In today’s “this is an actual headline not a joke” i present:

During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.

Came across a Peter, Paul and Mary Special on PBS and heard this song for the 1st time. Sounded familiar. Yes, John Lennon acknowledged that he adapted the tune for “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”. youtube.com/watch?v=hXdQ...

#5DebutAlbums9094 Cracker’s 1992 debut will definitely be in my top 5.

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shit like this is the core of the damage the social internet has done to us we have replaced actual expertise with "some dude with a podcast who makes you feel like his buddy while he bullshits into a microphone" and now a ton of people think that measles and chicken pox are the same

NEW: The idea of adding Lamar Jackson obviously is intriguing, but there just might have been a better option for the Dolphins at Lambeau Field last night (though it might not be easy to pull off). www.si.com/nfl/dolphins...

Pete Hegseth announced that mission command tracked a small one man flying vehicle attempting to smuggle sacks believed to contain fentanyl into the United States last night. The vehicle was engaged and there were no survivors. In addition to the pilot, 8 reindeer were also destroyed.

Was watching the Heat/Raptors game and Jaime Jaquez pokes a guy in the eye while driving to the hoop. Eric Reid calls it a “Three Stooges move” and drops a “Hey Mo” à la Curly. #Legend

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

UPDATE: in point of fact there is not an innocent explanation for this.

Kimmel: “You grow up reading Superman and you learn to value truth, justice, and the American way. And then you start to realize, especially over the last year, you don’t know where that all went. You don’t know what the American way even is anymore.” open.substack.com/pub/charlies...

Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."

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Kavanaugh stop

Good Morning From The Drummer, My Friends.

RIP Raul Malo. The Mavericks on The Tonight Show in 1994: “What a Crying Shame”. . . www.chimesfreedom.com/2025/12/09/t...

Raul Malo, the soulful tenor and frontman of the genre-defying, Grammy-winning band The Mavericks, has died. He was 60.

So since the Jaelen Phillips trade (greatest day of his life), the Dolphins are 4-0 and the Eagles are 2-3. Since the Jalen Ramsey trade (wanted a better culture), Dolphins are 6-7 and Pittsburgh is 7-6; and they play each other Monday. These are the facts. And they are not in dispute

it's always a good laugh when you try to support a local business instead of just buying something on the computer and the small business owner is like "that's out of stock and also fuck you"

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I want to live alone in the desert I want to be like Georgia O'Keefe I want to live on the Upper East Side And never go down in the street Warren Zevon/Neil Young Shoreline Amphitheatre 11/6/93 youtu.be/E3MNG11oynA?...

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Masterpiece! Released 28 Years Ago Today! Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Paul on all of rhe instruments. Love this. youtube.com/watch?v=9fdI...

Tom Petty w/ Carl Wilson on harmonies, Ringo on drums. A gem. youtu.be/jJRyOoVz5WM?...

Hard Rock Hollywood (FL) last night finally got to see Cage The Elephant. Above and beyond expectations. Helluva show. A blast.

“Get Smart” premieres 60 years ago tonight, on NBC. “I was sick of looking at all those nice, sensible situation comedies,” Mel Brooks said. “They were such distortions of life. .. No one had ever done a show about an idiot before. I decided to be the first.”

Good Morning From The Drummer, My Friends.

August 3rd 1969 - Abbey Road cover practice run. Ian McMillan (photographer): "The idea belonged to McCartney. A few days before filming, he sketched the cover, which we did almost exactly." Kevin Harrington: "One Sunday morning, Steve Brendell and I were asked to come to the …>

I was there. What a bummer. Want to give him the benefit of the doubt but it’s tough. Sounded great but felt like he was rushing. In retrospect, may have been working fast to get enough of a performance in so he would have to get paid.

Highlights included new entries on the Radio Soul! Tour setlist and several pointed jabs at Trump and resurgent fascism.

Elvis Costello & The Imposters w/ Charlie Sexton last night, Fillmore/Jackie Gleason Theater Miami Beach. Fantastic show. Have seen Elvis many times over the last 45 years and the ones I saw last night and early last year are 2 of the best. 70 yrs. young and raising his game. Band so good.

Hello operator: Jack White becomes “reluctant owner of a cellular telephone for first time” on 50th birthday www.nme.com/news/music/h...

David Bowie & Marianne Faithfull, I Got You Babe youtu.be/U2DTwK5xysg?...

That Time Sturgill Simpson Played a Drug Song for a College Commencement: www.chimesfreedom.com/2024/04/29/t...