Just saw someone claiming Good's murderer had PTSD & should've been treated, etc, etc. No. Stop. 1. PTSD does not turn people into cold blooded murderers. 2. You don't know he has it. 3. Reporting (including video & stills, if you must see it) doesn't depict someone acting frantically, in fear.

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

losing my mind at the "she should have followed directions" people really? really? you're cool with "if you don't follow directions, they get to kill you"? that seems like a good state of affairs to you? that seems like how law enforcement ought to work: instant obeisance or death?

I don't have words for how horrified, angry, & sad I feel. I won't watch the video footage, because I've seen enough via written reporting & screenshots that have come across my feed. These are dark days. The fascists will tell any lie & are looking for any excuse...

Thread of video of the Jan 6 insurrection, with a link to NPR's archive at the end. Today has been depressing for so many reasons, & the lies about Jan 6th loom large in that darkness. I wish every last denier had to be confronted with these, Faine's screenshots of the open plotting on reddit, etc.

ICYMI: Texas A&M admin is requiring a faculty member to either remove *Plato* from their syllabus for being too woke or be reassigned to teach “Ethics for Engineers” at 8am

I'm really sick of cutesified explanations as to why someone is a fucking fascist. Is Trump not well right now? Cool, he was a fascist before. It's got nothing to do with that. Is Stephen Miller bald? Y'all, shut the fuck up. His fascism is unrelated to his hair.

It's fucking easy to say "oh Trump is insane" or "oh it's because he's X" or "oh it's because he's Y" because then you don't need to grapple with the reality: we have so many fascists right now because the conditions in this country allowed fascism to flourish.

This is some evil fascist, imperialist cartoon villain rhetoric. There's no other way to describe it: this little twerp is basically issuing threats to every sovereign nation that he wants or wants something from, our own NATO allies...& when he does this, he acts like he's speaking on our behalf...

Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.

There are some really bad takes right now. I loathe anti-intellectual, knee jerk reactionary BS no matter who it's coming from. Nuance is good. Analysis, facts, context=good, actually. Important, even. Multiple things can be bad at once. Jumping to conclusions & not reading critically is bad.

This is fantastic and please, everyone in the US please read that last bit and turn it inward.

I would love to see Air live someday...that build... youtu.be/8PMtXcvkY04?...

As much as I think about detaching from Big Algorithm in all its forms, algorithms do have a place & can be a source of discovery. Today, YouTube brought me to this (& the song itself, in the next post) youtu.be/iqKKOtfC2vg?...

This year has only been here for 3 days & prolonged holiday stress + *gestures at world* is a lot... Other notes: 1. I think I am addicted to toum 2. 380 is such an unholy nightmare, omg. So. many. reckless. drivers. 3. I'm pretending stationary will make me organized. Shh, just give me this one.

what the fuck did I just wake up to

😆 oh, Mosaic...

here’s hoping 2026 is just one year

Okay, Crenshaw, you first! Give up your fancy Congressional healthcare, all your pay/savings, your resume & connections, & start over from scratch to prove this works. With no pre-existing condition protection & no insurance, but a small yearly voucher in an HSA surely you will be just fine, right?😈

I put some catnip on the shelves in Stella's playpen, so she's been hanging out in it a lot this evening, going between it & her heated bed in the living room. All this excitement has lead to a serious case of upside down head.

Enjoying some peace with Stella while listening to Paul Slavens, who's already played a request from me tonight. Stream along here kxt.org/the-paul-sla...

one of the truly depressing things about the culture war over masks is that we simply refuse to treat them as a tool to mitigate the spread of illness! it should be normal to wear a mask in public when you don’t feel well even if it’s not about saving anybody’s life!!!!! why would you mock that

💔 Sad news, indeed

Too real

Podcasts aren't TV, they aren't vlogs, they aren't YouTuber "content"...I hate that everything keeps turning into video. Podcasts, like radio, are what you listen to while cleaning, drawing, cooking, working out, etc. & people who aren't models/actors shouldn't be expected to look like they are!

portrait of a tortie who has stopped attacking the tree & lights....for now

I miss all of them, but this is my 1st Christmas without Pandora in 20 years, & she was also the last of my original clowder of cats to cross the rainbow bridge. Last Christmas felt quiet without the presence of Z & Pixel, but Pandora was still here to snuggle. This was taken Christmas 2022.

I want the accommodation system in schools to be fixed, but it doesn't begin or end with getting rid of bluebooks again. The assumption that typing is liberating for everyone with a hand/arm disability/limitation/chronic pain is annoying, & most students are not disabled & could do either fine.

One of my absolute favorite holiday songs, from Sufjan live at his X-mess Singalong Yuletide Disaster Pageant years ago. youtu.be/I4RcRsuQiZk?...

There is way too much laundry. It's insulting, honestly.

anyone have some spare energy or a cloning device or a cyborg body? no? what about a universal pause button for reality?

Hoping you all have a warm, light filled Longest Night from my little family to yours

It's time... One of my favorite radio shows ever, I never know what I'm going to hear, but I know it'll be a well curated experience that introduces me to something cool. He takes requests on the blog. Public radio is a treasure. kxt.org/the-paul-sla...

I don’t know how anyone can still talk about “the AI revolution” with a straight face. Reuters story about a railroad company that has sunk $300,000 into “developing AI products” and appears to have made…a chatbot that doesn’t work? archive.is/2025.12.17-0...

Thread. Omg what a mess.

I've been pretty adamant for years that St Vincent is the Millennial David Bowie, so this is fitting youtu.be/glHbp7ukPZA?...

"me? oh, I'm just doing my crimes where you can't reach me!"

Can't help but wonder how much of this "but I *need* AI for concept art/to finish my song/whatever" is built on influencer algorithm rot, where polished drafts or finished products are presented as if they emerged that way, with no rough drafts, effort, learning curve, editing, or collaboration

Got my guitar back today, which is a relief. Guitars or wind instruments for me are very personal. They're each individuals with quirks & differences that you get very used to very quickly, & they become sort of extensions of yourself, your creative expression.

"It's much better to fail in anything on your own terms than it is to succeed on someone else's." Robert Smith is kinda like a goth Mr Rogers--thoughtful, sincere, & down to earth. He talks about mortality, grief, success, his own privilege, & his creative process. 🖤 youtu.be/AVcbaGapxX4?...

We watched the latest Knives Out movie this weekend & also finished watching the latest season of Dark Winds. While they're extremely different, they're both beautifully filmed with great performances, & compelling mysteries & story arcs. Then, my main guitar got messed up & I learned about Reiner

portrait of someone who just bit me

You will be visited by 3 spirits

So, I type the word "songs" or "song" *all* the time. My phone keeps trying to correct this to dongs or my fat fingers keep accidentally typing it, because I have to correct it constantly 😆

I absolutely love Tori's cover of The Stranglers' Strange Little Girl. &, just like Tori is an incredible interpreter who does transformative covers, The Stranglers did a blazing, transformative cover of Bacharach's Walk on By. The bass! The organ & guitar solos! So good🔥 youtu.be/WYkqLm9cM3Y?...

Watched the new Jeff Buckley documentary, which sent me right back to hearing the peerless “Grace” for the first time. Remembered I wrote about the album years ago—and got bummed because this kind of journalism (reported historical pieces) is impossible to place now. www.avclub.com/grace-captur...

I'm somewhat disappointed that the house that puts up the giant lawn skeleton chicken for Halloween took it down & didn't dress it up for Christmas. They did that either last year or the year before. Skeleton Santa Chicken, you will be missed. Festive lawn skeletons, in general, make me happy.

the latest suncat Stella

Listened to some music, got some time in on guitar & in a sketchbook, went for a walk. Stella only committed a reasonable amount of crimes (enough to remain respectable for a cat). Now I just need to get some sleep. Of course, Stella has found something to play hockey with in the tub.

PSA: if you jump into someone's replies & haunt their mentions all day, picking fights with a bunch of people, & the whole internet can see that your replies today are mostly you picking fights & condescending to people who believe in vaccines you personally don't like, you don't get to cry victim