People are celebrating the “hip hop-ification” of country music.
They’re treating it like a victory lap. The last holdout has fallen. Total cultural dominance achieved.
I think it’s the opposite. This feels less like a triumph and more like a death knell.
Country music started as Black music. The banjo came from enslaved Africans. DeFord Bailey was a star of early country radio, until he wasn’t welcome anymore. The culture slowly expelled the people who built it, then rewrote the origin story.
Hip hop stayed relevant because it resisted that process. When white artists crossed the line, they got called out. Gatekeeping was not a bug. It was the immune system.
Kid Rock was the warning shot. He started in hip hop, then pivoted to country. He’s trash, but even he knew there were limits. He cosplayed. He didn’t try to erase the lineage.
The next wave will not be that restrained. Especially when the original line between country and blues was racial segregation pretending to be taste.
When rich white artists make country that sounds like hip hop, strip out the history, and call it innovation, that’s when hip hop actually dies.
Rock already went that way. We know how this ends.
These are the worst days of winter. I could hardly have WiFi today. We live without electricity without internet 😔💔. We are living in extreme cold and suffering. I can't light a fire because of the heavy rain. Please help me buy a gas cylinder to cook for my family.
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Muslim Bystander Ahmed El Ahmed Disarmed Bondi Attacker, Now Recovering From Surgery
This piece is freely available to read.bit.ly
Wow.
“The authorities in Rhode Island were still searching for a gunman who killed two people and injured nine others at Brown University, after a man who had been detained was released, the mayor of Providence, R.I. announced at a news conference late Sunday night.”
Ein neuer Blogbeitrag wurde in unserer Galaxie veröffentlicht: '„Selbstverständlich ist eigentlich gar nichts, wenn man es genaunimmt!?“'
Link: lunaria-galaxie.de/blog/selbst…
#Forum #Community #Blog #Spiele #Radio
„Selbstverständlich ist eigentlich gar nichts, wenn man es genaunimmt!?“ - Lunaria-Galaxie Blog
Jetzt bin ich aus dem Bett gehopst mit dem Gefühl, einen Blog schreiben zu wollen. Eigentlich war ja das Gefühl „müssen. Aber müssen – das weiß ich selbst – muss ich nur das Wenigste tatsächlich. Zumal Samstag und Sonntag relative Flaute herrschte ilunaria-galaxie.de
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Smartphone and Laptop Manufacturers Face Higher Prices
#tech
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As DRAM prices are expected to rise again into Q1 2026, smartphone and laptop manufacturers are facing mounting cost pressure that is reshaping pricing strategies and slowing long-standing upgrade cycles.BuySellRam.com (Mastodon)
Toward The Mill - Canvas Print
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The path leads forward into our past. A mill ahead, Hamlet's perhaps?
#PhotoOfTheDay #Photography #Art #InteriorDesign #Heritage #Watermill #Sepia #Canvas #Print #Vintage
Video footage posted to social media shows a passerby dressed in a white T-shirt and dark pants crouching behind a parked car before sneaking up behind a gunman, grabbing him and wrestling away his firearm. The bystander then points the weapon at the gunman, who falls to the ground.
The intervention drew wide praise, including from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns called it the “most unbelievable scene.”
Indonesia’s Tin Exports Surge as Supply Concerns Dissipate
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-15/indonesia-s-tin-exports-surge-as-supply-concerns-dissipate?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Indonesia’s Tin Exports Surge as Supply Concerns Dissipate
Indonesia’s exports of tin recovered in November, in a sign that concerns are easing over supply disruptions caused by the country’s crackdown on illegal mining.Bloomberg
Two found dead at home of Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2025/12/14/reiner-singer/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Today was a day for escaping to the country.
Here's a poppy field in Northern Tasmania.
#Tasmania #lutruwita #flowers #bloomscrolling
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Château Secret is a stunning abandoned home in France. Inside are many beautiful rooms, including a library with vintage sewing machines.
#Photography #Urbex #UrbanExploration #AbandonedPlaces #Photographer
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Judge pauses #Trump administration’s #noise restrictions against #Eugene protesters
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A judge has temporarily blocked new noise restrictions against protests near the Eugene Federal Building, which has been the site of frequent anti-#ICE activism in recent months.
Judge pauses Trump administration’s noise restrictions against Eugene protesters
A judge has temporarily blocked new noise restrictions against protests near the Eugene Federal Building, which has been the site of frequent anti-ICE activism in recent months.Nathan Wilk (OPB)
Hong Kong - X5826, Extra 1959.
1 photograph : color transparency ; 35 mm (slide format)
Title: Toni Frissell Photograph Collection
Date: Available upon request (no specific date mentioned)
Keywords: Toni Frissell, Sports Illustrated, Hong Kong, Photography
Description:
The Toni Frissell photograph collection includes black and white and color images taken by renowned photographer Toni Frissell for her work with Sports Illustrated. The collection spans 1959-1960 and features photographs of various subjects, including a sightseeing tour in Hong Kong.
Notable Biographies:
* Toni Frissell (1907-1995) was an American photographer known for her portraits of notable figures, including politicians and celebrities.
* Sports Illustrated is a leading sports and entertainment magazine founded in 1954 by Alex Salkin.
Locations mentioned:
Hong Kong
Other locations may not be explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
#HongKong-X5826 #ToniFrissell #SportsIllustrated #HongKong #American #AlexSalkin #ToniFrissells #hongkong #china #photography
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Another study showing the literally parts-per-million size of an LLM poison pill.
hackaday.com/2025/12/14/it-onl…
It Only Takes A Handful Of Samples To Poison Any Size LLM, Anthropic Finds
It stands to reason that if you have access to an LLM’s training data, you can influence what’s coming out the other end of the inscrutable AI’s network. The obvious guess is that…Hackaday
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#flowers #BlackAndWhite #monochrome #closeup #nature #wildlife #NatureLovers #photo #photography #picture #image
It really is devious how #tiktok is punishing creators who talk about Israel’s or ICE’s crimes.
They don’t just shadowban the videos, but when those people go live, they’ve #banned certain terms from the comments, and typing them is held as a #strike which goes against the creator!
And not just that, but the terms are only banned for certain users, so other people may type them just fine to elicit doubt on the matter.
Ex-#IDF leading the ’safety team’ so #hasbara to be expected I guess…
Hongkong: Verleger Jimmy Lai schuldig gesprochen
Der prodemokratische Verleger Lai ist von einem Gericht in Hongkong verurteilt worden. Ihm wird vorgeworfen, gegen das sogenannte Sicherheitsgesetz verstoßen zu haben. Das Strafmaß wird erst später verkündet.
Wow.
“The authorities in Rhode Island were still searching for a gunman who killed two people and injured nine others at Brown University, after a man who had been detained was released, the mayor of Providence, R.I. announced at a news conference late Sunday night.”
This follows what I am seeing in tests. Far fewer injection vulnerabilities, far more aurh issues. The apps didn't change, the attackers got better.
stateofsecurity.com/identity-s…
Identity Security Is Now the #1 Attack Vector — and Most Organizations Are Not Architected for It
Tweet How identity became the new perimeter In 2025, identity is no longer simply a control at the edge of your network — it is the perimeter.MSI :: State of Security
#flowers #BlackAndWhite #monochrome #closeup #nature #wildlife #NatureLovers #photo #photography #picture #image
Hong Kong court convicts democracy activist Jimmy Lai on conspiracy charges
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/15/hong-kong-court-convicts-democracy-activist-jimmy-lai-on-conspiracy-charges?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Hong Kong court convicts democracy activist Jimmy Lai on conspiracy charges
Advocates have described the verdict as an ‘unlawful’ decision based on ‘trumped-up national security charges’.Al Jazeera
AI Is Getting Dangerously Good at Political Persuasion
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-12-15/ai-is-getting-dangerously-good-at-political-persuasion?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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AI Is Getting Dangerously Good at Political Persuasion
For a while last year, scientists offered a glimmer of hope that artificial intelligence would make a positive contribution to democracy.Parmy Olson (Bloomberg)
LeBron James hits 2 late free throws, Lakers beat Suns 116-114 after blowing 20-point lead
https://apnews.com/article/lakers-suns-score-d45411a5db8385bbfbfa9df48bb3495d?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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one of those weekends where it's cold enough that I'm in a jacket and a blanket at the computer, and thinking "huh, maybe it's time to pick up 'The Long Dark'" again.
Holy cow, they're still going, and heading for a release next year. thelongdark.com/
TALES FROM THE FAR TERRITORY- THE LONG DARK
TALES FROM THE FAR TERRITORY is the first paid expansion pass for The Long Dark’s Survival Mode, featuring new Regions, new Gameplay, and new objective-based Tales.The Long Dark
"Ernaux says it is important for young people to know the dangers of illegal abortion, because politicians sometimes seek to restrict access to legal abortion. She points to recent events in some US states and Poland.
'It is a fundamental freedom to be in control of your body and therefore of reproduction,' she says."
bbc.com/news/articles/cp34n0v6…
#healthcare #ReproHealth #ReproJustice #pregnancy #abortion #SexualAssault #WomensHealth #author #books #literature
A backstreet abortion nearly killed Annie Ernaux. It became a story that shaped her life
Writer Annie Ernaux - whose work fearlessly examines her own life - went on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.BBC News
冬の光が氷上に落ち、木々の影が長く伸びていました。
静けさの中で、その影がはじまりつつある冬の景色を感じさせてくれました。
📍Biei, Hokkaido
📷SONY α7R IV + FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM OSS II @sonyalpha
#tokyocameraclub #東京カメラ部
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A winter landscape where long shadows carve depth across the frozen surface.
Stillness turns light and shadow into quiet lines that shape the scene.
Hokkaido winter / Blue Pond / frozen landscape / abstract nature / fine art photography
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Senator who backed Sandy Hook reforms says Trump launched ‘dizzying campaign’ of violence amid Brown shooting | The Independent
independent.co.uk/news/world/a…
Senator who backed Sandy Hook reforms says Trump launched ‘dizzying campaign’ of violence amid Brown shooting
White House fires back at Chris Murphy and accuses Democrats of stoking violence against ICE agentsJohn Bowden (The Independent)
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Errate das gesuchte Jahr mit Hilfe von 4 historischen Ereignissen. Ein von Wordle und Geschichte inspiriertes Spiel.www.pastpuzzle.de
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Aber auch zu Hause wird es dann eng. Zwei Teens und Vater die sich um das Bad kloppen, weil jetzt auf einmal alle zur selben Zeit rein wollen/müssen. Bisher hat sich das alles schön entzerrt
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The forest that leaves the shadow of autumn and Mt. Tsukuba in the back. The fog is about to be blown away by the strong winds that came later than forecast. The shooting star that greeted me when I rushed up to the observatory in a hurry
Gemini meteor shower
Growing Stronger on Stage: How to Build Confidence as a Live Performer
Live performance can feel exciting and scary at the same time. Many new artists wonder how to build confidence as a live performer without feeling overwhelmed. Confidence does not appear overnight.…Oliver Tam Scales-Copeland
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For those of us grappling with the ongoing systemic tragedy of Republican Fascism in the U.S. or the rise of fascism elsewhere, weekend filled with other kinds of tragedy taxes our endurance. 5/
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actually someone else figured it out @noondlyt
I'm just not used to bad news which isn't directly tied to our "commander in chief" or a direct result of his actions or his crazy-pants supporters.
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I know. I was all 🤞 until I realized Australia.
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Thanks for all the reporting & other efforts. We depend on you.
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