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Creamo Coyl @creamocoyl.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Shoutout to @alan6degrees.bsky.social for dropping some Cyanide Tooth on his @wfmu.bsky.social show. www.wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
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in the pines: Six Degrees with Alan
Audio & playlist from May 16, 2025
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Beef. @cdcyr.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
@wfmu.bsky.social We just got this in the mail! Pretty much the best, funnest thing I did in the last year was participate in this madness. An honor to be on an fmu premium and rather humbled by the great talent our warbles were put next to. @alan6degrees.bsky.social - you done really good!
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Creamo Coyl @creamocoyl.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
New curse just dropped.
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Ask Alan! @alan6degrees.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
it's the last day of @wfmu.bsky.social annual fundraiser and while i am now down with a covid/flu combo, the past few weeks were epic fun - we're close to our goal and if you wanna kick in to my Jersey centric radio show, 6° with Alan, you can right here pledge.wfmu.org/donate?progr...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
KNOW YOUR
RIGHTS
IN CASE OF ICE:
CONOCE TUS DERECHOS
EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR.
ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge.
Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door.
NO ABRAS TU PUERTA.
ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizándola debajo de la puerta.ASK THEM
TO LEAVE.
If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission.
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PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN.
Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.REMAIN SILENT.
You have the right to remain silent.
If the agents ask you questions, tell them,
"I wish to remain silent."
PERMANECE EN SILENCIO.
Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio.
Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles:
"Deseo permanecer en silencio".
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 03/02/2025
The Illustrated Guide to Silicon Valley Super Villains is going to need multiple volumes.
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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Nobody is paying attention to things like this because the CDC no longer communicates. The current occupant of the White House broke government. He broke the ability to keep America safe. This is spreading, and this administration plans to pretend it doesn't exist. 828newsnow.com/news/228822-...
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Dead bird at Lake Julian Park tests positive for avian flu - Asheville's 828 News NOW
Preliminary tests show a bird at Lake Julian Park had avian influenza H5N1
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Some of you
(11) General Interference with Organizations and Production

(a) Organizations and Conferences (1) Insist on doing everything through “channels.” Never permit short-cuts to be taken in order to expedite decisions.

(2) Make “speeches.” Talk as frequently as possible and at great length. Illustrate your “points” by long anecdotes and accounts of personal experiences. Never hesitate to make a few appropriate “patriotic” comments.

(3) When possible, refer all matters to committees, for “further study and consideration.” Attempt to make the committees as large as possible—never less than five.

(4) Bring up irrelevant issues as frequently as possible.

(5) Haggle over precise wordings of communications, minutes, resolutions.

(6) Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision.

(7) Advocate “caution.” Be “reasonable” and urge your fellow-conferees to be “reasonable” and avoid haste which might result in embarrassments or difficulties later on.

(8) Be worried about the propriety of any decision—raise the question of whether such action as is contemplated lies within the jurisdiction of the group or whether it might conflict with the policy of some higher echelon.
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Ask Alan! @alan6degrees.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
A compilation CD of original weed juice songs made by listeners will be the 6° @wfmu.bsky.social 2025 marathon premium prize. Wanna submit a song? Have questions? email me at alan@wfmu.org
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Laurence H. Tribe @tribelaw.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
A grim but essential memory: 80 years ago today Auschwitz was liberated. That there was an Auschwitz to liberate is unspeakably tragic. . . www.history.com/this-day-in-...
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Auschwitz is liberated | January 27, 1945 | HISTORY
The Soviet Red Army enters Auschwitz, Poland, and liberates the survivors of the network of concentration camps—and finally reveals to the world the depth of the horrors perpetrated there.
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Ask Alan! @alan6degrees.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
On last nite's 6° on @wfmu we really went after the bad guys - you can stream the whole dang thing right here
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be careful out there: Six Degrees with Alan
Audio & playlist from January 24, 2025
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Ask Alan! @alan6degrees.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
On last night's 'Ask Alan' fill in for @jimthepoet on @wfmu we covered topics like dream interpretations, relationships & how to deal with Nazis. Me giving advice is proof that the world is off its rocker. you can stream it here.
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Ask Alan!: Six Degrees with Alan
Audio & playlist from January 21, 2025
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Ask Alan! @alan6degrees.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Hey here's a link to stream last nite's 6° radio program on @wfmu.bsky.social
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its over: Six Degrees with Alan
Audio & playlist from January 17, 2025
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday.
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Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold
Global temperatures in 2024 soared to yet another record level, but this time it was such a big jump that Earth temporarily passed a major symbolic climate threshold.
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
If you’re more upset by the fact that our flags will be at half staff at the Capitol for Jimmy Carter than you are about the fact that our flags were used to beat police officers at our Capitol for Donald Trump, congratulations, you are an asshole and you’re in a fucking cult.
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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
ready to declare the war on christmas over. hanukkah won.
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WFMU @wfmu.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Upcoming special programs on WFMU: Feeling the (2024) Favorites w/Michele; countdown to midnight 2025 w/Alan & Jim the Poet; New Year’s specials w/Bob Barth, Lesley K, and Pedro Futura; Chris Crash crowns the punk champions of ’24; Andrew Smith, author of "Devil in the Stack," on Techtonic:
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Upcoming Special Programs on WFMU
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Ask Alan! @alan6degrees.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
I do an occasional call-in advice show on @wfmu.bsky.social - There is no logical reason for me to be giving advice to anyone never mind strangers, yet they continue to call. Here's the latest episode - Thanx @buccinights.bsky.social for the fill-in 🤘🏽
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Ask Alan: Six Degrees with Alan
Audio & playlist from December 27, 2024
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
My latest. I wanted to take today off but I think more Americans need to know this before it's forgotten by tomorrow. "Elon Musk and JD Vance's Support of Germany's Nazi-Loving AfD Party Should Be Much Bigger News" thelefthook.substack.com/p/elon-musk-...
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Elon Musk and JD Vance's Support of Germany's Nazi-Loving AfD Party Should Be Much Bigger News
Elon Musk & J.D. Vance tweeted in support of the AfD Party whose racist, anti-immigrant ideologies are shared by a terrorist who just killed 5 people in Germany. Maybe it's not "economic anxiety."
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
icymi, from 2016 The macabre truth of gun control in the US is that toddlers kill more people than terrorists do
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The macabre truth of gun control in the US is that toddlers kill more people than terrorists do | Lindy West
Last week, a Florida gun rights activist was shot in the back by her four-year-old son. How much longer will we keep participating in the collective lie that deadly weapons keep us safe?
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Well, when you put it that way, @joycecaroloates.bsky.social
From Joyce Carol Oates on the dead bird app 

"very bad of people to be hinting at sympathy for the CEO silencer-assassin. it is absolutely not the American way to execute by extrajudicial means unless one is a police officer with guaranteed immunity or a vigilante rightwing hero like, for instance, the murderer of Trayvon Martin."
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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
"CEO Down!" Spotted in Seattle
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Lindsay Goldwert @lindsaygoldwert.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Stick it to the man and support your local weird radio station! We love @wfmu.bsky.social
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
I have been blown away by the incredible support I have received in response to this essay. We are so much stronger when we stand together. And when we stand up to the bullies as a collective, we win. Fuck the trolls, they can’t and they won’t scare us into silence. 💙💪🏻 I love you guys!!
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
While the total net worth of the officials in Biden’s Cabinet was about $118 million, Laura Mannweiler of U.S. News and World Report noted, a week ago she estimated the worth of Trump’s roster of appointees to be at least $344.4 billion, more than the gross domestic product of 169 countries.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
I've often pondered the fact that when I became a US Attorney, I had to stop selling the occasional skein of hand-dyed yarn on Etsy (I'm a knitter for those of you who don't know me) to avoid any appearance of conflict of interest. That seems quaint & laughable now.
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Workers in Spain will be given up to four days of paid leave if they are unable to get to their workplace due to extreme weather.
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Spain approves law on paid climate leave after deadly flooding
The law on paid leave protects the rights of workers not to go to work in the event of catastrophes or climate related weather alerts that could put them in danger.
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Global talks to forge a landmark treaty aimed at reducing plastic pollution broke down after negotiators from more than 170 countries remained deadlocked over how to curb the world’s growing mountain of plastic waste.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Why is there any discussion about this? It is utterly and totally disqualifying. Sex with an unconscious person is rape.
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kendraplex @kendraplex.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
FREAKING OUT with Kendraplex on WFMU tonight midnight-3am, pass it on.
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Ask Alan! @alan6degrees.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
here's the archive for this week's 6° radio program on @wfmu
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blackest friday : Six Degrees with Alan
Audio & playlist from November 29, 2024
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I want to wish a particularly Happy Thanksgiving to those whose memories extend all the way back to pre-Election Day You can learn a lot about our new POTUS just by looking at, I dunno, everything he's ever done and remembering that he's a career criminal, rapist, con man, sexual predator and stuff
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Vocal Fry on WFMU @vocalfry.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Getting your Christmas wish list ready? Maybe you should ask for some Bootsey. www.cameo.com/bootsy_collins
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Bootsy Collins - Personalized videos on Cameo
Bootsy Collins on Cameo! Cameo lets you request a personalized video message for any occasion.
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
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Ask Alan! @alan6degrees.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
i been getting some stained glass work and i'd like to get more. if you're in the northern new jersey area and want some detailed, custom designed stained glass in your home hit me up! i do installs -
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Know 👏🏽 your 👏🏽 worth! 👏🏽
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Ask Alan! @alan6degrees.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
good morning from a lazy rainy day in New Jersey - here's the archive to stream my radio show from last night - 6° on WFMU!
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make it rain: Six Degrees with Alan
Audio & playlist from November 22, 2024
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
pay attention to who opposes solar energy
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WFMU @wfmu.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Donate your old car or boat to WFMU and get a tax credit for the book value of your old beater! WFMU seeks donations of used aquatic and land-based vehicles from any state in the US and in any condition. Call 1-855-WFMU-CAR (855-936-8227) to arrange for vehicle pick-up. It’s free and it’s painless!
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kendraplex @kendraplex.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
call for submissions wfmu.org/lcd/
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Dave Mandl @dmandl.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
This is absolutely nuts. Could honestly be game-over for this country.
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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
We will never out republican republicans. Democrats should be the party that helps people- and starts with those struggling the most for the common good. Anyone missing this point should be fired from “strategizing” for the party.
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Columbus, Ohio, community leaders are condemning armed neo-Nazis marching Saturday afternoon, using racial slurs toward people of color and shouting about Jewish people and white power.
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Neo-Nazis carrying swastika flags, using racial slurs march through Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio, police have issued a statement after a dozen people dressed as Nazis marched and carried swastika flags.
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Immigrants make up a significant portion of the construction labor force, and removing them en masse would cripple the industry – not to mention having devastating social and emotional consequences, experts and advocates say.
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The US is short millions of housing units. Mass deportations could make it worse.
Immigrants make up a significant portion of the construction labor force. Deporting them could have devastating consequences for the housing market.
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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/whats-on/ror... Today’s outing!
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Rory Cellan-Jones: Dogs Can Change Your Life - Creative Folkestone
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Ask Alan! @alan6degrees.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Hi everybody. Good to be connecting with sane and wise people. I was just thinking, if not for my 90 y/o dad and my radio show it would be a great time to sublet my place, smash my phone and hit the Pacific Coast Trail with Tico for a year ... or 4.
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WFMU @wfmu.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
There's now a WFMU starter pack! Spread the word!
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