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The Sovines Reunite to Support Community Radio

Long-time Columbus “trucker country” band The Sovines are playing a special show at Cafe Bourbon Street, Thursday July 10 in support of community radio station WCRS. Joining them on the bill are Bee Humana and Closet Mix.

The Sovines formed in 1995 when a friend suggested to Bob Starker and Matthew Benz that they should form a band to play country truck driving songs and call themselves “the Sovines”, after famed country singer Red Sovine. It might have been said in jest, but Starker and Benz ran with it. With bass player Ed Mann and drummer Pete English (and later Gene Brodeur on drums), the Sovines took their revved-up take on truck-driving songs, punky rock n’ roll, country ballads and roots rock on the road and in the studio, through five albums and a lot of shows. This show will mark their first live appearance in over three years.

Bee Humana is an elegant, muddy, and thoroughly lichenized garage folk-rock trio. Singer-songwriter Bee sings in English and Spanish and plays non-classical guitar on a classical guitar. She is backed by Dave Holm (of Ugly Stick/Bigfoot) on bass and backup vocals; and Sam Brown (of the New Bomb Turks and Divine Fits) on drums. Their sound has been described as “Elis Regina and Carlos Jobim sitting in with The Dirty Three and Cat Stevens in a moonlit back-alley show, fully amped.” They’ve been playing around the Columbus area together for a couple of years now and are soon to release their first EP.

Closet Mix rounds out the bill. A quartet of local music veterans, Closet Mix is Paul Nini (Great Plains, Log) on bass and vocals, Chris Nini (Log) on keyboards, Dan Della Flora (Red Skylark, Van Echo) on drums, and Keith Novicki (Vena Cava) on guitar. Principal songwriter Paul Nini describes Closet Mix as stubborn local veterans that refuse to stop making their peculiar brand of indie-rock, which is steeped in the 80s college radio sound they all grew up with.

ACLU's Petition Opposing Trump's Military Invasion Against United States of America's Citizens

https://action.aclu.org/send-message/tell-congress-no-troops-our-streets

"President Trump has deployed thousands of National Guard troops to American cities in an egregious misuse of the military domestically.

Earlier this year, he responded to anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles by deploying thousands of federalized National Guard troops – despite objections from the governor. Then he seized control of Washington, D.C.’s police department and called out the National Guard to police the streets of D.C. And he’s threatened to deploy the National Guard in other major cities across the country.

The administration is also reportedly planning to send thousands of troops to ICE detention centers, turbo-charging ICE’s cruel operations to detain and remove immigrants while equipping military bases to detain more immigrants under dangerous, abusive conditions.

Make no mistake: These actions are dangerous for troops, immigrants, and all of us – and take the National Guard away from their normal jobs, like helping communities facing devastation from natural disasters. Tell Congress: Stop the administration from using military troops and bases for immigration arrests and detention. Stop the misuse of the military.

TELL CONGRESS: NO TROOPS ON OUR STREETS

http://action.aclu.org/send-message/tell-congress-no-troops-our-streets

Democracy Now's Coverage of Trump's Military Invasion Of American Citizen's Neighborhoods

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/8/12/trump_dc_takeover
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/8/12/khalil_gibran_muhammad

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Democracy Now's Ben Crump Interview About Breona Taylor

Democracy Now talked with Ben Crump about the sentencing in the Breona Taylor trial in Louisville...
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/7/25/ben_crump_breonna_taylor

"We speak to civil rights lawyer Ben Crump about the ongoing epidemic of anti-Black police violence and impunity for law enforcement in the United States. Crump first comments on the sentencing of Brett Hankison, a former Louisville police officer who fired 10 bullets into Breonna Taylor’s home in 2020 during a botched raid, to 33 months in prison for use of excessive force. Although Hankison’s actions were “a violation of Taylor’s Fourth Amendment rights,” the Trump Justice Department had recommended only one day in prison for his sentencing. In court, “there was nobody advocating for Breonna,” says Crump.....

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/7/25/ben_crump_breonna_taylor

AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman.
In a closely watched decision, this week a federal judge in Kentucky sentenced the former Louisville police officer who blindly fired 10 bullets into Breonna Taylor’s home in 2020 during a botched raid. Brett Hankison was sentenced to 33 months in prison for using excessive force during the deadly no-knock police raid that killed Breonna Taylor in her own home. U.S. District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings rejected the prosecutor’s recommendation to have Brett Hankison sentenced to just one day in prison, calling the effort “not appropriate.” Some of the bullets he fired penetrated the walls of a neighbor’s home, where a family was sleeping. Taylor was a Black 26-year-old emergency room technician whose killing sparked nationwide racial justice protests under the banner of “Black Lives Matter.”

Please Sign ACLU's Petition to Shutdown Alligator Alcatraz

Please Sign ACLU's Petition to Shutdown Alligator Alcatraz

https://action.aclu.org/send-message/shut-down-alligator-alcatraz

"President Trump's mass incarceration and deportation machine has a horrifying new form – the inhumane compound they're calling "Alligator Alcatraz."

Thrown up in just eight days, this Florida detention center already has a reputation for horrific conditions. It was built on sacred land – ignoring fierce opposition from indigenous communities, environmental advocates, and grassroots organizations. Individuals are locked in cages inside of tents. It flooded within a day of opening. Swarms of mosquitoes surround the facilities. Reports are emerging that people detained there are fed maggot-infested food, denied medical care, not given access to water, flushing toilets, or showers, and are not allowed to go outside. They are barred from practicing their religion and accessing legal counsel. Lawmakers have been denied unannounced access to the facility, preventing oversight and shielding potential human rights violations from scrutiny.

If this sounds familiar, it's because inhumane conditions, abuse, and complete disregard for human dignity have become a hallmark of immigration detention facilities. It's shocking and cruel – and our taxpayer dollars are funding facilities like these to the tune of $45 billion. This facility is a moral failure, an environmental threat, and a fiscal disaster.

The cruelty must end. Congress must demand immediate access and block all federal funds until this environmental and humanitarian disaster is shut down. Tell Congress: Shut down "Alligator Alcatraz."

https://action.aclu.org/send-message/shut-down-alligator-alcatraz"

Wes Flexner made a Badbadnotgood Mass Appeal blend of Democratic Governors discussing immigration with Alexandria Ocasio Cortez...
http://anonrocknroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/aoc-immigration-disc...

Democracy Now's Story About Ice Escalating Military Invasion of LA and Resulting Protests

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/6/10/los_angeles_protests_trump_milita...

JEAN GUERRERO - New York Times contributing opinion writer and author of Hatemonger: The White Nationalist Agenda:

"I want to be clear about what is happening here. The federal government is going into the diverse communities of Los Angeles to terrorize them. They are showing — ICE is showing up outside of schools, outside of Home Depots, outside of other workplaces. They’re snatching people off of the streets, off of their — outside of their homes, in front of their children, often without warrants.

But what’s happening in these protests is that people of all races and backgrounds are putting their bodies on the line to protect their friends, their neighbors, their family members from these arrests. And it is a beautiful thing to see. I was just at one of the protests yesterday, where I spoke to grandmothers, you know, white grandmothers, who are going out to protect people that they love and who they’re afraid could be picked up by ICE. I spoke to Latinas who are, you know, afraid of being racially profiled and arrested because of the indiscriminate nature of these arrests, but they are nevertheless putting their bodies on the line, because they’re citizens and they believe in using their privilege to defend the people that they care about."

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Type WCRSFM.org into ColumbusBestRadioVoting...UPDATE Did WCRSFM.org win?

NO wcrsfm.org didn't win...

Columbus Best didn't include our Radio Station in voting for best local radio station.

There are an obscene amount of categories about food, and alcoholism.
I'm a drunk vegan.
Voting reminded of names of places...
I voted for Patty Cake, NorthStar, Vida's PlantBased Butcher and Destination Donuts.
I think I typed in Seiten's Realm, and Impossible Whopper in other spots.
I compromised with context and voted for Whole Foods in a couple places.
I don't know if your vote is mandatory in every category..
I did because my opinion about best bar in Dublin is important.
if we don't win I will understand.
I didn't really know the name of the Best brunch
in Bexley.
I think I wrote in: Drexel..

Petition: Save the Department of Education

The Trump administration is jeopardizing education for millions of students by gutting the Department of Education as it closed key offices and fired half of its workforce.

sign: https://action.aclu.org/send-message/save-department-education?initms_af...

President Trump has promised to dismantle the Department of Education and harm students and parents across the country – and he effectively just did it. The Department of Education has an enormous effect on the day-to-day lives of students across the country. They are tasked with protecting civil rights on campus and ensuring that every student – regardless of where they live, their family's income, or their race, sex, gender identity, or disability – has equal access to education. We must demand that our members of Congress take action and stop Donald Trump from harming students and parents by dismantling the Department of Education: Send your message today.

Democracy Now:

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https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/13/education_department_trump_abolish
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/12/headlines/department_of_education...
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DJBC 2025 Valentine's Night Safe Harbor Playlist

The DJBC Valentine's Night Safe Harbor Playlist (2/15/2024; late night 2/14/2024)

2AM Playlist:
“Sexuality” - Prince
“Do You Want To Spend The Night” - The Village People
“You Sexy Thing” - Hot Chocolate
“Sex in Cars” - Inara George, featuring Dave Grohl
“Let’s Spend the Night Together” - The Rolling Stones
“Reach Out Of The Darkness” - Friend and Lover
“Sodomy” - Hair (Original Broadway Cast)
“Kinky Sex Makes The World Go Round” - Dead Kennedys
“Make Love, Not War” - John Lennon
“Words of Love” - The Mamas and The Papas
“Love Is The Drug” - Roxy Music
“Sex” - Audio Anarchy
“Muskrat Love” - Captain and Tennille
“I Just Want to Make Love to You” - Etta James
“Contact” - RENT (Original Broadway Cast)

The Love Doctor Safe Harbor

HOUR 1 (3AM):
“Contact” - RENT
“Tick Tock” - Company
“Love Song” - John Rubinstein & Jill Clayburgh, Pippin
“Strangers In The Night” (cover of the Frank Sinatra classic) - Cake
“Because the Night” - The Patti Smith Group
“Let’s Talk About Sex” - Salt N Pepa
“I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” - The Beatles
“Get Closer” - Seals & Crofts
“I Want You” - Marvin Gaye
“Sexual Healing” - also Marvin Gaye
“Could This Be Magic Disco” - Donna Summer
“Help Me Make It Through the Night” - Sammi Smith
“Miracles” - Jefferson Starship
“I Want Your Sex” - George Michael

HOUR 2 (4AM):
“You Can Be As Loud As The Hell You Want” - Avenue Q
“I Wanna Sex You Up” - Color Me Badd
“Sex (I’m A…) - Supersized Version” - Berlin
“The Closer I Get To You” - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
“Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?” - The Beatles
“Free Bird” - Lynyrd Skynyrd
“Get Down, Make Love” - Queen
“The Way That I Want To Touch You” - The Captain and Tennille
“Body Language” - Queen
“Let’s Get It On” - Marvin Gaye
“Love To Love You Baby” - Donna Summer
“Here and Now” - Luther Vandross
“The First Time I Ever I Saw Your Face” - Roberta Flack
“I’ll Make Love to You” - Boyz II Men

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Jews Reject Genocide of Palestinians in the New York Times

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jewishvoiceforpeace:

"Jews say NO to ethnic cleansing! We’re proud to see so many members of the JVP Rabbinical Council represented among the 350 rabbis who took out this full-page ad in the New York Times today, using their voices in this moment to oppose Trump’s plans for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza.

This is a critical moment in history. As the US and Israeli governments push forward with plans for the forced removal of Palestinians from Gaza, Jewish voices must be clear and unwavering: We say no to ethnic cleansing and to genocide. We urge all who stand for justice to:

—Share this message widely and amplify the voices of those taking a stand. Post a picture of the ad with the message that it speaks for you!

—Donate to organizations directly supporting Palestinians’ ability to remain in their homeland and rebuild their lives.

—Contact elected officials and demand they oppose US support for ethnic cleansing and genocide."

BSA Hip Hop Celebrates Peltier's Clemency

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