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[Micro-Chop @micro_chop]

Despite having a multi-billion-dollar net worth, you decided to stop paying artists for songs with less than 1,000 streams (months before giving Joe Rogan $250,000,000). So I made a playlist of 300+ great songs with less than 1,000 streams to give them more visibility and plays.

[Daniel Ek @eldsjal]

I love seeing the creative ways people use Spotify. Does anyone have an unusual use case you think others should try?

[ment @mentnelson]

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[ment @mentnelson]

Ms. Rachel sent me $2000 because she liked my art

[Julian Andreone @JulianAndreone]

Democrats fail to call for a recorded vote and GOP passes its bill that cuts veteran disability benefits and forces veterans to pay more to use VA home loan benefits … on Veterans Day

This is the type of thing that would ideally be paid attention to and handled by party leadership. In this case, that would be Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Whip Katherine Clark.

This is less than 24 hours after they failed to whip members on a vote to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, which failed by a 210-204 vote margin with 11 absent Dem members.

[Johnetta Elzie @Nettaaaaaaaa]

DC isn’t even big enough for yall to lie like this 😂😂

[Micro-Chop @micro_chop]

@kindahungrytbh @MidnihtMarauder I understand how elections work. They had the votes now if the 11 no shows had shown up and they didn’t. Does this quote seem like Jeffries is committed to taking on this fight in January?

[Riley Rogerson @riley_rogerson]

Asked whether House Democrats will pursue Hegseth impeachment in a majority, Hakeem Jeffries told reporters:

“We'll have that conversation at the appropriate time, and that'll be led by Adam Smith, soon to be chair of the Armed Services Committee, and Jamie Raskin, the next chair of the judiciary.”

[Micro-Chop @micro_chop]

You just flipped all these fucking seats and acted like you were going to do something and you couldn’t even be bothered to impeach Pete Hegseth.

[Brandon Ousley @brandonousley]

Still processing music titan Sly Stone's passing. An undeniable pioneer who changed the musical and social fabric for the ages, Stone's legacy is felt everywhere. My latest for @discogs explores nine full-lengths that outline his enduring genius.
https://t.co/v1345YRfY3

[Brandon Ousley @brandonousley]

Album of the day. If John and Alice Coltrane were the first couple of spiritual jazz, then Doug and Jean Carn definitely ranks second in that caliber. The beauty, urgency, and intensity of the music they created together across the three albums they cut in the early '70s for Gene Russell's pioneering Black Jazz label more than confirms it. Pianist/organist/composer Doug Carn is often overlooked by many except jazz enthusiasts and record collectors, which is truly criminal because he's a force of nature who brings so much depth and conscious power to everything he does. Then there's Jean Carn, another force of nature with an earth shattering voice that soars high. Perhaps she's better known for her later sophisticated R&B hits at Philadelphia International, but the improvisatory, nation-building approach on these early recordings provides a bold contrast. Their third and last offering as a collective, 1973's Revelation is my favorite. Like the previous works, there's so much to this one: their renditions of John Coltrane's "Naima" and McCoy Tyner's "Contemplation" are beyond spellbinding. Then Doug's own originals, like "Revelation," "Power and Glory," "Feel Free," and "Time is Running Out" are right up there, straddling between subtlety and fire within its musical textures and lyrics. Just beautiful through and through.

[Micro-Chop @micro_chop]

@JaySlickNYC Don’t worry they’re already gearing up to not do shit then either.

[Riley Rogerson @riley_rogerson]

Asked whether House Democrats will pursue Hegseth impeachment in a majority, Hakeem Jeffries told reporters:

“We'll have that conversation at the appropriate time, and that'll be led by Adam Smith, soon to be chair of the Armed Services Committee, and Jamie Raskin, the next chair of the judiciary.”

[Micro-Chop @micro_chop]

If you aren’t following @brandonousley yet you need to change that. Always thoughtful and insightful with deep knowledge across many genres, always dropping gems with his ongoing album of the day shares. Such a great presence on this app.

[Brandon Ousley @brandonousley]

Album of the day. If John and Alice Coltrane were the first couple of spiritual jazz, then Doug and Jean Carn definitely ranks second in that caliber. The beauty, urgency, and intensity of the music they created together across the three albums they cut in the early '70s for Gene Russell's pioneering Black Jazz label more than confirms it. Pianist/organist/composer Doug Carn is often overlooked by many except jazz enthusiasts and record collectors, which is truly criminal because he's a force of nature who brings so much depth and conscious power to everything he does. Then there's Jean Carn, another force of nature with an earth shattering voice that soars high. Perhaps she's better known for her later sophisticated R&B hits at Philadelphia International, but the improvisatory, nation-building approach on these early recordings provides a bold contrast. Their third and last offering as a collective, 1973's Revelation is my favorite. Like the previous works, there's so much to this one: their renditions of John Coltrane's "Naima" and McCoy Tyner's "Contemplation" are beyond spellbinding. Then Doug's own originals, like "Revelation," "Power and Glory," "Feel Free," and "Time is Running Out" are right up there, straddling between subtlety and fire within its musical textures and lyrics. Just beautiful through and through.

[Jeff Weiss @Passionweiss]

"We got it from Here" remains as one of the best mainstream rap albums of the 2010s, simultaneously an experimental Tribe record that calls upon their best artistic instincts of sampling and verse structure from the ‘90s.

But also in the way it succeeds in presenting a utopic vision for growing old as a rapper, even when the natural course of one’s life decides otherwise.

There’s a grace in handling the memory of Phife, and Tribe’s legacy as a whole, that acts as a guiding light for the album’s brilliance; one that’s often been missing across music when dealing with matters of artistic remembrance."

@mkrwrt poignantly reflects on A Tribe Called Quest's last album on its 10th anniversary. https://t.co/fxotHJQyFF

[Micro-Chop @micro_chop]

How hard is it to just say, “yes”? Apparently it’s pretty hard!

[Micro-Chop @micro_chop]

To all the people screaming wait until January.

[Riley Rogerson @riley_rogerson]

Asked whether House Democrats will pursue Hegseth impeachment in a majority, Hakeem Jeffries told reporters:

“We'll have that conversation at the appropriate time, and that'll be led by Adam Smith, soon to be chair of the Armed Services Committee, and Jamie Raskin, the next chair of the judiciary.”

[Julian Andreone @JulianAndreone]

Katherine Clark is the Democratic Whip in the House, and it is thus her responsibility to ensure members are there to vote.

Clark is also a founding member of EDW, which hosted an event tonight from 4:30pm to 6:30pm, overlapping with the 5:30pm vote on the Hegseth impeachment.

Of the 11 members who missed the Hegseth vote, 8 have received support from EDW or its AIPAC-tied super PAC EDW Action. Of those 8, two are sitting board members.

[🌼🌹Raquel🌹🌼 @eternallyRaq]

Pelosi couldn’t be at the vote because she has an award to receive for being an advocate for veterans in Congress. She didn’t need to still be in CA. The taxpayers pay her to represent them in Congress.

Traffic! Did you not know there was a vote? You did. Most people know to leave early enough they can make it in time even if they encounter obstacles.

Only one had a real excuse (medical).

[barbarism critic @barbarismcrit]

STOP RUNNING COVER FOR THIS IM LOSING MY MIND OH MY GOD BRO

[Adam Johnson @adamjohnsonCHI]

If impeaching Hegseth is a priority as Jeffries indicated it was last Sunday, does Jeffries have a plan to discipline those whose conspicuous absence was dispositive in Hegseth avoiding accountability? What’s the plan there?

[jade @WifexOfxAgony]

Facebook reminded me that 4 years ago I interviewed Paul Wall and he was so impressed with our chat, he said I’m an honorary Texan

[Nick Reid @nickreidx]

Just had an AI Job Interview with Nikki from Obsession 💀 ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING

[Micro-Chop @micro_chop]

“Abandon Ship” goes ridiculously hard and Busta singing on the hook is just immaculate.

[Drink Champs @Drinkchamps]

“The beat was an accident, but we saved it.” Rampage takes it back to making “Abandon Ship” with Busta Rhymes and the beat-tape story behind “Woo Hah!!” on @Drinkchamps

This Full Episode Is OUT NOW On @revolttv's #YouTube

[Micro-Chop @micro_chop]

@MidnihtMarauder I know I guess I’m just speaking about the party as a whole. They have crazy momentum and they couldn’t even get everyone to show up and get this done. It’s really frustrating.