Jay Pochapin
@jaypochapin.bsky.social
Husband, stepfather, writer, humorist, voiceover actor, disc jockey, journalist, producer, traffic reporter, movie extra, dog walker, a bunch of stuff and so much more. WordPress blogger, refugee from "ecks." Accept no substitutes, insist on the original!
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Jay Pochapin
@jaypochapin.bsky.social
· Apr 16
Janis Joplin - Ball & Chain - Monterey Pop
YouTube video by CRITERION
youtu.be
Somehow I accidentally unpinned my pinned post
While I search for it here's a substitute
A mere slip of a Texas country girl, seemingly coming from out of nowhere with a voice like Big Momma Thornton blowing away the Monterey Pop Festival
Janis Joplin / "Ball and Chain" youtu.be/X1zFnyEe3nE
While I search for it here's a substitute
A mere slip of a Texas country girl, seemingly coming from out of nowhere with a voice like Big Momma Thornton blowing away the Monterey Pop Festival
Janis Joplin / "Ball and Chain" youtu.be/X1zFnyEe3nE
Perhaps we should file this one under "Popular Science" 👌
January 19, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Perhaps we should file this one under "Popular Science" 👌
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He's demanding control over a sovereign nation because they didn't give him THE NOBEL PRIZE. Why the actual fuck do we have a 25th Amendment?
January 19, 2026 at 6:04 AM
He's demanding control over a sovereign nation because they didn't give him THE NOBEL PRIZE. Why the actual fuck do we have a 25th Amendment?
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"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:29 AM
"A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned..."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
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Putin puppet Chump is weakening the United States by breaking our bonds with our longstanding allies.
The goal is to destroy NATO. But that won’t happen.
NATO will stand strong against the United States, which will plummet into the abyss that Putin created.
The goal is to destroy NATO. But that won’t happen.
NATO will stand strong against the United States, which will plummet into the abyss that Putin created.
January 18, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Putin puppet Chump is weakening the United States by breaking our bonds with our longstanding allies.
The goal is to destroy NATO. But that won’t happen.
NATO will stand strong against the United States, which will plummet into the abyss that Putin created.
The goal is to destroy NATO. But that won’t happen.
NATO will stand strong against the United States, which will plummet into the abyss that Putin created.
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A decade after ending China's longtime one-child policy, authorities are pushing a whole range of ideas and policies to try and encourage more births. The efforts haven’t paid off yet, as the population fell for the fourth straight year to 1.4 billion.
China's population falls again as births drop 17% a decade after the 1-child policy ended
China's population continues to shrink. Government statistics released on Monday revealed the population fell for the fourth straight year to 1.4 billion.
bit.ly
January 19, 2026 at 6:30 AM
A decade after ending China's longtime one-child policy, authorities are pushing a whole range of ideas and policies to try and encourage more births. The efforts haven’t paid off yet, as the population fell for the fourth straight year to 1.4 billion.
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mayonnaise is just bread moisturizer
January 19, 2026 at 5:02 AM
mayonnaise is just bread moisturizer
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These fine former federal prosecutors- Tim Heaphy, Jack Smith, David Harbach, and Thomas Windom - have partnered to form a law firm to fight the corruption in our current regime.
Good! 👏👏👏
Good! 👏👏👏
January 19, 2026 at 4:27 AM
These fine former federal prosecutors- Tim Heaphy, Jack Smith, David Harbach, and Thomas Windom - have partnered to form a law firm to fight the corruption in our current regime.
Good! 👏👏👏
Good! 👏👏👏
You'll notice #BotoxBarbie hasn't deigned to visit the land of 10,000 lakes herself
She doesn't like the way she looks in a navy blue knit watchman's cap
Especially on horseback www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
She doesn't like the way she looks in a navy blue knit watchman's cap
Especially on horseback www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
Noem Denies Use of Chemical Agents in Minnesota, Then Backtracks
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:59 AM
You'll notice #BotoxBarbie hasn't deigned to visit the land of 10,000 lakes herself
She doesn't like the way she looks in a navy blue knit watchman's cap
Especially on horseback www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
She doesn't like the way she looks in a navy blue knit watchman's cap
Especially on horseback www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
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Have you noticed that undocumented immigrants commit less crime than Trump?
January 18, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Have you noticed that undocumented immigrants commit less crime than Trump?
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This isn’t immigration policy. It’s a business model.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 AM
This isn’t immigration policy. It’s a business model.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
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this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
January 19, 2026 at 2:12 AM
this is what it has come to for Mexican restaurants in the Twin Cities
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Thank you, Minnesota
open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
Thank you, Minnesota
There is no greater obligation for an American than loyalty to the Constitution of the United States.
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Thank you, Minnesota
open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
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For the first time in history, the state of Virginia has a female Governor and right after being sworn in today Governor Abigail Spanberger’s first official act was to end cooperation between ICE-Gestapo and Virginia State Police. More of this. 💙👊👏
January 18, 2026 at 12:03 AM
For the first time in history, the state of Virginia has a female Governor and right after being sworn in today Governor Abigail Spanberger’s first official act was to end cooperation between ICE-Gestapo and Virginia State Police. More of this. 💙👊👏
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Despite US politics being a total clusterfuck, this is an incredible development. It will be the first time anyone under the age 54 will have been alive to see a Lunar mission. Part of the spacecraft was also built by the European Space Agency. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Artemis II: Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad
Final preparations now get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Despite US politics being a total clusterfuck, this is an incredible development. It will be the first time anyone under the age 54 will have been alive to see a Lunar mission. Part of the spacecraft was also built by the European Space Agency. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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BYD surpasses Tesla with 5-minute EV charging breakthrough
BYD announced that charging "reached a new milestone" in a December 29 post. In March, the company unveiled its Super e-Platform. This charging platform can replenish up to 400 kilometers of range (around 248 miles) in just five minutes
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BYD announced that charging "reached a new milestone" in a December 29 post. In March, the company unveiled its Super e-Platform. This charging platform can replenish up to 400 kilometers of range (around 248 miles) in just five minutes
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BYD surpasses Tesla with 5-minute EV charging breakthrough
BYD's ultra-high-voltage charging is a milestone for the electric vehicle space. But will America ever achieve five-minute EV charging?
www.usatoday.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:36 AM
BYD surpasses Tesla with 5-minute EV charging breakthrough
BYD announced that charging "reached a new milestone" in a December 29 post. In March, the company unveiled its Super e-Platform. This charging platform can replenish up to 400 kilometers of range (around 248 miles) in just five minutes
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BYD announced that charging "reached a new milestone" in a December 29 post. In March, the company unveiled its Super e-Platform. This charging platform can replenish up to 400 kilometers of range (around 248 miles) in just five minutes
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Spot the difference
January 18, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Spot the difference
Never seen it?
Make it a point to search it out! 🎬 🍿 😉
Make it a point to search it out! 🎬 🍿 😉
Still the only Film to have 4 Actresses nominated for an Oscar.
ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
#BetteDavis #AnneBaxter #CelesteHolm #ThelmaRitter
ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
#BetteDavis #AnneBaxter #CelesteHolm #ThelmaRitter
January 18, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Never seen it?
Make it a point to search it out! 🎬 🍿 😉
Make it a point to search it out! 🎬 🍿 😉
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I work in a lot of movies and tv shows.
My only job? Make sure the steering columns in all the cars have dangling wires so the hero can hop in, touch any two of them together, and boom they’re on their way.
I work a LOT.
My only job? Make sure the steering columns in all the cars have dangling wires so the hero can hop in, touch any two of them together, and boom they’re on their way.
I work a LOT.
January 17, 2026 at 3:36 AM
I work in a lot of movies and tv shows.
My only job? Make sure the steering columns in all the cars have dangling wires so the hero can hop in, touch any two of them together, and boom they’re on their way.
I work a LOT.
My only job? Make sure the steering columns in all the cars have dangling wires so the hero can hop in, touch any two of them together, and boom they’re on their way.
I work a LOT.
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Forget all the usual suspects.
THIS was the coolest Actor in the history of Hollywood - behind & in front of the cameras.
(and despite lacking any formal education in Hollywood he was recognised by those in the know as a genuine intellectual AND Poet)
His name - ROBERT MITCHUM
THIS was the coolest Actor in the history of Hollywood - behind & in front of the cameras.
(and despite lacking any formal education in Hollywood he was recognised by those in the know as a genuine intellectual AND Poet)
His name - ROBERT MITCHUM
January 18, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Forget all the usual suspects.
THIS was the coolest Actor in the history of Hollywood - behind & in front of the cameras.
(and despite lacking any formal education in Hollywood he was recognised by those in the know as a genuine intellectual AND Poet)
His name - ROBERT MITCHUM
THIS was the coolest Actor in the history of Hollywood - behind & in front of the cameras.
(and despite lacking any formal education in Hollywood he was recognised by those in the know as a genuine intellectual AND Poet)
His name - ROBERT MITCHUM
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