Might be one of my worst jokes. Plus the considerable wishful thinking.

Lastly, at least for now, Amaara's New Love's Mortal Coil.

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For my fellow Augie March lovers: Malagrotta!
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Awful video, but helluva psych pop tune.
Gingko by Panchiko.
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My favorite song of 2025, by one of my favorite bands ever.
Not All Is In Vain by Marble Sounds.

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This folk pop singer Pearla caught me off guard a few years ago with this one called Effort.
youtu.be/CSp2hZML3Kg?...

A really catchy quirky rock tune from Cardiacs called Downup. This one's for the music teachers.
youtu.be/Y4o03z8wGIQ?...

A weirdly acoustic negative harmony cover of Foo Fighters' Everlong.
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The Clearing by Emily Yacine. New tune, very reminiscent of early 2010s dream pop/slowcore.
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Be real with yourself. When was the last time you ate a chocolate and felt bad for the African children?

The hypocrisies of daily life are inescapable. You can be righteous in your causes. Very well-intentioned even, and still fall prey to your own arguments.
So, can you be anti child labor and drink coffee? I think you can, if you actively push for that labor to end or be controlled.

Smarphones: child labor!
Coffee/cocoa: poor conditions, child labor.
Palm oil: Forced labor.
Latest fashion trend: Children made it.
Cosmetics: Animal abuse, even those who claim otherwise.
Jewelry: Children/soliders in conflict zones.
Cigarettes: Tobacco from children's hands to your dying lungs.

Might sound shitty, but my generation's desire for change isn't nearly as strong as we believe. There's no way for us to change anything if we are afraid to talk to each other. Our lives are inconvenienced when we forget a phone charger.

After all, a country's right to exist doesn't clash with my utter confusion at their way of life. Like I said, to align with Palestine's rights isn't the same as aligning with their culture.

I am completely against the idea of obliterating an entire community's existence because it poses an obstacle to your needs or desires. So yeah, I stand with Palestine's right to exist. I'd be lying if I said I'm supportive of their culture or religion. Should be irrelevant how I feel, is my point.

And it's nearly impossible to have a genuine conversation about it nowadays. The US has more in common with Israel than Palestine. I mean, Palestine doesn't represent much of what the US stands for. It isn't a sentiment against Palestine to admit you haven't much in common with em.