Dom DeCecco

Dom DeCecco

@phillyosopher.bsky.social

Seeking truth in a world of lies. Reformed lawyer. Philosopher. Sketch and joke writer. A man for all cats. Coffee from dawn to dusk; whisky after Sundown. I abhor bullies. 🚫DMs if I don't know you IRL.✌️❤️🇺🇦

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When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

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In a related story, 76% of hispanic Americans don’t totally hate themselves.

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Sir Ian McKellen orates 'The Stranger's Case' from 'Sir Thomas More' by Shakespeare about the Evil May Day xenophobic riot of 1517 in London. This passage was written 400 years ago, but times never change. Humanity refuses to change its unwarranted bias against 'others'.

Eric Schmitt: "On March 27, 2022, were you in Los Angeles attending the Academy Awards?" Jack Smith: "No. " Schmitt: "You're a liar and a dirt bag! Not only were you there, you assaulted beloved African-American comedian, Chris Rock." Jack Smith: [smiles] #EricSchmitt @politipod.bsky.social

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35 years ago today, after witnessing the bribing of a US senator, a disillusioned Lisa Simpson gave an impromptu fiery anti-American speech at a national essay contest at the Kennedy Center. #TheSimpsons episode “Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington” first aired September 26, 1991.

The press is not a "threat to national security," rather it's a threat to POTUS's insecurity. #Trumplies

Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social

No matter what side of the aisle you’re on, this argument should be chilling. Trying to limit freedom of the press under the guise of national security is what tinpot dictators do. That’s not how a functioning democracy works.

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Lauren Boebert accused of sex with three staffers in complaint alleging $200K hush payment. No word if she also had to pay for any staff infections

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This is an excellent guide on what you can and should do to help if someone you know is taken by ICE. The most important thing - 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁. There's PLENTY we can do help ensure a fair outcome.

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The smoking gun evidence in the hush money trial that convicted Trump on 34 felony counts included a $50K payout to Red Finch Technologies. Red Finch artificially boosted Trump's polls. Just making sure no one forgets Trump has been fixing the polls for a decade.

Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social

The US President calls on the FCC to do something about polls he finds uncomfortable.

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At Daisy Chain Fields tonight, Olivia Rodrigo brought out Sarah McLachlan for “Building A Mystery” and “Angel,” dedicated to Dolly Parton. The pop star's festival, which was inspired by McLachlan’s Lilith Fair, raised $10M for women's rights nonprofits, an amount Melinda French Gates is doubling.

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Fourteen years ago, HBO's 'The Newsroom' laid out the truth about voter ID in this segment. It’s striking how little the arguments — or the tactics — have changed. Still a solution in search of a problem. History doesn’t repeat itself — it gets rerun.

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Hanging? We need to call this what it is: LYNCHING. Ten Black Americans in less than two years. Every one of these deaths deserves answers, transparency, and scrutiny. No one should look at these images and expect Black Americans to shrug this off, especially in light of our history.

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“Walter Lewin's explanation is a beautiful demonstration of the conservation of mechanical energy since the entire derivation comes from balancing gravitational potential energy with the kinetic energy needed to satisfy the centripetal force requirement at the top of the loop.” IG: @vahid.javan.k

Not only was she the first French woman to perform a spacewalk, she was the first astronaut to smoke a cigarette in space! 🇲🇫🚬 😉#ISS

Spacewalk complete. ✅ After 6 hours and 23 minutes outside the International Space Station, Sophie Adenot is safely back inside. With today's EVA, Sophie becomes the first French woman to perform a spacewalk. 🇫🇷 @exploration.esa.int

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“Practice any Art: music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money & fame but to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow.” IAN McKELLEN & the words of KURT VONNEGUT

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Happy birthday, “Kind of Blue”. Released 67 years ago today. 🎂 “You have to know 400 notes that you can play,” Miles said. “Then pick the right four." [“So What"] 🙏🏼

@bryancurtis.bsky.social @joelanderson.bsky.social First, I want to commend you both for having the courage to admit that Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Second, in discussing Damien Woody's exit from ESPN, you questioned whether any other centers did TV. How about the brother of Mr. Taylor Swift?

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Video of an ICE agent pulling a gun on a wife and mother, who is a US citizen born and raised in the area, near Bailey's Crossroads in Northern Virginia yesterday. Chillingly, they claimed she “almost ran them over” until she told them she had video proving that was a lie.

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we went to a highly recommended pizza restaurant in Formia, Italy. the fact that the menu consisted of gorgeously made Italian pizzas with fresh local ingredients, and then also contained this monstrosity called a "pizza Americana" is S-tier trolling by the Italians