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Why is the Press Making Trump Seem More Normal?
Yes, a presidential candidate just accused the sitting President of the United States of delivering the State of the Union address while high on cocaine.

I’m guessing that unless you listened to the Friday episode of Pod Save America, most of you are learning this information for the first time.
And it's not because you aren’t avid consumers of news. It’s because the traditional political media decided to ignore thi…

Why is the Press Making Trump Seem More Normal?
Believe it or not, much of the political press has an inadvertent pro-Trump bias

Why it matters: not all Republicans are #MAGA...and while he's not a moderate, he's listened to by the more...sane...part of the party
Paul Ryan says he won’t vote for Trump: ‘I’m gonna write in a Republican’ | The Hill

Paul Ryan says he won’t vote for Trump: ‘I’m gonna write in a Republican’
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Tuesday that he does not plan to vote for former President Trump in November, suggesting he would write in another candidate instead. “Character is too important to me,” Ryan, who left Congress in 2019, told Yahoo Finance at the Milken Global Institute Conference. “And it’s a job that…

The Hippies were right.
Countless lives could have been saved. Trillions of dollars not wasted on senseless brutal incarceration. If we had listened to them 50 years ago.

People are absolutely polarized on whether they loved or hated this 2023 Booker Prize winner. I loved it, but I listened to the excellently performed audiobook, so I was spared the criticisms of excessively lengthy paragraphs and non-obvious dialogue demarcations.
As for the story, the slide into a totalitarian state and the heart-wrenching repercussions for an ordinary family ensnared in the fallout is really well done. It is brutal.

Prophet Song
A fearless portrait of a society on the brink as a moth…

Survey of Americans aged 12 : 47% of have listened to a podcast in the last month, up 12% YoY, 76% listened to online audio in the past month, and more (Podnews)
https://podnews.net/press-release/infinite-dial-2024

Infinite Dial: Listening to Podcasts and Online Audio Hit New All-Time Highs
The Infinite Dial® 2024 released by Edison Research with support from Audacy, Cumulus Media, and SiriusXM Media

Back home after my talk #cern. Around 40 people came and listened how to evolve your APIs with #ApacheAPISIX.
Then I had a private tour of the computing center and the Antiproton Accelerator 🔬
Not bad for a Thursday 😊

I have listened to the The Rest is History podcast and their current series of episodes about Martin Luther is interesting. Just one thing slightly annoys me: How they keep saying “God is/does/etc this-or-that”, almost never “Luther said/teached/thought that God this-or-that” as IMHO historians should.

I listened to part of a US #Senate #hearing (#banking committee) with Jerome #Powell (Federal Reserve

Just listened to some of the new Lou Reed tribute album, & while Keith's Waiting For The Man is underwhelming, tracks by Rufus Wainwright & Rosanne Cash are really pretty good.
But none of it is as good as Saul Williams & John Cale covering "Heroin":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…

so I listened to a Podcast. first time in 2 years, had fun.

If you listened to my music on Spotify in April, thank you!
(and anywhere else, too, of course!)
#WhiteTown #YourWoman

I stumbled across this artist because of their name, obviously, and I loved their music.
But that was in 1998 and I reheard some of their songs [due to digging in my past, because], in fact I just listened to their complete first album, again - it still gets me.
#REBEKAH with "remember to breathe".

Listened to a #Freakonomics #podcast https://freakonomics.com/podcast/how-to-…

How to Pave the Road to Hell - Freakonomics
How to Pave the Road to Hell - Freakonomics

Look at her soulless face expression !
https://x.com/bubblebathgirl/status/1773892816600703261?s=61

Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) on X
New York Governor Kathy Hochul got ejected from Police Officer Jonathan Diller’s wake today. She was previously told by the police union president not even to show up. Hochul should’ve listened.

While running, a meteorite passed over me as we were both going SSE. It looked close enough that I listened for the impact, but I’m sure it was much higher than it looked. I’ll take it as an omen. But of what? The Ides of March are approaching…
Anyway my ankle feels like it has recovered from whatever I’d done to it. Still, I kept the run short as a precaution. Glad to be back #Running

If you listened to my music on Spotify in April, thank you!
(and anywhere else, too, of course!)
#WhiteTown #YourWoman

curmudgeon they call us but it is because no one listened and get the hell off my lawn
oldschool rant but y'know it is a pain the backside when I can't describe a tech matter to an intern from within #emacs when all they know is Facebook messenger. I mean, way back when, this was not a problem, happy coexistance, to each their own. Peak Internet was fun, tho', wasn't it? Or was I just not paying attention.

He drank his whiskey straight and his coffee black; he could eat rocks and shit gravel, but sometimes even *he* listened to Coldplay.

I randomly listened to Chris Pureka’s amazing “The Longest Year” this evening and oh dear. It triggered such a deep sorrow in me and made me tear up.
At the same time I felt so much gratitude for the beauty of their work. I don’t think I ever picked up my guitar in last 2 years, for sure not since moving from France. But tonight I did. «The longest year, we took the longest way around, but we’re still here»
https://chrispureka.bandcamp.com/track/the-longest-year

The far-right plan to use civil rights law to disrupt the 2024 election
At a diner just off the freeway north of Sacramento, a mostly white crowd listened intently as it learned how to “save America” by leaning on the same laws that enshrined the rights of Black voters 60 years ago.
Over mugs of coffee and plates of pot roast smothered in gravy, attendees in MAGA and tea party gear took notes about the landmark Voting Rights Act and studied the U.S. Constitution.
They pep…

Far right to use civil rights law to disrupt the 2024 election
Experts describe the plan as a legal long shot, but say it could sow doubts about the integrity of a rematch between President Biden and former President Trump.

Classical album: Schumann’s Piano Quartet - Piano Quintet
#MediaLog

Steve Garvey is in my voter guide.
Because I listened to punk rock all the time as a kid, I always get a very specific ear worm whenever I hear his name 😏
#PunkRock #HardcorePunk #WaterBed

The #Community Hub is back... and bigger and better for #TNC24! It's an informal space which aims at facilitating #connections and

Just listened to Todd Conklin’s podcast about a new book out this summer on measuring safety by Sydney Decker and Georgina Poole called “Random Noise”. Controversial and interesting topic. https://overcast.fm/ tF0AO6nvE

Just listened to this song and already love it!
Born To Be Alive - Bea and her Business
#Music

Re-listened to the "The Fountain" soundtrack. What a brilliant piece of music.

Zappa's good for your soul. https://sfba.social/@rdfranke/111971416687259520

I’m much better now. Gender Dysphoria is a very deep wound in my soul. It’s what propelled me transition, but at the same time it takes an accidental misgendering and causes me to spiral.
I am a woman. I know I am. It just took me a few hours to internalise. I talked it out with James and he listened as I said all the doubts in my head. He truly is my best friend. I can tell him everything.

Ended up not reading last night but writing in my journal for the first time in a forever. The book I was meant to be reading (overcoming low self esteem) encourages you to write things down. I used to keep one regularly throughout school. It was a bit of an epic update because I can't remember when I last wrote one.
Still listened to Miles Davis though, made it all the way through Kind of Blue (approx 45 mins solid writing).

Revisiting this one today, as I just listened to their other one too. They're both masterpieces really, but Undeath's 'It's Time... to Rise from the Grave' from 2022 is definitely one of my favorite metal albums EVER.
Diverse, riffy and catchy, weird, brutal, it is all just THERE. Undeath HAVE it. They have that special something. They make that death metal magic

Daily Inspiration: "Believe that you can do something noble" - Zachary Taffany
Meet Zachary Taffany. He calls himself "The Vanilla Evangelist."
My wife and I just met him - and listened to a pretty fascinating presentation - at the only vanilla bean farm in the USA - The Hawaiian Vanilla Co.
This is a long post before I get to the point of today's inspiration, so let me just ramble till I get there.
You should know by now that I'm out in Ha…

Daily Inspiration: Entrepreneurship & Philanthropy – “Believe that you can do something noble”

Not a fan of audiobooks but I just listened to the sample of Witches Abroad read by Indira Varma (thanks Libby and my local library!) and I'm just about ready to change my mind.
#GNUTerryPratchett

curmudgeon they call us but it is because no one listened and get the hell off my lawn
oldschool rant but y'know it is a pain the backside when I can't describe a tech matter to an intern from within #emacs when all they know is Facebook messenger. I mean, way back when, this was not a problem, happy coexistance, to each their own. Peak Internet was fun, tho', wasn't it? Or was I just not paying attention.

Day 1 of the Duality@50 #SocialNetworkAnalysis conference is coming to an end. I've learnt so much, listened to brilliant talks, received great comments on my own work and had many inspiring conversations in the beautiful atmosphere of Lago Maggiore.
I've also spent several hours in bed in between for my

I’ve listened to the same tracks driving into work for the past couple of weeks.

Recently I told my wife about the folks you here, the adventures we share and where some of you come from.
She listened interested and finally said: "it's so astonishing, great, .. that your hobby and technology connects you with people all over the world and you're befriended with them"
Yeah indeed! And that's why I'm here for!
#mastodon

#ClassicalMusic "Lutoslawki Concerto for Orchestra, Partita for Violin and Orchestra, Novelette” <https://alpo.gitlab.io/jots/posts/2024…

I listened to "don't cry I am just a fish" for like 1 MINUTE and its permanently stuck in my head

Gerade erst gesehen das #AudioBookShelf auch Jahresrückblicke hat.
2023 war ein ziemlich gutes Jahr auf den Ohren - und ich nutze die App erst seit Sommer. 🎧

Zappa's good for your soul. https://sfba.social/@rdfranke/111971416687259520

Spotify recommended adding this track to my playlist. It was a bad recommendation for the (instrumental) playlist but a fantastic recommendation for me. I listened to it twice before I recognized the voice!
#JimHenson was so cool.
https://www.…

The Hippies were right.
Countless lives could have been saved. Trillions of dollars not wasted on senseless brutal incarceration. If we had listened to them 50 years ago.

Coffin Torture are fantastic. I just listened to both of their albums again. It's this doomy, psychedelic riffy mix and this sound is NOT something that just any band can pull off well. I think someone here recommended them? I totally forget. Whoever you were, thank you, and if you see this, let me know!
Here's Coffin Torture's 2022 album 'Blennoid'. It is SUCH a banger. Hope we get a new one soon. 🔥

Just listened to Dev Game Club's Homeworld interview episode and Alex Garden's story of the founding of Relic was amazing! Maybe particularly for me since I grew up on Sierra games and eventually worked at the EA studio that grew out of Distinctive Software.
The industry is so different now, but I wonder how if there are still many similar tumultuous founding stories.

Raiders' Antonio Pierce already getting disrespected by NFL peers and 2024 season hasn't started yet https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/raiders_antonio_pierce_alread…

Raiders' Antonio Pierce already getting disrespected by NFL peers and 2024 season hasn't started yet
The Las Vegas Raiders listened to their players when making the biggest hire of the offseason for their franchise. They had to find a new head coach, and the players wanted then-interim head coach Antonio Pierce to come back in a full-time role. So, that's what happened. The Raiders messed this up not too long ago when they had the chance to hire Rich Bisaccia. They didn't want to make the same mistake. When you think about how the media looks at the hire, it's revered as the right decision. Th…

Haven't listened to Architects in a while
#metal

Holy Hell
Architects · Album · 2018 · 11 songs.

Recently I told my wife about the folks you here, the adventures we share and where some of you come from.
She listened interested and finally said: "it's so astonishing, great, .. that your hobby and technology connects you with people all over the world and you're befriended with them"
Yeah indeed! And that's why I'm here for!
#mastodon

IOW, #Trump says America is a #shithole country...
Trump touts defeating immigration deal — says America has fallen into ‘cesspool of ruin’ - Alternet.org

Trump touts defeating immigration deal — says America has fallen into ‘cesspool of ruin’
CONWAY — Former President Donald Trump told thousands who gathered to see him Saturday that America has declined under President Joe Biden, but with their help, he could turn things around. “We are a nation that is no longer admired, respected or listened to on the world stage,” he said over swe...

Weekly *now*: https://alpo.gitlab.io/jots/posts/2024/04/weekly-now-week-16/
What I’ve read, watched, and music & podcasts I’ve listened to.

My second original, Tears of a Lily. I tried to describe some very deep feelings through my music. I hope you will like it. Many thanks to everyone who listened.
#TearsOfALily #elijahmusica

Raiders' Antonio Pierce already getting disrespected by NFL peers and 2024 season hasn't started yet https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/raiders_antonio_pierce_alread…

Raiders' Antonio Pierce already getting disrespected by NFL peers and 2024 season hasn't started yet
The Las Vegas Raiders listened to their players when making the biggest hire of the offseason for their franchise. They had to find a new head coach, and the players wanted then-interim head coach Antonio Pierce to come back in a full-time role. So, that's what happened. The Raiders messed this up not too long ago when they had the chance to hire Rich Bisaccia. They didn't want to make the same mistake. When you think about how the media looks at the hire, it's revered as the right decision. Th…

My wife talked me into going to see Sarah Jarosz perform at Harvester Performance Center in Rocky Mount. I’d not listened to her before, but holy cow she was fantastic! (And, of course, my wife was right!)
Jarosz is the trifecta of amazing voice, incredible guitar player, and brilliant songwriter.

I am fascinated by John Siracusa’s @… window management.
I have listened to the original episode a few times over the time.
The image I created in my mind had nothing to do with what he’s showing in the “ATP Insider: John’s Windows” <

Accidental Tech Podcast: ATP Insider: John's Windows
Three nerds discussing tech, Apple, programming, and loosely related matters.

This is really spectacular. I've listened breathless! What an amazing soul, what an amazing talent
I get a standing ovation.
https://youtu.be/rDJfUzA7QJQ?si=sEqPbusQWEXsfl18