Imagine if the Democratic Party actually helped Zohran instead of trying to kneecap him at every step. A better party is immediately possible if they stop shoving money into the anti-trans combination Racism Dial/Money Toilet and instead get behind candidates people actually want.

I haven’t seen nearly enough people talking about this. The levels of greed and inhumane thinking on display is actually terrifying. America really is dystopian as fuck.

Being part of such a well-attended, relentlessly supportive, magnificently diverse community event this weekend really helped steel my heart and give me hope.

Said goodbye to our sweet Gordy (Gordianus, The Gord, Gordon T. Pussycat) after 15 years. He was the most lovable gentleman and we miss him so much.

Sinners is such a treat of a film. Clever, layered, deep, creepy, and also fun. I love a movie that feels like it was made by someone who loves movies, and Ryan Coogler must have had a ball spinning Get Out and O Brother Where Art Thou into this meditation on binaries and the spaces between them.

Imagine what a #GeneralStrike will do… 👀

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

I play solo sets of my own songs just infrequently enough that every time, I’m shocked by how long ago I wrote the bulk of my catalog. “No way are you ten years old now!” I’m like a divorced dad with intermittent custody of my own music.

Did not have “Pam Beesly talking about my band and their song” on my list this week, but I’m blown away. So much appreciation to @jennafischer.bsky.social and Angela Kinsey for sharing “Second Drink” by Pocket Bandits on @officeladies.bsky.social !

Next year in a more just world

Sometimes, usually a few weeks to a few months after my wife starts pointing it out to me, I start to go “hmm, I wonder if I’m burned out?” Anyway just a random thought from my office chair after 15 minutes of blank staring.

This is the thing. In a world with a livable universal basic income, minimal IP rights would be fine. In the current world, copyright is necessary to protect creative people against Disney, Amazon, and the rest.

“History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce.” — Karl Marx

I’ve made the sweeping decision that sometimes one organ is not enough organs.

Really stuck the landing there, #Severance — what a powerful and brilliant season of TV. Adam Scott for President.

Who’s hungry? www.generalstrikeus.com or 📲: discord.gg/gsus

“The work that I do is about pushing back against . . . these ideas that we have about language and . . . gender that are really quite rigid . . . Language can’t be separated from the people who do language.” Proud to be involved in this pod with @krisknisely.bsky.social and @cornelllrc.bsky.social

Can’t leave a voicemail for @schumer.senate.gov because the mailbox is full. Are y’all on a Sprint Mobile plan? Anyway, Musk and his goons need to be forcibly removed. Show some backbone for once.

Maybe I don’t say it enough. But I love my town. #ithaca

Every day, I’m finding one thing that makes me hopeful and motivated for the future. Helps me stay grounded and active instead of despairing. Usually it’s something like a new setback to fascism, or an action I can take to resist. Today, it’s my wife’s Randy Newman impression. #itsajungleoutthere

Doing my best Geddy Lee impression here. Photo by @tdonovanphoto.bsky.social

So covering classic late-aughts @realsnarkypuppy.bsky.social is fun; would definitely repeat the experience! #fusion #funk

At last, some fun for your feed. pocketbandits.bandcamp.com/album/nine-b...

It’s a scary world out there so we make joyful things. #firstpost #newmusic #ithacany #prog #fusion