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Chris Tomlinson @cltomlinson.bsky.social · 19h

A GOP candidate running away from her MAGA past begs the question: Are voters leaving the Republican Party, or is President Donald Trump’s Republican Party leaving them? One Democrat says it's the latter. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/columni...

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Texas’ most right-wing county is shifting left. Republicans are fighting back.

The last GOP-controlled urban county in Texas is diversifying — while some on the right fight the demographic and cultural changes reshaping it.

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Erika Gaffney @erikagaffney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Coming up Tues, 6 Oct - Towards an Oceanic Art History of the Early Modern Portuguese World Speaker: Elsje van Kessel Host: ARTES, Iberian & Latin American Visual Culture Group To register for the event and to receive a Zoom link, sign up here: artes-uk.org/online-progr... #earlymodern

Digital event poster featuring ships on water in the background, human figures in the foreground; text with event detail in white.

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Name your favorite 80s film

Image from the 1980 movie Bye bye Brazil

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Doug Sahm would come by Augie Meyer’s family corner grocery to buy baseball cards. They combined their teen bands. Augie ordered a Vox organ to get that British Invasion sound and even though they were all from San Antonio, formed the Sir Douglas Quintet. #CountryRockSunday youtu.be/eiI0FTBLKek?...

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Doug Sahm - "(Is Anybody Goin' To) San Antone" [Live From Austin, TX]

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

To whoever handed me off day passes for the train at the Denver airport a few minutes ago without me making eye contact or thanking you. I am thanking you now.

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Jay was First Officer on the vessel that Jim and I were using for deep sea mapping and sampling in the Mozambique Channel 16 yrs ago. Jay was First Officer on that sail. Jay and his wife are advocates for facilitating the availability of pediatric cancer treatments. Beautiful people, inside and out.

Friends enjoying each other’s company around a table

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I must not have been paying attention in ‘96. I just heard their fantastic cover of I Will Survive on the radio the other week and promptly ordered the CD. This song from that album is this week’s contribution to #CountryRockSunday youtube.com/watch?v=bpx1...

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08. Stickshifts And Safetybelts

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A Louisiana breakfast, but here in H-town it’s what’s for dinner. Shrimp & Grits. #Cooking

Shrimp, onions, peppers, celery in pan for Shrimp and Grits

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Happy Diez y Seis! on this day in 1810 "Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla issued the Grito de Dolores, calling for rebellion against Spanish rule and starting the Mexican War of Independence."

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The Geological Society of America (GSA) @geosociety.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The future of geoscience looks bright. 🌎 Meet the 2026 50 Under 50 Award recipients—50 outstanding geoscientists across North America recognized for contributions to research, education, leadership, service, and mentorship. 🔗 geosociety.co/awards-50-under-50

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Well that’s surprising, but no more surprising than we were at the kingly bbq spread watch party last night. I am ever the optimist, but I did not think that result was possible at the 4Q start. Hook ‘Em!

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A great documentary about Gen X musicians rediscovering the 60s Laurel Canyon scene- an incubator for great pop and country rock sounds. Jakob Dylan and Fiona Apple recreate The Byrds’ It Won’t Be Wrong w the great Fernando Perdomo contributing on guitars. #CountryRockSunday youtu.be/It3ewdtod7s?...

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It Won't Be Wrong (feat. Jakob Dylan & Fiona Apple)

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caroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Nancy 9/7/26 … Happy Labor Day 🛠️

8 Hours for Work, 8 Hours for Rest, 8 Hours for What We Will. Based on a screenprint by Ricardo Levins Morales after the organizing work done by Robert Owen.

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Revisiting the 1972 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition’s country rock concept album The Ballad of Calico. Did it aspire to be country rock’s Tommy or Jesus Christ Superstar? Who knows? It is the story of a silver mining town in the San Bernardino mountains. #CountryRockSunday youtu.be/tKhELMYe5zM?...

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Empty Handed Compadres

YouTube video by Kenny Rogers - Topic

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I have had plumerias for almost 30 years. This is the first seed pod I remember. Life in the subtropics.

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Christy Klancher @stpauligrrrl.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The bike lot on Como at the MN State Fair at around 5PM was pretty full, but there were some spots available on the racks. Im guessing it was more full earlier. The staff onsite made it easy. This is the easiest way to park at the fair by far. But they definitely need more bike parking!

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Much has been written this week about Dolly Parton’s contributions, love, generosity, and good works. So deserving of our admiration and thanks. #CountryRockSunday youtu.be/dgiXsCy-gDc?...

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Dolly Parton - Turn, Turn, Turn (Audio)

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

RIP Emmett Till, abducted, beaten and lynched on this day in 1955, and his brutal death inspired many in the civil rights movement. Let us never forget, and let us also honor him by fighting for civil rights today for all.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/08/2026

Proud to announce that New York City has registered a record 4,200 New Yorkers in our doula care program. Pregnancy and childbirth are life-changing moments. No one should be forced to navigate them alone.

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Mayor Mamdani Expands Access to Doula Care Across NYC as Citywide Initiative Surpasses 4,000 People Served

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C. Chen @ Jamsteeeec @squamiferum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

[New Paper] Presents an AI framework to automatically quantify animal behaviour from videos taken by deep-sea stations! Test model: 5 yrs of data from EMSO-Azores observatory at Lucky Strike, an Atlantic hot vent -- trained model available. Out now @aslo.org L&O: Methods: doi.org/10.1002/lom3...

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Full Story Baltimore @fullstorybaltimore.tours · 23/08/2026

This tour is starting so soon! 😳

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Reverse sear Picanha steak with chimichurri. I have nailed it before, failed it before, but nailed it tonight. Paired with a very nice Tannat.

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

It is not country rock, the touch point is a Brit jangle pop offering to the Paisley Underground. No it’s not country rock, it’s because … it will fit well into your #CountryRockSunday playlist. …and it is a stellar cover of an iconic song. youtu.be/TF1zPRxp6No?...

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Pretenders - I'm Not In Love

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Exch student Luis when he arrived in the US from Chile in 1977 also became a proud delinquent member of the Colombia Record Club. Eleven cassettes for one penny! Here is the last survivor and the favorite. We played it constantly back then. Photo taken in 2011 on the road to Pucon. Still plays!

Cassette of Bob Dylan Greatest Hits vol 2. Acquired through Columbia House in 1977.

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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This must be the third video of wonderful voices singing global scales I have seen, and each is mesmerising and has taught me things I didn't know. Such as: That these scales exist and how they, the bare backbone of tunes, reflect and unlock whole world regions' music. This is amazing.

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Part of petrichor, the delish earthy smell released when rain hits parched ground, is geosmin,a compound from soil bacteria-human👃s can detect it in lower concentrations than sharks can detect blood in water. Seeking out water on dry plains was essential for our ancestors. Here’s a geosmin molecule:

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

‘his request line’s open but he makes no bones about why he played Madonna after George Jones…’ #CountryRockSunday youtube.com/watch?v=GTMq...

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Mark Germino - Rex Bob Lowenstein

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

She being born in Louisiana it is impossible to shake the country. It’s rooted. My memory for this song is a raucus singalong on the road with my preteen daughter and friends as we headed to the Big Thicket on the TX-LA border to go camping and canoing. #CountryRockSunday youtube.com/watch?v=1nAK...

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Buttercup

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

on this date in 1965 President Lyndon Baines Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act. a huge step forward in equality and freedom. unfortunately we have taken steps back in last ten years. we need to fight for everyone's rights. we can do this.

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

At my desk listening to my new favorite radio station WWCF 88.7 out of McConnellsburg PA when a cherished favorite from Phil Ochs resonated me. I had not heard this take by Gene Clark and Carla Olson before. Whether you know it or not, it’s one for #CountryRockSunday youtu.be/NPwzsIJC784?...

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Changes (Bonus Track)

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Two songs that 14 year old Danny first heard on his Christmas present am/fm clock radio stand out. Danny discovered U New Mexico college radio, this song, and Fleetwood Mac’s Rhiannon and listened for Rose to replay. I learned about Poco years later. #CountryRockSunday youtube.com/watch?v=zqML...

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Rose Of Cimarron

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

happy bday writer Thomas Berger, b.1924, Cincinnati, OH. “I expect Custer was crazy enough to believe he would win, being the type of man who carries the whole world within his own head and thus when his passion is aroused and floods his mind, reality is utterly drowned.”

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Stop scrolling and post two characters that bring you happiness.

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Quite the revelation for me when I saw them at Austin’s The Hole In The Wall. They moved up to gigs at The Black Cat Lounge, a club that regularly featured Rockabilly acts. Killbilly. They played killer hillbilly music. Here, the wanderer’s regret. #CountryRockSunday youtu.be/yvjh6huo0oE?...

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KILLBILLY "Muddy Rio Grande" (1992)

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

happy bday iconic Nelson Mandela, b1918 “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, & if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”

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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I visited the small town of Marfa, TX. A local mariachi band greeted us with a song they wrote for our campaign! Our Frontera Tour has been full of special moments — but this was a highlight. 🎶

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Commercial Solar Guy @commercialsolarguy.com · 16/07/2026

As energy storage shifts from the higher revenue evening & morning peaking periods, to lower priced periods outside of the peaks - I assume there’s going to be a slowdown in capacity deployments. Also wondering though if the costs of solar+batteries have reached the cost of cheap wholesale.

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

happy bday the iconic Ida B. Wells, b.1862, Holly Springs, MS. “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” “Virtue knows no color line, and the chivalry which depends upon complexion of skin and texture of hair can command no honest respect.”

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Geologist & educator Dr. Florence Bascom was the: + Second woman to earn a Ph.D. in #geology in the US, 1893 + First woman to earn a Ph.D. of any kind from John's Hopkins + First female scientist hired by the United States Geological Survey She was born #OTD in 1862. #WomenInSTEM #USGS

Striking studio portrait of a young Dr. Florence Bascom (1862–1945), historically significant as a pioneering educator and the second woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. in geology. Photographed from the chest up against a stark, solid black background, Bascom poses with her body turned slightly to the left while her face turns gently forward. She wears a formal, light-colored Victorian gown featuring voluminous, gathered silk fabric on the shoulders and a wide neckline heavily adorned with a thick, frothy trim of delicate white lace or ruffles. Her light brown hair is softly swept up into an elegant, slightly loose chignon. Bascom maintains a serene yet deeply focused and intelligent expression, her light eyes looking slightly off-camera with a contemplative air. The high-contrast, black-and-white composition highlights her fine features, creating a formal, dignified mood that underscores her historic status as a trailblazing academic and female scientist.

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The 1971 original with Jerry Garcia on pedal steel qualifies as does this recording. Germans settling in Texas in the 1800s brought button accordions waltzes and polkas and adapted by the first Texans the Mexican pop of San Antonio and S Texas. #CountryRockSunday Border Ed. youtu.be/1mwwvzugP3g?...

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Change Partners (feat. Stephen Stills)

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

happy bday, one of my favs, Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, b.1904. “Laughter is the language of the soul.” "You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming." "Love is not about property, diamonds and gifts. It is about sharing your very self with the world around you."

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MBARI @mbarinews.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

MBARI researchers recently led an expedition with @schmidtocean.bsky.social that revealed remarkable new hydrothermal vents in a remote part of the Atlantic Ocean, providing important clues about fluid circulation and seafloor geology. Learn more: www.mbari.org/news/expedit...

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Expedition led by MBARI researchers reveals remarkable, and rare, form of deep-sea hydrothermal vents • MBARI

A monthlong expedition with Schmidt Ocean Institute has provided new insight into fluid circulation and seafloor geology in the remote Doldrums Megatransform and Fracture Zone in the Atlantic Ocean.

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I am sure that this band is fully featured in earlier episodes, but this is the band that come out of Laurel Canyon and said ‘we are playing country rock.’ My college housemate had this album and this song was epiphanic for me. #CountryRockSunday youtu.be/dJ4B09BWNGY?...

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Pickin' Up the Pieces

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

The bicentennial was a big deal. I was going into high school in the fall, but they knew which kids were going to be in band. So, we rehearsed in June and marched around the neighborhood. During the practice marches, the line of clarinetists was in front of the drum line. I was fixed on the …

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DMc @danmcaoa.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Garra Guarani! Paraguay advances! Hechapyrãite!

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