Lyric Of The Day #18 (June 19, 2020)

A Bob Dylan trifecta for Juneteenth

 

How many years can some people exist

Before they're allowed to be free?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld6fAO4idaI

 

For the loser now

Will be later to win

For the times they are a-changin'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnCSubO2HjM

 

You say, "Oh my God, am I here all alone?"

But something is happening and you don't know what it is

Do you, Mr. Jones?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63ucJmVonAc

Shuffle #135 (June 14, 2020)

All Day And All Of The Night – The Kinks

Werewolves Of London – Warren Zevon

Don’t Mess With Bill – The Marvelettes

The Golden State – John Doe

Smells Like Nirvana – “Weird Al” Yankovic

Kansas City – The New Basement Tapes

Angel – Sarah McLachlan

Tossin’ Benjamins – Throwing Wrenches

C’mon Marianne – Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

Tonight, Tonight – The Smashing Pumpkins

Lyric Of The Day #17 (June 13, 2020)

[Y]ou're movin' on the back roads by the rivers of my memory

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfMnNqn-hKg

 

Vivid imagery throughout this classic, written by John Hartford but made famous by Glen Campbell.

Twitter is our window into Trump’s shriveled soul

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/twitter-is-our-window-into-trumps-shriveled-soul/2020/06/11/492c84a2-ac11-11ea-94d2-d7bc43b26bf9_story.html

 

Believe it or not, Michael Gerson’s column is even better than the title would suggest. He starts out with the following:  Witnessing a new low for the Trump presidency means it is a day of the week ending in “y.”

 

A few paragraphs later, he discusses whether our current President is a “credulous simpleton” or a “cynical weasel”. (Spoiler alert: the correct answer is “Yes.”)

The President has lost America’s clubhouse

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/06/10/its-not-which-sports-figures-are-speaking-out-thats-telling-its-how-many/

 

Great Boswell column on the intersection between sports and societal-political issues.

Trump on race, in his own words

The words speak for themselves …

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/10/here-is-trumps-speech-race-word-word-alas/

How to tell if your grandparent has become an antifa agent

This is Very Important!!!

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/10/know-signs-how-tell-if-your-grandparent-has-become-an-antifa-agent/

In protests against police brutality, videos capture more alleged police brutality

Ironic???

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/protests-police-brutality-video/2020/06/05/a9e66568-a768-11ea-b473-04905b1af82b_story.html

How The Police See Issues Of Race And Policing

Interesting summary of various surveys and other research

 

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-the-police-see-issues-of-race-and-policing/

Some words of wisdom from our 44th President

https://medium.com/@BarackObama/how-to-make-this-moment-the-turning-point-for-real-change-9fa209806067

 

Including, but not limited to:

 

[T]he waves of protests across the country represent a genuine and legitimate frustration over a decades-long failure to reform police practices and the broader criminal justice system in the United States. The overwhelming majority of participants have been peaceful, courageous, responsible, and inspiring. They deserve our respect and support, not condemnation — something that police in cities like Camden and Flint have commendably understood.

…

I’ve heard some suggest that the recurrent problem of racial bias in our criminal justice system proves that only protests and direct action can bring about change, and that voting and participation in electoral politics is a waste of time. I couldn’t disagree more. The point of protest is to raise public awareness, to put a spotlight on injustice, and to make the powers that be uncomfortable; in fact, throughout American history, it’s often only been in response to protests and civil disobedience that the political system has even paid attention to marginalized communities. But eventually, aspirations have to be translated into specific laws and institutional practices — and in a democracy, that only happens when we elect government officials who are responsive to our demands.