dan

defining a high trust society as one that allows its government a total ability to surveil interpersonal communications seems a bit backward to me

also, given recent examples of germany’s criminalization of climate and pro-palestine protestors i don’t understand why he feels the government’s trustworthiness to neutrally apply the rule of law is at all self evident

wild to argue that tech libertarianism leads to excessive privacy, rather than ubiquitous surveillance. do i live on the same planet as this person

people pretending that no, the student protest movement wasn’t crushed, it just succeeded in denying biden the presidency and disbanded, are going to make me insane

These Are the Students Targeted by ICE So Far The Trump Administration estimates at least 300 international students have had their U.S. visas revoked over alleged pro-Palestinian campus activism.

students protesting the genocide in gaza have also been targeted by ice. it’s a shared struggle time.com/7272060/inte...

lyrics for "The Executioner's Song" by Cass McCombs: "The Executioner's Song" I love the job almost as much as I do you It's a good job I may not get paid as much But I more than make up With an enormous sense of self-worth My job, my job My job, my job Some people just work to pay the bills And put bread on the table I couldn't do that I need feeling and purpose My job, my job My job, my job Although I admit sometimes it's not very fun In fact, it can be pretty stressful At the end of the day I know I begun and completed the work Only by my own willpower There is work that is play There is play that is work And play that is play And work that is work And in only one of these lies happiness I'm a pretty luck guy I love you and I love my job, my job My job, my job

thinking of this song a lot lately cassmccombs.bandcamp.com/track/the-ex...

YouTube video by sim Cass McCombs - Pleasant Shadow Song

this album has always reminded me of Recent Songs youtu.be/grR4rgNUBBg?...

agreed on the first but also “gyros place that has everything” is my favorite type of fast food place and still seems to be sort of unique to chicago

i think cory hanson is playing solo opening sets this tour. i’m sure it will rule, hoping to catch em next week

a page from the National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Mid-Atlantic States, showing a black salamander with yellow spots and the following description: SPOTTED SALAMANDER Ambystoma maculatum MOLE SALAMANDER FAMILY 7". Stocky; snout broad. Black or dark gray with 2 irreg, head-to-tall rows of large yellow (rarely orange) spots. Usu. underground or under logs, rocks. HABITAT Broadleaf woods. ACTIVITY Day and night, Feb.-Nov. RANGE Entire region, ex. s NJ, s Delmarva Peninsula.

an aptly named spotted salamander, lol. cute!

what’s with the scare quotes around student protestors and settler colonialism

Many years ago, Zohran attended a few meetings of Survived and Punished NY. When we launched our #FreeThemAll campaign to free people in women's prisons who were incarcerated for defending themselves against DV/SA, Zohran who was then working on Cynthia Nixon's campaign got us on her radar.

Here is Mahmoud, addressing the media outside.

congratulations!! ❤️❤️

the page is 100% bangers

i was just going to comment a surly preamble seems like a good fit! or an old steel mountain bike, but that would be more of a project

“My detention at Guantanamo changed me. The isolation, the deprivation… it broke us down.”

A Venezuelan man who entered the US for a CBP One appointment on Jan. 19, 2025—and violated no laws—describes the horrors of Guantanamo detention aka imprisonment.

ccrjustice.org/sites/defaul...

they don’t make em like they used to (blurry)

every person involved in this needs to be in prison

In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?"

(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)

Invite request | Freq A place to find music with friends.

Ok... who wants to try out my social media site for community-centered music discovery?

It's a fun place to hang out and talk about music, but it's also a pretty unique attempt to develop software *with* the actual communities who are going to be using it.

www.freq.social/welcome/invi...

Cover for Yellow Back Radio Broke Down. Cowboy with two guns pointed at the viewer. Instead of a head it has a radio.

Cover for Mumbo Jumbo. Two woman nude sit in front of a rose.

Ishmael Reed (1938-) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c...

L, uncredited, 1969; R, uncredited, 1972
#scifi #sciencefiction #speculativefiction #literature #books

Announcing my new solo guitar record today, Moving Through Light, out February 28 2025 at Bandcamp and streaming services.

YouTube video by Mrsilenciobackgammon Leonard Cohen / Sonny Rollins - Who By Fire - Night Music

Leonard Cohen - “Who By Fire” w/ Sonny Rollins, 1989

youtu.be/LCaD6GAQmjA?...

Chelsea Studios, NYC. 12:30am. Night Music, NBC.

Columbo looking down.

Columbo waving and has cigar in other hand.

Columbo self-portraits by Peter Falk. #art

beautiful!

Western Cum, by Cory Hanson 8 track album

cory hanson’s solo album from 2023 is also incredible coryhanson.bandcamp.com/album/wester...

google map entry for “Teacup Puppy Store in New York.” Google’s AI summary of reviews: “Some people say this pet store offers a wide variety of adorable teacup puppies, including Yorkies, and provides excellent customer service with helpful staff who are always available for consultations. Other reviews mention the store can be a scam and doesn't exist.”

lol