Carl Dershem

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Retired - now working primarily as a writer and musician. Books on Amazon, just gigging locally as a musician. All Brass - advocate of the BKA theory of music.

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“Although the Biden admin seems to have run extremely well for 3.5 years, with a strong cabinet, few scandals, a thriving economy & major legislative accomplishments, the punditocracy has suggested we should ignore this record & decide on the basis of the 90-minute debate” @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

Why is the pundit class so desparate to push Biden out of the race? | Rebecca Solnitwww.theguardian.com Yes, Biden had a bad debate – but so did Trump. The media is once again repeating the mistakes of 2016

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It’s a very obscure question but I did some research and it turns out that the president who led us out of the Depression and kicked Hitler’s ass was actually in a wheelchair? Who knew?

Kevin, I am not a historian, so IDK, but has there ever been a President in American History who used a mobility aid? And, if so, would you say this president who was so weak as to need, say, braces or a wheelchair, is considered to be one of the top President’s ever?

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“Rumors. Fear. Suspicion. Hysteria. Hatred. 1951.”

Not that he's ever been correct about anything. Fitton is a nitwit.

There are words for this kind of thing, but I try not to use them in polite company.

I can’t think of a clever caption for this. It just breaks my fucking heart.

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Yikes SEC v Jarkesy is out. Court says 6-3 on party lines there needs to be a whole jury trial to impose civil penalties for securities fraud I covered oral argument for Balls & Strikes last year to explain why thats not great ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/sec-v... www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23p...

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We got tricked by science fiction into thinking a futuristic city is all about flying cars and crystal towers and hologram billboards but what it really looks like is nice apartment blocks, good mass transit, pedestrian zones with shade trees and safe bike lanes.

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This stage of capitalism feels like the end of a monopoly game that’s been going on for hours and you already know you lost but the dick winning won’t let you go to bed until they get all of your money or you die.

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Individuals who received the $1,000/mo or $500/mo payments were more likely to find a stable, full-time job than before they received the basic income. Results showed 45% of participants secured housing, while $589,214 was saved in public service costs. "It's freedom. It's freedom from poverty..."

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants had housing.www.businessinsider.com Participants in Denver's basic income program received up to $1,000 a month. They became more housing secure and landed full-time jobs.

Bolded in blue: Remarks by TFG. Regular in Blue, the White House's recent reaction to those comments. In Red: My comments on the whole mess.

Finally managed to get an orchestral score done. It can be found at imslp.org/wiki/Tannh%C... My Big Band work can be found if you talk to me in person.

Tannhäuser, WWV 70 (Wagner, Richard) - IMSLPimslp.org

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