Ashanti Mills
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4PM @ Jam Clinic: Different Types of Jams! I've put my heart and soul into this workshop I've designed, facilitated, and iterated on. We'll participate in blues, jazz, hip-hop, and funk jams, as well as improv games, to learn how we can approach any kind of collaborative musicmaking
4PM @ Jam Clinic: Different Types of Jams! I've put my heart and soul into this workshop I've designed, facilitated, and iterated on. We'll participate in blues, jazz, hip-hop, and funk jams, as well as improv games, to learn how we can approach any kind of collaborative musicmaking
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the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
January 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
the arrest of journalists in minneapolis, including don lemon, is more evidence that the only move the administration knows how to make is to use force, and does not know how to respond when that force is met with defiance and indifference.
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Regime dissident Don Lemon
Regime dissident Jimmy Kimmel
January 30, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Regime dissident Don Lemon
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crazy how you can just... do politics this way
The City’s Budget is our future. And you deserve to know how it works.
January 30, 2026 at 3:38 PM
crazy how you can just... do politics this way
i dont always feel super in tune with my culture but i did today when my friend and i went to a new restaurant and i realized he’s reading to see what’s good, while i’m reading to confirm what i know i want and they wouldn’t dare not have (patty, coco bread, ginger beer)
January 30, 2026 at 12:53 AM
i dont always feel super in tune with my culture but i did today when my friend and i went to a new restaurant and i realized he’s reading to see what’s good, while i’m reading to confirm what i know i want and they wouldn’t dare not have (patty, coco bread, ginger beer)
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Mom wants to know if, should her reps (Suozzi, Schumer, Gillibrand) do anything stupid while she's on a cruise if I can call for her and say my mother is literally out of the country and cannot call but would still like to express her displeasure.
January 29, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Mom wants to know if, should her reps (Suozzi, Schumer, Gillibrand) do anything stupid while she's on a cruise if I can call for her and say my mother is literally out of the country and cannot call but would still like to express her displeasure.
the music pedantry hill i’ll die on is that Main Theme from Super Mario 64 (aka Bob-omb Battlefield) isn’t swung 16ths, and it’s not straight 16ths—exactly half of the instruments are one or the other (drums, bass; horns, bob-omb thing; guitar never plays 16ths)
January 28, 2026 at 4:58 PM
the music pedantry hill i’ll die on is that Main Theme from Super Mario 64 (aka Bob-omb Battlefield) isn’t swung 16ths, and it’s not straight 16ths—exactly half of the instruments are one or the other (drums, bass; horns, bob-omb thing; guitar never plays 16ths)
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🚨 public musicology alert 🚨
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 2:57 AM
🚨 public musicology alert 🚨
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People who think we should wait until we win everything think we should win forever. Celebrate interim victories, partial victories, imperfect victories, small victories, because celebrating strengthens the resolve to keep on, reminds us of our power, and also is fun.
January 27, 2026 at 3:39 AM
People who think we should wait until we win everything think we should win forever. Celebrate interim victories, partial victories, imperfect victories, small victories, because celebrating strengthens the resolve to keep on, reminds us of our power, and also is fun.
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Our opponent has a lot of money and power at its disposal, it's easy to feel hopeless.
Hopeless people don't fight.
Victories, even small ones, show that the enemy is not invulnerable.
They show that we SHOULD fight, because we CAN win.
Hopeless people don't fight.
Victories, even small ones, show that the enemy is not invulnerable.
They show that we SHOULD fight, because we CAN win.
January 27, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Our opponent has a lot of money and power at its disposal, it's easy to feel hopeless.
Hopeless people don't fight.
Victories, even small ones, show that the enemy is not invulnerable.
They show that we SHOULD fight, because we CAN win.
Hopeless people don't fight.
Victories, even small ones, show that the enemy is not invulnerable.
They show that we SHOULD fight, because we CAN win.
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Milwaukee! This Wednesday, January 28th, at 5PM, I’ll be on the panel "Making Zines, Making Change: A Conversation about Collaborating, Publishing, Selling, and Archiving DIY Art." Lots more info in the Alt text. Hope to see you!
January 26, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Milwaukee! This Wednesday, January 28th, at 5PM, I’ll be on the panel "Making Zines, Making Change: A Conversation about Collaborating, Publishing, Selling, and Archiving DIY Art." Lots more info in the Alt text. Hope to see you!
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The County’s information call center, MC311, will reopen at 6 a.m. Monday. Operators will handle calls until 10 p.m. Residents can call 311 or 240-777-0311 (when calling from outside the County) or visit online at MC311.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:00 AM
The County’s information call center, MC311, will reopen at 6 a.m. Monday. Operators will handle calls until 10 p.m. Residents can call 311 or 240-777-0311 (when calling from outside the County) or visit online at MC311.com
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Who cares about kids when adult collectors are willing to pay top dollar? www.wired.com/story/legos-...
The Lego Pokémon Line Shows Toys Are Only for Rich Adults Now
Who cares about kids when adult collectors are willing to pay top dollar?
www.wired.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Who cares about kids when adult collectors are willing to pay top dollar? www.wired.com/story/legos-...
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beautiful women named severe weather alert keep messaging me
January 25, 2026 at 3:03 AM
beautiful women named severe weather alert keep messaging me
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I spent the last year writing a book about the ridiculous demands of what it means to be masculine. But a guy who takes care of people who served our country, asks a woman “are you ok?” When she is in distress and looks out for his vulnerable neighbors seems like a pretty good role model for a man.
January 25, 2026 at 4:23 AM
I spent the last year writing a book about the ridiculous demands of what it means to be masculine. But a guy who takes care of people who served our country, asks a woman “are you ok?” When she is in distress and looks out for his vulnerable neighbors seems like a pretty good role model for a man.
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Good morning! It’s Saturday January 24th 2026! Another day already? Crikey!
(Out this very month in 1968, a mere 58 years ago, Fantastic Four #73, with its cover by Jack Kirby & Joe Sinnott et al.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
(Out this very month in 1968, a mere 58 years ago, Fantastic Four #73, with its cover by Jack Kirby & Joe Sinnott et al.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
January 24, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Good morning! It’s Saturday January 24th 2026! Another day already? Crikey!
(Out this very month in 1968, a mere 58 years ago, Fantastic Four #73, with its cover by Jack Kirby & Joe Sinnott et al.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
(Out this very month in 1968, a mere 58 years ago, Fantastic Four #73, with its cover by Jack Kirby & Joe Sinnott et al.)
You be careful out there among them English, Joanne Book.
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Thanks for the helpful auto-complete, Gmail.
January 24, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Thanks for the helpful auto-complete, Gmail.
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i left the church and have nothing to do with it anymore but something happens when i see priests and pastors and rabbis and imams and sikhs at protests going so hard in mega harsh conditions i get choked up. this is how all of that is supposed to be. that's what all of that is supposed to be for.
January 23, 2026 at 6:01 PM
i left the church and have nothing to do with it anymore but something happens when i see priests and pastors and rabbis and imams and sikhs at protests going so hard in mega harsh conditions i get choked up. this is how all of that is supposed to be. that's what all of that is supposed to be for.
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You wouldn’t engage with a person trying to pick you up while waving a camera on your face. Smart glasses are removing that choice, and removing privacy. How are we supposed to trust other humans when we can’t tell if they are mining us for content?
Women filmed in secret for TikTok content - then harassed online
Women filmed in secret for TikTok content - then harassed online
So-called manfluencers wearing smart glasses approach women and then post videos to TikTok.
www.bbc.com
January 24, 2026 at 1:16 PM
You wouldn’t engage with a person trying to pick you up while waving a camera on your face. Smart glasses are removing that choice, and removing privacy. How are we supposed to trust other humans when we can’t tell if they are mining us for content?
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“if you’re silent you’re not gonna make a difference.”
January 24, 2026 at 1:17 PM
“if you’re silent you’re not gonna make a difference.”
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This is what love looks like.
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:34 PM
This is what love looks like.
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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
January 24, 2026 at 12:38 AM
in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today
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Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
January 13, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
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youtube.com/playlist?lis... All our videos from the Vocaloid Jam at MAGFest 2026 are up on YouTube! Unfortunately we lost the video for the Meltdown, and we don't have a video for Square Up because Jamie Page doesn't want her face visible on the internet, but everything else is on this playlist!
MAGFest Vocaloid Jam 2026 - YouTube
youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
youtube.com/playlist?lis... All our videos from the Vocaloid Jam at MAGFest 2026 are up on YouTube! Unfortunately we lost the video for the Meltdown, and we don't have a video for Square Up because Jamie Page doesn't want her face visible on the internet, but everything else is on this playlist!
great moment! glad to be a part of it
omg this moment, hahaha!
(the context of this was fuck ice, fuck white supremacy, etc. etc. but then i suddenly forgot what i’d already said or hadn’t said yet 🥹)
(the context of this was fuck ice, fuck white supremacy, etc. etc. but then i suddenly forgot what i’d already said or hadn’t said yet 🥹)
“FUCK!” — @aivisura.com, 1/9/26
January 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
great moment! glad to be a part of it