Bertis Downs

Bertis Downs

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Good schools for all kids, public education Warrior, Davidson Wildcat and GSW fan. Democracy isn’t a spectator sport. bertisdowns.com

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Georgia friends and beyond. Here’s a little highlight from that intense time between the general election and the runoff…. 2020/2021. Fun to go back and watch it now— and see how we’ve survived and thrived. So far 🗳️ tinyurl.com/yougetwhatyo... When people vote it is a beautiful thing 🗳️💥💯

tinyurl.comThe CODA campaign presents: You Get What You GiveWhen people vote it is a beautiful thing, and with the huge voter turn out this year we wanted to make a special love letter to all the people who voted, especially those coming out in Georgia for the run off. The CODA campaign presents this music video of how lovely you all look when voting, set to the iconic song from New Radicals 'You Get What You Give'. Keep the votes coming!!
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I’ve loved this song from the first riff when it was still called Disguised, to all the Vincent Moon footage at the Olympia in Dublin, which led to the original video, and now this one just released from those kids at Camp Miasma tinyurl.com/CampSupernat...

tinyurl.comR.E.M. x CAMP MIASMA - "Supernatural Superserious" Edit | MUBIR.E.M.'s "Supernatural Superserious", as featured in and visualized by Jane Schoenbrun's TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA. First released on the band's 2008 album Accelerate. With Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Schoenbrun has somehow made the funniest, deepest and most transgressive film of the year.  On par with Being John Malkovich. — Michael Stipe Stream the film exclusively on MUBI → https://mubi.io/camp-miasma Motion picture soundtrack available from Waxwork Records → https://mubi.io/camp-miasma-soundtrack 30 Days of Great Cinema Free: https://mubi.com/youtube Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://mubi.io/2XVL0VN Follow us on Instagram: http://mubi.tv/299eJ7G Follow us on Twitter: http://mubi.tv/1PcdRyO Follow us on Facebook: http://mubi.tv/29adiHj  Follow us on TikTok: https://mubi.io/3w30MSP
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I rarely agree with serious right-winger Erick Erickson on anything, much less share one of his AJC columns. But I'm sharing this one and I hope he reaches some of the "good Republicans" who vote in Georgia. He makes his main point clearly-- worth reading and sharing: www.ajc.com/opinion/2026...

ajc.comMike Collins does not seem to notice or care about the company he keepsRepublican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Collins denounces white nationalism and white supremacy, but many of the associates around him cast doubt on his judgment.
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And stay tuned for the next one-- Tuesday night on Georgia Public Broadcasting. I can't believe Collins agreed to even one debate with Ossoff, but a second helping?! Beavis and Butthead's dumber brother, "this ol' trucker"

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Ossoff says that Mike Collins has "hired half the Third Reich to staff your congressional office"

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How long could Trump serve without this counting as the first term for a theoretical President Vance…. I bet Peter Thiel knows. And I’m sure he’ll clue John Roberts in sometime soon. We’re all just sitting ducks, whether we live in Southern California or not

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A worthy revisiting- and that live show from Paris ROCKS! 🎸🇫🇷

R.E.M.@remhq.bsky.social

25 years later, there’s more to Reveal. Arriving November 20, Reveal (25th Anniversary Edition). More here: i.craftrecordings.com/reveal25

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This could mean some real progress-- wonder if it's anything more than a thought experiment given how many corporately-funded candidates who have gained power would be involved, at least in the short term prospect.org/2026/09/22/o...

prospect.orgCan the States Stop the Corporate Domination of Our Politics? - The American ProspectStates giveth corporations the right to exist, so the states can taketh away their political spending power—or at least, Hawaii and Montana are trying.
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Just another Sunday afternoon in downtown Athens GA-- this guy's got the gift and Georgia is lucky to have him. And it's up to all of us to keep him serving in the United States Senate 🗳️ @ossoff.bsky.social See also @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social last night! jonossoff.substack.com/p/yesterdays...

jonossoff.substack.comYesterday’s rally in AthensYesterday, I rallied a massive crowd in Athens to organize opposition to the Trump administration and my opponent, Mike Collins.
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Posting early to be sure my American friends see it so they can register and thenget the email saying “your email address has been validated” (in case they want to fly halfway around the world to see their favorite band) See W.A.S.T.E. of course for details! 🎸🇦🇺🇯🇵

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Commemorating National Radio Day with an HQ peek back into the Athens Music Junkie archives from way back in 2008, thanks to Jordan Stepp! Visit the link to read about the day Mike took over WUOG. athensmusicjunkie.com/2008/12/20/m... #NationalRadioDay

athensmusicjunkie.comMike Mills at WUOGI never thought I’d get to see it happen but there he was, along with Kevin O’Neil, walking up the stairs in front of Memorial Hall, both carrying tons of vinyl. His hair was longer tha…
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Greg Bluestein details that ICK factor for Mike Collins that has repelled some of his fellow Rs endorsing or supporting him... I dunno, maybe they don’t like tractor trailers driven by old guys with mullets. The 10/8 GPB debate ought to be pretty interesting 🗳 www.ajc.com/politics/202...

ajc.comJon Ossoff wants more than a win against Mike CollinsThe Democratic U.S. senator is pitching himself as a check on President Donald Trump, hoping it will propel him to a runaway win.
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A fascinating take on Professor Heather Cox Richardson in the Boston Globe Magazine today… Lots of interesting details on her and how she does what she does. Heather Cox Richardson helps so many of us make sense of what’s going on. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/11/m...

bostonglobe.comFrom a small town in Maine, Heather Cox Richardson has built a following of millions. She still thinks America can be saved. - The Boston GlobeHer newsletter, Letters from an American, is quick to call out MAGA. Her critics say she's less tough on Democrats.
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Reading all about Haberman and Swan’s opus on year one of 2.0 but I have no desire to read it (rather read quality fiction ….. since I read so much reality on my screens every day.) But Mark Danner’s recent review of their book gets me pretty up-to-date on what we're living: tinyurl.com/pxwkbk58

tinyurl.comTrump’s Constitutional Dictatorship | Mark DannerMaggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s inside account of the Trump administration portrays a president with a vast appetite for power but who repeatedly backs down when the costs of his actions become to...
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This article from ProPublica (God bless ProPublica) makes me thankful for people like this 40-something physicist from a humble background all the way to a Nobel Prize who’s willing to speak up and out against the prevailing madness: www.propublica.org/article/fede...

propublica.orgHow Trump’s “America First” Administration Could Shut U.S. Scientists Out of the Next Nobel-Worthy DiscoveryA proposed White House rule would give political appointees unprecedented control over scientific funding. One physicist, who helped discover the Higgs boson, explains how the rule would’ve stifled th...
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I guess some would say this arrangement of elements stands for “getting rid of the alcohol” and I guess it does ever since I heard about Tanqueray 0° (zero alcohol) Now a gin and tonic doesn’t cost me a chance at a decent night of sleep!

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REPOST: Almost painful to read, a necessary and fascinating piece by Phillips O’Brien on current events …. “Mandatorily requested” must be some kind of dead giveaway! And those silly Capital Letters by the guy officially leading our country and in a very real sense the world tinyurl.com/bdhrmu52

tinyurl.comMidweek Update #12: We Are Witnessing US Decline In Real TimeThe Military Strikes Do Not Hide The Fact That The US Has No Good Military Options Against Iran; China Backs Iran But Taiwan Is A "Chip"?