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37 minutes ago, I Don’t Search I Find said:
^I read that she’s an anti-vaxxer what a shock!
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If you are sharing that video of a mom getting arrested at a playground for breaking quarantine, please make sure you share all the information as well:
This was not a spontaneous meetup at the park. This was a deliberate demonstration organized by the Idaho Freedom Foundation, which is one of many conservative orgs with deep ties to Washington that is organizing anti-lockdown protests around the country.
The woman arrested, Sara Brady, is a conservative activist and anti-vaxxer who previously made national headlines for suing to get her unvaccinated child into kindergarten.
These protests are very cynical and very smart. This was strategic: they know the optics of arresting a mother of two while her crying children watch are very bad, and they know what the headlines will read.
This video is long and boring. People will not watch the full video. It is a deliberately NOT useful propaganda tool for our side. Do not post the video without explanation.
It is tempting to explain the video within “Karen discourse,” and to joke about the women involved being entitled white ladies. However, those jokes are only effective on people who are already FULLY in your camp ideologically. This is part of the trick that is being played on us with this propaganda move. When you share this, most people will not watch the full video: they will only pick up on the headline, and feel disturbed and troubled by it.
Instead of discussing the white lady entitlement here, when you mention or share this video please talk about the cynicism of the strategy; talk about the well-funded groups organizing this; and talk about the ties these groups have to our president’s administration (discussed in some detail lately in the New York Times).
Do not become unwitting amplifiers for the right wing in a propaganda war.
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Love the video and song. The tour performance the song really came to life and was a highlight...made me love it more.
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On 3/20/2020 at 2:28 AM, VogueMusic said:
The shelter-at-home/social-distancing thing isn't the hard part for me...it's the anxiety that just doesn't go away. The fear of not just what's going on, but how it's being handled (and NOT handled, frankly), what's true vs what's not true, what's to come, etc... Just trying to keep calm and sensible, while staying properly informed, is far harder than it seems. I'm forcing myself to take several days break from media consumption because it's just too much.
Even making a grocery/supplies run feels scary. It shouldn't, but it does. Going only 1 day a week (if that), first thing in the morning. Worked pretty well the other day.
Glad to hear I'm not alone. I feel similar.
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"SOMETIMES I DESPAIR, SOMETIMES I HAVE HOPE, SOMETIMES I DON'T KNOW..."
My quarantine track of life. It's my favorite song at the moment. Such a mood. I only know how to listen on youtube which is a pain.
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5 hours ago, karbatal said:
My advice to UK and USA people is to stay home. All day. And only leave home to buy essential groceries and go to work.
Spain is closing today all shops for two weeks, following Italian example. People won't be allowed to be outside unless is to buy essential means or going to work
Don't wait for your stupid rulers to approve the law. Just do it to content the virus. Do not let your kids play in parks or go for a walk. Do not go for a drink or restaurants! Stay home. If you have elderly relatives, offer to do their shopping so they're not exposed.
Believe me. I was non chalan just a couple of days ago but this is not joke. Your health systems cannot support a high pike of cases and doctors will have to choose who lives and who dies because there's no treatment for all.
This is not panic speaking, this is already happening in Italy and it's expected in Spain and our health systems are free, public and among the best of the world
I agree. Of course to many people it's annoying and frustrating to stay home if they are healthy and feel fine. BUT they may not be showing symptoms. Staying home is not really so much about containment at this point but hopefully creating a buffer so all the cases don't crush and keep crushing the healthcare systems that can't keep up.
I'm blue in the face explaining to young, healthy or extraverted people to just stay home for the good of everyone. It's a selfless thing to do. I actually hope most countries go on mandated quarantine for a few weeks so people feel obligated to stay home rather than it being a choice. The government mandate means that people with jobs that can't be done remotely get to stay home too.
Stay well everyone.
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The relevance...and the onion (it's a joke).
https://politics.theonion.com/damning-new-footage-shows-sanders-in-1980s-arguing-mado-1842016455
NEW YORK—In a video from late 1984 that was circulating online Friday and could severely damage his bid for the presidency, Bernie Sanders can be heard openly questioning whether Madonna was likely to succeed in the transition from making records to acting in major motion pictures. “Look, she’s an undeniable pop sensation with a promising string of top-20 hits to her credit, but let me tell you something: There’s no guarantee that kind of talent is going to translate to the silver screen,” Sanders, then mayor of Burlington, VT, says in a local public-access broadcast in which he clearly exhibits short-sightedness in his failure to anticipate the undeniable success the Material Girl would achieve in box-office smashes such as A League Of Their Own and Evita. “Madonna should stick to music. People love this Like A Virgin album, it’s a lot of fun to dance to, and she needs to build on its success. Taking time away from that to focus on what are sure to be small, insubstantial roles in lackluster films? That’s career suicide.” Reminded by reporters that Madonna had won acclaim for her role in Desperately Seeking Susan just a few months after his videotaped remarks, a visibly angry Sanders argued that Rosanna Arquette had carried that entire film and anyone who said otherwise didn’t know “a goddamn thing” about acting.
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4 hours ago, MDNA45 said:
Keep coming back to this mix - love how it builds to how it is at the end full on classic disco sound
I love this! Thanks for sharing.
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3 hours ago, I Don’t Search I Find said:
Don’t disparage transgendered people using terms like that here.
Thank you!
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Great news!
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Just watched The Two Popes (informative but kinda dull) and the Bella Ciao song from Italy was featured. I noticed it straight away.
Ciao Bella is one of my most listened to MX songs. It’s glorious.
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On 1/18/2020 at 8:47 AM, ThomasW said:
her best album since rebel heart!
Yes lol. I love every Madonna album.
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7 hours ago, madonna13 said:
I'm done trying to deny my obsession with Medellin. Love the vocals, vocal effects, production, vibe, video, lyrics, everything! This song is just relentless and is now in my Madonna top 15 all-time.
Yes! Mirwais’s production and Madonna’s voice - with or without effects - is the greatest marriage.
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1 hour ago, dollhouse said:
That was Erotica
Seriously!
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23 minutes ago, strictmachine said:
Great to see, I just don’t get why again they need to take a completely unnecessary dig at the album instead of just celebrating the song
Because it’s Madonna!
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8 hours ago, Crystal Coffin said:
Someone, post the article for us
It’s posted ... scroll up. It’s great!
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Love the sentiment so much. Thank you for sharing the transcript!
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24 minutes ago, Marcelox said:
He's sort of not making his case with this post. The lyrics posted are clearly someone speaking English as second language. Mirwais had written the lyrics/sentiment, Spooner really just corrected the grammar. Team Mirwais here.
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Rather than attacking Mirwais, I'd say it's possible there is more to this story. Perhaps they are close friends or even lovers. Perhaps Mirwais said to his close friend, "I'm working on this song, does it sound like I mean it?" I have many friends where English is second language and I look at things for them all the time before they send them (work emails, etc). It's possible this "demo" was recorded a month ago? Spooner says himself he got real interested when the work on Mirwais's record stopped so he could focus on Madonna and then Mirwais didn't ask him to help with Madonna even though he wanted to.
It could be just as likely Mirwais purposely didn't deceived anyone. And this is simply someone trying to get compensated from a misunderstanding and now is being vindictive because they made a bad deal.
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Madonna's MUSIC album as well as AL are some of her most timeless, still current sounding releases. I love the distortion on those albums and I love it on MX.
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The tour performance of this song is incredible. Perfect remix. Her singing is incredible. Would be a great fun award show performance.
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43 minutes ago, LVX said:
I wonder if there are other songs on Madame X that she “wrote” that were actually written by someone else?
The Moaners think they have some new reason to pounce.
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23 minutes ago, Querelle said:
If he gets co-writer credits she must pay him percentages for the album and the tour. I guess that's the reason why she used only a short snippet of LDLHA on the RH tour and cutted it from the RH DVD/CD.
She’s not stingy with these things. She is fair. She’s playing catch up because of Mirwais. He’s trying to hold her hostage now. Big Mistake imo.
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There seems to be no dispute in his version/participation regarding Mirwais and the derivative version. It's literally all there. He's upset because he made a bad deal.
I've not seen Madonna's lawyer at all negate his contribution.
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2 hours ago, Querelle said:
It doesn't matter if he has serious issues. He undoubtedly co-wrote the song and deserves co-writing credits and proper payment. GC is one of the most important songs of the album decisively shapes Madonna's show.
She has offered him credit. He took it. Now is broke and wants 1% of her tour profits LOL. It's a bit insane on his part. He's trying to shame her into something. Methinks that don't work on Madonna.
"Funana" Thread
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Essential to the era...it's the lone call to the dance floor...and there's always at least one. It's not my favorite on the album but it's great.