EVBP

EVBP

@evbp.bsky.social

He/Him. I make free music... or something like it. #BLM #TransRightsAreHumanRights https://evbp.bandcamp.com/

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So Abdul El-Sayed and Bernie Sanders went to my rural Michigan hometown yesterday and managed to drum up *1,000 people* out of a town of 10,000. A tenth of the population came to this event. The mayor endorsed Abdul. The town went overwhelmingly for Trump in the last election. This is how it's done.

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We need to have state leaders willing to stand up to DTE and our utility companies. The residents of our district are tired of rising bills from a monopoly utility company that provides us with worse service for more money.

I’ve fallen down a classical music hole. Luckily the only thing baroque is my pride. In all seriousness, I am quite enjoying classical music.

Apparently Lou Reed inspired a nation of junkies. All these years of listening to this and I never knew. #ButtholeSurfers #CreamCornFromTheSocketOfDavis #VinylCollection

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LET'S BUILD MICHIGAN JOBS!! We need to hold corporations accountable when they take state tax incentives and then cut or offshore Michiganders' jobs. When you elect me as your next state representative, I will fight any corporation that makes big promises of jobs and then cuts them.

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This is quiet transphobia. It's telling people who have a problem with being told they're not people to sit down, shut up and let the adults speak. Buddy you're just another cog. Sooner or later they'll turn on someone you do care about and by then it'll be too late.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Look at the shabby state and increasingly authoritarian trajectory of the country and ask yourself if we can endure 2 more years of a lawless Trump administration wreaking havoc with no check from Congress, then vote accordingly. This is not the time for a protest vote or purity politics.

I see that even on Bluesky—with its supposedly progressive community—body shaming other people is as acceptable as ever. Do better.

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CD pre-order is up for "The Edgar Allan Poe LP (Special One Year Anniversary Deluxe Expanded Edition)," out Oct 16. Every copy comes with a zine I made. Oglio did an amazing job with the packaging. Featuring Jaret Reddick, the Dead Milkmen, Mega Ran and more. shop.bandwear.com/collections/...

It’s Bandcamp Friday and you know what that means: another request from me to you (or whoever you share this with) to download my free music! Just think! Languishing on your HD for the next 20 years until you start organizing your music collection, and POOF! Buried gem. evbp.bandcamp.com

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ENDORSEMENT!!!! I am honored to have the endorsement of Clean Water Action. In a time when our community is reeling from water affordability, it is important to have partnerships with those who seek to ensure water is safe and accessible to all people.

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I love living in a country where a politician can sign a law banning the health care I need to live and be greeted as a hero of comity and good sense

PBS News@pbsnews.org

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has emerged as a prominent voice calling on Americans to step back from the political hostility gripping the country. The Republican governor is expanding on that message in a new book. https://to.pbs.org/3VmTJnx

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Today we are sharing a brand new track which did not appear on the album, titled “Surrealist”. dalek.lnk.to/surrealist ’Surrealist’ is a fevered dream, sonically and lyrically. A coded personal history and an assessment of our current collective situation.

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Gorgeous. Sounds great and nicely bookends the original (behind the new, autographed jacket). Thanks, Sam! #BlackTapeForABlueGirl #TheRope #VinylCollection

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ICE stole a Detroit Mom away from her 4 year old kiddo w autism and sent her up to Baldwin. 💔🤬 Neighbor of a Twitter mutual who is heartbroken. Please help if you're able, not even at $400 for legal costs yet, if you can't please share. gofund.me/7507fc4dd Thank you. ♥️ Fuck ICE.

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Just also want to note that trans people and advocates for the unhoused have told people for years that Gavin Newsom is trash. If this is what makes people realize how awful he is, great, but I really hope this is also a wake-up call to listen the first time someone tells you who they really are.

Nick Field@nickfield.bsky.social

The State AGs were on pace to kill the Paramount/Warner Bros by litigation and delay until Gavin Newsom stepped in and turned the tide. Now the Trump loyalist Ellisons will control CNN and HBO. Don't ever, ever forget that Newsom stabbed us in the back www.wsj.com/business/med...

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ICYMI: The US is currently holding three times as many people in immigrant detention as were detained in the Nazi concentration camp system in spring 1939 — six years into the Third Reich, and just before the start of World War II.

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sure yeah, can't even make a stick figure without fucking up and no one at the company gives enough of a shit to even give it another pass but go ahead and take my money so i can use this lazy shit technology every day too

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There are three levels of "misdemeanor offense" in federal law. A is highest, C is lowest. Exceeding the speed limit within a federally-managed area, like a National Park: Class B. Crossing the border without documentation: Class B. Overstaying your visa: Not a criminal offense, a civil offense.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

BASH: In July, 50% of 50k people detained by DHS had no criminal record. You're comfortable w/that? MULLIN: That's not true. Every one of those criminals broke our laws when they crossed our border illegally B: But beyond that MULLIN: What level of criminal activity are you willing to accept?

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I’m proud to have @hrc.org standing with us in this race. LGBTQ+ Michiganders deserve leaders who will have their backs when it matters most, not just when it’s politically convenient.

Michiganders deserve a champion who has a history of fighting for equal rights for everyone. That’s why we’re proud to endorse abdulelsayed.bsky.social, who has:

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We urge everyone to provide positive feedback to the city regarding the Division St Bikeway Extension in Ann Arbor. This would extend the two-way bikeway north from its terminus at Catherine across the Broadway Bridge. #A2Council #AnnArbor #VisionZero engage.a2gov.org/division-str...

engage.a2gov.orgDivision Street Bikeway ExtensionThe Division Street Bikeway Extension will continue the two-way bikeway from Catherine Street and connect with the multi-use path that crosses the Broadway Bridge.

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There is a reason that I do not take corporate money and do not accept lobbyist meals. People are asking for leaders who can work in their interest and not in the interests of a mega-corporation. People are tired of politicians who say one thing and let a corporations money sway their opinions.

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I am focused on getting real relief for working-class families in Michigan. We have all witnessed "trickle-down economics" fail over and over. The State of Michigan leaves far too much money on the table by providing billionaire companies with breaks while our property taxes go up.

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I can't imagine the Tetris rightsholders are a larger company than Hasbro, but just the threat of a lawsuit from them was enough to get the White House to take down their racist Tetris clone. If you won't even threaten to sue the fuckers when you more than have the ability, you grant permission.

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Thank you to Inside Climate News for discussing the data center project in Allen Park. The existential crisis we face in our world over AI and the influx of data centers in our communities is the exact reason we need leaders who can understand the distress of people and act.