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A Former Bank Teller With an Unbelievable Voice: St. Paul and the Broken Bones

Paul Janeway tears it up and shreds it
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We first saw this fantastic group from Alabama with their incredible singer on the 2014 Americana Music Honors & Awards show, and now here’s a Tiny Desk Concert right in time for a Sunday night music thread.

Close your eyes and listen, and you might imagine someone who looks a bit like Otis Redding. Open them, and you’re likely to see someone who looks more like your neighborhood bank teller.

That man standing on my desk in the golden shoes is Paul Janeway. He was, in fact, a bank teller in Alabama not long ago — and this stupendous seven-piece band from Birmingham has only been doing this since 2012. But take a look at this Tiny Desk Concert and you’ll see why St. Paul And The Broken Bones’ music is so winning. It’s got heart and soul and flair, with a well-worn sound buoyed by strong, fresh songwriting. — BOB BOILEN

Set List:
“Half The City”
“Call Me”
“Broken Bones And Pocket Change”

Credits:
Producers: Bob Boilen, Maggie Starbard; Audio Engineer: Kevin Wait; Videographers: Becky Lettenberger, Colin Marshall, Maggie Starbard; Assistant Producer: James Clark; photo by James Clark/NPR

Right Wing Smear Merchant Chuck C. Johnson Posts Alleged Rape Victim’s Name on Twitter

Unstable
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As usual, Chuck C. Johnson is trying to make himself part of the Rolling Stone UVA story, digging up the name of a woman he says is “Jackie,” the source for Rolling Stone’s partially retracted report, and publishing it on Twitter.

I won’t post the tweet where he reveals the name, but here’s another one of his long string of tweets threatening her:

That’s not journalism — it’s extortion. It’s a clear violation of Twitter’s rules to post this kind of information, and reckless endangerment to boot. And we should point out that it has not been proven that “Jackie’s” story was false — and she’s standing by it at last report. Chuck is posting the name of a woman who may very well be a rape victim (if he even has the right person at all).

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Stunning One-Take Projection Effects: Emmy Curl, “Come Closer”

Arts • Views: 11,049

Vimeo

Here’s some eye candy done without computer effects (the song’s not bad, either), while I work on a coding project.

Music and Lyrics by Emmy Curl
Directed by Nuno Barbosa
Body Paintings by João Tiago Fernandes

One take, no post production, all in camera effects with projections.

[Updated] Kansas City: Muslim Teen Intentionally Struck by SUV Dies

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And so it begins.

Where’s the wall-to-wall news coverage that would be happening if the driver had been a Muslim who intentionally plowed into a teen coming out of a church or synagogue? Where’s the outrage over a murdered innocent?

There’s video at the source, but I can’t embed it because it uses JavaScript.

The teen who had critical injuries after the crash has died. Now the Federal Bureau of Investigation says they are working in conjunction with the Kansas City, MO, Police Department to investigate any possible federal Civil Rights violations and the potential of a hate crime.

The wreck, at Admiral Boulevard and Lydia Avenue at 5:23 p.m. Thursday, happened in a Somalian neighborhood, as the teen and several others were leaving prayer at a mosque. […]

Police said the teen, either 14 or 15 years old, was standing outside a Toyota, about to get in, when the driver of an SUV appeared to intentionally swerve towards them.

They said both of the boy’s legs were severed as a result. Family friends say there was an adult standing outside with him and three younger children inside the car, all of whom suffered less serious injuries.

The SUV driver ran, but was quickly caught. […]

Others in the community said they recognize the SUV as the one once covered in anti-Quaran graffiti, driven by a man who has since been banned from Somali markets and restaurants for his rants. […]

More at KCTV News…

UPDATE at 12/5/14 12:26:19 pm by CuriousLurker

I’ve added an “Also See” link to the story. H/T becominginvisible.

UPDATE at 12/5/14 4:29:49 pm by CuriousLurker

Ugh, this appears to be based on ethnic hatreds. We have enough problems of our own without importing any foreign conflicts. I hope they throw the damned book at anyone—Muslim, Christian, Jew, whatever—that perpetrates this type of violence.

You want to come live in the U.S.? Fine, come on in. You’re welcome to stay as far as I’m concerned, but don’t bring your hate baggage with you. It needs to be made crystal clear that such behavior it won’t be tolerated, period.

A 34-year-old Kansas City man faced first-degree murder charges Friday in the hit-and-run killing of a 15-year-old boy, struck down after he had just finished Thursday evening prayers at a mosque near downtown.

Ahmed H. Aden faced additional counts of armed criminal action, leaving the scene of an accident and unlawful use of a weapon in the death of Abdisamad Sheikh-Hussein, a sophomore at Staley High School. […]

While the boy was a Muslim of Somali descent, Aden was described by sources as a Somali Christian. Aden frequently made violent threats against worshipers at the Somali Center mosque, members of the community told reporters Friday. […]

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker said that her office will continue to work collectively with federal prosecutors as the investigation continues.

“It is in both of our best interests that this offender face the highest possibly penalty for his actions,” Baker said. […]

“A lot more investigation has to be done,” she said.

More: Man charged with murder for charging teen with SUV outside Kansas City mosque

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Today’s Rolling Stone Train Wreck

This is bad
Media • Views: 17,689

Today’s depressing item on the state of US journalism is this very odd retraction by Rolling Stone, whose editors now say they can’t back up their recent story about a gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house: A Note to Our Readers | Rolling Stone.

What a train wreck. And it’s made even worse by the way RS editor Will Dana “explains” it.

Because of the sensitive nature of Jackie’s story, we decided to honor her request not to contact the man she claimed orchestrated the attack on her nor any of the men she claimed participated in the attack for fear of retaliation against her. In the months Erdely spent reporting the story, Jackie neither said nor did anything that made Erdely, or Rolling Stone’s editors and fact-checkers, question Jackie’s credibility. Her friends and rape activists on campus strongly supported Jackie’s account. She had spoken of the assault in campus forums. We reached out to both the local branch and the national leadership of the fraternity where Jackie said she was attacked. They responded that they couldn’t confirm or deny her story but had concerns about the evidence.

In the face of new information, there now appear to be discrepancies in Jackie’s account, and we have come to the conclusion that our trust in her was misplaced. We were trying to be sensitive to the unfair shame and humiliation many women feel after a sexual assault and now regret the decision to not contact the alleged assaulters to get their account. We are taking this seriously and apologize to anyone who was affected by the story.

Not to belabor the point, but if this is supposed to be “transparency” it fails miserably. Unspecified “discrepancies?” This statement is amazingly vague for what’s supposed to be a mea culpa.

But worse, this opens the floodgates for gloating right wing misogynists to call into question other accounts of rape and abuse — and it’s already happening in social media. (Soon coming to a right wing news source near you.) The people who’ve been pushing one false story after another for years will now deliver hypocritical lectures about the right way to do journalism.

Jon Stewart Returns to the Eric Garner Chokehold Death: We Can’t Breathe

Somebody did get indicted
Humor • Views: 17,319

YouTube

Jon Stewart is obviously trying to find a way to discuss the Eric Garner case, and the tension between his usual humorous approach and the deadly seriousness of this issue makes for compelling viewing.

New Artist Watch: Jon Henry - I Still Got Your Back (Ft. Keisha, Kim, & Pam)

Steampunk hip-hop
Music • Views: 21,736

YouTube

Jon Henry tweeted this video to me a few days ago and after careful consideration I must say I approve. Has a great message, a deep groove, creative production, steampunk props, and the kids are adorbs. Watch it, you’ll like it.

This is Jon Henry’s cosplay-themed music video for “I Still Got Your Back”. The young stars of this video are Morgan and Robert, the niece and nephew of Jon Henry, who is also the director.

Hear more of Jon Henry at soundcloud.com or jonhenrymusic.bandcamp.com and buy his original work on iTunes: itunes.apple.com

Spider-Man scenes shot at Top Secret in Wisconsin Dells dellstopsecret.com

Miles Morales/Spider-man costume made by Jesse Covington facebook.com

Steampunk accessories provided by Julianne Hunter and Charles Tritt of The Milwaukee Steampunk Society facebook.com

Stephen Colbert on the Historic No Social Security for Nazis Act

“You’re on your honor not to use that, people who seek to destroy me”
Humor • Views: 23,325

Comedy Central Video

Who says Republicans and Democrats can’t work together to pass important legislation?

Ferguson Protesters Met With Hecklers, Confederate Flag in Rural Missouri

The heart of Missouri
US News • Views: 26,137

Youtube Video

Demonstrators marching from Ferguson to Missouri’s capital to protest the police shooting death of Michael Brown were met with opposition as they passed through a rural town.

Television station KRCG reports that some people in Rosebud shouted obscenities and held signs telling them to “go home” and someone put an empty bottle of beer, a melon and some fried chicken in the path of the protestors.

The Columbia Missourian reports that at least one person displayed a Confederate flag, and the back window of a bus traveling with the marchers was broken by a bullet.

More: Ferguson Protesters Met With Hecklers, Confederate Flag in Rural Missouri

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Watch: Eric Holder Announces DOJ Will Pursue Civil Rights Investigation in Garner Death

US News • Views: 29,685

MSNBC

Here’s Eric Holder’s announcement that the justice department will launch a civil rights investigation into the chokehold death of Eric Garner.

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