1. the monorail song (if we're confining it to a moment), the entire concept of the monorail episode if we've got a wide definition of "bit"
2. "DO IT FOR HER" is most representative of how the golden era was able to be heartfelt without becoming mawkish.

YouTube video by Susana Baca - Topic Maria Lando

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I love immigrants.
The stock response to this that you'll see on Facebook is, "Well, I love immigra...

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the young patriots often formed a physical barrier between fred hampton and chicago police hoping to crack open his head during public speeches...

there is no anti-fascist movement without placing yourself in harm's way for people who do not resemble you.

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Nailed it. I keep waiting for Jelly Roll to start talking about joining ICE

Man jelly roll is no Meatloaf

about halfway through, I was like, "oh this is gonna end with a gut punch that makes me think all day, isn't it" and then it did.

the magic of poetry to me is when you know that gut punch is gonna happen and then it still happens.

YouTube video by John Krane - Topic Gas Station Drugs

@iwriteok.bsky.social I cribbed two lines from one of your podcasts to make this song about gas station drugs.

thanks for the inspiration and please don't sue

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Don't overthink the Trump admin's reasoning here. They don't have a grand scheme. They are willing to upend the international order because they think everyone else will be too scared to fuck with them. And whatever terrorist attacks this inspires against us will just help them electorally.

@nytimes.com we need to talk about what constitutes "breaking news."

When I check the box for "send notifications for breaking news" I really mean "tell me when the next 9/11 happens."

It's important to remember that fascists will pretend to support popular policies to get power. I'm not saying that this is what he's doing, but after Fetterman, stated policy positions mean less to me when there are red flags (like, uh, Nazi tattoos).

Your professor starts giving a lecture that applies perfectly to the situation, but you're not listening because you're looking at something strange out the window

It's not real Nashville hot chicken unless it comes from the Nashville region of France

"i don't know where my phone is" - sung to the tune of "i'm like a bird" by nelly furtado

USB-C and the C is for Cloaca

THIS CAME OUT

www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLMc...

This is what I was trying to say the other day.

It's difficult to get across the nuance of, "this guy probably shot regularly" and "most people could make this shot if they grew up around guns."

For non-gun folk, it's much more exciting to think "sniper." That's gonna fuel some conspiracity.

this post made me realize that "well, tbf, every day has an event that could fuel an assassination attempt" may not be the healthiest status quo for a society

My concern is that describing the shooter as having a great deal of acumen might fuel conspiracy theories at this stage.

I'm just saying it's not "had to be an ex-sniper!" level. More like "darn good shootin'" level. (mentally substitute a neutral phrase for "darn good," I can't think of one)

I think I could have written my post more clearly; blind luck is very unlikely. I was expressing that it's a possibility.

This is almost certainly someone with a decent amount of experience. It's just not "had to be an ex-sniper" level, which may be important when the conspiracy theories start.

I think your point was clear. The shot's at about a 4 MOA standard, it's impressive under stress but not absolutely insane like some are speculating.

Certainly an experienced shooter or someone with insane luck, but that's about all we can know from just the distance and the result.

Jesus fucking Christ this country is fucked

It should also be stressed that making "compromises" regarding the rights of trans folk weakens the rights of cis folks, too.

If trans people are forced into hiding, the fascists will just look for another target. They will never, ever stop pressing.

As an Illinoisan, I held my nose while voting for Pritzker the first time, and then he won me over by being an earnest, action-driven governor.

It's odd that there's even an argument here; judging someone based on their actual record should be the standard. Their messaging should never come first.

man #TaylorSwift is engaged, someone tell Trump that he could totally RUIN her day and STEAL HER SPOTLIGHT by dying of congestive heart failure

I never thought the term "aggressively unfunny" made sense until I tried watching Kill Tony last night

YouTube video by John Krane Avery Brooks on The Captains, but he sucks at piano

during the Star Trek disc. in that stream I wanted to mention that I made a cut of Avery Brooks on the Captains in which everything's the same but he sucks at piano

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBkI...

YouTube video by John Krane - Topic Cybertruck (In Town)

This is a song I sing to myself when I see a #cybertruck, so I recorded it.

streaming everywhere if that's what you're into.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bawr...

Songwriters tend to try to make "perfect" records, which means a bunch of autotune, click tracks, and soon (I'm sure) AI.

I wanted to try something else, so I recorded a record in one take. This is me playing acoustic, sometimes screwing up, minimal effects.

johnkrane.bandcamp.com/album/dead-set

At least here in St. Louis, every storebought melon I've had has been complete trash this year.