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I've been saying for 10 months that the U.S. political system was starting to remind me of Guatemala and El Salvador, two countries I extensively covered. (don't ask about my anxieties over this)

This is a great comparison of the factors that led to the co-oping of the state apparatuses.

Operation Truck Balls

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Bill and Ivanka having a grand old time together. B/W photo of a smiling and laughing group of close pals dressed to the nines at a gala ball.

They were so happy. What happened?

Epstein files gonna reveal the Trumps and Clintons were partner swapping, huh?

Faith leader, Michael Woolf, minister at Lake Street Church of Evanston, is detained by Illinois State Police during a protest against immigration actions, outside the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 14, 2025. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska

A masked ICE agent sprays David Black, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, directly in the face during protests outside the ICE processing facility in Broadview, Illinois. Sept 19 2025 Photo by Ashlee Rezin of the Chicago Sun-Times.

Pastor David Black of the First Presbyterian Church in chicago being hit in the head with a pepper ball Sept 19 at the Broadview ICE facility

An unidentified federal agent fires a chemical weapon into Rev. Jorge Bautista's face during a protest outside of Coast Guard Island in Oakland on Thursday Oct. 23, 2025. Credit: David Bacon

ICE vs the clergy

Spacemen 3 / Spiritualized, Originals and Covers - Part Time Punks 88.9FM KXLU Los Angeles

So0oo good. SPACEMEN 3 and SPIRITUALIZED covers by Low, Piano Magic, Chapterhouse, Mogwai and many more...

~"Annual birthday tribute to psycheshoegazedelic innovators J. Spaceman and Sonic Boom (aka Jason Pierce and Pete Kember) both born November 19, 1965"

open.spotify.com/playlist/6U1...

"Planners say the facility will also hold hundreds of mentally ill homeless people under court-ordered civil commitment and the effort will include an “accountability center” for those with addictions."

NEW ORDER Tribute, Late-Era Releases and Side-Projects - Part Time Punks 88.9FM KXLU Los Angeles

Oct 23, 2025
~"Part Time Punks celebrates the birthday of Steve Morris, founding member of JOY DIVISION and NEW ORDER. Today's focus is on the late-era releases of the band as well as their side-projects REVENGE, MONACO, ELECTRONIC, BAD LIEUTENANT, and THE OTHER TWO"
open.spotify.com/playlist/6vP...

Quit your caterwauling and look for a new gig. Did the cushy job aiding fascists eat your balls as well as your soul?

Poster for upcoming remake of The Fan. Split screen image of the two co-stars's faces on a black background with Robert De Niro on the left and Shohei Ohtani opposite. Decoy the Dog is up top, sandwiched between the last names of our two stars with the film's title, "THE FAN" centered below in large red text.

Remake of The Fan where De Niro kidnaps and threatens to harm Decoy unless Shohei Ohtani stops swinging at first pitches and hits some homers with RISP during the postseason.

Poster for upcoming remake of The Fan. Split screen image of the two co-stars's faces with Robert De Niro on the left and Shohei Ohtani opposite. Decoy the Dog is up top sandwiched between the last names of our two stars.

Neue Deutsche Welle (NDW)/German New Wave. Part Time Punks pays tribute to Arthur Hilsberg, founder of innovative and influential German label of the 1980s, ZickZack Records, who passed away last mon

This rips so hard though, not surprisingly, Sp@tify didn't have 43 tracks from Michael Stock's original playlist.

Sep 25, 2025
Tribute to Arthur Hilsberg (German label, ZickZack Records) who first coined the phrase "Neue Deutsche Welle" (NDW) or German New Wave. RIP
open.spotify.com/playlist/1Z1...

Stephen Miller has said it out loud: he considers Antifa a terrorist organization on the level of Tren de Aragua, and intends to put members behind bars

"Antifa" has always been a catch-all term for protesters and leftists

with practice, practice, practice this works and makes life so much less stressful when stuck dealing with certain personality types and groups...

Vinyl rarities in the post-punk, goth and synth vein- Part Time Punks 88.9FM Los Angeles

Aug 7, 2025
"Part Time Punks presents an afternoon-long challenge to your Shazam...with an afternoon of vinyl rarities in the post-punk, goth and synth vein...picked up in various travels across the South- and Middle-West over the last year..."

open.spotify.com/playlist/5wu...

Black and white promotional poster for Part Time Punks. Kid in short pants wearing a gas mask with two exclamation mark thought bubbles above their head and two white spirals behind. Taken from IG https://www.instagram.com/parttimepunksla/

Image taken from IG @parttimepunksla spinitron.com/KXLU/show/19...

'80s vinyl obscurities inspired by Siouxsie & The Banshees- Part Time Punks 88.9FM Los Angeles

Jul 3, 2025
"Part Time Punks offers a sonic journey through the darkest, shadowy recesses of '80s vinyl obscurities in the form of bands inspired by Siouxsie & The Banshees. So "inspired," in fact, you may find yourself wondering..."

open.spotify.com/playlist/3ZN...

Brian Wilson Tribute Show- Part Time Punks 88.9FM Los Angeles

"Part Time Punks pays tribute to Brian Wilson, songwriter/slash/composer for THE BEACH BOYS."

open.spotify.com/playlist/4h8...

4AD Live Recordings: Dream Lineup for a Cocteau Twins Show- Part Time Punks 88.9FM Los Angeles

May 29, 2025
"Part Time Punks prepares for its monthlong salute in June to one of its favorite labels: 4AD RECORDS with an afternoon of live recordings. The (admittedly) high concept behind today's show is this: THE dream live line-up for a COCTEAU TWINS..."

open.spotify.com/playlist/5D1...

Best Releases So Far of 2025 - Part Time Punks on KXLU 88.9FM Los Angeles

Jul 24, 2025
"Part Time Punks focuses on a new batch of some of the best releases of 2025 so far -- both new music and new reissues!"

open.spotify.com/playlist/4bB...

My Bloody Valentine 40th Anniversary, Tracks & Remixes- Part Time Punks 88.9FM Los Angeles

Feb 13, 2025
"Hard to believe it -- but 2025 marks the 40th anniversary of MY BLOODY VALENTINE! Sure they sounded like THE CRAMPS when they started, and even Kevin Shields prefers to ignore those early records..."

open.spotify.com/playlist/2eH...

Photo of Michael Stock's cat, Iggy, sitting in front of a Part Time Punks poster. Black and white cat, black and white poster for black hearts and white hot nights. Taken from IG https://www.instagram.com/parttimepunksla/

IG www.instagram.com/parttimepunk...

Peel Sessions Circa 1977-1979, Women Lead Vocalists - Part Time Punks 88.9FM Los Angeles

Oct 24, 2024
"October 25th marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of great BBC DJ John Peel. So. Today Part Time Punks offers you an afternoon of Peel Sessions circa 1977-1979 from some of the best punk & post-punk bands of the period ..."

open.spotify.com/playlist/3dE...

Early 4AD and Forward- Part Time Punks 88.9FM Los Angeles

Jun 19, 2025
"Part Time Punks continues its monthlong focus on the innovative and influential 4AD label. Starting with the record that literally started it all -- according to label founder Ivo Watts-Russell --the first 12" release by the label by a band called..."

open.spotify.com/playlist/0ee...

CD-only shoegaze releases of the 90s and 00s - Part Time Punks on KXLU 88.9FM Los Angeles

Thread alert: Spotify playlists for Part Time Punks made by chucking archived shows on Spinitron into soundbiz.com. Part Time Punks hosted by Michael Stock on KXLU 88.9FM Los Angeles and streaming at kxlu.com.

Will be adding other recent fave shows in the comments.

open.spotify.com/playlist/0kF...

Groyper War 2 Turns Hot Let's take a deep calming breath before we confront the following.

yikes: a rundown

www.todayintabs.com/p/groyper-wa...

Screenshot of FoxNews mobile site with "An American Martyr" over a photo of Charlie Kirk.

This is the MAGA Martyr moment they've been dreaming of. The entire FoxNews homepage is currently dedícated to the shooting. They're giddy.

Fox News host on mentally ill people who commit crimes: “Just kill them”
www.mediamatters.org/fox-friends/...

They don't like feeling bummed out and have accepted powerlessness and apathy as their new baseline.

"What these documenters were more disturbed by was the ability of their friends and neighbors to continue functioning as if the world had not fundamentally changed."