Frances Cone

New record "Late Riser" out now:

[Frances Cone @Frances_Cone]

new song out today ⚡️⚡️ we played this song on tour last year & it was one of my favorite parts of every night. I miss it/everything so it’s very nice to have it exist in its own place. ‘93 or ‘94: https://t.co/VRqzfbaayw

[Jon Favreau @jonfavs]

I read the filings, @JDVance - did you?

1) This man has never been charged or convicted of anything, in any country:

[Nathalie Baptiste 🇭🇹 @nhbaptiste]

love the idea of immigrants crossing the border and immediately outbidding a white couple for a 3 bed/2 bath in suburban Virginia

[Tommy Vietor @TVietor08]

Trump's campaign staff verbally abused an official at Arlington National Cemetery who objected to them using the graves of fallen soldiers as a campaign prop

[Melissa Murray (@ProfMMurray on Threads 🧵) @ProfMMurray]

Brilliant ad.

[claire de lune @ClaireMPLS]

that’s the greenest green flag i’ve ever seen in my goddamn life

[Jon Lovett @jonlovett]

There have always been two Joe Bidens. The empathetic, decent, big-hearted leader, forged in loss and grief, finding the good in his friends and opponents, in love with America, arms wide and open with space for everyone. And there’s the blowhard with a chip on his shoulder, stubborn, something to prove, his fellow senators rolling their eyes as the finger wags harder and the stories get longer. Statesman and politician, hero and fool.

Joe Biden ran for president for 50 years. He finally won because he ran as that hero at a time when the country was desperate for empathy and normalcy and wisdom and grace. It was still too close. But even when he was doubted by insiders and pundits (hi!), he persevered; he knew Democrats, he knew America, and he was right.

And then! To his great and everlasting credit, Joe Biden governed as that statesman too. He built a coalition wide enough to hold Joe Manchin and Bernie Sanders. He defied Washington’s stodgy consensus when necessary, a consensus he spent a lifetime living inside. He adapted, he governed with humility and purpose, whether on how to revive the economy, or take on monopolies, or address student loans, or press for the largest investment in clean energy by any country anywhere on earth. And even as he showed the capacity to listen to the rising progressive voices inside the Democratic party, at the very same time he achieved bipartisan legislative successes in defiance of every political trend of the last thirty years. Joe Biden has been an extraordinary president! Statesman. Hero.

But it’s hard to deny that in the two weeks since the debate, it’s the arrogant and small Joe Biden we’ve seen most - hanging on, bragging, defensive, angry, weak. Who else but him? he wonders aloud. Only God could change his mind, he tells us. The stakes for the country are all that matter. The stakes for Joe Biden are beside the point. But it’s worth saying just the same: Joe Biden can leave office as one of the greatest presidents in our lifetimes, who defeated Trump and put his country first at every turn; or he can leave a stubborn old man who allowed hubris and insecurity to destroy his legacy and perhaps our democracy with it.

We all have our best and worst selves, scrambling over each other, battling it out in the moments that define us. Where is the Joe Biden we elected? Where is the statesman? I hope that version of him shows up soon. And I hope the people around him know where to look.

[Musicians Corner @MusCornerNash]

JUST ANNOUNCED! @frances_cone joins the lineup for Musicians Corner 2024! Catch the soulful indie duo on Friday, June 7!

[Ben Wexler @mrbenwexler]

The left is calling for greater investment in renewable energy and the right is burning Barbies, shooting Bud lights, and touting the upsides of slavery, so I can see how both sides are to blame for all this polarization

[David Hogg 🟧 @davidhogg111]

Any comment now @tedcruz ?

[Justin J. Pearson @Justinjpearson]

Our peaceful protest was because another preventable school shooting happened at Covenant School in Nashville & the People's House chose to ignore them and expel us instead! We must work tirelessly to protect our kids, communities, to end gun violence, and protect our democracy.

[David Dark Will See You In Court @DavidDark]

There are so many ways to love God.

[David Dark Will See You In Court @DavidDark]

.@GovBillLee, your employers would like to speak to you.

[David Dark Will See You In Court @DavidDark]

I am so inspired by this young man's courage. I'm proud to know his father. Nashville, we can do this. Be the baseline moral seriousness you want to see in the world. Follow his lead.

[David Dark Will See You In Court @DavidDark]

My goodness. Some Republicans will say anything to distract from the fact that the son of a #CovenantChristianSchool survivor showed up with a public demand yesterday. Stand down, Jody. & stop bearing false witness.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

“My 9yo son hid stick straight against a wall while the sounds of an AR-15 blasted in the hallway on the other side… take a moment to picture that and tell me you don’t want change.” #HowManyMore #CovenantSchool 💔 @GovBillLee @WilliamLamberth @JeremyFaison4TN @CSexton25

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

THIS is last year's Christmas card from Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles, a Republican who represents the district that Covenant School is in in Nashville. #tnleg

[Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen]

In light of three children getting killed in a school shooting in Nashville, remember that Tennessee Republicans have squandered their time in office banning drag shows under the pretense of keeping kids safe.

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

UPDATE: Nashville Metro police reported that 3 children and 3 adults were killed at the Covenant School in Nashville, TN.

Two assault rifles and a handgun were recovered from the female teen shooter, who is also dead.

IT. IS. THE. FUCKING. GUNS.

[Frances Cone @Frances_Cone]

@jonlovett Add the other Portland!

[Margo Price @MissMargoPrice]

4 dead so far in an elementary school shooting in Nashville this am.

Can I ask you, @GovBillLee why you passed permit less carry in 2021? Our children are dying and being shot in school but you’re more worried about drag queens than smart gun laws?

You have blood on your hands