West Virginia Woman Removed From Legislature After Exposing Fossil Fuel Contributions to Lawmakers https://t.co/FZr9ak9sSo

— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) February 14, 2018

So. Here's a thread on the economics of being an international reader.

— Hanna Alkaf (@yesitshanna) February 10, 2018

Kunstler: Yet Another Year of Magical Thinking.

Kunstler: Yet Another Year of Magical Thinking.

We've heard many times about Soviet troops raping German women. Not so much about American, British and French troops doing the same thing. Looks like an interesting book. High time something like this was written.https://t.co/a2m9BAq1gA

— Margaret Kimberley (@freedomrideblog) February 7, 2018

Let the Eagles Soar

Of Course Russia's Got Talent.

This off-hand comment by coozledad led me to see if there was a Russian version of Got Talent. There is.



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I don't think he was on the show, but he's a balalaika virtuoso in his own right.

Disco Polo

I just learned of disco polo last night as I tried to post as many videos as I could.

no one will understand this but julia is in poland and discovered disco polo and i just CANT BREATHE pic.twitter.com/c9a2VcK308

— 𝒶𝓃𝒾𝒶 (@jksjmin) February 1, 2018

Shazza, "Małe pieski dwa"

Shazza A.k.a. the queen of disco polo.

Zhou Xuan, "Shanghai Nights."

By one of the foremost practitioners of shidaiqu.

Tyler, The Creator: "Who Dat Boy"

Beatbully, "Skweed."

Randy Barracuda, "Rick James is Dead."

CeCe Rogers, "In the Morning."

CeCe Rogers, "Lonely Girl."

Charanjit Singh, "Raga Bhairav."

From SYNTHESIZING: TEN RAGAS TO A DISCO BEAT (1982).

Newspaper Printing

Published on Nov 22, 2013


more at http://news.quickfound.net/journalism...

3rd part of "From Trees to Tribunes" covers the newspaper printing process including linotype machines, stereotyping, matrix, letterpress, etc. Shows the longest single newspaper press in the world."

Trees to Tribunes Part 1 (Logging & Papermaking):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWtHA...

Public domain film from the Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied.

The film was silent. I have added music created by myself using the Reaper Digital Audio Workstation and the Independence and Proteus VX VST instrument plugins.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_...

The Impossible Kid

can be seen here.

Tekle Tesfazghi with Roha Band - "Fikrey Telemeni"

Linda George, "Eeda D'Khooba."

From Warda Bil Drananeh D Khooba, 1988

Britney Spears feat. Iggy Azalea, "Pretty Girls."