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Oh my Godddd. The US Army chorus was told to perform at the White House for Trump and his cronies and they chose to perform One Day More from Les Miserables. What a gutsy move. A giant middle finger to authoritarianism right in front of Trump's face. Good for them.

To every member of the military and every civil servant fighting in big ways and small, public and private, to protect the Constitution and uphold the oaths you swore, thank you for your service. We see you and we love you. We're counting on you and we're all behind you 100%. Hold the line.

This made me actually tear up and feel a little hopeful. Everyone, no matter who they are needs to do their part. The Fascists are dangerous but they are few. Together we can all defeat them and keep the freedoms so many have fought so hard for.

Also I am living for these comments!

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USA people! Buy NOTHING Feb 28 2025. Not anything. 24 hours. No spending. Buy the day before or after but nothing. NOTHING. February 28 2025. Not gas. Not milk. Not something on a gaming app. Not a penny spent. (Only option in a crisis is local small mom and pop. Nothing. Else.) Promise me. Commit. 1 day. 1 day to scare the shit out of them that they don't get to follow the bullshit executive orders. They don't get to be cowards. If they do, it costs. It costs.

Then, if you can join me for Phase 2. March 7 2025 thtough March 14 2025? No Amazon. None. 1 week. No orders. Not a single item. Not one ebook. Nothing. 1 week. Just 1.

If you live outside the USA boycott US products on February 28 2025 and stand in solidarity with us and also join us for the week of no Amazon.

Are you with me?

Spread the word.

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You've gotta love Jews more than you hate Nazis.

You've gotta love trans folks more than you hate TERFs.

You've gotta love your unhoused neighbors more than you hate the billionaires.

You've gotta love immigrants more than you hate ICE.

You've gotta love queer kids more than you hate christian fundamentalists.

You've gotta love fat people more than you hate the diet industry.

You've gotta love disabled people more than you hate the insurance companies.

You've gotta love your fellow humans more than you hate the worst that humanity has to offer. You don't have to like every person you're fighting for, and you sure as hell don't have to give up your righteous anger, but hate is ultimately corrosive.

You've gotta love.

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BATTLESTAR GALACTICA : ↳ S02E20, Lay Down Your Burdens

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reblog to reassure the next person who reads this that everything is going to be okay and it’s all going to get easier soon

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Rebecca Solnit - goodreads

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Shop , Patreon , Books and Cards , Mailing List

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Remind me later.

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Reblog to let prev know their presence is wanted

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My copy of Mary Lou Williams' Zodiac Suite arrived in early June last year and it's taken me until now to finally get this post together! (Though, I wrote most of it when I first listened to it the week after it arrived, it just needed some editing and cleaning up.)

I did most of the research when I bought it back at the end of May last year. I was looking to buy the same pressing depicted in the show and there is only the one vinyl of the full suite, the 1975 Folkways Records 12" vinyl 33⅓ RPM pressing. When it was originally recorded in 1945 it was released in two separate volumes, Signs Of The Zodiac, Volume One and Signs Of The Zodiac, Volume Two, each consisting of three 10" shellac 78 RPM records.

For the show, they seem to have made their own prop version. There is slight variation in the colors and a few errors in the text on the Side B label.

In the dialogue, Sergei points out "The last track on the B side in particular is… is wonderful." and that would be "Pisces." However, he then plays "Aquarius," which is the second to last track on the B side—but the version they use in the show is not the 3:38 track 11 from the LP. The track played on the show is an alternate take which also happens to be the last track on the CD version released in 1995: the 2:40 track 17.

Now there is some confusion as the CD track listing indicates that its 3:38 track 11 was previously unreleased, but I have just now confirmed that track 11 on the B side of the LP matches the 3:38 track 11 on the CD. Considering this, it's understandable that they played that alternate 2:40 version thinking it would be the correct version for the LP, as they likely didn't obtain a copy of the LP, instead probably using digital files.

It's interesting to me that the version they used is the last track on the CD and the dialog points to the last track on the LP which "Aquarius" is not. I do think that was perhaps intentional on the part of the writers to show Sergei as intending to draw Margo's attention to this discrepancy. Margo would know the track listing and that what he played was not "Pisces." And that would make her curious, even if his odd behavior wasn't already. He knows this will likely lead her to go look at the record and find his message. Also, Aquarius is the sign of the water bearer, so there's that little additional layer to the message (Pisces is also the sign of the fish and a water sign, so there is still a connection, but water bearer is still a little more spot on).

The color differences in the cover are not as obvious in the shots in 3x01, but they look very different from the shots in 3x06.

The blue is brighter, more a royal blue than the navy of the actual LP. And the text and circle look more gray than the pale yellow of the actual LP.

As to the label on the record itself, there is a typo in her name on the actual LP: it says "Willimas" and the show corrected this typo, but introduced others. The number opposite the "Side 2" says "FTS 32844 A" on the show, but says "FTS 32844 B" on the actual LP, indicating the side of the record (The first number appears on the A side). And in the copyright info at the bottom, the second to last line says "reissued" in the show and "renewed" on the actual LP, and the last line incorrectly lists "1945" where the actual LP lists "1975," the date of the pressing itself and not the original recording.

Also, the label on the show is cerulean blue text on a navy background, whereas the actual LP is light gray text on black faded to charcoal gray. The back cover is also very different in the show from the actual LP, with a black and white photo of Mary Lou Williams in the center with text above and below and a track listing at the bottom. The actual LP has no photo and significantly more text starting with the track listing in the top left corner, which you can read in my photo at the top.

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Life in Hell (1977-2012) Matt Groening

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good things will happen 🧿

things that are meant to be will fall into place 🧿