Catch up on a year's worth of local alternative journalism.

@bsky.app @support.bsky.team This is Chicago's only Black owned media outlet and a crucial part of ICE/CBP reporting during an actual emergency. Unacceptable/please free @thetriibe.com

Monea – Paris A Chaud (France – Electro/Instrumental – 1980s) Soundtrack (with an electro library music feel) for a hot summer night in the urban jungle of Paris. https://redd.it/s2c9ny https://youtu.be/Q2QgtpAO6p8

#NoirvemberChallenge Day 3. The Film Noir that Made You a Fan When I was twelve I saw this one rainy Saturday afternoon on the TV. I didn't know what Film Noir was, but I knew I loved this kind of movie.

Shirle Milete - Big Country Blues [US, Country Soul/Country Rock/Country Funk/Townes Van Zandt Cover] (1969) https://redd.it/pxpxsd https://youtu.be/GNfi9C_2SiU

Happy #WorldLetterWritingDay, people! I know technically every day is a letter writing day, but let’s join forces and all write one today. Someone out there will really appreciate getting yours even if they had no idea they would. It’s like sending happiness into the future. 🌏💌

Hanson - Catch The Beat [UK ; Funk Rock / Soul] (1973) Frontman and session musician Junior Hanson would later rename himself as Junior Marvin, who joined Bob Marley and The Wailers in 1977. https://redd.it/qyy9a5 https://youtu.be/cSMNlyIrlpg

If you're headed to @newportfolk.bsky.social, do not miss singer and songwriter Mon Rovîa and his band, who gifted us with a gorgeous FUV Live session of four songs, including "crooked the road." Watch/listen: wfuv.org/content/mon-... Mon Rovîa is back in NYC on 11/18 at Irving Plaza. #monrovia

Twins!

I'm fully on board!

Gift Article: “From 1974 - 1976 Bicentennial Minutes” took 60 seconds between some of TV’s most popular shows to have celebrities, artists and politicians tell viewers what had happened 200 years ago that day. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/a...

Not only Superman but many comic characters are 'immigrants' - Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Aquaman, Constantine (DC); Sub-Mariner, Scarlet Witch, Thor, Black Panther, Wolverine (Marvel); many more. But it never used to matter, and they were appropriated for American superhero teams anyway.

This story (gift article) about Hmong cuisine in Minnesota made me cry. “The Hmong didn’t choose Minnesota,” Mr. Xiong said. “Minnesota chose the Hmong.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/d...

Bluesky people can contact FDA at to reconsider approving this drug. [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Also someone posted this video about Hope which is very informative and sweet. youtu.be/3X1OkSWUbwE?

I rarely post personal things. But I need to talk about my 4-year-old niece, Hope. She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive. But the FDA recently denied its approval. Now, her health hangs in the balance. Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵

@magnolia2010.bsky.social There's a 24/7 channel on Samsung TV Plus called Letterman TV and it's free. Just watched it last night with a Taxi Cab theme and one with pet tricks!

Gregory Isaacs #nowplaying #45rpm #reggaesky

“That bit in the second paragraph is total bullshit.”