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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 3h
Bravo Jack White for this post. All artists should speak out. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 8h
Slide into autocracy 134 : For the first time since 2002, the US will not allow international election observers from the OSCE. Only Russia and Belarus have previously refused these monitors. Meanwhile, the "Justice" Department is preparing to deploy its own poll monitors. www.ms.now/news/trump-m...
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Trump administration refuses international election monitors for first time in over 2 decades
The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 8h
Slide into autocracy 133 : "The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administration." projects.propublica.org/american-cit...
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pete Ricketts (R-NE) turning humans against each other for Trump's benefit.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president ‘deranged and dangerous.’ The crowd in Grand Island, Neb., cheered the remarks. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Trump suggests letting Iran 'take out' Los Angeles and San Diego at campaign rally
Trump made the remarks during a rambling speech in which he said gas prices would be lower soon, touted his ouster of Venezuela’s dictator, and made attacks on news outlets.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In case you were wondering who votes MAGA.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hegseth commented, “We have a whole new suite of options economically and militarily with partnerships."
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump has taken $52 million Congress appropriated for countries impacted by the Ukraine war and rerouted it to right-wing governments in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru led by Trump allies. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-rubio-ukraine-aid-latin-america-b3060451.html
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Trump diverts Ukraine aid to authoritarian countries in Latin America
Trump has repeatedly acted to boost like-minded and authoritarian leaders across Latin America using funds allocated for the European defense against Putin
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
"Harmony, 24, previously worked for far-right Reps. Paul Gosar and Matt Gaetz. In 2021, when Gosar was censured by the US House for posting an animated video that depicted him killing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Harmony recorded an outraged defense of her boss." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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White House defends new press aide who posed with rifle in ‘Fuck Joe Biden’ shirt
Beni Rae Harmony, 24, has been ‘a trusted voice for the MAGA movement as a White House correspondent’, White House says
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Trump Strategy : Make headlines with false accusations ; by the time they are found to be false everyone will have moved on. (cf. Reflecting Pool) "The inspector general’s report undermined the Justice Department’s investigation, found no wrongdoing by Jerome Powell." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/b...
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Fed’s Watchdog Finds No Misconduct or Illegal Activity in Costly Renovations (Gift Article)
A new report by the Federal Reserve’s independent inspector general concluded that a nearly $2.5 billion construction project was poorly managed but made no referrals to the U.S. attorney general.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In November, the Archdiocese of Denver will challenge Colorado rules requiring preschools that receive public funding to accept the children of gay and transgender parents, arguing that doing so violates church teachings. But I thought we were all children of god ? 🤔 www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Meme originated by Jaye McBride, trans comedian from NY. jayemcbride.com
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Hegseth took his personal crusade to a whole new level, announcing a new Pentagon Office of Religious Affairs, which reports directly to him. The military he said, was putting on “the full armor of God”. " www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Pete Hegseth just took his personal crusade to a new level | Arwa Mahdawi
The US defense secretary who hates ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’ has announced an Office of Religious Affairs at the Pentagon
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
More than just kleptocracy 22 : Trump's negotiations with Russia about the Ukraine war now include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to the two main U.S. negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"...a man unable to answer questions coherently, obsessed with his architectural projects, consumed by his own fantasy of himself, and angry at the media that he feels mistreats him. He does not appear to be well.” " -- Summary of the interview by Heather Cox Richardson time.com/article/2026...
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Read TIME’s ‘What Trump Has Built’ Interview Transcript
The U.S. President discussed the war in Iran, press freedom, AI, and more ahead of the midterm elections.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump “feels badly” for the Cornell alleged gang rapists
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"‘Then get the hell out of here. You don’t belong in America,’” Vance declared. The crowd cheered. Echos of Trump calling for the deportation of Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar. talkingpointsmemo.com/the-brief/jd...
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JD Vance Says Black, Socialist Candidate for Senate Doesn’t ‘Belong in America’
A New Chapter in Vance’s Effort to Police Who’s American JD Vance...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What could go wrong ? 🤔 Hegseth has given extraordinary influence to tech billionaires Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey, two of Maga’s most significant campaign donors, in a Pentagon project about the future of warfare. Both men benefit from federal defense contracts. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Hegseth puts the future of warfare in the hands of major Maga donors
Installing tech billionaires Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to Pentago defense board raises conflict-of-interest concerns
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 02/10/2026
“Please don’t leave me alone with him.”
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NO MEANS NO except in New York ! New York law says VICTIMS can’t claim to be “mentally incapacitated” if they are voluntarily intoxicated during an assault and therefore unable to consent. This is atrocious. (gift article, click to read for free) www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...
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N.Y. Lawmakers and Victims Push to Change Rape Law in Intoxication Cases (Gift Article)
Accusations that Cornell University students assaulted a woman while she was impaired have renewed calls to amend the law.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What could go wrong ? 🤔 Musk will co-lead a government project to study the future of warfare, called Project Meridian, with a goal of “identifying the capabilities required to achieve absolute technological dominance on the next-generation battlefield”. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare
A year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
(20%, would you guess women and non-whites, who have systematically been his targets, along with those who don't agree with him ?) He also dismissed claims of low morale within the US armed forces as “false".
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"No fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals. Just warriors," Hegseth said to the troops on Wednesday. "The ideological clowns are out. The patriotic cowboys are in, with testosterone testing on top."He plans to cut 20% of generals and admirals. www.npr.org/2026/09/30/n...
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Leaning into culture war flashpoints, Hegseth says he has transformed U.S. military
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told hundreds of junior military officers and enlisted leaders on Wednesday that the Trump administration has achieved a cultural shift in the military.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump has abandoned his court fight against the disbursement of E Jean Carroll’s $5m verdict in her 2023 sexual abuse and defamation civil trial against him. She has been paid. Trump took it all the way to the Supreme Court, the verdict stands. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump agrees to end court fight against $5m verdict in E Jean Carroll case
The verdict stems from Carroll’s 2023 sexual abuse and defamation civil trial against Trump
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
While you were distracted by other atrocities, the DHS has switched strategy: more small low-key operations, deputies, quicker processing with less representation in courts and White House-directed targeting of children. It's quieter but just as ruthless. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Three deaths, three states, 24 hours: one day in ICE’s quiet but ‘gruesome’ surge
These men in Maine, Georgia and Florida shared no ties – until they became casualties in Trump’s anti-immigration campaign
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
US Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) said sternly. “Lord help us.... When you walk onto a commercial flight, it’s possible that the pilot flying your plane could have a deranged fetish of dressing up like an animal,” and continued on an anti-queer rant. www.huffpost.com/entry/tommy-...
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MAGA Sen. Goes On A Tear Over Furries In The Airline Industry
The Alabama MAGA ally was brutally mocked over his bizarre anti-trans rant on the Senate floor Wednesday.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Blanche vs. US 20 : Katie Phang is a journalist and lawyer who has filed suit against Todd Blanche for violating the Epstein Files act. They are presently in a chess game in the courts, where Blanche is using lawyerly tricks, but his position is not looking good. www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
More than just kleptocracy 21 : Trump himself had once blacklisted Venezuelan gold, declaring that it destroyed the environment, poisoned people and financed gangsters and corrupt military officials. But after toppling Venezuelan president Maduro, his view changed. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
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Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Blanche vs. US 19 : While seeming to misunderstand the 1st Amendment, the US Attorney General offered no evidence for his claim that the outlets’ reporting was inaccurate, rather than simply unflattering to the president. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Blanche defends Trump’s White House media ban: ‘It is a privilege, not a right’
US attorney general argues that president was ‘sick and tired’ of inaccurate reporting by CNN, MS Now and Politico
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Don't quit your day job !" 😅 As you can see, we just got paid a fortune for plays of Human Toys songs on streaming services (Spotify, Apple, etc.) PS All Human Toys music is free to play and download (enter 0€ for the price) on Bandcamp.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What could go wrong ? : The U.S. and Russia worked together to weaken a United Nations plan to regulate AI weapons, eliminating human review of targets and rules that AI acts in a “predictable” and “reliable” manner and deals with “ethical considerations”. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact
The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Canadians see Americans as either brain washed, idiots, dedicated fascists, people too cowardly to say no or stand up to a wannabe dictator, or some combination thereof..." www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-cana...
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The view from Canada: Make America Think Again
Rebuilding trust will take generations.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Chilling effect 12 : The federal prosecutor at the center of Chicago’s Broadview Six scandal, where the prosecution engaged in the forbidden practice of “vouching" the jurors, has resigned. She insisted that she followed the instructions of US Attorney Boutros. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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‘Broadview Six’ prosecutor ‘owns’ mistakes in tainted case, says she was following orders
Lawyers for former federal prosecutor Sheri Mecklenburg say she retired Thursday from the Justice Department — a week before a federal judge is expected to hold a crucial hearing over the mishandling ...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“Flávio Bolsonaro is Trump’s candidate and what Trump wants is to colonise Brazil, take our riches, steal our future and leave us in the dust.” Let's keep count : Venezuela Iran Cuba Mexico Colombia Greenland now Brazil www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Lula says Trump wants to ‘colonise’ and capture Brazil’s resources by meddling in election
A TV spot claims the US president is trying to sway October’s presidential vote in favour of Lula’s far-right opponents
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Your taxes at work : A TV ad shows Trump promising to “defeat communism, Marxism in America once and for all,” as a choir sings “Love Me.” At the end of the ad, the screen reads: “Paid for by the U.S. government.” The use of “Love Me” was unauthorized. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Trump’s Public Service Announcement: ‘Love Me’
Taxpayers are funding a campaign-style ad for the president.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Un podcast assez intéressant, conseillé. Mais je l'ai trouvé un peu triste parce que, sans le vouloir, on met en évidence la pauvreté voire absence de la scène punk première-vague in France par rapport aux USA et Angleterre. www.radiofrance.fr/fip/podcasts...
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L'histoire secrète du Punk : écouter le podcast et replay | FIP
De ses racines à son explosion sur la scène musicale internationale en 1976, Fip propose une traversée dans l’histoire du punk, portée par Matthieu Culleron, réalisée par Thomas Dutter, et racontée pa...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Having learned at the elbow of his crooked surrogate father Roy Cohn, Trump believes in a scam-or-be-scammed world in which only suckers refuse to lie, cheat, and steal. Throughout his life he has tried, and often succeeded, to cheat at almost everything." www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-chea...
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“Cheat like hell”
Trump is proof that cheaters often win.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The clear vision of Senator Tim Scott R-SC. Bravo South Carolina voters for electing this genius !
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A BBC show aimed at the teens in 1966. Very pop. Pretty Things, fashion, panel discussion of how a band can get ahead, Sandie Shaw interview and "clip"... youtu.be/RhfWjbnV4Ow
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Whole Scene Going The Pretty Things and Sandie Shaw BBC 1966
YouTube video by derek jensen
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I voted by fax in the November election. This bypasses the post office. (Obviously your options vary by state.) If you are in SF or you are an expat where your last US address is SF (which means you can still legally vote there), contact me by PM if you need help with voting. Good luck to us all !
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sometimes JD tells the truth when he doesn't mean to.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Lauren Boebert R-CO, subject of a House ethics complaint that she had sex with three staff members, and paid hush money, denies it. Read her WIkipedia page if you want to be amazed by more details of her beliefs and her life story. Bravo Colorado for electing her. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Lauren Boebert says claims of sexual relationships with staffers ‘utterly false’
Republican congresswoman rejects ethics complaint and says allegations part of ‘politically motivated’ hit campaign
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A sweeping pay-to-play investigation concerning Susan Collins R-ME and a top donor was shut down by Trump. The donor, an ex-defense contractor, told agents his company won millions in federal contracts by bankrolling campaigns. Collins is up for re-election. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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‘We Don’t Put Out’: Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains At 40 | The Quietus
Prior to 1980, rock and roll films – whether documentaries or dramatisations – mostly told the stories of male artists (among them Elvis Presley, the Beatles, the Who, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, t...
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Poupée and I just watched the cult "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains" (1982), a cult rarity that seems to anticipate the Riot Grrrl movement. (Wikipedia says, "among its early fans were members of Bikini Kill and Bratmobile.") youtu.be/MABzHD6ip4o
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Ladies and Gentlemen the Fabulous Stains (1982) Official Trailer
YouTube video by Fun City Editions
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Trump has selected Brendan Carr, “a Republican on the FCC who wrote a chapter on the regulatory agency in the conservative Project 2025 playbook, to be the FCC's chairman.” But Trump swore that he knew nothing about Project 2025, huh? www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
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Trump picks Brendan Carr to lead the Federal Communications Commission
Carr, the top Republican on the commission, wrote Project 2025's chapter on the FCC.
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
That will also give them a hefty stake in CBS, CNN, Comedy Central and HBO. Media control. Current rules prevent foreign investors from owning more than 25% of a company that holds a U.S. broadcast license — unless the FCC determines that foreign ownership would "serve a public interest." 🤔
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
After Trump received gifts or made business deals with these countries, foreign investors, including the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, are slated to indirectly own nearly 50% of the equity in a merged Paramount-Warner Bros, FCC approved www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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FCC approves foreign owners for a merged Paramount-Warner Bros.
Royal families of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi will own nearly 50% of the equity of a merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery
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Jon Von @jonvonz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Discogs says : "Hall High School, Little Rock Arkansas, class of 1968/69. Three of them attended First Christian Church near Cantrell Blvd on Mississippi St. The bandleader (Danny Kenner) was -- the minister's son." Maybe that's why they don't say "maybe we'll score". 😉 youtu.be/9-6ZOxp2tOQ
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The Culls - Midnight To Six Man
YouTube video by Fuzz Vag
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