As a music-loving kid, I proclaimed to a friend “I want to hear every new song in the world!” They scoffed, but @glennmcdonald.bsky.social ✨magicked✨ a way for me - and you - to do exactly that, and I can’t thank him enough. (And for paying more attention in magic … er… math class than me)

“New research reveals that intentionally letting the mind wander may help explain why individuals with ADHD often excel in creative tasks.”

Cartoonist @claytoonz.bsky.social suffered a stroke a few days ago. His friends and colleagues have set up a GoFundMe to help Clay through his recovery. Please consider donating: www.gofundme.com/f/clayjones

Always try to be kind.

Project seeks to document every Revolutionary War grave in Ohio — and you can help www.wvxu.org/local-news/2...

My colleague Elie Mystal's powerful piece on the insane dangers of militarizing the court hearings for immigrants. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Russia Secretly Worms Its Way Into America’s Conservative Media www.nytimes.com/2024/09/07/b... right wing media financed by Russia … no surprise

Trump: "They call me the president of Europe. Which is an honor." Europe:

When journalists are targeted it’s because those doing the targeting have something to hide. It’s appalling. Despicable. But it won’t work.

I talked to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker about Secret Service agents reading through my reporter's notebook:

My dad, who died in the 1990s, went to his grave worrying that Earth’s water supply would dry up in my lifetime. This new study proves it. Global Water Supplies Threatened by Overmining of Aquifers www.propublica.org/article/wate...

Trump and his allies want to defund NPR and PBS not because they’re irrelevant—but because they still tell the truth Public broadcasting isn’t corporate propaganda. It educates, investigates and elevates voices that authoritarians fear most the people’s. Full Article www.facebook.com/share/p/16oV...

‼️Heads up, Dayton fam.

The former chief editor of Chinese government-backed Global Times, Hu Xijin, described the paralysis of VOA as gratifying. “The Chinese people are happy to see the U.S. anti-China ideological fortress breached from within,” he said

Feel seen.

It’s ok to make mistakes as long as you admit it and never forgive yourself

Aging. www.patreon.com/posts/aging-...

So Trump gets $16 mil while Paramount admits mo wrongdoing and they release interview transcripts which they already did anyway So it’s a bribe. It’s literally just a bribe.

It is a huge, huge problem globally that the "culture warriors" have decided fact-checking is censorship and pushed that narrative everywhere they can. Glad to see some pushback: www.poynter.org/fact-checkin...

Apparently, because it’s 2020 again, I need to start a thread on police violence targeting journalists in the US. So, here we go: 1. Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi shot by police officer with less lethal munition. m.youtube.com/watch?v=yrFJ...

More than two dozen journalists have been injured or roughed up while covering protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles, leading press freedom groups to question whether law enforcement has been deliberately targeting reporters on the story. apnews.com/article/immi...

While I liked a few songs by The Alarm, I wouldn’t consider myself a fan. But hearing Mike Peters’ stories on the BBC podcast “Jon Holmes Says the C Word” gave me a greater appreciation of him and his music. Gutted to lose him. 😢

A Cincinnati Reds fan is making sure players aren’t forgotten. ❤️⚾️ Check out this article from Cincinnati.com: These old Reds players had unmarked graves, but a recent project changed that www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...

Have you called customer service at the Social Security Administration in the last few months and want to talk about the experience? Reach out through email at [email protected] or Signal at sarahdwire.71

Can’t get enough of the new album Caviar from Heavy Lungs. Especially this stonkin’ banger! 🎧🤘🏼 youtu.be/ExpTf7ow4kc

The new LP from Cloud Nothings is such a banger! Reaffirms my faith in music. 🎧 @purenoiserecords.bsky.social

The new album from @heavennyc.bsky.social is exactly what I needed today. And tomorrow. And this year. And forever. ❤️🎧

THIS is the tour I’ve been waiting for! 🔥

Cincy music fam, tonight is the night!

Useful info!

Think I’ve probably peaked at NYT Letter Boxed today. Used all letters in just two words. A personal best. 💪

Here’s another wonderfully designed record label that resonated with me as a kid (pilfered from my older sister’s collection). The sun, roots and new growth filled that little farm girl with such joy! 🎧

My earliest childhood memories revolve around record labels. I gravitated toward the visual aspects because I hadn’t yet learned to read. This was my favorite label (snaffled from my older sister’s collection). 🎧😻

I love it when artists include their beloved kitties in photo shoots. THESE ARE MY PEOPLE! 🎧😻

“I got my soul tangled up in a song…” 🎧 daxriggs.bandcamp.com/album/7-song...

The new Dax Riggs is exactly what I needed today. 🎧 daxriggs.bandcamp.com/album/7-song...

Vinyl cataloging continues with two of my favorites words: Free Kitten. (Band is aces, too)😻🎧

A remarkable story from @reporteramber.bsky.social about identity and surviving the horrors of the Holocaust www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...

I once tried to build an igloo when I was a kid. My efforts were laughable. This Cincinnati guy, who grew up in Texas, has tackled his bucket-list dream to build an igloo, and it is MAGNIFICENT! www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2...

Behold! Another cat appearance in my vinyl, but this time only the backside. 🎧😼 @subpop.bsky.social

‘80s record store internet. 🎧

Another kitty slinks from my vinyl archives. 😻🎧 Purr-fect! @robynhitchcock.bsky.social

Welp. Gen X once again getting overlooked by the NYT. 🙄 I won’t post my Strands result since others maybe haven’t played the game today. Suffice to say 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

My co-author Liza Lin and two other colleagues just won a National Press Foundation award for their "Delete America" series that pried open China's efforts to rid itself of U.S. tech. People who know China understand how rare their reporting was. Stunning work: nationalpress.org/award-story/...

Music fam: if you found Every Noise at Once a handy tool in your musical adventure, check out Curio. I’m really enjoying the deep dive into my streaming history. 🎧 Hat tip to developer @glennmcdonald.bsky.social

Listening to a compilation of my favorite tunes of 2016 and had kinda forgot what an absolute psych banger this is from TVAM. 🎧 youtu.be/ry-IfO7_jqU

Cats sometimes appear in the least likely places. Surprise cats, but always welcome! 🎧 😻