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Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises @thepeskyfly.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah. She’s kinda good in my completely biased opinion. It’s about losing her uncle LD who was part of the Magnetic Fields lineup for 69 Love Songs, and a big influence. So it hits different for family. Probably not her best, but my Go to.

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Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises @thepeskyfly.bsky.social · 1h

This is from the daughter’s recent ep. figurinetn.bandcamp.com/album/dirty-...

Dirty Nothing (Demo), by Figurine

6 track album

figurinetn.bandcamp.com

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Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises @thepeskyfly.bsky.social · 1h

Good work! Mine are 23 (twins). Both musical. Both think Hundreds of Beavers is the best film of the 21st Century. So, know the feeling.

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Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises @thepeskyfly.bsky.social · 2h

houses fell around me. Some Mack Sennett style chase scenes. Whole kit and caboodle.

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Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises @thepeskyfly.bsky.social · 2h

And lots of these dudes were 40ish, right?

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Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises @thepeskyfly.bsky.social · 2h

Dance belt!

Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises @thepeskyfly.bsky.social · 2h

I tried to go to an afternoon movie but arrived too late because Buster Keaton scripted and directed my bike ride to the theater.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 7h

ICE setting up raids outside churches. Trump’s America. 🇺🇸

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Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises @thepeskyfly.bsky.social · 5h

Protests of any size are usually staged in accessible places with lots of nearby parking but if big turnouts are expected it can be better to carpool, bike if you can, ride share or take transit where available.

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Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises @thepeskyfly.bsky.social · 5h

I’ve been attending and covering large-scale protests since the 2004 RNC. This is a good idea, and should be shared. And if you have concerns, hit me up and I’ll help if I can. If not, I’m sure somebody can.

Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.bsky.social · 5h

If you have never been to a protest before, and you’re nervous about going to no Kings, but you wanna go, comment below with your concerns.

And if you’ve protested, read the comments, and if you find one that you can alleviate their concern, reply.

Hopefully this will get more people to attend!

Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises @thepeskyfly.bsky.social · 7h

Dovetails nicely with the eight stages of genocide, unsurprisingly.

Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · May 29

Charlottesville was a preview of the future of the Republican Party — and in 2025 at the State Department, that future has reached full, fertile flower.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · May 29

SCOOP: The State Department's new reorganization plan includes the opening of an "Office for Remigration," a term popularized by far right extremists and neo-Nazis in Europe. The office will coordinate directly with DHS "to advance the President’s immigration agenda."

My report:

Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises @thepeskyfly.bsky.social · 7h

Incoherence is a feature not a bug.

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Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises @thepeskyfly.bsky.social · 7h

Even Sundquist, who personally escaped prosecution, did his part to bring on the GOP supermajority.

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Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises @thepeskyfly.bsky.social · 7h

Oh how I wish this was pure snark and not the goddamn truth.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15h

Regarding past rallies Indivisible has organized, such as the “Hands Off” rallies that took place in all fifty states in April, co-executive director Ezra Levin said: “It was far larger than January 6th, and there was no violence. None.” www.thebulwark.com/p/no-kings-r...

‘No Kings’ Has Republicans in Disarray

Why GOP lawmakers are spreading fear about the upcoming rally.

www.thebulwark.com

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Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises @thepeskyfly.bsky.social · 8h

Shocker.

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 14h

Private equity takeover of US hospitals led to rise in patient deaths.

Cuts to staffing/investment; high debt, profiteering; worse patient outcomes.

More deaths in nursing homes, increased post-operative complications

Why is UK Govt handing the NHS to PE? Why no investigation of the impact of PE?

Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study

Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals’ versus non-private equity hospitals

www.theguardian.com

Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises @thepeskyfly.bsky.social · 8h

My grandfather was so disillusioned after sincerely working for these two corrupt politicians that he got out of politics entirely. And his disillusionment rubbed off on me for a long time.

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Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises @thepeskyfly.bsky.social · 8h

I say worked but I started very young and was often a political prop during canvassing. Would stuff envelopes and hand out campaign materials at polling places for my grandfather who was a regional campaign manager for Ray Blanton and Jake Butcher.

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Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises @thepeskyfly.bsky.social · 8h

As an 80’s era dumbass who had worked campaigns for 2 corrupt Tennessee Dems, I was GOP curious in college and can second TRP’s experience.

The Rude Pundit @rudepundit.bsky.social · 9h

I was a Young Republican for a brief time in the 1980s (for real). I promise you they talked like this back then. They didn’t know I was Jewish, so the Holocaust jokes flowed freely. It all helped radicalize me against the right.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

“Epithets like “f----t,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined”

If you ever had any doubt that the youth wing of the GOP is fully radicalized and proudly racist these days:

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Jason "Red5" Lyall @jaylyall.bsky.social · 23h

These strikes are illegal for about 7 reasons:
1. Not self-defense
2. No (or any) Congressional authorization
3. No evidence of criminal wrongdoing
4. Occurred in int'l waters
5. No open state of hostilities
6. Criminal groups are not terrorists legally
7. No id on people killed or group targeted

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 9h

It's as if everything DeSantis does a court later finds is illegal

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 9h

A Florida court put on hold the transfer of land held by a Miami college for President Trump’s presidential library.

Florida Court Blocks Transfer of Miami Land for Trump Library

A judge said the college board that conveyed the site didn’t give reasonable public notice about its meeting where vote took place.

on.wsj.com

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Michigander @otherwiseagain.bsky.social · 12h

A reminder that the Supreme Court says this behavior is not illegal- which should tell you how corrupt the highest court in the nation is.

The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 1d

newrepublic.com/post/201745/...

ICE Detains U.S. Citizen After Saying She Doesn’t “Look” American

She even had her U.S. passport on her.

newrepublic.com

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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 1d

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Chris Davis of the Uptown Davises @thepeskyfly.bsky.social · 9h

With you on this

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1d

Whether it's young Democrats expressing their support for DEI or young Republicans saying "I love Hitler,' both sides have expressed controversial opinions.

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