‘No Slam Dancing’: Black Flag, Dead Kennedys and… Jon Stewart? dangerousminds.net/comments/no_sl… via Dangerous Minds

Fantastic piece. “Moscow’s forces were thwarted, too, by pieces of foam mat — the Ukrainians call them karemats — costing as little as £1.50. The mats prevent Russian thermal imaging drones from detecting human heat.” on.ft.com/3vaGhT3

I'll be on CBC News: The National tonight with a piece about the QAnon conspiracy theory that became Putin's post facto casus belli for war. cbc.ca/news/world/ukr…

Saddened to hear that my old pal #ChrisBailey, frontman of Brisbane's Oz punk legends #TheSaints, has passed away. There won't be another like him. We're remembering Chris today with a few vintage clips: theperlichpost.blogspot.com/2022/04/rip-ch…

David Remnick speaks with Stephen Kotkin, a scholar of Russian history, about Vladimir Putin, the invasion of Ukraine, the American and European response, and what comes next. nyer.cm/eWwFyHe

“These claims are frankly ridiculous.” - CNN’s Daniel Dale breaks down specific examples of Russian misinformation regarding the war in Ukraine.

HendersonBeerCo pays tribute to one of the most iconic Toronto signs with a Cherry Hibiscus Blonde Ale to match the red colour of the sign. They say it is "perfect to sip while playing your favorite record."

The disparity between worker output and income is part of a trend. Between 1979 and 2019, productivity grew 59.7 percent, but wages increased only 15.8 percent. Meanwhile, in 1978, the ratio of CEO-to-worker wages was 31-to-1; as of 2020, it’s 351-to-1. trib.al/r1Awk3j

More proof that words and truth are meaningless to Doug Ford

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The world’s richest troll should not own one of the world’s most influential social media platforms. We need more content moderation, not less, to curb the excesses of social media. wapo.st/3KJ3nq9

Remembering Jeffrey Ross Hyman aka Joey Ramone, singer-songwriter of the punk rock band Ramones, who died far too early and too young on this day in 2001 in the New York Presbyterian Hospital #punkrock #joeyramone #ramones #history #punkrockhistory #otd

Elon Musk, the self-styled "free speech absolutist," has fired employees for speaking out; tried to buy the silence of a teenager with a bot; and banned a blogger from owning a Tesla because of a critical *blogpost*. Receipts from me on Maddow Blog:

R.I.P. ⁦Punkrock History⁩ ⁦PunkAndNewWave⁩ The Saints were brilliant- especially the first 2‼️👍🏻 theguardian.com/music/2022/apr…

Urge you all to read and share this lucid and sobering interview of authoritarian scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat by POLITICO’s Michael Kruse.👇🏼 politico.com/news/magazine/…

200 gorgeous records that we stream and collect and share with our friends with a “you gotta hear this one” p4k.in/H4tFFq1

Manic Mondays Punk Albums Released This Past Week; Stiff Little Fingers "Go For It" (1981) & GBH "City Baby Attacked By Rats" (1981); #punk #punkrock

1/ "Without history, without the truth, it's impossible to follow this way [forward]. We see ourselves more as historians these days than journalists. Our job is to save the truth for future generations." - Roman Anin, founder & editor Важные истории newslit.org/podcast/disinf…

European intelligence agencies have warned about Russian spies for years. Now, an investigation in Slovakia exposed how their secret operations are trying to cause conflict in Europe and create sympathy for Moscow's war in Ukraine. nyti.ms/385RxYQ

Vladimir Putin has fallen victim to the dictator trap, proving he is neither a “savvy” strongman or a geopolitical “genius,” Brian Klaas writes. on.theatln.tc/ta9rFWC