Nate Gass

I think progressives have had a problem with "purity tests" (the need for all leaders to have tightly aligned perspectives or else stay quiet about it)

And I think the Democratic Party has had a problem with being...undemocratic - with too much power in the institution and not in the people.

What to know about the future of special education without the Education Department A special education leader under George W. Bush says the dismantling of the Department of Education will impact students with disabilities.

A special education leader under George W. Bush says the dismantling of the Department of Education will impact students with disabilities.

(via @wbur.org)

Illinois returns nearly 1,500 acres of stolen land to state's first federally recognized tribe The land in southern Dekalb County once belonged to Chief Shab-eh-nay of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation but was seized and sold by the U.S. when the chief was visiting relatives.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed a law restoring Shabbona State Park, which covers about 1,500 acres in DeKalb County, to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.

Dick Durbin is probably retiring, if Obama is looking for a new gig

Don’t change your subject headings. There is no library jail. Keep using the real names not these fake ones.

Obeying in advance is worse than those doing the change because when you obey with soenthing that is clearly wrong you are putting false information into official “fact” places.

Bernie Sanders Is Showing Democrats How It’s Done The Vermont senator is taking his anti-Trump tour to red America—and it's a smash hit.

Democrats "may find themselves quickly back in business if they can simply swallow their pride and follow Bernie’s lead."

this ‘jurassic park’ story 😭

Love this record! Produced by Tobacco

Massive news that KILLER OF SHEEP is entering the
@criterion.bsky.social. I still have my @milestonefilms.bsky.social edition, who deserve the ultimate credit for supporting this film's resurgence and Charles Burnett's legacy, and I can't wait to add this alongside it.

looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.

What is this shit?

Sharing is caring.

So SHARE this post. Not doing so will confirm what most of us already knew, that you’re a total sociopath.

the real elitists I’ve been obsessed for a while with the idea of the “elite” because I think it’s one of those concepts that, in a U.S.

I always feel like I’m the only person who not only notices but can’t get over the sheer craziness of how we only use the word “elitism” on behalf of a elites to attack non-elite, but it turns out @lytagold.bsky.social is right there open.substack.com/pub/lytagold...

This made me happy.

“Either democracy was on the ballot in November or it wasn’t.”

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025

A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.

GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS

PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.

youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...

Super impressive mashup

Ep 124: The Apartment - Can We Still Be Friends? - A Movie Podcast Nate and Ryan start their journey through their 5-Star movies by discussing The Apartment.

On the podcast we kick off our year of 5-star movies with Billy Wilder’s New Year classic The Apartment. Be a mensch and give it a listen! #greatmovies www.canwestillbefriends.net/ep-124-the-a...

“But, of course, the second step of ideology is to make itself disappear.”
-MF

“The very purpose of ideology is to close off the possibility that anything could be different.”
- Mark Fisher

Foals’ Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1 spinning on vinyl. With the cover next to it.

Thursday evening spin
#foals #vinylcommunity

I repeat myself in saying @philipchristman.bsky.social’s newsletter is so good, you should subscribe: philipchristman.substack.com/p/chin-up

Two things, both true:

1) 200 is not a wholly-unprecedented number of agents and this is likely to be the kind of operation that doesn’t round up people so much as scare them.

2) it still scares them and part of the point is to scare them.

Fight the hype with facts; know the hype causes harm.

Amidst oceans of content what does releasing something loud even look like nowadays?

Brigass picture of a rolled joint

Gotta love that inner sleeve.

Cover of George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass next to the record spinning on a turntable. Small fern plant in between

The cover of Minute by Minute with a fiddle leaf fig in the background

Thursday afternoon spin. Minute by Minute - The Doobie Brothers (1978)
#vinyl #michaelmcdonald #yachtrock

THE STING (1973) is now the oldest American narrative film on Netflix — one of only 5 released before 1980 on the largest subscription streaming service in the U.S.

#Streaming #FilmSky

Nick Cave’s Wild God album being played on a turntable.

Tuesday morning spin.
#vinyl #nickcave #wildgod