Marcy Donelson

I just saw a "lyrics proofreading" credit on an album press release and it made my day.

Late To the Party - Albums You Wish You'd Discovered Earlier Kicking yourself. That's usually the feeling. When you finally sit down with an album that changes your life, you think "Why wasn't I listening to this the whole time?" So many…

If you need a distraction, I contributed to this AllMusic list, which is surprisingly sweet and funny (and unsurprisingly informative) at times. www.allmusic.com/blog/post/la...

Live with Ruth Ben-Ghiat A recording from Nina Burleigh and Ruth Ben-Ghiat's live video

This is just under an hour long and packed with stuff everyone should be aware of (re: "the files," authoritarianism, what's actually going on and why people are acting the way they're acting, things to be on the look-out for...)

It's not like we were born with an innate understanding of N95 masks and airborne transmission. Many of us put in the intellectual effort to understand it, starting in 2020. You don't need a medical degree to understand this stuff. It has been explained, and explained, and explained.

The Pettiness of It All Morning Dispatch

Wow, is this a current mood. (There’s a nice little summary of how the hell DJT made it into college, if you’ve ever wondered.) Sorry for the preview photo. www.marytrump.org/p/the-pettin...

YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show Sarah Kendzior on America's Autocratic Turn and How America Lost Its Guardrails

New interview! On all the things going wrong and how we got here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYWn...

Another great interview with Sarah Kendzior. I've been begging folks for years to understand that the (establishment) Dems are in on it--this interview packs in a lot of info quickly, including a sense of how that's played out. We HAVE TO understand what we're really up against.

I'd say this is all deeply unserious except for the potential to be a record-breaking event and be met with force in some places.

OK, I'm officially in favor of anything over nothing, but I was already annoyed at being excluded from No Kings, AN ANTI-AUTHORITARIAN PROTEST, due to ableist/ageist/racist/transphobic lack of masking; now I learn it starts at 9:30 here. Why? Michigan football game @ noon. 🙄🙄🙄

feels like Lotte Reiniger gif time

Was feeling the lowest of lows then got a Wordle in two.

Someone said "Star of David banner" and I heard it as "star of David Banner" until a good 30 seconds later. (And, no, I wasn't thinking of the rapper.)

As far as finding things and doing research, the internet and Google worked better in 2005.

When Will the Lion Concern Himself Joking memes make light of the uncomfortable reality: everyone's got a little of that post-COVID brain damage these days

Nobody has Long COVID, but everybody has brain fog, cognitive decline and memory loss. I talk about the overwhelming scientific evidence that COVID damages the brain, and the overwhelming social unwillingness to acknowledge it in my latest:

www.thegauntlet.news/p/when-will-...

TIL about water clocks. How had I never heard or thought of these before?

It would take around 1.1 million acres of solar panels to (clean) power the world. That's less than a quarter of the number of acres devoted globally to golf courses. You can see where this is going, right...?

Watching the Sumud Flotilla tonight and thinking about our friend Greta Thunberg, who was just arrested by Israel… and also countless other people who are just as brave even if we don’t know their names yet

Update: there was shooting v nearby, schools locked down, 30-40 shots fired, one victim, who died. Driving & crash involved, which likely explains the helicopters. We don't get a lot of homicides (this is Ann Arbor) and never unfolding "breaking news" like this. All has moved on, though… :/

Should I be alarmed that it smells like gasoline and I can hear multiple helicopters nearby (can't see anything from inside my neighborhood).

Violet Affleck crushes it again

YouTube video by Legal AF Trump & MAGA EXPOSE Themselves with LATEST FREAKOUT

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Court of History
Sidney Blumenthal & Sean Wilentz discuss Sidney’s essay in-Guardian

Cracker Barrel controversy shows how logo change was weaponized by the right-part of the ongoing culture war

What corporate retreat reveals about
cynical politics driving these battles

youtu.be/p0JTgGw3MhA?...

How have I not heard any "You're fired!" jokes

Today (end of Wednesday for me) has been the most bananas news day I can remember, an endless stream of medium and major news, running the gamut from awkward to obscene and dystopian to unbearably tragic. I want off the death-cult train.

Hey, everybody, there's new AllMusic list post by the editing team. What did I pick? 🤔 This one's pretty fun to explore, good job, everyone. Favorite One-Album Wonders: www.allmusic.com/blog/post/fa...

Hey, everybody, there's new AllMusic list post by the editing team. What did I pick? 🤔 This one's pretty fun to explore, good job, everyone. Favorite One-Album Wonders: www.allmusic.com/blog/post/fa...

I just glanced out the back of my apartment to see a hawk dive-bombing a squirrel about 100 feet away near a tree, ran out, and somehow scared it away. (I half thought it might retaliate--it can fly!) 🐿️ Total knee-jerk response.

One of the first things I'd do to set myself apart if I were to become on online personality of some sort (which I won't because of my voice/appearance) is to record & edit in a natural way with pauses. I f^hate (hate!) how videos are sped up & mushed together now, algo be dam'd.

NEWS: Smithsonian Restores Trump Impeachment Exhibit After Public Pressure The Smithsonian restores Trump's impeachment exhibit after public pressure, Trump is booed at a WWE event, Trump's economic policy set to hit Temu and Shein hard, and much more

For my homies, a packed interview from Aaron Parnas's Substack:

Today, I’m bringing you a special interview with Mallory McMorrow, a rising star and candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

Midwestern U.S., August 2025: I know there are other things going on, but as if to underscore, after what seemed like two months (six weeks?) of continuous unbearable heat, I'm now wearing a hoodie and there's wildfire smoke.

But have you ever fallen UP the stairs?