Russell D. Vines
@rdvines.bsky.social
NY Dem. 💙Author, composer, musician, cyber-security expert. Wrote 10 cyber-security books, some best-selling. Author of “Composing Digital Music For Dummies”. Former bassist with the Rat Pack, George Benson, MGM, etc. No fascists! #resist
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Russell D. Vines
@rdvines.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Post you from a different era
Me conducting Jazz legend Art Pepper performing my work "Everytime" at the Reno International Jazz Festival in March 1975.
Me conducting Jazz legend Art Pepper performing my work "Everytime" at the Reno International Jazz Festival in March 1975.
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Here...they are:
1. Catherine Cortez Masto (D–Nevada)
2. Jacky Rosen (D–Nevada)
3. John Fetterman (D–Pennsylvania)
4. Dick Durbin (D–Illinois)
5. Tim Kaine (D–Virginia)
6. Maggie Hassan (D–New Hampshire)
7. Jeanne Shaheen (D–New Hampshire)
8. Angus King (I–Maine, caucuses with Democrats)
1. Catherine Cortez Masto (D–Nevada)
2. Jacky Rosen (D–Nevada)
3. John Fetterman (D–Pennsylvania)
4. Dick Durbin (D–Illinois)
5. Tim Kaine (D–Virginia)
6. Maggie Hassan (D–New Hampshire)
7. Jeanne Shaheen (D–New Hampshire)
8. Angus King (I–Maine, caucuses with Democrats)
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Here...they are:
1. Catherine Cortez Masto (D–Nevada)
2. Jacky Rosen (D–Nevada)
3. John Fetterman (D–Pennsylvania)
4. Dick Durbin (D–Illinois)
5. Tim Kaine (D–Virginia)
6. Maggie Hassan (D–New Hampshire)
7. Jeanne Shaheen (D–New Hampshire)
8. Angus King (I–Maine, caucuses with Democrats)
1. Catherine Cortez Masto (D–Nevada)
2. Jacky Rosen (D–Nevada)
3. John Fetterman (D–Pennsylvania)
4. Dick Durbin (D–Illinois)
5. Tim Kaine (D–Virginia)
6. Maggie Hassan (D–New Hampshire)
7. Jeanne Shaheen (D–New Hampshire)
8. Angus King (I–Maine, caucuses with Democrats)
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This right here.
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This right here.
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Absolutely correct
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Absolutely correct
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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I hope they get primary hell!
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I hope they get primary hell!
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No ballistic evidence. No one hit. No injuries. No damage from gunfire. Local cops can’t find a “crime scene.” DHS claims shots were fired. I don’t believe them. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Report of shots fired at federal agents during immigration enforcement in Little Village under investigation
The Chicago Police Department responded to a call of shots fired at federal agents in the 2500 block of South Kedzie Avenue Saturday morning, police said.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
No ballistic evidence. No one hit. No injuries. No damage from gunfire. Local cops can’t find a “crime scene.” DHS claims shots were fired. I don’t believe them. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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September 2025: Celebrates the 78th Birthday of the United States Air Force and boasts about the bravery of our men and women and the years of dominance and respect.
November 2025:
November 2025:
November 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
September 2025: Celebrates the 78th Birthday of the United States Air Force and boasts about the bravery of our men and women and the years of dominance and respect.
November 2025:
November 2025:
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A Reagan-appointed judge has quit the bench so he can speak out against assaults on the rule of law (he is a senior judge so it doesn’t create a vacancy):
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A Reagan-appointed judge has quit the bench so he can speak out against assaults on the rule of law (he is a senior judge so it doesn’t create a vacancy):
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Thread: part of an ongoing project to erase people of color from military history:
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Thread: part of an ongoing project to erase people of color from military history:
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“Since 2018, labor columnist Kim Kelly brought the labor beat to teenage readers through her “No Class” column, covering everything from wildcat strikes to general strikes, the Gilded Age labor organizer Mother Jones to contemporary Amazon warehouse conditions.” 💔 thisislaborwise.com/teen-vogues-...
Teen Vogue's Closure and the Quiet Defunding of Worker Consciousness
Teen Vogue’s shutdown marks more than a media loss. This is a warning about how profit-driven consolidation quietly dismantles worker awareness and voice.
thisislaborwise.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
“Since 2018, labor columnist Kim Kelly brought the labor beat to teenage readers through her “No Class” column, covering everything from wildcat strikes to general strikes, the Gilded Age labor organizer Mother Jones to contemporary Amazon warehouse conditions.” 💔 thisislaborwise.com/teen-vogues-...
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Next time you see a TSA agent or an air marshal at the airport, say thank you.
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Next time you see a TSA agent or an air marshal at the airport, say thank you.
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Here’s an easy way to find out how to donate to your local food bank this weekend. 🇺🇸
@feedingamerica.org
give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate
@feedingamerica.org
give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate
November 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Here’s an easy way to find out how to donate to your local food bank this weekend. 🇺🇸
@feedingamerica.org
give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate
@feedingamerica.org
give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
The Simulation Is Collapsing - www.techdirt.com/2025/11/06/t... "Hold the center. Walk the wire. Build the alternatives. Sustain the organizing. Maintain your humanity. Choose love over fear. Choose clarity over despair. Choose sustained resistance over accommodation masquerading as wisdom."
The Simulation Is Collapsing
Tuesday, Republicans got crushed in elections across New Jersey, Virginia, and New York. Not close races. Not razor-thin margins. Massive defeats in states they’d convinced themselves were winnable…
www.techdirt.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Nancy was always there to help women. Years ago, she helped me fight for equality in research of heart disease, the number one killer of women. She may be stepping down now, but she will never give up the fight.
November 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Nancy was always there to help women. Years ago, she helped me fight for equality in research of heart disease, the number one killer of women. She may be stepping down now, but she will never give up the fight.
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THINGS ARE PRETTY GOOD HERE 🇨🇦
PeaceLoveCanada.ca
PeaceLoveCanada.ca
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
THINGS ARE PRETTY GOOD HERE 🇨🇦
PeaceLoveCanada.ca
PeaceLoveCanada.ca
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Dr Amy Acton not only very much should but very much could beat Vivek Ramaswamy in the race for the office of governor of Ohio. Please consider supporting her if you can with a monthly donation.
actonforgovernor.com
actonforgovernor.com
Dr. Amy Acton for Governor
Join our campaign to bring power back to the people of Ohio.
actonforgovernor.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Dr Amy Acton not only very much should but very much could beat Vivek Ramaswamy in the race for the office of governor of Ohio. Please consider supporting her if you can with a monthly donation.
actonforgovernor.com
actonforgovernor.com
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Trump’s invasion of Chicago provokes so much heartbreak it gets overwhelming sometimes.
November 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Trump’s invasion of Chicago provokes so much heartbreak it gets overwhelming sometimes.
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We just wanted to say thank you to everyone! ICE agents keep lying under oath, and you’re the reason the truth is coming out.
Your videos and documentation have been crucial in revealing the truth behind those claims.
Your videos and documentation have been crucial in revealing the truth behind those claims.
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
We just wanted to say thank you to everyone! ICE agents keep lying under oath, and you’re the reason the truth is coming out.
Your videos and documentation have been crucial in revealing the truth behind those claims.
Your videos and documentation have been crucial in revealing the truth behind those claims.
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Let's go, girls.
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Let's go, girls.
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Honestly we get there by making their own criminal liability take each other out.
No it’s important to listen to this. Because then you understand that many of them will do ANYTHING to keep power. Remember Musk got involved in the 2024 election after saying to Tucker “if she wins” I am definitely going to prison.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
So we need to move knowing that nothing is off the table for them.
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Honestly we get there by making their own criminal liability take each other out.