DarkerBlu

DarkerBlu

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Artist, Activist, Educator...Keeping It Honey 24/7

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2nd Sips...

youtu.beA Garden Of PeaceYouTube video by Lonnie Liston Smith - Topic

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nytimes.comHow a Trillion-Dollar Industry Launders Illegal GoldThe line between dirty and clean gold is an industry fiction. Wall Street and governments profit off gold from criminals, gangsters and those who exploit children.

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propublica.orgThis Cybersecurity Agency Is Supposed to Protect U.S. Elections. Officials Fear It’s Been Compromised by Trump.DHS appointees made an unusual request of its agency that protects election systems: Secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it. Though not acted on, the request shows how the Trump administration ...

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motherjones.comDonald Trump finally gets his wish to be Vladimir Putin's BFFTogether at last.

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Head Space...

youtu.beAhmad Jamal — Handicapper HQYouTube video by Hiawatha

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nytimes.comPeter Nagy, Visionary Artist Turned Art Dealer, Dies at 66After an early career in New York City, where he co-founded one of the first artist-run galleries, he fell in love with India and uprooted his life.

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propublica.orgFrustrated by Losses in the Courts, Missouri Republicans Want to Change How Top Judges Are SelectedFor 86 years, Missouri has held on to a nonpartisan system of selecting its top judges. But after the state Supreme Court overruled the GOP’s redistricting push, some Republican lawmakers are calling ...

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motherjones.comTrump’s Most Devoted Fans Forgave Him Everything. Then Came Epstein.“We didn’t vote for the Epstein List to be covered up. We voted for Trump to arrest them."

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FunkY FRiDaY...

youtu.beThe Pride, Pts. 1 & 2YouTube video by The Isley Brothers - Topic

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nytimes.comKatie Zacharia, Trump’s New Press Secretary, Is Fired After 5 DaysThe ouster came as Ms. Zacharia was shadowed by questions about how she had presented her legal career and handled her first press briefing.

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projects.propublica.orgHow Judges Eviscerated Trump’s DOJ Voter Data Lawsuits — ProPublicaOver the past year, the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has sued 30 states and Washington, D.C., to demand their unredacted voter rolls. The vast majority of cases have been thrown out.

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motherjones.comThe housing wars that could decide California's hottest racesIn Los Angeles and San Francisco, Democrats are battling over what "affordable" really means.

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Hall of Fame.

youtu.beMister MagicYouTube video by Grover Washington, Jr. - Topic

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nytimes.comMigrant Children Without Lawyers Face Fast-Tracked Deportations AloneFor years, the government has helped secure lawyers for minors who arrive at the southern border. But a contract dispute has forced many children to face immigration judges alone.

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propublica.orgTrump Says the Border Is Secure. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Keeps Declaring an Emergency.Since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott first declared an emergency at the border in 2021, he’s renewed or amended the proclamation at least 69 times. The proclamation has greatly expanded his powers without goi...

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motherjones.comAmerica's billionaire capital is poised to gut public transitVoters in the San Francisco Bay Area are split on a measure to rescue local transit. Disabled and low-income residents' mobility is on the line.

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Walk Tall...

youtu.beSteve Gadd Band "Sly Boots" 70 Strong (2015) HQYouTube video by Joe Cool

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nytimes.comInside California’s Battle With the Ultra Rich Over a Billionaire TaxBillionaires feel like they “have become piñatas for politicians.” Instead of taking a hit, they’re swinging back.

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propublica.orgThese Women Were Trying to Escape Domestic Abuse. ICE Detained Them Instead.It’s especially intimidating for immigrants suffering abuse to call 911. With this in mind, Congress has long treated people who need help as victims, not targets for deportation. Under the Trump admi...

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motherjones.comThe EPA is about to hand oil and gas companies a huge methane-related giftRolling back regulations will give industry players “exactly what they’ve long wanted.”

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Sweater Weather...

youtu.beAutumn Leaves (Remastered 2005)YouTube video by Nat King Cole - Topic

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nytimes.comBook Review: ‘Freedom’s Gate,’ by Soyica Diggs ColbertA new book traces the careers of five talented Black women artists and activists who converged at a venue where performance and politics collided.

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propublica.orgScammers Are Stealing Millions From Food Stamp Recipients. Congress Could Fix It — but Won’t.Fraudsters stole $470 million last year from Americans who need help paying for food. Adopting the same microchip that credit cards have had for years would prevent most of the theft, but Congress won...

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motherjones.comThe uncomfortable truth about consent educationCollege workshops have largely failed to reduce sexual assault. They also miss the psychological motivations behind rape.

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Monday Drive...

youtu.beEvery Little ThingYouTube video by Lalah Hathaway - Topic

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nytimes.comInside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for RepublicansThe world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.

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motherjones.comTrump blames Ukraine—not his Iran war—for spiking oil prices around the worldWhile lifting sanctions against Russia and striking deals to obtain their diesel.

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News Print...

youtu.beFar AwayYouTube video by Kindred The Family Soul - Topic

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nytimes.comWill We Ever Understand Dementia?Since the days of Dr. Alzheimer himself, there has been a dream that severe senility might have an explanation — and a cure. The search for both has never been more urgent.

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propublica.orgAs Trump’s Wall Closes in, DHS Intimidates a Border Tribe With Surveillance, Masked Agents and DronesFor decades, the Tohono O’odham Nation collaborated with DHS to stave off a border wall. Despite their cooperation, the Trump administration is barreling forward with a project that would divide their...

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motherjones.comAfter ICE Shooting, Progressives Want New York's Police Commissioner to Step Down28-year-old Oscar Belgal still has a bullet lodged in his body.

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Vintage Rick & Co.

youtu.beCold BloodedYouTube video by Rick James - Topic

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nytimes.comAnne Carson’s Publisher Has Won the Nobel Prize Twice in Two YearsFourteen authors in the New Directions stable have received the Nobel Prize in Literature, including this year and last. How does this small press pack such a punch?

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propublica.orgKen Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...

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motherjones.comWhy this long-sought, bipartisan Senate deal has environmentalists feuding"Permitting reform" will streamline clean energy projects—and dirty ones, critics fear.

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Thursday Flight...

youtu.beBlackbirdYouTube video by Terri Lyne Carrington - Topic

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nytimes.comIn Maine Senate Race, Spiking Heating Oil Costs Put Susan Collins on DefensiveHalf of homes in Maine rely on heating oil. Rising costs driven up by President Trump’s war with Iran have become central to the state’s Senate race.

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propublica.orgClub Med, a Disney Cruise and an Exploding Starship: SpaceX Used Bystander Videos to Track Falling DebrisA heavily redacted report obtained from the FAA by ProPublica reveals that SpaceX used videos from tourists and travelers in the Caribbean to help track falling debris after one of its Starship rocket...

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motherjones.comFlávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is grim news for the climate.Like Donald Trump, he favors maximizing profits for extractive industries, environment be damned.

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New Vintage...

youtu.beI'm Into Livin'YouTube video by Stevie Wonder - Topic

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nytimes.comIf the Kennedy Center Is ‘Dangerous,’ Why Is the Symphony Rehearsing There?The National Symphony Orchestra is practicing inside a building that President Trump and his allies say could fall on their heads.

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propublica.orgHomeless Shelters Around Phoenix Are Full. His Phone Is the Unofficial Hotline for Struggling Families.Austin Davis, 26, has become a lifeline for some homeless families in the Phoenix area who’d otherwise wait months for shelter. His work has highlighted how the system to care for local families who a...

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motherjones.comTrump administration plans to have its own lawyers represent migrant kidsPutting government counsel on both sides "makes me feel like it's all a farce," says one immigration attorney.

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Hall of Fame.

youtu.beSpainYouTube video by Chick Corea - Topic

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nytimes.comHere Are the Finalists for the 2026 National Book AwardsNovels by Edwidge Danticat and Valeria Luiselli are among the books up for the fiction prize, while Karl Ove Knausgaard’s latest is a contender for the translated literature prize.

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propublica.orgOur Reporter Spent 10 Weeks Gambling on DraftKings. Here Are 5 Things He Learned.ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson immersed himself in the world of online sports betting on DraftKings to test the limits of the company’s “responsible gaming” safeguards. Here are five things he learn...

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motherjones.comChristian nationalism's grip on American faith is finally breakingI helped build the religious right. After ICE killings, I saw what could replace it.

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Mornin' Drive...

youtu.beBarbados (Back to Barbados)YouTube video by Janis Siegel - Topic

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nytimes.comSpain’s Leader Calls Early Election After Housing Crisis Roils GovernmentPedro Sánchez, the Spanish prime minister, has faced challenges including a migration crisis and several corruption scandals involving his inner circle.

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propublica.orgOklahoma Oil Company Plugs Disposal Well That Posed Threat to City’s Drinking WaterThe Frontier and ProPublica revealed that state regulators had approved the well in Enid, Oklahoma, in violation of rules meant to protect municipal groundwater. Now the well is permanently shut down.