Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... There is a long history here, the wild days in New York.

You're the savage.

This man is an idiot in a suit. What's more, he is dangerous.

After Classified Iran Briefing, Dems More Convinced Trump Wants Ground Invasion and Forever War www.commondreams.org/news/iran-cl... Hegseth is a war monger. He envisions this conflict as another Christian Crusade against the infidels. This is the 21st century, you moron!

US Commanders Want to Make War With Iran as ‘Bloody’ as Possible to Bring About Biblical End Times, Officers Report www.commondreams.org/news/iran-ar... Insanity reigns.

Hegseth Calling Rules of Engagement ‘Stupid,’ Critics Warn, Opens Door to War Crimes in Iran www.commondreams.org/news/hegseth... This man is a war criminal. He has obviously never heard of the Geneva Convention, Crimes Against Humanity, and Genocide. He would be welcome in any group of thugs.

On another subject, this recording of the Kurt Weill symphonies is, to my mind, superior to other more recent offerings. Includes the suite from 'Zaubernacht,' 1923.

My favorite recording of these works by Frank Martin, Ernest Ansermet and the Suisse Romande. Superb engineering.

The piece of shit president.

'One Year of Failure': The Lancet Warns RFK Jr.'s Assault on Science May 'Take Generations to Repair' www.commondreams.org/news/rfk-jr-... This administration hates science, period. Kennedy is just a manifestation of that stupidity.

Spinning now, this wonderful recording by the Ensemble Modern, conducted by H.K. Gruber. It is based on the new Kurt Weill edition, including original stage music. The singer/actors are perfect, and the musicians exemplary. A very satisfying recording. Cast yourself back to the Weimar Republic!

Mr. Vance knows nothing about international relations or world history.

Let us pray.

Winter light, Drakes Island, Wells, Maine.

Vance is a moron. They are called "healthcare workers" because that is their work, not answering the telephone.

This can't be legal. Vance is a paid thug.

Jeff and Lauren Sánchez Bezos Will Be Honorary Chairs of the Met Gala www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/s... Bezos's bald head echoes his wife's breasts. On purpose?

'Heavily Armed Secret Police Force': ICE, CBP Amass $144 Million Weapons Stockpile www.commondreams.org/news/ice-cbp... The ICE force is nothing but a mercenary army directed by Mr. Trump. It poses a threat to elections and civil rights.

Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u... Dum, de dum, dum... We're getting closer and closer.

In the Secret Annex, Anne Frank’s Radio and a Love for Classical Music www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/a... Very moving account of Anne Frank's interest in culture and music.

DOJ Under Fire for Withholding Epstein Files Related to Alleged Trump Child Sex Assault www.commondreams.org/news/trump-s... I'm sure there will be more information to come.

@maddow.bsky.social Does this look familiar? A photograph of the Ravensbrück women's concentration camp with a rather disturbing resemblance to proposed prison camps in the US.

‘They All Tried to Break Me’: Gisèle Pelicot Shares Her Story www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/m... An astounding story and interview. Your hair will just burst into flames.

Khanna, Massie Push to Block Trump's Ability to Strike Iran Without Congressional Consent www.commondreams.org/news/iran-wa...

Graham Platner Warns 'Susan Collins Wants to Make It Harder to Vote’ With SAVE Act www.commondreams.org/news/susan-c... Senator Collins is making a mistake. This bill will hurt Mainers and many others. She is, again, licking the boots of this terrible president.

Jesse Jackson was born on the same day, same year as myself. October 8, 1941. Amazing to share the same birthday as this great man

Jesse Jackson, Charismatic Champion of Civil Rights, Dies at 84 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...

@maddow.bsky.social Rachel, I am sure that you are familiar with the Vélodrome d'Hiver, the former stadium in Paris used for six-day bicycle races in the 1930s and 40s. In 1942, the Nazis began using the stadium as a detention center for Jews and others before sending them to concentration camps.

Trump's Concentration Camp Build-Out Includes Nearly $40 Billion for Warehouse Conversions www.commondreams.org/news/list-of... The detention camps now in existence are similar to the infamous Vélodrome d'Hiver in Paris, circa 1942. The proposed concentration camps will receive the detainees later.

Now spinning, Tamás Vásáry, Schumann's 'Kinderszenen,' and other works. Very moving performance.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/a... Spinning now, his recording of the Chopin Nocturnes.

I had forgotten about Moravec since not listening to his recordings for some time. Well, I didn't forget, just not paying attention. And, of course, the engineers at Supraphon are first rate.

Messy life.

Earth Hurtling Toward 'Hothouse Trajectory,' Scientists Warn in Tipping Points Analysis www.commondreams.org/news/earth-h... In case you all are wondering, thanks to the lunatic, we are going to be fucked in the near future. So, bend over, put your head between your knees, and kiss your ass goodbye.

Earth Hurtling Toward 'Hothouse Trajectory,' Scientists Warn in Tipping Points Analysis www.commondreams.org/news/earth-h...

Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/c... This will prove to be catastrophic, not only for the health of the planet, but economically in the long run.

Bullshit. Then why are you building transit centers and concentration camps?

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u... Another defeat for the Trump administration.

Finishing now Volker Ullrich's new book, 'Fateful Hours: The Collapse of the Weimar Republic.' Astonishingly, Hitler and the National Socialists appeared headed for defeat in January of 1933, when three months later, in March, he became the chancellor of Germany. World history changed on that day.

@chrislhayes.bsky.social Not to beat a dead horse, but perhaps you might want to look at this report from Oxfam, if you have not seen it yet. www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/rese...

'If This Is the Greatest Economy in the History of the World,' Says Bernie Sanders, 'God Help Us' www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

He just can't pile it any higher.

Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c... Fuck science, let's all get rich. Oh, wait, we'll all be dead.

Saalumarada Thimmakka Dies; Planted and Nurtured Thousands of Trees www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/w... Inspiring story.

Cartoon by @dennisgoris.bsky.social. The mystery poster.

Good.

Sure looks like a concentration camp to me.

Spinning now, one of the reference recordings of these two works. Brilliantly engineered three-dimensional sound, a perfect, warm performance by the Cleveland, under George Szell. Recorded in 1959, 1961, the digital transfer made by CBS engineers. What an orchestra that was under Szell!

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