There have been comparisons by my fellow Bruins between the current protests and the proests in the 1980's. When we protested, very loudly, for the divestiture of all investments by UCLA in South Africa during my day the reaction wasn't as severe as what's happening now (and I was there) there were still arrests, although not as many.

No rubber bullets and smoke grenades that I can recall.

It's about the response to the protests, and it must change.

#Protests #Gaza

https://dailybruin.com/2024/04/25/examining-parallels-to-1985-student-calls-for-divestment-from-south-africa

And now, your moment of Whale Sharks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sO_Eeq9Xh0

New Deep Purple.

That is all.

#CoSoMusic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbwiEDD04CY

Instead, your monthly student loan payments would count as your “contribution.”

The benefit could be especially significant for recent graduates, who often have moderate incomes ($58,000 to start, on average) and high levels of debt (an average of $33,000 for federal borrowers aged 25 to 35).

This is a truly #BFD. Tell your friends.

Thanks to a provision in the Secure 2.0 Act, legislation aimed at improving retirement benefits nationwide, in 2024 employers will be able to start counting student loan payments as qualifying contributions toward retirement matching programs.

That means if your employer offers to match your 401(k) contributions, you could get that matched money without ever depositing funds in your retirement account.

https://digbysblog.net/2024/04/30/unsung-achievements/

Why is it that guys who deserve a punch in the teeth always LOOK LIKE the deserve a punch in the teeth?

https://crooksandliars.com/2024/04/watters-noem-shot-dog-obama-ate-it-which#google_vignette

Um, is Governor Noem trying to turn herself into Kimberly Guilfoyle?

#politics #CoSoPolitics #Potato

As promised, here is the blog version of Radio Free California Episode 2418, including programming notes for the coming week on the radio station, cheap shots about the stories of the day and more. I spend some time introducing you to the band CHERYM as well.

#CoSoMusic #Music #NewMusic

https://whatthefrackiswrongwithyou.blogspot.com/2024/04/radio-free-california-episode-2418.html

Here it is my friends, Radio Free California Episode 2418. New music this week from Owen, CHERYM, Linn Koch-Emmery, Liquid Mike, David Gilmour, The Hold Steady, Queen of Jeans, St. Vincent, Ringo Starr, Six by Six and much more! Enjoy!

As per usual, my blog version will be up later today.

#CoSoMusic #NewMusic #NewMusicMonday #Music

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6mG4wFE697SYhO8WxdvqyP

New album by Owen is pretty good too.

#CoSoMusic

I have a new favorite power/punk/pop trio.

CHERYM

#CoSoMusic #NewMusic #Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugyg7M8AWds

There is no good Youtube version of this I could find.

Sometimes I like ambient. I really like this. "Liberamente", by Dawn Chorus and the Infallible Sea. I was chasing a rabbit down a hole and came across this.

#Ambient #CoSoMusic

https://open.spotify.com/album/3J8oZpDE3XLGtgVTMO4Dug

Just watched the live action City Hunter movie on Netflix.

Pretty good. Pretty good.

And now there's a live action adaptation of Golden Kamuy on the way?

Netflix is spending money in Japan.

I know that it's really the point of the whole thing, but the main character in "Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yami" is really broken. This #anime is spelled out like a cute romance anime, but I'm actually hoping that the two leads don't get together.

I mean, Hananoi-kun is the kind of kid who grows up to be a serial killer.

My oh my. New music from David Gilmour.

#CoSoMusic #NewMusic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMr5GpCpKyA

I don't give a damn what side you're on, you need to see this. If you're not moved by it I don't want to know you.

#Gaza

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u30uST7_gsc

Is anyone out there who watches #anime watching the new season of Date A Live?

I think the show is suffering from having too many characters. It's not as fun as it once was.