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[Tony Perkins @TonyPerkinsFMTV]

I’m looking forward to returning to work at @nbcwashington Monday morning for #News4Today!
@JummyNBC @ChuckBell4 @melissamollet @MoletteGreen and I are hoping it’s a #VictoryMonday for our @Commanders! Join us Monday morning for the latest! #HTTC 🏈

[Jeff Harvey @JTHEpisodes]

Enough with letting MAGA and "alternative fact" peddlers weaponize our language.

Reclaim #Woke in 2025 - my American Resolution on @Medium
#Politics #Equality #justice #staywoke
https://t.co/l0uYUgoHOy

[Media Matters Blog @MediaMaven3000]

@X Wearing a dunce cap would be much cheaper and convey the same message.

[Jeff Harvey @JTHEpisodes]

From #Drake's downfall to #Diddy's demise, 2024 was a bizarre year for #hiphop. Yet, beneath the chaos an array of quality albums were released.

My #Top10 Hip-Hop Albums of 2024 in @TheRiffMagazine on @Medium
#music
https://t.co/vd6aaObJpM

[Jeff Harvey @JTHEpisodes]

#Election2024 is a product of political #WhiteFlight from the #DemocraticParty. I break it down on @Medium
@washingtonpost @nytimes @Slate @HuffPost
https://t.co/UT4nVF2IWQ

[Jeff Harvey @JTHEpisodes]

#MainSource's #BreakingAtoms may well have been the energy chain that sparked the '90s in #hiphop. I re-visit an under appreciated classic in the latest #Backspin in @TheRiffMagazine on @Medium
@TheSource @VibeMagazine @HipHopGoldenAge @Albumism
https://t.co/zRuxEtL0Qb

[Jeff Harvey @JTHEpisodes]

My open letter to #Trump supporters: Ask Yourself One Question Before Voting on @Medium
@foxnewspolitics @WSJ @nationalreview @NRO @GOP
https://t.co/ke3uuNQIXC

[Jeff Harvey @JTHEpisodes]

Unlike a round of golf with #DiaperDon, turnabout is fair play.

#Top10 Trumpian Nicknames for #DonaldTrump in @Havencomedy on @Medium
#election #TrumpIsTooStupid #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
https://t.co/JSNAMBAWKS

[Jeff Harvey @JTHEpisodes]

No, @ChappellRoan - @KamalaHarris and @DonaldTrump are NOT two sides of a coin. They're not even part of the same currency system. I break it down on @Medium
#Politics #Election2024 @politico @thedailybeast
https://t.co/wX0xasrKbV

[Jeff Harvey @JTHEpisodes]

#BREAKINGNEWS
@TheRiffMagazine's ALBUM OF THE MONTH for November is... #ObservationsFromACrowdedRoom by @joyoladokun! Fitting for the fall season and the moment, it offers a fresh spin on "#Americana" that should be ripe for discussion.
Nov. 17, 4PM, EST
https://t.co/b2jIJc4NJz

[Jeff Harvey @JTHEpisodes]

. @joyoladokun's #ObservationsFromACrowdedRoom is an album for the fall season and our cultural moment of reckoning. It's @TheRiffMagazine's ALBUM OF THE MONTH for November. I'm leading the discussion on November 17. Details in the free article below.
https://t.co/b2jIJc4fU1

[Jeff Harvey @JTHEpisodes]

On the eve of its 35th anniversary, I look back at #TracyChapman's overlooked #Crossroads and where things went wrong for a seemingly generational voice. In @TheRiffMagazine on @Medium
#music #rockmusic #PopMusic
https://t.co/DzlO2nXlbV

[Jeff Harvey @JTHEpisodes]

We've All Known a #Diddy. My thoughts on celebrity, rape culture, and our collective complicity on @Medium
@nytimes @CNN @huffpost @Slate
https://t.co/tYPkVy5XpN

[Jeff Harvey @JTHEpisodes]

The last great #Prince album may have come much later than you think. I look back on #ArtOfficialAge on its 10th anniversary on @Medium
#music #culture
@RollingStone @pitchfork @Albumism
https://t.co/oEPSs21mWY

[Jeff Harvey @JTHEpisodes]

With his solo debut, #GhostfaceKillah emerged as #WuTang's mad scientist of the heart. I look back at #IronMan in Backspin in @TheRiffMagazine.
@Medium
#hiphop #music #albumsyoumusthear
https://t.co/smJhNOzM4c

[Jeff Harvey @JTHEpisodes]

In 1993, #BlackMoon delivered a definitive #winter album, and quintessential #NewYork, album and a signature '90s #hiphop moment. I look back at #EntaDaStage in #Backspin on @Medium
#music @TheSource @okayplayer
https://t.co/XfvDaSSsrp

[Jeff Harvey @JTHEpisodes]

With all the think pieces on @taylorswift13 and @Beyonce, the year's most visceral pop album flew under the radar. I take a deep dive into @st_vincent's #AllBornScreaming in @TheRiffMagazine on @Medium
#music #popmusic #StVincent
https://t.co/kJ0xyvReTe

[Jeff Harvey @JTHEpisodes]

.@Medium - please consider bringing back some variation of the "free preview" story - at least as it pertains to Google searches. My current story has nearly 10K Google referrals, almost none of whom were actually able to READ the story due to being non-members. (1/3)

[Jeff Harvey @JTHEpisodes]

As the first female soloist to drop a full-length #rap album, #MCLyte laid a key brick in the foundation of what women could be as #hiphop artists. I look back at #LyteAsARock in #Backspin on @Medium
#music
@TheSource @VibeMagazine @HipHopGoldenAge
https://t.co/plJ7eTBx0J

[Jeff Harvey @JTHEpisodes]

#KendrickLamar Started a Battle, Won a War, and Lost His Way. My thoughts in @TheRiffMagazine on @Medium
#music #hiphop
https://t.co/iflXQWevtg