Happy to play drums on the newest track from pdmouse. Check it out! #musicsky #MinneapolisMusic #indierock #newmusic #bandcamp

On this date: December 11, 1987. Hüsker Dü played their final show. The performance happened at the Blue Note in Columbia, Missouri. Flyer from Hüsker Dü Database. #huskerdu

White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross

My publisher just sent me a video of the Little Rebels shortlist in the window of radical booksellers Housmans, including Cottonopolis! www.instagram.com/reel/DNkmpTL... As well as being in the window display (!), the book is also available to order from Housmans: housmans.com/product/cott...

"It’s a moment, a mood, an ethos ... anti-corporatism, anti-authoritarianism, ironic detachment, artistic independence, an existential horror of selling out and a live-and-let-live philosophy of life...It feels like the antidote to a lot of what’s currently wrong in our culture." #GenX #MTV #1980s

The Trump administration targeting Somali Minnesotans is not about finding criminals, it is an effort to sow chaos, scare people, and demonize immigrants and Muslims. We stand with our Somali communities.

I offer up the video game playing, hip-hop listening, pizza-eating, basketball loving, Netflix watching, skateboarding habits of my students from East Africa, Latin America, and Asia as irrefutable proof that Miller and all racist xenophobes aren't worth the shit stacked between their ears.

I am loving Elizabeth Nelson's liner notes for the Let It Be box set. She describes Tommy's playing on I Will Dare as a "Walking-around-the-prision-yard" bassline. Genius. @paranoiacs.bsky.social #TheReplacements #LetItBe ##minneapolis #TwinTone #1980s

Carlson and I grew up in the same town. When she was crowned Miss America, it was a BIG deal. I devote a chapter in my book to how I went from resentment to respect for her. I'm glad to see that she's punching back against another powerful yet pathetic man. #gretchencarlson #MeToo #EpsteinFiles

My 16 year-old self was hypnotized by this record.

Heard a faux Barry White Suno-generated song this morning. If you love music and believe that radio - especially COMMUNITY RADIO - should play real music by real artists, please contact @kfai.org and tell them to: "Keep the AI out of KFAI!" #fuckAI #SayNoToAI #musicsky #minneapolis

Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died. He leaves behind a legacy of war, torture and impunity.

This has been one helluva World Series.

Except for a few Vikings games and post-season baseball, I hardly ever watch network TV. So, watching this glorious 16-inning (so far) marathon I'm reminded that the only shows that exist involve doctors, lawyers, cops, firefighters, & aspiring pop stars. That's it. #worldseries #BlueJays #MLB

"Our so-called leaders speak With words they try to jail you They subjugate the meek But it's the rhetoric of failure" #ThePolice #Sting #MTV #GenX #NoKings #FightFascism #80smusic #FuckIce #ImpeachTrump

Trump posting a video of himself dropping a huge shit on America is probably the most accurate public statement he has ever made.

It was a beautiful day to defend democracy in Minneapolis. #NoKings #fightfascism #firstamendment #resistance

Historian here No Kings is the most American thing you could say and the people opposing it simply don’t believe in our republic or constitutional democracy.

I'm attending Indivisible Twin Cities's event, “No Kings - Twin Cities” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisiblet...

Gather 'til he's gone.

Just when I thought I couldn't love a song any more! Whew! This video unpacks the multiple layers of an incredible arrangement. Like a favorite dish, if you want to know what makes it so tasty, you gotta know the ingredients! #TearsforFears #MTV #80smusic #musicsky #GenX

When I first met the woman I'd eventually marry, we formed an immediate bond over music. This was one of the albums that served as the soundtrack to our courtship. Happy 40th birthday to Rain Dogs! #tomwaits #raindogs #80smusic

Hey, all! I revamped my author website to make it cleaner and more accessible. I also added a couple of new features. Check it out and let me know what you think! Thanks! @tertuliabookshop.bsky.social #writingcommunity #nonfiction #booksky #authors #memoir

Everybody remember when President Clinton dropped the hammer on NBC and forced the low-rated Conan O'Brien off the air for repeated segments mocking him as a horny hillbilly with an exaggerated southern accent? Me neither. #fightfascism #stopcensorship #BoycottABC #NoKings #BoycottDisney

What's past is present, and what's present is past. Right Wingers stickin' to their script no matter what.

The toxic ideology of white supremacy is our problem. It has grown entwined with Christianity throughout our history. Book recommendation: White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in America Christianity by Robert P Jones substack.com/@deanobeidal...

Big thanks to the Monitor for the article and review of my book! #memoir #booksky #nonfiction #writersofbluesky #bookreviews #montypython #MTV #80smusic #80s #GenX #writingcommunity #twincities #80spopculture #saintpaul

Here is some statistical Claritin for the fact-allergic people in your life. #TransRights #LGBTQ+ #CommonSenseGunLaws

Finally!! #TheReplacements #TwinTone #80smusic #minneapolis

I'm so grateful to have an excerpt from my book included in the new issue of Scribeworth, a MN-based quarterly literary magazine that showcases creative writing and art from all over the world. They do great work! Share and support! #Scribeworth #writersofbluesky #booksky #memoir #litmag #writesky

Join me and thousands of others for these upcoming workshops. #nokings #fightfascism #solidarity #onemillionrising

I was too young to experience Black Sabbath in their prime, so my Ozzy context was strictly campy, MTV mid-80s satanic panic stuff. It would take a while for me to appreciate the full scope of his career and huge impact on music. RIP Ozzy. #Ozzy #BlackSabbath #MTV #GenX

Read every horrifying word. Every unexamined racist lie and demeaning portrayal of women that has ever emerged from the underbelly of this country is eroding our democracy. Any claim to love America rings hollow and false if you can't be bothered to care about this. #fightfascism #chingalamigra

Are the Epstein Files the modern equivalent of the elusive and coveted Glengarry leads? Baldwin = Trump Lemmon = MAGA

40 years ago today, I nearly missed out on watching my favorite band play on TV. In an era before Youtube and widespread VCR use, you either were going to watch it as it happened or regret it later. Read about my Live Aid quest and other 80s music tales in my book! #U2 #LiveAid #80smusic #MTV #GenX

So excited for this show! Day of The Dog is easily one of the best albums of the last 15 years. #msezrafurman #amsterdambar

Preserve and protect truth now more than ever. #seansherman #historymatters #fighttruthdecay #fightfascism #nokings #ethnicstudies

#themice #billfox #impeachtrump #nokings #fuckyourfireworks #fightfascism

"But with this 'yes' to God belongs just as clear a 'no.' Your 'yes' to God requires your 'no' to all injustice, to all evil, to all lies, to all oppression and violation of the weak and poor, to all ungodliness, and to all mockery of what is holy." -Dietrich Bonhoeffer. April 9th, 1938.

If a law enforcement federal agent thought what they were doing was legal, that it wasn’t a morally ambiguous police matter furiously tinged with far Right, white power politics, they wouldn’t be wearing masks. They know what they are doing is wrong. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Congratulations to John Roberts, who will now surely displace Taney as the most scathingly hated Chief Justice in the history books, and to the Roberts Court, which m will go down as the one that probably did the most of any to destroy what is good about this country

1982 = 2025 "Among its concerns are...equal rights for racial minorities, women and homosexuals, nuclear disarmament, abortion rights, unemployment, cuts in Federal social programs, and disparate treatment of refugees and undocumented aliens." www.nytimes.com/1982/05/02/u...

Hmmmm...Nothing to see here. No coincidence whatsoever. Keep on scrolling. #ImpeachTrump #NoKings #TrumplovesPutin

Now is a good time for you to brush up on the 1973 War Powers Resolution so when he breaks the law (yet again), you will know why we keep protesting. #ImpeachTrump #NoKings #HandsOffIran

I made this GIF during the pandemic. Time to dust it off again, I guess... #impeachtrump #nokings #HandsOffIran

“Soldiers! Don’t give yourselves to brutes! Men who despise you, enslave you, who regiment your lives. Who drill you, diet you, treat you like cattle, use you as cannon fodder! Don’t give yourselves to these unnatural men! Soldiers! In the name of Democracy let us all unite!” #Resist #FightFascism

Attention Twin Cities folks! I'll be one of the featured writers appearing at The Coffee Shop NE this Saturday, June 14th @ 7pm. I'll be reading from my book, John Cleese Saved My Life! ...And Other True Tales of Pop, Politics, & Prayer. I'll also have some signed copies on hand for purchase.

42 years ago today, a scrappy Irish band transformed the rainy Colorado prairie into a musical inferno. Read about the early tours in America and how they transformed my life as well in my book, John Cleese Saved My Life!...And Other True Tales of Pop, Politics, & Prayer. #U2 #GenX #Booksky #80s

I'm a few weeks late, but happy 40th to Del Amitri's debut album! #DelAmitri #1985 #GenX #musicsky #80smusic #TheTubs