thank god the internet got so bad. I swear my attention is growing back. I read two books this week! that's insane. last year I could barely read an article without long breaks lol

I am losing my mind. I am in such a state. who tf is Lacan. what is he saying. why. WHO. IS. LACAN. how MANY of these fuckers ARE THERE

in a once-in-a-decade event I sat down recorded a podcast on camera I hope you enjoy gettingclosepod.substack.com/p/3-lessons-...

some days I love philosophy and other days it's like shut up nerd. "can man redeem god." I don't fucking care man

like attracts like. which is why there are so many rats in my home

irrational. unjust. cruel. looking for other tags to add to my LinkedIn but can't think of anything

there's just a lot of stuff to know

I was and continue to be totally mystified by my own actions

Highly relevant to my interests since she said this back in 2024 as advice for me, specifically

'MOTHER MARY' is GREAT if you're ME and have been awaiting Anne Hathaway's further instructions johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/mother-mar...

Love to write a whole book about something only to have @jpbrammer.bsky.social sum it up in a single article johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/just-be-ha...

I just got out of MOTHER MARY. every critic on earth is WRONG it’s PERFECT especially if you’ve been exposed to black mold

the world of appearances be kicking my ass

the shooter's manifesto: "all my life I've hated nothing more than beautiful ballrooms"

as a child I wanted Jerry the mouse to die

explaining hesychasm to this coked out homosexual

sitting and writing in this bar that also serves coffee and omg I need to enter my "writing in a bar" phase. aren't I a flaneur? here I am

turned my haters into my waiters at the table of my success and they are all poisoning me there are ten different poisons in my stomach rn

"A conspiracy theory is an aesthetic substitute for truth where truth is absent."

I'm back on the religious psychosis beat with my review on M.I.A.'s latest album where I talk about being right, telling the truth, and conspiracy theories johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/mia-is-right

toniiiiiight

yes hello Philadelphia tomorrow I will be reading from my published short fiction story in Primer! Come say hi!

yes hello Philadelphia tomorrow I will be reading from my published short fiction story in Primer! Come say hi!

me when i went to the psych ward and the only thing to read was the bible and back issues of better homes and gardens

re: Genesis. I would have thrown Joseph in a well too. annoying af

how wonderful! we have produced an Agentic Vape

I'm back on the religious psychosis beat with my review on M.I.A.'s latest album where I talk about being right, telling the truth, and conspiracy theories johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/mia-is-right

I wonder how much of a philosopher's output is an attempt to rationalize why they themselves are such a freak? I only ask because reading Kant and it's like oh yeah you definitely never left your backyard

my bank expects a more intimate relationship with me than I am willing to give

fascinated by the workers doing repairs on the apartment downstairs who yesterday played Bad Bunny (dozens of Bad Bunny songs no other artists) and today are only playing Train. I've heard Hey Soul Sister five times. they are Colombian

gonna be in Philly this weekend what should I do? attack?

more filler in the Bible than I remember

JP does it again. @jpbrammer.bsky.social What a powerful essay. Hard to choose but these two grafs have moved in rent-free in my head — they’re squatters!

this thing picked me up and slammed me against the wall this morning and i’m still dazed

I’m still reeling from how good this piece is

this was cracking me up at 2 am

two extracts from this. i'm in too deep for a tuesday at 8:34 am 🥺💓

CRANK is going to tangible, physical harm to people this summer and I will be doing some of the harming

the gays keep discovering louder songs

i feel pinned like a butterfly under glass by this, it's so fucking good

Sometimes crying a little just hours into the workweek is a great way to start

"Why does it hurt so much to tell the truth? It doesn't. What hurts is the option."

didn’t know what to expect going in but i left in tears.

“I look for affection where I know it isn’t. When I’m invited closer, I start to push. I welcome the bad faith of strangers and distrust the praise of friends. I crave the approval of people I don’t like and the love of people who don’t love me.” This is truly beautiful and I’m feeling so seen.

Many great lines, but this...shivers... "Every thought I have is a heaven or a hell, because for a moment that’s where I live."

Pitchfork calling MIA's new album an "ecstatic testament to personal salvation," which, like, is it?? No. a project being Jesusy doesn't make it immediately spiritual lol the album is very much Bible as Blunt Object megachurch vibes

What a heartbreaking and beautiful way to start the week.

Wow