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Artie Langston
@bassweasel.bsky.social
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Retired, union pro musician all my life, performing around the world with symphony orchestras to jazz, rock, and blues groups. Formerly Instructor of Jazz Bass, UT Austin TX. Private pilot, SCUBA diver, 3rd Black Belt Taekwondo. Amateur Radio KD0GY.
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Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹 @alcappuccinoit.bsky.social · 1d
The National Guard needs to be sent into cities to clean up ICE.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d
I’ve lived in rural America long enough to know that the entire point was to bankrupt farmers…

We are all about to find out.
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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 5h
🤔 Russian propaganda loves to analyze postures during negotiations. Who's posing like leader here?
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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 5h
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Artie Langston @bassweasel.bsky.social · 2h
Mike Johnson on the National Guard in American cities sounds like Donald Rumsfeld - "They will be greeted as liberators".
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d
The face of Evil.
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Jaz @jazco.dev · 13d
A bit of personal news for y’all.

Today is my last day as a member of the Bluesky team!

The past 2+ years building out Bluesky’s Infrastructure and Platform team and scaling the network from 100,000 -> 40,000,000 users have been the most intense and rewarding years of my life.
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Artie Langston @bassweasel.bsky.social · 3h
Conservatives "small enough to drown in a bathtub" government can't make sure your plane lands safely or food won't poison you. t was all a lie, and it was all damn stupid. An Anti-Keynesian science of reverse austerity and lavish spending on exactly the wrong things at precisely the wrong time.
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Artie Langston @bassweasel.bsky.social · 9h
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"Standing up for 75 million Americans... seems like the least they can f**king do." Jon Stewart
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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Artie Langston @bassweasel.bsky.social · 1d
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MAGA Demanded ‘Holy Hell Fire’ Before Judge’s Home Exploded
A judge who had outraged the Trump administration received an onslaught of violent threats before an explosion tore through her home. South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein was walking her...
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Artie Langston @bassweasel.bsky.social · 2d
This would be yet another instance of ICE operating essentially as a private gestapo, finding time to tear-gas innocent people (and local officers), using extreme force, and making prank calls to police departments that already have their hands full.
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ICE’s Growing Feud With Chicago Police Now Includes Fake 911 Calls
Surprise, surprise: Federal immigration agents aren’t keeping the community safer.
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Artie Langston @bassweasel.bsky.social · 3d
The high court rejected a push to hear arguments over whether the state can block police from enforcing federal gun laws that don’t have an equivalent state law. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Supreme Court rebuffs push to revive Missouri law barring police from enforcing some U.S. gun laws
The Supreme Court refused Monday to revive a controversial Missouri gun law that bans police from enforcing some federal firearm laws. The high court rejected a push to hear arguments over whether th...
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 6d
The thing that bothers me so much is not the “we have to enforce our borders and laws.” We do.

It’s the giddy joy and celebration they have at the misery of people far less fortunate.

Always punching down
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💚 KK @krista42.bsky.social · 7d
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 7d
Let me be clear: this will impact ALL of us. It’s bigger than just Medicaid & Medicare. We will all pay the price.
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Washington State Democrats @wadems.org · 7d
G'mar chatima tova!
Wishing all those who celebrate a meaningful Yom Kippur!
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 7d
Goodall transcribes field notes by lamplight in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park c.1960
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Josh Dobbin @joshdobbin.bsky.social · 7d
Telling a joke about a forbidden topic at the Riyadh comedy festival that the audience meets with silence out of fear and that gets you arrested & killed is referred to as "suicide-bombing" at the gig.
a teddy bear is singing into a microphone while wearing a tie .
ALT: a teddy bear is singing into a microphone while wearing a tie .
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 6d
Elizabeth Warren demands Trump release September jobs report despite shutdown qz.com/warren-jobs-...
Elizabeth Warren demands Trump release September jobs report despite shutdown
The White House is not likely to budge on postponing the next jobs report until the government reopens
qz.com
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Rebba.bsky.social @rebba.bsky.social · 7d
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John Coltrane - Equinox (Original)
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 6d
From her lifetime of pioneering work with chimpanzees to her
tireless advocacy for the environment...

Jane Goodall was a one-of-a-kind treasure to the world!

I was lucky enough to be able to thank her personally when our paths crossed not long ago.

Thanks again, Ms. Goodall. You will be missed. ♥️
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Danny Blanchflower @dannyblanchy.bsky.social · 7d
Mike Johnson the speaker is an embarrassment sniveling little scumbag
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Artie Langston @bassweasel.bsky.social · 6d
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Artie Langston @bassweasel.bsky.social · 7d
The assembled military leaders likely already knew that Hegseth is unqualified for his job, and they could mostly tune out the sloganeering. What they could not ignore, however, was the spectacle that President Donald Trump put on when he spoke after Hegseth.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay
Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals and admirals.
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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 8d
Fat Man and Little Boy bombed.
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