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Required disclaimer: Speaking only for myself. Did I mention I’m a lawyer? Also (in no particular order) writer, mentor, bicyclist, geocacher, guitarist, cat servant, unrepentant leftist, unrepentant nerd and geek.
- I’ll link to parts 2 and 3 in comments. open.substack.com/pub/thatpesk...
- Latest rant. open.substack.com/pub/thatpesk...
- Haven’t done a Substack in a while. Legal nerdiness ahead. open.substack.com/pub/thatpesk...
- Latest rant. open.substack.com/pub/thatpesk...
- Posted yesterday but didn’t link it here. open.substack.com/pub/thatpesk...
- Haven’t had a chance to Substack in a while. open.substack.com/pub/thatpesk...
- Favorite May Day signs.
- T-Rexes and a “This Sucks” flag!
- Some favorite signs.
- And more favorite signs.
- More favorite signs since we can only do 4 at a time.
- Some favorite signs.
- Prepared for Saturday.
- House Democrats: Articles of impeachment against everyone who knowingly discussed national security issues on Signal. Waltz, Hegseth, Rubio, Miller, Vance. Make Republicans take those votes.
- This one’s been kicking for a while, but I needed a night where I could deal with the photos and links. open.substack.com/pub/thatpesk...
- Does this mean the next president can un-pardon the January 6 thugs?
- Yes, Schumer must go—not necessary for the reason you think. open.substack.com/pub/thatpesk...
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- I’ve seen a few posts asking what Dems should do about the SOTU. My suggestion: Show up, and as soon as he starts talking, start singing. Lift Every Voice, We Shall Not Be Moved, freedom songs, the Ukrainian national anthem. Let themselves be carried out, singing all the while.
- music.apple.com/us/playlist/... For Black History Month, I posted a protest song a day for 28 days. Here’s the playlist. But wait, you ask. Where’s Marvin? And “The Message”? And…? Well, I brainstormed enough songs to do this again next year.
- Black History Month protest song #28 of 28. Maybe not technically a protest lyric, but an anthem of resistance and resilience. m.youtube.com/watch?v=zlOf...
- Black History Month protest song #27 of 28. Donny wanted this to become a standard, and it should be one. m.youtube.com/watch?v=APIn...
- Black History Month protest song #26 of 28. I had the rest of the month planned out, but then learned the co-writer of this song (keyboardist and Isley nephew Chris Jasper) passed away this week. m.youtube.com/watch?v=8QZv...
- Black History Month protest song #25 of 28. I could fill 28 days with Marley songs alone, but I find the central image of this one particularly apt for the times. m.youtube.com/watch?v=FNtw...
- Klobuchar. Again.
- Black History Month protest song #24 of 28. If you know me, you knew this one would come up. m.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mng...
- Black History Month protest song #23 of 28. Stevie has lots of great choices, but this is the one where he sounds *pissed.* m.youtube.com/watch?v=hUnc...
- Black History Month protest song #22 of 28. There had to be a BLM song, and I love this performance. m.youtube.com/watch?v=qQZc...
- Black History Month protest song #21 of 28. The front woman of Alabama Shakes continues the themes of the last couple days. m.youtube.com/watch?v=SBOn...
- Black History Month protest song #20 of 28. Sorry, Neil; Merry does the definitive version. m.youtube.com/watch?v=b9YC...
- Black History Month protest song #19 of 28. I’d call this one mandatory. m.youtube.com/watch?v=bcko...
- Black History Month protest song # 18 of 28. Another of my favorite underrated protest songs—so underrated I couldn’t find any decent live video. m.youtube.com/watch?v=kKqA...
- I need to cancel my Post subscription.
- Hmm…maybe there’s something in the air after all.
- Black History Month protest song #17 of 28, for President’s Day. Jill Scott is an underrated songwriter. m.youtube.com/watch?v=guC7...
- I’ve been a little nervous about this post, but the whole point is that other people need to contribute. open.substack.com/pub/thatpesk...
- And a music rant before I go back to politics. open.substack.com/pub/thatpesk...
- Black History Month protest song #16 of 28. Little did Gil know, when he wrote this at the turn of the ‘80s, that it was just the first chilly night in September. m.youtube.com/watch?v=fjrx...
- Black History Month protest song #15 of 28. This one cuts deep for me, but all the live versions I found are done as a cappella spoken word. m.youtube.com/watch?v=MMI7...
- My take on MN’s upcoming Senate vacancy. open.substack.com/pub/thatpesk...
- Black History Month protest song #14 of 28. Who better than the hometown genius for Valentine’s Day? Let’s get married, have a baby, and call him Nate. m.youtube.com/watch?v=eWmn...
- Black History Month protest song #13 of 28. It’s I-don’t-even-know-what-genre-this-is day. m.youtube.com/watch?v=FgMn...
