Now playing. So good. (And fie upon Tidal's algorithm for not suggesting it to me as soon as I woke up this morning!)

Today is the last day to comment to the FCC that LGBTQIA2S+ names, stories, identities don't need a warning label. This new potential rulemaking is an attempt at criminalizing the mere fact of being trans or otherwise queer, in the name of discrimination, bigotry, and persecution. Tell them no, now.

OMG this is hilarious. On this ridiculous page about "media offenders" they have a whole rundown of how horrible and evil Kimmel's Melania joke was, but the embedded video on the page is his explanation of the joke with further digs at Trump. Incredible.

I have told the FCC no. Have you?

In Burien this morning, two men were snatched by ICE from what appears to be a white work van This occurred 5 minutes away from the ICE Tukwila Field Office

Rep. Eugene Vindman is doubling down on the forced outing of transgender students and though he says he "disagrees" with defunding schools that support trans people, he voted for it anyway because he really likes the forced outing portion.

As far as musicians go, I'm about as close to a nobody as you can get, and I just learned that college radio play of a few songs off my first three albums earned me almost 5 bucks from BMI in the second half of 2025. Do you have any idea how many streams it would take to net 5 bucks?

OMG this is hilarious. On this ridiculous page about "media offenders" they have a whole rundown of how horrible and evil Kimmel's Melania joke was, but the embedded video on the page is his explanation of the joke with further digs at Trump. Incredible.

the urge to tear ppl like this limb from limb like the kids did to aunt gladys in weapons

These 8 Democrats voted to pass a national ban on trans teachers and mention of LGBTQ topics. Rep Henry Cuellar (TX) Rep. Don Davis (NC) Rep. Cleo Fields (LA) Rep. Laura Gillen (NY) Rep. Vicente González (TX) Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH) Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA) Rep. Eugene Vindman (VA)

Good news is good.

Thanks to Jon Davis at Exposé Online for taking the time to check out my new album! And dig into his whole site if you've never been; it's an incredible compendium of decades of unusual music.

NEW — My first true foray into AI haterdom is about how those of us not convinced by AI’s inevitability are a real constituency worthy of a voice. Give it a read:

And today I learned Seattle Theatre Group plans to present Harry Potter and the Cursed Child this summer. Feel free to let them know how you feel about that: [email protected]

And today I learned Seattle Theatre Group plans to present Harry Potter and the Cursed Child this summer. Feel free to let them know how you feel about that: [email protected]

Maybe this is the time to finally adopt my new internet persona: The Frank Bahney (if you know, you know)

The machine is dead. WFP swept our six competitive races across PA yesterday. We are building a true party for the working class. ✅ PA-03: Chris Rabb ✅ PA-07: Bob Brooks ✅ HD-195: Sierra McNeil ✅ HD-22: Ce-Ce Gerlach ✅ HD-45: Brittany Bloam ✅ HD-200: Chris Johnson

Maybe this is the time to finally adopt my new internet persona: The Frank Bahney (if you know, you know)

You've probably seen the word #Landback somewhere and instantly had some feelings. It sounds blunt, which is part of why a lot of people tend to have an instant reaction or jump to some very problematic misconceptions about what it means. So, let's talk Landback, from my POV and work.

Quote with a fictional band that is not Spinal Tap.

RIP another proponent of the idea that standing up for trans people is a bridge too far - here's hoping the idea itself is not far behind.

Thoughts and prayers to the cis people who are free to mourn today untrammeled by the precariousness of belonging to a group of people counseled in final public words to take a granular approach to their civil rights.

SC Gov. McMaster signed a anti-trans bathroom bill into law on 5/15. In advancing the bill, it was amended so that schools could install a temporary outdoor bathroom for trans/nonbinary students — basically a porta-potty. The law includes that amendment. They’re making trans kids pee outside. 1/

Yep. This sucks. Is there a non-google search engine (other than Duck Duck Go) that doesn't drown you in AI and also actually returns decent results? I wish DDG were reliable but I haven't found it to be so.

My new album is a month old! (Or, it was on Saturday but I don't post much on weekends.) Have you listened to it? What's your favorite track? Or, what's your favorite new low our republic has notched in the past 32 days? So many to choose from! passenger-pigeon.bandcamp.com/album/anothe...

CIS PEOPLE TIME TO STEP UP it’s once again time to yell at our bad government via online comment form the FCC is trying to make trans and nonbinary content require special ratings on shows GLAAD has a good writeup on it below TELL ‘EM NO direct link to comment form: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...

In an unusual flight path, jet flies into World Trade Center.

I say it all of the time because it's true: Islamophobia in the U.S. is absolutely one of the most tolerated forms of bigotry. It's everywhere, routine and rarely challenged. It's not surprising that teenagers who swim in this water from birth would also be Islamophobic.

Wow, that sounds bad. Two follow-up questions: What if I don't ever fly to New York? And what if I don't have a private jet?

My new album is a month old! (Or, it was on Saturday but I don't post much on weekends.) Have you listened to it? What's your favorite track? Or, what's your favorite new low our republic has notched in the past 32 days? So many to choose from! passenger-pigeon.bandcamp.com/album/anothe...

Just a little PSA- Neil Gaiman has reactivated his Bluesky account. Because he deactivated before a lot of people could unfollow him, and/or because Bluesky doesn’t remove you from a person’s followers when you block them, a LOT of you are still publicly listed as following him. You should check.

"police . . . were actively communicating with the evangelical group holding the rally, but not with the protestors who showed up with the goal of protecting an important space for the LGBTQ+ community." Of course they were. They're SPD. This isn't something you can reform away; it's their culture.

Frank was the subject of decades of nasty, personal hate speech from the entire conservative movement, accusing him of horrible things because of his sexuality, and I am SO fascinated that on his death bed the one thing he wants us all to know is that he thinks they were right about trans people.

I was just reading about this and wishing there were some way they could both lose. Oh well, guess I'll take any Elon L I can get.

fwiw also realizing I won the "trump will go insane and the NYT will use the word gambit to describe his dementia" contest from 2019

Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia. Since 2005, it has brought awareness and visibility to LGBTQIA+ people across the globe. Why May 17? It was the day the World Health Organization no longer classified homosexuality as a disease (1990).

Please help Max gtfo of Texas. She does SO much for the horror community, let's give her our support.

I had somehow completely missed this Waits/Massive Attack tune. Holy shit! Thanks to @florgoth.bsky.social for this thread, check out the whole thing. Also taking this opportunity share Death Spa's Make It Hurt, released at the beginning of this latest round of right-wing insanity.

i’ve been thinking of what could even be said about such a tragedy. someone said it best that trans people are “born so late and die so young”. we uproot our lives and transition and live more life than anyone else ever does and society punishes us for it. we deserve better

Absolutely devastating read. www.them.us/story/slain-...

@higgenbaum.bsky.social always and forever.

This grief and healing event by the UW Trans Collective and Gender Justice League is taking place on Saturday, May 16. See more below.

The newest episode of our Artist of the Week #podcast is up now, featuring #JackStrawArtists Jacqueline Tabor & Marina Albero. Listen at jackstraw.org/podcasts/artist-of-the-week/ or subscribe via Apple Podcasts.

Thank you @kissphoria.bsky.social for this piece - and welcome, trans Texans! I'm so sorry your home has become hostile, and I hope you find the community you deserve here.

Okay I did it. Giving @subvert.fm a try. Check it out! So far just the new album there but I'm sure I'll add new and old sounds soon.

Okay I did it. Giving @subvert.fm a try. Check it out! So far just the new album there but I'm sure I'll add new and old sounds soon.

1/ Last fall, as we were interviewing immigrants detained during a dramatic immigration raid at an apartment complex in Chicago, we kept hearing about a Nigerian man whose leg was mauled by a police dog. 🧵:

[Tearing up while cutting onions] Mother used to cut onions.

In today’s Executive Budget, Mamdani delivered $97 million less than the 0.5% he promised to public libraries. We will keep pushing to hold him to his promise. Email your city council member here: actionnetwork.org/letters/city...