Excerpt: Shamus Records released Woody At Home, a collection of 22 previously unheard recordings by Guthrie, on August 14. Nora Guthrie, Guthrie’s daughter, and Anna Canoni, his granddaughter and album co-producer, hope the release will introduce a new generation of listeners to his work.

The rise of fascism in the United States — along with new developments in audio software that made the recordings publishable — convinced the Guthrie family and their associates that the music scene needed a dose of Guthrie’s anti-authoritarian, anti-racist, Nazi-punching ethos.

The tapes weren’t originally intended for commercial distribution; they were recorded in the living room of Guthrie’s Brooklyn apartment between 1951 and 1952, on a portable tape recorder given to him by his producer, in hopes of pitching the songs as covers for other artists.

Excerpt: It’s not just that Texas DA Gocha Ramirez charged a woman with murder for having an abortion (something he wasn’t allowed to do, even under Texas law); it’s that Ramirez paid for his mistress’s own abortion, after he impregnated her while having an affair with her and her sister.

This is perfect Magaism, as captured by Wilhoit’s Law:

“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”

I don’t know anybody still on dial-up, but they’re out there, and now they’re screwed.

Excerpt: This trans bullshit is another facet of patriarchy. We need to burn the patriarchy to the ground. Then dig up the roots and burn them. Then piss on the ashes before burying them in lye. Then nuke it from orbit (it’s the only way to be sure). Then have some of those little lemon cakes.