There’s a great Brian Eno quote about this phenomenon:

Crime in the United States has dropped immensely in the last 35 years

maybe we should stop talking about how movies are made because I don't think some people can handle the complexity of the process

this is art

Disabled people are intentionally underresourced and denied services by eugenicist public policy designed to limit expenses by allowing people to die, even if there's great suffering in the process.

Hey there 👋🏻, it’s me, the new snack from Costco you loved. You will never see me again

What a show! Joan Baez is right there, doing her part at 83 with the Resistance Band & Brass Solidarity. I found it deeply touching youtu.be/ezS01hIxaCk?...

Tom Morello joins Joan Baez and Maggie Rogers on stage at No Kings

Bruce Springsteen at No Kings

So we saw everything from the back, but we saw everything. And we sang The Times They Are a Changin with Joan Baez, Maggie Rogers, and Tom Morello.

I spent the afternoon up here taking turns with people holding these signs in the wind. The full-body achiness is a lot. But it was worth it. "We had whistles, they had guns," gets me every time.

I don’t think everyone understands that it felt like being occupied by an outside army. Because it was like that.

Opening a new Bluesky tab and by the time I do I forgot why I wanted a separate one. Probably for a search? Who knows.

One of my favorite things to do is settle in once Greg is done with one of these threads and just scroll it and feel better about the world

It’s day 117 of the ICE occupation of MN. Today millions of people, including 200k+ in Saint Paul!, gathered for No Kings protests. The message is clear. No Kings, No ICE. (National speakers, still looking to you to donate to rent funds!)

Love this.

FACT: Craig Finn of the Hold Steady and Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü both took guitar lessons from Chris Osgood of the pioneering Minneapolis punk rock band the Suicide Commandos. Both students were on hand at the Commandos final show tonight and told stories about those lessons. Here’s Finn first … (1/2)

I went to the No Kings rally today in St. Paul (SAINT PAUL, THE CAPITOL OF MINNESOTA, NOT MINNEAPOLIS, FOR FUCK'S SAKE PEOPLE) and thought I would share some photos of my favorite signs.

Some things I saw in St. Paul today: An ICE whistle on wheels

Apropos of a largely unrelated discussion…you know how there’s always someone saying they’re gonna reinvent a genre? Can anybody think of an example of a genre *actually* being reinvented? I’ve got Tolkien, Star Wars, and, if I’m being super generous, Lovecraft.

I don’t remember what year I purchased this Suicide Commandos t-shirt from the band at one of their shows. It definitely wasn’t 1978 as I was still playing with Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars at that point. I’ve hardly worn it (and maybe haven’t washed it?) because I want this one to remain pristine.

On this day. March 28, probably 1982. Suburbs and Hüsker Dü at Duffy’s. Members of both of these bands will be guests of the Suicide Commandos this evening at First Avenue, (probably) 44 years later. Image from Hüsker Dü Database.

Eagan, MN. One of at least 30 events across the Twin Cities. Not the one with Bernie and all the elected officials. No Bruce Springsteen concert. Conservatively 500 people, likely closer to 1000. Just an hour of people showing up, and thousands of neighbors expressing approval as they drive through.

spent most of this winter ready to die alongside a bunch of wine moms. one of the most dedicated organizers in our daycare group chat had "wine mom 🍷" as their Signal handle. I'm about ready to get the tracklist Natalie Merchant's Tigerlily tattooed on my bicep. it's the purple badge of courage now.

Poster seen out and about

Everybody’s on stage now and it’s getting a bit wild!

L-R, on the First Avenue stage: Steve Price, The Suburbs Bob Mould, Hüsker Dü Chris Osgood, Suicide Commandos

Away from Bluesky for a few hours and playing "guess what prompted this meme" again.

I promise there are no politics in my novella about an obstetrician who got acquitted after performing an abortion, who then gets kidnapped by a Christian cult because they need someone to deliver their babies.

Slept in my John Wesley Harding t-shirt and just woke up.

Incredible turnout today in St. Paul for No Kings!

Bob Mould joined the Suicide Commandos for “Complicated Fun” which honestly could be a song off Zen Arcade or New Day Rising.

I hope there’s at least one designated survivor old Minneapolis punk at a separate undisclosed location in case a nuclear warhead hits First Avenue right now

Senator Tina Smith also took the green line! #nokings

The Suicide Commando’s have been covering Eddie Cochran’s “Nervous Breakdown” for 50 years. Bob Dylan just started covering it a week ago. It may now be the one song both acts cover. (Starts at about the 2:00 mark) @mplsmusichistory.bsky.social @billchilds.bsky.social youtu.be/DbyKQCdp5PY?...

Ope, I forgot to post any reminders today, didn't I? Oh right, I did one when I first got online but I didn't do a custom graphic, just linked to the rally stream. Huh. It is 6:30 p.m. in Minnesota on a Saturday. Have you had enough to eat & drink? Did you take your meds? Do the things!

In my hometown of Preston, Minnesota, population 1,316: 105 protestors and a #NoKings cookies to match.

I sometimes feel that living with severe depression and passive suicidal ideation for decades should make it easier when that shit gets worse but I'm not sure that tracks. Ah yes, I have a lot of experience of these things, so more of that is easier to take WAIT NO NOT SO MUCH ACTUALLY.

We now have a stuck horn in the NCAA tournament! Kevin Harlan: "... there's nothin' worse than getting your horn stuck ..."

The stream is still up if you want to scan through for parts you missed or want to see again (or see online versus in person). Or to download or take clips from, etc. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKnR...

you like bernie sanders? cool. join your DSA chapter and get involved on that level. too many people just love bernie and that’s the extent of it and they don’t take the values downward to where they can make an impact with local elections. otherwise it’s celebrity shit

“when trump is long gone, queer, trans, immigrant and disabled minnesotans will remain… the forces of oppression are obvious and conspicuous. these fascists are bound to lose. we will still be here fighting for our liberation and our lives,” says leigh finke

seeing brass solidarity band get their flowers this year with all this national attention has been wonderful, they are so deserving. they performed at no kings in front of the minnesota capitol with joan baez

Okay, I saw the video of the unveiling but I missed the detail that visitors are invited to be the anchor of the chain 😭

Hey there Minnesota:

Every day that those in power do nothing to remove this regime more people come to this realization.

Favorite costume today (no photo unfortunately): appropriately aged older white guy in a brown bomber jacket, white shirt,khakis and a fedora with a well-designed logo sign that said Antifa Jones. (The back said something about punching Nazis.)

I was disappointed that Ilhan Omar didn’t have her Gundam today, but given how many people were on the Capitol lawn, it would have been a safety issue.