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Country Joe McDonald holding a guitar in 1981. A card reads: "1942-2026: Country Joe McDonald, Artist Whose Antiwar Song Became an Anthem, Dies at 84. Photo by United Archives, via Getty Images."

Country Joe McDonald, one of the starring acts at Woodstock whose satirical anti-Vietnam War song “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag” became an anthem, died on Saturday. He was 84. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/a...

Generation X - Ready Steady Go (TOTP 9th March 1978). YouTube video by Spit Records

Ready Steady Go - Gen X

“They’re punishing us so much because we have the audacity to just exist”: Kansas media expose the dystopian reality of anti-trans law Several of Kansas’ local media outlets highlighted the harsh realities of draconian restrictions on trans residents. On February 26, Kansas enacted one of the strictest anti-trans laws in the country,...

“They’re punishing us so much because we have the audacity to just exist”: Kansas media expose the dystopian reality of anti-trans law

12" of 1. Rod Taylor - Behold Him 2. Parrot Jungle Dub on Dread At The Controls label. Released in 1983. Produced by Michael 'Mikey Dread' Campbell.

Happy 69th birthday to Rod Taylor.

Rod voiced this deep roots tune at King Tubby's studio in 1978 over a Channel One rockers rhythm by Sly & Robbie.

It was reissued in 1983 on this 12" along with its legendary DATC dub...

youtu.be/YZ_kfPvFdlw?...

#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky

SUGAR recorded Copper Blue AND Beaster in March 1992.
More stories ahead as we continue the countdown to May 2 in NYC!

WE REMEMBER WITH SO MUCH LOVE, EMPATHY, COMPASSION AND INCLUSION‼️

This cannot stand. Surely?

To be clear, Kansas Republicans rushed through a confusing and disastrous bill, created a panic, and wasted untold number of tax dollars all to target 300 out of the nearly 3 million people in the state.

The Trans Panic: How Conservatives Duped Their Phobic Base and Sacrificed a Vulnerable Minority When you understand what motivates people, you can easily manipulate them.

Republican political and religious leaders have managed to fabricate a nonexistent national danger involving an infinitesimal number of people who are already among the most vulnerable and at-risk communities in this nation.

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-trans-...

reppin’ that 49th "best in education” state, of which i was a product

Kat gives me hope for our next generation of leaders.

John Lewis, arrested for making good trouble

Good Trouble
John Lewis
Feb. 21, 1940

#BlackHistory

Honoring an
American hero
on his birthday,
Good Troublemaker
Jon Lewis

Senator Ossoff lays it plain.

Frederick Wiseman, Legendary Documentary Filmmaker, Dies at 96 Frederick Wiseman, the prolific documentarian behind films like 'Titicut Follies' and 'Ex Libris,' died on Monday. He was 96 years old.

One of the best in film history to practice the craft of the documentary. RIP

“Never look down on someone unless you're helping them up.”

Rev. Jesse Jackson
October 8, 1941-February 17, 2026.

We were much better off as a nation, individually, and collectively, with your leadership, guidance, and humanity.

Rest in Peace.

💔🕯️🕊️

wealth concentration is already 200% as bad at is was in 2020. think about that

Driving across the USA, playing the road game “is that a data center, fulfillment center or detention center being built?”

Brian Eno's debut solo album Here Come The Warm Jets was released on February 8, 1974

SEN. OSSOFF: “.. why are roving gangs of masked men — who look like they couldn’t pass the Army physical exam — dressed up like pretend Delta Force operators, on our streets, demanding papers, dragging people from their cars, and shooting people to death?”

@acyn.bsky.social

Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds Findings suggest physical performance in trans women converges toward that of cis women over time

you don't say? at some point we're going to acknowledge what every study ever on this subject has said, right? right? www.independent.co.uk/news/science...

‘Sun Ra: Do the Impossible’ is headed to ‘American Masters’ on PBS

Christine Turner’s documentary about the Afro-Futurist band who lived in Germantown for decades screened at the Black Star Film Festival last year.

could brett ratner be the tommy wiseau of documentary filmmakers?

Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college

Images of the Mind in Art
Film Noir
History of the Balkans from Hitler to Brezhnev
The Problem of the intellectual in the 20th century
Aviation

The senators voting to repeal the additional $75 billion in ICE funding represent a 54-46 majority of the American people, but the vote fails thanks to malapportionment and the filibuster
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Senate GOP Rejects Sanders Amendment to Give ICE's Extra $75 Billion to Medicaid "Instead of funding a domestic army which breaks the Constitution every day, we should be putting that money to help the people of our country get the healthcare that they need," said the progressive senator.

"Instead of funding a domestic army which breaks the Constitution every day, we should be putting that money to help the people of our country get the healthcare that they need," Sen. Bernie Sanders said of ICE's $75 billion.

one of the most beautifully succinct sentences i have read in a long time. thank you.

"In the world of AI, learning is rebellion so learn and live."

Sack-religious!!!! where’s my pitchfork

ilhan omar is actually one of the bravest people in the world.