Mike D
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A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
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In memory of Dennes Dale Boon, a bundle of energy without equal ⚡⚡⚡
April 1, 1958 – December 22, 1985
Minutemen – Corona
#punk #punks #punkrock #dboon #minutemen #history #punkrockhistory #otd
April 1, 1958 – December 22, 1985
Minutemen – Corona
#punk #punks #punkrock #dboon #minutemen #history #punkrockhistory #otd
December 22, 2025 at 5:08 AM
In memory of Dennes Dale Boon, a bundle of energy without equal ⚡⚡⚡
April 1, 1958 – December 22, 1985
Minutemen – Corona
#punk #punks #punkrock #dboon #minutemen #history #punkrockhistory #otd
April 1, 1958 – December 22, 1985
Minutemen – Corona
#punk #punks #punkrock #dboon #minutemen #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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This is not an exaggeration:
There is not a single weather forecaster, TV meteorologist, airline pilot, computer scientist, or climate scientist in the WORLD whose work or life wasn't directly or indirectly improved or influenced by the science done at NCAR.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
There is not a single weather forecaster, TV meteorologist, airline pilot, computer scientist, or climate scientist in the WORLD whose work or life wasn't directly or indirectly improved or influenced by the science done at NCAR.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is not an exaggeration:
There is not a single weather forecaster, TV meteorologist, airline pilot, computer scientist, or climate scientist in the WORLD whose work or life wasn't directly or indirectly improved or influenced by the science done at NCAR.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
There is not a single weather forecaster, TV meteorologist, airline pilot, computer scientist, or climate scientist in the WORLD whose work or life wasn't directly or indirectly improved or influenced by the science done at NCAR.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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December 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
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A beautifully bleary 'n' boozy Jerry Jeff Walker radio broadcast from 1974. doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/7968495...
Doom & Gloom From The Tomb
Jerry Jeff Walker & The Lost Gonzo Band - KZEW-FM, Dallas, Texas, February 27, 1974
For some reason, I'm listening to a lot of Jerry Jeff Walker these days — especially Bein' Free from 1970, which...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A beautifully bleary 'n' boozy Jerry Jeff Walker radio broadcast from 1974. doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/7968495...
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We are the richest shithole of a nation to demonstrate our inhumanity in the long, miserable history of this failing planet.
i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
We are the richest shithole of a nation to demonstrate our inhumanity in the long, miserable history of this failing planet.
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i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:59 PM
i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe. ⚜️💙⚜️💙⚜️💙⚜️💙⚜️
She was there before Little Richard, Johnny Cash & Elvis Presley swiveled their hips and strummed their guitars.
She was there before Little Richard, Johnny Cash & Elvis Presley swiveled their hips and strummed their guitars.
August 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Sister Rosetta Tharpe. ⚜️💙⚜️💙⚜️💙⚜️💙⚜️
She was there before Little Richard, Johnny Cash & Elvis Presley swiveled their hips and strummed their guitars.
She was there before Little Richard, Johnny Cash & Elvis Presley swiveled their hips and strummed their guitars.
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41 years ago
The Minutemen, Eugene, Oregon, "The Campaign Trail '84" tour, July 1984.
Photo by Hank Trotter
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #minutemen #dboon #mikewatt #history #punkrockhistory
The Minutemen, Eugene, Oregon, "The Campaign Trail '84" tour, July 1984.
Photo by Hank Trotter
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #minutemen #dboon #mikewatt #history #punkrockhistory
July 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
41 years ago
The Minutemen, Eugene, Oregon, "The Campaign Trail '84" tour, July 1984.
Photo by Hank Trotter
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #minutemen #dboon #mikewatt #history #punkrockhistory
The Minutemen, Eugene, Oregon, "The Campaign Trail '84" tour, July 1984.
Photo by Hank Trotter
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #minutemen #dboon #mikewatt #history #punkrockhistory
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Still the best 2 minutes 21 seconds of electric guitar ever caught on film. Magic Sam playing Earl Hooker's cheap-ass Japanese Les Paul copy with flower power stickers on it, live in Europe back in the 1960s. The tone is in his fingers. Good lord, it's GREASY! www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2Q9...
MAGIC SAM - LOOKING GOOD - BEST LIVE VERSION
YouTube video by GHLab
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December 10, 2024 at 7:09 AM
Still the best 2 minutes 21 seconds of electric guitar ever caught on film. Magic Sam playing Earl Hooker's cheap-ass Japanese Les Paul copy with flower power stickers on it, live in Europe back in the 1960s. The tone is in his fingers. Good lord, it's GREASY! www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2Q9...
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Happy 75th birthday, Tom Waits.
In no particular order, here are 75 great Tom Waits performances, lyrics, songs, quips, quotes and roles. Could have done 75 more.
94matthewingate.substack.com/p/1949-tom-w...
In no particular order, here are 75 great Tom Waits performances, lyrics, songs, quips, quotes and roles. Could have done 75 more.
94matthewingate.substack.com/p/1949-tom-w...
1949: Tom Waits
75 great Tom Waits moments for the great mans 75 birthday
94matthewingate.substack.com
December 7, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Happy 75th birthday, Tom Waits.
In no particular order, here are 75 great Tom Waits performances, lyrics, songs, quips, quotes and roles. Could have done 75 more.
94matthewingate.substack.com/p/1949-tom-w...
In no particular order, here are 75 great Tom Waits performances, lyrics, songs, quips, quotes and roles. Could have done 75 more.
94matthewingate.substack.com/p/1949-tom-w...
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Link your number one* live single-song Bob Dylan performance YouTube video in the replies. Bonus points for saying why it's your top choice today.
* One video per customer
For me: Pancho & Lefty w Willie Nelson. Perfect pairing, full of character, and his '93 voice is just right for the song.
* One video per customer
For me: Pancho & Lefty w Willie Nelson. Perfect pairing, full of character, and his '93 voice is just right for the song.
Pancho and Lefty
YouTube video by TMoQ
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Link your number one* live single-song Bob Dylan performance YouTube video in the replies. Bonus points for saying why it's your top choice today.
* One video per customer
For me: Pancho & Lefty w Willie Nelson. Perfect pairing, full of character, and his '93 voice is just right for the song.
* One video per customer
For me: Pancho & Lefty w Willie Nelson. Perfect pairing, full of character, and his '93 voice is just right for the song.
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88 years ago today, Robert Johnson stepped into a San Antonio hotel room and changed music forever. His first recording session and recorded blues classics like 'Sweet Home Chicago,' 'Terraplane Blues,' and 'I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom.' The birth of a legend.
November 25, 2024 at 2:56 AM
88 years ago today, Robert Johnson stepped into a San Antonio hotel room and changed music forever. His first recording session and recorded blues classics like 'Sweet Home Chicago,' 'Terraplane Blues,' and 'I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom.' The birth of a legend.
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hbd to prolly my fave ragtime composer scott joplin
November 24, 2024 at 4:34 PM
hbd to prolly my fave ragtime composer scott joplin
November 23, 2024 at 4:53 PM
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One of the most difficult reckonings of this election is that the incentives we thought inspired voting choices - a better life for your family etc - may not be as decisive as the desire to inflict cruelty on outgroups. Explanations that don't grapple w/this point read to me like liberal wishcasting
November 13, 2024 at 12:19 AM
One of the most difficult reckonings of this election is that the incentives we thought inspired voting choices - a better life for your family etc - may not be as decisive as the desire to inflict cruelty on outgroups. Explanations that don't grapple w/this point read to me like liberal wishcasting
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Forced to be an optimist -James Baldwin
November 7, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Forced to be an optimist -James Baldwin