Notices by 7sleepersmusic (7sleepersmusic@mastodon.social)

@Radical_EgoCom I agree. From #Detroit-based #Socialist journal #AgainstTheCurrent: "Socialists should support the #HarrisWalz ticket, not because they represent a significant progressive alternative, but because it gives us four more years in our democracy — such as it is — to organize social and political movements to fight for the working class and the oppressed and raise the ideal of democratic socialism." #USPol #Harris2024 #Politics #Vote2024 https://againstthecurrent.org/atc232/why-socialists-must-defeat-trump/

@glynmoody I voted for #HarrisWalz and strongly encourage others to do the same. But Democratic leadership has been utterly antagonistic towards Rashida’s community. They’ve compounded trauma on top of trauma. Their behavior has been morally indefensible and strategically stupid. I still hope that enough of #Michigan’s Muslim community vote for Harris that she can win the state. But I can’t fault them if they choose otherwise,

@Gargron I agree. From #Detroit-based #Socialist journal #AgainstTheCurrent: "Socialists should support the #HarrisWalz ticket, not because they represent a significant progressive alternative, but because it gives us four more years in our democracy — such as it is — to organize social and political movements to fight for the working class and the oppressed and raise the ideal of democratic socialism." #USPol #Harris2024 #Politics #Vote2024 https://againstthecurrent.org/atc232/why-socialists-must-defeat-trump/

My absentee ballot just arrived. I agree with #Detroit-based #Socialist journal #AgainstTheCurrent: "Socialists should support the #HarrisWalz ticket, not because they represent a significant progressive alternative, but because it gives us four more years in our democracy — such as it is — to organize social and political movements to fight for the working class and the oppressed and raise the ideal of democratic socialism." #USPol #Harris2024 #Politics #Vote2024 https://againstthecurrent.org/atc232/why-socialists-must-defeat-trump/

@Jaden3 My wife is from Thailand, it's very popular over there, she loves it! Almost every song is about drinking and she doesn't drink. She sings along anyway LOL 🎵 🎶 🍻 👍 😁 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rct9Zs_Yd-I

The challenge is to choose 20 album covers that greatly influenced you. One cover per day, for 20 days. 1/20

Japan, "Gentlemen Take Polaroids" (1980). Hair by Maneline, makeup by Regis, photography by Stuart McLeod.

#20albumcovers #music

TBH It's usually easy to speak truth to power. It's hard to be the power that speaks the truth. Much respect for #AOC.#Vote2024 #VoteBlue #BidenHarris2024 https://newrepublic.com/post/184042/aoc-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-warning-biden-drop-out-instagram-live

@unclesam @sshann As AOC points out, Biden's poll numbers hardly budged after the debate. Most polls showed him behind but still well within striking distance. Some pollsters like 538 were still forecasting a Biden win.

Yesterday the 538 forecast predicted a Trump win. I hope that changes. I believe it can.

But if Biden loses I think we'll have solid polling data that shows a big chunk of the blame belongs to the Democratic elites and their relentless attacks. https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2024-election-forecast/

All things must pass. This is the final print edition of #BuddhaDharma magazine. It will be easy enough to move the content online, but IMHO Buddhadharma was one of the last publications that took print seriously. Thoughtfully designed, compelling artwork, top-quality ink and paper stock, advertisements were quarantined in a separate section. Damn good writing, too. Gonna miss this one. #Buddha #Buddhism #Religion #Spirituality #Publishing #Journalism

I wrote a paper about #CampaignFinanceReform back in high school in the 1980s. IMHO Progressives dropped the ball on this issue and corporate money is now dominant in every election, from president of the USA to your local city council. I hope it’s not too late to turn things around. cc: @rbreich #Politics #USPol #Economics https://masto.ai/@rbreich/112746291064082094

It's true: visiting (or living in) a nation where politics is rarely discussed can be refreshing. Just keep in mind that the reason it's rarely discussed is often because expressing the wrong opinion can land you in jail. Or worse. #Thailand #SEAsia #Asia #Politics #ThaiPol #AsiaPol https://www.businessinsider.com/expat-bangkok-thailand-better-life-low-cost-living-culture-home-2024-5

I'd probably support non-partisan elections for #Ypsilanti as well. In communities that are effectively single-party, winners are usually decided during primaries, which have relatively low voter turnout. A non-partisan election should effectively move the decision to the general election, with much higher voter turnout. IMHO Getting more voters involved in these decisions is usually a good thing. #AnnArbor #Michigan #Politics #USPol https://www.wemu.org/wemu-news/2024-05-30/petition-drive-seeks-to-let-voters-decided-whether-to-end-partisan-elections-in-ann-arbor

#PressFreedom in #USA continues to decline, from #45 last year to #55 this year. USA was ranked #17 in the initial survey in 2002. #WorldPressFreedom #WorldPressFreedomDay #WPFD2024 #Journalism #USPol https://rsf.org/en/index?year=2024

"The #LivingWage for #Musicians Act would create a new streaming royalty, with the aim to compensate artists and musicians more fairly at a penny per stream when their music plays on streaming services." 🎶 ❤️ 😁 #RashidaTlaib #JamaalBowman #Music #Streaming #Spotify #AppleMusic #Tidal #Politics #USPol cc: @dada_drummer https://tlaib.house.gov/posts/tlaib-introduces-living-wage-for-musicians-act

@nathanlovestrees LOL That's kinda where I'm at right now. House I grew up in had very healthy soil, anything would grow in it, I just took it for granted. Now I've got a house of my own and the soil is mostly clay, good for weeds and thick grasses but not much else. I just put some native wildflowers in, hopefully they'll do okay. I'm also composting, maybe that'll help. I'm not very good at this LOL ;-)

@Gargron I work at a University, Google handles our email and a lot of other services, so we're encouraged to use Chrome. I think that's common in academia, at least here in the USA. But I use FF anyway ;-)

Anyone familiar with #Soundtoys? They seem like good peeps. #Audiio #Recording #Music https://www.soundonsound.com/news/soundtoys-announce-international-rescue-committee-donation

7sleepers artist account deleted. No shade on those who choose to stay. If anyone wants my tunes I'd be happy to send 'em over for free. It was fun while it lasted, eh? cc: @bandcampunited #Bandcamp https://www.vulture.com/article/epic-games-bandcamp-sale-layoffs.html

I didn't forget, but the #DetroitFreePress continued to charge me. On the phone they admitted that cancellations requested through their website are often not processed. #Visa said they would not reverse the charges without proof of cancellation. So I called and canceled -- again! -- and requested an email confirmation. #DetroitFreePress refused to send a confirmation. The only way to stop the charges was to cancel my debit card account. Which I did. Capitalism, eh? 🙄 https://www.npr.org/2023/08/30/1196059950/streaming-monthly-subscriptions-cancel-peacock

@Gargron ?