Seven months into the administration that appears to be gutting everything she has held dear—scientific research, higher education, public health, caring for those in need—it’s hard to imagine that Chan, at least, is feeling optimistic, but she has remained largely silent. (Chan declined to be interviewed for this story.) Many former colleagues and admirers from nonprofit circles are searching for signs of the woman they knew and floating the questions. - Evgenia Peretz
https://apple.news/A_N3eU4X3T26-3t8pQtuY8A
I definitely haven’t forgotten.
“NEVER FORGET — when the National Guard WASN’T called, and that he lied when he said he couldn’t.” - VoteVets
Holy hell.
“Amid the stripping of these federal funds, last month, the White House debuted a new educational partner at its launch event for its new Founders Museum exhibit: PragerU, a nonprofit organization that specializes in creating right-leaning educational short videos for adults and children. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon introduced the partnership, followed by PragerU CEO Marissa Streit.” - Sean Rameswarem
https://www.vox.com/today-explained-podcast/422812/prageru-education-pbs-npr-cpb-defunding?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMIEZRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhQ7ObNSbgOo9mdETqUbDmkqayLiRqmFMnmW5sdFxBy0zFc8Ea00le8K6Dtz_aem_YSmYjKz8Yh1KUdxXUwAohg
People were warned.
“The proposal, which has not been previously reported, represents another potential expansion of President Donald Trump’s willingness to employ the armed forces on American soil. It relies on a section of U.S. Code that allows the commander in chief to circumvent limitations on the military’s use within the United States.” - The Washington Post
https://apple.news/A75J5MwsoSQep111yCKA8wg
Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad.
Yes, I swiped this.
#SouthPark
#Trumpfuckistan
Cartoon by Mike Konopacki; the late Bill Mauldin would approve.
#WillieAndJoe
#UpFront
#80YearsLater
One of the most requested tunes when I was doing the Friday and Saturday night DJ thing for off-duty U.S. Navy personnel at The Windjammer during my 2008 deployment to U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.
#MusicOfMastodon
#2000sPop
#GoodGirlGoneBadReloaded
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wmGjajXDHKo&pp=0gcJCf8Ao7VqN5tD
It’s my favorite from Beyoncé. Maybe it’s the hook from the Chi-Lites “Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)” from 1970 that caught my ear. I’m pretty certain the album cover had absolutely nothing to do with it at the time. 😉
Whatever the case, it’s a toe tapper.
#MusicOfMastodon
#2000sPop
#CrazyInLove
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T6xbOPSUe8M&pp=0gcJCfwAo7VqN5tD
And now for something completely different from on deck this evening: this isn’t the tune Boyce and Hart performed on their appearances on “I Dream Of Jeannie” and “Bewitched” back in the day but I’ve always liked the song (and others they wrote for The Monkees) and I sure had a boyhood crush type thing on Elizabeth Montgomery.
#MusicOfMastodon
#60sPop
Because a friend will always be there
If you're wrong or if you're right
And now I wonder what she's doing tonight
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxBuhNMFDr0
Brian Jopek