Tree would have been a far more worthy successor to Thurgood Marshall on #SCOTUS, but the Federalist Society fix was already in. RIP.

#uspol #NPR #WeSat

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/04/1192315392/charles-ogletree-harvard-law-professor-defense-attorney-dies

"#NPR's #ScottSimon speaks with #ProPublica investigative reporter Robert Faturechi about the #tax write-offs investors receive when they buy #sports teams."

#WeSat

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/15/1187929847/buying-losing-sports-teams-is-still-great-for-business-thanks-to-the-tax-breaks

"A right-wing campaign has targeted a once-obscure voting partnership known as ERIC. Eight Republican-led states have pulled out, giving the election denial movement a big win."

#npr #WeSat

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/01/1185623425/how-the-far-right-tore-apart-one-of-the-best-tools-to-fight-voter-fraud

"Scott Simon speaks with Givonna Joseph of Loyola University New Orleans and Gwen Thompkins of WWNO radio about the influence of opera on jazz music."

#npr #WeSat #ScottSimon #jazz #wwno #opera #BlackMastodon

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/10/1181505867/a-lesser-known-influence-on-jazz-music-opera?s=09

Scott Simon, recording his Wade Goodwyn tribute this morning. Sorry for the bird-app link.

#npr #WeSat #WadeGoodwyn #ScottSimon

https://twitter.com/nprscottsimon/status/1667494334575386625?t=Bw-lTjOjqBvSULfyrfjSqw&s=09

When I onboarded at #RIM/#BlackBerry, one of the things I was given was an "authorized biography" of the company, which was a bit of a 🚩 right off the bat. It gathered dust for several years before finally being foisted on Goodwill. The film looks to be a far better iteration of the story.

#NPR #wesat

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/13/1176001757/glenn-howerton-on-his-new-film-about-the-rise-and-fall-of-blackberry-mobile-phon

"Mississippi's Parchman Farm was once one of the country's most notorious #prisons. The University of #Mississippi has introduced college-level classes to offer inmates education - including the #blues."

#NPR #wesat

https://www.npr.org/2023/05/13/1176004784/the-blues-returns-to-mississippis-parchman-prison-farm