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The Great Divide Grows Even Wider/Deeper

So much to think about these days, both here in the U.S. and events happening around the globe.  One global bright spot:  Mexico just elected a woman…

The Great Divide Grows Even Wider/Deeper

Millions of views While YouTube works to remove Russian propaganda, its algorithm keeps pushing pro-Kremlin videos — Meduza

Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, YouTube has removed tens of thousands of Russian propaganda and pro-war videos. Still, the platform hasn’t entirely rid itself of this type of content. Channels with videos that praise the Russian government and the war in Ukraine are still accessible and boast hundreds of thousands of subscribers — and millions of views. Moreover, YouTube’s algorithm continues to recommend these videos to users. Meduza explains what’s happening with pro-Kremlin content on the world’s largest video-sharing platform.

Source: Millions of views While YouTube works to remove Russian propaganda, its algorithm keeps pushing pro-Kremlin videos — Meduza

Trump Denies He Ever Said “Lock Her Up” about Hillary | Diane Ravitch’s blog

(CNN: “For what she’s done, they should lock her up,” Trump said after the crowd chanted “lock her up” at an October 2016 rally in North Carolina.

“‘Lock her up’ is right,” he said at an October 2016 rally in Pennsylvania.”)

Source: Trump Denies He Ever Said “Lock Her Up” about Hillary | Diane Ravitch’s blog

♫ End Of The Line ♫ | Filosofa’s Word

Yesterday, I played Roy Orbison’s “Only The Lonely”, and in a comment Clive mentioned perhaps a follow up by the Traveling Wilburys.  So, I went in search of and found that I had already played this one that is somewhat of a tribute to Roy Orbison, who was one of the Traveling Wilburys.  So, what more appropriate a follow-up, eh?


I had only ever briefly heard of the group Traveling Wilburys, but a few nights ago Clive suggested a song by them so I thought I’d look into them a bit more, and I’m glad I did!  A bit about the group first …

Based on the accomplishments of its members/founders, the group is indeed considered a ‘supergroup’ …

  • George Harrison (yes, THAT George Harrison, the ‘quiet’ Beatle)
  • Bob Dylan
  • Tom Petty
  • Jeff Lynne
  • Roy Orbison

The five came together when George Harrison needed a B-side for a single. He got his friend Jeff Lynne to work on it with him and Bob Dylan offered use of his garage studio. Tom Petty and Roy Orbison came along, so the five superstars found themselves together writing and recording the song on the spot: Handle With Care. They had such a good time making it and were so impressed with the results, they decided to form a band and include the song on a full album, which they recorded a month later.

The group only lasted three years, from 1988 to 1991, during which time they released two albums.  Tonight’s song, End of the Line, was released in October 1988, just two months before the death of Roy Orbison from a heart attack.  The song only charted at in the U.S. and #52 in the UK.  The album it was on, however, Volume 1, rose to in Canada, in the U.S. and #16 in the UK.

In February 1988, George Harrison was asked during an interview what his next plans were, and he replied …

“What I’d really like to do next is … to do an album with me and some of my mates … It’s this new group I got in mind: it’s called the Traveling Wilburys, I’d like to do an album with them and then later we can all do our own albums again.”

When Roy Orbison died in December 1988 the group put together a music video for End of the Line showing Orbison’s guitar rocking in a chair next to his photo when his vocals are heard.

The story of the Traveling Wilburys is fun and fascinating, and I encourage you to take a further look at SongFacts and Wikipedia.  Meanwhile, let’s listen to the music and watch the video!  Oh, and thank you, Clive, for pointing me in this direction!

End of the Line

Traveling Wilburys

Source: ♫ End Of The Line ♫ | Filosofa’s Word