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arthurknapp.bsky.social @arthurknapp.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
@tedgioia.bsky.social La Bibliothéque national de France (their Library of Congress) originated in 1368. Today amongst the manuscripts of Chopin, Mozart, Berlioz and many others were books on jazz.
Two books by Ted Gioa with other books on jazz
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
So tidy that B of A and Chase are also two of the biggest US banks for fossil fuel, along with Citi and Wells Fargo. Investing in harm since....
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/08/2026
A vote to confirm Todd Blanche is a vote against justice for Epstein survivors.
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Epstein Survivor Dani Bensky: "When Senator Tillis asked Todd Blanche to meet with survivors, I don't think that he had the meeting in mind that we got. The meeting was very condescending, a lot of talking in circles, arguing semantics…We walked away with absolutely no answers."
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BluesterB @bluesterb.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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jkmassey.bsky.social @jkmassey.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
URGENT: The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee has advanced a proposal to ban ranked choice voting in presidential primaries. It’s not final—and we can still stop it. Join tonight’s national call to learn more and mobilize. RSVP: DNC RCV National Call www.texasprogressivecaucus.org/calltostopth...
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Call to STOP the RCV Ban for Presidential Primaries
The DNC is about to write the 2028 presidential primary rules — and a committee slipped in a ban on ranked choice voting that impacts at least 12 state parties, none of them consulted. Banning RCV is ...
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Though of course some of those founding fathers had some consciousness about the wrongness of slavery, and Abigail Adams famously (and fruitlessly) implored her husband to think of women's rights. That is they understood the falsenesses....
By the way, in the new code of laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make, I desire you would remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the husbands. Remember, all men would be tyrants if they could. If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation. That your sex are naturally tyrannical is a truth so thoroughly established as to admit of no dispute, but such of you as wish to be happy willingly give up the harsh title of master for the more tender and endearing one of friend. Why then, not put it out of the power of the vicious and the lawless to use us with cruelty and indignity with impunity. Men of sense in all ages abhor those customs which treat us only as the vassals of your sex. Regard us then as beings placed by providence under your protection and in imitation of the supreme being make use of that power only for our happiness.  Cited here, with context: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/abigail-adams-asked-her-husband-to-remember-the-ladies-as-he-drafted-americas-laws-heres-what-she-really-meant-180988452/
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Carramooch @carriekit.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
here is a link to an easy way to make a comment. thanks to the League of Women Voters www.lwv.org/take-action/...
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Oppose Proposed Mail-In and Absentee Ballot Regulations | League of Women Voters
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Two ICE agents tracked down a woman *inside a polling place* yesterday. Why? They demanded that she take down an Instagram post in which she named Jonathan Ross as the man who shot & killed Renee Good (after the Star Tribune identified Ross). www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...
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Federal agents track down Syracuse woman, demand she remove Instagram post about ICE
She believes the warning was related to a post about the ICE agent who shot Renee Good in Minneapolis.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The Strait of Hormuz, which Iran owns thanks to Trump, is 270 times as long as the reflecting pool.
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Release The Epstein Files NOW!😡
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
ICE is not about immigration. ICE is about normalizing a paramilitary force on peaceful streets. Abolish ICE.
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Matt Keliher @mattkeliher.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Still haven't seen it reported in the state's paper of record, but the People's Lawyer Keith Ellison just put out a press release condemning this bullshit:
Attorney General Ellison releases statement on MN GOP's moment of silence for Derek Chauvin

 

May 31, 2026 (SAINT PAUL) — Attorney General Ellison released the following statement today:

 

“I am heartbroken and frankly shocked by the Minnesota Republican Party’s decision to hold a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin at their convention yesterday—days after the sixth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder.

 

George Floyd’s children lost their father. His siblings lost their brother. His community lost a neighbor and friend. That loss is permanent and irreparable. The jury heard all the evidence. The appeals courts reviewed every claim. Justice was rendered according to our system of law.

 

To honor the man convicted of murdering George Floyd— days after the very anniversary of that terrible day—is an act of profound cruelty to the Floyd family and to every Minnesotan who believes in accountability under law.

 

To honor a man who disgraced his oath to uphold the law and his badge is disturbing. And to honor a man who damaged the reputation of the brave men and women who protect our communities night and day is disrespectful.

 

This decision dishonors the memory of George Floyd and wounds his loved ones all over again. As the lead prosecutor whose team presented this case to a jury of twelve Minnesotans and then prevailed at every step of the appeals process, I am deeply troubled by what this says about the state of our politics. I apologize to the Floyd family and to all the dedicated officers who do their jobs honorably every day.

 

Minnesota’s families—all of them—deserve better.”

 

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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 26/05/2026
What I witnessed and experienced today was shameful. Delaney Hall is a failure; it’s this administration’s failure. The only way to make this right for our communities is to shut it down and make sure the failures we’ve seen never happen again. 4/4
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arthurknapp.bsky.social @arthurknapp.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Senator Kim showing up as ICE is about to gas protesters at Newark, NJ, concentration camp.
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Donate Krappe 🦒 @dkrappe.eurosky.social · 26/05/2026
Sonny Rollins, colossus of jazz saxophone, dies aged 95 👇https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/26/sonny-rollins-jazz-saxophone-dies-aged-95?CMP=share_btn_url
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Sonny Rollins, colossus of jazz saxophone, dies aged 95
One of the last stars of the bebop generation, Rollins was an genius of melodic invention and improvisation, working with Davis, Monk, Coltrane and others
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arthurknapp.bsky.social @arthurknapp.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
A passing of a genius, innovator, iconoclast, and a musician as fine as the world has known. Sonny Rollins, rest in power.
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
#BOTD 1878. Remembering tap dancer, actor, and singer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. (d.1949)
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Liz Ahern 🌈🇲🇽🏳️‍⚧️☮️ @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Dem Congressman Rob Menendez performed an unannounced oversight visit tonight at the ICE detention center Delaney Hall and demanded to be allowed into the facility. (Part I) #DelanyHall #NJ #HungerStrike
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
1. Number of stories about Trump buying and selling hundreds of millions of dollars in stocks in the first three months of 2026: CBS: 0 CNN: 0 Fox News: 0 NPR: 0 PBS: 0 Politico: 0 Semafor: 0 Business Insider: 0
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Reuters @reuters.com · 20/05/2026
🔊 The WHO rings the alarm on the speed and scale of the Ebola outbreak. ' A lot of people I've spoken to have said this has almost certainly had an impact.' Listen to the Reuters World News podcast for more on whether US aid cuts may have played a role in the outbreak reut.rs/4tNNwMT
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 18/05/2026
In ALABAMA alone, over 22,000 ACA enrollees have been priced out of the market entirely, and by my estimates the ~450,000 who managed to cling to their coverage are paying an average of ~$730 more in premiums than they did last year *plus* another ~$830 more in out of pocket costs.
Bar graph displaying estimated average net premiums & out of pocket costs per person for ACA enrollees in Alabama in 2026 vs. 2025
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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
In 2025, HHS issued stop work order for federal research lab that studies Ebola virus and other deadly pathogens and fired its director. This lab was a world leader in accelerating development therapies and vaccines for Ebola and other viruses. 1/ www.wired.com/story/hhs-ni...
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RFK Jr.’s HHS Orders Lab Studying Deadly Infectious Diseases to Stop Research
NIAID’s Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s departm...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
“.. We spotted nine Polymarket accounts .. who made collectively $2.4 million betting almost exclusively on U.S. Military operations. .. “.. Now, here is the crazy part. 98% win rates.” @mediaite.com www.mediaite.com/media/news/6...
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Selma Rejects Jim Crow 2.0
Half of the population in Dallas County, Alabama, where Selma is located, was African American in 1965.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/05/2026
Thomas Massie pushed for the release of the Epstein files, and the response has been tens of millions in outside spending, smear campaigns, and coordinated attacks. If this is what they do to a sitting member of Congress, imagine what Epstein survivors face when considering whether to come forward.
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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
In case you haven’t heard we are all boycotting REI until they respect the union. Please spread the word.
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𝕊𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕪𝔹𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖𝕤 @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Great Britain has been ahead of the US when dealing with the revelations in the Epstein files. Epstein survivor, Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, ‘Nobody’s Girl’ has been named Book of the Year at the British Book Awards! #ProudBlue #GreatBritian www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
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Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir named book of the year at British Book Awards
Ms Giuffre’s memoir Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir Of Surviving Abuse And Fighting For Justice triumphed at the ceremony at Grosvenor House in London
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 09/05/2026
This website shows you what your browser is leaking about you. sinceyouarrived.world/taken
sinceyouarrived.world
taken.
A web page that tells you what your browser gave away the moment you arrived. No login, no form, no permission. Most pages do this. None of them tell you.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Which is the backwards country now, United States?
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I’ll be damned. The Pulitzer board did it. Good on them
Special Citations and Awards
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Julie K. Brown
A special citation is awarded to Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown for her groundbreaking reporting in 2017 and 2018 that exposed Jeffrey Epstein's systematic abuse of young women, the justice system that protected him, and, over time, his powerful network of associates and enablers.
Her Perversion of Justice series, published nearly a decade ago, revealed how prosecutors shielded Epstein from federal sex trafficking charges when he was first accused of abusing young women. She went on to document and give voice to the scores of victims who had been groomed and abused by him and others in his circle. Her work, and the release of the government's Epstein files, continue to reverberate around the world.
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Rep. Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Your Farm Bill literally lets pesticide corporations dump cancer-causing chemicals into our air, water, and food…
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
My latest. I hope you read and share. Despite the will of the voters, Republicans have turned to the courts to overturn the election and discard the results. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/in-v...
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In Virginia, Republicans attack the map and the right to vote
Despite the will of the voters, Republicans have turned to the courts to overturn the election and discard the results.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Our country is so fucked. Thank Christ we have people like Rep. Stansbury trying to fight her hardest for our nation.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Author @gilduran.com was just banned from “free speech absolutist” twitter for criticizing the Palantir CEO’s manifesto— so here’s his upcoming book: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
MacFarlane: Are we to pretend we didn’t watch all that on television on January 6th? Did we not all see what happened at the Capitol? These vacating of convictions, these pardons, are communicating to the American people: do not believe your lying eyes
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zinnialover2.bsky.social @zinnialover2.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
So proud of Senator Tina Smith who is holding the Senate Floor right NOW to protect the Boundary Waters. Watch here www.youtube.com/live/omq2Jyg...
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SENATORS HOLD THE FLOOR IN PROTEST OF COPPER-NICKEL MINING NEAR THE BOUNDARY WATERS
YouTube video by Senator Tina Smith
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CatDaMaMa @catdamama.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
“Our message is to America: Vote by mail is efficient, it’s safe, and it’s successful. Period. This is educating the American people that you can use vote by mail and you can be guaranteed that your voice will be heard and your vote will be counted.”
apnews.com
Postal Service union launches ad campaign promoting mail voting as Trump assails the method
The American Postal Workers Union is launching a national TV ad campaign promoting voting by mail. This comes as President Donald Trump has raised skepticism about mail-in ballots.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
vance on his way to endorse someone and end their political career:
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Gaius (from Tribunate) @gaius.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I put on Songs in the Key of Life on Easter and since then have been on a huge Stevie Wonder spree. I’ve said it before but his run from 1972-1976 is just unparalleled
Stevie Wonder - Talking Book
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The survivors have some thoughts for the First Lady. It's so much clearer without redactions. 👀📝⬛⬛⬛
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eileen chengyin chow @chowleen.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I am so angry. Two Durham, NC kids - 11-year-old Genesis and 6-year-old Denis of Burton Elementary Magnet School - were taken by ICE at their regular asylum case appointment, and immediately deported without due process. Follow SiembraNC on IG or FB or @siembranc.bsky.social for next action steps.
Screenshot of sophiafornc from Threads: This is eleven year-old Genesis and six year-old Denis, two Durham elementary school students whose families came here to seek asylum. On Monday, they were detained by ICE and immediately sent back to Honduras without due process. Don't you dare tell me that this is making our country safer.
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arthurknapp.bsky.social @arthurknapp.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
A warm insightful article appreciating Tracy Kidder.
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jeff @jazyjef.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
“The growing Aadam Jacobs Collection is an internet treasure trove for music lovers, especially for fans of indie and punk rock during the 1980s through the early 2000s, when the scene blossomed & became mainstream…features early-in-their-career performances from alternative and experimental artists
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Volunteers turn a fan's recordings of 10,000 concerts into an online treasure trove
In 1989, an up-and-coming rock band from Washington called Nirvana played in Chicago for the first time at a club called Dreamerz.
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arthurknapp.bsky.social @arthurknapp.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Billie Holiday Radio all day non-stop - Yeah! I love the late 30's Billie and Lester Young with Teddy Wilson, Buck Clayton, and Freddie Green (who had not yet joined the Count Basie Band.) cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/
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J.C. Kælin @jckaelin.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
It's #LadyDay! #BillieHolidayall day! Yay! Listen any & all hours #April7 ET to the Annual #WKCR-FM All Day #BillieHolidayBirthdayBroadcast at wkcr.org online or on 89.9 FM New York on your radio dial! #LadyDayLives! #BillieLives! #JazzSky #MusicSky
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WomenRiseUp2026 @womenriseup2026.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#NoKings Please join us 💙
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arthurknapp.bsky.social @arthurknapp.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Ben Webster - One of the greatest #BOTD #jazz
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