A nice video, and stop-motion animated (!). I wonder how Finn Wolfhard got to direct it, and is that a Pottsylvania Creeper from Rocky & Bullwinkle? youtu.be/P0d_P11B6Tg?...

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Whose rent went down? Not mine.

I’ve belatedly come up with a motto for this year: 2025 - no, you will not be okay.

New blog post: stephenpersing.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/c...

ICE is state-funded terrorism

I almost forgot the Christmas peacock, hanging on the window behind the tree

The tree is up! It’s cast iron, and my ornaments are starting to fill every branch. All my favorites are there: Space Ghost, Cthulhu, Buddha - you know, traditional Christmas stuff.

Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke!

I heard about this album this morning. It's lovely: youtu.be/nEBbhgMp8Ok?...

It's been suggested to me that a certain orange person fits this pathology: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_tr...

I am beyond horrified. 1

I mentioned the Sherlock Holmes script I wrote, but not that you can listen to it on YouTube. Here it is: youtu.be/f65Np4-da30?...

Psychedelic Gouda

Why are we seizing a tanker?

The Salvation Army bellringer in the Pittsfield Market 32 brought his trombone.

I was reminded that this exists youtu.be/g4ouPGGLI6Q?...

I wrote a Sherlock Holmes script a while back, and here it is: harrynile.com/product/the-...

It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.

If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity

I needed a break from the news, and this was just the thing: youtu.be/gJxzhUAGBDw?...

Shoveling snow, and wishing I was back in the desert

$&)/ snow…

Today is World AIDS Day, a day that reminds me of the decades-long fight for dignity, science, and compassion. We’ve come so far because activists, researchers, and communities refused to be ignored.

Rosa was badass, and a great American

Why do we need a catchphrase?

Post your favorite "Lord of the Rings" character. Wrong answers only:

In ALL American history.

Facebook's "Suggested for You" feature just recommended I like one of my own posts. Oh, maybe I can even friend myself...

Thank you for the birthday wishes yesterday. I don't know if I'm ready to be a year older, but time has its own agenda, and does not take my feelings into consideration. On the whole, I think I'm okay with it.

Damn. R.I.P.

Whereas I wouldn't trust any member of the Trump administration with a kazoo

Thanksgiving achievement unlocked: we made a fruitcake. Next step: apricot brandy to make it even richer

Happy Thanksgiving!

Spike Milligan is a great poet as well as a ground breaking comedian. His poetry is often funny & frivolous, but can be deep, poignant, and moving too. In this poem he has caught both, reflecting on the quiet heartbreak watching a child step out into their own life. #poetry #poemoftheday

Introduce yourself with four spaceships

My friends and former colleagues at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum get all the credit for this one. I don’t think they’ll mind if I share it. If you’re so inclined and happen to be on any of these platforms, please follow them on Facebook, X, Instagram, Threads, and YouTube.

Revisiting one of my favorite prog albums, Chris Squire's Fish Out of Water: youtu.be/3OfwvCZuWlY?...

Rightwing MAGA Christianity has about as much relation to the gospels as MAGA politics does to the Constitution. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

It’s snowing. Oh, joy. (Sarcasm)

Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall

This kid is brilliant. Voice of a generation.

(📢) What Trump did today was not a SHOULD impeach, it was a MUST impeach. He said anyone who challenges his authority—an authority he doesn’t have—to give illegal orders to the military must be executed. That is a prima facie case for impeachment. Articles should be drawn up.

Wow that they needed to do this

A few of the many thoughts I had about Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein: stephenpersing.wordpress.com/2025/11/17/f...

No one who has ever worked in retail can love the holidays unreservedly.

Hey @support.bsky.team What is going on with Sarah Kendzior? Why was she suspended with no explanation? Are you doing this to lesser-known people that we’re never going to find out about?

Snow update: coming down harder, but no real accumulation. As my aunt used to say, "The Berkshires has two seasons: winter, and Tanglewood."

Weather report: Western Massachusetts has its first faint dusting of snow. As of 7 a.m., a few flakes were still falling.

So, to get the country back from the fascists we first have to get the Democratic party back from its current leadership.