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Rapture short squeeze is on. What a time to be alive.

New: Internal tension at the Associated Press over use of AI. One of the AP newsroom leaders leading the company's AI initiatives told staff that many editors preferred an AI-written article to a human one, and told them when it comes to using AI in the newsroom "resistance is futile."

"Elections and Voting" list -

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jane birkin on the floor playing a 33 1/3 LP on a gramophone

It's March! And March means fundraising around these parts, but I've still got lots of great music (and prizes!) Join me from 3-7pm EST today on @gtdradio.bsky.social @wfmu.bsky.social for a dark and chilly marathon show. Go here: wfmu.org/playlists/sh...

Woke up with "Linstead Market" (the corrupted version we used to sing in third grade music class) in my head, so that's a pretty good start.

trying to imagine doing Wellesley, Yale Law, a legal career, eight years in the Senate, a term as Secretary of State, and two presidential campaigns only to sit and listen to gotchas from someone best known for giving a hand job at a musical production of Beetlejuice

Come along with me on a 4 mile run around Portland’s waterfront.

Saw the Oscar-nominated short animation films at the @hollywoodtheatre.org .

I liked "The Three Sisters" very much.

Another Big Loss for the Little Bully Today, the Trump administration delivered a loss in court to itself.

Joyce Vance’s take on it:

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Trump Administration Abandons Efforts to Impose Orders on Law Firms

LOL the early capitulators, and fuck those firms. We will remember.

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This fuckin’ asshole.

Looks like they heard us, at least for now.

“Oregon lawmakers voted Monday to adopt a one-year moratorium on awarding new tax breaks for data centers through the state’s largest incentive program. “

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We must cultivate our garden.

YouTube video by VIDEOBEAT dotCOM Paul Revere & The Raiders - Him Or Me - 1967

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My family lived in Black Earth, Wisconsin in 1967. My dad was stationed in Thailand with the Air Force. My mom took my brother and me to Madison with her one day that summer, and let us pick out singles at a record store. My brother chose this Raiders single. I chose "Pleasant Valley Sunday".

Hegseth has an American flag pocket square. Of course there are far more clear and present dangers, but it was once understood that respect for the flag meant not turning it into articles of clothing.

Woke up witih "Him or Me - What's It Gonna Be?" by Paul Revere & the Raiders in my head, so that's a pretty good start.

The Stony Dark Within | Joy Williams This is the 150th anniversary of Rilke’s birth. Or, you might say, the 99th anniversary of his death. I asked a small group of students if they knew of

Joy Williams on Rilke. [Paywalled. Feel free to subscribe.]

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Woke up with "Give Me Everything" by Magazine in my head, so that's a pretty good start.

Sounds like my kinda bar.

I don’t feel like elaborating more on this, but the UAE is a country that feels more like a SkyMall catalog.

This is consistent with what one hears from serious analysts all around. The US negotiating team, led by two New York real estate developers with a reputation for incompetence at that and no serious diplomats or nuclear experts, were a bunch of ignorant pikers incapable of engaging in serious talks.

Notice the women are no longer wearing the hijab, a symbol of the regime's repression

Post See new posts Conversation Laura Rozen @lrozen · 2h From US admin official background briefing recording listening to, seriously question if US negotiators understood what Iranians were proposing. One official keeps saying acronym for “IAEA” wrong. They seem astonished Iran would not agree to the US supplying them nuclear fuel Laura Rozen @lrozen · 2h They took as suspicious proposals that Iran saw as concessionary. Laura Rozen @lrozen · 2h Explains why Oman FM tried to come to DC to explain what US negotiators may not have fully understood Laura Rozen @lrozen Am not saying what Iran proposed would have been enough, I dont know, but it seems US negotiators did not have the expert guidance to understand it correctly

On top of all the reporting that this war of aggression was planned well in advance, it seems that the reporting also indicates that the US political leadership are quite literally too stupid to understand basic diplomacy. I mean literally not smart enough.

Poke weed is a nasty-assed plant.

Woke up with "Ella Guru" by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band in my head, so that's a pretty good start.

I've also seen the song listed as "Poke Salad Annie" and "Pork Salad Annie".

I would go with "Poke Salad Annie" myself, but I am not Tony Joe White.

The Snatchbreakers.

YouTube video by Johnny Thunders - Topic Can't Seem to Make You Mine

I like this cover. It’s got circa 1987 studio gloss all over it but it works with it. Barry Andrews, previously of Brinsley Schwarz and the Rumour, does a good job mimicking Darryl Hooper’s distinct piano style.