Chris Bishop

Good street find for July 4.

Happy “Independence” Day

Two weeks and no answer yet

Will you divest from fossil fuels and the $340 million in Israel bonds?

Person sitting in a chair amidst rubble waving Palestinian flag

Columbia County for Palestine will meet on 5/3 to discuss future plans: Break the Bonds NYS, local BDS campaigns, protests and vigils, and supporting journalists in Palestine and dissent in the U.S. Email columbiacountyforpalestine [at] gmail [dot] com for the meeting location and further details.

There’s more than one good reason to boycott Sabra.

I deleted my Facebook account in February because of censorship. Tried to access a very old LinkedIn account recently and it wanted me to scan my drivers license. No thanks. I will do without.

Plus it has the devil’s horns, iconic

Crowd shot

Rebecca Vilkomerson

Riham Barghouti

Break the Bonds New York State presentation

On 3/22, more than 90 people gathered in Hudson, NY to discuss community responses to Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing in the West Bank which are enabled by U.S. bombs and policy decisions, despite widespread public opposition. Resistance via the @bdsmovement.bsky.social was a

Take away most Democrats while you’re at it

Upgraded the images and rewrote the article for one of the standout records of the ‘60s (and its unusual origins) : garagehangover.com/hooterville-...

Good subject of a dissertation but would ruin the music for the writer

I love John Fahey’s music, but every song ends up twice the tempo it started with.

We refuse to accept the normalisation of Palestinian deaths. End arms sales to Israel, now.

Join us tomorrow Wednesday, March 19 at 12:30pm at Seventh Street Park in Hudson to protest Israel’s acceleration of the genocide in Gaza and US attacks on Yemen.

Using US bombs and fighter jets, Israel is massacring Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Congrats!

Nothing for Gaza?

On Mar 22 at 3:30 pm a free talk & discussion of @bdsmovement.bsky.social will be held in Hudson. Speakers incl. Riham Barghouti, a founding member of @pacbi.bsky.social and @rvilkomerson.bsky.social former ED of @jvp.bsky.social An update on @breakthebondsnys.bsky.social will also be presented.

Amen. Brutal sport

Join us to protest the detention of #mahmoudkhalil without warrant or charge. Fight Trump’s racist agenda and attack on our right of free speech. Wednesday March 12 at 12 noon, 7th St Park in Hudson. @columbiacounty4palestine

Top 3 Link Wray 45s:
The Shadow Knows
Branded
Deuces Wild

There’s a performance vid from this period that’s very cool

Local Attorney Reports Aggressive Immigration Capture in New Britain for Tourist Overstay - New Britain Progressive Newspaper Prominent local attorney and community leader, Adrian Baron, reported on social media today that federal agents in New Britain stopped his car and removed a client who had been working to adjust his t...

ICE and ATF in black masks seize Polish man on expired visa.

Unfortunate that an article in a progressive pub does not use the opportunity to explain rights of search & seizure, and warrant vs order to detain.

newbritainprogressive.com/2025/02/24/l...

No ads, but have not connected with enough people yet

Our event yesterday went as well as we could have hoped for. We have another one coming up on March 22

Good article, that first record is something else

What do you do when the world's wrong? The Rationals, SRC, the Free, the Third Power, and the earnestness of a lost era

For my latest at No Such Thing As Was I wrote about a clutch of Detroit-area bands kicking out the jams in the late-60s who aren't the MC5 or the Stooges. #TheRationals #SCR #TheFree #TheThirdPower

joebonomo.substack.com/p/what-do-yo...

Saturday at 1:00 at the Hudson library, free! Discussion to follow the film.