Ted Panken

Journalist, jazz historian, runs the blog "Today Is The Question."

[Ted Panken @TPanken]

@ethan_iverson But that's a single track; I haven't listened to the whole album in a while, which may speak to the truth of your statement.

[Michael J. Miraflor @michaelmiraflor]

These interviews are absolute gold. What a life. RIP Quincy Jones.

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

There seems to be a major media blackout regarding Trump simulating multiple sex acts on stage in Wisconsin last night—despite the fact that it was a sequence of events so bizarre and unsettling many voters will deem it disqualifying. I can't explain this.

[Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath]

A little background about Howard Lutnick’s behavior in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, when 658 of Cantor Fitzgerald’s employees died, some leaping to their deaths from the 105th floor of the North Tower:

[Josh Marshall @joshtpm]

Obviously this is who Trump is and this is what Trumpism is. But there's part of this that isn't widely enough known, tho it's well-known to a lot of reporters. And that is among GOP operatives and staffers under 30 or so the majority, maybe the great majority had their ...

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

RETWEET this. Every day. Until Election Day.

Anyone anywhere in America who tells you Donald Trump will be better for the economy needs this tweeted at them IMMEDIATELY.

[Jason Kint @jason_kint]

WSJ tweeted this to its 20 million followers and it has under 400 retweets - presumably suppressed due to the link out. “Elon Musk has secretly been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022”

[MusicREDEF @MusicREDEF]

Marcus Shelby’s Bay Area Impact (@TPanken - @DownBeatMag) https://t.co/Kr25IIsRzY

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: Kamala Harris just slammed Donald Trump for being fired by 81 million people and having a terrible time handling it. Retweet so all Americans see this takedown of Donald Trump.

[Elie Mystal @ElieNYC]

Here’s the @AP… showing its whole ass.

[Darcy James Argue 🇺🇦 @darcyjamesargue]

From @natechinen:

“Apparently Rachel Maddow reported on MSNBC that every song in the roll call playlist was by an artist who’d demanded the Trump campaign stop using their music. Every song! And they were all licensed by the DNC, which takes the gesture beyond a devious flex.”

[Ted Panken @TPanken]

A day late for Pat Metheny's 70th birthday, here's a post on the blog from a few years back with an interview in 1999 and an oral history in 2006.
https://t.co/WVpz0JyvEw

[Acyn @Acyn]

Mesa, AZ Republican Mayor John Giles: I do not recognize my party. I have something to say to those of us who are in the middle: You don’t owe a damn thing to that party. You don’t owe anything to a party that is out of touch and hell-bent on taking us backward. And by all means, you owe no loyalty to a candidate who is morally and ethically bankrupt. In the spirit of the great Senator John McCain, please join me in putting country over party and stopping Donald Trump.

[Edward Wong @ewong]

Fascinating 2008 column from the @nytimes archives about @Tim_Walz teaching a genocide course in a rural high school. People now casually use the word “genocide” without knowing historical contexts. Walz told his students to investigate the origins of mass murder.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In a stunning new leak, this photo of Donald Trump and Kevin Roberts (the author of Project 2025) flying in Trump’s private jet has surfaced. Retweet to make sure everyone knows these two are inextricably linked.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: Donald Trump just proudly announced that everyone wanted Roe v. Wade overturned. I think Donald Trump is going to find out just how powerful American women really are. Retweet so all Americans see this and vote accordingly.

[Julia Davis @JuliaDavisNews]

Pundits on Vladimir Solovyov's show are expressing serious reservations about J.D. Vance. They take issue with his flip-flopping, his beard, his wife, and his inability to attract more voters to Trump. They came close to suggesting Trump should dump him.
https://t.co/Mq1xVkq062

[Dave Troy @davetroy]

The guy who now owns the Republican Party is going to force a default on US debt in January 2025, if he is not stopped. For the love of God, please grow up and pay attention.