I’m irredeemably complicit in countless capitalist crimes, but Spotify was never one of ‘em. This is neither a brag nor an attempt to shame others. It’s just shocking to realize my compromised ethics have not filled every divot, recess, cavity and canyon in this vast cultural wasteland I call home.

Oh, Hakeem Jeffries is trending again. Word to Democratic voters - and pardon me for spelling it out for you: L•E•V•E•R•A•G•E Jeffries doesn't give a damn what you think, believe or want. The WEAK LINK is every Dem Do-Nada in the House who accepts his “leadership." Same with Schumer & the Senate.

The most polarizing band in the classic rock pantheon or any other, The Doors occupy a liminal space even as their star constantly rises and falls. Their sound is theirs alone, night music slowly burning through flickering shadows, two hits of blotter and state-dependent epiphanies as old as Time.

The indefatigably cool @julesette.bsky.social is playing me on her radio show today! And it's a fucking cool show (not just because I am onit LOL). Darkwave, synthpop, shoegaze and more from the dark side -- perfect place for me! wfmu.org/playlists/sh... Come listen and hear me on the radio!

Read it & weep - for Joy, as this, too, is the way of The World. Each has a part to play, and it is played by living the Truth others only declare. Greatness is playing that part without regard to outcome. "Happy accidents" may then be perceived as products of grace, not self-adulatory contrivances.

If people had access to healthcare - instead of being denied care or being impoverished by it - they might care more about all kinds of things. Disenfranchisement is real, as millions of people are beginning to discover. Invoicing the public for science it is denied has significant consequences.

🫡Old habits are hard to break.�

IDEA is the reason I was able to succeed in elementary school. My individualized education plan was so effective, I didn’t even realize my ADHD was a disability until I left the public school system for college. I’ve published scientific papers, got a masters degree and now have a good, steady job.

Long before modern horror named the femme fatale, Chinese folklore whispered of the Painted Skin Ghost (畫皮鬼), a demon who steals human skin to walk among the living. Beneath its beauty lies decay, a mirror to the masks we craft for acceptance. Across dynasties and retellings, 1/2 #folklore

🚨BIG: Connecticut's climate deception lawsuit against ExxonMobil is advancing toward trial after a state court rejected ALL of Exxon's motions to strike the case. The people of Connecticut are now one step closer to having their day in court to hold Exxon accountable for its climate lies.

Trump’s EPA is trying to gut clean air protections by scrapping life-saving soot pollution standards set under Biden. This rollback risks the health of thousands of lives, especially in Black and Brown communities near highways and factories.

@attorneybencrump.bsky.social I just finished reading a recently published paper [linked] written by @wrigleyfield.bsky.social. As I find the insights therein compelling, it seems within the realm of possibility a judge or jury might be similarly interested. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

r e v o l u t i o n is not something fixed in ideology nor is it fashioned to a particular decade it is a perpetual process embedded in the human spirit ~abbie hoffman

New nativity just dropped: Jesus is being born in the middle of teargas and state-sponsored terror. He is being ripped from his parent's arms and denied a lawyer. He is always coming into being in our context, and @lakestreetchurch.bsky.social's nativity makes that clear. Proud to be its pastor.

“Lost generation of news consumers.” The sense of entitlement in this narrative is striking. Publishers, broadcasters & policymakers will do or say anything to deny the consequences of media consolidation. They can enjoy public consideration or pyramid scheme money, but they won’t be getting both.

Now THAT’s what I call RECURSIVE DYNAMIC EXPRESSION. *crickets* Yes, I am available for parties, banquets, weddings and some funerals. Ask about my competitive rates.

Lonely man in his home

How many United Statists think of themselves as well-informed about the Civil Rights Movement versus those who actually are? The lessons - and teachers - are always much closer to us than we realize. We suffer greatly from our own conceits.

Oh, we weren’t good at all. But I do understand the sentiment. Nostalgia is seductive that way.

It’s tiresome seeing people fantasize about prominent figures of The Regime standing trial. The US has neither the system nor culture to enforce accountability for governing class offenders. That so many United Statists remain in Denial about this says a great deal about Fascism’s ascendancy.

Finally got around to watching THE SUBSTANCE. From the shell-shocked way people talk about it, I had no idea it would be funny, much less riotously funny. True horror. True comedy. True satire. Coralie Fargeat is a masterful director. Her aesthetic is reminiscent of Kubrick but with better pacing.

People are always looking for something to save us from ourselves. Systems. Technologies. Foods. Philosophies. Drugs. Money. Attention. We spend much of our lives flitting around from one thing to another. There is very little we will not do if it assures we can keep lying.

For an ever so brief moment, distant icebergs and mountain ranges in Greenland's awe inspiring Scoresby Sund fjord are dressed in some of the most beautiful pastel colors I have seen. #bluesky #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travel #nature #sunset #greenland

Gerrymandering

There are worse things than being misunderstood, but I’ve only experienced maybe half of ‘em.

My pho guy closes his shop on Black Friday every year and just cooks hibachi out front all day for anyone that wants it for free

Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.

Bluesky’s effusive praise of “Western civilization” has everyone sounding like William F. Buckley. Not coincidentally, this is basically a microcosmic selfie of 21st Century US liberalism.

I take no pleasure in institutions of higher learning dropping like flies in a noxious fog of cowardly conceits. That said, from the perspective of someone who didn’t attend college and worked for many overpaid frauds who did, academia's servile self-immolation appears very much in character.

Not incurring additional debt is my favorite form of subversion.

That’s called a “midterm election fundraiser."

Being from a working class family, most of what I learned about classical music was from Karl Haas, the warm and engaging host of a daily syndicated program on public radio called ADVENTURES IN GOOD MUSIC. Hainbach, in many ways, is to electronic esoterica what Karl Haas was to classical music.

1930s photo of the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade traveling down Broadway from 110th Street

This is literally what The Regime most fears: Humanity, so apparent in this NYC subway Thanksgiving scene - •wholly absent• in the speech, actions and policies of The Regime's loyalists and most vociferous supporters.

Needs more LFOs. #synthsky

Innovative, inspiring, and life-saving. 🙌🏿 A free vending machine in the Bronx is now stocked with fresh fruits, veggies & meat at no cost. Just food for those who need it. THIS is how we fight hunger with dignity and community!

Makes all those “Violence is never acceptable,” statements from Officialdom a wee bit difficult to reconcile (not that it was ever possible).

One-hit Wonders really leaned into it in 1966.

The real scandal is the careerism we made along the way.

To walk the colonades at Ashcourt Necropolis is to tread upon grief-soaked stones. You are haunted by absence, enfolded in a thousand dead whispers. Despite our attempts at grand demarcations between living flesh and slow corruption, death remains a shared singularity. – #CLNolan

Shout-out to to everyone navigating Grief this Thanksgiving. Show yourself some love today. You made it this far, and that’s not nothing. ⛈️🌱🌞🌻

I’m interested in many subjects and many people, but once a megalomaniac’s pathos becomes self-evident, nothing they do or say is interesting. Witnessing their villainy is like sitting through a long, boring play.

A 13-year search for one of the world's rarest flowers in Indonesia ends in a 'magical experience' www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

If you want to help some people in need, but don’t know how, a great place to start is this grassroots nonprofit begun by a mother to help refugee neighbors. MirysList.org

As @wyseone.bsky.social notes in the comments: "I think we know who the '1%' who think business is good are."

Slop Evader is a tool from artist and researcher Tega Brain that lets you search the web for results exclusively before November 30, 2022—the day that ChatGPT was released to the public.

ICE is in Baltimore. They were spotted on Loch Raven Blvd near the county line. I am looking into networks sending out real time info on their activities and will share when I know more. #Baltimore #ICE

Their fortunes are proportionate to the depth of their affliction. Most will die as strangers to themselves without ever having lived. They’re hardly alone in that regard. Or any other.

it's so chill! it's the only thing of his I put on for enjoyment purposes lol other than this fuckin banger www.youtube.com/watch?v=agPn...