Got to see the great and legendary Budos Band last night. I did not think about anything that is going on with the internet for a full 90 minutes. It was absolutely glorious. Everyone should get some Budos in their life.

TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that? We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to

As somebody situated in that exact cultural space at that time, this is *mind blowingly accurate.* The landscape is SO different, it feels like remembering a parallel universe.

Breaking my rule against posting internal DSA takes on social media to state my opinion on whether DSA should endorse Chi Osse's congressional primary against Hakeem Jefferies. We should only endorse if Osse agrees to publicly refer to his opponent as AIPAC Shakur on a regular basis. Red line.

SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend. Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.

Today there was an attempted ICE raid in Bensonhurst & community members showed up. Even though NYPD collaborated with ICE by trying to disburse the crowd; community members stood their ground & ICE left without kidnapping a single person per the rapid response groups I'm on. We protect us!

I shall be performing works in progress that I am sculpting at the last minute under an extreme ADHD working model to resemble completed compositions. How is that?

When I was a kid, I saw the "No Cover" sign outside a bar and I thought that it meant that everyone was naked inside, there. My Southern-Baptist-sculpted mind imagined the average adult world as being much more salacious than it turned out to be.

Doing a MirrorBoxx show tomorrow night at Charlie's Star Lounge as part of the monthly Caustic Beats series. I start at 10. There's no cover. If I told you most of what I'm playing are works in progress, would you be more or less likely to come?

Boston University student Zac Segal, president of BU College Republicans, bragged online that he’d been calling ICE “for months” to trigger a raid on a neighborhood car wash. Nine workers were detained. Many had valid work permits and were legal. Segal celebrated the arrests, writing “pump up...

They still fly those dumb POW MIA flags at the post office.

Hegseth posted that he's calling the campaign to attack and invade Venezuela "Operation: Southern Spear". I'm also nervous that Trump will see this as a good time to do this to distract from the growing political fallout from Epstein. (See also: al-Shifa pharmacy, Sudan; Clinton 1998)

If Hegseth wants to attack "Narco-terrorists", he should invade Fort Bragg. It would be the Spiderman meme IRL.

The baristas have HAD ENOUGH! Picket lines are forming at Starbucks locations nationwide beginning today! Multiple picket lines are forming in North Texas. Find your nearest location on SBWU socials. Rally starts at the 4 PM at the Farmers Branch location. Solidarity with @sbworkersunited.org! ✊🏾

3 years ago Elon enabled the funniest day in Twitter history.

An official position of DSA btw

The manosphere bros are freaking out.

The US is clearly isolated on the world stage: The Trump admin pressured countries to oppose a UN General Assembly resolution calling to end the illegal US embargo against Cuba. Only 7 voted against it. 165 member states (85%) supported the measure. www.geopoliticaleconomy.report/p/embargo-bl...

Sorry to be a purity test leftist but I draw the line at supporting a Death In June fan

That thing that happens like once a decade in which Rand Paul is extremely correct about something.

I liked the Platner ads too but I think there's a difference between "guy who had some bad reddit posts a decade ago" and "ex-Blackwater merc who still has a Nazi tattoo." Sucks bigtime that he's the only one taking positions and talking policy I like, but them's the breaks!

Wtf is a TEST of a ceasefire?!?!??!?

Dave, Phife, Shock G, D'Angelo, they all deserved to get old, man. It just sucks.

I mostly just need to rant about how frustrating it is to learn the Elektron Octatrack interface, but I don't think this is the right forum for that subject. It is satisfying when I learn new things about the instrument.

There's still a major liberal Zionist problem on this website that makes things worse here. They say only 20% of Democrats still support Israel, but every single one of those people must have BlueSky accounts.

How did Tim Dillon escape the crumbling of the Rogansphere and the fallout from Riyadh? He's still out there giving softball interviews to politicians. Just because he got fired from the fest by the Saudis and didn't get to perform, we're going to act like he's somehow better than all those tools?

This Anna Von Hausswolff song might be Song of the Year or something. "The foolish hope of great eternal beauty This shit breaks my heart" annavonhausswolff.bandcamp.com/track/facing...

Also, I think MJ Lenderman is the real deal of what Ryan Adams thinks he is and what the press has historically mystified him as. And he doesn't appear to be an asshole.

Just now checking out the new Wednesday album, and I think it's fantastic. It's nice when a band this good is broadly popular.

Even in a government shutdown, the 13th largest army in the world wages war in Chicago. ICE’s militarized raids & abductions are terrorizing communities—while billions are poured into their hands. @sarahlazare.bsky.social & @lindsaykosh.bsky.social report: inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...

Never mind organizing my workplace, I have completely failed at even conveying to my co-workers why Boss' Day is not a real thing that you should take part in. At least they stopped asking me to contribute.

i keep saying this but what i hate most about the ezra kleins of the world is their insistence is that politics is about messaging and triangulating. its never about offering a compelling vision of the world, its about trying desperately to capitulate to whatever moment we are in

Fucking say something about Portland and Memphis, please, even if you don’t hold the levers of power you can say words

Wait so, Jimmy Kimmel was the one who got fired because of Trump? I thought we were talking about Jimmy Fallon. Maybe they’re the same person in my head. I’m just gonna keep it that way. Carry on.

New research published in The Lancet finds that Western unilateral sanctions have caused 38 million deaths since 1970. The average death toll ranges from 400,000 to over 1 million per year. Staggering levels of violence. This system is intolerable and must be replaced.

Today, the UN officially designated Israel’s assault on Gaza as a genocide. As a party to the Genocide Convention, the U.S. has a legal obligation to obey our own laws, stop weapons sales to Israel, and demand a permanent ceasefire. End the genocide. Ceasefire now.

JD Vance is doing the Reichstag Fire the right way. by Ezra Klein

What an unhinged country the US is.

It feels like the Times shifted hard into “actually we will determine reality” mode after 10/7 and never came back. Luigi shit, mayor’s race, now this. Reporting from a world that doesn’t exist, for no one.

I’m Afraid of Americans hit so hard tonight

Many of my homies have been saying Fuck Ezra Klein for a while now.

it’s a beautiful day to shut the fuck up

The most amazing and unexpected thing happened today. I will always remember this day fondly. Armand Hammer + The Alchemist announced their 2nd collaborative album! (RM Brown C Kirk sample "Praise God!".mp3)

You'd think every Democratic candidate in NYC would be falling over themselves to embrace BDS and call for an arms embargo. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/n...

Just glanced at the comments of the announcement of the Taylor Lorenz episode of the Adam Friedland show. And I cannot think of anything lamer than being the guy who wakes up and is like, "Time to get into the comments section and defend the honor of the great news bro David Pakman."

Certainly looks like we scared the President away from Chicago. Fighting like hell works.