#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎶 #MusicChallenge March 11: | A song with subtle meaning Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen On the surface an upbeat song about youth & romantic pursuit, on a deeper level it's about escaping a soul-crushing fate of adulthood. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BOD...

In contrast to the coverup of the EPSTEIN crimes here in America, there are ongoing investigations in the UK, France, Turkey, Poland, Latvia & Lithuania that is sure to expose his central, filthy role in the largest crimes against humanity case in world history. #AccountabilityIsComing

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎶 #MusicChallenge March 10 | A song that feels like a memory replaying At Seventeen - Janis Ian The memory of social isolation & exclusion, of feeling like an outsider, is universal. It fades with time, but is still raw in this song...😔 www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ0t...

Mojtaba Khamenei ascends to the role of supreme leader.

The sheer raging hypocrisy www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Au contraire, "Everybody knows the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost. Everybody knows the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed." Leonard Cohen

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎶 #MusicChallenge March 9 | A song about insecurity Leonard Cohen - Everybody Knows The insecurity of living in a world in which ... 🎶...the dice are loaded... ...the fight was fixed... ...the poor stay poor, the rich get rich...🎶 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu8u...

Mojtaba Khamenei is Irans new Supreme Leader. Not only did the US kill his father in the March 1st strikes, his wife and mother also died. Just something to think about.

People got real mad at Biden for looking at his watch during a dignified transfer. Looking forward to the same outrage at Trump for wearing a fucking hat

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎶 #MusicChallenge March 8 | A song that feels ahead of its time Pink Floyd - Us and Them The music has a timeless quality about it, and the lyrics - written 50+ years ago - could have been written today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDIq...

MASSIE: “Iran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leader… 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 turned him into a martyr, expended billions, 6 🇺🇸 families must now lay to rest their sons & daughters. And for what? This administration can't even give us a straight answer.”

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎶 #MusicChallenge March 7 | A song you would play for your younger self The Specials - A Message to You, Rudy 🎶...stop your messing around...🎶 😉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9DN...

Advance conference 2026: some terrifying agenda setting alongside the strategy sessions. #Auspol Cheers to Dave for that title 🤣 I was praised for a calm voice in my writing yesterday (surprised me), but I let rip a bit more in this piece. Let me know if I should stick to my day job.

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎶 #MusicChallenge March 6 | A song you recognise after two bars Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwOf...

You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one

Cricket was the name of the puppy that Kristi Noem murdered.

A federal appeals court has for now shielded billionaire Elon Musk from being questioned under oath about his role last year in shuttering the US Agency for International Development

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President Trump once called solar panels “the scam of the century.” But as the U.S. experiences a larger increase in electricity demand to power AI, Trump supporters like Katie Miller, Newt Gingrich and Kellyanne Conway are backing the solar industry.

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎶 #MusicChallenge March 5 | A song in 7/8 time Don Ellis Orchestra - Beat Me Daddy, 7 To The Bar "We'd like to go out ... with something kind of happy. This is a sort of a boogie-woogie, only with a difference because we do it in 7/8." www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5YD...

NOEM: I would disagree with the judge CROCKETT: I'm sure you would, but can you tell me whether or not you have a law degree? NOEM: A what? CROCKETT: A law degree NOEM: No I do no- CROCKETT: Okay

These are sick, weird, twisted people. All of them.

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎶 #MusicChallenge March 4 | A song in 5/4 time signature Syd Barrett: Matilda Mother The 5/4 count isn't the main rhythm of the song, it's the 'disruptive genius Syd' moments during the organ breaks and the lead-ins to the chorus. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiNz...

True

"... we have gone to war in Lybia, Sudan, Somalia, occupied Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, & Iran, for this extremist, delusional purpose. "... North Africa [and] the Middle East in chaos because of this insane Zionism and the US complicity in it." www.youtube.com/watch?v=V13s...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎶 #MusicChallenge March 3 | A song using polyrhythm Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IsS...

Sure does. Jeffrey Sachs explains why. Aust now Israel vassal state. Israel controls Washington. johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎶 #MusicChallenge March 2 | A filler song Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In the Dark Reportedly written overnight after being told that his soon-to-be-released album, Born in the U.S.A. needed a single, this 'filler' track became his biggest hit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=129k...

Sounds like Australia needs a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics & democracy. #AusPol petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎶 #MusicChallenge March 1 | More cowbell The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women (Possibly the only song in which the cowbell features in the video, as well as the audio 😁 ) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqqk...

this is what they said it would be like under socialism

Not a hoax

I know y’all come to me for history & pop culture and…astrophysics? My friend and guest on the pod @profkelsey.bsky.social wrote this. In addition to being brilliant, she excels in putting this stuff in words that people like me can understand. Anyway, check it out. spacenews.com/the-future-o...

This is the front cover of the new edition of @thelancet.com (thanks to @profstevegriffin.bsky.social for sharing) #HealthPolicy #Science 🧪🧵

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎶 #MusicChallenge February 28 | A song you’ll probably love forever Bob Dylan - Love Minus Zero www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zzy...

SCOOP: The Department of Energy has made public a set of newly revised nuclear safety rules that slash security and environmental protections. @npr.org first reported on the existence of the rules last month. www.npr.org/2026/02/26/n...

Fascinating new research paper asks: why did Biden receive so little political credit for his enormous investments in manufacturing? Turns out people give all the credit to governors (ironically, in this case, mostly red-state governors who were hostile to the policy!).

I wrote about why it really needs to snow, a lot, ASAP, in Colorado. Yep, I’ve heard the Sierras are getting a lot! That’s great, and is not going to help Lake Powell or Lake Mead. We need snow in the Rockies. You all should be paying more attention. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...

Peak Murdoch fear porn in the Leak cartoon today. A toxic mix of ignorance and prejudice, dog-whistling to the darkest reaches of right-wing politics. Just another day at the NewsCorp hate factory. 😑

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎶 #MusicChallenge February 27 | A song you consider a masterpiece Leonard Cohen - Suzanne It saddens me that Leonard-allergic family and friends can't feel the beauty of this song. 😞 www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF3S...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎶 #MusicChallenge February 26 | A song that influenced many artists Cab Calloway - Minnie the Moocher www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mq4...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎶 #MusicChallenge February 25 | A song you associate with vinyl Joe Cocker - The Letter www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqna...

#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎶 #MusicChallenge February 24 | A song that feels like an apology Chicago - If You Leave Me Now 🎶... When tomorrow comes and we'll both regret The things we said today... 🎶 www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9_d...

The broadcast of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has commenced with an audio problem. Commissioner Virginia Bell is talking, while the Welcome to Country from Uncle Allan Murray, broadcast a few minutes ago, is playing in the background. asc.royalcommission.gov.au