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‘I Am Worried About My Community,’ Says Frog Who Daily Confronts Federal Agents in Portland

“I don’t want to see anybody treated inhumanely,” says a local resident who wears the costume to show that the narrative that demonstrators are “violent terrorists” is “ridiculous.”

'I Am Worried About My Community,' Says Frog Who Daily Confronts Federal Agents in Portland | Common Dreams

In Portland, a protester known for wearing a frog costume speaks out against the Trump administration's actions. Despite being targeted by federal agents, Todd remains committed to nonviolent resistan...

www.commondreams.org

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 5h

#Music #NewJukeboxCafe

John Lodge was a pioneering force of British rock’s most underrated band
Michael Hann

The late musician helped steer the Moody Blues into an exciting and groundbreaking new era of psychedelia

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

John Lodge was a pioneering force of British rock’s most underrated band

The late musician helped steer the Moody Blues into an exciting and groundbreaking new era of psychedelia

www.theguardian.com

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Sista Cate Ruth ♿ @sistacatruthpurry.bsky.social · 5h

RIP John. Thanks for the music.

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Monroe, Bardot … and a naughty elephant: iconic portraits – in pictures

From an eye-opening shot of David Byrne to footballers from a bygone era, a new exhibition focuses on portraits taken before the digital age
Wed 8 Oct 2025 02.00 EDT

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Monroe, Bardot … and a naughty elephant: iconic portraits – in pictures

From an eye-opening shot of David Byrne to footballers from a bygone era, a new exhibition focuses on portraits taken before the digital age

www.theguardian.com

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 5h

#Photography

‘Visual medicine’: Jamel Shabazz’s evocative photos of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park

The photographer’s new book collects his pictures of the mammoth New York City park from the 1980s up until now

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

‘Visual medicine’: Jamel Shabazz’s evocative photos of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park

The photographer’s new book collects his pictures of the mammoth New York City park from the 1980s up until now

www.theguardian.com

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 5h

#Books #BookSky

A “very significant” unpublished story by Jack Kerouac described as “a lost chapter of the On the Road saga” has been discovered after languishing in the files of an assassinated Mafia crime boss for at least 40 years.

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

‘Very significant’ Jack Kerouac story discovered after mafia boss auction

Exclusive: Two-page 1957 manuscript signed by author linked to his classic of beat literature On the Road

www.theguardian.com

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 5h

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Charles Hardin Holley, known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who was a central and pioneering figure of rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas, during the Great Depression

Buddy Holly - Topic

Charles Hardin Holley, known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who was a central and pioneering figure of rock and roll. He was born to a musical family i...

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 5h

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The Everly Brothers were an American musical duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close-harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly and Phillip "Phil" Everly, the duo combined elements of rock and roll, country, and pop 🎶

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The Everly Brothers - Topic

The Everly Brothers were an American musical duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close-harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly and Phillip "Phil" Everly, the duo c...

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 5h

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The Moody Blues formed in Birmingham in May 1964. The band initially consisted of Graeme Edge, Denny Laine, Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas and Clint Warwick.

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The Moody Blues - Topic

The Moody Blues were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in May 1964. The band initially consisted of Graeme Edge, Denny Laine, Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas and Clint Warwick. Originally part of the ...

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Moody Blues singer and bassist John Lodge dies aged 82
Musician died peacefully surrounded by sounds of Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly, family say

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

Moody Blues singer and bassist John Lodge dies aged 82

Musician died peacefully surrounded by sounds of Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly, family say

www.theguardian.com

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 5h

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John Lodge was a pioneering force of British rock’s most underrated band
Michael Hann

The late musician helped steer the Moody Blues into an exciting and groundbreaking new era of psychedelia

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

John Lodge was a pioneering force of British rock’s most underrated band

The late musician helped steer the Moody Blues into an exciting and groundbreaking new era of psychedelia

www.theguardian.com

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 5h

#StressBreak

A shy hotel manager's fleeting glimpse of something strange in 1933 helped to create a modern monster myth. In 1987, the BBC reported on the scientists who used sonar equipment to search for Nessie.

www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

'You cannot kill a legend with science': The century-long search for the Loch Ness Monster

A hotel manager's glimpse of something strange in 1933 helped to create a modern monster myth. In 1987, the BBC reported on the scientists who used sonar to hunt for Nessie.

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 5h

Sceptics are privately - and some now publicly - asking whether the rapid rise in the value of AI tech companies may be, at least in part, the result of what they call "financial engineering".
In other words - there are fears these companies are overvalued.

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A tangled web of deals stokes AI bubble fears in Silicon Valley

Some are worried that the rapid rise in the value of AI tech companies may be a bubble waiting to burst.

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 5h

Senators have launched an inquiry into companies paid billions in taxpayer dollars to build eligibility systems for Medicaid, expressing concern that error-riddled technology and looming work requirements “will cause Americans to lose Medicaid coverage to this bureaucratic maze.”

Senators Press Deloitte, Other Contractors on Errors in Medicaid Eligibility Systems - KFF Health News

As contractors position themselves to cash in on a gush of new business managing Medicaid work requirements, a cadre of senators has launched an inquiry into the companies paid billions to build eligi...

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 5h

Canada Post workers will return to work, hoping Canadians take up their cause

The workers' union is hoping to drum up public support for a continued full-sized Canada Post

Sophia Harris · CBC News · Posted: Oct 10, 2025 3:49 PM CST | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

Canada Post workers will return to work, hoping Canadians take up their cause | CBC News

Canadians should start receiving mail again on Tuesday, after Canada Post workers shift from nationwide strike action to a rotating strike on Saturday morning. CUPW, the union representing Canada Post...

www.cbc.ca

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 6h

NEWS | WAR & PEACE
US Sending 200 Troops to Israel, Establishing CENTCOM “Coordination Center”
The troops are reportedly in Israel to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.
By Sharon Zhang , TRUTHOUT October 10, 2025

truthout.org/articles/u-s...

US Sending 200 Troops to Israel, Establishing CENTCOM “Coordination Center”

The troops are reportedly in Israel to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.

truthout.org

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NEWS | POLITICS & ELECTIONS
More Than Half of Senate Democrats Help GOP Pass $925 Billion Pentagon Bill
It also contains anti-trans riders and no limits on domestic deployment of US troops, points out journalist Erin Reed.
By Jessica Corbett , COMMONDREAMS October 10, 2025

More Than Half of Senate Democrats Help GOP Pass $925 Billion Pentagon Bill

It also contains anti-trans riders and no limits on domestic deployment of US troops, points out journalist Erin Reed.

truthout.org

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NEWS | HUMAN RIGHTS
Despite Ceasefire, Netanyahu Vows Return to “Hard Way” If Hamas Isn’t Disarmed
Netanyahu made his threat in an address just before the first phase of the ceasefire went into effect.
By Sharon Zhang , TRUTHOUT October 10, 2025

truthout.org/articles/des...

Despite Ceasefire, Netanyahu Vows Return to “Hard Way” If Hamas Isn’t Disarmed

Netanyahu made his threat in an address just before the first phase of the ceasefire went into effect.

truthout.org

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Are you ok, Pooh?

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 6h

‘I Am Worried About My Community,’ Says Frog Who Daily Confronts Federal Agents in Portland

“I don’t want to see anybody treated inhumanely,” says a local resident who wears the costume to show that the narrative that demonstrators are “violent terrorists” is “ridiculous.”

'I Am Worried About My Community,' Says Frog Who Daily Confronts Federal Agents in Portland | Common Dreams

In Portland, a protester known for wearing a frog costume speaks out against the Trump administration's actions. Despite being targeted by federal agents, Todd remains committed to nonviolent resistan...

www.commondreams.org

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 6h

Opinion

End Game: Plenary Power and Trump’s Autocratic Plot

Why Stephen Miller is salivating over unfolding events in Chicago and Portland—and what we now must do.
Thom Hartmann
Oct 10, 2025

www.commondreams.org/opinion/plen...

End Game: Plenary Power and Trump’s Autocratic Plot | Common Dreams

Why Stephen Miller is salivating over unfolding events in Chicago and Portland—and what we now must do.

www.commondreams.org

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 6h

Opinion

As Venezuelan-American, I know exactly what Machado represents: the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine, the polished spokesperson for sanctions, privatization, and foreign intervention dressed up as democracy.

'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize | Common Dreams

As Venezuelan-American, I know exactly what Machado represents: the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine, the polished spokesperson for sanctions, privatization, and foreign intervention...

www.commondreams.org

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 7h

AMERICAN GULAG
The Vast, Terrifying Scale of Trump’s Detention State

With $75 billion and thousands of masked agents, ICE is just getting started.

IAN GORDON; CHARTS BY MELISSA LEWIS
NOVEMBER+DECEMBER 2025 ISSUE

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The vast, terrifying scale of Trump’s detention state

With $75 billion and thousands of masked agents, ICE is just getting started.

www.motherjones.com

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 7h

American Gulag

The brutal rollout of Trump’s police state.

MOTHER JONES
NOVEMBER+DECEMBER 2025 ISSUE

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

American Gulag

The brutal rollout of Trump's police state.

www.motherjones.com

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 📎 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 7h

Brace for the Single Largest Spike in Health Insurance Premiums—Ever

The GOP’s backdoor plan to gut Obamacare: Kill the tax credits.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Brace for the largest-ever spike in health insurance premiums

The GOP's backdoor plan to gut Obamacare: Kill the tax credits.

www.motherjones.com

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