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Gardening At Night Losing My Religion isn’t even in my top 25, to be honest.
I’d rather be talking about music, but because the vile MAGA fascists are taking power, I’m here to talk about that too. If you’re trying to sell me something - crypto, exotic mushroom concoctions, whatever - don’t bother.
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Gardening At Night Losing My Religion isn’t even in my top 25, to be honest.
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#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1967 Day 2 Howard Tate - I Learned It All the Hard Way youtu.be/exwACq-aIus?...
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#ColloquialSongs #MusicChallenge Day 2: All that glitters is not gold The National - Fake Empire music.youtube.com/watch?v=8WRW...
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#MusicChallenge #DebutDazzlers Day 2 Felt music.youtube.com/watch?v=allG...
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#MusicChallenge #MotherNatureSong Day 2 Maria Usbeck - Jungla Inquieta music.youtube.com/watch?v=YULa...
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#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Wall of Voodoo 14. Blackboard Sky Last one from the post-Stan Ridgway incarnation of the band. youtu.be/dl87dJABWrw?...
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#MusicChallenge #MusicSky #DavidsMonthofMusic Day 2: A good song for a summer BBQ Earth, Wind & Fire - Reasons youtu.be/tJBgmoYzRE8?...
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#ShallWeDance2025 #MusicChallenge Day 1 Saint Etienne - Nothing Can Stop Us music.youtube.com/watch?v=L-hT...
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 1: A song with “in the” in the title The Railway Children - In the Meantime youtu.be/fgGLKN9E888?...
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#LookAndSee #MusicChallenge Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night) youtu.be/nqAvFx3NxUM?...
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Why is the Draft Dodger-in-Chief trying to drag us into a war with Venezuela? The claim is that drug cartels are so out of control they’ve been designated an international terrorist organization, so we need to send warships. But we’re denying Venezuelan’s asylum claims who fled for their lives. 🤔
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#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge Wall of Voodoo 15. Dark as a Dungeon I wasn’t a big fan of WoV after Stan Ridgway left. They became a pale imitation of his gritty cinematic vision, but they did this nice cover of the Merle Travis classic. youtu.be/NyyDz8Y8xKE?...
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I was lucky to see them a lot in their early days, especially around the time they released their debut EP. They were incredibly dark and charismatic.
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That must have been great! This is still thrilling after all these years.
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#MusicChallenge #MotherNatureSong Day 1 R.E.M. - Green Grow the Rushes music.youtube.com/watch?v=nJp2...
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#MusicChallenge #DebutDazzlers Day 1 The Blue Nile youtu.be/2q5CGLHJ-54?...
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This is wonderful! Thank you
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#ColloquialSongs #MusicChallenge Day 1 : Actions Speak Louder Than Words Alternative TV - Action Time Vision youtu.be/c6ox6gc8K6U?...
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#20SongsByYear #MusicChallenge 1967 Day 1 The Velvet Underground - The Black Angel’s Death Song music.youtube.com/watch?v=csuY...
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
There's only one way to stop the rumors about Donald Trump's health: a press conference. Why won't he talk to the press, and why isn't the media doggedly demanding it?
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#ArtistFave15 #MusicChallenge For this round I’m going with Wall of Voodoo.
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I agree 100% on both counts.
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Spacemen 3
🪶☘️Redi 🏳️🌈 🧷🇺🇦🖕->🌮 maga & 3rd party "non-committeds" 🖕 (@redincalif.bsky.social) reposted
This is absolute truth. Add in I've read the Book of Mormon & done a little bit of Jehovah Witness readings. I'm not being arrogant when I tell Bible thumpers that I probably know their book BETTER than them..I'm WARNING THEM to not TEST ME🤷♀️
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#MusicChallenge #ElectricGuitarForAll Day 31 The Remains - Hang on Sloopy youtu.be/W8I9c9zmAeA?...
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#MusicChallenge #WrongAnswersOnly Day 31: Hollow Linkin Park - Overflow youtu.be/qaMxFaIZiKY?...
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#00sTop30 #MusicChallenge Day 31 Amy Winehouse - Back to Black As far as I’m concerned, no pop singer since has touched her. music.youtube.com/watch?v=rbBb...
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 31: An artist that is regrettably no longer with us Glenn Frey music.youtube.com/watch?v=Pnvc...
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#MusicChallenge #FirstNameInSong Day 31 Lisle - Shelly Made Me Smile youtu.be/iMxqY2dqxUA?...
wellesmusic (@jwellesmusic.bsky.social) reposted
good mornin #sInGeRsOnGwRiTeR #cOuNtRy #OrGiNaL #folk #song
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
ICYMI — JUDGE: “This case represents the consequences of a decades long drumbeat of anti-immigrant sentiment and misinformation being broadcast & broadcast & broadcast…” 2 immigrants shot in Washington, gunman sentenced in June. Barely even a story. 🤷🏻♂️ www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/g...
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The brain worm is resolute and will not be stopped.
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I hope he knows it.
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😂
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The film was spectacular, easily one of the best concert moves I’ve ever seen. Their joy and energy flowed through.
Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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Same
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“Stanlow” by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark popped into my head.
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Excellent! One of my favorite songs from my favorite SD album. I’d never heard his cover before.
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The Smiths Talk Talk Paul Simon
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#MusicChallenge #FirstNameInSong Day 30 The Left Banke - Desiree music.youtube.com/watch?v=iHqy...
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 30: An artist that is regrettably no longer with us Barry White youtu.be/8YS7sWCG_ZE?...
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#00sTop30 #MusicChallenge Day 30 System of a Down - Toxicity youtu.be/iywaBOMvYLI?...
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#MusicChallenge #WrongAnswersOnly Day 30: Dull Simple Minds - Glittering Prize youtu.be/0zeQN5GO3ek?...
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#MusicChallenge #ElectricGuitarForAll Day 30 The Schramms - Little Apocalypse Fans of early, early Yo La Tengo will recognize Dave Schramm’s signature guitar style. music.youtube.com/watch?v=YLx8...
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
I’m not sharing this to scare people—though it’s fucking terrifying. I’m sharing it because we all need to be on guard. We won’t be getting reliable data from the CDC anymore. Worse, the guidance could be harmful. RFK Jr. has no medical training, no scientific background…
Jared Yates Sexton (@jysexton.bsky.social) reposted
Nah, it’s not concerning at all that the President of the United States is decomposing in front of our very eyes and the butcher boy puppet of the tech oligarchs who are already carrying out a coup is sharpening his knives. Totally great, not at all concerning state of affairs.
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👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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#1song2versions #MusicChallenge Same song uses different titles - here’s another example The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Seer youtu.be/HtCLvRWC5wk?... Sarabeth Tucek - Something for You youtu.be/vEcijDGExxc?...
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#LookAndSee #MusicChallenge Teenage Fanclub - Ain’t That Enough That’s a gorgeous photo, CF! youtu.be/jdeqYx-9-AQ?...
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#MusicChallenge #WrongAnswersOnly Day 29: Night Rickie Lee Jones - On Saturday Afternoons in 1963 music.youtube.com/watch?v=VBa0...
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#MusicChallenge #ElectricGuitarForAll Day 29 Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love? music.youtube.com/watch?v=0iLc...
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#00sTop30 #MusicChallenge Day 29 Vivian Girls - When I’m Gone music.youtube.com/watch?v=Vphh...
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 29: An artist that is regrettably no longer with us Warren Zevon music.youtube.com/watch?v=KPyo...
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#MusicChallenge #FirstNameInSong Day 29 Canned Heat - Amphetamine Annie music.youtube.com/watch?v=jm2l...
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#MusicChallenge #MusicSky #That70sChallenge Kraftwerk 1. Trans-Europe Express Was this the last great modernist work? music.youtube.com/watch?v=i_85...
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
"Literally no one thinks prayer is a substitute for action." Then why is prayer, literally, *always* the substitute for action, you willfully obtuse asshole?
Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted
Anything but calling for an assault weapons ban. I can’t with this man.
distanttrains.bsky.social (@distanttrains.bsky.social) reply parent
Exactly, yes. It’s so vivid, I could always picture it.
Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) reposted
The recently selected chair of a North Carolina county Board of Elections was charged for allegedly drugging ice cream from Dairy Queen with MDMA and Cocaine and giving them to his two grandchildren
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Thanks for the recommendations. I only have Kings of the Wild Frontier and don’t know anything else.
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If skilled jazz players can improvise with unfamiliar players, I’m not sure why skilled dancers can’t do the same.
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Excellent! It occurs to me that I’ve never heard this album though I know people who rave about it. This one kind of reminds me of Brian Eno singing for T. Rex.
Guided By Voices lyrics (@gbvlyrics.bsky.social) reposted
Amber, neon Wet concrete A well-worn path A smothering heat A curious pet in an open cage Subjected to his master’s rage, oh from “A Portrait Destroyed by Fire” by Guided By Voices, Devil Between My Toes (1987)
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#LookAndSee #MusicChallenge Bruce Springsteen - Meeting Across the River What are these hoodlums planning? music.youtube.com/watch?v=c6OA...
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I love it too, and this remix is probably my favorite PSB remix other than the Rollo “Our Tribe” mix of Absolutely Fabulous.
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#MusicChallenge #GenreRoulette #LatinThursday Kinky - Hasta Quemarnos youtu.be/0N9SEnTJRaw?...
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#MusicChallenge #MusicSky #That70sChallenge Kraftwerk 2. Franz Schubert music.youtube.com/watch?v=twlZ...
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#MusicChallenge #FirstNameInSong Day 28 Dump - Hope, Joe youtu.be/typntp-N0gA?...
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 28: An artist that is regrettably no longer with us Marvin Gaye music.youtube.com/watch?v=eW8K...
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#00sTop30 #MusicChallenge Day 28 Antony and the Johnsons - Hope There’s Someone youtu.be/LyMGEq82uL4?...
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#MusicChallenge #ElectricGuitarForAll Day 28 A Flock of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song music.youtube.com/watch?v=f5mB...
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#MusicChallenge #WrongAnswersOnly Day 28: Vast Mogwai - Small Children in the Background youtu.be/OwUA-DnrGFs?...
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Post-punk encompassed such wildly varied bands that I’m not sure offhand which was a/the prototypical post-punk band. Wire, The Fall and perhaps others (PiL?) might also be contenders. But I agree that JD was among the very best of them.
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#LookAndSee #MusicChallenge Sisters of Mercy - Lucretia My Reflection youtu.be/aC-enyY6W8I?...
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Fantastic album, capped off by the sublime To the Runner!
Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) reposted
Iowa tonight is exactly why Republicans are redrawing their maps.
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For sure, and that’s why I picked him. I wonder whether JD would have been anywhere near as monumental without his involvement. Ian Curtis’ lyrics were otherworldly of course, but I gather that the sound they envisioned for themselves was much more conventional.
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#MusicChallenge #WrongAnswersOnly Day 27: Cruel Yes - Sweetness music.youtube.com/watch?v=WTaV...
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#MusicChallenge #ElectricGuitarForAll Day 27 The Kingsmen - Louie Louie youtu.be/1RZJ4ESU52U?...
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#00sTop30 #MusicChallenge Day 27 Pet Shop Boys - Home and Dry (Blank & Jones remix) youtu.be/5lOvqH-3GuM?...
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 27: An artist that is regrettably no longer with us Martin Hannett As crucial a producer as there ever was. youtu.be/K0iiy40klv0?...
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#MusicChallenge #FirstNameInSong Day 27 Chuck Berry - Nadine music.youtube.com/watch?v=PXo6...
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#MusicChallenge #MusicSky #That70sChallenge Kraftwerk 3. Europe Endless music.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms6k...
David Sheridan (@davidsheridan.bsky.social) reposted
The important thing to remember about the discoloration on Trump’s hands is that he’s all over Epstein’s client list.
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“I won by 100 million votes. The radical left media won’t cover it, but that’s okay because I won by 110 million votes.”
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😂
Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) reposted
Where are all the corporate media headlines demanding his resignation? Where are the all the assumptions that about specialists visiting the White House meaning the president is dying? They did this daily with Biden. Why not now? Are they covering for their cash cow? Are they paid to cover it up?
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#MusicChallenge #MusicSky #That70sChallenge Kraftwerk 4. Ohm Sweet Ohm music.youtube.com/watch?v=pFZW...
skippyoz (@skippyoz.bsky.social) reposted
If you own a US flag & burn it as a freedom of expression, it is NOT a crime as the Chief Criminal stated. Its OK to storm the Capital, defecate on Senator's desks, abuse & attack police officers, screaming to hang the VP. For that you get a pardon, he is a traitorous hypocrite.
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#LookAndSee #MusicChallenge The Shaggs - My Pal Foot Foot youtu.be/7QmuV24I1gQ?...
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#MusicChallenge #FirstNameInSong Day 26 The English Beat - Whine & Grine/Stand Down Margaret music.youtube.com/watch?v=_oUa...
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Day 26: An artist that is regrettably no longer with us John Lennon and George Harrison music.youtube.com/watch?v=zx2T...
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#00sTop30 #MusicChallenge Day 26 Saint Etienne - How We Used to Live music.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1R-...
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#MusicChallenge #ElectricGuitarForAll Day 26 R.L. Burnside - Snake Drive youtu.be/TfBnK25Duew?...