (@nytimes.com)

This dumb charade⬇️also speaks volumes to Trump and Hegseth’s massive insecurity and lack of skills for their job. They can’t take criticism, however justified, they want to be treated like kings and are scared shitless they will be revealed as the naked emperors they truly are.

What they⬇️said is not only factual speech, but protected 1st Amendment free speech. Like the recent Comey and James charges, these cases won't fly & maybe Trump knows this—but he wants to intimidate future critics, to seriously threaten anyone who criticizes him on anything. Wimp. (Washington Post)

Missing Mac Miller again tonight—this is "Jet Fuel," from 2018: “Used to wanna be a super hero Fly around with a cape catching bad guys Now my head underwater But I ain't in the shower and I ain't getting baptised” www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrfN...

Another brilliant new chapter of the broken-down drug-rattled noir tales from the southwest by The Delines. They should really get a lot more attention with their dramatic country soul songs by Willy Vlautin, who used to lead the band Richmond Fontaine. thedelines.bandcamp.com/album/mr-luc...

Dr. Atul Gawande’s new documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of how Trump-Musk USAID funding cuts severely impacted one woman and her young infant in Kenya. Overall, Trump & Musk’s USAID cuts have caused 600,000 deaths, 400,000 of them children. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x4Z...

And why did they use such a terrible pic of Sen Mark Kelly that makes him look like "Nosferatu" in Murnau's famous 1922 film?

It was NOT a “controversial video” unless you are a die-hard anti-justice Trump partisan. Sen. Kelly & 5 other Senators were only quoting long-term policies in America’s military and intel services that they should not follow "illegal orders". Misleading headline from the Washington Post:

I agree with Ex-Russia Ambassador Michael McFaul below & have for years: Ukraine War will never end by a fair treaty or peace plan—Putin will only withdraw because of military events going against him—we need to back Ukraine adequately on the battlefield. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae7f...

@jonathanfreedland.bsky.social puts up a lot of stats about today’s ailing UK economy making it plain “2026 is entirely different from 2016, the old red lines no longer make sense and Brexit was a waste of money that, now more than ever, we simply cannot afford.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"More than half of published UK novelists believe AI could eventually replace their work entirely...Authors fear AI may weaken the deep human connection between writers & readers at a time when reading is already at historically low levels, esp. among children." www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...

Sad about Jimmy Cliff's passing, the great reggae vocalist/songwriter, 1st Jamaican artist who took the music worldwide in an ambassador-like role. My fave LP of his: “Jimmy Cliff” (1969) filled w/lasting classics: “Many Rivers” “Vietnam” “Time Will Tell” etc. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...

@rbreich.bsky.social on why it is dangerous to consumers and democracy that billionaires are buying up so much of America’s mass media and how these billionaires are using these properties to back their financial interests and give themselves unfair advantage. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

@rbreich.bsky.social on why it is dangerous to consumers and democracy that billionaires are buying up so much of America’s mass media and how these billionaires are using these properties to back their financial interests & give themselves unfair advantage. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“According to the Washington Post, the 100 wealthiest Americans have spent $1.1 billion in federal election donations in 2024. 80% of that money is going to Republicans.” Unless Citizens United is somehow repealed, this unfair influence will only get worse. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORF6...

"A cryptocurrency backed by one of Nigel Farage’s biggest donors has been used to help Russia fight its war against Ukraine, Brit investigators say...multibillion-dollar scheme exchanging cash from UK drug/gun sales for crypto...designed to hide users’ identities" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

"Record numbers of overseas-trained doctors are quitting the UK, leaving NHS at risk of huge gaps in its workforce, w/hostility towards migrants blamed for the exodus. In all 4,880 doctors who qualified in another country left the UK during 2024"--a 26% rise. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

A new feature on X shows “Dozens of major accounts masquerading as “America First” or “MAGA” actually originate in places like Russia, India, Nigeria. In one example, the account MAGANationX—with nearly 400K followers…is actually based in Eastern Europe.” www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...

The more you dig into his past, the more evidence is found of Nigel Farage’s toxic hate, as new evidence finds he spread anti-semitic conspiracy theories on various U.S. TV shows and podcasts. I think we know who Nigel is now, he needs to be sidelined. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Got news for y’all. This is not a health care plan. Not without covering pre-existing conditions and serious illness. Get real. Look after your people. It’s another heartless Republican scheme. (Washington Post)

Trump hates you and loves corporations & their super-wealthy CEOs. (@WashPost)

So, is Grandpa Donald just getting more forgetful these days, or has his ear been polluted by Putin’s continuing whispers?

Another huge dangerous lie from Trump today, angrily insisting Ukraine has shown “zero gratitude” to U.S. for help w/their war. @CNN fact checker @ddale8.bsky.social finds this “wildly inaccurate” citing 70 examples of Zelensky expressing gratitude including last week www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK1K...

My Sunday relaxing comfort song today, "Sentimental," by Alexander O'Neal from 1991, written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOd-...

As I've said all year, Trump will never truly support Ukraine, backing for no sensible reason Putin the illegal terrorist aggressor. This new "peace plan," from Russian talking points, shows support must come from elsewhere, or Ukraine is over, despite years of brave fighting against the odds. (WP)

Feeling sad over how heartless, unjust my home country's gov't has become. What possible advantage to the world in the long- or short-term could there be in allowing lying terrorist Putin to conquer the thriving heroic democracy of Ukraine? Can't Trump see Putin is not his friend?

Dreamy atmospheric new LP by subtle guitarist Steve Gunn, one of his best ever, one of the best sounding albums I’ve heard in 2025--production, string arrangements by James Elkington. If you want your music to take you somewhere else, spend time with this one: stevegunn.bandcamp.com/album/daylig...

Never had much nostalgia for Country Joe and the Fish, but hey, good for this similar Grammy-nominated folk singer-type dude Jesse Welles for writing a witty yet dark protest song about Trump's ICE. We need a lot more of this during our current era. Thank you sir. www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...

3rd LP by Australian vocalist-songwriter Stella Donnelly is another showcase and step up for her beautiful melodies and voice, this time in the service of a bittersweet breakup album that gets better with every play. Her 2 videos from the LP are charming. stelladonnelly.bandcamp.com/album/love-a...

The 3 biggest music companies, Warner, Universal & Sony, signed new licensing deals with AI music tech company Klay Vision. Klay says it will “evolve music experiences for fans, leveraging AI’s potential, while respecting rights of artists, rightsholders.” We’ll see. pitchfork.com/news/warner-...

NEW: DOJ is investigating methods used by key Trump DOJ aides to investigate unproven mortgage fraud by Sen Schiff, NY DA James. The investigations always looked bogus; now more proof is emerging that they are. Trumpworld’s legal team look like idiots.⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUvN...

Trump is such a pro-autocracy bastard, pushing another "peace" plan giving nearly all advantages to terrorist aggressor Putin. As Zelensky said 2 hrs ago, it offers Ukraine a choice between "dignity" or losing its most powerful partner. What a tragedy U.S. now sides with Putin.

Except in the science and medical worlds, AI is NOT a good thing. (Washington Post)

I’m guessing Trump & Hegseth thought they’d try to inject more extreme hate into the Armed Forces to reflect their dark souls, the blowback was too much for them and they relented. Oh don’t worry, they’ll come back & try it again in a different way. That’s who they are. (Washington Post)

Glad to see the soulful Frida Kahlo properly valued. (@nytimes.com)

“Congress hasn’t passed any legislation that requires AI developers to conduct safety testing. It’s largely up to the companies and their leaders to police themselves. Nobody has voted on…this massive societal change.” -–@AndersonCooper (this is insane)

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns of potential dangers of fast moving unregulated AI, while also racing against competitors to develop advanced AI. And his team investigates how AI can think for itself, and even threaten humans with the info it holds. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAPp...

With all this false info at the nation’s most important and (formerly) trusted site concerning health and disease, how many children will die? How many formerly dangerous, now conquered diseases will return to endanger America’s youth? Trump spreads incompetence and death.

So, when the Trump administration decided banning swastikas would be too "divisive" of a policy for the Coast Guard, were any Jews consulted? (Washington Post)

BREAKING: Our racist fascist president is giving comfort and cover to his fellow racists and fascists that exist in the Armed Services. This is really scary. Where is America going now, under America's Chief Hater Trump? (Washington Post)

This week, Prince MBS "signed a deal for Saudis to buy dozens of F-35 stealth fighter jets, most advanced U.S. warplane. Pentagon officials are worried...China might be able to acquire the plane’s technology thru espionage or its security partnership" w/Saudis. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The talent, passion and originality of Rosalia keeps expanding; on her new, fourth, album, as well as performing on U.S. TV earlier this week. Unstoppable: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVdn...