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Young folks, I strongly recommend buying a DVD player and stocking up on some great DVDs of classic movies and TV shows.

Many of them won't exist after this Paramount-Warner Bros merger.

James: It’s unfortunate that the president is weaponizing the federal government, particularly the DOJ. It’s also unfortunate that Pam Bondi seems to believe that the DOJ is the personal attorney for the President of the United States, rather than serving the interests of America

2/26/1878 — b. Emmy Destinn, Czech singer. #womenshistory #WomeninMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #Czech #opera #music

Ida Cox “Wild Women: Don’t Have the Blues” record cover

2/25/1896 — b. Ida Cox, American singer, songwriter, vaudeville performer. The “Uncrowned Queen of the #Blues”, pioneer blues/jazz vocalist. Wrote+sang “Wild Wmn Don’t Have the Blues”(1924); performed by many including BessieSmith + MamaCass #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MuicSky #MusicChallenge #BHM

"Joy Around The Tree" painting by Alice Bailly | 1913-14

2/25/1872 — b. Alice Bailly, Swiss artist. An early 20th century radical painter + wood engraver; created cubist, dadaist, fauvist + futurist works. Settled in Paris (1906), aligned herself with several avant-garde modernist painters #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #painters #ArtSky #BOTD

"Tips for recording federal agents from ACLU organizers. Capture relevant details including agents’ names, badge numbers, documents, and any weapons they’re carrying. Capture context like the surrounding area. Record continuous video to capture the full sequence of events. Copy your photos or videos to other devices so they can’t be lost or deleted. Don’t delete the originals. Try to share your documentation with the impacted individual’s loved ones, their attorney, or local organizations working with impacted community members." Arrow pointing right.

"Tips to protect your digital privacy from ACLU legal experts. Turn off all biometric functions to unlock your phone, including fingerprint and face recognition. Ensure your phone has a strong password. Keep your phone in airplane mode when you don’t need to communicate with others. Turn off location services unless you’re actively using an app that needs access to your location. Communicate with others using secure, encrypted messaging apps."

We have the right to record ICE agents and other government officials at work in public.

Use these tips to document agents’ actions.

Read up on your rights and understand the risks at aclu.org/kyr_record-

In anticipation of tonight's historic State of the Union Address, I give you: Great Moments in Past State of the Union Speeches Volume 1.

#DonaldTrump #NancyPelosi

Un oiseau du un lampadaire , derrière lui un ciel bleu, son ombre sur un pignon de bâtiment jaune....l image faisant le drapeau ukrainien

Car aujourd'hui, ce 24 février, cela fait déjà 4 ans ! 🙏

Stand with Ukraine...🇺🇦

📷 Waldemar Walczak

#Resist

Not me being all confident strutting into the weekend…

#animals #photography #on1pics

Landscape by Martha Cunz

2/24/1876 — b. Martha Cunz, Swiss artist. Painter, printmaker; early 20th c. European artist to master the modernist woodcut, noted for her lithographs + woodcuts. Co-founder, German Assn of Graphics (1903); exhibitions, Historisches + Völkerkundemuseum #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #BOTD

Born #onthisday in 1868, the US sociologist + civil rights activist W. E. B. Du Bois. Celebrate with a look at the stunning hand-drawn "infographics" he made with his students, depicting conditions of African-American life in 1900: publicdomainreview.org/collection/w... #otd #BlackHistoryMonth

Listen to this 13 year old who went to her city's council meeting.

She had some things she needed to get off her chest

'The Mob,' New Jersey, 1961
Walter Chandoha was called the Richard Avedon of Cat Photography.
He created over 90,000 images of cats.
They appeared in magazines like Life & National Geographic, on the cans of myriad brands of cat food, in calendars & in his books.
#Caturday

Nancy Wilson holding a microphone while performing

2/20/1937 — b. Nancy Wilson, American singer. Pop, soul, blues, soul, and #jazz entertainer; enjoyed an impressive five-decade career (mid 1950s-early 2010s). She recorded over 70 albums, and won three Grammy Awards #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #woc

Thomas Edison seated next to his prototype phonograph

2/20/1878 — Thomas Edison, American inventor, is issued a U.S. patent for his phonograph

#TDIH #music #history #IP #patents
#MusicSky #MusicChallenge

YouTube video by OneHitWondered The Ramrods - (Ghost) Riders In The Sky

The week ending February 20, 1961, Connecticut instrumental rock group The Ramrods earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their twangy interpretation of “(Ghost) Riders In The Sky” spent the week at #30 on the #Billboard #Top40… also earned the rare #OneWeekWonder status #Ramrods #OneHitWondered

Irma Thomas holding microphone

2/18/1941 — b. Irma Thomas, American singer. Gospel, soul, jazz + R&B vocalist, 50+ yr career, Grammy (2006). Her recording“Time Is On My Side”predated the Stones version;only natl hit “Wish Someone Would Care”(1963) #BHM #woc #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #BlackHistoryMonth

oil pastel of my cat dottie leaning in the window, you can see trees in the window & underneath her is a yellow pillow & a blue wall to the left

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Painting of Native Americanby Dulah Marie Evans

2/17/1875 — b. Dulah Marie Evans, American artist, photographer. Painter, illustrator, printmaker, etcher; works in modern, classic + impressionist styles. Commissioned to photograph Native American daily routines + ritualistic dances in Sante Fe #womenshistory #womenartists #womensart #photography

The Andrews Sisters "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" cover

Patty Andrews

2/16/1918 — b. Patty Andrews, American singer. Mezzo-soprano, lead singer of the Andrew Sisters; pop, early #R&B + jump #blues. The sisters big hit was the #WWII song “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”(1941); they sold 60+ mil records (1930s-40s) #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #PolSky

Original ASCAP seal | 1922

2/13/1915 — The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is founded by Victor Herbert, Irving Berlin, James Weldon Johnson, Jerome Kern, and John Philip Sousa

#ASCAP #MusicSky #WriterSky #IP #copyrights #MusicChallenge #OTD

The New York Times just launched a new "newsletter about the law and the courts." They are calling it "The Docket."

The Times may not care that Democracy Docket has been publishing "On the Docket" and "Daily Docket" for years, but I believe our 400,000 subscribers might.

More on this tomorrow.

The 19th: House passes elections overhaul bill that could make it harder for married women to vote

Are you one of nearly 70 million American women who changed their names when they got married? 🙋‍♀️

Republicans in Congress want to make it harder for you to vote.

Tell your senator to oppose the SAVE Act. indivisible.org/actions/stop...

#WomenInFilm #WomenInMusic #SciSky #MusicSky #MusicChallenge #IP #patents

The USA is a failed state, no better than any other rouge state that commits human rights abuses, the USA has lost all credibility on the world stage, you can’t go around promoting democracy, advocating for the rule of law and human rights when you’re committing those things in your own backyard.

“We’re the only country in the world that has mail in ballots”. - Senile Satan

She can't even be called "Acting Attorney General" because she did not gain the position through proper line of succession. 

Until Congress reviews her nomination, which Trump seems unwilling to even do so, she is a Special Attorney simply doing the duties of the vacant office.

Worst timeline ever.

#DidYouKnow that February 11th is recognized as #NationalGuitarDay?
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