TicketWeb is my mortal enemy this morning.

This isn’t scary to me at all. A skeleton is the only way I’ve ever seen a dinosaur look.

“Armed federal agents in military fatigues busted down their doors overnight, pulling men, women and children from their apartments, some of them naked… Agents approached or entered nearly every apartment in the five-story building, and U.S. citizens were among those detained for hours.”

“Immigration Courts Remain Open During the Government Shutdown” www.notus.org/immigration/...

“The cuts will impact 16 states — all of which voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election” (Where are the fucking bipartisan civility goblins now?) www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Variations on “I only beat you because you didn't do what I told you to do” here www.notus.org/donald-trump...

No big deal, I’m just making personalized videos on Sora with my favorite copyrighted characters owned by Disney and Amazon/Netflix and featuring an identifiable actress who is definitely not getting paid for this….

This new Jeff Tweedy record is a damn box set

New records came in the mail

Record labels of the world, please make sure this happens.

If you love me, you will help me get tickets for this show.

Holy cats! Melkbelly!! Osees!!! With Brigid Dawson!!!! At the Empty Bottle!!!!! www.ticketweb.com/event/empty-...

Well played.

let the gourd times roll

Periodic TV recommenations: - Season 2 of “Platonic” was as enjoyable as the first - “The Lowdown” is quite fun so far

Been on calls all morning. Did we get Speaker Johnson's Grindr dump yet?

Wife bought a dehydrator, and the first thing she's drying out is a bunch of garlic. Our house smells amazing right now.

Sept 30 Oct 1

NINE INCH NAILS PEEL IT BACK TOUR 2026 WITH BOYS NOIZE TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 8TH 12PM LOCAL TIME MORE INFO AT NIN.COM

“Are We Good?” trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_Hb...

“Mr. Scorsese” trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWoK...

“A GOP push to restrict voting by overseas U.S. citizens continues before 2026 midterms” www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...

“More than 150,000 federal employees will leave the U.S. government payroll this week after accepting buyouts - the largest single-year exodus of civil servants in nearly 80 years, triggering what unions and governance experts warn is a damaging loss of institutional expertise.”

You're getting beats for Xmas www.theverge.com/tech/789361/...

i wonder what it’s like to look around every day and see the country being run into the ground by pill-poppers and secret police and anti-vaxxers and book burners and you go into work and sit down at your computer and you’re the guy whose job it is to come up with new oreos flavors

856 was robbed apnews.com/article/fat-...

IDK if it matters if the govt shut down but an anonymous tiktok user has been threatening to release Mike Johnson's alleged Grindr profile with receipts if he doesn't swear in Adelita Grijalva and what is this timeline

September 30 October 1

“We just all accept that the Hatch Act is null and void” www.npr.org/2025/09/30/n...

“The U.S. Senate failed to advance two short-term government funding bills Tuesday when Democrats and Republicans deadlocked for the second time this month, with just hours to go before a shutdown that appeared nearly certain to begin at midnight” www.newsfromthestates.com/article/midn...

“Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Republican leaders refused requests from Democrats to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) on Tuesday, saying she will be sworn in when the House returns to regular session” thehill.com/homenews/hou...

“Hegseth slams 'fat generals,' Trump touts cities as troop ‘training grounds’” www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Acceptable Thing To Do With CPR Dummy: learn how to save a life Unacceptable Thing To Do With CPR Dummy: learn how to create a life

It's always "liberals need to be friends with conservatives" and never "conservatives need to stop calling for the extermination of liberals."

Me, to Tumblr:

Every once in awhile, a song just hits. Today it's Kevin Shields (no, not that one) playing “Generals and Majors” on CHIRP

“Millions of Workers Are Left Out of the ‘Low-Hire, Low-Fire’ US Job Market”

Marco Rubio wants his own Bay of Pigs

Let's hear it for home building! www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/t...

New Melody's Echo Chamber album coming in December melodysechochamber.bandcamp.com/album/unclou...

Judith and the Head of Holofernes https://botfrens.com/collections/109/contents/28485

Whether it's signing draft deferment documents or the birthday card of a close friend

“Run by a little-known DHS office called the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3), the grants were designed to bolster state and local efforts to head off public acts of violence of various types” talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dhs-had...

New double-A side single from The New Eves theneweves.bandcamp.com/album/red-br...

“In the strange world of Obamacare politics, some Democrats say the GOP is effectively rejecting an offer that would save Republicans from political harm” www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

“Shutdown Appears Inevitable After White House Meeting Ends Without a Deal” www.notus.org/congress/shu...

“That’s because President Donald Trump’s threat to make some federal government furloughs resulting from the shutdown permanent could have longer-lasting impacts on an employment picture that already has been looking precarious.” www.cnbc.com/2025/09/29/g...

“Kavanaugh stops“ www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2025/09/kava...

“What a Night!” is a really lovely live record billcallahan.bandcamp.com/album/what-a...