John, late afternoons

art, cinema, literature, music, etc.
i ♥ our planet. let's live!

[Ronnie D'Addario @AddarioD59619]

The Lemon Twigs in Paris: Brian and Michael doing awesome live acoustic versions of songs from their new album.
https://t.co/KRZWkXnP9m

[Research Library @researchlibrari]

@seanonolennon Given her intelligence and her vast array of talents, I had envisioned Madonna continuing on her path to becoming a sort of refined Grand Dame of the arts. Instead, she's more The Substance than Lincoln Center. Fair enough. Long may she run.

[ソフィレコ @sophiarecord]

Bedouineの新作。『誰かの子供であることをやめる準備ができていなかった』心情から集められた曲たち。夏の午後…ネオンカラーの水着…バスの中で交わす母親との会話…深い郷愁を誘うアルバムにはJonathan Rado、Lemon Twigsのダダリオ兄弟が参加。既にクラシックの美しさがある。堪らない。

[John, late afternoons @Johnlateafter]

Even people who claim not to like The Beatles listen to music made by people who like The Beatles. The Beatles are still their Mom and Dad, musically speaking.

[Rock'n Roll of All @rocknrollofall]

Just don't trust them at all.

[John, late afternoons @Johnlateafter]

This is the kind of thing we do. We've become addicted to losing. And stay tuned for what happens if we try to run Kamala again in 2028.

[Ashleyy @dontsippy]

Another reminder that democrats are trying to take down platner in favor of a politician who has a -19 approval rating in Maine.

[John, late afternoons @Johnlateafter]

An old friend with whom I no longer feel any sense of joy, comfort, or compatibility seems to be resistant to a long, quiet fadeout, intead preferring fireworks. Oh dear.

[John, late afternoons @Johnlateafter]

@CrazyVibes_1 As much as I agree with the point that this AI clickbait slop claims that the pope is making here, it never happened.

[The Green Dragon Tavern @greendragonhq]

Donald Trump’s spiritual advisor Robert Morris has been released from prison after serving just six months for raping a 12 year old girl.

Yes, the judge was a Republican that donated to Trump’s campaign.

[John, late afternoons @Johnlateafter]

When I see posts from people I actually follow, this place becomes sort of nice again.

[Mikel Jollett @Mikel_Jollett]

I’m sorry for the long post but a lot of you have followed me for a long time, since 2016 when I was one of the first to repeatedly call out Trump for being a Russian asset.

I don’t know how else to say this, as a person who has studied cults (wrote a bestseller about it) and totalitarian states. I’ve been attacked on Fox News, berated by the VP and others and like many of you, I’ve gotten death threats.

So please believe me when I say this. Things have changed.

ICE is going to be the vehicle for fascism in this country. The extra-judicial practices (no warrants, no ID), the masks (anonymity leads to horrors again and again throughout history), the dehumanization of immigrants and Democrats (dehumanization precedes arrests, torture, murder, again and again).

No we are not going to be Nazi Germany because nothing in history matches Nazi Germany.

But fascism has arrived in America. Here is how it is going to happen:

ICE will be the vehicle, the gestapo empowered by the President, to enforce his will, first among vulnerable undocumented people, then among legal immigrants, then among political rivals, then among citizens who speak out against the Trump grift.

This is not a hypothetical. It’s happening.

That Big Dumb Racist bill gives $170 billion dollars for an organization which has no respect for the constitution, no oversight, nothing but marching orders from a couple racist, power-hungry madmen.

$170 billion to build hidden prisons with no oversight. To put this in perspective, this is 62% larger than the entire federal prison system.

$170 billion to drag people out of their places of work, parks, homes. $170 billion to hire racist little man babies who hide their faces as they assault children, old people, pregnant women.

How do you think this goes? How has this ever gone in history? We are entering a dark period.

Our only hope is to draw the line now. To stick up for our friends and neighbors, our co-workers and loved ones, who are undocumented and being hunted.

If morality or empathy for them is not enough to motivate you, fine. Then let this be your motivation: if you don’t draw this line, you are next.

Do you think Trump will grow a conscience? Do you think Stephen Miller will have any trouble going from, “these people are criminals” (them) to “these people are helping criminals?” (You, by being against Trump). To “we must arrest the traitors opposing our efforts to arrest criminals?” (You or anyone you care about who publicly opposes Trump.)

Do you think republican congressman are going to care? To lift onefinger to protect you? To do anything which gets in the way of Trump’s agenda?

A person who has no problem letting children with cancer die in order to put a few dollars in the pockets of rich men will have no problem with letting Democrats and activists rot in jail for trying to stop it.

This has happened again and again throughout the world. And now it’s happening here.

I wish I had concrete plans. I don’t. Not now. All I know is the first step for change is identifying the gravity of the truth.

And the truth is fascism has arrived in America.

And we must stop it in its tracks or it will swallow all of us.

[Eli Gerzon @eligerzon]

5:30pm in Harlem ICE abducts someone and a man intervenes

Be like this man. Intervene. Resist. Yell and make a scene. Record. Whatever you can do that slows them down, inspires others, and makes them hesitate to escalate. Esp if you're a white citizen

[Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur]

One of the most toxic ideas in politics: You shouldn’t criticize your own side because it helps the other side.

That’s how a party devolves into a mess that demands compliance instead of excellence. If you can’t ever criticize, then you can’t fix things that are broken.

[Sean Gardner Turner ProChoice Vote Blue Wear AMask @Allareblessed2]

I don't want Canada or Greenland.
I want PBS, Social Security, and
The Smithsonian.

[NoelCaslerComedy @caslernoel]

I would say we’re about six months out from Trump using his masked team of thugs to arrest and disappear progressive journalists, podcast hosts, etc. If I tried anything in last 10 years it was to try and warn you what a s*ck, criminal punk Trump is and has always been. Be ready.

[John, late afternoons @Johnlateafter]

@ElarRealm @washingtonpost ,,,

[John, late afternoons @Johnlateafter]

Anyone who wants Harris to run again in 2028 after helping deliver our democracy to fascist Trump is MAGA. Losing a presidential election should be disqualifying. We can't become addicted to losing.

[John, late afternoons @Johnlateafter]

@MeghanMcCain Sure, Meghan "My Father" McCain.

[𝙱𝚘𝚋𝚋𝚢’𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚎𝚕 @SalvadorDafti]

The Byrds - Lady Friend

One of the high points of Crosby’s stint with the band. It really should’ve been on Younger than Yesterday, but it was a superb single nonetheless. One of their greatest.

1967.

[John, late afternoons @Johnlateafter]

@JustineBateman Hollywood Royal Justine Bateman Punches Down At Simple Folks On Twitter!

[John, late afternoons @Johnlateafter]

@JustineBateman Punching down is overrated. I hope you've been enjoying your dopamine hits though!