YouTube video by WorldWar2Music "SING, SING, SING" BY BENNY GOODMAN

Short interruption of our daily program for this health check.
Please close your eyes, press play and wait.
If you don't start to tap your feet, shake your head or feel the need to jump up and dance, get in touch with your doctor.
It's for your own good.
youtu.be/r2S1I_ien6A?...

In Virginia, the governor and attorney general races are especially important. In Pennsylvania, remember to vote YES on the retention of the Supreme Court justices on the ballot. In California, vote YES on Proposition 50.

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

🧠 A multi-institutional study, recently published in Nature, sheds light on how the brain prioritizes critical survival behaviors over pain. The study, “A Parabrachial Hub for Need-State Control of Enduring Pain,” was led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania.

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

US forces kill two in strike alleged drug boat in the Pacific At least eight strikes have been conducted against alleged drug traffickers near Latin America.

US forces kill two in strike alleged drug boat in the Pacific

Makes me wonder how the family of Todd Beamer and the rest of the families of the passengers on hijacked United Flight 93 on 9/11 feel—knowing that Donald Trump did what those passengers lost their lives to stop that plane from hitting the White House. I know I am pretty livid about it.🤬

SCOTUS. You gotta love 'em.

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Photo of two X posts. The first post by Asha Rangappa (@asharangappa_bs ...) from 20 hours ago states: "I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. I know we are 'used to it' but it is absolutely insane." The post includes a profile picture and a verification badge. The second post by George Conway (@...) from 11 hours ago is a quote of the first post, featuring emojis (fist, U.S. flag, fire) and a profile picture.

This is what Trumpism has wrought.

AOL's dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era It’s official: AOL’s dial-up internet has taken its last bow. The company confirmed it would discontinue the service on Tuesday, September 30th, citing routine evaluations of its offerings.

It's official: AOL's dial-up internet has taken its last bow.

Cat Stevens postpones North American tour and cites visa issues Cat Stevens, who also goes by Yusuf, announced Monday that he has postponed the North American leg of his book tour due to unspecified visa issues.

Cat Stevens, who also goes by Yusuf, announced Monday that he has postponed the North American leg of his book tour due to unspecified visa issues.

The ‘what’ economy?

I feel naive just writing this, but a president threatening to withhold funding to a city unless it elects his preferred candidate for mayor seems like the sort of thing that shouldn't be legal.

Exclusive: Federal drug prosecutions fall to lowest level in decades as Trump shifts focus to deportations The number of people charged with breaking federal drug laws dropped to the slowest rate since at least the late 1990s.

“The number of people charged with breaking federal drug laws dropped to the lowest level in decades this year after the Trump administration ordered enforcement agencies to focus on deporting immigrants, a Reuters review of nearly 2 million federal court records found.” 9/29/25

STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”

Nailed it.

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

I gasped aloud.

so many dead canaries and we just keep on mining

Men who joke and banter with pedophiles about sex trafficking shouldn’t be trusted, let alone be president.

US high school students lose ground in math and reading, continuing yearslong decline A decade-long slide in high school students’ performance in reading and math persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years.

A decade-long slide in high school students' performance in reading and math persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders' scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years.

Trump: “If a man has a little fight with the wife they say, ‘this was a crime, see?’”

Every month, more than 70 women are shot and killed by an intimate partner in the US. Easy access to guns fuels this crisis.

The Blue Report The top links on Bluesky, updated hourly

The Blue Report is amazing. The most clicked on articles are right here

theblue.report

Imagine a sitting President attacking you for trying to expose rapists of children.

I feel like in the 1980’s/90’s this would be a major plot point in a Tom Clancy novel, and the operation would be carried out as an off-book, illegal black op, with various characters trying to cover it up lest they face congressional hearings. Now the President just announces it.

Good morning to you 🌞 from the Southern Coast on the

*DOG: “You're finally back! I missed you so much!!”

Yesterday we visited Green Mountain Falls, CO to visit the kinetic sculpture Off the Beaten Path by Patrick Shearn. I wasn’t ready for just how dynamic it was even in the slightest breeze. Reminds me of a murmuration of starlings. Incredible artwork. It’ll only be up through October 19th.

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha... HARD pass.

#TheLongWalk