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Kevin Howley

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Veteran academic, sometime columnist, part-time broadcaster

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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Reverend Bill Breeden returns to WGRE for an hour of music and conversation. Art and electoral politics are on the agenda, with musical interludes featuring John Trudell, The Breedens, Woody Guthrie, and the Count Basie Orchestra, featuring Tony Bennett. constituentnotes.wordpress.com/podcast/
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Kevin Howley is your host for Music For End Times. Listen anytime to the podcast or live on Tuesday afternoon from 4-5PM on WGRE – “Your Sound Alternative.” Archives September 29, 2026 September 22…
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Friday news dump brings troubling news ahead of the midterms. Cowardly conservative super majority issues its anti-democratic ruling in unsigned "emergency" ruling granting the despot unconstitutional authority over voting rolls. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Federal Database for Voter Screening
Critics of a citizenship database built by the Trump administration have raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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I Love New York City Heart Animation
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
With midterms looming, GOP lawmakers are beginning to develop a spine. File Under: Too Little, Too Late. #MAGACultists #NoKings #UnfitToServe #2547
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 24/09/2026
Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Bookmobile stops in Chicago
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Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Bookmobile stops in Chicago
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Inevitable result of the felon-in-chief's inept efforts to establish state-run media in his own twisted and perverse image. #Corrupt #Incompetent #TrumpTV #UnfitToServe #2547
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
... "unleashing speculation about whether he used AI to inflate his production without disclosing the assistance." Ya' think?!
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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WTF?! Is Going On
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
House Republicans need not apply. #DoNothingCongress #DoYourJob
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"Some skepticism" of the vandal-in-chief's defense of clear violation of due process and press freedom.
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Trane Time! We’re celebrating 100 years of John Coltrane (1926-1967) on this week's edition of Music For End Times. Coltrane is joined by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Elvin Jones and more! constituentnotes.wordpress.com/podcast/
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Kevin Howley is your host for Music For End Times. Listen anytime to the podcast or live on Tuesday afternoon from 4-5PM on WGRE – “Your Sound Alternative.” Archives September 22, 2026 September 15…
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Don't forget corporate control of the DNC. #DemocraticSocialismRising #ProgressivePopulism
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We spend the hour with legendary instrumentalist, band leader, and composer John Coltrane (1926-1967) on the occasion of his centenary. ICYMI: John Coltrane Gave Black Artists a Spiritual Roadmap Music For End Times Tuesday 4-5PM @WGRE “Your Sound Alternative”
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Standard issue BS trumpeted as foreign policy "win" in US news outlets that continue their craven "reporting" to ensure access to this despotic regime. Trump Greenland Deal Panned as 'Largely a Rebranding of the Status Quo to Claim a Win' www.commondreams.org/news/trump-s...
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Trump Greenland Deal Panned as 'Largely a Rebranding of the Status Quo to Claim a Win' | Common Dreams
"Trump did an incredible job negotiating for things we already had in Greenland," said one US critic.
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 20/09/2026
As world leaders descend on New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Oxfam warns that the world is facing an "inequality emergency."
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“Inequality Emergency”: Ahead of U.N. General Assembly, Oxfam Urges Action on Climate, AI & Gaza
As world leaders prepare to head to New York for the United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week, Democracy Now! speaks with Amitabh Behar, executive director of Oxfam International. “We live in a very different world from 1945,” when the U.N. was ...
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Keep your bougie brews. I'd rather enjoy a proper pint of Guinness at NMB's legendary Flynn's Tavern.
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#FragileMasculinity says what?
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yeah, you betcha.
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Who says old dogs can't learn new tricks? The vandal-in-chief signs orders like so many Congressional representatives, who haven't a clue about what they're endorsing.
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
UN will take up US criminality in Caribbean and eastern Pacific, among other military "excursions." Count on US news outlets to ignore or marginalize international condemnation of the felon-in-chief's war crimes across the globe, from Gaza and Tehran to the Caribbean Sea.
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Not the usual Trump assault on the rule of law, the felon-in-chief and his lackeys dread an international legal reckoning for their crimes and misdemeanors. #ExtraJudicialKilling #ICC #Iran #NoKings #UnfitToServe #UNGeneralAssembly #Venezuela #2547
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This week, in a history course, we're discussing Cohn's pivotal role in rapid ascent of McCarthyism. Interested to see if students can suss out Cohn's legacy in the rise and persistence of Trumpism.* * Blue Sky don't correct spelling of McCarthyism but does so for the other-ism. #wtf
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Brian from Family Guy Sighs Deeply
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Susie's a sycophant and an opportunist, but she's nobody's fool. "Plausible Deniability" anyone?
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Your daily reminder that the cult formerly known as the GOP can't win on their record. Voter-suppression is MAGA's sole midterm strategy. #GasPrices #IranWar #Oligarchy #TradeWars #TrumpEpsteinFiles
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
For all of his bluster, Netanyahu is a frightened despot whose political future is uncertain and his personal liberty at risk. #ICC #UNGeneralAssembly #WarCrimes www.i24news.tv/en/news/isra...
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Netanyahu cuts US visit short, will fly in for UN speech and leave immediately - i24NEWS
i24NEWS learns that the Prime Minister will fly directly to New York on the day of his address to the United Nations General Assembly and depart immediately after delivering the speech
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is what escalation looks like. US/Israeli war of choice spirals out of control.
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
ICYMI: We're living in a country led by the World's Biggest Loser. The results are all too predictable. #Vandal-In-Chief #UnfitToServe #2547
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
What's a little "security chaos" when the vandal-in-chief runs roughshod over DC buildings, National monuments, and democratic norms.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 19/09/2026
Parents Gently Explain To Child That Their Money In Heaven Now theonion.com/parents-gently-explain…
Parents Gently Explain To Child That Their Money In Heaven Now
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The draft dodging vandal-in-chief has NO RESPECT for US service members and their families; never has, never will. #EndTheWar #UnfitToServe #2547
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
While Susie's away, the vandal-in-chief will play.
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Disqualified judicial appointee says what?
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Well, that settles that. 😂 #Corrupt #Inept #PathologicalLiars
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Spiking gas prices brought to you by the EPIC failures of Trump 2.0. MAGA is a farce and the vandal-in-chief's base is slowly realizing that they've been conned. Don't despair and don't drop out! Vote GOP enablers out of office in November. #Corrupt #Unfit #2547
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A bit of magical thinking @economist.com ... ICYMI Iran is spanking US military installations across the Gulf and depleting the defensive weapon systems required to protect Taiwan. File under: The Sorrows of Empire #China #Taiwan #AmericanImperialDecline
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
There's good news tonight ... an essential step toward ending US complicity in Israeli war crimes. #BDS #FreePalestine #ICC #WarCrimes thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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Shaheen blocks $2.8 billion weapons sale to Israel, joining House counterpart
The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has exercised a hold on a $2.8 billion weapons sale to Israel, The Hill has learned, allying with her counterpart in the House and undersc…
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
What MAGA looks like: Footwear Edition. I see Trump sneakers in the Marines' future. #EndlessGrift #UnfitToServe #2547
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Put differently, 3/4 of Republicans are down with the vandal-in-chief's plan for obscene self-enrichment while the rest of the nation struggles to make ends meet. smh #MAGA #CultOfPersonality #UnfitToServe #2547
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Does secretary Bobby Brain Worm know how to read a room or what? #Children'sHealth #Measles #Vaccine
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Good news for Wiles. But the cancer in the Executive Branch metastasizes with each passing day ... and most decisions coming from the extremist SCOTUS.
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Don't Cry For Me, Maine; Or, The High Price of Subservience to a Despot. #Canada #SusanCollins #TradeWar #UnfitToServe #2547
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The vandal-in-chief flails and rants as the limits of executive authority come into stark relief. #Affordability #ClimateCatastrophe #InterestRates #IranWar #Mail-InVoting #2547
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
#RIP Peter Max –– a visual artist who shaped my early interest in all things psychedelic.
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Now do Israel.
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Meanwhile, House Republicans are leaving town, yet again, as the vandal-in-chief's war of choice spins out of control. #ImpeachHegseth #NoKings #UnfitToServe #2547
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I said it once, I'll say it again: The kids are alright! Thanks to WGRE for the vote of confidence.
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Music For End Times bids a fond farewell to singer, songwriter, and master interpreter of popular music, Cassandra Wilson, who passed earlier this month. Yo La Tengo, Imelda May, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, Nirvana, and Nina Simone add to the joyful noise. constituentnotes.wordpress.com/podcast/
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Kevin Howley is your host for Music For End Times. Listen anytime to the podcast or live on Tuesday afternoon from 4-5PM on WGRE – “Your Sound Alternative.” Archives September 15, 2026 September 8,…
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 14/09/2026
Families have asked Trump to declassify records that could shed light on Saudi Arabia’s alleged role in the 2001 attacks
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Trump says he will consider releasing more 9/11 records after families’ request
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Kevin Howley @khowley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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