He fostered the careers of icons and hitmakers such as Whitney Houston, Neil Diamond, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin and Kelly Clarkson.
Davis cast a wide shadow over American popular culture, with his pre-Grammys party one of the must-attend social events of the year.
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Fuck the Red Hot Chili Peppers
#musicsky
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⛔ 2024 It keeps happening, that's why the people doesn't feel respect for them‼️
Police are why people hate the place‼️
Every. Single. Day.
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From what the eyes see to what the mind sees. Claude Monet and the gradual loss of sight. The relationship with illness and suffering as creative pathways. Story in Italian and English as always.
Enjoy and subscribe for free.
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Republicans in and out of SCOTUS really want to make it as difficult as possible to vote in the USA.
Only the corrupt DOJ is allowed to bring suit when voters are discriminated against, and unless they are straight white Christian nationalists, there is no way in hell this DOJ will lift a finger.
I typed the history of the R&B charts into a spreadsheet so that I could organize by the date the song entered the charts.
4297 of 22,000
Sly and the Family Stone
"I Want to Take You Higher"
May 24, 1969
#musicsky
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Supreme Court allows Voting Rights Act ruling in Arkansas : NPR share.google/f25dENxAZWEt...
Call your representatives because it’s illegal: “By levying such a large tax on its other programs, the agency appears to be defying a congressional directive in the final FY 2026 appropriations bill that ‘No [NSF] directorate shall receive more than a 5% reduction relative to…2024 enacted level.’”🧪
tech capture of the NSF: “it allows NSF to make awards to nontraditional recipients such as a limited partnership or a venture capital firm, some of which might have been created solely for the purpose of receiving the NSF award.”
The Supreme Court has left in place a ruling that strikes down a key tool for enforcing Voting Rights Act protections for voters with a disability or an inability to read or write in seven states.
Been wondering why NSF isn't spending most of its FY26 appropriation? A $1.5B tech initiative may be the reason. And big cuts to hundreds of research programs could be just the beginning of the bad news. www.science.org/content/arti...
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Exclusive: The National Science Foundation is trimming this year’s budgets for hundreds of its traditional basic science programs by roughly 20% to 30%, even though its overall budget is down just 3%. https://scim.ag/4xY2KCm
Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year
SCOTUS just found a way to strike yet another blow to the VRA.
In brief, their move means that, within the 8th circuit, there is no more right for individuals or organizations to sue over violations of Section 208, which among other things protects people with disability.
The Supreme Court has left in place a ruling that strikes down a key tool for enforcing Voting Rights Act protections for voters with a disability or an inability to read or write in seven states.
