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Roberta Flack, the magnetic singer and pianist who was one of the most popular artists of the 1970s, died on Monday at 88. Flack was known for her majestic anthems like “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.” nyti.ms/4h1KzSh
February 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Roberta Flack, the magnetic singer and pianist who was one of the most popular artists of the 1970s, died on Monday at 88. Flack was known for her majestic anthems like “Killing Me Softly” and “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.” nyti.ms/4h1KzSh
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i will become a total shill for whichever politician decides to become the joe mccarthy of rooting out silicon valley ideology and influence
February 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
i will become a total shill for whichever politician decides to become the joe mccarthy of rooting out silicon valley ideology and influence
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NEW: Three Adams Deputy Mayors Quit Following Trump Deal
Three Adams Deputy Mayors Quit Following Trump Deal
Adams begged Maria Torres-Springer, Anne Williams-Isom and Meera Joshi to stay, but they announced their resignation following the mayor’s agreement to aid immigration enforcement in exchange for…
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February 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
NEW: Three Adams Deputy Mayors Quit Following Trump Deal
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Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges.
This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.
This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.
February 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Adams must be removed. The city cannot sustain being governed for nearly a year by a Mayor who is being coerced by Trump admin in order to escape charges.
This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.
This corruption poses a real threat to the people of the city. He should have resigned a while ago, but will not. So it’s time for him to go.
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The possible dismissal now is a huge gift to Adams.
The New York City Campaign Finance Board cited the indictment in refusing his 2025 campaign’s request for public funds, and he could now argue their refusal is no longer valid.
The New York City Campaign Finance Board cited the indictment in refusing his 2025 campaign’s request for public funds, and he could now argue their refusal is no longer valid.
Trump Seeks to Dismiss Charges Against Adams: What Happens Now?
The acting U.S. deputy attorney general contended that the case against the mayor hampered his ability to devote "full attention and resources" to illegal immigration, a top priority for Trump.
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February 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The possible dismissal now is a huge gift to Adams.
The New York City Campaign Finance Board cited the indictment in refusing his 2025 campaign’s request for public funds, and he could now argue their refusal is no longer valid.
The New York City Campaign Finance Board cited the indictment in refusing his 2025 campaign’s request for public funds, and he could now argue their refusal is no longer valid.
February 11, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Kendrick Lamar has 22 Grammies and a damn Pulitzer if you don’t know who he is that’s a You problem
February 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Kendrick Lamar has 22 Grammies and a damn Pulitzer if you don’t know who he is that’s a You problem
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Bondi's Justice Department looks poised to prosecute blue state doctors who mail abortion pills into red states, probably under the Comstock Act.
She's also very likely to restrict access to medication abortion WITHIN blue states by declaring that *all* mailing of abortion pills is unlawful.
She's also very likely to restrict access to medication abortion WITHIN blue states by declaring that *all* mailing of abortion pills is unlawful.
ICYMI: The head of Trump's Justice Department says she would "love to work with" a Louisiana district attorney lobbying for tougher federal punishment for people who mail medication abortion to states with abortion bans. #lalege #lagov
In New Orleans, Trump AG Pam Bondi supports tougher abortion pill rules after viral LA case
Days after Louisiana prosecutors indicted a New York doctor for mailing abortion pills, Trump's Attorney General said she would "love to work with" a district attorney pushing for tougher federal pena...
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February 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Bondi's Justice Department looks poised to prosecute blue state doctors who mail abortion pills into red states, probably under the Comstock Act.
She's also very likely to restrict access to medication abortion WITHIN blue states by declaring that *all* mailing of abortion pills is unlawful.
She's also very likely to restrict access to medication abortion WITHIN blue states by declaring that *all* mailing of abortion pills is unlawful.
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The U.S. economy has outperformed most of its rivals in terms of productive might and innovation. But this success has not led to rapidly rising living standards for most Americans. nyti.ms/4jX4WD8
February 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The U.S. economy has outperformed most of its rivals in terms of productive might and innovation. But this success has not led to rapidly rising living standards for most Americans. nyti.ms/4jX4WD8
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February 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Despite executive orders from Trump, the law is clear: Denying care to trans young people means that health care providers and hospitals are in violation of our anti-discrimination laws.
Trans youth are entitled to the same care as their cis peers - it's the law.
Trans youth are entitled to the same care as their cis peers - it's the law.
N.Y. Attorney General Warns Hospitals Against Canceling Transgender Care
A White House executive order threatened to pull federal funding from hospitals that provide gender-affirming care for trans youths. But not providing the care could violate state law, Letitia James s...
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February 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Despite executive orders from Trump, the law is clear: Denying care to trans young people means that health care providers and hospitals are in violation of our anti-discrimination laws.
Trans youth are entitled to the same care as their cis peers - it's the law.
Trans youth are entitled to the same care as their cis peers - it's the law.
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Breaking news: President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order aimed at eventually closing the Education Department and, in the short term, dismantling it from within, according to three people briefed on its contents.
Trump preps order to dismantle Education Dept. as DOGE probes data
Closing the agency would require congressional approval, so the new administration hopes to diminish it in the meantime.
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February 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Breaking news: President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order aimed at eventually closing the Education Department and, in the short term, dismantling it from within, according to three people briefed on its contents.
Really glad @madgomez.bsky.social and I bought a car in December. I guess the boat purchase is gonna have to wait until 2028.
February 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Really glad @madgomez.bsky.social and I bought a car in December. I guess the boat purchase is gonna have to wait until 2028.
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"Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and health insurance and protection. Labels, we got you, but do you got us?"
-Chappell Roan, accepting her first ever Grammy award
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-Chappell Roan, accepting her first ever Grammy award
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February 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
"Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and health insurance and protection. Labels, we got you, but do you got us?"
-Chappell Roan, accepting her first ever Grammy award
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-Chappell Roan, accepting her first ever Grammy award
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Devastating and necessary watch #nootherland #freepalestine
February 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Devastating and necessary watch #nootherland #freepalestine
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Music journalists, can we think about this?
Unfortunately the stuff that most people are consuming online to distract themselves from politics (or because they don’t care about politics at all or think politics are going swimmingly) is also a covert pipeline designed to make them more conservative. Lifestyle, entertainment, pop culture, etc
January 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Music journalists, can we think about this?
Shout out to my first internship back in 2011. Goodbye to Gold Bar Bob.
Former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in prison for using his immense influence on the Senate foreign relations committee and in the Garden State in exchange for nearly half a million dollars in bribes: bit.ly/4glRh5w
January 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Shout out to my first internship back in 2011. Goodbye to Gold Bar Bob.
Today's blues
I Was Walking Through The Woods (Expanded Edition)
Buddy Guy · Album · 1970 · 12 songs
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January 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Today's blues
Loving this single from Dutch Interior, which admittedly is a band name I'm NOT loving.
Dutch Interior - Fourth Street (Official Video)
YouTube video by Dutch Interior
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January 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Loving this single from Dutch Interior, which admittedly is a band name I'm NOT loving.
Shout out to my liberal tech industry neighbors in Brooklyn for working for companies like Palantir to develop surveillance systems used by our Deporters in Chief. We build the infrastructure of fascism, and they use it.
Apps and ankle monitors that track asylum seekers. Databases packed with fingerprints and faces. To carry out mass deportations, President Trump's administration could access a stockpile of tools that is nearly unmatched in the Western world, according to an analysis by The New York Times.
The Surveillance Tools That Could Power Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Border enforcement agencies have spent billions assembling surveillance tools to track and find people. These could be critical in President Trump’s immigration agenda.
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January 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Shout out to my liberal tech industry neighbors in Brooklyn for working for companies like Palantir to develop surveillance systems used by our Deporters in Chief. We build the infrastructure of fascism, and they use it.
Good evening #cocteautwins #heavenorlasvegas
January 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Good evening #cocteautwins #heavenorlasvegas
Excited to pick this up today by @lizpelly.bsky.social at #communitybookstore
January 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Excited to pick this up today by @lizpelly.bsky.social at #communitybookstore
This new Benjamin Booker album captures the desperation and vulnerability of our current moment. It's a brilliant listen and huge credit has to go to Kenny Segal for helping BB execute his new sound. Go listen to LOWER now. It's great to have him back and I can't wait to see him at Public Records.
January 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This new Benjamin Booker album captures the desperation and vulnerability of our current moment. It's a brilliant listen and huge credit has to go to Kenny Segal for helping BB execute his new sound. Go listen to LOWER now. It's great to have him back and I can't wait to see him at Public Records.
Up in the sky... it's a bird, it's a plane, it's a government lawyer with a Discogs page! We made it!
January 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Up in the sky... it's a bird, it's a plane, it's a government lawyer with a Discogs page! We made it!