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The box set is “made for total immersion; whether you’re a committed obsessive or merely curious, it’s meant to be lived with for a few weeks, part of your daily routine for a while, exactly like a good book…Listen as Bobby Zimmerman becomes Bob Dylan.” (2 of 2)

Bob Dylan: Through the Open Window: The Bootleg Series Vol. 18 Read Stephen Deusner’s review of the album.

If you’re wondering if the new Bob Dylan 8-CD 1956-1963 box set is worth buying, here's an excellent informative essay by Stephen M Deusner, a combo of history and poetry about what these songs reveal about the young and developing artist (1 of 2)
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Trump administration suing Gavin Newsom over California’s voter-approved redistricting plan – live White House press secretary says Jeffrey Epstein emails that mention Trump are part of ‘Democrat + Mainstream Media hoax’; House to hold vote next week

"Trump administration is suing Calif Gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social after the state adopted new voter-approved congressional maps last wk...Atty Gen Bondi called this a 'power grab.'" But didn't her boss Trump ask Texas Gov Abbott to do the same thing this summer?🙃
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show Brian Eno on AI, Art and What Makes Us Human

A 95-minute new interview with artist-theorist-producer Brian Eno makes me wonder: is he the smartest, most soulful and artful person in the world?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfYY...

Tough stupid day at work today,
been using this album as therapy since I woke up….

YouTube video by MSNBC Epstein survivors eager for justice as House hits magic number to force vote on releasing files

Jess Michaels, survivor of Epstein's abuse, makes an important point: “this is so much bigger than Trump. We hope everyone keeps their eye on that,” the MSM has often just focused on one person such as Maxwell or Epstein when MANY more were involved.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZmV...

YouTube video by MSNBC 'He doesn't care about the way this looks.' Trump woos Wall Street amid affordability crisis

Stephanie Ruhle on how Trump is constantly creating new benefits and tax breaks for big biz including rapacious private equity firms that prey on consumers & employees, “while pulling back on key things that help everyday Americans.” He don’t give a damn about you...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPAO...

SCOTUS to Hear GOP Lawsuit That Could Radically Restrict Mail Voting Read more here.

SCOTUS will now hear a case on whether ballots mailed by Election Day but received after, can be lawfully counted. This has been the case for decades, but GOP anti-voting activists want to deny thousands their right to vote—won’t this hurt the GOP too? 🤔
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

in Trump's warped corrupt mind, the ultra-rich are incapable of committing crimes.
(@Guardian)

‘It shows such a laziness’: why I refuse to date someone who uses ChatGPT It’s the ultimate ick: trying to form a deep, lasting connection with a person who outsources original thought

“Some have typical relationship non-negotiables. Doesn’t smoke, is a cat person, wants kids. [Lately], as warnings of an AI-induced doomsday have dominated my news feed...I’ve come up with a new one. I will not date someone who uses ChatGPT.”
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

My college now forces app updates constantly, every week or so. It used to seldomly, once or twice a year—on Word, Chrome etc. Today an update forced an AI portal on every page in Word. I hate that imposition and wonder if it’s tempting my students to use it even more to cheat.

The BBC’s editing error was serious, but the response is way out of proportion | Margaret Sullivan The broadcaster should not cave to Trump’s demands

What should the BBC do about their clear mistake editing the Panorama segment on Trump on Jan 6th? @sulliview.bsky.social’s new column provides a balanced view: admit to the problem & how it will be remedied, don’t back down to Trump’s attacks & overblown rhetoric
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

YouTube video by Aliche Okafor Ray Charles performing “Walk the Line” & “Ring of Fire” on the Johnny Cash Show

At first I thought, another cover of country classic “Ring Of Fire”?! But below, in 1970, Ray Charles basically rewrote the song into a daring sexy R&B classic. They didn’t call him The Genius for nothing, kids. And Johnny Cash looks rather happy about it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X30-...

YouTube video by MSNBC People who helped enrich Trump through cryptocurrencies wanted something in return: Report

New article by Joe Nocera on “Trump’s Crypto Cash Machine” reveals how Trump has made $3 billion in 2025, & his family has made more billions. Meanwhile, many business and foreign interests are contributing this money and expecting corresponding favors from Trump.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Nz...

YouTube video by MSNBC FBI issues memo asking ICE officers to stop wearing masks after impersonations

Nick Miroff of @theatlantic.com on the FBI issuing a memo asking ICE officers to stop wearing masks after several incidents of agents being impersonated by criminals. Trump administration is causing a “deterioration of trust” of law enforcement officers nationwide.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=toN6...

YouTube video by MSNBC WARNING! After 2025 loss, Trump planning future coup, says his WH lawyer from 1st term

.@AriMelber assembles the facts:
Trump’s many efforts against the rule of law are “a story that won’t go away because Trump keeps siding with convicts and seditionists and would-be coup leaders, and people who attack police--over your U.S. government.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UArE...

Gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social is spotlighting yet another area where Trump is significantly damaging his own country because of his pig-headed ignorance.
(@nytimes.com)

As Ty Cobb reminded us above, people are usually pardoned because they broke the law, and Trump, as is often the case, is encouraging such behavior.

YouTube video by MSNBC WARNING! After 2025 loss, Trump planning future coup, says his WH lawyer from 1st term

Ty Cobb, White House Attorney during Trump 1.0, says Trump’s 77 federal pardons of those who helped him try to steal 2020 election have little legal import, but are meant to tell those who may help him cheat in 2026 midterms that he’ll have their back & pardon them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UArE...

Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul, by Ray Charles 14 track album

Ray Charles’ super-enjoyable 1963 best-selling LP “Ingredients In A Recipe For Soul” has been re-released, The Genius’ trawl through R&B and jazz with the best L.A. players & two glorious hits in the bargain: “Busted,” “That Lucky Old Sun.” I genuflected:
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Love & War: From frontlines to family life. Pulitzer-winning conflict photographer Lynsey Addario on the five stories that defined her career Pulitzer-winning conflict photographer Lynsey Addario on the five stories that defined her career

An incredible and harrowing journey, in stories and pictures, with the Pulitzer-winning war photographer @lynseyaddario.bsky.social, through some of the worst war zones of the 21st century: Iraq, Darfur, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Libya.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

The World According to John Irving

A new profile of author John Irving, still actively writing and exploring ideas at the age of 83. One of the best days I ever had at my college was when he came by and the person minding him got sick and he and I hung out for hours. This article captures him well.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/s...

How news coverage eases us into tyranny When the media act like things are normal, they don’t reassure us – they gaslight us

@markjacob.bsky.social shows us how MSM reports the latest outrageous thing Trump does,then moves on to the next one a day or two later—but do not assess what such stories mean together. Where are stories like “Trump Is Building A Dictatorship”? Because he IS.
www.stopthepresses.news/p/how-news-c...

Hey Washington Post and others, any chance you can report on the NEWS, of which there’s plenty of these days, and avoid asinine meaningless clickbait that won’t be relevant or useful til at least 2027?

Opinion | Trump Is Pushing Us Toward a Crash. It Could Be 1929 All Over Again.

After the 1929 stock crash, FDR introduced legislation to bring security back to the markets. But now Trump’s “administration has been firing regulators and vigorously tearing down the guardrails that have kept our markets thriving for nine decades.” Ruh-roh.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...

Until reading this new article, I didn’t realize how much America’s financial & investing picture of the 2020s resembles the 1920s—esp. how companies are allowing investors to buy on margin without putting up the money, a major cause of 1929 stock market crash. Crazy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...

Opinion | Trump Is Pushing Us Toward a Crash. It Could Be 1929 All Over Again.

“Speculative money is once more [as in 1929] pouring into risky schemes, staggering sums thrown at AI & crypto. But rather than heed a century of hard-won lessons, Trump’s financial regulators are embracing dissolute policies to keep the punch flowing.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...

Trump shares false claim Obama earned $40m in ‘royalties’ from Obamacare US president promoted fictional claim from satirical website that has been debunked repeatedly since 2017

Trump is currently spreading on his social media the lie (debunked since 2017) that Obama has made $40M in royalties on “Obamacare.” Trump has no interest in helping Americans who need it, but is fixated on attacking his personal enemies with silly B.S.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

YouTube video by MSNBC Abuse of pardon power becomes a key feature of Trump corruption of the Justice Department

.@Maddow on the dozens of Jan 6 perps Trump pardoned in January who have reoffended since w/serious often violent crimes. And he just pardoned 77 who helped him try to steal 2020 election & cause a coup—abusing his pardon power to reward those committing crimes 4 him.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=neCn...

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Dem Defectors Vote To End Shutdown, Get Nothing From GOP | Trump Stadium | Asleep In The Oval Office

“I don’t know if you’ve seen the newspapers today, looks like the government shutdown is coming to an end. Our long national nightmare is now…different.”
--Stephen Colbert, @colbertlateshow.bsky.social, last night
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