For the Memorial Day observation here’s Bill Withers’ plaintive and matter-of-fact “I Can’t Write Left-Handed”. [Read more…]
Superorganism: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert | Video Worth Watching
Maybe because I made Old Bay steamed shrimp for dinner tonight, but something resonated when I saw the title “Prawn Song”. And then discovering the whimsical and inventive musical instrumentation had me hooked. In an email to the NPR crew the group requested “7 x Crunchy apples, 7 x cans of Coca Cola (or similar, as long as they are 330mls/12oz cans it doesn’t matter)” and added, “PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A RIDER BUT PART OF THE PERFORMANCE.” And there’s more! Even whistling! Hope you’re as tickled as I was. [Read more…]
Indigo Girls – Shame On You | Video Worth Watching
Watched a comedy special on Netflix the other night featuring Tig Notaro: “Happy to Be Here”. The routine ends with a bit of a tease based on whether or not the Indigo Girls are there off-stage to perform at the end of the show. And that’s why today I’m featuring a version of their Shame On You. [Read more…]
What Do You Get When You Mix Old-Style Russian Fascism and New Facebook-Style Technology? | Video Worth Watching
From the Big Think YouTube website:
Yale University Professor Timothy Snyder gives a crash course in Ivan Ilyin’s philosophy of fascism and explains why this worldview is so appealing to Putin: it defines freedom as knowing your set place in society, asserts that democracy is a ritual and not a reality, and maintains that there are no facts in the world. Perhaps the most fascinating part of this is how new technology—like Facebook—is turning old fascism into political warfare.
Abolish ICE | Video Worth Watching
Full Frontal’s Samantha Bee lays out why it’s time to abolish ICE. [Read more…]
Stacey Abrams Makes History With Georgia Win | Video Worth Watching
From the MSNBC YouTube page:
Stacey Abrams is the first African-American woman nominated for Governor of a major party in the USA. If Abrams wins in November she will be the nation’s first black woman governor. She gave a powerful victory speech Tuesday.
Is Natural Gas a Clean Alternative? | Video Worth Watching
Ahead of a June 23-25 action planned for Washington, D.C. Beyond Extreme Energy (BXE) is creating a video series covering the major issues. This one analyzes the claim that natural gas produced by fracking is a “clean” energy source.
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Google Employees Quit Over Military Drone Program – Project Maven | Video Worth Watching
Around a dozen Google employees are reported to have quit over Google’s decision to participate in a military drone program known as Project Maven. [Read more…]
Stems – a Stop-Action Animation | Video Worth Watching
A group of stop-action musicians performs in a poignant little short animation by ainslie henderson via Puppet Animation Scotland. [Read more…]
Everybody Knows (The Trump Parody of the Leonard Cohen Classic) | Video Worth Watching
For those unfamiliar with Leonard Cohen, his original Everybody Knows is a key standard of the Cohen canon. The Parody Project embraces the theme and runs with it at Trump’s expense.
Some of you may remember the Parody Project from an earlier post: Confounds the Science, the Simon & Garfunkel parody.. [Read more…]
Koch Brothers-Backed Effort to Sabotage Unions Uses Secret “Tool Kit” to Encourage Members to Quit | Video Worth Watching
Ed Pilkington, chief reporter for The Guardian in the U.S., speaks with Amy Goodman and Juan González of Democracy Now! about his recent exclusive report on the $80 million dollar effort led by the State Policy Network to undermine unions. The upcoming Supreme Court decision in the Janus v. AFSCME case will have a major impact on this effort. [Read more…]
A Wake-Up Call for Dems? 4 Women With Socialist Platforms Win PA Primary to Replace Male Incumbents | Video Worth Watching
Amy Goodman for Democracy Now! talks with Ryan Grim, U.S. bureau chief for The Intercept about the Pennsylvania Democratic primary victories of four women backed by the Democratic Socialists of America. [Read more…]
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