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Jake BrownBlastin' only the greats 🤘<br> 🎤 "Stairway to Heaven" - Heart 🎸<br> <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=2cZ_EFAmj08" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtube.com/watch?v=2cZ_EFAmj08</a><br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/portland?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#portland</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/oregon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oregon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pdx?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pdx</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pnw?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pnw</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photos?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photos</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mobilephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mobilephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/digitalphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digitalphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/iphone?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iphone</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/shotoniphone?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shotoniphone</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/iphoneography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#iphoneography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/smartphoneography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#smartphoneography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fediverse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fediverse</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/musicmonday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#musicmonday</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/theskeletonkey?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theskeletonkey</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/odditorium?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#odditorium</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/museum?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#museum</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/phonograph?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#phonograph</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gramophone?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gramophone</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/music?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/classics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#classics</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rock?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rock</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rocknroll?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rocknroll</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/live?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#live</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ledzeppelin?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ledzeppelin</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/heart?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#heart</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/thekennedycenter?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#thekennedycenter</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/kennedycenter?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kennedycenter</a>
Wokebloke for Democracy<p>No depths to the pettiness of Trump's appointed toadies.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/11/kennedy-center-richard-grenell-yasmin-williams" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/11/kennedy-center-richard-grenell-yasmin-williams</span></a></p><p><a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Misogyny</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arts</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/KennedyCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KennedyCenter</span></a></p>
(((Cindy Weinstein)))<p>"It's the men who appear to have let their emotions — whether it's unjustified fear of immigrants or an unwillingness to cross Trump — interfere with rational decision-making." <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/AmandaMarcotte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmandaMarcotte</span></a> in today's <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Salon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salon</span></a> column</p><p>This exchange between <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/RichardGrenell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RichardGrenell</span></a>, interim head of the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/KennedyCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KennedyCenter</span></a>, and musician <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/YasminWilliams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YasminWilliams</span></a>, demonstrates the accuracy of her claim. She's calm; he's unhinged. It's the men (think <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Kavanaugh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kavanaugh</span></a>, <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/StephenMiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StephenMiller</span></a> [if you dare]) who are irrational.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/11/kennedy-center-richard-grenell-yasmin-williams" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/11/kennedy-center-richard-grenell-yasmin-williams</span></a></p>
Brian E. Young (he/him) 🌈<p>Tavish asked me personally to share his story with you. After being fired from the Kennedy Center, he faced attacks from Trump appointees, online harassment fueled by Fox News and a YouTube video takedown.</p><p>Censorship is a dangerous suppression of free speech. </p><p>Tavish is asking for support in sharing his blog post to amplify his message.</p><p>You can read it here: </p><p><a href="https://www.birdcityimprov.com/post/kennedycenter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">birdcityimprov.com/post/kenned</span><span class="invisible">ycenter</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://socel.net/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/KennedyCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KennedyCenter</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>trump</span></a></p>
Rich Stein (he/him)<p>John Lithgow: “bad times create good art”.<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/apr/07/olivier-winner-john-lithgow-attacks-trump-second-presidency-a-disaster-for-us-arts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/stage/2025/apr</span><span class="invisible">/07/olivier-winner-john-lithgow-attacks-trump-second-presidency-a-disaster-for-us-arts</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KennedyCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KennedyCenter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a></p>
The Hollywood Reporter<p>Conan O’Brien Says It Was “Important” to Attend Kennedy Center Mark Twain Event Despite Trump Overhaul<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConanOBrien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConanOBrien</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KennedyCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KennedyCenter</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/conan-o-brien-kennedy-center-trump-mark-twain-prize-1236181328/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hollywoodreporter.com/news/gen</span><span class="invisible">eral-news/conan-o-brien-kennedy-center-trump-mark-twain-prize-1236181328/</span></a></p>
DrALJONES<p>Interview: "Taking Down Everything Black”: Marc Bamuthi Joseph on Trump’s Takeover</p><p>Trump’s changes at the Kennedy Center destroyed a “sanctuary for freedom of thought &amp; freedom of creative expression.” </p><p>"The rhetoric from Trump &amp; others “severely restricts &amp; almost criminalizes demographic realities outside of white, straight, male Christianity.”</p><p><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/31/kennedy_center" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/3/31/ken</span><span class="invisible">nedy_center</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kennedycenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kennedycenter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genderism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genderism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dei</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> .</p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXQOTjtH5xg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=CXQOTjtH5x</span><span class="invisible">g</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyNow</span></a> </p><p>'Taking Down Everything Black': Fired <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/KennedyCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KennedyCenter</span></a> </p><p>Vice President <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/MarcBamuthiJoseph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarcBamuthiJoseph</span></a> on Trump's Takeover </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FascistUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascistUSA</span></a></p>
Pete H :verified: CISSP/ISO27K<p>Welcome to the Ministry of Culture: Where Art Goes to Die Quietly in a Patriotically Approved Corner</p><p>Nothing screams “freedom” quite like the government telling museums which stories are too real and which artists are too brown.</p><p>In the latest installment of “Make Art Great Again,” Trump’s regime has decided that cultural institutions like the Smithsonian and the Kennedy Center are just a little too independent. Can’t have artists running around making people think or, doG forbid, reflect. So out goes “The Shape of Power” exhibit for being “divisive,” and in comes a new aesthetic: Norman Rockwell, but make it autocratic.</p><p>The Smithsonian’s been told to clean house, and we all know what that means. Anything that centers race, systemic injustice, queer identity, or uncomfortable truths gets quietly repatriated to oblivion. Meanwhile, the Kennedy Center has seen its Social Impact team dismantled and its Artistic Director fired; for what? Caring too much about actual impact. Apparently, art that speaks to society is now “inappropriate.” Unless, of course, it’s glorifying flags, founding fathers, or folks who’ve never had to protest anything other than brunch prices.</p><p>We’ve seen this playbook before. It ran in Germany. It aired in Italy. It sold out stadiums in 1930s Europe. Authoritarian regimes don’t hate art—they just hate art they can’t control. And now, in 2025 America, the long knives have been replaced by executive orders and budget cuts.</p><p>Let’s be clear: this isn’t just a culture war. It’s a cultural purge; a forced rewriting of national memory, where history gets edited with the same grace and subtlety as a Soviet photo archive.</p><p>You might think, “Well, they’re just targeting a few exhibits or programs.” But this is death by a thousand redactions. A chilling signal to artists, curators, and institutions: Comply or be cut. Conform or be canceled (ironically, by the same people who whine about cancel culture between golf rounds and grift emails).</p><p>The real tragedy? We’re watching it happen in real time—this gutting of public arts, this sanitizing of culture—and people are still asking, “But isn’t this just about restoring balance?” Sure. If by balance you mean tipping everything into the sea and lighting it on fire.</p><p>So here’s to the brave artists who refuse to be scrubbed out of history, and to the rest of us: wake up. Because the last time governments told museums what they could show, the world got a lot darker. And no one’s commissioning murals about that. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ArtsAndCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsAndCulture</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CulturalHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalHeritage</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MuseumLeadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MuseumLeadership</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ArtsAdvocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsAdvocacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PublicPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CreativeFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LeadershipInCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeadershipInCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DefendTheArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendTheArts</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/HistoricalNarrative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalNarrative</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SocialImpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialImpact</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CivicEngagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivicEngagement</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/KennedyCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KennedyCenter</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/RewritingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RewritingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ArtMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtMatters</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/voicesthatmatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voicesthatmatter</span></a></p>
DrALJONES<p>Interview: "Fired Kennedy Center VP Marc Bamuthi Joseph Speaks Out"</p><p>"The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has fired at least five members of its social impact team, including its artistic director, the renowned artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph.</p><p>"The team aimed to expand the art center’s reach to diverse audiences and to commission new works by Black composers."</p><p><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/27/kennedy_center_marc_bamuthi_joseph" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/3/27/ken</span><span class="invisible">nedy_center_marc_bamuthi_joseph</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kennedycenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kennedycenter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Marcbamuthijoseph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marcbamuthijoseph</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/performingarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>performingarts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dei</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> .</p>
Jake Rayson<p>After Kennedy Center cancels LGBTQ+ musical, Guster brings cast on stage in protest</p><p>by Marisa Kabas</p><p><a href="https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/guster-finn-kennedy-center#6f404e2e-6d2b-4bf5-91ae-ce02de218829" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thehandbasket.co/p/guster-finn</span><span class="invisible">-kennedy-center#6f404e2e-6d2b-4bf5-91ae-ce02de218829</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/KennedyCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KennedyCenter</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a></p>
DrALJONES<p>Interview: "Fired Kennedy Center VP Marc Bamuthi Joseph Speaks Out"</p><p>"The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has fired at least five members of its social impact team, including its artistic director, the renowned artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph.</p><p>"The team aimed to expand the art center’s reach to diverse audiences and to commission new works by Black composers."</p><p><a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/27/kennedy_center_marc_bamuthi_joseph" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracynow.org/2025/3/27/ken</span><span class="invisible">nedy_center_marc_bamuthi_joseph</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kennedycenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kennedycenter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Marcbamuthijoseph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marcbamuthijoseph</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/performingarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>performingarts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dei</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a>.</p>
S. E. Wigget<p>This is a great way to resist fascism. The video brought tears to my eyes.</p><p><a href="https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/guster-finn-kennedy-center" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thehandbasket.co/p/guster-finn</span><span class="invisible">-kennedy-center</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resistance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoodTrouble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoodTrouble</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KennedyCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KennedyCenter</span></a></p>
S. Grisham<p>“<a href="https://union.place/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has taken a keen interest in playing <a href="https://union.place/tags/golf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>golf</span></a>, renaming the Gulf of Mexico, banning paper straws, watching an enormous amount of television and helping steer the <a href="https://union.place/tags/KennedyCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KennedyCenter</span></a>….</p><p>“For a president who’s heavily invested in the idea that his immediate predecessor had no idea what was going on around him, Trump’s apparent cluelessness should be a serious problem.” <a href="https://union.place/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1947274/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1947274/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Kennedy Center Honors TV Future Uncertain After Trump Takeover <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KennedyCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KennedyCenter</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a></p>
The Hollywood Reporter<p>Trump’s Kennedy Center Makeover Clouds Future For TV Deal<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BusinessNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BusinessNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cbs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KennedyCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KennedyCenter</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/kennedy-center-honors-tv-future-uncertain-cbs-deal-ends-1236168945/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hollywoodreporter.com/business</span><span class="invisible">/business-news/kennedy-center-honors-tv-future-uncertain-cbs-deal-ends-1236168945/</span></a></p>
Barbara Monaco<p>Kennedy Center lays off most Social Impact staff, including the artistic director and those responsible for outreach to underserved communities. 🤬<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/kennedycenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kennedycenter</span></a> <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/pettyaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pettyaf</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5340766/kennedy-center-lay-offs-social-impact-employees-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-53407</span><span class="invisible">66/kennedy-center-lay-offs-social-impact-employees-trump</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1938021/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1938021/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center Takeover Skewered As Conan O’Brien Accepts Its Mark Twain Prize <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ConanO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConanO</span></a>'Brien <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KennedyCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KennedyCenter</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MarkTwainPrize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkTwainPrize</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a></p>
The Hollywood Reporter<p>Conan O’Brien Accepts Mark Twain Prize for Humor While Acknowledging the Kennedy Center’s Uncertain Future<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeneralNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConanOBrien" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConanOBrien</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donaldtrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KennedyCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KennedyCenter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MarkTwainPrize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkTwainPrize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/conan-obrien-mark-twain-prize-kennedy-center-uncertain-future-1236170975/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hollywoodreporter.com/news/gen</span><span class="invisible">eral-news/conan-obrien-mark-twain-prize-kennedy-center-uncertain-future-1236170975/</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1937771/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1937771/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Nikki Glaser Considers Death Threat Potential Before Doing Political Jokes <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ConanO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConanO</span></a>'Brien <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/KennedyCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KennedyCenter</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MarkTwainPrizeForAmericanHumor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkTwainPrizeForAmericanHumor</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NikkiGlaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NikkiGlaser</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a></p>