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John Denver & Cass Elliot Leaving On A Jet Plane
I'm posting this because the first minute is about voter registration, apathy, and Cass Elliot going around to college campuses. It's also a beautiful rendition. I miss those days.
?si=IvyfFgycbF0--ts7Cool "Disco" Dan Washington D.C. Legend, Interview
Going through my YouTube saved videos, found this one. I remember seeing Cool Disco Dan from the metro back when I moved to the area in the 90s. It's fading, I don't know if any of it remains now.
Cool "Disco" Dan Washington D.C. Legend, Interview
Cool "Disco" Dan Washington D.C. Legend, Interview that I donated to the While You Were Sleeping bedtime Stories video. I shot this interview in 1996 or 1997 down on F Street where Dan sat and sold Go Go tapes. If you don't know what go go is, he describes it in the video as "urban tribal music". Dan himself is a D.C. urban legend. Everyone here knows of him, the washington post wrote articles on him and the djs on the radio used to make "your mom has been around the blcok so many times" jokes that used cool "disco" dan as their punchline. I shot this in super 8 film whichmakes it even cooler.
Let's start malicious compliance
Maybe this has been discussed before, apologies if so.
My suggestion is to that we comply to the letter and the intent of the current administration. We know that many of the directives are focused on 'those people'. You know, certain neighborhoods. Businesses that employ specific ethnic groups (landscapers, drywallers, plumbing and HVAC, farm workers).
I want to see ICE raids be fair, so raid the local HVAC guy, or the small independent mechanic. Not just the big agribusinesses that are targets of right wing hate. Try the small farm in Center county PA, the large dealership in Northern Virginia, or maybe the bouncing popular local nightspot.
It should all be equal, right? If someone for whatever reason needs to prove citizenship or legal status just because of where they work, that should be a requirement of everyone regardless of where they work. To do less admits that the motivation is not about immigration (which we know).
There has been some talk of Sanctuary Cities, which Pam Bondi addressed when she said Justice will "review the activities of all departments and agencies exercising civil or criminal enforcement authority in the United States… to identify instances where a department's or agency's conduct appears to have been designed to achieve political objectives or other improper aims rather than pursuing justice or legitimate governmental objectives,".
I can't disagree with that. All departments including even the smallest local police department in podunk USA, who chooses to refer a single person to immigration must refer all. If they don't then according to Bondi's directive would be identified as "conduct appears to have been designed to achieve political objectives".
Jordan Poole might be the NBA's biggest cat guy. Fur real.
I'm not sure where to post this, it fits in pets, sports, regional VA (Falls Church VA). I don't follow sports much, but I'm happy I read this article from the Washington Post, because it is adorable and heartwarming. Here is a link that doesn't need a subscription.
“Listen! Every time!” Poole responds. “Every time I come, it’s: ‘Let me leave with all of them! Give me 14 of them right now!’”.
So much more at the link, along with some pics.
https://wapo.st/3PTGwfZ
15 science-based ways to reduce your risk of dementia
Maybe there is a better forum to share this, but I'll start here. This is a gift article from the WaPo (sorry, but my subscription is already paid for):
15 science-based ways to reduce your risk of dementia
Highlights: Be social (a problem for me), save your hearing (another problem, way too much really loud rock and punk as a kid), Blood sugar, pressure, and cholesterol. At least I quite smoking (1991), as did my wife, but she started again 
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https://wapo.st/40cOjtW
State Funeral for President James Earl Carter, Jr.
State Funeral for President James Earl Carter, Jr.Washington National Cathedral is honored to host the State Funeral for former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday, Jan. 9, at 10 am est.
President Carter’s public service and humanitarian spirit were anchored in his deep faith in Jesus Christ. At this House of Prayer for All People, we are grateful for the opportunity to welcome the nation to mourn his passing and to celebrate his remarkable life.Join the Service Online
Due to security concerns and the large number of expected guests and dignitaries, the service is not open to the general public. All are invited to celebrate the life of America’s 39th President via the livestream below, or on the Cathedral’s YouTube channel.
https://cathedral.org/about/state-funeral/?emci=c0eceac6-bebf-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&emdi=c947d7c0-50c9-ef11-88ce-0022482a93af&ceid=201404
Court ruling on 3rd party acess to PA voting machines
I think this is a positive development. From RawStory:
The court said the Department of State cannot only mandate that the machines be blocked from "unauthorized third-party access," but it can also force counties to pay for new machines if they allow a third party to examine them The Associated Press reported.
https://www.rawstory.com/pennsylvania-voting-machines-2670711298/
Nice quote from TPM
This is older, from 12/6 (I'm catching up on stuff), but I found this not only true but funny, an apt description:
Republicans are like the weather. Destructive and unpredictable, perhaps capricious and sometimes dangerous.
A share to the full post:
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/wired-for-the-gop-2/sharetoken/47b34c7a-b386-40bd-91e5-cc8754ce3ecc
Montgomery County Social Media
The Montgomery County MD government has chosen X as their preferred social media platform, which can be seen from their posts and social media accounts. As an example, Pete Piringer is "Chief Spokesperson for Montgomery County (MD) Fire & Rescue Service - an Internationally Accredited Combination Career & Volunteer Public Safety Organization" (this is from the official 'x' profile). This seem like an implicit preference for the Leon Musk platform, which is concerning since he is a representative for our county. It seems like others in the government have a similar preference.
It is difficult to contact Mr. Piringer through x - I can't message or comment on any posts. I eventually found an email for him, and sent him a message asking why he as Chief Information officer for the Country hasn't considered BlueSky, the current competitor to X. So far I haven't had a response, which doesn't surprise me (although it is a bit disappointing).
This may need attention from Marc Elrich. I haven't tried him yet, but I'm not optimistic I would get a better response.
Any suggestions on how to get our country government to be responsive to Social Media trends, and not just post on a platforms that is clearly aligned against the values espoused by our leaders and government information officers, like Pete and Marc?
If anyone has any suggestions, or would like to message our elected officials, any help is appreciated.
Thanks
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