iv.melmac.space
Live on *Old Grey Whistle Test*. *** *Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.* -- Gautama Buddha !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
www.macombdaily.com
**Attention: metroDetroit™-specific content.** Deal. …but the three giant abstract sculptures are still part of Lakeside's repurposed future.  *^Untitled^* ^by^ [^Fletcher^ ^Benton^](https://www.fletcherbenton.com/)^,^ ^JC^ ^Penney^ ^court^ ^at^ ^Lakeside^ ^Mall.^ ^Photo:^ ^Mitch^ ^Hotts,^ *^Macomb^ ^Daily^* > “We have been deeply moved by how much Lakeside Mall has meant to the Sterling Heights community for nearly 50 years,” Allison Greenfield, principal of Leviathan Development and chief development officer of Lionheart Capital, said in a news release. “This inspired us to create plans for repurposing the existing public art within the reimagined Lakeside. __One of Lionheart’s main pillars is to reduce waste and facilitate reuse of serviceable materials and items, when possible, in the redevelopment process.__” Emphasis mine. Am I the only one who finds this statement…*meaningless?* How is "repurposing the existing public art" going to help in this lofty goal? They're *demolishing* the place and most likely *disposing* of the tons of rubble in the most traditional and cost-effective manner. Hardly "reduce-reuse-recycle." Empty, useless marketingspeak and a little tone-deaf too.  *^Untitled,^* [^Bruce^ ^Beasley^](https://brucebeasley.com/)^,^ ^Lakeside^ ^Mall.^ ^Photo:^ ^Lakeside^ ^Mall^ > Lakeside Town Center will feature residences, parks, a hotel, office spaces, retail outlets, dining establishments, and more. Approximately 30 acres will be dedicated to the new public spaces, incorporating the repurposed sculptures from Lakeside Mall. “This thoughtful integration will enhance the community’s cultural landscape and preserve the artistic legacy of Lakeside,” officials said in the release.  *^Untitled,^* [^Buky^ ^Schwartz,^](https://www.bukyschwartz.com/) ^Macy's^ ^court^ ^at^ ^Lakeside^ ^Mall.^ ^Photo:^ ^Lakeside^ ^Mall^ > A date for the fixtures sale will be released later this year, according to the release. **Further reading:** - WXYZ-Detroit: ['One last glimpse'](https://www.wxyz.com/news/one-last-glimpse-lakeside-mall-to-close-july-1-fixture-sale-to-follow) *** *If you can't see the crazy person on the bus, it's you.* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
www.bridgedetroit.com
> Jacob Russell says he’s been part of metro Detroit’s mostly white improv scene for almost 13 years and noticed his peers didn’t know much about contributions Black people made to American history. The comedian, who grew up on Detroit’s west side, said that disconnect inspired [“Birth of a Ho’ Ass Nation,”](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/theater-jacob-russells-birth-of-a-ho-ass-nation-2-tickets-910748151237) a satirical one-man show to “give them a perspective of how I grew up and what I was taught.” > Russell said he was inspired to write the first play, which he first performed in 2017 and has since become a series, because he wanted to offer his audience something deeper than just jokes. > Along with writing the play, Russell, 38, plays all the characters like [Lincoln](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln), [Harriet Tubman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman), [Frederick Douglass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass), [W.E.B Du Bois](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._E._B._Du_Bois) and [Ida B. Wells](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_B._Wells). He also throws in some non-historical figures–a human version of [Jim Crow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_(character)), a talking lion simply named Lion and a heightened version of himself. *** *Everything I say is a lie…* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
www.bridgemi.com
> Michigan lawmakers didn’t just pass an [$83 billion budget](https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigans-83b-budget-deal-boosts-housing-scraps-whitmers-trash-fee-hike) early Thursday, they also approved nearly 100 other bills during a marathon 19-hour session before finally breaking for summer recess. > Some of the bigger policy changes, such as [opening the Legislature](https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/government-transparency-plan-passes-michigan-senate-which-had-been-roadblock) and governor’s office to Freedom of Information Act requests and [expanding unemployment benefits](https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-house-votes-expand-unemployment-benefits-26-weeks-gop-fumes) to 26 weeks, made immediate headlines. Read on to learn more about the "Taylor Swift bot ban" and the bill against the ludicrous "Gay Panic Defense." *** *Anger or hatred is like the fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.* -- Gautama Buddha !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
I defy you to not shake your sacroiliac. **Archipelago-go! BONUS:** - Natasha - [One Day](https://invidious.private.coffee/watch?v=xAZ4pgb7C5c&listen=1) *** *Laissez les bons temps rouler!* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
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This is a personal favorite. Thanks!
yewtu.be
Note the video's title cards… [Apocrypha: 2 Esdras 14:39-40](https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/2-Esdras-14-39/) …and yet the duo is styled in *homage* to Alejandro Jodorowsky's [*Holy Mountain*](https://archive.org/details/HOLYMOUNTAIN_201806) and Kenneth Anger's [*Lucifer Rising*](https://archive.org/details/lucifer-rising-1972). A clash of non-conflicting ideas…? Artistes: whaddya gonna do with 'em? *** *Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.* -- Gautama Buddha !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
grist.org
> On February 3, 2023, a freight train owned by Norfolk Southern carrying thousands of gallons of toxic chemicals derailed in the town of [East Palestine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Palestine,_Ohio), Ohio.. For days, flames engulfed the rail cars, which contained highly hazardous materials, including vinyl chloride and butyl acrylate, used in the production of plastic. A thick, tall plume of black smoke billowed from the accident site and forced the evacuation of thousands of residents. Now, scientists say that traces of this pollution was found [across 16 states](https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad52ac), spanning 540,000 square miles from Wisconsin to Maine to South Carolina. > When [David] Gay [National Atmospheric Deposition Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison] and his colleagues began their research, they expected pollution in western New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. The reality, he said, was much more extensive. A low pressure system helped push pollution over parts of Michigan and Wisconsin. Pollution likely made its way into all the Great Lakes, except Lake Superior, he noted. Further reading: - from *Grist*, ["1 year after the toxic train derailment, is East Palestine safe? Depends on whom you ask."](https://grist.org/accountability/is-east-palestine-safe-depends-who-you-ask/) *** *Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.* -- Gautama Buddha !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
invidious.privacyredirect.com
**$2,300,000.00 BONUS:** - From Disney's *Lady and The Tramp* - [The Siamese Cat Song](https://invidious.privacyredirect.com/watch?v=rlQYqQs0R3w) - From *The Wonderful World of Disney,* a [staged voiceover session](https://invidious.privacyredirect.com/watch?v=DFHGgvnrzn8) with Ms Lee Tsk, tsk, Unca Walt…seems brother Roy and his bean counters forgot to pay [Ms Lee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Lee#Acting_career) (voice actor, singer and co-composer of the five original songs from the film) royalties when the Disney company released *Lady* on [VHS](https://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/peggy-lee-war-disney-lady-and-the-tramp-113688.html) in 1987—you say "copies," I say "transcriptions." Maybe they were too busy plotting the [Mickey Mouse Preservation Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act) with Sen Sonny Bono…? Ms Peggy Lee, Unca Walt and Sen Bono would like to inform you all that in the United States of America you may do as you please with the following [Public Domain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain) [image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mickey_Mouse_-_Steamboat_Willie_(1928).jpg), be it reproduction and sale on t-shirts, posters, or producing new adventures of the pictured character…but you're going to have to give it a new name.  *** *Free your mind and your ass will follow…* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
www.bridgedetroit.com
> “Today, Detroit takes a step into a major national leadership role in fighting climate change,” Duggan said at the event in the footprint of the Gratiot-Findlay project. “127 city buildings are currently powered by 33 megawatts of energy per year from traditional sources, largely fossil fuels,” Duggan said. “In the next two years, we are going to build solar fields that are going to produce that 33 megawatts of energy in renewable energy, effectively generating all the power for city buildings from solar fields.” > Duggan said Monday that the program targets “some of the most blighted areas in the city” and would be “helping neighborhoods that think they’ve been forgotten.” > Homeowners in the footprint of the proposed solar fields stand to receive twice the fair market value of their homes or $90,000, whichever is higher, while renters will get 18 months of rent to relocate. Homeowners within community benefits areas surrounding the projects will receive $15,000 to $25,000 each for energy efficiency upgrades. > Support for solar arrays in city neighborhoods has been far from unanimous. Detroit dropped [a plan](https://planetdetroit.org/2024/03/grixdale-farms-solar-power/) for a project in Grixdale Farms after residents [raised concerns](https://planetdetroit.org/2024/01/parts-of-detroit-could-be-radically-transformed-by-city-solar-plan-for-better-or-worse/) about the potential for solar fields to hurt property values or add to issues with blight and crime in the area outside the project’s footprint. *** *Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy!* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
www.wxyz.com
> According to the state, a small population of juvenile spotted lanternfly was recently detected in [Lambertville](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambertville,_Michigan) [Monroe County]. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the findings last week.  ~Adult~ ~spotted~ ~lanternfly.~ ~Photo:~ ~Pennsylvania~ ~Department~ ~of~ ~Agriculture,~ ~bugwood.org~ > “The infestation was detected through spotted lanternfly monitoring traps deployed by Michigan State University (MSU), as part of collaborative survey initiatives with MSU, MDARD, and the USDA,” MDARD’s Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division Director. Steve Carlson said in a statement. “This work is a critical component of our ongoing efforts to identify and limit the spread of spotted lanternfly in Michigan.” > The spotted lanternfly is an invasive plant hopper native to eastern Asia. It was first found in the U.S. in 2014 and spread rapidly. [*See it. Squish it. Report it.*](https://www.michigan.gov/invasives/id-report/insects/spotted-lanternfly) According to Michigan.gov's *Michigan Invasive Species* website… > Spotted lanternfly feeds on more than 70 different plants including grapes, apples, hops and hardwood trees. The insects cause direct damage by sucking sap from host plants and secreting large amounts of a sugar-rich, sticky liquid called honeydew. This honeydew and the resulting black sooty mold can kill plants and foul surfaces. The honeydew often attracts other pests like yellow jackets, flies, and ants, affecting outdoor recreation and complicating crop harvests. *** *Anger or hatred is like the fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.* -- Gautama Buddha !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
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isn’t the subscriber count badge useless now since Lemmy fixed their reporting of that?
You're not wrong but "fixed" is a subjective term in this case. Two of the largest instances, https://lemmy.world and https://sh.itjust.works, have yet to "upgrade" past 0.19.3, like many other instances that prefer not to be on the cutting-edge. Nevertheless, the linked shield.io badges may also give other information and not strictly the soon-to-be-redundant "total subscribers" badge.
Stay sick, scratch glass, turn blue, climb walls…but don't get caught!
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*The Fluoxetine Quartet*, a ray of sunshine each and every one of 'em, captured live way back in June 23, 2006 CE, circa five years after the fall of the Roman Empire. **Reference-1000Hz-Tone BONUS:** - The Normal ([Daniel Miller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mute_Records)) - [Warm Leatherette](https://iv.datura.network/watch?v=eqb8rcasYy8&listen=1) The minimalist classic. *** *A lot of people don't realize what's really going on. They view life as a bunch of unconnected incidents and things. They don't realize that there's this, like, lattice of coincidence that lays on top of everything.* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
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While I absolutely love your post's formatting, I have to ask…
What's your point? Sincerely. Where are you going with this avalanche of data?
Oh, and your "Reference" column isn't live.
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Ask your admin to turn it off
Thanks, I believe that's exactly what he did.
Firefox
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Is turning off DRM not an option for you? It is for me. That option has been there since the DRM inclusion right there in the Preferences, no about:config baloney. Now if the option wasn't included, I'd think I'd be more inclined to agree.
Points subtracted for presenting DRM as the unnecessarily unsavory and dramatic "kitten-meat deli."
Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy!
!detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
Over at !music@midwest.social we've got a sidebar with a "total subscribers" shields.io badge, like many other communities all over the Lemmyverse do. I made a simple, non-badge-related edit to the sidebar and due to what seems an aggressive image proxy, the shields.io badge address gets mangled after the edit is saved.  This is "Community Info" from !music@midwest.social on Jerboa. At the bottom of the screen is the midwest.social/api/v3/image_proxy image.  This is "Community Info" from !detroit@midwest.social on Jerboa, as an example of a working badge. At the bottom the screen is the working shields.io badge. The pre-save preview shows everything as should be. It's only when the edit is saved does the badge address get mangled. I contacted our fearless leader, [@seahorse@midwest.social](https://midwest.social/u/seahorse), and he changed an image proxy setting. Now !music@midwest.social works as it should. Any further details or information in regards should be asked of him. Thanks. *** [*Workers of The World...Relax!*](https://web.archive.org/web/20240303132455/https://deoxy.org/endwork.htm) !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
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WOW! Prettyyyyyy!…and most likely cost-prohibitive like you suggested, or at least for the near future.
I was thinking more along the lines of "noiseless"/low-noise displays. While not actually "noiseless" (yes, it's hard to discern in the linked videos), in my experience this breed of pro-grade fireworks is noticably quieter than traditional fireworks.
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drone shows like Disney just started
Got a link handy?
www.metrotimes.com
- Hart Plaza - Belle Isle - Ford Motor Company’s [official rooftop party](https://theparade.org/ford-fireworks/rooftop-party/). Yeah. Real proletariat there, Lee. *$350 a pop*. Yes, proceeds do go to the The Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation. - TV (WDIV-4) There. I just saved ya the trip. No thanks necessary. For those of you still asleep, it's *tonight*. Act accordingly. Happy (early) [Canada Day](https://www.canada.ca/en/services/culture/events-celebrations-commemorations/major-events-celebrations/canada-day.html) to our brothers and sisters across the river. *** *Free your mind and your ass will follow…* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
www.bridgemi.com
Possibly following in the traditions of Christmas decorations in November and summer Black Friday sales, some municipalities have been celebrating American Independence Day weeks in advance. Much of a super-genius as I am, I never really understood what's the rush. In any case, the linked article from our pals over at BridgeMichigan lists the pyrotechnic spectacles planned and already passed here in the Great State of Talktothehand-and-Belial. Just to—*ehmmm*—present the other side of the coin for those who appreciated a pretty explosion, here's *Planet Detroit*'s ["Michigan fireworks add to air quality problems"](https://planetdetroit.org/2024/06/michigan-fireworks-add-to-air-quality-problems/). **Screw humans:** maybe it *is* time to consider a different way to celebrate the Fourth of July: from the Humane Society: ["Fireworks: An explosion of fear for animals"](https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/fireworks-explosion-fear-animals) Oh, and a premature [Happy Canada Day](https://www.canada.ca/en/services/culture/events-celebrations-commemorations/major-events-celebrations/canada-day.html) to our friends to the North…uh, and [South](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor,_Ontario)! You know…the ones with better beer and better health care… *** [*What We Want Now*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-Point_Program_(Black_Panther_Party)#Contents) !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
You can listen to any of the near-infinite versions of this song…but *none* match the beauty and power of *this* version, lead vocal by the great Tony Williams. Close your eyes… **Swoon-City BONUS:** - The Platters - [Only You, And You Alone](https://invidious.drgns.space/watch?v=rAUJSc6unAg) - The Platters - [The Great Pretender](https://invidious.drgns.space/watch?v=RBj2HN2uuNA) *** *Perfection is just a way to escape from having nothing to say.* -- Dieter Meier !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
yt.artemislena.eu
What the feez, "Blood"? This isn't ~~grating~~ *avant-garde* or *free jazz* in the least! It sounds like Mssr Ulmer is channeling [Jimi](https://iv.datura.network/watch?v=ZYxfOxjswxc&listen=1) who's channeling [T-Bone](https://iv.datura.network/watch?v=HxCzMAFrTJ8&listen=true) through [Otis Rush](https://iv.datura.network/watch?v=Uy2tEP3I3DM)! Then again, like Grant Green used to say, *It's all blues anyhow.* **Back-From-The-Alternate-Universe BONUS:** - James "Blood" Ulmer - [A Thing for Joe](https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=fNXERqWKspU&listen=1) *That's more like it…* *** *A lot of people don't realize what's really going on. They view life as a bunch of unconnected incidents and things. They don't realize that there's this, like, lattice of coincidence that lays on top of everything.* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
Detroit-born musical child prodigy [Frank Isaac Robinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Chile_Robinson) was known professionally as ["Sugar Chile" Robinson](https://invidious.protokolla.fi/watch?v=jViOizVE5F8)—you can roll your eyes; it was a "different time". Robinson played with such luminaries as Lionel Hampton, Count Basie and Billie Holiday until in 1952 he said "stop." More on this *wunderkind* over at [!detroit](https://midwest.social/post/13594946) as today [he is appearing live](https://dia.org/events/sugar-chile-robinson) for a special performance at the Detroit Film Theatre's weekend screening of the 1943 classic musical, [*Stormy Weather*](https://dia.org/events/stormy-weather).] **Compare-And-Contrast BONUS:** - [Live, 2007, at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI](https://invidious.protokolla.fi/watch?v=hdZsnkq3ifQ) *** *If you can't see the crazy person on the bus, it's you.* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
**Coprolalia BONUS:** - From 2022's *Few Good Things* - [One Way or Every N**** With A Budget](https://iv.datura.network/watch?v=d-MVN1PSY7o&listen=1) - 2024 - Saba and No ID, featuring Madison McFerrin, Ogi, and Jordan Ward - [head.rap](https://iv.datura.network/watch?v=zVIPD_PUBbo) It takes a nation of millions to make a hip hop recording. *** [*Workers of The World...Relax!*](https://web.archive.org/web/20240303132455/https://deoxy.org/endwork.htm) !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
michiganadvance.com
> Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation on Wednesday — which also was Juneteenth — to celebrate the contributions of Black athletes in the [Negro National League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_National_League_(1920%E2%80%931931)). The [Detroit Stars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Stars_(disambiguation)) was one of the original eight teams represented at the birth of the league in 1920. > May 2 will be known as “Negro Leagues Day” in Michigan, the day in 1920 that its first game was played. > Rep. Helena Scott (D-Detroit) who sponsored the legislation to recognize the league, told a legislative committee in May 2023 that the league and its athletes stood up against racism and pursued greatness. “Without the influence of these exceptional players and the Negro League, Major League Baseball wouldn’t be what it is today, and America wouldn’t be the country that it is today,” Scott said during a state House Governmental Operations Committee hearing last year. *** *Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts.* -- Gautama Buddha !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
www.bridgemi.com
From our friends over at *BridgeMichigan*, [Sneha Dhandapani](https://www.bridgemi.com/about/sneha-dhandapani) writes about the spreading idea in the Michigan legislature of a statewide ban on cellphones in school. Some state representatives and school districts don't think that's such a good idea… > While there is currently no bill in the Legislature to implement a statewide ban in Michigan, some individual schools and districts are experimenting with the policy, hoping to improve academics and curb rising levels of anxiety and depression tied to social media. > A [study](https://www.cmich.edu/news/details/smart-phone-bad-grades) by Central Michigan University surveyed more than 600 students between seventh and 12th grade and found learning increased with a decrease in smartphone use, including at school and during homework. A separate [study](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9676861/) found that students who did not have cell phones in a classroom had higher levels of course comprehension, lower levels of anxiety and higher levels of mindfulness than those with cell phones. Whether you're a parent or not, aren't higher comprehension, lower anxiety and higher mindfulness qualities we *want* in our students? > State Rep. Matt Koleszar, D-Plymouth, a former teacher, said he “would be uncomfortable with a state mandate on (cell phone bans in classrooms) as no two communities are the same.” Koleszar emphasized support for local control and allowing teachers to make their own decisions regarding cell phone use policy. > [Rep. Brad Paquette, R-Niles,] called a potential statewide ban “one of the worst ideas that we could come up with as legislators.” He emphasized that allowing schools and districts to make their own decisions regarding cell phone policy is important because “this is a cultural learning issue where kids are gonna have to learn how to deal with these distractors at some point in their life.” Ironically enough, Rep Paquette, one of your own proposed exactly this idea in 2022… > In Michigan, then-state Rep. Gary Eisen, R-St. Clair Township, sponsored a [2022 bill](https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2022/9/12/23345029/michigan-school-cell-phone-social-media-policies-eiser-bill/) that would have required districts to prohibit cell phone use during the school day. The proposal died in committee, however. One of the weakest excuses I've heard against *any* cellphone ban is from *parents*, saying "what if I need to contact my child in case of an emergency?!" Is [*calling the school*](https://midwest.social/post/9822500/8041555) not an option? *** *My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?* -- Charles Schulz !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
***4'33"* BONUS:** - From *There's A Riot Goin' On* - [There's A Riot Goin' On](https://invidious.protokolla.fi/watch?v=j38PiSGFxLQ&listen=1) - From *There's A Riot Goin' On* - [Thank You For Talking To Me Africa](https://invidious.protokolla.fi/watch?v=uOlRX_MibFw&listen=1) *** *A lot of people don't realize what's really going on. They view life as a bunch of unconnected incidents and things. They don't realize that there's this, like, lattice of coincidence that lays on top of everything.* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
redfordtheatre.com
# 🥵 Maybe you wanna see something *light* while getting out of the oppressive, heavy, humid [Detroit summer](https://www.wxyz.com/weather)? Something *escapist* for your escaping the heat. A romantic comedy with a happy ending for everybody…well, for *almost* everybody. Are you in luck! Friday evening, 8:00pm, at the historic (and *air-conditioned!*) [Redford Theatre](https://redfordtheatre.com/) (at fashionable 17360 Lahser Road, just north of Grand River Ave.) is the 1987 romantic comedy, [*Moonstruck*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonstruck)! Directed by the late, great Norman Jewison (*Fiddler On The Roof*, *In The Heat Of The Night*), see 80s post-op Cher riding the top of her wave as a movie star and pre-op Nicolas Cage at the beginning of his… > Cher is perfect as the widowed woman, convinced she is cursed by bad luck, who agrees to remarry, only to fall for her fiance’s opera-loving baker brother (Nicolas Cage). This still fresh romantic comedy from Norman Jewison (who passed earlier this year) is a love letter to Italian culture and New York City. # ⚜ ~*****~ ⚜ 📽 ⚜ ~*****~ ⚜ #### **Godzilla Saturday!** 🏢🦖🔥 You want *light*? Some frivolous entertainment? How 'bout a man in a rubber monster costume terrorizing *both* a scale model of Tokyo *and* another actor in a blobby, shapeless rubber costume? No CGI here, no *shin* nothing except maybe getting *kicked*! On Saturday, the historic Redford is showing not one but *two* masterworks from Japan's Toho Co.…*oh, no!*…it's a [Godzilla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_(franchise)) Double-Header! At the 2:00pm matinée is 1971's [*Godzilla Vs The Smog Monster](https://redfordtheatre.com/events/godzilla-vs-the-smog-monster-1971/)! > Perhaps the trippiest film in the original Godzilla series, in which the big guy battles a creature born of out-of-control pollution. Rare to see in any form, we screen the dubbed version that ran in US theaters in the early 1970s. Then later at 8:00pm is the original, the one that started it all, Ishiro Hondo's 1954 [Godzilla](https://redfordtheatre.com/events/godzilla-1954/)! > 70th anniversary screening! Celebrate the birth of everyone’s favorite atomic dinosaur, stomping Tokyo on the big screen and in glorious black and white. We present the film’s recent restoration in Japanese with English subtitles. # ⚜ ~*****~ ⚜ 📽 ⚜ ~*****~ ⚜ Tickets for all the shows are the usual $7 and $5 for seniors and kids. *Stay cool "old school", fool!* Go to the movies! *** *My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?* -- Charles Schulz !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
invidious.privacyredirect.com
**Slice-And-Dice BONUS:** - From *Romantique 96* - [Good](https://invidious.privacyredirect.com/watch?v=bB8GUizNye4&listen=1) - From *Readymade Recordings* - [No. 5](https://invidious.privacyredirect.com/watch?v=CSZPGA70W5U) - From *Sister Freedom Tapes* - [Airplane '96](https://invidious.privacyredirect.com/watch?v=8WPLJyVydGI&listen=1) - From *Bossa Nova 2001* - [我が名はグルーヴィー (Groovy Is My Name)](https://invidious.privacyredirect.com/watch?v=Z4vv9YBP-Hg) *** *My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?* -- Charles Schulz !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
dia.org
The Detroit Film Theatre at the world-reknown (and air-conditioned!) [Detroit Institute of Arts](https://dia.org/) celebrates cinematically the Juneteenth weekend with not one but *three blockbusters* of African Americana! Tomorrow at 7:00pm, *one showing only*, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson's 2021 award-winning documentary, *Summer of Soul*! > In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir “[Questlove](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Questlove)” Thompson fashioned a joyful and transporting documentary — part music film, part historical record — created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now [Marcus Garvey Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Garvey_Park)) in New York. > Incredibly, most of the footage was largely forgotten–but no more. *Summer of Soul* shines a light on the importance of history to our spiritual well-being, and stands as a testament to the healing power of music during times of injustice, past and present. Including concert performances by [Stevie Wonder](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder), [Nina Simone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Simone), [Sly & the Family Stone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sly_and_the_Family_Stone), [Gladys Knight & the Pips](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladys_Knight_%26_the_Pips), [Mahalia Jackson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson), [B.B. King](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.B._King), [The 5th Dimension](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_5th_Dimension) and many more. Academy Award® Winner, Best Documentary Feature; Grand Jury Prize, Sundance Film Festival. (118 min.) *Try to stay seated.* # ⚜ ~*****~ ⚜ 📽 ⚜ ~*****~ ⚜ #### [*Stormy Weather*](https://dia.org/events/stormy-weather) On Saturday, at [sweltering 3:00pm and muggy 7:00pm](https://www.wxyz.com/weather), the final days of the [*Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898--1971*](https://dia.org/events/exhibitions/regeneration) exhibition close with the 1943 *classic*, star-studded musical, [*Stormy Weather*](https://dia.org/events/stormy-weather)! > One of two musical entertainments featuring all-Black casts released by major Hollywood studios in 1943, *Stormy Weather* has a traditional movie romance plot — but what really matters in this incredible film is the cast and musical numbers. > The great [Lena Horne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lena_Horne), whose performance of the title song is one for the ages, is only one of the brilliant talents on screen; there's also [Bill “Bojangles” Robinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Robinson), [Cab Calloway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cab_Calloway), [Fats Waller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fats_Waller), [Katherine Dunham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Dunham) and her dance company, [Dooley Wilson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dooley_Wilson) (Casablanca’s piano player), and [the astonishing Nicholas Brothers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Brothers), Fayard and Harold, performing what may still be **the greatest dance number in movie history** [*emphasis mine -- r^2^* ] (their tap shoes are on display in *Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898 – 1971*, at the DIA through June 23). (78 min.) **"Different Times":** from the [Wikipedia entry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stormy_Weather_(1943_film)#Stereotypes)… > Although *Stormy Weather* and other musicals of the 1940s opened new roles for African Americans in Hollywood, breaking through old stereotypes and far surpassing limited roles previously available in [race films](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_films) produced for all-black audiences, it still perpetuates stereotypes. Notably, the musical numbers in the movie contain elements of [minstrelsy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minstrel_show). The performance of a [cakewalk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cakewalk), for example, features flower headdresses reminiscent of the [Little Black Sambo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Black_Sambo) figures used in historical misrepresentations of Black American males. …just so you know. Performing live at 7:00pm screening is the DFT's special guest, Detroit's musical child prodigy, [Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Chile_Robinson)! # ⚜ ~*****~ ⚜ 📽 ⚜ ~*****~ ⚜ #### [*Moonlight*](https://dia.org/events/moonlight) Finally, at the Sunday 2:00pm matinée, director [Barry Jenkins](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Jenkins)' 2016 Academy Award winning film, [*Moonlight*](https://dia.org/events/moonlight), starring [Ashton Sanders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashton_Sanders), [Trevante Rhodes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevante_Rhodes) and [Mahershala Ali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahershala_Ali). Moving. Touching. Difficult. Gripping. Yeah, it's all those adjectives and more. Jenkins' adaption of [Tarell Alvin McCraney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarell_Alvin_McCraney)'s play follows the life of Chiron from childhood to adulthood, his relationship with father-figure crack dealer Juan and his addicted mother Paula and how he just tries to navigate through the situations he finds himself in, inside and out. If you've never seen this powerful film, I'll say no more other than it's not what you'd call a "popcorn movie". You may need to bring Kleenex along. # ⚜ ~*****~ ⚜ 📽 ⚜ ~*****~ ⚜ Tickets for all showings are $10, $8.50 for seniors, students and DIA members and available online (plus $1.50 *inconvience fee*). *Stay cool "old school", fool!* Go to the movies! *** *My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?* -- Charles Schulz !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
www.detroitnews.com
So much going on today here at !detroit@midwest.social(disease). From ace reporters [Robert Snell](https://www.detroitnews.com/staff/2646496001/robert-snell/) and [Louis Aguilar](https://www.detroitnews.com/staff/2647135001/louis-aguilar/) at the *News*, "rat, meet sinking ship"… > …prosecutors are applying more pressure on Smith by slapping a lien on his $1.25 million home, a move that reveals possible new criminal charges that could be filed in connection with one of the largest alleged embezzlements in a public corruption case in recent Detroit history[…] > Plea negotiations were described in a federal court filing by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Moran and Smith's criminal defense lawyer, Gerald Evelyn, on June 10. […] "The parties jointly request that the court continue the period in which an indictment must be returned by 60 days in order to permit the ongoing plea negotiations to continue, as the issuance of indictment may change the posture of the parties in negotiations," the lawyers wrote. > The lien signals Smith's home in a Novi gated community may be subject to forfeiture to the government because investigators believe the property is linked to fraud, bribery/theft and money laundering. "If the Department of Justice has liened property, that's a pretty good indication that it is proceeds of unlawful conduct," Birmingham criminal defense lawyer Wade Fink told The News after learning about the lien. "As a criminal defense lawyer seeing this, I would certainly be worried about a forthcoming indictment or ongoing discussions about what that indictment is going to look like." Yeah, me being a mere [genius](https://invidious.reallyaweso.me/watch?v=J4ln_LMiCGk) and *not* a lawyer, I kinda see it that way [too](https://michiganadvance.com/2024/02/14/prosecution-in-michigan-fake-elector-case-points-to-nationwide-effort-to-keep-trump-in-office/). *One last thought*: all this hullabaloo these days about US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepting "gifts" with an estimated value of [$2.4M](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/justice-thomas-million-gifts-supreme-court-b2558309.html). *That's peanuts!* Kids' stuff in comparison! [Alt link](https://archive.is/dcWZS) for your convenience via archive.is *** [*What We Want Now*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-Point_Program_(Black_Panther_Party)#Contents) !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
Why is this even posted *here* at !detroit@midwest.social? Read the article (or as much as you can stomach), peruse the graphic, and then you'll understand my perplexity… > Our study ranks 100 vehicles judged through the same five criteria as it’s been since the 2020 edition: assembly location, parts content, engine origin, transmission origin and U.S. manufacturing workforce. More than 400 vehicles of model-year 2024 vintage were analyzed to qualify the 100 vehicles on the list. The *tl;dr* graphic… [](https://web.archive.org/web/20240618174037im_/https://carsdotcom.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/24_AMI_national-map_mg.jpg) ~Detroit~ ~isn't~ ~even~ ~on~ ~there~ ~once!~ ~Cars.com~ ~graphic~ ~by~ ~Melissa~ ~Galicia~ > The top 10 shifts considerably thanks largely to [Tesla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla,_Inc.). The Texas-based all-electric automaker locked out the top four in the 2023 index, but its Model S sedan and Model X SUV come in at Nos. 4 and 9 this year, and noticeably absent from the top 10 is a vehicle that once ranked No. 1 outright in 2021: the Model 3 sedan. On the receiving end of these drops are [Honda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda), whose Passport SUV now lands at No. 2, plus its Odyssey minivan and Ridgeline pickup truck at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively; [Volkswagen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen), whose ID.4 electric vehicle ranks No. 3; [Toyota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota) and its luxury brand Lexus, with the Camry sedan and all-new TX SUV at Nos. 7 and 10, respectively; and [Jeep](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep), whose Gladiator rises to No. 8 this year. It's *so 20^th^ century* but this town *still* insists on referring to itself as "Motown" or "the Motor City." Pffffft. That's depressing. I need to see something [adorable](https://www.motortrend.com/news/2024-fiat-topolino-ev-beach-car-citroen-ami/)! Happy Juneteenth! *** [*What We Want Now*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-Point_Program_(Black_Panther_Party)#Contents) !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
wdet.org
Happy Jubilee Day, Detroit!  > This episode of Visions is celebrating Black Music Month! > You’ll hear music across all jazz genres and the decades exclusively from Black artists, including Hank Mobley, Meshell Ndegeocello, Marcus Belgrave and more. > Jazz music is black music, but there’s no better time to celebrate it than during June’s Black Music Month. See, Kaleigh dearest, that's where you're wrong. Jazz/black music should be celebrated **every day!** 🥰 🎶 **EDIT 08:57:54 CEST:** typographic error. *** [*What We Want Now*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-Point_Program_(Black_Panther_Party)#Contents) !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
Happy Jubilee Day!  *** [*What We Want Now*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-Point_Program_(Black_Panther_Party)#Contents) !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
michiganadvance.com
Following up on !michigan@midwest.social post [*Tribes urge U.S. to weigh in on Line 5 case as appeal sits in court*](https://midwest.social/post/9693917), Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has dragged back kicking and screaming a court case that should have never left the State judicial system… > “This case never should have left state court in the first place, and after this long delay caused by Enbridge’s procedural manipulations, we’re elated to welcome Nessel v. Enbridge back to its rightful judicial venue,” Nessel said in a statement. “The State has an obligation and imperative to protect the Great Lakes from the threat of pollution, especially the devastating catastrophe a potential Line 5 rupture would wreak upon all of Michigan. As we’ve long argued, this is a Michigan case brought under Michigan law that the People of Michigan and its courts should rightly decide.”  ~645~ ~miles~ ~from~ ~Superior~ ~to~ ~Sarnia.~ ~Graphic:~ ~Laina~ ~G~ ~Stebbins~ > When a coalition of 63 tribal nations from the U.S. and Canada submitted a brief in support of [returning the case](https://michiganadvance.com/2023/09/26/nessel-draws-broad-support-from-tribal-nations-businesses-and-other-states-in-line-5-suit/) to state court, David Gover, managing attorney for the Native American Rights Fund said in a statement that a rupture in the pipeline would destroy the right to hunt, fish gather and continue living in land ceded by the Anishinaabe in 1836. > “This is another step towards enforcing the permanent shut down of Line 5. We appreciate Attorney General Nessel’s persistence in the fight to protect our waters from a catastrophic oil spill in the heart of the Great Lakes,” [legislative and political director for the Michigan Sierra Club Christy] McGillivray said. “Michiganders have every right to protect themselves from the most dangerous oil pipeline in America, and Attorney General Nessel is representing the will of the Michiganders she works for. It’s past time Line 5 was shut down once and for all.” *** *Everything I say is a lie…* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
Brothers Wayne and Dennis and loads of special guests on the last battle cry from the MC5. This is a recording made by your *grandfathers* that rocks harder than any 20-year-old TV talent contest product! Go on, tell me I'm wrong. My only beef is that Bob Ezrin (and Don Was) really should've dialed back the production, going for more grit like *Love It To Death* and less bombast like *Berlin*. *** *Laissez les bons temps rouler!* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
michiganadvance.com
More insanity that is 21^st^ Century American Life… > [Texas resident Lauren] Miller […] testified Wednesday before a U.S. Senate panel about the struggles she faced after learning in 2022 one of the twins’ brains wasn’t developing correctly and was about half fluid. > The fear was complicated by Texas’ strict restrictions on abortion, which forced Miller to seek out treatment options without her doctors’ assistance. > Miller testified that, thankfully, she had a longtime friend she could trust who was an OB-GYN [in Colorado], who understood the landscape of abortion laws and knew doctors who could help address her diagnosis. > Miller said the best option for her and her family was to have a single fetal reduction, but that was technically an abortion and she couldn’t get it in Texas. […] “We didn’t tell anybody what had happened,” Miller said Wednesday. “We didn’t tell anybody what we had done because we were so scared.” Between bump stocks, mass shootings and anti-choice proponents, the American Right apparently prefers abortions *after* birth. Some of our State Representatives think Mrs Miller's plight is wrong as [“God doesn’t make mistakes.”](https://midwest.social/post/8438167) *** *A lot of people don't realize what's really going on. They view life as a bunch of unconnected incidents and things. They don't realize that there's this, like, lattice of coincidence that lays on top of everything.* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
iv.melmac.space
From the incredibly cynical 2024 "tribute" to Mr Fun, Lou Reed, [The Power Of The Heart](https://www.discogs.com/master/3462401-Various-The-Power-Of-The-Heart-A-Tribute-To-Lou-Reed). **I-Can-No-Longer-Sleep-With-Lou BONUS:** - The Wolfmen - [I'm Not A Young Man Anymore](https://invidious.drgns.space/watch?v=CkcMKuG0r3E&listen=1) *I got five nickels in my pocket*, indeed. *** *Overdey!* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
Not The Onion
Michigan Republicans' bill: Make AR-15 state's official rifle
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Why, that's easy. They were voted into their roles of representation. Not by me, of course. I'm in a different district.
Not The Onion
Michigan Republicans' bill: Make AR-15 state's official rifle
raoulraoul
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Not The Onion
Michigan Republicans' bill: Make AR-15 state's official rifle
raoulraoul
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Wow! Where the hell did you pop up from?! Finally, as anti-firearm as I am, a statement I can reasonably get behind! 👏 👏 👏 Thank you.
Not The Onion
Michigan Republicans' bill: Make AR-15 state's official rifle
raoulraoul
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I see. You'd prefer a different kind of idiot, an idiot that would make gun ownership look good.
you undermine every attempt to actually maintain the right to defense via firearms.
From the linked article…
a machine gun capable of firing 400-800 rounds per minute, a level of firepower that quite simply overwhelms law enforcement.
…just in case your family is being attacked by, say, King Edward I of England or the FBI. We are talking about an assault weapon, not a Winchester 1897, perfectly adequate for your maintaining the right to defense via firearms. That is, if you must.
See, I know guns aren't fetish items. You know they're not a fetish item. Everybody knows guns aren't fetish items. Every gun owner claims that they know…while slowly and methodically polishing up and down that long, metal barrel with mineral oil, lost in private thought…proudly displayed in oak credenzas or hung along the wall like so many stuffed bass or marlins. Maybe even modestly stored in a softcase just under the bed. I'd bet Anthony McRae knew, too.
And this charming fellow in Indiana just yesterday knew that guns aren't fetish items.
Also just yesterday in Arkansas, this gun enthusiast and his "right to defense" knew that guns aren't fetish items.
And this firearms advocate celebrating Juneteenth over in Round Rock, Texas. They knew.
And this rifle aficionado in Cincinnati, Ohio.
And this most certainly responsible firearm owner in Lathrup Village, MI, just hours after Michael William Nash’s demonstration of his 2nd Amendment rights in Rochester Hills.
This is no longer a question of the right to defend, or own firearms, or a "well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State". Rationalize and polemicize all you want. This is a sickness. Recognizing and admitting the problem is always the first step in resolving.
We are in agreement on one thing: instead of actively trying to resolve this tragic problem, Rep. Brian BeGole et al are merely clowns.
r^2^ FunFact™: know how many total shootings in 2023 (and 2022) there were just across the Detroit River over in Windsor, Ontario? 11, with zero fatalities in 2023.
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Gettin'-Schwifty-Wid-It BONUS:
- Tiki Taane - Live on The Bali Roof Top!
Ain't technology great?…sometimes…
What We Want Now
!detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
www.freep.com
First posted last week [here](https://midwest.social/post/13095159), 18-year-old chess champion—the highest-rated African American female chess player in history—Jessica Hyatt's visit to the DIA in an organized [*simul*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simultaneous_exhibition) against 27 opponents "outed" a whole bunch of Detroit dads and grandfathers who have introduced their daughters and granddaughters to the analytical game of chess. > [hellip;]there's a group of Detroit dads that have been making moves for years; taking their kids to practices and tournaments all over; sitting in silence — sometimes for hours at a time — as their progeny test wits, strategy and skills against their opponents, and loving every minute of it. Unlike soccer or hockey, any congratulatory cheers are saved for the end of the game. But these fathers' pride is on display all the time. > “When I introduced my daughter to chess, it was all about giving her critical-thinking skills, and she was like: ‘Oh, I love this game,’ " said Keith Walker, whose middle school daughter, Madison, is on the chess team at Bates Academy. “Now, I’ve been a part of the chess community in Detroit for about six years, and I can say that the fathers behind the chess scene are very strong. We give our kids security and safety, and we also look out for all of the kids that are playing. So all the kids are my kids and we become a unit.” > The smile on Michael Slater Jr.'s face as he took advantage of the minutes right before the start of the simul at the DIA to take some up-close pictures of his daughter Amara — a rising third-grader at Bates Academy — let everyone in the Great Hall know that Slater, too, definitely was having fun. […] “I support Amara in chess because she enjoys playing and I enjoy watching her,” Slater said[…] “But I am going to speak for all of the dads in Detroit’s chess community and say that we’re here and we’re involved in everything that we see our children do.” [Alt link](https://archive.is/G6BOX) for your convenience via archive.is *** [*What We Want Now*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-Point_Program_(Black_Panther_Party)#Contents) !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
www.detroitnews.com
Some days, those who would ~~command~~ ~~govern~~ represent us just make it too easy for, among other things, finding "post fodder." In the shadow of Michael William Nash's demonstration of his 2^nd^ Amendment rights on Saturday, according to *The News*… > Twelve Michigan House Republicans have sponsored a bill this month to the name the AR-15 ["the official rifle of this state,"](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2024-HIB-5792.pdf) drawing criticism from opponents who labeled the proposal unserious and inappropriate. For those who don't know, the [AR-15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AR-15%E2%80%93style_rifle) is a semi-automatic rifle. Bear that in mind when reading the following. > State Rep. Brian BeGole, R-Antrim Township, a former Shiawassee County sheriff, was the primary backer of the AR-15 measure and said in a statement issued Tuesday that thousands of people in Michigan own an AR-15. […] “This distinction recognizes these law-abiding gun owners who are often vilified just for having a firearm as a hobbyist or to keep their homes and families safe," BeGole said. That's some hobby. Keep their homes and families safe. Safe from the government BeGole has represented most of his life, according to the oft-debated 2^nd^ Amendment. > However, Ryan Bates, director of End Gun Violence Michigan, said BeGole's bill was about "worshiping the rifle that is the preferred weapon of mass shooters." […] Bates noted that on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on bump stocks, a rapid-fire gun accessory that was used in a mass shooting at a music festival Las Vegas in 2017. > "That shooter used 23 AR-style rifles modified with bump stocks to kill 58 people and injure nearly 500 in mere minutes," Bates said. "We now live in a world where any deranged person can turn an AR-style rifle into a machine gun capable of firing 400-800 rounds per minute, a level of firepower that quite simply overwhelms law enforcement." We all know that rabbit and pheasant can get pretty mean. And who doesn't like their venison *pre-ground*? To [quote](https://midwest.social/post/12950268) my favorite philosopher and thinker, *myself*… > It’s forever *High Noon* in this nation of cowboys. Ah, almost forgot! [*Use it everyday!*](https://invidious.protokolla.fi/watch?v=JTde2Atxn5c) [Alt link](https://archive.is/j32kS) for your convenience via archive.is *** *If you can't see the crazy person on the bus, it's you.* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
www.detroitnews.com
Some days, those who would ~~command~~ ~~govern~~ represent us just make it too easy for, among other things, finding "post fodder." In the shadow of Michael William Nash's demonstration of his 2^nd^ Amendment rights on Saturday, according to *The News*… > Twelve Michigan House Republicans have sponsored a bill this month to the name the AR-15 ["the official rifle of this state,"](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2024-HIB-5792.pdf) drawing criticism from opponents who labeled the proposal unserious and inappropriate. For those who don't know, the [AR-15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AR-15%E2%80%93style_rifle) is a semi-automatic rifle. Bear that in mind when reading the following. > State Rep. Brian BeGole, R-Antrim Township, a former Shiawassee County sheriff, was the primary backer of the AR-15 measure and said in a statement issued Tuesday that thousands of people in Michigan own an AR-15. […] “This distinction recognizes these law-abiding gun owners who are often vilified just for having a firearm as a hobbyist or to keep their homes and families safe," BeGole said. That's some hobby. Keep their homes and families safe. Safe from the government BeGole has represented most of his life, according to the oft-debated 2^nd^ Amendment. > However, Ryan Bates, director of End Gun Violence Michigan, said BeGole's bill was about "worshiping the rifle that is the preferred weapon of mass shooters." […] Bates noted that on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on bump stocks, a rapid-fire gun accessory that was used in a mass shooting at a music festival Las Vegas in 2017. > "That shooter used 23 AR-style rifles modified with bump stocks to kill 58 people and injure nearly 500 in mere minutes," Bates said. "We now live in a world where any deranged person can turn an AR-style rifle into a machine gun capable of firing 400-800 rounds per minute, a level of firepower that quite simply overwhelms law enforcement." We all know that rabbit and pheasant can get pretty mean. And who doesn't like their venison *pre-ground*? To [quote](https://midwest.social/post/12950268) my favorite philosopher and thinker, *myself*… > It’s forever *High Noon* in this nation of cowboys. Ah, almost forgot! [*Use it everyday!*](https://invidious.protokolla.fi/watch?v=JTde2Atxn5c) [Alt link](https://archive.is/j32kS) for your convenience via archive.is *** *If you can't see the crazy person on the bus, it's you.* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
invidious.fdn.fr
*If you can't see the crazy person on the bus, it's you.* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
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My pleasure! And yeah, Salt Peanuts is so much fun! It's like a Tex Avery cartoon!
Reader [JimboDHimbo@lemmy.ca](https://midwest.social/u/JimboDHimbo@lemmy.ca) remarked (facetiously, I hope) in a [past post](https://midwest.social/post/11157173) that… > I’ve been listening to Sting since I was literally a fetus (mom would put her headphones on her belly)[…] …which got me thinking about the music we've heard since childhood that made its mark on our psyches, like the [Ludovico Technique](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludovico_technique)'s imprinting of Ludwig Van…but in a *positive* way. Hence today's post…*kind of*. This track nor [the album](https://iv.datura.network/playlist?list=PLKjjIa7cwTkIVtQ9hEaAWbG5G63dwn7Vr) it comes from weren't part of my early childhood but from that time we music fans start branching out from whatever our adolescent peers are listening to and investigating yet-unexplored musical avenues. That's when I discovered today's album, [*The Quintet: Jazz at Massey Hall*](https://www.discogs.com/master/176938-The-Quintet-Jazz-At-Massey-Hall), featuring the legendary line-up of jazz giants: [Dizzy Gillespie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dizzy_Gillespie), [Charles Mingus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Mingus), [Charlie Parker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Parker), [Bud Powell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Powell), and [Max Roach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Roach). Today it's considered *Jazz 101*, possibly *Jazz 102* depending on your "school curriculum"; post-Bebop but just antecedent Cool. Nevertheless, this album did its imprinting all right. As Charlie Parker(?) says at the beginning of the track, "We sincerely hope you do enjoy *Salt Peanuts*." **Compare-And-Contrast BONUS:** - Diz and His Orchestra - [Salt Peanuts (ca. 1946)](https://iv.datura.network/watch?v=y6N8eL-cuEU) *** *Remember…Parma spelled backwards is AMRAP!* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
www.metrotimes.com
What do graffiti artist BVIS (real name: Bryan Herrin) and alleged terrorist [Yousef Mohammad Ramadan](https://midwest.social/post/8673959) have in common? What is the lowest common denominator here? I'll give you all a clue. From the thin *Metro Times* article… > Despite Mayor Mike Duggan’s [crackdown on graffiti](https://www.metrotimes.com/news/inside-detroits-merciless-graffiti-crackdown-5702408), BVIS told *Metro Times* that he wasn’t afraid of getting caught. […] “I love just getting away with shit,” BVIS told us. “But part of me is like, I know people like it. It feels good to make people smile. But it is mostly the adrenaline rush.” These two (Herrin and Ramadan) and many, many, oh so many people who, shall we say, work outside of the law (regardless *where* on the gamut) just can't resist painting a huge, neon red target on their backs. Some people just can't shut up.  ~Photo:~ ~Midwest~ ~Modern~ ~via~ [~FOX2Detroit~](https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/graffiti-artist-arrested-spraying-beavis-heads-all-over-detroit) That said, from an Art History perspective, I *like* BVIS's guerilla art. I like that it's got elements—knowingly or not—of Pop Art, Outsider Art and even Deconstruction. I also think that the penalty being bandied about is a tad extreme but IANAL. I'll ask my attorney what she thinks. From the Freep's [coverage](https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2024/06/14/beavis-graffiti-detroit-artist/74099408007/)… > Last week, a search warrant was served at Herrin’s home, police said. After his arrest, he now faces six counts of malicious destruction of property. Each count is punishable by up to four years in prison if found guilty; Herrin faces a total of 24 years. Bond was set at $50,000, which Herrin paid. > When asked whether Herrin's capture stemmed from his interview with *Metro Times*, [Detroit Police Sgt. Daron] Zhou could not ~~stop nodding and smirking~~ comment. Snark *all mine*. Hey, kids, wanna hear about the worst criminal activity in which I've ever been involved? I *could* tell you…but then I'd have to *kill* you. [*Freep* alt link](https://archive.is/idxPX) for your convenience via archive.is *** [*What We Want Now*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten-Point_Program_(Black_Panther_Party)#Contents) !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
yt.artemislena.eu
*Are you up for the down stroke, CC?* **Free-You-Mind BONUS:** - Parliament - [Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)](https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=3HU-KdHmYeA&listen=1) *** *Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy!* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
www.bridgemi.com
From *BridgeMichigan*'s [Paula Gardner](https://www.bridgemi.com/about/paula-gardner), having truckloads of cash and no real vision adds up to circa one billion US dollars in hemming, hawing and broken promises… > The spending so far is roughly half of the $2 billion-plus Michigan has pledged since 2022 to five companies: Ford Motor Co., Gotion Inc., LG Energy Solution and Our Next Energy for battery factories, and General Motors Corp. for a battery factory and expanded EV production. > [Gov Gretchen] Whitmer announced the companies would invest $16 billion total and create 12,000 jobs. But all the projects are behind schedule and two have downsized, reducing best-case job expectations by 13%. > And records refute claims from state officials that companies won’t receive money unless they meet hiring goals. “[…]the money hasn’t gone out the door,” Quentin Messer Jr., CEO of the Michigan Economic Development Corp. and a member of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s cabinet, told *Bridge* in late May. > *Bridge* used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain records showing that Michigan has already given $51 million in loans and spent at least another $600 million on utility hookups and factory equipment, in addition to the land purchases for two of the five battery megadeals, Ford and Gotion. GM has received at least $468 million of the state’s combined $600 million incentive promise for a battery factory in Delta Township and an expanded EV factory at Orion Assembly in north Oakland County. > Originally expected to open this year, both remain under construction. > GM won’t say when either factory may run at full capacity. *** *Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy!* !detroit@midwest.social ☆ !michigan@midwest.social ☆ !music@midwest.social
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Here to add that, thanks to this jumping-bean bug, crossposting is difficult: once you confirm to which community to crosspost, focus is lost, the page jumps to the top and the post title and any URL are lost. Ouch!
@oleorun@real.lemmy.fan (or anybody, really), if you do file a bug report, would you mind posting the Github link? Thanks!
Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts. -- Gautama Buddha
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First off, thank you for confirming. Secondly, thank you so much for offering to file the bug report, if you think it's necessary. I still don't have a GitHub acct! 🤷♂️
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2024-06-09 UPDATE: from WXYZ Detroit, Famous teen chess player visits with students at DIA, gets tour of Detroit…
Jessica Hyatt, a senior in high school in New York and a student who is just a few points away from becoming the first African American woman in the United States to earn the Chess Master title, paid them a visit at the Detroit Institute of Arts on Friday.
Then she played a 25-board Simul in the Great Hall, which means she played 25 chess players at the same time and won all 25 games, which is quite unusual.
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Gee, and here I was thinking how tame the performance might be perceived. So glad I was wrong!
Then again, why do you ask? In your opinion has something changed over the years?
Be vigilant; guard your mind against negative thoughts. -- Gautama Buddha
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Thanks, oh blustery one, for that avalanche of authentic Azerbaijani audio. I'm listening to it as I write this reply. I say this sincerely: Music, like food, is one of the few things in life that can bring all peoples together, regardless of politics or dogma.
Just in case anyone has still missed the point, my only objection to this post is that it's not music. It's about music, the item in question ironically containing very little actual music. As our sidebar sez—etched centuries ago by the community elders 🤣 —post music and save the documentaries for the appropriate communities.
-- r^2^
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My thoughts? You asked…
Wrong community, pal. Post music you like. Where's the music? I personally would've preferred this or this instead of this hour-and-a-half-ish "Human talks at camera then video ends" video.
At !music@midwest.social I wanna hear Franz Schubert, I don't wanna hear about Franz Schubert.
I see you've spammed crossposted this video to six different communities. Do you have skin in it?
EDIT 20:33 CEST: My mistake. I assumed you'd crossposted to six different communities but I see the video has been crossposted by different users.
The Onion
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DWI? DUI? What's the difference? The drunks alcohol enthusiasts over at Forbes magazine explain the difference…for those of you who don't have to cover one eye to focus.
Stay sick, scratch glass, turn blue, climb walls…but don't get caught!
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Not The Onion
Trump supporters call for riots and violent retribution after verdict
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I hate to be "that guy"—I prefer being "this guy"—but why is this posted here?
What We Want Now
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🤔 Sarcasm? It's so hard to tell these days.
What We Want Now
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Is this a first in history: a true Onion article that could be posted in !nottheonion? 🤣 😭
What We Want Now
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WARNING LABEL:
r^2^ cares…
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I never thought someone would actually rebuild that place
My thought was that it was making more money derelict as a movie location than renovated…or at least more famous. But I am glad it was rescued and given a second life. It is a majestic building.
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Uhmm...that's certainly an interesting talking point to concentrate on.
🧘
Do not give your attention to what others do or fail to do; give it to what you do or fail to do
~Gautama Buddha
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If you can’t take an insult you have no business being in politics, which is just a formalized method for handling conflict.
…I think we can all agree on this.
MTG made it personal because she’s an asshole
…and here's where you throw your whole argument out the window. Pushback (and language) of this nature has no place in civil discourse, much less justification of such. We, and they, are not friends at the bar. We, and they, are in a public arena where, like it or not, we are held to certain social customs and rules. Rep Greene was clearly out of line with such a playground ad hominem attack on Rep Crockett. But instead of "taking the high road" or having Greene officially reprimanded for her childish behaviour most unbecoming of a public official—at least Rep Ocasio-Cortez correctly addressed the attack initially—both Reps Cortez and Crockett returned the volley with Ms Crockett improvising that scene from Do The Right Thing. Would you applaud that kind of escalation from your children?
"Pearl clutching," my ass.
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Muhuwaahaaahaaaaahaaahaaahaaaa! 😈
You're welcome!
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Yeaaaaah…you we wish! 👴 🧓 👵 🤣
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Thanks, @bob! 👍 Sometimes the tone of the message gets lost in written communication, as we've all experienced.
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But both parties are the same, am I right?
Care to elaborate? Or is my snark detector not working today?
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And like potato chips, just one more…
- Bold As Love (Olympic Studios, London, UK, October 5, 1967)
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Chesterfield? I always liked that area, small-town suburban and close to the water. But, duuuude! Just hop on I-94 and come downtown already! You'll thank me later!
chode
🤣
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I did like the downtown revitalization that was happening during his tenure.
Like what, exactly? What did "one of the worst mayors in America" do for the City of Detroit during his tenure? Y'know, besides bankrupt it even further and use it as his personal Al Capone Junior Playhouse®…?
I haven’t been to the city in almost 17 years but I’d be interested to see how it’s held up.
I forget sometimes that participants of this community are not necessarily from the city nor metroDetroit™. I have to ask: where are you residing that you haven't visited Detroit 2.0 since the end of Kilpatrick's reign of terror time in office?
P.S.: I 💘 your username!
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No way they’ll reliably meet US safety standards.
The linked article mentions that the Seagull presently doesn't meet US Safety Requirements. But that's probably the least of our worries.
BYD and its line of EVs is an economic scatter bomb Made in China. BYD's products are heavily subsidized by the PRC and built by unionless "slave labor." It doesn't matter at all if the Seagull makes one yuan of profit, like the Chinese solar panel market they're created to flood the market and later, when the competition folds during the inevitable "race to the bottom", attain market dominance. Even if BYD does meet US safety standards, even with heavy US import taxes and tariffs applied, their EVs would still sell for less than a Volt or a Tesla. At that point, how could the average US car buyer not be tempted?
This is not to say that American automotive industry is without blame or was somehow blindsided, having dropped the ball as they did back in the 1970s with the first wave of Japanese imports. The US government must share the blame for being at least 10 years too late on having in place a national EV charging strategy much like the Highway Act of the 1956. I guess, like the pre-2008 banks, everyone was just making too much money to do anything about it.
Here's an article over at Electrek regarding the present US EV situation. While I won't say I entirely agree with their analysis they do make many legitimate points regarding EV strategy.
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Gnashing of teeth
Worth it for the cover art alone! 😄
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we can be bought with sporting even tickets???
Well, yeah. You pick the event, what's a "good seats" ticket cost these days? Not "nosebleed section" tickets where us mere mortals sit.
It's the pay me back part that chafes me too. Like that isn't any greasier. Ugh, I need a shower now.
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The point lost on all those who "side" with the "tin man": I didn't ask for its intervention.
Cheers -- r^2^
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Screw, tin man! Who asked you?
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Since you ask so kindly 🙄…
I'd read and posted earlier about Thompson's passing and how he'd suffered a heart attack ca. a month ago. I linked to it in this post. Then later I'd read about Albini's death from a heart attack too.
The Bible quote is merely for...effect. Death cutting down two artists with the same scythe, so to speak. Rock 'n Roll likes a little bombast.
In any case, hope you enjoyed the Cheap Trick link.