That Couch Slut sounds interesting.

Health pretty much kicks ass all around IMO.

Yeah the anything goes thing is great. Not enough artists/bands out there that can do it well. I'll have to check out the solo stuff too cause I do love her voice.

I love your descriptions. Dinosaurs dying in a tar pit…so vivid! So your description of the Melvins is intriguing, but for someone who's never heard them, is there a better entry point than a live show? Like an album that would be good to start with?

The new Lana really is incredible. I'm only listening sporadically now, but the first 10 days it was out I listened to it an insane amount. It's one of the best albums I've ever heard.

I for one am glad that you reminded me of them! Admittedly my knowledge of their catalogue is limited but what I do know I love. I'm going to catch up on the rest.

Brandy - Two Eleven; Afrodisiac
TLC - Oooooooohhh…on the TLC Tip; crazysexycool
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
(Also some more Lana)

"And if you insist on forcing allies like Al Franken out, instead of targeting GOP districts, you're making things materially easier for the GOP."

If you want to read something infinitely more asinine, go back and read your comment about how people who view primary contests as an important consideration in enacting their policy goals are the WHOLE FUCKING PROBLEM. Because that is about as dumb as it gets amigo.

"For a contrasting view on the subject of party unity, we need only look to the example of a prominent Democratic politician by the name of Barack Obama. In the aftermath of an extraordinarily fractious primary campaign that left the Democrats deeply divided between Clinton and Sanders supporters, the Sanders side…

Look, in principle I agree with you, but it says something if he ever called Jeff Sessions a friend. That's different than not demonizing. It might not be disqualifying, but it's fair to consider.

No, Dems who don't support single payer are the problem. They have no excuse. Lack of healthcare is killing people. Apparently those lives are wallpaper to you. No.

Someone asked him about it recently before the Trumpcare vote and he totally dodged it. Basically had one of his aides shut the questioner down and ignored them.

Yeah it's not going to be easy and won't happen without a fight. All the more reason to stay focused on it. Much more concerned about Democratic primaries right now than making Mike Pence president.

Chinese Democracy is great, so underrated. I know it's heresy but it might be my favorite.

Ugh. I haven't picked up either of the books I'm reading in maybe two weeks. It's awful.

The American ones are a bigger threat to American democracy than Russian ones. Not that I disagree with much of what you say though…

I plan to vote for whoever looks most likely to deliver concrete material benefits to working class and middle class Americans and to transfer power from corporations to individuals. That is how to make America great again, and prevent the next Trump.

Single payer health care is my top priority.

I do want the US to be a democracy. Which is why I'm much more concerned with American oligarchs than Russian ones. And I am not just referring to Trump and his cabinet.