What makes someone an artist? gty.art/3XUyAMU

Curious about what in the self-loathing is going on with Usha Vance to be married to a man who so openly seems to resent that she isn’t white. She’s where she wants to be but I sure want to know what pathology allows that.

Will never forget how he "defended" her bsky.app/profile/numb...

Nothing about Nick Minaj's status is in immediate danger. The Barbs will be rapid after her no mater what she does. She found her place in the right wing establishment, it aligns with her values, they'll get good use out of her before they throw her under the bus.

Is Living Colour’s Vivid the Most Underrated Guitar Album of the 80s? www.digmeoutpodcast.com/p/most-fans-...

Wait, what's really going on?

What will be the next episode, wrong answers only.

Winner. bsky.app/profile/matt...

New York, this moment belongs to you. Please join us for the Inauguration of a New Era on January 1, 2026.

my former neighbor on vocals her husband (also former neighbor) producing music.youtube.com/watch

Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian Christian writer, marxist intellectual and spokesperson of the Marxist-Leninist PFLP (Popular front for the Liberation of Palestine) explains why a "two state solution" and "peace with the zionist state" is impossible.

Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year

Terry Hall, who was lead singer with The Specials died 3 years ago today. My introduction to 2 Tone came with "A Message to you Rudy", a brilliant single released in 1979 by The Specials. The original had been recorded by Dandy Livingstone in 1967; 'Rudy' was Jamaican slang for rude boy. #TerryHall

"Department of Health and Human Services has cut millions in dollars in grants from a leading children's health association after the group criticized Health Secretary [RFK Jr.'s] unscientific policies." "[J]eopardizing initiatives on topics such as infant death prevention." #USA #Healthcare

Guess what? Pam Bondi has a conflict of interest issue, and as such, shouldn't have directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione. tiny.cc/frow001

What is Pam Bondi's next move going to be?

Lawmakers are reportedly drafting articles of impeachment against AG Pam Bondi following the heavily opaque release of the Epstein files. share.newsbreak.com/geh988ux

How it started vs. How it’s going NOW 👀 LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽‍♂️

MUST WATCH: Asked why Trump is trying so hard to block the Epstein files, Rep. Thomas Massie said the quiet part out loud. He said the files implicate billionaires, Trump friends, political donors, and that Epstein had ties to U.S. and Israeli intelligence. That’s the reason.

Jasmine Crockett: “Did Trump’s DOJ really think dropping hundreds of blacked out pages counted as complying with the law— I know it’s a bunch of unqualified folks with no backbone over there, but this is next level”

Ok, this REALLY pisses me off. Bobby Nunez is a hero.

This tow truck driver is a true hero! He bravely took their vehicle while ICE GOONS were in the midst of kidnapping.

Born 20 Dec 1956, singer Anita Ward. Starting her music career in the late 1970s, she's best known for her 1979 million-selling chart-topper R&B/Disco hit "Ring My Bell" which was No.1 on the US Hot 100, Dance & UK singles chart. She was a schoolteacher before signing a record contract. #AnitaWard

Timothy Loehmann, the former Cleveland cop who murdered 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014, was fired from his position as a ranger in a WV resort community. tiny.cc/ifow001 Much love to Tamir's mother, Samaria Rice, who's facing another holiday season without her son. 💔

This image is from one of my favorite Ms. covers, although I confess that I stopped reading the magazine in the '80s.

Take a moment and check out these best science images of 2025 and the stories behind them. Some very amazing images.

The three main pages of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Note my highlight of the word ALL, on the first page here (which is actually pg 2 of the four-page Act.) www.congress.gov/119/plaws/pu...

“It was not unanimous. I was muted and not allowed to speak.” 🤔

Some of these redactions are almost like modern art

Black Reel Awards nominations: Sinners - 21 Highest 2 Lowest - 11 40 Acres - 9 On Becoming a Guinea Fowl - 9 One of Them Days - 8 Hedda - 6 About Black Reel awards: www.blackreelawards.com/voting-academy

Not for the first time, the signature block for Self-Proclaimed U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan spelled it “Virgina.”

Wu-Tang Clan released 'Iron Flag' 24 years ago on December 18, 2001 album.ink/WuTangClanIF

I love this photo of Josephine Baker living her best life in a French châteaux!

A jury acquits Cozca, an Indigenous activist, of all charges in a trial regarding washable chalk messages written on a police precinct window in PDX. tinyurl.com/2v957fw2

A photo from the cover of an 80s book that seriously disturbed me.

Buy me some popcorn. I'm waiting to watch RFK Jr. humiliate himself and embarrass his family when a reporter asks him to comment on the alleged renaming of the Kennedy Center.

This guy just announced proposals to severely restrict children from receiving gender-affirming care. RFK Jr. is a disgraceful human being. tinyurl.com/3httj8da ☠️

James Baldwin by Marlene Dumas, 2014 from her ‘Great Men’ portrait series

The black and white portrait features a quote by Baldwin, "Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within."

Looking forward to this exhibition of Firelei Báez's work at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago...

The Vanity Fair photographer knew what he was doing. (I doubt I’m the first to notice this but it hasn’t graced my TL)

Officials in Tennessee aren't just banning books, they're now demanding information on who checked out contested (largely LGBTQ+) books, including names, addresses, and "household composition." A librarian who was given the directive has come forward asking for whistleblower protections.

The Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knocking Bobby Keys was born today in 1943! Featured on sax here, he played with the Stones in the early 70s, and then later in their career. RIP. #BobbyKeys #MusicBirthday #MusicSky #Saxophone #TheRollingStones #Knocking #Rock youtu.be/nkQ0LhcTNsY?...

Donnie would love to have a military parade like this one.

The White House Is a Lost Cause tiny.cc/gnkw001 via @jamellebouie.net

Who had to be calmed? Nomiki or Roxanna? Whatever, dude. tinyurl.com/yjkryh8b