just thinking about when yanagi yukinori turned the american flag into a giant ant farm so tiny insects eroded it from the inside out. no reason.

important to revisit the words of the Founding Fathers on this day

Now's the best time to talk about how Mitch McConnell is one of the most malignant figures in American history because you won't end up getting screenshotted and put in a Breitbart listicle for "disrespecting the dead" or whatever.

Don't want to speak ill of the dead, so getting this Mitch McConnell take out now. He saw Trump with complete clarity, as a danger to America, but protected him anyway. Perhaps more than anyone, he had the power to end Trumpism, but chose party over country. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/jan-6-and-...

Stupidest times. We live in the stupidest of times.

Guy who taped his mouth shut to show how he had been silenced after getting pushback for his decisions fires officials who disagreed with him.

This is something else. Every word. https://www.youtube.com/live/XcxRUkGAM-w

Last night I got to see Julian Lage in very close proximity at the Stone, accompanying the legendary Greg Cohen on bass. Special stuff. There really is no place like the Stone. A perfect music venue in almost every way. #nycfreaks #livemusic #nyc #thestone #julianlage

Something that's very simple (and maybe obvious), but, IMO, no less bonkers to think about as the USA turns 250 is that if you're 50+ like me, you've been alive for a full 20% of our country's existence. If you're 80 nearly a third! I think that's kind of […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

This is now 15 years old.

Musing about the Trump July 4 speech in extreme heat as a reverse William Henry Harrison

for some time antisemitism has been one of the few bigotries that was consistently seen as bipartisan unacceptable. 1

America is the world's foremost experiment in creating a nation through creed instead of ethnic lineage, and MAGA is celebrating its 250th anniversary by claiming you "won't even have a country" without racial homogeneity, even as they wrap themselves in the flag.

Working my way thru the #phish SPAC release and a) it's pretty good!! and b) a perfect distillation of all the things that have frustrated me about 2020's PH. Very curious if it'll be status quo or something different this summer.

Here is another thing "the market" won't pay for but benefit from: the costs of training PhD students. Of course, Atlas does not mention this. He would be happy if American higher education, a massive export industry that is the envy of the world, is gutted. donmoynihan.substack.com/p/are-univer...

Last night I caught a *sick* Simulacrum set at Roulette. Simulacrum being a Zorn project featuring Medeski, Hollenberg, and Grohowski playing the heaviest shit imaginable. Bonkers how much range Zorn has. #nycfreaks #livemusic #johnzorn

If it happens on July 4 of all days, that would be way too on the nose

NEW BLOG FOR YOU Google's energy consumption numbers in their new climate report are mind-blowing. 2 years ago they flipped from linear to exponential growth, and their climate impact is blowing out, too. A WILD testament to the obscene bloat and waste of GenAI: ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/g...

My 5 star shows from the first half of 2026. Solid 6 months of livemusic'n! #livemusic

Democrats have made it quite clear we have to replace most of them if we are going to actually fight Republicans and billionaires and the rest of this fascist menace, so let's go. The more "radical" the better. The more socialist the better.

Well here's an idea.

Let me be cringe this one (1) time: don’t ever let someone convince you not to vote. Vote in every election, every year, your entire life. It always matters.

feels like a huge loss for the journalism industry that nobody has dropped acid at the great american state fair and blogged about it yet

Ginsburg and Breyer were incredibly powerful and influential figures who made absolutely terrible decisions because they put themselves above their own principles, the good of the country, and the good of basically every other person in the world.

Primary every single D who doesn't explicitly call for reforming the Court. Every last one of them.

SML 2026-06-27 Teragram Ballroom Los Angeles, CA - Aquarium Drunkard 21st Birthday Party https://archive.org/details/sml20260627

The gap is never widening or closing. When the last vote is cast, the gap IS. Everything else is just the procedure of revealing it. A procedure that often correlates with partisan ID in a way that all-too-perfectly aligns w those most likely to buy into stupid conspiracy theories.

Centrists: The people want unity. The People: We are desperate for affordable housing Centrists: They want bipartisan solutions The People: We need livable wages Centrists: Arms across the aisle is what they want The People: We want to organize our labor Centrists: WILL YOU SHUT THE FUC

Up at Solid Sound festival this weekend at MassMOCA. Such a great fest on many levels. Tonight's headline was Wilco and Billy Bragg doing Mermaid Avenue and it vastly exceeded my expectations. Just a special, special set. Jeff and Billy were positively […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

The mayor, when he was 15, dropped a bunch of facts on a message board to defend his mom's movie grosses. At a certain point, you simply can't make him more appealing. Stop trying.

Due to the convoluted nature of federally-funded employment, today I had the pleasure of interviewing for a job that I've already been doing for multiple years. In fact, I've been doing it long enough that everyone in the interview could not remember exactly how long it's been. It went well […]

The takes I've seen with regards to the NYC primary results are so f'in off the deep end, I'm not even sure what's real anymore.

you don't need to have a shul to be Jewish. there's a long tradition of Jewish atheism and Jewish secularism! this stuff drives me nuts.

Possibly the only good billionaire? But also the last sentence is the lede: even with (relatively) massive giving she's still barely putting a dent in her fortune. Extreme wealth is some wild shit […]

I have seen Simon Hanes 4 times in the past week or so, he's celebrating his 35th birthday with a couple weeks at The Stone and elsewhere. I am increasingly convinced that he is operating on another level. Heavily influenced by Zappa and Zorn, I have no […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

On the one hand, yes, the reflecting pool is a manufactured distraction from the president's murderous war crimes, his presence on the Epstein list, his many other failings, and his cratering support; on the other, it by itself contains what should be a career-ending level of scandal and corruption.

Review: Of Montreal at Webster Hall last night:: https://www.tumblr.com/thebowerypresents/820313692369502208/safadi-of-montreal-asdfsadf-asdfsadf-aethermead #livemusic #musicwriting #concertreviews #ofmontreal

"This is like getting to see the Monkees and Herman's Hermits on the same stage" -- Jeff Tweedy Watch Wilco + Yo La Tengo close out their concert at Forest Hills Stadium with a collaborative medley of "I Heard You Looking" and "Spiders (Kidsmoke)" ... 🕷️

RE: https://shakedown.social/@liffy/116794442288731843 Siiick. Who's the drummer?

No Announcement, No Explanation: Julian Lage's streak of performing in Bob Dylan's band reached four shows last night. Watch Lage shine with Dylan in San Diego + stream audio of the 1st show Julian played with Bob ...

wrote about the "hating Trump isn't enough argument" and why it's wrong and kind of dangerous. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/yes-hating...

Review: Wilco (and Yo La Tengo) at Forest Hills Stadium Saturday night:: https://www.tumblr.com/thebowerypresents/820117072362225664/dsafsdf-wilco-asdfasdf-sdafsdf-yo-la-tengo #livemusic #musicwriting #concertreviews #wilco #yolatengo #nyc

Checked out the new jazz club, the Pocket tonight. Unfortunate location pretty much requires a walk thru Times Square which was extra hairy this evening with World Cup revelry. Inside is nice, though, on the swankier side, as you might imagine given the […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

Tonight: absolutely one of the better Wilco shows I've ever seen at Forest Hills Stadium. Just sharp as heck and an expertly flowing set. Then they leave after first encore they leave and the opening band comes out and starts playing one of their songs. Oh […] [Original post on shakedown.social]

This made my day

Can we please (re)normalize listing bands in the reverse order they are appearing? Or be very explicit about the order? Getting sick about timing my entrance perfectly only to find out the band I schlepped to see is already done playing. #livemusic

if human creativity is so frivolous how come these companies have to commit theft of it on unimaginable scales

If you're in NYC this weekend, special early edition of Freaks Day Out, open to all... Done by 4:30, chill hangs, killer jams, and cool people. Grab a sandwich from Defonte's and come hang! #nyc #nycfreaks #livemusic #redhook #brooklyn #freaksdayout

If you're in NYC this weekend, special early edition of Freaks Day Out, open to all... Done by 4:30, chill hangs, killer jams, and cool people. Grab a sandwich from Defonte's and come hang! #nyc #nycfreaks #livemusic #redhook #brooklyn #freaksdayout