#Decembrists #Decembrists200

In Philadelphia at the Wanamaker's light show today. The eagle still there. I love that Wanamaker's statue outside City Hall reads, simply: "Citizen."

Today at Zona Motel: A long look at the 200th anniversary of Russia's failed Decembrist uprising. Or was it really a failure? open.substack.com/pub/zonamote...

CONGRESSMAN DAVY Rides Again! The musical I have written with Dean Schlabowske (Waco Brothers, Deano & Jo) will appear as an album and a podcast in 2026. Check out our spiffy new website -- and see how you can become a part of it all! congressmandavy.bandzoogle.com

TOLLER: Not every German is a Nazi, Ilse. ILSE: You’re right. Half of Germany can’t believe the horrors they see. The other half can’t see the horrors they believe. www.richardbyrneplays.com/hotel-mayflo...

You were far ahead of your time in seeing what was worthy in New Zoo Revue and having them at the White House, sir. The hipster kids of 2026 apparently love them. @dicknixon.bsky.social

New on STAGE WRITE: Reflections on four decades in the journalism game. stage-write.ghost.io/four-decades...

New on STAGE WRITE: Reflections on four decades in the journalism game. stage-write.ghost.io/four-decades...

Davy Crockett (1834): "Give the President power to make war? Where did anybody in his senses get this from? It isn't in the constitution, or I never read it right. It's very true, a plain man like myself can't see as many powers in it as one that has glorification specs on."

This same Muppet team walked off the ice in Philadelphia midway through the first period that same year when they lined up against Fred Shero's "Broad Street Bullies" Flyers squad.

TOLLER: Not every German is a Nazi, Ilse. ILSE: You’re right. Half of Germany can’t believe the horrors they see. The other half can’t see the horrors they believe. www.richardbyrneplays.com/hotel-mayflo...

Christmastime is here.

First snow at the new place.

Favor of reply is *wildly* underrated.

You will be visited by three spirits.

"Later, in a text dealing with the theater situation in postwar Germany, Brecht was more specific: the cellars aren't even cleared out and already new houses are being constructed, etc." Heiner Müller, "Brecht vs. Brecht"

Right man. Utterly annihilating message.

Finally. Nothing like home delivery. @inquirer.com

"Your AI nanny" "Crypto Federal Reserve" "Neighborhood AI Datacenter"

How many of these did I drink growing up in Philadelphia?

"I know it. But don't look at me. By God, I didn't start this mess. Whatever moon and rain may be, The hearts of men are merciless." James Wright, "Two Poems About President Harding" archive.org/download/bra...

Art, Memory, Evil, and Complicity in the Nazi film industry. Watch THE DROWNED GIRL now on Fawesome TV. Starring Annalisa Loeffler. Composed and directed by @drewsky.app. Produced by @schlchtmyr.bsky.social Written by @stagewrite.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3wbcbzpb

BURROUGHS: America’s a flimflam man. Fake cures. Useless tonics. That’s what America peddles. It will sell you something for your cough that gives you hemorrhoids – or worse. Take it from me: Don’t rely on America for anything. HOTEL MAYFLOWER US: ebay.us/m/PMCz86 Europe: tinyurl.com/ybxdyyn8

Nuzzi book tour kicks off as the growing pestilence enabled by her misdeeds grips the land.

BURROUGHS: America’s a flimflam man. Fake cures. Useless tonics. That’s what America peddles. It will sell you something for your cough that gives you hemorrhoids – or worse. Take it from me: Don’t rely on America for anything. HOTEL MAYFLOWER US: ebay.us/m/PMCz86 Europe: tinyurl.com/ybxdyyn8

Probably the greatest crime against American democracy's future in the 20th Century.

This book has survived many changes of residence over the past three decades. I keep it at hand as a tangible reminder that the world can change literally overnight.

Art, Memory, Evil, and Complicity in the Nazi film industry. Watch THE DROWNED GIRL now on Fawesome TV. Starring Annalisa Loeffler. Composed and directed by @drewsky.app. Produced by @schlchtmyr.bsky.social Written by @stagewrite.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3wbcbzpb

In the neighborhood.

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (1956)

In Philadelphia, Michelin is a tire.

Canine wiles at a Maryland rest stop. Just make sure you're healthy.

"... [W]e cannot embrace what Kryptos has become in this moment: a toxic intersection of secrecy and commodity." My essay on why Jarett Kobek and myself said no to a share of auction proceeds and signing NDAs for the Kryptos auction. stage-write.ghost.io/not-so-wonde...

"... [W]e cannot embrace what Kryptos has become in this moment: a toxic intersection of secrecy and commodity." My essay on why Jarett Kobek and myself said no to a share of auction proceeds and signing NDAs for the Kryptos auction. stage-write.ghost.io/not-so-wonde...

"A wealthy man acts like he can / box up a thousand stars He'd auction off the sunset, too / if he could reach that far." byrnemusicals.bandcamp.com/track/poor-m... News about CONGRESSMAN DAVY-my musical with Dean Schlabowske (Waco Brothers)-coming soon! www.richardbyrneplays.com/congressman-...

"zip ties near me"

On the hunt for "electrons."

Trumponomics: "Grandma doesn't need slippers."

"Here’s the bottom line: The FBI's behind-the-scenes decision-making suggests that the chances of aliens resurrecting JFK are greater than Trump’s name ever being unredacted from the Epstein files." -- @jasonleopold.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

"Read the exclusive excerpt." NO.

As the Kryptos K4 auction imbroglio simmers, I answer two key questions: Why did Jarett Kobek and myself turn down money for our silence and refuse to sign NDAs? Read my STAGE WRITE essay: "Not So Wonderful Things." stage-write.ghost.io/not-so-wonde...

As the Kryptos K4 auction imbroglio simmers, I answer two key questions: Why did Jarett Kobek and myself turn down money for our silence and refuse to sign NDAs? Read my STAGE WRITE essay: "Not So Wonderful Things." stage-write.ghost.io/not-so-wonde...

THE NIGHT MANAGER (2016)

For the past 10 weeks, I have been at the center of the Kryptos K4 auction imbroglio. But why did Jarett Kobek and myself turn down money for our silence and refuse to sign NDAs? I explain it all in a new STAGE WRITE essay titled "Not So Wonderful Things." stage-write.ghost.io/not-so-wonde...

For the past 10 weeks, I have been at the center of the Kryptos K4 auction imbroglio. But why did Jarett Kobek and myself turn down money for our silence and refuse to sign NDAs? I explain it all in a new STAGE WRITE essay titled "Not So Wonderful Things." stage-write.ghost.io/not-so-wonde...

"A wealthy man acts like he can / box up a thousand stars He'd auction off the sunset, too / if he could reach that far." byrnemusicals.bandcamp.com/track/poor-m... CONGRESSMAN DAVY news coming soon! www.richardbyrneplays.com/congressman-...

Head of the same Heritage Foundation that spearheaded a demolition of the federal government: “I actually don’t have time to consume a lot of news,” Mr. Roberts told staff members at the Heritage Foundation last week. “I consume a lot of sports.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...