The Evening Blues - 1-2-24
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 01/02/2024 - 4:58pm
Distrust of Mainstream Media at all time high
Submitted by fire with fire on Tue, 01/02/2024 - 4:25pmMedia Trust In America Incredibly Low As Americans Find Reporting Increasingly Biased
Recent polls reveal a continued decline in American voters’ trust in the news media, with 60% feeling that media bias is worsening.
New York Times suing OpenAI/Microsoft
Submitted by earthling1 on Mon, 01/01/2024 - 9:52pm
Don't know which is worse, Microsoft trying to train their Chatbot using the lying, propagandizing, mis/dis-informing New York Times, or the NYT trying to monetize their evil by suing to block MS from using their stories.
The Evening Blues - 1-1-24
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 01/01/2024 - 2:45pm
01/01 is Giordano Bruno's Birthday
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 01/01/2024 - 5:00am
~~ Bruno's statue in the Campo de' Fiori (bruno4)
The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 12/31/2023 - 6:49amThe Years Just Flow By Like a Broken Down Dam
From John Prine's song Angel from Montgomery
We're all caught in the ebb and flow of time as the years come and go. The month of January is named for the Roman God Janus who looks forward toward the future and back at the past. His image often appeared on doorways, arches, and gates. This time of year is a good opportunity to look at what has happened, and think about what will come.
Biden news 12/30
Submitted by Cassiodorus on Sat, 12/30/2023 - 9:30pm1) The headline for this YouTube video is clickbait. Nonetheless, the RFK Jr. campaign has chosen to pursue ballot access first in states where expensive legal challenges are likely to be waged.
Album of the Week 12-30-23
Submitted by joe shikspack on Sat, 12/30/2023 - 3:00pmAfternoon folks!
We've got a bunch of good stuff this week. Starting off, we've got an album from B.B. King from earlier in his career with some fabulous guitar playing and after that we've got a compilation album from New Orleans artist Smiley Lewis. Then it's on to blues rock with most of the 50th anniversary edition of Rory Gallagher's second album with some live-in-the-studio extras from Radio Bremen. Following that, there's a later album from Steppenwolf. Finishing up with the diversity picks, there's an album from The Band and a live album from Curved Air.
Have a great holiday weekend and Enjoy!
Welcome to Saturday's Potluck - Dec 30, 2023
Submitted by studentofearth on Sat, 12/30/2023 - 6:30am“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”
Pablo Picasso
Taiwan is holding elections on the 13th of January. Will tensions increase or decrease? Changes happening fast. Collected some articles on the economy, future investments and current conflicts. China's economy has been growing since 1949. The Cultural Revolution disrupted the growth for 10 years. Then back to growth and improving quality of life for its citizens.
The Evening Blues - 12-29-23
Submitted by joe shikspack on Fri, 12/29/2023 - 5:00pm
