Ken Lindley

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Brooklyn. 
Queer. Blue Politics. Culture. World Citizen.

Feel free to leave our beautiful city, Marjorie.

Speaking of Gotham City, you are not the joker, but you are a joke.

RT @whstancil
A really critical lesson of the Trump era is that there is no one - absolutely no one - who is so repulsive, stupid, or unhinged that our media will not normalize them once they obtain a sufficient amount of political power https://twitter.com/60Minutes/status/1641863327415410691
60 Minutes on Twitter

“Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, nicknamed MTG, isn’t afraid to share her opinions, no matter how intense and in-your-face they are. She sits down with Lesley Stahl this Sunday on 60 Minutes. https://t.co/mEN4CWeXMW”

Twitter
Poly Styrene, born Marianne Elliot-Said to an English mother and a Somali father in Bromley in 1957 and raised in Brixton. Founder and front woman of X-Ray Spex, Marianne was one of the pioneering Black figures in early punk; 1978’s Germfree Adolescents was one of the classic early punk albums, and Marianne’s style, energy and feminist politics helped situate early UK punk as an inclusive, DIY movement. #polystyrene #BlackFriday #punkrock
The Satanic Temple announces a plan to open the first-ever religious abortion clinic network. The first clinic will be named Samuel Alito’s Mom’s Satanic Abortion Clinic.
#reproductivehealth #reproductiveaccess #RoevWade
https://thesatanictemple.com/blogs/news/the-satanic-temple-unveils-tst-health-the-worlds-first-religious-abortion-clinic
THE SATANIC TEMPLE UNVEILS TST HEALTH: THE WORLD'S FIRST RELIGIOUS ABORTION CLINIC.

The Satanic Temple is launching TST Health, the first-ever religious abortion clinic network. Samuel Alito’s Mom’s Satanic Abortion Clinic, TST Health's first reproductive health clinic, will launch in New Mexico on February 14, 2023. The telehealth clinic will provide virtual appointments and guidance for those who wi

TST
An open letter from 200+ African American Studies professors regarding Florida’s rejection of the AP pilot course. https://medium.com/@afamprofshighered/open-letter-in-defense-of-ap-african-american-studies-e61768fb8f9c
Open Letter In Defense of AP African American Studies

We are almost 800 African American Studies faculty, administrators, and allies in higher education at dozens of colleges and universities and we are concerned about the future of our field. We write…

Medium
Pro-western Petr Pavel sweeps to landslide win in race for Czech presidency

Champagne flows as former general defeats billionaire populist rival Andrej Babiš by largest margin in the country’s history

The Guardian

1/ Known as the King of Ragtime, Scott Joplin was an African American composer & pianist. Born in NE Texas (circa 1867) to musician parents, Joplin studied with local music teachers; during his teen years, he worked as a traveling musician, playing in saloons & dance halls. In 1893, he performed at the Chicago World's Fair. His compositions include Maple Leaf Rag & The Entertainer. Joplin also published a ballet & 2 operas. https://tinyl.io/7k1t

https://youtu.be/ZYqy7pBqbw4
#BlackFriday

Scott Joplin

Viewed as the "King of Ragtime," Scott Joplin was the foremost composer of the genre in the early 20th century, known for works like "The Maple Leaf Rag" and "The Entertainer."

Biography

Happy 79th birthday to the legendary activist, marxist, scholar and author Angela Davis.

In 1970, she was placed on the FBI 10 Most Wanted List on false charges. #BlackMastodon

RT @froomkin
Yes, NYT editors should revisit the sourcing of that story, and let the public know if a Russian operative was their main source. The public -- and historians -- deserve to know. @nycscribe https://twitter.com/protecttruth_/status/1617612856219865092
Eric Blair🔥- [email protected] on Twitter

“What will the NYT say or not now that this FBI agent has been indicted? Was McGonigle an NYT source? Was he the boss of people who were NYT sources for this story? Seems like Joe Kahn and AG Sulzberger should be telling us about this. @jayrosen_nyu @froomkin @FixMediaNow”

Twitter

I'm older so I remember things. Everything you see happening today should be understood this way:

The top tax rate used to be 90% in order to prevent the really rich from destroying democracy.

The corporate tax rate was 50% because corporations exist to serve society.

AND the inheritance tax was really high to keep family dynasties from gaining power over us.

#taxes #democracy