Sound & Music

Bayou Sam, from South Louisian’ had gambling in his veins,
Evangeline, from the Maritimes was slowly goin’ insane ..
Sadies + Neko Case + Garth Hudson
https://thesadies.bandcamp.com/track/evangeline

“The passage of time has done little to quell the curiosity and forward-thinking impulses that Mogwai have come to embody.” https://daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the-day/mogwai-the-bad-fire-review

Canada Dry – Matt Berry https://mattberry.bandcamp.com/track/canada-dry

Comics

Politics & Economics

“Technical and scientific training need not be inimical to humanistic education as long as science and technology in the revolutionary society are at the service of permanent liberation of humanization…” ~ Paulo Freire H/T: https://2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/ai-literacy-and-the-pedagogy-of-the-oppressor-2/

“I have a hunch it’ll help you develop precisely the resilience we’re going to need in order to navigate a world that feels ever more beyond our control, and where every day brings destabilising headlines. In this sort of environment, the capacity to act without certainty is essential even just to get through the day, never mind if you’d also like to have an impact on things.” https://ckarchive.com/b/wvu2hghk5m82zf9r552rqtn34kzxxc8

“Finland’s achievements illustrate the benefits of integration, balance and continuity in policies to tackle homelessness, integration across housing and social assistance programmes, balance between demand and supply, and political continuity over time have helped to maximise the results of the country’s investment to end homelessness.” https://oecdecoscope.blog/2021/12/13/finlands-zero-homeless-strategy-lessons-from-a-success-story/

“In many ways, Amway adherents embraced a fusion of conspiratorial thinking and populism that would remain a central thread of America’s political story.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/01/amway-america/681479/?gift=j9r7avb6p-KY8zdjhsiSZxYkntna5M_rYEv4707Zqqs