Melvin Gibbs

this is exactly what I would expect somebody in their 70s who grew up in Jamaica Estates in Queens to think
I wouldn't've thought they'd say it out loud on TV is 2025
But the mask is off now

anyone who didn’t think that this is really how he feels about Black & Latino people was fooling themselves.

btw, if he cared about US history
he’d know that Black ppl have already “been there & done that” as far as the whole being out in the fields to make other people rich thing is concerned.

Benjamin Netanyahu decides on full Gaza occupation, PMO says | The Jerusalem Post The Prime Minister's Office conveyed the message to IDF chief, saying If this does not suit you, then you should resign.

From The River to The Sea
www.jpost.com/israel-news/...

‘We are on the precipice of defeat’: Former IDF chiefs of staff, intel chiefs demand end to Gaza war * * *

"this war stopped being a just war. It is leading the State of Israel to the loss of its security and identity.”
www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

New Trump tariffs: early modelling shows most economies lose – the US more than many The latest round of tariffs will reduce GDP in most countries. As the effects flow through, the global economy may be in for a rocky ride.

"The tariffs reduce US annual GDP by 0.36%. This equates to US$108.2 billion or $861 per household per year"
theconversation.com/new-trump-ta...

I think it’s telling that rather than funding a world that allows more people to be able to make art, the goal of the tech overlords is to plagiarize the history of the arts to get rid of human makers and technique while concentrating more wealth into the hands of a few. I don’t know how that’s good

when people smoke weed
you smell it
when drummers get past words
you hear it

I've yet to release the soundtrack to
"Dreams Are Colder Than Death"
I'll add a version of it to my Arthur Jafa commissioned by/inspired by "Anamibia Sessions" series
(the first taste of the "Amasia: Anamibia Sessions 2" will drop next week)
at some point but right now I'd say it'll probably be #5

my first electric bass teacher made me learn every song on "Tapestry"

everyone who complained about that Sydney Sweeney American Eagle ad ignored the 1st Rule of The Internet
Do Not Feed The Trolls
they didn't get that sparking outrage was exactly the point

the end result will be thirsty corporations serving up more white supremacist-adjacent ads in the future

I'm happy to say that Fox News won't be able to prevent Mamdani from winning
b/c this sort of BS flimflam doesn't work on ANY NYers

Yesterday I reread Franz Fanon's "On National Culture"
where he writes about how yt ppl will need to keep the idea of the n-er going long after the idea (which is not a reality - but in fact their mental creation) has become obsolete.
I didn't expect to see confirmation so quickly.

more and more
it becomes obvious
that people with real money
were hating the fact
that poors were starting to live well

another episode of
the deconstructionists were right
& everyone who hated on them was wrong
dropped

It just feels like
America's Decision Makers
are all-in on FA
and have no idea that
FO ALWAYS follows
part 2 is gonna be a mf when it hits

I'm only missing two - Tulsa & Honolulu

Trump Executive Order Ends Tariff Exemption on Imports Less Than $800

Trump just murked a lot of people's side hustles.
This is going to cut into Amazon's, Ebay's & Esty's profits as well.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/u...

I saw that Microsoft posits that "Historian" is one of the jobs that AI eliminates. I think maybe the job title will change to "forensic researcher" or something - but if anything, AI will make getting to primary sources and establishing what REALLY happened in the world more necessary.

i do not like the latest Bandcamp website (re)design.
It looks like it was done to please the investors, not the customers.

Skechers is making kids' shoes with a hidden AirTag compartment | TechCrunch Skechers launches kids' shoes with built-in AirTag holder.

This Is Evil
techcrunch.com/2025/07/30/s...

"The shooting may put concerns over gun violence back on voters’ minds"
"May" is doing A LOT of work here.
And, who exactly is the "New York" that got rattled?
if the NYT took a random survey of subway riders they'd probably learn that neither of those is true

rich dad poor dad, by Klein track by Klein

this is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I've been told her live show is mid
but her guitar-forward output is right up my alley
klein1997.bandcamp.com/track/rich-d...

he wins the "Born In NYC" vote - (which is overwhelmingly Hispanic & Black btw) - w 43% - & "Not Born In NYC" vote with 61%
what else do you need to know?
This thing is gonna be a blow-out
Sliwa might win Staten Island cause "They Not Like Us"
but anti-Mamdani talk just wishcasting at this point

the thing that's funny about this is
the CEO is an employee too!
what makes them think THEY can't be replaced
if the hype is true
worker-run companies will be truly viable possibility
and MORE likely going forward
AI could just as easily fuel socialism as it fuels whatever the ruling class wants now

Rasmus Jarlov on Twitter writes: "There is nothing to celebrate. Moving from average tariffs of less than 2% on trade between the USA and Europe to 15% under today’s deal will inevitably lead to inflation. Almost everything will become more expensive in both Europe and the USA, and we will all be worse off. The economic illiteracy in the White House is doing serious damage to the West." Stylish Skunk replies: "I have a feeling you have 0 idea what you're talking about. In fact I know you do." Rasmus Jarlov responds: "Of course. I am former minister of trade in Denmark and you are an anonymous Twitter profile. You probably know a lot more than me. For sure."

lol

Christian Smalls is a modern American hero.
but he's Black and surely fits Orange's Julius' definition
of a Communist.
we're about to find out what "America First" really means.

the 1st time I heard Blackbyrd McKnight was on this record

that’s exactly what a real NYer would do
smh lol

when it comes to citizen-government relations
Americans need to be more like the French

So he does in fact believe in affirmative action