Speed of Life

Mazzy Star co-founder David Roback, leader of L.A.'s "Paisley Underground," dies at 61 #RIP  https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-02-25/david-roback-mazzy-star-dead

What is today you ask? Oh, it’s only the best day of the year. Happy #GalentinesDay ! Video from the Philadelphia Museum of Art

"The great question the Constitution tasks Senators to answer is whether the president committed an act so extreme and egregious that it rises to the level of a high crime and misdemeanor. Yes, he did. The president asked a foreign government to investigate his political rival. The president withheld vital military funds from that government to press it to do so. The president delayed funds for an American ally at war with Russian invaders. The president’s purpose was personal and political. Accordingly, the president is guilty of an appalling abuse of public trust. What he did was not “perfect.” No, it was a flagrant assault on our electoral rights, our national security, and our fundamental values. Corrupting an election to keep oneself in office is perhaps the most abusive and destructive violation of one’s oath of office that I can imagine. It’s what autocrats do."  - Mitt Romney      Feb 5, 2020 What we teach in resistance courses -- real r...

https://t.co/U53AQ72wHI via @GIPHY pic.twitter.com/FLxJZ763Bq — errigalgold (@errigalgold) February 5, 2020 Last night @realDonaldTrump came before Congress and the American people and made up a series of lies. That was unbecoming, violated tradition & was offensive. And right now the Administration is still suing to eliminate coverage for pre-existing conditions. #WednesdayWisdom https://t.co/nXE1sFk2bc — Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) February 5, 2020 What we teach in resistance courses -- real resistance, not hashtag resistance -- is that calibrated acts of defiance build moral for the populace, and have a vital psychological value. Pelosi. Romney. Acts of defiance. — Molly McKew (@MollyMcKew) February 5, 2020

Starbucks unveiled a heartwarming commercial featuring a transgender person using their preferred name.

Throughout February, we're celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth by recognizing the Bruins who have made, and continue to shape, our shared history. #BlackHistoryMonth2020 #BlackExcellence pic.twitter.com/KjjKkoo6yN — UCLA (@UCLA) February 1, 2020 To highlight the perseverance of Africans from 1619 to the present day, @UCBerkeleyLib has selected 40 films, including 4 documentaries, to acknowledge & commemorate the many voices that have contributed to American history. 📽️ #BlackHistoryMonth #400years https://t.co/TMqe0WPVfm — UC Berkeley (@UCBerkeley) February 5, 2020

Now This is Good News! #Hamilfilm https://t.co/1o1lgTB99Y — Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) February 3, 2020 . @Disney to release @HamiltonMusical with the Original Broadway Cast. Filmed on stage at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. In a theater near you. October 15, 2021. #Hamilfilm pic.twitter.com/93v3KLUdjp — Hamilton (@HamiltonMusical) February 3, 2020

When the Super Bowl comes back around, I always think of Prince performing Purple Rain in a howling storm. #GoNiners