The Old Deck Hand
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I think the dislike, and even terror, of AI has more to do with people seeing a handful of tech overlords creating something that is destroying their jobs and doubling their utility bills, without anyone ever voting on whether this was a good idea.
February 16, 2026 at 2:02 AM
I think the dislike, and even terror, of AI has more to do with people seeing a handful of tech overlords creating something that is destroying their jobs and doubling their utility bills, without anyone ever voting on whether this was a good idea.
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Page 15 of the GOP’s Save America Act wld force all 50 states to submit their voter rolls to the DHS’s centralized voter purge program (called “SAVE”), which they know has had error rates as high as 14% & links to an SSA database that they know was compromised by DOGE. #NoOnSave 1/
February 16, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Page 15 of the GOP’s Save America Act wld force all 50 states to submit their voter rolls to the DHS’s centralized voter purge program (called “SAVE”), which they know has had error rates as high as 14% & links to an SSA database that they know was compromised by DOGE. #NoOnSave 1/
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Now working on it's first combined venture, a musical comedy space opera called Springtime For Hitler On The Moon.
www.reuters.com/business/mus...
www.reuters.com/business/mus...
SpaceX acquires xAI in record-setting deal as Musk looks to unify AI and space ambitions
The deal represents one of the most ambitious tie-ups in the technology sector yet, combining a space-and-defense contractor with a fast-growing AI developer whose costs are largely driven by chips, d...
www.reuters.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Now working on it's first combined venture, a musical comedy space opera called Springtime For Hitler On The Moon.
www.reuters.com/business/mus...
www.reuters.com/business/mus...
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What if we just make our own *Gift Link*?
Yes, this is a very depressing story. and an important one.
archive.is/202602121455...
Yes, this is a very depressing story. and an important one.
archive.is/202602121455...
February 16, 2026 at 3:56 AM
What if we just make our own *Gift Link*?
Yes, this is a very depressing story. and an important one.
archive.is/202602121455...
Yes, this is a very depressing story. and an important one.
archive.is/202602121455...
#MutualMusic
Is this some of that Free Jazz stuff?
Is this some of that Free Jazz stuff?
February 11, 2026 at 10:27 PM
#MutualMusic
Is this some of that Free Jazz stuff?
Is this some of that Free Jazz stuff?
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Bob Weir Joined Kingfish in 1974 & left in 1976, not long after this album was released.
The first two tracks are Weir/Barlow compositions. This one made it into the grateful Dead repertoire.
Music That doesn't suck
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEMS...
The first two tracks are Weir/Barlow compositions. This one made it into the grateful Dead repertoire.
Music That doesn't suck
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEMS...
Supplication
YouTube video by Bob Weir - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Bob Weir Joined Kingfish in 1974 & left in 1976, not long after this album was released.
The first two tracks are Weir/Barlow compositions. This one made it into the grateful Dead repertoire.
Music That doesn't suck
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEMS...
The first two tracks are Weir/Barlow compositions. This one made it into the grateful Dead repertoire.
Music That doesn't suck
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEMS...
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A group of Buddhist monks reached Washington, D.C., Tuesday, walking single file across a bridge over the Potomac River to cap a 15-week trek from Texas that has captivated the country.
https://to.pbs.org/4rIxYJE
https://to.pbs.org/4rIxYJE
'Walk for Peace' concludes as Buddhist monks arrive in Washington after 15-week trek
A group of Buddhist monks has finally reached Washington, D.C., after completing a 15-week trek from Texas that captivated the country.
www.pbs.org
February 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM
A group of Buddhist monks reached Washington, D.C., Tuesday, walking single file across a bridge over the Potomac River to cap a 15-week trek from Texas that has captivated the country.
https://to.pbs.org/4rIxYJE
https://to.pbs.org/4rIxYJE
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youtube.com/watch?v=vgiW...
Bondi sent Patel instructions to hand over files to her when she found out they were still holding files to redact.
Now think of Raskin's statement about how it would take 7 years to go through the files and the fact that we know they are still redacting on the fly.
Bondi sent Patel instructions to hand over files to her when she found out they were still holding files to redact.
Now think of Raskin's statement about how it would take 7 years to go through the files and the fact that we know they are still redacting on the fly.
BREAKING NEWS: Massie And Bondi Have Shocking Fight As He Accuses Her Of Epstein Files 'Cover-Up'
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:49 PM
youtube.com/watch?v=vgiW...
Bondi sent Patel instructions to hand over files to her when she found out they were still holding files to redact.
Now think of Raskin's statement about how it would take 7 years to go through the files and the fact that we know they are still redacting on the fly.
Bondi sent Patel instructions to hand over files to her when she found out they were still holding files to redact.
Now think of Raskin's statement about how it would take 7 years to go through the files and the fact that we know they are still redacting on the fly.
Beasts of No Nation | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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I know who two of them are. Does that count?😎
Had to pause Bill & Jim because I remembered something I'd been saving to post tonight (and forgot)
You won't find L'Image in wikipedia. They didn't last long enough. Formed & broke up in 1974. This is a reunion.
But you'll know the people in it.
#MutualMusic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuOG...
You won't find L'Image in wikipedia. They didn't last long enough. Formed & broke up in 1974. This is a reunion.
But you'll know the people in it.
#MutualMusic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuOG...
L'Image Tokyo 2009 - S. Gadd, T. Levin,W.Bernhard,M.Mainieri,D.Spinozza
YouTube video by tomgadd
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I know who two of them are. Does that count?😎
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Music That Doesn't Suck #MutualMusic #Jazzsky
The Restful Mind was Larry Coryell with three members of the jazz ensemble Oregon. It was very different from the Hendrix-influenced stuff Larry was doing around this time.
Try this once more 🙄
www.youtube.com/watch?v=99mD...
The Restful Mind was Larry Coryell with three members of the jazz ensemble Oregon. It was very different from the Hendrix-influenced stuff Larry was doing around this time.
Try this once more 🙄
www.youtube.com/watch?v=99mD...
February 10, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Music That Doesn't Suck #MutualMusic #Jazzsky
The Restful Mind was Larry Coryell with three members of the jazz ensemble Oregon. It was very different from the Hendrix-influenced stuff Larry was doing around this time.
Try this once more 🙄
www.youtube.com/watch?v=99mD...
The Restful Mind was Larry Coryell with three members of the jazz ensemble Oregon. It was very different from the Hendrix-influenced stuff Larry was doing around this time.
Try this once more 🙄
www.youtube.com/watch?v=99mD...
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Music That Doesn't Suck
The first official performance of RatDog (as RatDog) was August 8th, 1995.
Jerry Garcia died the next day.
The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester is on the Nat. Register of Historic Places. The Dead played there 13 times in a one year span.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUDu...
The first official performance of RatDog (as RatDog) was August 8th, 1995.
Jerry Garcia died the next day.
The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester is on the Nat. Register of Historic Places. The Dead played there 13 times in a one year span.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUDu...
"Eyes Of The World" | Bob Weir & RatDog | 3/2/14 | The Capitol Theatre
YouTube video by Relix
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Music That Doesn't Suck
The first official performance of RatDog (as RatDog) was August 8th, 1995.
Jerry Garcia died the next day.
The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester is on the Nat. Register of Historic Places. The Dead played there 13 times in a one year span.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUDu...
The first official performance of RatDog (as RatDog) was August 8th, 1995.
Jerry Garcia died the next day.
The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester is on the Nat. Register of Historic Places. The Dead played there 13 times in a one year span.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUDu...
With friends Joe Ferrell, Eddie Gomez, and Steve Gadd.
Music that doesn't suck
Music that doesn't suck
#mutualmusic
Jazz Night
this album blew many minds at Berklee when it came out.
according to my friend
Jazz Night
this album blew many minds at Berklee when it came out.
according to my friend
01 Chick Corea - The One Step
YouTube video by Apache Rose
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 10:51 PM
With friends Joe Ferrell, Eddie Gomez, and Steve Gadd.
Music that doesn't suck
Music that doesn't suck
Yeah, Everybody Digs Bill Evans. From the album.
Music That Doesn't Suck
Music That Doesn't Suck
"Everybody digs Bill Evans!" 😜
Sorry, couldn't help myself. #MutualMusic #JazzNight #JazzSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y85j...
Sorry, couldn't help myself. #MutualMusic #JazzNight #JazzSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y85j...
Bill Evans Trio - Peace Piece (Remastered 2024 - Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bill Evans
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Yeah, Everybody Digs Bill Evans. From the album.
Music That Doesn't Suck
Music That Doesn't Suck
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The American Taliban, aka ICE, brings its terror tactics to red Idaho.
"Mr. Carter said he saw federal officers pointing guns at people simply for asking questions, and young teenagers being zip-tied, including Mr. Carter’s 14-year-old daughter."
Gift link 🎁
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
"Mr. Carter said he saw federal officers pointing guns at people simply for asking questions, and young teenagers being zip-tied, including Mr. Carter’s 14-year-old daughter."
Gift link 🎁
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The American Taliban, aka ICE, brings its terror tactics to red Idaho.
"Mr. Carter said he saw federal officers pointing guns at people simply for asking questions, and young teenagers being zip-tied, including Mr. Carter’s 14-year-old daughter."
Gift link 🎁
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
"Mr. Carter said he saw federal officers pointing guns at people simply for asking questions, and young teenagers being zip-tied, including Mr. Carter’s 14-year-old daughter."
Gift link 🎁
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
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Yes, it is just like Hitler and his concentration camps.
Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months
Seamus Culleton, who has lived in US for two decades, faces deportation after being arrested on way home from work
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An Irish man has spent five months in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention and faces deportation despite having a valid work permit and no criminal record.
Seamus Culleton was a “model immigrant” who had become the victim of a capricious and inept system, said his lawyer, Ogor Winnie Okoye. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Yes, it is just like Hitler and his concentration camps.
Music that doesn't suck
I want to post a couple of the songs, because I don't think many people who aren't already fans are going to do the whole album. #MutualMusic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5wA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5wA...
Romain
YouTube video by Bill Evans - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Music that doesn't suck
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Beautiful guitar!
Well, since you like Bill, here he is with guitar musician Jim Hall.
youtu.be/EIly8muXwb8?...
Well, since you like Bill, here he is with guitar musician Jim Hall.
youtu.be/EIly8muXwb8?...
Bill Evans & Jim Hall - Undercurrent (FULL ALBUM)
YouTube video by DISCOS REDONDOS ( FULL ALBUMS )
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Beautiful guitar!
Well, since you like Bill, here he is with guitar musician Jim Hall.
youtu.be/EIly8muXwb8?...
Well, since you like Bill, here he is with guitar musician Jim Hall.
youtu.be/EIly8muXwb8?...
Music that doesn't suck
I was just talking to someone about them earlier.
They'd posted this song by their keyboard player:
#MutualMusic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s_u...
They'd posted this song by their keyboard player:
#MutualMusic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s_u...
Hippies on a Corner
YouTube video by Joe Sample - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Music that doesn't suck
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Joe Pass often gave people the impression that there was more than one guitar player playing.
It was always just him. He was that good.
Music That Doesn't Suck #MutualMusic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp2B...
It was always just him. He was that good.
Music That Doesn't Suck #MutualMusic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp2B...
Joe Pass - Stella By Starlight (Official Visualizer)
YouTube video by Joe Pass
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Joe Pass often gave people the impression that there was more than one guitar player playing.
It was always just him. He was that good.
Music That Doesn't Suck #MutualMusic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp2B...
It was always just him. He was that good.
Music That Doesn't Suck #MutualMusic
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp2B...
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Get Up With It was a compilation of previously unreleased Miles Davis recordings from the early 1970s.
Here with John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, and Billy Cobham
Music That Doesn't Suck #MutualMusic #JazzSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAO0...
Here with John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, and Billy Cobham
Music That Doesn't Suck #MutualMusic #JazzSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAO0...
February 8, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Get Up With It was a compilation of previously unreleased Miles Davis recordings from the early 1970s.
Here with John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, and Billy Cobham
Music That Doesn't Suck #MutualMusic #JazzSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAO0...
Here with John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, and Billy Cobham
Music That Doesn't Suck #MutualMusic #JazzSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAO0...
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It would really take a lot more than a night to even start to do jazz properly. Mingus was an influence on so many.
Including Joni Mitchell.
#MutualMusic #JazzSky Music that doesn't suck
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEpP...
Including Joni Mitchell.
#MutualMusic #JazzSky Music that doesn't suck
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEpP...
February 8, 2026 at 3:21 AM
It would really take a lot more than a night to even start to do jazz properly. Mingus was an influence on so many.
Including Joni Mitchell.
#MutualMusic #JazzSky Music that doesn't suck
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEpP...
Including Joni Mitchell.
#MutualMusic #JazzSky Music that doesn't suck
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEpP...
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Music that doesn't suck
I'd never heard this before, but it's a song beautiful enough to make you fall in love all over again.
I'd never heard this before, but it's a song beautiful enough to make you fall in love all over again.
The song that made me fall in love with jazz. Perfect for a rainy night.
#MutualMusic
Gerry Mulligan Sextet - Night Lights
youtu.be/Wf02V8AtMag?...
#MutualMusic
Gerry Mulligan Sextet - Night Lights
youtu.be/Wf02V8AtMag?...
Night Lights
YouTube video by Gerry Mulligan - Topic
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Music that doesn't suck
I'd never heard this before, but it's a song beautiful enough to make you fall in love all over again.
I'd never heard this before, but it's a song beautiful enough to make you fall in love all over again.
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I came to jazz through jazz fusion, drawn to it because the music tended to be more complex, and the musicians better.
#MutualMusic #JazzSky Music that doesn't suck
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lDJ...
#MutualMusic #JazzSky Music that doesn't suck
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lDJ...
Icarus – Oregon (Ralph Towner, composer)
YouTube video by Ralph Towner Music
www.youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:57 AM
I came to jazz through jazz fusion, drawn to it because the music tended to be more complex, and the musicians better.
#MutualMusic #JazzSky Music that doesn't suck
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lDJ...
#MutualMusic #JazzSky Music that doesn't suck
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lDJ...