CRUISE SHIP DRUMMER!™
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I'm Todd Bishop: drummer, author of CRUISE SHIP DRUMMER! drumming blog, player, teacher, Origin recording artist, visual artist, seller of Cymbal & Gong cymbals on my site Cymbalistic. Portland, Oregon.
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NEW BOOK: Rants, vol. 1
drummers, drumming media, and the internet
From the files of CRUISE SHIP DRUMMER!, a collection of things typed in a rage over witnessing something awful related to our exquisite drumming art form! Fun! 290 pages.
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drummers, drumming media, and the internet
From the files of CRUISE SHIP DRUMMER!, a collection of things typed in a rage over witnessing something awful related to our exquisite drumming art form! Fun! 290 pages.
cymbalistic.com/products/ran...
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I knew Charlie Kirk’s assassination would have an impact on the conservative movement, but even I underestimated the impact it would have.
It has torn people apart and the biggest impact is at the grassroots level.
It has torn people apart and the biggest impact is at the grassroots level.
December 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I knew Charlie Kirk’s assassination would have an impact on the conservative movement, but even I underestimated the impact it would have.
It has torn people apart and the biggest impact is at the grassroots level.
It has torn people apart and the biggest impact is at the grassroots level.
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This about sums it up, folks.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
December 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This about sums it up, folks.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Dr. Jonathan Reiner on why he was alarmed by Trump's speech: "It was delivered with a manic cadence -- almost a frantic cadence ... it was disturbing to watch. It was disturbing because he's the commander in chief."
December 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Dr. Jonathan Reiner on why he was alarmed by Trump's speech: "It was delivered with a manic cadence -- almost a frantic cadence ... it was disturbing to watch. It was disturbing because he's the commander in chief."
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believe it or not it is possible to experience disappointing outcomes without arguing for white victimhood
December 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
believe it or not it is possible to experience disappointing outcomes without arguing for white victimhood
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The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.
December 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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My generation got to know him as one of three CNN reporters coming live from their Baghdad hotel room during the start of the first Gulf War. It was a new kind of war, carried live on air and he was one of the voices that brought it to us.
RIP
RIP
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Peter Arnett, who reported on the Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Peter Arnett, who traveled the world covering wars from Vietnam to Iraq, has died.
apnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
My generation got to know him as one of three CNN reporters coming live from their Baghdad hotel room during the start of the first Gulf War. It was a new kind of war, carried live on air and he was one of the voices that brought it to us.
RIP
RIP
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Looking forward... www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
New documentary on Alabama jazz icon Sun Ra premiering on PBS series ‘American Masters’ Feb. 20
A documentary covering the life and work of Alabama's most singular musician will have a national debut next year.
www.yahoo.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Looking forward... www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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I worked with Rob and Michelle Reiner on this for a year.
Albert recommended me. I dug up all the archival stuff.
I'd never met the Reiners before, but they were so welcoming and gracious and supportive. Down to earth.
What an honor it was to work with them.
What an honor it was to know them.
Albert recommended me. I dug up all the archival stuff.
I'd never met the Reiners before, but they were so welcoming and gracious and supportive. Down to earth.
What an honor it was to work with them.
What an honor it was to know them.
December 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I worked with Rob and Michelle Reiner on this for a year.
Albert recommended me. I dug up all the archival stuff.
I'd never met the Reiners before, but they were so welcoming and gracious and supportive. Down to earth.
What an honor it was to work with them.
What an honor it was to know them.
Albert recommended me. I dug up all the archival stuff.
I'd never met the Reiners before, but they were so welcoming and gracious and supportive. Down to earth.
What an honor it was to work with them.
What an honor it was to know them.
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NEW discovery of phone call recordings reveal just how far Donald Trump went to attempt overturning the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.
Trump told the Speaker he could call the session “for transparency, and to uncover fraud,” adding, “Who’s gonna stop you for that?” trib.al/k8hn3Ut
Trump told the Speaker he could call the session “for transparency, and to uncover fraud,” adding, “Who’s gonna stop you for that?” trib.al/k8hn3Ut
December 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
NEW discovery of phone call recordings reveal just how far Donald Trump went to attempt overturning the 2020 presidential election results in Georgia.
Trump told the Speaker he could call the session “for transparency, and to uncover fraud,” adding, “Who’s gonna stop you for that?” trib.al/k8hn3Ut
Trump told the Speaker he could call the session “for transparency, and to uncover fraud,” adding, “Who’s gonna stop you for that?” trib.al/k8hn3Ut
CRUISE SHIP DRUMMER!: Daily best music in the world: Mickey Roker fast - Impressions with Milt Jackson
#drums #drumsky #jazz #jazzsky
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#drums #drumsky #jazz #jazzsky
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Daily best music in the world: Mickey Roker fast - CRUISE SHIP DRUMMER!
Here is Mickey Roker absolutely killing it on the tune Impressions, on A London Bridge, a live recording by Milt Jackson. Tempo is about 334 bpm— half note =...
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December 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
CRUISE SHIP DRUMMER!: Daily best music in the world: Mickey Roker fast - Impressions with Milt Jackson
#drums #drumsky #jazz #jazzsky
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#drums #drumsky #jazz #jazzsky
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“you’re right, life’s gonna suck for those twenty million americans” sure is a fucking Take going into a midterm year
REPORTER: More than 20 million Americans are now bracing for their premiums to skyrocket
TRUMP: They will skyrocket because it was never any good
TRUMP: They will skyrocket because it was never any good
December 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
“you’re right, life’s gonna suck for those twenty million americans” sure is a fucking Take going into a midterm year
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Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
December 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Within 15 minutes today, I got two back-to-back notifications of deaths at ICE facilities.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
28 people have died in ICE custody since Trump took office. These facilities are overcrowded & are putting their own profits over health and safety. We need oversight & accountability NOW.
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It almost goes without saying, but this is illegal. The name "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" is established by law and the board doesn't have the power to change it. 20 USC 3 §§ 76h - 76s.
Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center —Karoline Leavitt x.com/PressSec/sta...
December 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It almost goes without saying, but this is illegal. The name "John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts" is established by law and the board doesn't have the power to change it. 20 USC 3 §§ 76h - 76s.
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The name of the building is set by law. The board is likely to see legal pushback to any attempt to unilaterally rename it.
The Kennedy Center will become the Trump-Kennedy Center: Leavitt
Leavitt said the the board unanimously voted to rename the performing arts venue.
www.axios.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The name of the building is set by law. The board is likely to see legal pushback to any attempt to unilaterally rename it.
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Ladies and gentleman: The President of the United States
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Ladies and gentleman: The President of the United States
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
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PEDOPHILES RUN THE WORLD
These are the people who are willing to go on the record.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
December 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
PEDOPHILES RUN THE WORLD
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Paul Klee, Swiss-German (1879-1940), Genies (Characters from a Ballet), 1922, watercolor and pencil on paper on cardboard, 24 x 15.9 cm, Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland
18 December 1879 - 29 June 1940
18 December 1879 - 29 June 1940
December 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Paul Klee, Swiss-German (1879-1940), Genies (Characters from a Ballet), 1922, watercolor and pencil on paper on cardboard, 24 x 15.9 cm, Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland
18 December 1879 - 29 June 1940
18 December 1879 - 29 June 1940
lol
Gift link, probably the funniest thing the Wall Street Journal has done this year.
We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
lol
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The Trump admin wanted to be tough on drugs by striking Mexican cartels. Their allies produced good results, so Stephen Miller and others went looking for another venue.
How we got to boat strikes, and a focus on Venezuela.
Free to read link: wapo.st/4p66tIm
How we got to boat strikes, and a focus on Venezuela.
Free to read link: wapo.st/4p66tIm
Stephen Miller’s hard-line Mexico strategy morphed into deadly boat strikes
President Donald Trump’s homeland security adviser, Stephen Miller, had a plan to target Mexican drug cartels. That strategy morphed into lethal boat strikes.
wapo.st
December 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The Trump admin wanted to be tough on drugs by striking Mexican cartels. Their allies produced good results, so Stephen Miller and others went looking for another venue.
How we got to boat strikes, and a focus on Venezuela.
Free to read link: wapo.st/4p66tIm
How we got to boat strikes, and a focus on Venezuela.
Free to read link: wapo.st/4p66tIm
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TOTAL BACKFIRE: Pulitzer Prize Board just turned the tables on Trump. In his defamation lawsuit, they’re demanding his tax returns, financial records, and even medical & prescription history if he’s claiming damages. (Law&Crime)
December 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
TOTAL BACKFIRE: Pulitzer Prize Board just turned the tables on Trump. In his defamation lawsuit, they’re demanding his tax returns, financial records, and even medical & prescription history if he’s claiming damages. (Law&Crime)
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Again, if fascism cannot be defeated, because the bar is set at "convert them or it doesn't count," the whole planet would be Nazi.
They're people. Petty, ugly people who hate each other as much as they hate us. Use that. Demobilize them.
They're people. Petty, ugly people who hate each other as much as they hate us. Use that. Demobilize them.
December 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Again, if fascism cannot be defeated, because the bar is set at "convert them or it doesn't count," the whole planet would be Nazi.
They're people. Petty, ugly people who hate each other as much as they hate us. Use that. Demobilize them.
They're people. Petty, ugly people who hate each other as much as they hate us. Use that. Demobilize them.
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MAGA is fighting each other. Trump's getting old and it's creating a power vacuum. It feels "smart" to tell yourself not to feel hope because these people will never change. But it's wrong.
They don't need to change. They just need to hate each other so much they can't organize.
They don't need to change. They just need to hate each other so much they can't organize.
December 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
MAGA is fighting each other. Trump's getting old and it's creating a power vacuum. It feels "smart" to tell yourself not to feel hope because these people will never change. But it's wrong.
They don't need to change. They just need to hate each other so much they can't organize.
They don't need to change. They just need to hate each other so much they can't organize.
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You can defeat your opponents without converting them. Demobilization matters.
When there's a leadership vacuum and people in a movement are fighting each other, it saps energy. They lose organizational power. Fewer of them take action. Fewer vote.
www.salon.com/2025/12/15/t...
When there's a leadership vacuum and people in a movement are fighting each other, it saps energy. They lose organizational power. Fewer of them take action. Fewer vote.
www.salon.com/2025/12/15/t...
The Erika Kirk and Candace Owens feud is tearing MAGA apart
The widow vs. the podcaster drama reveals the right's biggest weakness
www.salon.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
You can defeat your opponents without converting them. Demobilization matters.
When there's a leadership vacuum and people in a movement are fighting each other, it saps energy. They lose organizational power. Fewer of them take action. Fewer vote.
www.salon.com/2025/12/15/t...
When there's a leadership vacuum and people in a movement are fighting each other, it saps energy. They lose organizational power. Fewer of them take action. Fewer vote.
www.salon.com/2025/12/15/t...
author of the bride and the bachelors, and off the wall: portrait of robert rauschenberg, read them
Calvin Tomkins, who turns 100 today, believes that “death is as essential as life,” he writes. “This, for me, has always been a calming thought.” newyorkermag.visitlink.me/CWavZo
December 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
author of the bride and the bachelors, and off the wall: portrait of robert rauschenberg, read them