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The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 9h

#bdayseason2025 -
The Life of an Artist

The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 9h

So far it's been very nice! Today I have rehearsal for a show I'm in, tonight I'll see my wife play, then we'll do a nice dinner. concerts.jazzschool.org/electric-squ...

Electric Squeezebox Orchestra - The Jazzschool

The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra (CJC Resident Artists) is a 17-piece big band led by Erik Jekabson and features many of the best players and arrangers in the Bay Area!

concerts.jazzschool.org

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The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 9h

So far it's been very nice! Today I have rehearsal for a show I'm in, tonight I'll see my wife play, then we'll do a nice dinner. concerts.jazzschool.org/electric-squ...

Electric Squeezebox Orchestra - The Jazzschool

The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra (CJC Resident Artists) is a 17-piece big band led by Erik Jekabson and features many of the best players and arrangers in the Bay Area!

concerts.jazzschool.org

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The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 9h

Good catch! That's exactly what's going on, the same old racism in new sheepskin...

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10h

Finally realized what the freakout over Mamdani becoming mayor reminded me of, and it's the freakout over the first black mayors in southern cities.

New post at CAMPAIGN TRAILS:

"Too Young to Die"

As the seemingly endless NYC mayoral campaign enters its final weeks, the howls of the Democratic establishment in the city are only getting louder. They've really convinced themselves that the elect...

campaign-trails.ghost.io

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 14h

#Interestingly "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" was written & recorded by studio musicians Gary DeCarlo, Dale Frashuer, & producer Paul Leka. The song’s success surprised everyone, and Paul Leka had to throw together a touring group to support the hit single. #PaulLeka #OneHitWondered

1969 HITS ARCHIVE: Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam (a #1 record--mono 45)

YouTube video by AnotherProf

www.youtube.com

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Chris Rywalt @crywalt.bsky.social · 13h

A new Matthew Inman comic has been making the rounds and everyone is like HELL YEAH but I'm here to throw some cold water on that. 1/6

theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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KALX Berkeley @kalxberkeley.bsky.social · 13h

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On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 2d

📻On this week’s show: @gregsargent.bsky.social on Stephen Miller’s plan to “sleepwalk” America into authoritarianism; @pemalevy.bsky.social on the highest court citing the "dual state;" & @jakelahut.writes.news on the rise of the Ellisons' tech-media dynasty. https://lnk.to/onthemedia/bluesky

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Pema Levy @pemalevy.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks to @onthemedia.bsky.social for a great conversation about how the Supreme Court is facilitating a “dual state” form of authoritarianism!

On the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 2d

📻On this week’s show: @gregsargent.bsky.social on Stephen Miller’s plan to “sleepwalk” America into authoritarianism; @pemalevy.bsky.social on the highest court citing the "dual state;" & @jakelahut.writes.news on the rise of the Ellisons' tech-media dynasty. https://lnk.to/onthemedia/bluesky

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2d

You break it, you own it. Kudos to @akalhan.bsky.social.

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”

Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:

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The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 12h

On my birthday!

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The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 19h

I was reading her books when Roberta Gregory 1st went 'off the reservation' (kinda like Richard Pryor did)

She made me so proud, making comics which somehow still continue to be relevant -despite the insane trends continuing well past any sane justification...
duckduckgo.com?q=Gregory%20...

Gregory feminist cartoonist at DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo. Privacy, Simplified.

duckduckgo.com

The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 20h

My 66th birthday... 😢

Train Songs Central @trainsongscentral.bsky.social · 2d

'From an uptown apartment, to a knife on the A train
It's not that far'

Remembering Kirsty MacColl today on what would have been her 66th birthday

The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 20h

"16 Dead Americans..."

Wasn't there a time, not too long ago, when our leaders world have railed against this?
#DJTDailyfollies
#TrumpsAmericaSucks

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The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 20h

Hopefully their loved overs will feel the same...

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 20h

226 years ago, on the 12th of October 1799, Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin (née Labrosse) was the first woman to parachute. She was an apprentice (and later wife) of pioneer balloonist Jacques Garnerin. She first ascended to an altidude of 900 metres in a gondala attached to a balloon. #otd #history🗃️

Monsieur and Madame Garnerin (Christoph Haller von Hallerstein [de], c. 1803)

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The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 1d

They must know we'll bring it back, once they're gone

The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 1d

Yup. The occasional clip is tempting tho...

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Howl by Allen Ginsberg @howl-bot.bsky.social · 1d

I’m with you in Rockland
in my dreams you walk dripping from a sea-journey on the highway across America in tears to the door of my cottage in the Western night

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The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for saying that about the suspensions! I'm guessing just mentioning it can get a suspension...

We were so busy running from trolls & misinformation, we didn't look for straight-up censorship.

It's a kinda Watership Down situation...

The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 1d

I often go to SF on bike/Bart now.

My goal for the next year is to make it a default to ask myself,
'Can I bike there?'

A Better Bay Area @sustainablebayarea.bsky.social · 1d

Bay Wheels ridership hit an all-time high this year. Here’s how new stations are impacting rides—At this time last year, Bay Wheels ridership surpassed pre-pandemic levels, the Chronicle found, as the company… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @danielleechev.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Bay Wheels ridership hit an all-time high this year. Here’s how new stations are impacting rides

Ridership on Bay Wheels, the Bay Area’s bike share program, has surged and hit an all-time high this year, a Chronicle analysis found. Joyrides seem to play a big role in that growth.

www.sfchronicle.com

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The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 1d

Are we doing this in the Bay? I'd support this!

AFT @aft.org · 1d

We are so proud of our members and communities who are protecting kids from this administration's inhumanity. Thank you!

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/n...

These Students Are Scared. Friends and Teachers Are Their Protectors.

www.nytimes.com

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The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 1d

A step in the right direction?

A Better Bay Area @sustainablebayarea.bsky.social · 1d

Landmark California law would put more housing near BART and Caltrain—Senate Bill 79, which the governor approved Friday morning, will change zoning standards around train stations, ferry terminals and bus rapid transit stops… www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... @rswansf.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Landmark California law would put more housing near BART and Caltrain

Cities throughout California may see a perceptible transformation of their urban design in the coming years under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to authorize dense housing around transit...

www.sfchronicle.com

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The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 1d

So cool! I wanna mark my calendar for next year

Transform California @transformca.bsky.social · 1d

Walking and biking to school is way more fun when everyone joins in — and when you get a color-changing pencil!

Peralta Elementary joined 29 Alameda County schools for International Walk & Roll to School Day, promoting green travel and safer streets.

oaklandside.org/2025/10/09/o...

A day of scooting, biking, and walking for Oakland schoolkids

Children participating in International Walk & Roll to School Day received free purple pencils for sharing info with the district about how they got to school.

oaklandside.org

The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 1d

I'll take a peek next time I'm there! ❤️

The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 1d

Glad to see the world moving forward while we wait to see how far back the U.S. will go...

alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 1d

One of China’s largest turbine makers plans to invest £1.5bn in a new factory in #Scotland to serve #offshorewind projects in the UK, Europe and some other markets, with its preferred location being Ardersier Port near #Inverness while #DonaldTrump promotes #oiland gas #ActOnClimate #ClimateAction