Ray Woodruff Music

I’m mainly a singer/songwriter with the occasional divergence into improvised instrumental tone-poem-y kinds of stuff. Along the way, a lot of other interests come into play. raywoodruff.bandcamp.com

Between politics and tech bros and everything in between I have finally discovered that we are afflicted by an ancient curse: “May you live in utterly stupid times.”

That’s also why Vivek isn’t exactly lying when he says he didn’t mean to say Acton lied about being raped as a child. He doesn’t think she lied; he thinks that being raped disqualifies her from office, because she belongs to the class of people power is wielded against, not the class that wields it.

You can call your voters illiterate dipshits as long as you don't mock the decor of suburban chain restaurants!

If you’re in #rva, check out Sesto Senso. It is absolutely fantastic. I’ve always loved the space but they complete it with a friendly staff (and chef) and incredible food. One of the best restaurant experiences we have had lately. Stuffed once after dinner yesterday & again today with leftovers.

Really, bringing a lawsuit that basically states that the average Republican voter is not smart enough to be able to read the ballot and figure out who they are actually voting for so the the DOJ needs the courts to step in and help them is an interesting take, for sure.

The new (remaster) of With the Rain is now available streaming!

Q: Amy Acton's stepfather was indicted for rape. Now that you know all that, sir, do you change your mind about the ad? Trump: No. I don't care

It is taking a VERY long time for the remaster of With the Rain to actually release (thanks, cd baby) - so here is another church hill focused teaser… #rva #rvamusic #newmusic

Hard to imagine a more shameless, gaslighting statement is even possible (H/T @acyn.bsky.social )

Zelensky has a higher net favorability rating among Americans than Trump 😄

For a man who can do nothing other than perform for cameras, this seems like a great idea, honestly.

The American flag and military branch flags fell to the ground right before Hegseth addressed cadets. You could spend all day writing a metaphor for his leadership and still not come up with anything quite so brutally on the nose. The stage directions wrote themselves #sheshed#momsky #momthevote

Wow. iOS 27 now gives me unwanted CC on muted videos on our cats my wife sends me. Great. With every update that integrates unwanted AI, I have to spend more time in the settings finding the new toggle to turn it off. AI is literally the answer to the question no one asked.

it’s just great marketing

A teaser of some jangle pop about Church Hill, RVA… Full (widescreen) video and the remaster of With the Rain (with bonus track) coming soon. Ish. Pretty soon. I swear… #rva #rvamusic #newmusic

And *that's* how you earn a FIFA Peace Prize

Shady 💩 from the Vote No campaign 👀 these? Paid for by "Virginians Against 3" Who?!?! Why, it's the Family Foundation of VA, hiding behind a fake name ❌Fought the ERA ❌Supports Conversion therapy ❌Anti same-sex marriage ❌Virulently anti-choice @bluevirginia.bsky.social

BRENNAN: Nidal Hasan is in a wheelchair. Doesn't the administration risk livestreaming this and making him a martyr? Couldn't this be a risk to the homeland? MARKWAYNE MULLIN: No one has to watch it B: Well then why are you livestreaming it? MULLIN: The president is restoring American values

This would be pretty sweet.

Ok, seriously. I want Ownby to be here next year. I’ve always liked the man and, well, at least we are more fun, dammit. He was one of my favorite offensive players to watch when he was here and he seems to be inspiring that as a coach. #rva

1) Putin doesn't have diesel to spare. 2) Diesel is cover for lifting sanctions. 3) Putin's statement sounds like he's offering an Iran escape hatch, which I've been predicting. 4) Half of the MASSIVE bribes Putin is offering now don't exist. 5) But he does mention security coop -- Kash.

So a bunch of guys in plainclothes surrounded a man in a car and shot him, then the government disappeared him and refuses to release any information about his condition or whereabouts

Oh no. Consenting adults. The republicans worst fear.

the tech industry is about to invent books

Congressman Rob Wittman speaking at a yacht club that serves him lobster and shrimp cocktail while SNAP cuts leave #VA-01 children going hungry is giving off peak “Let them eat cake” vibes. www.wittmanwatch.com/p/wittman-tr...

For friends in Virginia, check out this excellent distillation from @salaambhattiva.bsky.social. Includes a poignant quote from Thomas Jefferson which I have leaned on for more than 25 years. By the way... for all 3 amendments on the ballot: Don't guess. Vote YES.

“Stupid Intelligence” seems a fairly appropriate term for the revolution they think is coming… Wait, what? That’s not what it stands for? Oh.

OK, this photo from the Union's IG is pretty cool

I enjoy watching the Spanish language commentary and hearing them very calmly and deliberately discuss: “dos a cero..?” - “Si…dos a cero.”

Goal #usmnt! Cavan Sullivan with his first at international level. He picks off Rangel's pass out of the back and chips him from like 35 yards. Amazing!

Be fair to Kochen here. If you can’t contain a ball, at least add chaos to it to throw off the followup attack.

That look when you are filming a video in a public space and see a fellow street photographer watching you and waiting for a candid shot… #rva (it made it into the video, by the way)

#rva, I love you, but your pizza totally, utterly sucks. And this one screenshot is the definitive example of why.

Whereas Gaetz merely wants to ask them on a date.

The President is unable to stay awake during Oval Office press conferences

Here's a public service announcement: Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein files over 38,000 times. #Trump #TrumpPSA #MAGA #EpsteinFiles

Punt Chile the fuck out of here, man

“Don’t trust the experts. Trust the algorithm. We can’t control the experts, but we own the algorithm.” It’s fascinating that this is literally AI programers admitting that they have ’trained’ AI on ANYTHING other than experts.

My executive order insists we refer to "artificial intelligence" as "turbocharged predictive text" which is far more accurate than what the moron in the White House believes.

I've never liked ICE. Even back when they used to call themselves the Klan.

Given that AI is ideologically and technologically driven by exploitation, entitlement, theft, plagiarism, sycophancy, narcissism, a refusal to accept consequences and a baseline level of hostility towards human rights, it should surprise nobody that this extends to the industry's treatment of women

Welp let’s just get ahead of things and transfer all these names right onto the National Sex Offenders Registry

You can pretty much start my day with this every day. Unfortunately.

Georgia Governor Ad Spending per AdImpact Future linear ad reservations: 🔴 $40.5M 🔵 $42k General election ad spending aired + future reservations: 🔴 $75.8M 🔵 $8.2M

Pong.

The other fascinating option is to report what they actually do and don’t report what they say. You would be amazed at what you might find out in the space of the discrepancy. And the power he lacks without the sycophantic BS stenographers.