"The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend." -- Marcus Tullius Cicero
June 18, 2024

This day in 1967 was the closing day of the Monterey International Pop Festival, Southern California, featuring first major US appearances of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who, and Otis Redding. So today you're getting Otis Redding's "Try A Little Tenderness".

The Rude Pundit: It Wasn't Just Sharks. The Rest of That Trump Speech Was Batshit, Too.

Every Goddamn Day: Let's all play 'Sit in Judgment of Ed Burke'.

Patheos/Breathing Space: Racism’s Day Of Reckoning: From Compromise To Conviction.

Attention space nerds! How the Webb and Gaia missions bring a new perspective on galaxy formation.

Round Up by driftglass of the Professional Left Podcast and Science Fiction University

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