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The Big Pink have confirmed a series of new shows this summer in North America. Ahead of those dates, the band has put together a five song remix EP titled Future This – Remixes . Among those assisting in the reworking of the tracks are Forest Swords, AraabmuziK, King Krule, and d’Eon.

HIPSTER RUNOFF

Shades of the timeless pop of Odessey & Oracle -era Zombies on this beautifully restrained track from Memphis' Magic Kids , taken from their upcoming full-length MEMPHIS , out later this summer on True Panther . If the lush, soaring Memphis tracks I've heard so far are any indication, this record represents a huge leap forward for the young band. Catch 'em on tour this summer with Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti + Puro Instinct .

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Six photographers "who journey where no lens is safe" will showcase their work at HOTSHOTS, a photo show at Dixon Place (161A Chrystie St) that opens on May 2nd and ends a month later. They are BV contributor Harriet Roberts, occasional BV contributor Tod Seelie, Rosalie Knox, Colin Michael Simmons, Walter Wlodarczyk, and Rebecca Smeyne (who has also shot for BV). The free and open-to-the-public opening reception will include live music from The Jennifer Blowdryer Band & Moonshine Shorey with Sean T. Hanratty .The photo show is opening in conjunction with "Dixon Place's show The Talking Band's: The Peripherals, a rock musical opening May 3" More details are below.

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Kevin Colby: Political news and information blog

Did you know that every day, for the next 20 years 10,000 Americans will become eligible for Social Security benefits? And the question is: How will WE pay for this? I will try to refrain from the usage of "government pay" because it is the taxpayers that pay.

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An elderly couple have fled to a hotel room after their Sanford-area address was mistakenly linked to George Zimmerman, who shot and killed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin last month. After being cut off on House floor for defiantly wearing a hooded sweatshirt, Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) appeared on CNN to discuss how the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin hit close to home. Shawn Henry, the agency’s top cyber cop said during a press conference Wednesday morning that over the course of numerous investigations, the FBI has obtained the private data of corporations that were targeted by hackers, and that many business owners had no idea they’d been breached.

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Wonkette

With all of the Wall Street criminals taking Monday off, and apparently just sick and fucking tired of only being despised by gun nuts on the right, Attorney General Eric Holder sent his G-men in to bother a bunch of fucking hippies at Oaksterdam University. Joined by forces not ratified in the Constitution, and conveniently ignoring a little thing Southerners, Santorum, and racists (same thing) like to yammer on about (i.e. “states rights”), they set out with their $800 government hammers to crash their way through the doors of some of the world’s most dangerous pot growing teachers. Three local buildings were raided, with harshed witnesses watching agents load up their vans with sweet fucking bud and shit from the school. Oaksterdam president Richard Lee also found himself playing host to agents at his home the same morning. IRS spokeswoman Arlette Lee said a search warrant was being served and the probe was under seal in a Northern District Court.

Today, the House continued fulfilling its Pledge to America with passage of the Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act (H.R. 5), legislation that would enact much-needed medical liability reforms to curb junk lawsuits and bring down health care costs. While the price tag for President Obama’s government takeover of healthcare keeps growing, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says the reforms included in H.R. 5 will help lower health care costs, particularly for job creators. Here’s more:

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FDR Memorial: The Four Freedoms (Wikipedia) The Republican Presidential primary has unmasked one astonishingly ugly facet after another in the GOP’s character, leaving the party’s soul stripped bare of any moral pretense and revealing, at its core, an appalling indifference to — even a smug pleasure in — other peoples’ suffering. Consider what has been on display in just three months of debates and campaigning. We’ve watched a party driven by fear and greed, and more important, obsessed with feelings ranging from indifference to anger to hate for the “other.”

How about, "See you around"? I don't know where, exactly, though I do have some good ideas. More on that at the end.

Open Left

"Founded and preserved by acts of aggression, characterized by a continuing tradition of self-righteous violence against suspected subversion and by a vigorous sense of personal freedom, usually involving the widespread possession of firearms, the United States has evidenced a unique tolerance for homicide." -- David Brion Davis, Homicide in American Fiction 1798-1860 The Trayvon Martin story is not going to go away.

The Smirking Chimp | News And Commentary from the Vast Left-Wing

After almost a year and half in the majority “ House Republicans are still struggling to show they are able to get something done ,” as the GOP has few if any real accomplishments under their belt, NBC News notes . From fights over the debt limit to funding the FAA, House Republicans have made a lot of noise but little legislative progress, and Congress will be mostly focused on the election from now on. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) is releasing his much-anticipated budget today, but even fellow Republicans are slow to embrace the plan . Tea Party groups and hardline conservative representatives are balking at Ryan’s proposed spending ceiling.

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In a couple of weeks, we’ll be starting our FiveThirtyEight forecasts for the general election. But there’s still a fair amount of work to get those ready, and we seem to be seeing an increasing number of head-to-head polls pairing President Obama against Mitt Romney in the meantime. Thus, as we transition into general election season, I wanted to articulate a few quick reminders about the philosophy I take toward looking at these polls and other important pieces of general-election related data. 1. Be patient. Many of the poll-watching habits you learned for the primaries you will need to unlearn for the general election.