Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Greg Casar on stage in Tucson in front a crowd of 23,000 people.

Tucson, Arizona today.

Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.

23,000 showed up.

Also, the price of gasoline has been falling steadily since mid-2022, following an upsurge at the tail end of the pandemic.

This is what Trump describes as an “energy emergency.”

Renewable energy generation has also expanded at a healthy clip, more than four times as fast during Joe Biden’s presidency as during Donald Trump’s first term.

Eduardo Porter9:42 p.m.
Oil and gas production in the United States is hitting record highs, easily outpacing consumption growth and fueling an export boom that in 2020 achieved the country’s first trade surplus in energy since at least the 1950s.

#music

#music

Get to know your mutuals: 10 things you like

1. Meals with family and friends
2. Cooking
3. Sharing a good bottle of wine
4. Discovering new music
5. Listening to old favorites
6. Cultivating playlists
7. Going to live shows
8. Country roads
9. Reading
10. Appreciating the wonder of it all

I get frustrated when I hear people say that there isn't any good music being made today. I grew up on AOR radio and love a lot of old stuff. I also find remarkable NEW music all the time. You can too!
#music #indiemusic

#music #indiemusic

Be aware

A new book chronicles the behind-the-scenes Christian nationalism of Opus Dei (RNS) — White evangelical Christians and conservative Catholics pursue a Christian America by different means.

OPINION: White evangelical Christians and conservative Catholics pursue a Christian America by different means.

Trump's Cabinet picks seemingly require 'sexual abuse' allegations on resumes: Journalist The Bulwark's editor-in-chief continued to express his disgust Tuesday with Donald Trump's Cabinet appointees who have allegations revolving around sex scandals in their past. Fox News weekend host P...

"It's almost as if this is now a requirement on your resume you have to have a sexual abuse or allegation against you."

Just put this on my calendar!

Happy to see this, but what I want to see even more is local book and record stores thriving.

That 70s Mix, Vol. 1, 1970 Playlist · Mark I. Hurley · 36 items

During the pandemic, I became a little obsessed with making Spotify playlists. I do it the way some people do crosswords and others knit. Here's first in a series I'm still working on:
open.spotify.com/playlist/0Ys...

Agreed

Freedom Summer 2024 Playlist · Mark I. Hurley · 204 items · 3 saves

Let's party like it's 1999: open.spotify.com/playlist/0ny...