Non, dis-moi, non Mitsouko.
Catherine Ringer, célèbre voix des Rita Mitsouko, est morte à l’âge de 68 ans.
[How many DJ gigs in Paris did I spin this one?]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae-t...
Catherine Ringer, célèbre voix des Rita Mitsouko, est morte à l’âge de 68 ans.
[How many DJ gigs in Paris did I spin this one?]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae-t...
Les Rita Mitsouko - Andy (Clip Officiel)
YouTube video by Les Rita Mitsouko
www.youtube.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Non, dis-moi, non Mitsouko.
Catherine Ringer, célèbre voix des Rita Mitsouko, est morte à l’âge de 68 ans.
[How many DJ gigs in Paris did I spin this one?]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae-t...
Catherine Ringer, célèbre voix des Rita Mitsouko, est morte à l’âge de 68 ans.
[How many DJ gigs in Paris did I spin this one?]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae-t...
"But boredom isn’t a problem; rather, it’s the condition in which the mind, left alone, begins to play by itself, to wander, associate, drift toward the transitional space where unexpected connections assemble unbidden."
aeon.co/essays/play-...
aeon.co/essays/play-...
Play is doing its work even if we’re not keeping score | Aeon Essays
We are most human when we play freely, imaginatively, pointlessly. Gamification risks atrophying that most precious capacity
aeon.co
September 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM
"But boredom isn’t a problem; rather, it’s the condition in which the mind, left alone, begins to play by itself, to wander, associate, drift toward the transitional space where unexpected connections assemble unbidden."
aeon.co/essays/play-...
aeon.co/essays/play-...
When they go stupid, you gotta go silly:
September 3, 2026 at 5:02 AM
When they go stupid, you gotta go silly:
File under praise the helpers and pay it forward. Dolly on the doctor that delivered her:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t25C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t25C...
Dr. Robert F. Thomas
YouTube video by Dolly Parton - Topic
www.youtube.com
August 26, 2026 at 4:59 PM
File under praise the helpers and pay it forward. Dolly on the doctor that delivered her:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t25C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t25C...
"There is a theory of politics going around called popularism. And if popularism means anything, it should mean getting on the right side of the public on the most highly salient issues. and data centers and flock cameras are very very salient."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK7b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK7b...
The Democratic Establishment Needs Ideas, Badly
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
www.youtube.com
August 26, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"There is a theory of politics going around called popularism. And if popularism means anything, it should mean getting on the right side of the public on the most highly salient issues. and data centers and flock cameras are very very salient."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK7b...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK7b...
From the files of people who use technology as a tool and still understand friendships and human connections are more important:
“The most important thing about a gadget isn’t what it does; it’s who it does it for and what it does it to.”
@doctorow.pluralistic.net
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPQN...
“The most important thing about a gadget isn’t what it does; it’s who it does it for and what it does it to.”
@doctorow.pluralistic.net
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPQN...
AI Was Never About Helping You | Cory Doctorow
YouTube video by The Atlantic
www.youtube.com
August 20, 2026 at 6:13 PM
From the files of people who use technology as a tool and still understand friendships and human connections are more important:
“The most important thing about a gadget isn’t what it does; it’s who it does it for and what it does it to.”
@doctorow.pluralistic.net
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPQN...
“The most important thing about a gadget isn’t what it does; it’s who it does it for and what it does it to.”
@doctorow.pluralistic.net
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPQN...
From the "Promises made, promises kept" department:
Todd Blanche Vows To Remain Fully Independent Of The Law — theonion.com/todd-blanche...
Todd Blanche Vows To Remain Fully Independent Of The Law — theonion.com/todd-blanche...
Todd Blanche Vows To Remain Fully Independent Of The Law
WASHINGTON—Assuring the American people he would not let the legal system sway his judgment in any decision he makes, recently sworn-in Attorney General Todd Blanche vowed at a press conference Monday...
theonion.com
August 18, 2026 at 5:52 PM
From the "Promises made, promises kept" department:
Todd Blanche Vows To Remain Fully Independent Of The Law — theonion.com/todd-blanche...
Todd Blanche Vows To Remain Fully Independent Of The Law — theonion.com/todd-blanche...
Thoughts on the post-47th world:
“Safety is not just the absence of violence, but the presence of opportunity, dignity, and community.”
open.substack.com/pub/thenatio...
“Safety is not just the absence of violence, but the presence of opportunity, dignity, and community.”
open.substack.com/pub/thenatio...
Zohran Mamdani and the Politics of Joy
And it’s backed up by actions and initiatives that seem designed to genuinely foster a joyful city.
open.substack.com
July 29, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Thoughts on the post-47th world:
“Safety is not just the absence of violence, but the presence of opportunity, dignity, and community.”
open.substack.com/pub/thenatio...
“Safety is not just the absence of violence, but the presence of opportunity, dignity, and community.”
open.substack.com/pub/thenatio...
"One Wednesday evening, he walked out the door of his home into his Pontiac Bonneville and headed West."
RIP Smitty
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/o...
RIP Smitty
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/o...
Hal Williams, Actor in First Wave of Black Sitcoms, Dies at 91 (Gift Article)
As a divorced father of three in Ohio, he moved to Hollywood to pursue his boyhood dream to act. He became a recognizable face on “Sanford and Son.”
www.nytimes.com
July 21, 2026 at 4:47 PM
"One Wednesday evening, he walked out the door of his home into his Pontiac Bonneville and headed West."
RIP Smitty
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/o...
RIP Smitty
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/o...
"Silicon Valley’s power rests on presenting a narrow, reactionary fantasy as inevitable progress. But other futures are possible, and other science fictions exist."
aeon.co/essays/silic...
aeon.co/essays/silic...
aeon.co
July 15, 2026 at 6:36 PM
"Silicon Valley’s power rests on presenting a narrow, reactionary fantasy as inevitable progress. But other futures are possible, and other science fictions exist."
aeon.co/essays/silic...
aeon.co/essays/silic...
Song of the Day 07/02/26: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OyA...
[Oddly, traveling down a rabbit hole looking for a specific Iftin track led me here instead.]
[Oddly, traveling down a rabbit hole looking for a specific Iftin track led me here instead.]
🇱🇧 Afif Chaya - يا اميّه = Oumia (1984) 🇱🇧
YouTube video by Psycho Phono
www.youtube.com
July 2, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Song of the Day 07/02/26: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OyA...
[Oddly, traveling down a rabbit hole looking for a specific Iftin track led me here instead.]
[Oddly, traveling down a rabbit hole looking for a specific Iftin track led me here instead.]
It's been haunting me since 1979, but I still think it makes more sense to be stuck in Toyota with Tricia Pagoda.
July 1, 2026 at 2:48 AM
It's been haunting me since 1979, but I still think it makes more sense to be stuck in Toyota with Tricia Pagoda.
First America.
Long before the founding of the United States, Indigenous peoples shaped the lands & cultures of North America. This reading list centers their perspectives, examining encounter & dispossession across centuries of American history.
Learn more: press.princeton.edu/ideas/reflec...
#History
Learn more: press.princeton.edu/ideas/reflec...
#History
June 25, 2026 at 2:23 PM
First America.
Reposted by Rob
BREAKING: Judge Patrick Schiltz has quashed several DOJ grand jury subpoenas aimed Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, saying they were part of a retaliatory effort over their refusal to aid Trumpa dmin immigration enforcement efforts. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 22, 2026 at 4:35 PM
BREAKING: Judge Patrick Schiltz has quashed several DOJ grand jury subpoenas aimed Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey, saying they were part of a retaliatory effort over their refusal to aid Trumpa dmin immigration enforcement efforts. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"[Wars] must be opposed, but more fundamentally they must be prevented: be removing money from politics, by addressing basic inequalities, by breaking up monopolies, by enabling social mobility."
Capitulation Day
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Capitulation Day
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Capitulation Day
The dimensions of defeat, and the chance for recovery
open.substack.com
June 19, 2026 at 5:08 PM
"[Wars] must be opposed, but more fundamentally they must be prevented: be removing money from politics, by addressing basic inequalities, by breaking up monopolies, by enabling social mobility."
Capitulation Day
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Capitulation Day
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
What folks are doing. What's your strategy for overthrowing authoritarianism? What are you fighting for?
spokesman-recorder.com/2026/06/16/g...
spokesman-recorder.com/2026/06/16/g...
Georgia Fort IWMF Courage Journalism Award 2026 BLCK Press Minneapolis
Georgia Fort IWMF Courage Journalism Award 2026 honors Minneapolis BLCK Press founder facing federal charges for her coverage and career.
spokesman-recorder.com
June 17, 2026 at 12:32 PM
What folks are doing. What's your strategy for overthrowing authoritarianism? What are you fighting for?
spokesman-recorder.com/2026/06/16/g...
spokesman-recorder.com/2026/06/16/g...