This is what we're up against. Excellent, if discomfiting, piece on "pedocon theory."

Here it is. Please share it widely. I didn't do this because I wanted to be safe, but because I am determined not to lose my freedoms without a fight. I'm doing this for you, America. Long live the bill of rights and fuck Charlie Kirk.

The Dumbing Storm...

A short lil' history blog post for your consideration: www.ohiohistory.org/wandering-th...

"Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!" - last words of David Johnston, volcanologist monitoring Mount St Helens from 10 miles away on this day in May 1980. Living about 250 miles east in Spokane, this day marked the start of a strange couple of weeks....

Very much worth reading.

Really hoping that our protests work up to a fever pitch that leads to burning Mar A Lago the fuck down to ashes on the ground.

REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!

This is a powerful ad that deserves to be spread far and wide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djwp...

I put an old plastic patio chair out by the alley for taking or bulk pickup. Instead, someone added another plastic patio chair. No. That's not how this works. A flagrant breaking of the Code of Alley Conduct. I know I live on Indianola and therefore not worthy of Clintonville but godammit.

Leading @tnr.bsky.social this morning, I explore why the national media is short-circuiting over Democrats right now, how Trump burst their bubble and how the gap between their stage-direction political analysis and reality is rendering them pointless at the exact time our democracy needs them most.

"Oh hells no.." - me, getting near my building for work when I see the "KENNY CHESNEY CONCERT USE 17TH AVENUE" sign. The perils of working near a stadium venue...

Seeing a Black older woman shelling out 12 bucks for a pink "women for Trump" hat today was a cold cup of reality in the face. Yes, it was at the Ohio State Fair. Still...we've got a long fuckin' way to go.

Well, alright. There it is. Thank you, President Biden, for all you have accomplished for this country. You took us through a horrible time, gave us a vision, hope for the future. You've stood by us and would that we could've stood by you. Now it's time to rally to Harris. Let's kick some moldy ass.

Today’s Rooster dispatch, by special correspondent Max Littman, is free for all. It covers the disasterclass of a commencement speech yesterday by Ohio State alumnus Chris Pan, whom one university official called the worst person they’ve ever worked with. www.rooster.info/p/ohio-state...

....I guess I drink "tea," now? Not even sure what I believe anymore...

The unanimous decision issued by D- and R-appointed judges on the DC Circuit that SCOTUS thinks for some reason needs to be reviewed - this is not a close call and never was www.cadc.uscourts.gov/internet/opi...

At NFR, a special country Beyonce edition of Turn It Up, where @charleshughes2.bsky.social and I share our takes on her new singles. + loads of links to smart people writing about Beyonce and country radio and this whole country music moment

And yes, I know everyone and their mother is asking for $$ this week and next. But I bet I'm the only person from Alabama who provides free healthcare to anyone who can't afford it, so maybe I can get a ten or something? Cause I hate begging. :/ givebutter.com/wawcholiday

Morning mood: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4Ni...

We are awash in rampant dickheadism... www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/s...

Haunting tale... www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I don't do costumes, but came up with this idea - MUMMYSCHANZ: the body of a mummy with a Mummenschanz toilet paper head. YOU'RE WELCOME.

The best thing about Bluesky is it maintains the sense of no one noticing you at all when you're a nobody, same as the old place did. We can continue screaming into the void. So that's cool.

So out of the strange collection of off-brand canned vegetables left in the break room, one can of peas and THE CANNED POTATOES have been claimed. I have questions.

Today at No Fences Review: I go deep on 25 of my favorite Rolling Stones deep cuts, for Rolling Stones Week. I know there are lots of others that I could've included, so let us know your favorites! And, as always, please share and subscribe.

Wrote some about Emotional Rescue and why it's important to me to wrap up Rolling Stones Weet at my and @charleshughes2.bsky.social No Fences Review.

This is the only X that I acknowledge now.

In the blood draw waiting room today, I was confronted by old dude crumpy toes poking up from mandals. I don't need this shit.

Gak. Suddenly remembered I was stuck in the barber shop while "Wonderful Tonight" was playing.

Today's music for morning coffee time:

Time of year when the spiders get creative and early morning strolls around the grounds inevitably lead you to walk into a web strung between, say, fence and house. Rest of the day spent feeling like there's a spider on your head.

I've been told I need to get over my seething rage at dudes and their oversized pickups, but I can't. I WON'T. Have you driven up Tulane lately? That right there is assholerly writ large. THERE'S A PICKUP LONGER THAN THE HOUSE IT'S IN FRONT OF. And a Hummer, which is just heefuckinglarious, really.

One of my "discoveries" of music that has been around forever was Dolly Mixture. All because of a deep dive into the amazing Saint Etienne that also led me to East Village, and Birdie. All connected. CHECK THEM OUT. Dolly Mixture - How Come You're Such A Hit With The Boys, Jane - YouTube

This might as well be titled "HEY BENZ JUST SHOOT THIS DIRECT INTO YOUR VEINS." Some Kinda Love: Performing The Music Of The Velvet Underground | The Feelies (bandcamp.com)

Oliver Anthony’s divisive song claiming solidarity with workers only benefits the rich who exploit them | Billy Bragg | The Guardian

Home of the Hits!"" since ...when was it...2021? There was a pandemic, a diagnosis...it was a heady time. Benzie's Stream | Mixcloud

When the "Swarm of Iron Bees" Came to Willoughby, Ohio - Ohio History Connection

AM I DOING THIS RIGHT...IS THIS A TWITTER