Frank McCulley

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With calls coming out for the President to fire Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, I recall this quote from Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

"If the President of the United States fucked around with me, I'd fix him good. You should have seen what I did to a dog one time"
- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Today's quote of the day is from Richard Wright:

"I should hate to have my children getting used to sights of violence, death, brutality... When for years a child has seen men hitting other men, killing or getting killed, he gets used to it. In time it does not impress him any more... He gets used to it, and death, betrayal, deception become just unimpressive facts of life, just 'one of those things'"

We can never what we are seeing in Minnesota become just 'one of those things'

Today's quote of the day is from Kate Chopin. It reminds us of all the families who have had a love one taken from them by ICE.

"She could picture at that moment no greater bliss on earth than possession of the beloved one"

Seeing Jeff Bezos limiting the type of editorials that will be published in the Washington Post makes me think of this quote by Ben Franklin
Reminder: Zelenskyy refused to leave Kyiv as bombs fell. Donold hid in a bunker from protesters with cardboard signs.

Today's quote of the day is from the Odyssey where Homer tells us that hardship can age us overnight.

I picked this quote because the daily drama created the new administration is going cause all of us to age a little faster

Our country and world are at a crossroads, we must make a conscious effort this winter not to disengage, but instead push back against the Oligarchy that is forming in our country and around the world
In 1940, W.E.B. duBois wrote the following that seems to apply to the MAGA movement we have been witnessing for the last 8 years. In one week all well-meaning folk need to show up to prove that duBois faith in Americans was justified

Avant Music News has been on Mastodon for almost 2 years now. We provide links to music news, reviews, and announcements on other sites, as well as publishing a dozen or so original album reviews per month.

We still do not have the following we had before dropping off the legacy (i.e., toxic) social media platforms. So if you are inclined, a boost or follow would be appreciated to expand our reach to other interested parties.

Thanks!

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Today's quote of the day is a message from Albert Einstein to all the people who are planning on sitting out this year's presidential election

Vote Blue