Above: on this day in 1917, the first jazz recorded on a 78 was released by the Original Dixieland Jass Band for the Victor Talking Machine Company.
No More Mr. Nice Blog notes that Mike Pence appears to be the media's new Liz Cheney.
Mahablog explains that the Right wants a Big White Daddy to remake the world to their liking and don't much care whether it's Trump or Putin or Republican Jebus.
The Rude One reminds us that there are plenty of Putin Stooges right here in the U. S. of A.
Attention space nerds! NASA starts this #WomensHistoryMonth with Dr. Nancy Grace Roman (also known as the Mother of @NASAHubble) who was the first Chief of Astronomy for NASA and one of the main driving forces behind space telescope exploration!
Round up by Driftglass, also of The Professional Left Podcast, now in Year TWELVE. Send tips to mbru (at) crooksandliars (dot) com.