Jason Broccardo
@zoocoup.bsky.social
Job: Managing Apple things. Hobby: Buying a lot of music. Western front of Chicagoland with the parts of a great family who haven't grown up and moved out yet. I support all coups at the zoo.
Also: @[email protected] and http://zoocoup.tumblr.com
Also: @[email protected] and http://zoocoup.tumblr.com
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Jason Broccardo
@zoocoup.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Forget about all these other bands, just tell me Beulah is getting back together.
Yet another reason to not shop with them
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Yet another reason to not shop with them
On repeat saysheshe.bandcamp.com/track/make-i...
Make It Known, by Say She She
from the album Cut & Rewind
saysheshe.bandcamp.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:59 PM
On repeat saysheshe.bandcamp.com/track/make-i...
Executives were a mistake
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Executives were a mistake
Reposted by Jason Broccardo
Indiana GOP is going for it: They've released a proposed map that'd likely lock in a 9-0 GOP congressional delegation & flip the 2 currently held by Dems. Indianapolis would be cracked into GOP seats, and Gary would be drowned in red.
The big question: Will the Senate still stop it?
The big question: Will the Senate still stop it?
December 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Indiana GOP is going for it: They've released a proposed map that'd likely lock in a 9-0 GOP congressional delegation & flip the 2 currently held by Dems. Indianapolis would be cracked into GOP seats, and Gary would be drowned in red.
The big question: Will the Senate still stop it?
The big question: Will the Senate still stop it?
Reposted by Jason Broccardo
actually Die Hard is a Cow Tools movie
December 20, 2024 at 12:06 PM
actually Die Hard is a Cow Tools movie
This is funnier if you think of it as Paul Anka from “Gilmore Girls”
Paul Anka finally breaks his legendary silence about Frank Sinatra's penis size
Paul Anka Talks Frank Sinatra's Penis Size
Paul Anka started out as a teen idol in the ’50s before embarking on a near-endless career as a Las Vegas entertainment fixture. Along the way, Anka, now 84, became one of the diminishing number of li...
stereogum.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is funnier if you think of it as Paul Anka from “Gilmore Girls”
“Roughly 1 in 9 people (11%) changed residences last year — a record low in data going back to 1948.” www.axios.com/2025/11/30/u...
People moved less than ever last year
Nationwide, 11% changed homes in 2024.
www.axios.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
“Roughly 1 in 9 people (11%) changed residences last year — a record low in data going back to 1948.” www.axios.com/2025/11/30/u...
“Recent cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration could reduce the size of Illinois’ economy by nearly $10 billion each year, according to a new report released Monday by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute” capitolnewsillinois.com/news/trump-c...
Trump cuts could shrink Illinois economy by $10B: report
Article Summary A report by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute found federal budget cuts could reduce economic activity in Illinois
capitolnewsillinois.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“Recent cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration could reduce the size of Illinois’ economy by nearly $10 billion each year, according to a new report released Monday by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute” capitolnewsillinois.com/news/trump-c...
David Byrne and a dozen of his fellow coverall enthusiasts play the Tiny Desk www.npr.org/2025/12/01/g...
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime."
www.npr.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
David Byrne and a dozen of his fellow coverall enthusiasts play the Tiny Desk www.npr.org/2025/12/01/g...
Reposted by Jason Broccardo
We stand firm in the belief that our handler erred on the side of caution when he tranquilized the child in the Tigger pajamas.
November 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We stand firm in the belief that our handler erred on the side of caution when he tranquilized the child in the Tigger pajamas.
I'm not saying you have to clean off every square inch of concrete, but I will say people who don't clear some sort of footpath through the snow on the sidewalks around their houses are the worst.
December 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I'm not saying you have to clean off every square inch of concrete, but I will say people who don't clear some sort of footpath through the snow on the sidewalks around their houses are the worst.
“The changes could make it much more difficult and expensive for vaccines to get approved, further limiting the availability of vaccines, which are considered among the safest and most effective tools for protecting people against infectious diseases.“
FDA to raise hurdles for vaccines, faulting COVID shots for 10 kids' deaths
Food and Drug Administration officials say they will ratchet up requirements for vaccine studies, citing concerns about COVID shots for kids. But public health experts question the agency's analysis.
www.npr.org
November 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
“The changes could make it much more difficult and expensive for vaccines to get approved, further limiting the availability of vaccines, which are considered among the safest and most effective tools for protecting people against infectious diseases.“
Reposted by Jason Broccardo
One must imagine Ulysses S. Grant dreaming of his ballroom
November 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
One must imagine Ulysses S. Grant dreaming of his ballroom
“A recent decision by President Donald Trump to deny disaster aid to two electric utilities in rural northern Michigan could cost residents tens of millions of dollars.”
Electricity prices jump after Trump rejects disaster aid for Michigan utilities
The president denied the state’s request for federal aid to rebuild power lines after a fierce ice storm last March, a move that could force thousands of rural electricity customers to pay the entire ...
www.politico.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“A recent decision by President Donald Trump to deny disaster aid to two electric utilities in rural northern Michigan could cost residents tens of millions of dollars.”
“Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday confirmed that she instructed the federal government to carry out the deportation and transferring of Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador despite a court order halting the flights.”
thehill.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
“Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday confirmed that she instructed the federal government to carry out the deportation and transferring of Venezuelan detainees to El Salvador despite a court order halting the flights.”
“Saturday was the snowiest November day ever recorded in Chicago, according to the National Weather Service.” www.wbez.org/weather/2025...
Saturday was snowiest November day in Chicago, as nearly 9 inches blanket parts of city
Saturday recorded the most snow for a November day in the city since Nov. 6, 1951. O'Hare saw 8.4 inches of snow, beating the 1951 record of 8 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Travel...
www.wbez.org
November 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
“Saturday was the snowiest November day ever recorded in Chicago, according to the National Weather Service.” www.wbez.org/weather/2025...
“Prosecutors said Mr. Hernández was key to a scheme that lasted more than 20 years and brought more than 500 tons of cocaine into the United States.”
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
“Prosecutors said Mr. Hernández was key to a scheme that lasted more than 20 years and brought more than 500 tons of cocaine into the United States.”
“The picture that emerges is a remarkable story of business leaders working outside the traditional lines of diplomacy to cement a peace agreement with business deals“ www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
“The picture that emerges is a remarkable story of business leaders working outside the traditional lines of diplomacy to cement a peace agreement with business deals“ www.wsj.com/world/russia...
“…wishes he was never granted clemency to begin with” boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total isolation.
boltsmag.org
November 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“…wishes he was never granted clemency to begin with” boltsmag.org/death-row-cl...
“The mutiny aboard a Soviet warship in November 1975 led to a chase across the Baltic Sea, involving everything the Soviets had available” www.twz.com/sea/the-real...
The Real-Life Hunt For Red October Happened 50 Years Ago
The mutiny aboard a Soviet warship in November 1975 led to a chase across the Baltic Sea, involving nuclear-armed bombers.
www.twz.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
“The mutiny aboard a Soviet warship in November 1975 led to a chase across the Baltic Sea, involving everything the Soviets had available” www.twz.com/sea/the-real...
TIL you can charter a private rail car www.aaprco.com/charter-a-pr...
Charter a Car | AAPRCO
www.aaprco.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
TIL you can charter a private rail car www.aaprco.com/charter-a-pr...
“The loan caps will have a significant impact on aspiring nurses, who will be forced to foot a large portion of their education costs themselves or may even decide against a nursing career entirely…” nymag.com/intelligence...
The Trump-Administration Change That Could Cripple Nursing
A federal cap on borrowing for graduate nursing students and others isn’t just making nurses angry, but it could harm the health-care system.
nymag.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
“The loan caps will have a significant impact on aspiring nurses, who will be forced to foot a large portion of their education costs themselves or may even decide against a nursing career entirely…” nymag.com/intelligence...
“We’re wondering whether the species is either increasing or declining without anybody even knowing” www.motherjones.com/environment/...
The mystery of the missing porcupines
They are nowhere to be seen in the West, and scientists are racing to figure out why.
www.motherjones.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“We’re wondering whether the species is either increasing or declining without anybody even knowing” www.motherjones.com/environment/...
“Persons who have been incapacitated by . . . shipwreck are in a helpless state, and it would be dishonorable and inhumane to make them the object of attack” www.execfunctions.org/p/a-dishonor...
A Dishonorable Strike
Indulging all assumptions in favor of the administration’s boat strikes, killing helpless men is murder
www.execfunctions.org
November 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“Persons who have been incapacitated by . . . shipwreck are in a helpless state, and it would be dishonorable and inhumane to make them the object of attack” www.execfunctions.org/p/a-dishonor...
“Dallas and Houston are 250 miles apart. But if you want to take a train between them, prepare for a 23-hour odyssey that says a lot about where US passenger rail is heading.”
Where Train Dreams Meet Reality in Texas
Dallas and Houston are 250 miles apart. But if you want to take a train between them, prepare for a 23-hour odyssey that says a lot about where US passenger rail is heading.
www.bloomberg.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
“Dallas and Houston are 250 miles apart. But if you want to take a train between them, prepare for a 23-hour odyssey that says a lot about where US passenger rail is heading.”