Folks…

My latest for The New York Times: a look at the life & legacy of the late great D. Boon. Visited San Pedro to talk to the surviving Minutemen, Mike Watt and George Hurley, as they continue to carry forward the spirit of Boon and the band. Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/a...

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If you have the bandwidth to think about music (which, in my opinion, for a myriad of reasons, including our own ability to muddle through, we should always take the time for), this is a great thread.

AI is the deadly whisper of capital interests that betrays the working class in order to destroy it from within, and it couldn't be more simple than that.

Seeing people say AI is a tool that helps "working class people become writers" and its such bullshit. The process of learning and skill sharpening is labour, and its telling that there is work to be glamorized (being perceived as a Writer) and labour beneath people (learning to write)

45 years ago Solid Gold is the second album by British post-punk band Gang of Four, released in March 1981. #punk #punks #punkrock #postpunk #postpunkmusic #solidgold #GangOfFour #history #punkrockhistory

Love a tripartite government of equally empowered branches, operating as intended

absolutely fair!

So it has begun

Downtown Boys have announced ‘Public Luxury’ and shared defiant new single ‘No Me Jodas’ Lead single 'No Me Jodas' and a trio of live dates are also confirmed.

You know what’s GOOD about TSA? When I fly with one of my janky old Echoplexes, I put it through the scanner, obviously it always gets flagged, I explain it to them, they swab it down, we talk about what kind of music I make with it for a second, and I’m on my way.

I’m assuming this is a non-controversial opinion here, but sometimes, after a long gap since you’ve last listened to it, “Train in Vain” comes on, and you’re just, like, “oh yeah - music - it’s really good.”

I don’t know yet, but roughly, “afternoon.” It’s August 1, so I’ll have an update long before then.

Oh folks, tickets are now live for these summer shows. Single and discounted 3-day passes available for SF! Links for all can be found at: tedleo.com/tour

Every single thing named after Cesar Chavez should be renamed for Dolores Huerta

Folks who are struggling with the news about Cesar Chavez, be gentle with yourselves. You are not obligated to consume all of the awful details. You can simply offer your belief and support to those who were harmed.

Dolores Huerta deserves so much better.

ME: oh a little Zohran video for St Patrick's Day, probably just celebrating Irish culture, maybe a few green beer jokes ZOHRAN (2 minutes in): ...and that's why King Leopold I of Belgium is a big wet bitch. Furthermore...

This feels a little like when I first saw Writer’s Tears whiskey, and I was like, “Oh you’re pandering to me. To ME. Specifically me.” But that sure as hell didn’t mean I wasn’t gonna drink it! 🙏

SOME SHOWS TO ANNOUNCE! *all tickets on sale on Friday, March 20, 10 AM EDT*

Your mobile phone exists because of software I wrote in the 90s (seriously). That hardware exists because of another trans woman. The book on how to do microelectronics was written by a trans woman. Loads of the internet is kept running by trans women. Rachel, THINK FOR ONE SECOND

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KING

It took becoming a professor myself to realize the implications - what it means to be attracted to someone who categorically has less power than you. I don't know if it's disqualifying, but there are too many women not getting a platform as a result of behavior like this for me not to say something

If he's going to get a national profile on the strength of a younger woman's campaign, I'm going to come out and say it: during his short-lived tenure as a math professor, Biss had an inappropriate romantic relationship with one of his undergraduate students. I was that student.

23 years ago today: Israel killed American peace activist Rachel Corrie by running her over with an armored bulldozer. She was wearing a high visibility vest and protesting Israel’s destruction of homes in Gaza. An Israeli court ruled the incident was an accident. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_...

europeans when asked to help unblock the strait of hormuz

In my latest, I talk with my friend Joselyn about the federal charges against her that were dropped yesterday, today’s guilty verdict for multiple Prairieland defendants, and what’s at stake when the definition of conspiracy is stretched and distorted to ensnare activists.

Literally almost forgot this song existed, and it’s from my most recent album 😵‍💫

too high for this

Spotted this on a pole behind independence hall. I recently saw someone say they found collage to be the best way to work through things and I didn’t really see it at the time but

So this is a wild story but more common than it should be because of lax rules around dark money, experts tell me. Please read it! And if you know anything about Democracy Unmuted, holler at me! www.ms.now/news/kat-abu...

But seriously, how fucking dumb do you have to be to run a dark money influence op on a professional influence op researcher and her influence op former reporter boyfriend? Just insane dummies. Vote Kat and she'll out this shit in Congress constantly.

sorry i know it sucks but if you work for an ellison controlled property you can either quit or go gown in history as a fascist enabler, those are your only two choices now

May the ones who make peace bring peace down

You’re all out here Kill The Poor maxxing while I am When You Get Drafted gooning. You’re Moon Over Marin gooning while I’m Chicken Farm maxxing.

no arguments from me on this one

worth remembering, David Lynch directed “fix your hearts or die” specifically at transphobes. it wasn’t a generic “no mean people allowed” statement, it was said by his Twin Peaks character in defense of a trans woman he cared for and deeply respected.

Terrifying. Like, we “knew” this was how these fuckers thought/didn’t think about things, but to really see it, understanding that THIS was who was given power over funding so many cultural institutions, public benefits, etc… they just do not give a shit about life…

Haven't been feeling my best this week, but I wrote a little newsletter about needing a hobby, repairing my old iPod, and how the work I used to do helped build comfort in the present. www.anxietyshark.ca/hobbies-in-b...

Happy International Women's Day. 🏴

FOLKS!

Telling Jesus he'll never make it if he keeps being so hostile to wealth. Advising him to moderate his message to appeal to the Galilee suburbs

Because I am a humble artist, not a journalist, and because I don’t generally engage with AI, I was unaware that the little graphic at the bottom of the page was Claude’s. Regardless, another way to approach this would be to say, “Hey, fyi, that info comes from Claude, itself.”

Well, here’s the thing about being antiwar as an ethical belief: it means you end up opposing most wars. Almost all of them, in fact. This is quite common in people who have consistent beliefs but looks insane to people who have none, or mostly just believe superior people should make the decisions.

In the off chance that anyone ever wondered what the Spanish in the short opening track to my Living With The Living LP from 2007, titled “Fourth World War,” is, it’s this - segments of Zapatista Subcomandante Marcos’ speech about the Fourth World War.

There's been a lot of debate within the Democratic establishment about what rhetoric to use via ICE. Well, an incumbent doesn't lose by 48 percentage points very often—and her vote on collaborating with ICE was the defining issue here.

Hey @attackerman.bsky.social he said the thing! Free advertising! www.forever-wars.com

Myself & the other comedians who did the Riyadh Comedy Festival are donating our fees to help get influencers under attack in Dubai back home to their influencer houses. I am sponsoring Braevyn McTaigg from Orlando, FL. 🫡🇺🇸🏝️