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Freaking Out with Kendraplex
Audio & playlist from January 20, 2026
wfmu.org
January 21, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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The purpose of a system is what it does.
"It's not just about always being on alert, but sometimes, if [employers] hire us, they threaten us with ICE so they don't have to pay us," a laborer named José says in Spanish.

The full story: lataco.com/laborers-sca...

By Janette Villafana
January 21, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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Left: Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House, talking about liberty and freedom in the US in the UK parliament

Right: ICE agents attacking a dancing fox
January 20, 2026 at 10:48 AM
dasverflictbernhardwirdniemalsendenkeit
What's the long German word for "stack of books on the nightstand by the bed that I intend to read someday"?
January 20, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Hey @danielbachman.bsky.social (and others of yinz) perhaps of interest if you've not seen this before
Here's a good one, on the relevant issue: www.ugapress.org/978082035466...
January 20, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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Jesus famously did not disrupt proceedings at a place of worship and call out religious hypocrisy
Rep. Keith Self on anti-ICE protesters who disrupted a church service in the Twin Cities: "I compare them to Hamas who live-streamed the attack in Israel that killed hundreds of people. They want to instill terror."
January 20, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Rich H's @wfmu.bsky.social Inflatable Squirrel Carcass is mandatory listening to me every week, and this past early Saturday morning standard excellent, but the third set? Bang

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a court gesture braids the nerves: Inflatable Squirrel Carcass with Rich Hazelton
Audio & playlist from January 17, 2026
wfmu.org
January 20, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Bones born 106 years ago today
January 20, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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January 19, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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Central and Northern VA be on the lookout for aurora tonight and tomorrow.
January 19, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Couple of days ago I was thinking poobah Democrats must have told Wes Moore to cool his jets in the interest of his own career so guess what cynical me's first thought was when I first saw it today

www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
A 6,000-seat immersive ‘mini-Sphere’ venue is planned for D.C. region
The company behind the Las Vegas attraction plans to expand to National Harbor, financed with $200 million in public and private tax incentives and other subsidies.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:58 AM
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This week's installment of my radio show, "It's Complicated" (an hour of prog and prog-adjacent music), drifts your way tonight at 7 ET. Hear it at wfmu.org on the web or by way of the essential @wfmu.bsky.social app.
January 19, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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Renee Good’s Murder and Other Acts of Terror

An interview with Robin D. G. Kelley on how to think about ICE—and the broader history of police violence.
www.bostonreview.net/articles/ren... | @bostonreview.bsky.social
Renee Good's Murder and Other Acts of Terror
An interview with Robin D. G. Kelley on how to think about ICE—and the broader history of police violence.
www.bostonreview.net
January 18, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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Watch 60 Great Noir Films. Directed by Orson Welles, Billy Wilder, Fritz Lang, and starring Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson.
www.openculture.com/free_film_no...
60 Free Film Noir Movies
Watch 60 great Noir films directed by Orson Welles, Billy Wilder, Fritz Lang, and starring Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson. All free.
www.openculture.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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#StarTrekDS9 "The Nameless"

After Bajoran security violently stops a protest, Kira discovers it's harder to get Federation attention than she thought. Worf and his bat'leth have something to say about Jadzia's tribble orphanage. Vorta: Betty White.
January 18, 2026 at 1:30 AM
This guy born 76 years ago today

youtu.be/EJi6nyW6faA?...
Andy Kaufman "Mighty Mouse" bit
YouTube video by VerbicideMag
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January 17, 2026 at 11:52 PM
January 17, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Woodsboro in snow
January 17, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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I have the utmost respect for Senator Kaine and Senator Warner but we do not need “coaching” on redistricting coming from a cuck chair in the corner. How about you all stay focused on the fascist in the White House and let us handle redistricting in Virginia. 10-1
January 16, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.

The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I saw PJ Harvey, Richard Thompson, Magnetic Fields, Fripp & Belew when they toured in 1992, Jesus and Mary Chain, The Residents (Lordy!), Jerry Garcia Band in 1980, Little Feat at Lisner, it's a shame they stopped booking rock, it's a fabulous venue

www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Washington National Opera announces new venues after split with Kennedy Center
The Washington National Opera lined up Lisner Auditorium for two upcoming operas — and saw a spike in donations — after announcing plans to leave an arts complex that has been transformed under Presid...
www.washingtonpost.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:04 AM
It will be four years come April since my black cat Nap died, not a day goes by I don't mourn anew
Sorry for all the cat posting. I miss my old man so much
January 16, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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big strong savvy gavin newsom apparently doesn’t even have the wherewithal to stand up to ben “i have never satisfied a woman in my life” shapiro
Only 15 days in and we have a strong contender for most embarrassing headline of the year.

Ben. Shapiro. The guy who can't get his wife wet. The guy who needs an old person to open the pickle jar for him.
January 16, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Bellville is where you get a hotel room if you're late booking a room in Mt Vernon for Kenyon graduation
January 16, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Sparklehorse bingeing, s'been a while, hear

youtu.be/OphsnFrMxjo?...
Painbirds
YouTube video by Sparklehorse - Topic
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January 16, 2026 at 1:40 AM